#the name is a play on the fate term of saberface

[courtoftheclueless]

6. How did you react once you realized you had feelings for them? Were you calm, stressed, in denial, etc.? Vice versa?

A set of five women who all looked alike sat in a circle in the empty spare room of the Order of Heroes. All held varying shades of brown-blonde hair, and all had dark eyes. Even their faces looked similar, though the differences told less about different people as they did different lives.

"Well, this first meeting of the 'Summonerface' Heroes has begain. First question is from Empress Natlyia. So, who wants to answer first?"

Kyrin was the first to talk, with her holy summoning gun on her lap, in case any of the Hero versions of herself needed... pushing in answering the questions.

"I'll go first." Robin, or Angelina depending on who it was, spoke first. Her long legs crossed, emphasized in her stereotypical pirate look that were complete with thigh high and tall heeled boots. And the rediculous hat. Naturally. "When I realized I was initially interested in Chrom, I was... disappointed in myself really. Nothing against him. He's just-"

"A Himbo?"

"-Overly optimistic and sometimes hard to convince the negatives to life. Actions. People. Considering that I was trying to protect the real Robin, I felt that getting involved with someone like him would only put her in danger.

"As it turned out, once he realized he was interested in me back he decided the best way to show it was to aid me in protecting Robin. Which, honestly, was far more impactful in me falling for him than anything else he could have done."

"The fact that he knew what you prioritized and how he supported you in it?"

"That's likely Kyrin." Her hands cross delicately, as she looked around at her counterparts. Mischief in her eyes and a scheming smile on her lips. "Now then... I vote for... Joy next."

The woman in question, with her self chopped hair and childish cheeks, pouted as she realized she couldnt really put this off.

"Look. It's not fair that I have to answer for two people while you only answer for one." She evaluated her pirate counterpart and realized there was no way around it. "Fine. So, I fell for Ryoma first. It wasn't hard, considering that he welcomed me as Lady Azura's retainer immediately and seemed genuinely happy that there was someone in Hoshido that could focus on her health and happiness.

"Falling for Saizo was the real... issue." She pit on the edge of her finger as she though of how to explain it. "I think it started off as a competition. He thought he was too sneaky for me to notice him. So I made a doll of him, making sure it included everything I could observe about him. Which meant that I had to just... watch him. And then whoops I have made a huge mistake."

There was a murmur of agreement across the group. The Saizo in the Order of Heroes was not from a world where Joy ended up in Hoshido. Everyone knew how difficult he was.

"If it's any consolation, however, he made it seem like how he fell for me was very similar. Just a matter of 'oh shit here we go again'." Even her laughter seemed more contained than her counterparts, the soft sound hidden behind her hand. "Ryoma, however, describes his descent into the madness quite poetically in his letters.

"'It is less like waking up to find oneself drowning. Instead, I found myself taking another small step into the water with each laughter, each smile of yours when you triumphed and each blaze of passion in your eyes when you decided you would not fail again. By the time I realized I was so close to drowning in my love, I could have turned back. But as you would talk with me so softly but so comfortably, I knew that was not an option. I did not drown to love you, my Joy, but dove into it all on my own.'"

"I wish I got a confession like that." Claes, one of the two versions of the Fodlan shapeshifter, groaned as Joy finished. Their hands ran down their face. "Felix basically just told me that 'you can keep up with me, so keep up' and Petra and I both had to figure out what the hell that meant. At least Petra and I just kinda woke up after a hunting trip to realize we were already courting."

"And how did you feel for him?" Charlotte, the other version, seemed interested in what changed the pair of their lives so much. "I mean, you and Petra had to have seen something in him that made you think 'Yes we shall rule Brigid with him'."

"He... have you ever noticed him focused on something?" There were a couple nods. The younger version of him was already present, and he seemed so focused on his swordplay that there was no room for anything else. "I can't tell you exactly why, but I just realized one day that I wanted him to focus on me like that too."

...

"Then I promptly took a swim in the pond in Garreg Mach because what the actual hell was that thought?"

A round of laughter, because yeah. That sounded about right for the less than forward version of Claes. But eyes soon landed on the other one.

"But you fell for the King of Delusions, Charlotte." They settled into their seat, arms crossed, and looked to the other. "I'm curious as to when you realized that."

"Oh, I realized, like, my second month in the Academy." While her hand waved dismissively, her words seemed to shock the others. "And he realized a crush on me early on as well. We talked it out during the Ball, because neither of us wanted to avoid the other, and... perhaps we never would have ended up together if I hadn't changed so much during those five years."

"If he liked you before-"

"Oh no! The problem was my own complex because of my upbringing." A pointed look with her counterpart, and it seemed like no one would be getting more information than that for a while. "I needed to get to the point that I felt like an adequate partner. In the meantime, he worked on his own unfortunate happenings. We got together only after we were healthy enough to have done so."

The others nodded, because that all made sense.

"Well, I can't really think of anyone for me to answer this about-"

"Your Imperial Majesty, Natlyia, please excuse Kyrin here, she's still in denial."

"I AM NOT END OF QUESTION"