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Ok it’s Saturday and I finally have time to write about all my thoughts…

oh my god 😨 HAWKS???? I would have never expected him, homie’s kind of out of my league lol??

Aughh your style is just so beautifully minimalistic and concise and structured— don’t worry about length lol, it only looks short because you made the letters small… and also because it will always look short compared to how much I write BUAHAHHAHA (you will never take that from me….)

You definitely had me smiling and kicking my feet from this writing OH MY GOD. I can’t get over your writing, I’m obsesseddddd. Those headcanons??? You know me too well like you’re locked the fuck in…? I would totally research random shit about birds if my s/o was hawks. And your prose is so beautiful… “rhythm of your joy” OH MY GOODNESSS ANNA I’m exploding. You are so creative and talented and fantastic and everything….

God that file organization is beautiful. THE CIVILIAN FEEDBACK TOO??? YOURE TOO METICULOUS…. And that quirk profile is so, so in depth. Specialties? You literally thought of everything. Like I would have never been able to think of all of that while I’m writing.

I just love this… I’m saving this forever like every one of your matchups for me. WAIT FOR ME. IM COMING FOR YOUUUUUUUU!!!!! I’m going to blow you out the water for this grrrrr…. Wait until tomorrow… I show you….

Your headers are so beautiful… ong…

matchup for the lovely @fourtyfourcatss

❪ “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." ❫ — Emily Brontë

⨳ KEIGO TAMAKI: brushed gold against a rust-colored sky / soft smiles / fingertips skimming blueprint paper / endless skies and rooftop air / warm chicken skewers on cold nights / jabs wrapped in velvet / smirks pressed against flushed cheeks / lazy laughter shared under half-lit city signs / low voices just before sleep / cherry cola cracked open at 2am / “you blinked first” contests / windblown hair and aviator goggles / matching scars/ inside jokes and so much laughter / the weight of the world split evenly across shoulder blades / “Let me take care of you” / fluttering wings / calling him a menace / spools of liquid honey / always looking back for that person / ‘place me in a room full of people beloved to me and I will always go to you first’ / finally being enough

I ship you with the pro-hero: HAWKS also known as KEIGO TAMAKI. To begin with… Hawks is not someone who allows many people to look at him for too long. He is charming before anything else. A clever sleight of hand. It’s easier to give the world a grin and let them think they understand you than admit the truth that no one ever really has. That’s why your presence undoes him. At first, it made him nervous. You are someone who sees people. You observe them. You anticipate them. You look beneath the grin, beneath his wit, and you say, “I know you’re tired.” And suddenly, he is.

⨳ Hawks is charismatic and chaotic on the surface. But underneath that is someone who is exhausted by performance, someone whose sense of self-worth has always been transactional. What he craves (and fears) is intimacy that isn’t based on his usefulness and what he gives to the world. You give him that. Your care is not loud. It doesn’t announce itself. It simply exists like gravity. You don't love him for his wings. You would love him for the things that no one else notices. The way he listens. The fact he’s always five steps ahead. That he can’t stop scanning a room for who might need help. That he remembers what makes people smile and then offers it like it’s no big deal.

⨳ Their pairing works because you meet in the middle of a paradox. He is airy freedom; you are grounded thoughtfulness. But both of you are shaped by a similar duty. You understand what it means to carry more than your share. Like most people similar to you, you would have likely had to make yourself smaller in spaces that did not allow your full intellect or emotional capacity, and Hawks has spent his entire life being “the right kind of weapon.” But with you, there is no mask. You wouldn’t ask him to smile. But you would be there.

⨳ It works because you are not afraid of intensity. You are analytical, yes, but you are not cold. In fact, your warmth comes because you understand what it’s like to be dismissed, to be told your instincts are “too much” or that your feelings are “illogical.” Hawks would never say such things. He listens with that kind of attention. He sees the whole of you and embraces all of it. You surprise him by slowing him down. You pace one another and that’s why everything happens so smoothly between you.

⨳ More importantly: you are his equal. Emotionally. Intellectually. You don't let people in easily but when you do, your loyalty is absolute and unconditional. That matters to someone like Hawks, who is used to being discarded after the job is done. Your ability to set boundaries and to not immediately fold into affection, makes you precious to him. You won’t be interested in taming him or being tamed. You would want to understand him. He doesn’t have to shrink or perform with you. He just has to show up and that’s enough for you. And in return, he gives you space to be. To be messy, to be ambitious, to have uncontainable joy and strange fascinations. He becomes your escape from frigidity. You become his return to meaning.

HEADCANONS

⋅ There is laughter between you. So much laughter. He can’t believe how easy it is to joke with you. Your wit always seems to blend so well with his chaotic humor. He teases your curiosity, but he loves how your eyes light up when you speak about things you love. You have a voice made for explaining the world. He listens to your theories like they’re stories. Because, somehow, you meet in the middle.

⋅ Despite what people think of him and chaotic nature, he knows when to stop. As a pro-hero who has had the boundaries of citizens imprinted in his head, and the boundaries he himself wants when he is in public, he knows when to stop. He pushed your buttons on your first date, but once figuring out that it made you uncomfortable, he immediately stopped and instead he would joke about stupid little things that he knows will make you laugh.

⋅ He loves your stubbornness. Not only because it challenges him, but because, in a way, it reminds him of the freedom he scarcely feels. Your refusal to bend when it matters. Your sharp opinions which are still softened by compassion. Your ability to hold two truths in the same hand: science and soul. Faith and proof. You make him believe in paradoxes. And he loves paradoxes.

⋅ You’re the one who stays up late researching the migration and behavior of birds, and he sneaks up behind you and says, “You know you could just ask me, right?” But then he sits down beside you and reads the articles too. For you. You learn from each other. Talk until 2am. Argue about what qualifies as a “real midnight snack” or the aerodynamics of Keigo's wings and if scientifically, they should even work (he was incredibly passionate and bitter about this).

⋅ Keigo falls in love slowly, and then all at once. He realizes he’s in love when he hears your laugh before a mission and thinks “I’ll live through this just to hear that again.” He loves your resilience. He loves how you light up when you feel understood. He loves how you always try, even when it hurts. Especially then.

⋅He starts sleeping better with you. He has always been a light sleeper. But with you in the room, humming softly, mumbling to yourself while working, sleeping with your hand flopped open toward him, he finally rests and he dreams. And in his dreams, he doesn’t fall anymore. He flies toward you.

⋅ One afternoon, you’re both sitting on the floor. He’s just gotten back from a mission. He’s bruised, tired, bones aching, but you don’t ask for a story. You just slide your hand into his and look at him with a gaze that makes him feel known. You tell him a dumb pun. He laughs. And then, very quietly, he says your name as if it was the very thing that kept him going the whole time.

⋅ Sometimes, you doodle wings in the corners of your notebooks. Not his wings (at least not exactly), but rather the idea of them. The motion of freedom. Of warmth. He catches you doing it once and doesn’t say anything, but later that night, he traces one of the sketches with his fingertip and rips out a page to put in his pocket. You confront him about a ripped page the next morning and he begins to act as if he has no idea. And while Keigo has always been an excellent liar, you know him, every aspect of him, and immediately picked up his lie, but you chose to keep quiet for his happiness.

⋅ He starts leaving his jacket on the back of your chair. It’s not intentional. Or maybe it is. But it always smells like him: warmth, something sharp, but also sweet. You pretend not to notice.One night, when he’s away, you wear it to sleep. When he comes back and sees it folded neatly on your bed, he smiles like he's won something and continues to bloat and poke at you for the rest of your existence.

⋅ You watch documentaries together. Not just the exciting ones because he lets you play the ‘long, dry, scientific’ (at least in his opinion) ones you love. But he actually listens despite his boredom. Ask questions. Complain repeatedly that he’s bored, but he never looks away from the screen. Especially not when you're explaining things, animated and glowing. He always looks at you then.

⋅ There’s a drawer in your home that becomes yours and his. It’s full of things that don’t matter to anyone else, but you: a fortune from a diner in a city you only passed through, a broken watch he swore he’d fix, a map you scribbled notes on during a long train ride. The drawer creaks when it opens. When one of you misses the other, you open it and remember.

⋅ He calls you “home” once. Not in those cheesy and cinematic ways they do in movies (although he would love to do that). But just in the passing. “Let’s go home,” he says once, tugging at your sleeve. But he stays with you all night. Because you know he doesn’t mean the place. He means you.

⋅ He keeps your laughter in his pocket. Figuratively, of course. But when the days are hard, he thinks of the way your head tilts back when you laugh, the way your nose scrunches, and the exact rhythm of your joy. It keeps him here.

⋅ When he’s away, he sends you letters. They rarely have passages written. Instead they are full of doodles, little pressed flowers, and. observations from wherever he is. “Today I saw a bird that reminded me of you.” Sometimes he includes a cheesy poem he read once online. Once, it was just a napkin that said “I miss your face” in his messy scrawl.

⋅ One night, years from now, when you’re both old, soft, and white with time. Sitting on the porch with your feet in his lap and the moonlight illuminating the silver in your hair. He turns to you, out of nowhere, and says, “You’re still the best thing I ever flew toward.” You laugh and say, “You say that every year.” “I’ll say it every day if you let me.”

(Can you tell he is absolutely obsessed with you?)

Ship Tropes

“Look at that idiot… Wait! That’s my idiot!” (you) x the idiot (him)

Everyone seems to know but them

Flirts back (you) x short circuited but they have never made it this far (him)

Ship Songs

Perfect by Ed Sheeren

Sailor Song by Gigi Perez

Youth by Daughter

[ # QUIRK PROFILE ] : CATHARSIS

✦ TYPE: Emitter

DESCRIPTION:

Catharsis allows its user to sense, amplify, and redirect the emotional intensity of others [ especially states of fear, rage, guilt, or despair] into physical or mental effects. The user becomes a conductor for psychic residue. Through physical contact or proximity, they draw in emotion and either:

Neutralizes it (absorbs it into themselves like a buffer)

Amplifies it (for distraction, chaos, or manipulation)

Redirects it (weaponized or supportive output depending on intent)

User: Quasar (Pro-Hero: Hollowpoint) — SEE HERO PROFILE FOR MORE INFORMATION *

CORE FUNCTIONS:

Emotional Redirection – Users can ‘catch’ an emotional outburst (rage, fear, grief, etc.) and channel it as force (e.g. blasts, concussive waves, psychic disorientation).

Suppression Field – When in a mental state of calm focus, users can dull nearby aggression or panic. Excellent for hostage scenarios or unstable allies.

Amplification Spike – If the user chooses, they can amplify someone’s internal state until it breaks. Often used as a last resort and can be taxing to both the user and other person.

Empathic Insight – Emotional radar. The user can intuit who is suppressing, boiling over, or lying about their state. Not mind-reading, but emphatic insight makes the user feel as if they are in the mind of someone.

DRAWBACKS:

Overload Vulnerability – If the user absorbs too many emotions at once, they risk emotional feedback (panic attacks, dissociation, mental crash). Must regulate in high-tension zones.

Emotional Anchoring – The user's own emotions influence the effectiveness of their redirection. If they are not stable, their control unravels.

Short Range – Quirk requires proximity or physical touch. The support field has a 10-meter radius at most if paired with proper training.

Moral Cost – Amplifying emotions in others has consequences on the user’s mental and emotional health. Emotions, especially if they belong to a villain, might influence the user’s morality and choices.

KNOWN SIGNATURE ABILITIES:

Heartshock– Channeling someone’s guilt into a shockwave of paralysis.

Echo Veil– Temporarily cloaks the users team from detection by suppressing all emotions.

Overkill Bloom– Amplifies a villain’s own bloodlust until they collapse from their overwhelmed body and mind (used once: left the user unconscious for hours).

[ # HERO PROFILE ] : HOLLOWPOINT

Real Name: Classified (Known to agency and medical faculty) Alias(es): Quasar (personal codename), Hollowpoint (licensed title) Quirk: Catharsis Affiliation: Independent Pro-Hero, operates under contract with select crisis intervention units and psychological response agencies. Formerly enrolled in UA’s General Education, transferred to a Support & Applied Psych Tactical Program. Ranking is mid to high tier.

STATS: (Out of 10)

Power: 4

Speed: 6

Technique: 9

Intelligence: 10

Emotional Sensitivity: 10

Charisma: 6

Popularity: 7

SUIT DETAILS:

A sleek, matte-black layered suit with sensor fibers running along the spine and collarbones to regulate overload. Her visor looks like a mirrored half-mask. Her symbol is a hollow circle with a pulse line running. Said symbol is placed on each arm. Backup units carry sedatives, adrenaline shots, and a custom dagger in the lining. The inside of her gloves are laced with pressure points for quicker contact.

COMBAT STYLE:

Low-contact. High-impact. Hollowpoint is said to rarely strike first. Instead, she walks into a battlefield and listens. Movements are deliberate and minimal. The moment an enemy erupts emotionally, she catches it and sends it back harder. According to pro hero Hawks: “fights with her often look like breakdowns.”

SPECIALTIES:

Hostage negotiation

Psychological takedowns

Panic zone stabilization

Villain profiling and interrogation

Stealth and extraction missions

GENERAL CIVILIAN FEEDBACK:

“She came to my daughter’s school and calmed a Quirk incident before anyone got hurt.” — a mother of a 7 year old child.

“Not every hero needs to explode buildings. Hollowpoint teaches kids self-regulation. That’s real power and what our children truly need to learn.” — multiple teachers

“She is so iconic.” — Mina Ashido, 1st year student at UA

“She doesn’t even fight villains, she talks to them. How is that heroic?” — anonymous critics

“Hollowpoint reminds me why we even have a hero system. Not to punish, but to protect others.” — Retired sidekick, now working in villain rehabilitation

“ I asked Hollowpoint if I should text my ex. She just stared at me for five seconds and said, ‘You already know the answer.’I finally know the true piece.” — anonymous fan

[ # SCHOOL RECORD ] : U.A. ACADEMY FILE – QUASAR

Student Name: [Redacted] Code Name: Quasar Department: General Education (1-C) → Took classes from the Support & Applied Psych Tactical Program (SAPTP) Status: Graduated U.A. with a Psych Tactical Honors Track

ACADEMIC PROFILE:

Originally placed in Class 1-C due to her irregular combat style and a Quirk deemed "non-ideal for frontline use," Quasar quickly distinguished herself from her peers through her emotional intelligence, top-tier grades, and unmatched field analysis during simulation exams. Her tendency to analyze classmates, predict outcomes, and resolve disputes with precision led to a private evaluation by faculty from U.A.’s new and emerging Support & Applied Psych Tactical Division [ this division, although more of a class, would later be shut down after 6 years due to the lack of funding and students], a newly-formed department designed to nurture heroes with high processing quirks. Students in the SAPTP would continue their education in whichever department they are apart of, while also taking extra studies and classes

MOONBOARD

#【🦋】》〉anna —#mrs. fushiguro #mutuals! [☎️]#my matchups!

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fourtyfourcatss · 2 hours ago

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AOT Matchup for @fourtyfourcats

your match is…

Reiner Braun

Reiner would anchor you. He understands what it’s like to feel like you’re carrying the world on your shoulders. Instead of running away or flinching at the weight you carry, he leans in. He understands the quiet ache of never quite fitting in, of always having to be the strong one, even when you're crumbling.

With you, he doesn’t just see someone capable, he sees someone worth choosing. Someone layered, private, sharp and soft in turns. Someone who deserves peace, not just survival.

He’s warm and grounded, but never careless with people’s emotions. And with you, he just tries so hard to be gentle, because he knows what it’s like to be mishandled. He doesn’t underestimate your strength, he just refuses to let you carry everything alone. He’d admire your ambition more than anything. And maybe once or twice he thought, "She is so out of my league. But I’d walk through fire if she asked."

Not because he would be insecure, not necessairly. Simply because, in his eyes, you're truly the most precious thing he ever had the luck to find.

Reiner would make you feel protected without smothering you. He doesn’t waste time talking about effort, he just shows up. Brings an extra scarf when you two go out during winter "just in case." Offers something warm and sweet when your energy’s is down. He learns the way your eyes shift when you’ve had enough of the world and he adjusts. Gives you space without making you feel alone. He’s observant. He pays attention. Not to fix you. Not to control you. Just to love you in a language you understand.

Vibes:

“I can fix it myself” x “You don’t have to. I’m here.” Hands brushing in shared silence before either of them speaks “You scare me” (because you matter) x “Then I’ll stay until you’re not afraid” Quiet devotion, quiet understanding “You don’t have to prove anything with me”

Songs:

I Wanna Be Yours by Arctic Monkeys “I wanna be your vacuum cleaner / Breathing in your dust.” A strange, desperate kind of love, devoted in every ordinary gesture.

Runaway by AURORA A song about longing, about quiet ache and about finally finding your way home to someone who stays.

The Archer by Taylor Swift “I've been the archer / I've been the prey.”

#REINER???? 😨 oml never in my 19 years…#my matchups!#guys I hate him (lie)#I like it a lot!!#thanks for the matchup exchange <3

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fourtyfourcatss · 2 hours ago

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😭 I imagine Armin literally never wins until he realizes he can literally just rope all your friends into his schemes and have them make sure you don’t know of anything. And even despite that, you’re probably the type of person to feel a sense of unease with it. Poor Armin….

[████████ 100%] — @glamourscat !

The cloud which is lifted higher and higher, but could never leave the orbit of the earth….. but the wind continues to blow.

<☁︎⋅> LIKE THE SOFTNESS OF THE SPRING SHADE AND THE WIND, THE WARM GRASS TICKLING YOUR LEGS, THE HAIR SCATTERED ACROSS THE GROUND.. mixing together. Entangling with each other…

“Love? But it is so easy to love one such as you..”

[—ARMIN ARLERT]

☁︎⋅ To get this out of the way… Armin is foremost.. a character who develops a martyr complex. He does not allow himself to be selfish; he is the one who is so willing to throw his life away. He is the sentimental one, who was willing to have Eren to live his dream for him. He knows he is flawed, he knows he is someone who has much trouble moving forward… what can I really do? How can I help everyone? How can I help you? These thoughts are the ones which plagues him at night. You are a source of many things for him. You are a source of admiration, knowledge for him. How are you so strong to stay true to yourself after everything that has happened? He is this character who faces so much conflict because he wants to be logical, he wants to be able to throw away his humanity. In fact, you were a figment of discomfort from the guilt that torments him after Berthodot’s death at first because of his guilt. He doesn’t believe that he deserves a humanitarian outlook onto him— and just by walking into his life, you swipe all of these horrific traits right from under him, slowly, with your presence. You are the source of change in him before it fully becomes realized like within the last few seasons. You don’t do this by being demanding, because you of all people can see from his perspective and empathize with him— but you also do not surround yourself with individuals who cannot take accountability for their actions or are horrible judgmental people. This level of standard is not a slap on his face, but a warm reminder from you, who knows he is a victim of circumstances, and is spiraling down due to trauma. He falls in love with you very slowly. No— he realizes it slowly. He falls in love with your wisdom, then your resilience— and then after everything, your empathy, which held him afloat at the darkest times. There are many times where, amidst battle, he has turned to you for aid. You are so much more brave than him. You are so knowing of others, knowing of what you want, yet still manage to be so gentle inside. It’s like a soft napkin that wipes his tears away, and sets him with a smile. The mixture of these traits all together into you is what he adores. The two of you have times where you just start rambling about your passions, and then, end up inciting each other to keep learning about those passions to continue speaking with the other person. Stimulating conversations are like a long children’s book before bed with Armin; it becomes a routine. Yes, he wants to hear you talk about your opinions and discussions about what you have read, going in depth about what implications certain topics may have meant, and asking you some of the most thoughtful questions and commentary that makes you feel, why haven’t I thought of this too! There is this lilt in your voice when you talk that makes excitement build in his chest, and if you two aren’t stopped by other responsibilities, it could last late into the night. And you could trust his judgment, because you know he is honest, you know he hates trying to lie. In particular, he really loves the passion in your voice and in how you see living. Like there is this appreciation for some of the things he has never thought about that you share with him, and it feels like he’s unlocking a gate into another moment together in your lives and in himself. It makes it so he wants to be the one holding you up as well when you need it. This man really, really wants to take care of you. You strike me as the type of person who takes care of others and you end up neglecting yourself somewhat, because you might have trouble trying to express sorrowful emotions— not even that, but whatever you may feel shameful to embarrass. He won’t judge you, he will look at you, he will hold you. He will not try to fold or bend you to his liking, because he will extend the same kind of empathy and emotional strength you have. Armin is someone who really takes in everything around you. From your first meeting, he already probably has seen something in you that are deeper than what others normally see.

☁︎⋅ Though he finds your premonitions somewhat scary, and takes your word and intuition very seriously. Armin is simultaneously scared, but also extremely curious. He’s a light sleeper, and if you ever wake up in the middle of the night, he’s woken up too, and half mumbling perhaps, he asks you what happened. He is this—pragmatic and planned man, who makes sure to always have you free of worry. The fridge is always restocked on schedule, plane tickets are pressed next to passports instead of taking car rides, all the traveling accommodations are booked and checked for credibility. He always remembers any preferences you have, and when I say remembers, he remembers. It’s almost second nature for him to catch himself and backtrack on whatever he was doing to think of you. Maybe you are about to have a picnic, and it’s your food preferences he is thinking about. It’s only after a while of this happening when you are happy at his side, sunlight at your feet which is slightly uncovered by shade, where he thinks maybe this is what love is. Always thinking of each other. Helping one another.

You open your eyes while laying down on the cloth. There is something warm that suddenly engulfed your hand— it slips between the gaps of your fingers, and it feels like it might seep into your chest next.

There is a shy, but affectionate look staring at you. You don’t turn to him, but it’s at these times where there is goosebumps on your skin from the intensity of that loving look. And he says your name softly, tracing through the syllables—

☁︎⋅Openness is an attribute which, for both you and your partner, must be a given within relationships. Not openness as in presentation, but within willingness in view. You are probably the kind of person who is much more forgiving than you believe you are, someone who may be judged for being “superstitious”, who has been put down for being “nonsensical”— Armin would never do such a thing. He would be able to understand many of your silent endurance. In their hearts, some people would have denounced you for your interests, annoyed for whatever their own reasons are to be offended. Armin does not do even this. Like you, this is not just the kindness of his own heart, but from a genuine wish of connection. He is this kind of person: who traces the heart line of your palm up to your wrist while you sleep, anticipation and affection bubbling up warmly in his chest. He is a romantic with his head in the clouds— the clouds, which is just like you. Both of you have such incredibly inquisitive natures and a drive to find an explanation for what happened, what will happen, what will continue to happen. There is an inexplicable click between the two of you when you first meet. You have this aura of maturity and depth to you that softly encaptures his attention— there is an attentiveness to your gaze that he catches the light in, consideration, kindness. The two of you probably met somewhere where he has overheard you advising some friends: you are sitting on a bench with them and he is rounding a corner at a wall right behind you two. Whatever you have said, it will have touched his heart. Something about you makes him want to speak out. You pull him away from what holds him behind. The two of you naturally just pull things out of each other you didn’t know existed.

☁︎⋅ What else does he do for you? Extending on an earlier point— you’re usually the person giving the advice, the one teaching. In this relationship, there is an equal sense for this, but in different ways. You are very suited at giving emotional advice, while he is very suited at giving practical advice… for instance, if you ever end up in the wilderness one day, he definitely has collected some knowledge to help you both survive for a long time. That is where his expertise comes in, and it’s such a handy resource to dip into. He’s a very reliable person under pressure, so you don’t have to cradle him like a child. You two feel like a very unstoppable duo, filling in and helping each other. It’s probably very confusing seeing the meek looking Armin with you to the average onlooker because of how different your vibes seem, yet change around one another. He’s much more reserved all the time, while you become more outgoing while relaxed. It’s a very cute dynamic, and makes him feel a little squeamish and special.

☁︎⋅ Actually, he really likes your stubbornness. You may have already had this kind of feeling from what has already been said, but he truly likes those with backbone, he is very attracted to people like you in this way. This attraction is not solely romantic, but it is romantic with you because of your other traits. You’re fascinating to him, not as some subject but as a human being. You seem scary or serious at first, but then you seem bubbly, and then you seem almost scary again once you are standing for what is right, and then you’re so endearing when you show your quirky side unintentionally. It really ignites a hot feeling in him actually…

[# HEADCANONS]

Armin really wants to go through shoujo manga tropes with you... Feeding you with a spoon, fixing your collar… or you doing it to him…. (⸝⸝๑ ̫ ๑⸝⸝⸝) <- Armin right now. He’s sooo flustered when he thinks of you or sees you, he strikes me as the type of guy to just have the corner of his mouth start to twitch when you grin or smirk at him.

He is sappy! First thing he does in the morning after waking up next to you is tucking your hair behind your ear and kissing you on the forehead. Leaves you post-it notes all over the house when he has to leave earlier for his work. He is always shy when it comes to expressing love, so the most romantic note he writes might be, “have a good day at work!” But he leaves little smily faces, or sometimes, he’ll pack you a little lunch or some snacks you love.

He loves physical touch in private… when your face gets slightly dusted with pink he really, really has to hold himself back from wanting to kiss it. Honestly when he gets anxious, he wants to squeeze your hand, even if you aren’t there with him at that moment. He always feels much more calm around you. You’re his rock! He views you in many different ways at many different moments, but that constant is always there where time spent with you feels so incredibly sincere. You are just so competent in the ways that matter to him, and it always wows him a little bit every time. His admiration is very easy to spot too— so there’s always friends who start teasing you about him. Or perhaps, teases him in front of you. He just flushes, eyes closed because of their words. Help him!! Though, in the future when he matures a bit more, he ends up fighting back lol. He wants to be able to protect you in any way he can out of love!

Absolutely loves traveling too, but even though he’s not very fit for those that involve levels of immense hiking or climbing, he will always give things a go for your interest.

Gives some of the most thoughtful, sentimental gifts that you cannot ever expect. He has planned things out months in advance, not allowing you a single hint at it—and you still read him. When he tries to surprise you, he just reacts like this because he knows… he knows you know already…

One day, he will catch you off guard…

[a/n] I’m so sorry for how long it took me to review and then write this matchup.. but I hope you enjoyed it! If you want to know your runner ups, let me know!

#happy you enjoyed!! I’m gonna go answer your DMs when I’m home and I can type up a paragraph #thanks for doing this exchange with me!! I’m omw to read your post I’m just slow af #matchup exchange #mutuals! [☎️]

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fourtyfourcatss · 2 days ago

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😭 crypto scammer, literally what kind of backstories does these characters have and what was the author on when they thought of this

I NEED TO ASK IF YOUVE WATCHED SQUID GAME! I’m like dying to do a matchup with someone but no body does matchups for it 😔

GIRL NOOOOO I HAVEN’T 😭 IM SO SORRY, I’ll start it just for you

#mutuals! [☎️]#【🦋】》〉anna —#mrs. fushiguro

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fourtyfourcatss · 3 days ago

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Idc who your main man is you’ll pull them all, that’s the power of the sugutoad.

I NEED TO ASK IF YOUVE WATCHED SQUID GAME! I’m like dying to do a matchup with someone but no body does matchups for it 😔

GIRL NOOOOO I HAVEN’T 😭 IM SO SORRY, I’ll start it just for you

#mutuals! [☎️]#【🦋】》〉anna —#mrs. fushiguro

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fourtyfourcatss · 3 days ago

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The immense usogui brainrot is so real…

#(☎️) quasar does things #He’s so me if I was nonchalant omg #(lie)#usogui #bakuhal is real #I need me a Baku

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fourtyfourcatss · 3 days ago

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HELLO HELLO HAVE WE EVER DONE A MHA MATCHIP?

NO WE HAVEN’T???? WHY HAVEN’T WE.

Girl you better write me a 2k word document for your info and send it straight to my dms for this. I’m not skimming out on anything.

#mutuals! [☎️]#【🦋】》〉anna —#mrs. fushiguro

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(muahhh) but that’s so real sometimes 😭 it’s like ain’t no way im the only one simping… there has to be some people like me around here somewhere…

I can always do try my best to pair you up based on vibe if you want… like with the salesman guy…

I NEED TO ASK IF YOUVE WATCHED SQUID GAME! I’m like dying to do a matchup with someone but no body does matchups for it 😔

GIRL NOOOOO I HAVEN’T 😭 IM SO SORRY, I’ll start it just for you

#mutuals! [☎️]#【🦋】》〉anna —#mrs. fushiguro

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I miss yours too 🙁 you’re the one who literally pushed me into writing my best for real though. Will never be able to forget it.

[████████ 100%] — @glamourscat !

The cloud which is lifted higher and higher, but could never leave the orbit of the earth….. but the wind continues to blow.

<☁︎⋅> LIKE THE SOFTNESS OF THE SPRING SHADE AND THE WIND, THE WARM GRASS TICKLING YOUR LEGS, THE HAIR SCATTERED ACROSS THE GROUND.. mixing together. Entangling with each other…

“Love? But it is so easy to love one such as you..”

[—ARMIN ARLERT]

[# HEADCANONS]

Absolutely loves traveling too, but even though he’s not very fit for those that involve levels of immense hiking or climbing, he will always give things a go for your interest.

One day, he will catch you off guard…

[a/n] I’m so sorry for how long it took me to review and then write this matchup.. but I hope you enjoyed it! If you want to know your runner ups, let me know!

#mutuals! [☎️]#【🦋】》〉anna —#mrs. fushiguro

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I NEED TO ASK IF YOUVE WATCHED SQUID GAME! I’m like dying to do a matchup with someone but no body does matchups for it 😔

GIRL NOOOOO I HAVEN’T 😭 IM SO SORRY, I’ll start it just for you

#mrs. fushiguro #【🦋】》〉anna —#mutuals! [☎️]

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[████████ 100%] — @glamourscat !

The cloud which is lifted higher and higher, but could never leave the orbit of the earth….. but the wind continues to blow.

<☁︎⋅> LIKE THE SOFTNESS OF THE SPRING SHADE AND THE WIND, THE WARM GRASS TICKLING YOUR LEGS, THE HAIR SCATTERED ACROSS THE GROUND.. mixing together. Entangling with each other…

“Love? But it is so easy to love one such as you..”

[—ARMIN ARLERT]

[# HEADCANONS]

Absolutely loves traveling too, but even though he’s not very fit for those that involve levels of immense hiking or climbing, he will always give things a go for your interest.

One day, he will catch you off guard…

[a/n] I’m so sorry for how long it took me to review and then write this matchup.. but I hope you enjoyed it! If you want to know your runner ups, let me know!

#matchup exchange #matchups #aot #aot matchup #attack on titan #attack on titan matchups #armin arlert #armin aot #nerd armin #thank you for the matchup exchange!

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[████████ 100%] — for @astralmysteria !

[#0] the touch of a glass bellflower, quiet devotion, sensitivity—consideration. like a plant which has been rooted into a garden, unable to take a step outside because of whispers of the wind and storm—

The hand which lifts you into the sunlight, for the warmth to meet you—

݁˖ ❀ ⋆｡˚ [#YOUR MATCH.. it has to be him…]

GOKUHARA ❀ GONTA

❀…I believe this may be quite shocking, but I want to emphasize I mean particularly, the jp version of Gonta. Before I start to explain the entirety of my reasonings to this matchup, I want to preface that a ton of NA fans know Gonta’s character as some childlike caveman because of the localization, when his original character was intended to be simply be a normal highschool student with polite speech. Therefore, one of my goals in writing this matchup is to hopefully bring the version of Gonta out to establish him away from some little brother figure or dumb himbo that people may view him as— and to make you realize his manliness as a lover, hahaha. From the way you emphasize your femininity, it is clear that it is something you take good consideration over, alongside your confidence. I want to give you someone who is more manly, but not critical. Open to your affection, and won’t make you feel pushed away.

❀ Gonta is, at his core, someone who does truly need a bit of nudging here and there, and wholly accepts this unlike some of the very reluctant students at Hope’s Peak. At the same time, he would not grow dependent on your well meaning support. Perhaps something in the past has happened in accordance with that, a friend, or a family, had taken advantage of this compassionate kindness that had morphed into people pleasing. Gonta’s sincerity cuts through this like a hot knife melting through snow— when he realizes what has happened, he acts with composure. He isn’t the kind of man who twiddles his thumbs and wait until you are bitten into. He moves just a step in front of you, and throws his arm out in front of you so they do not get to lay their eyes on your petite figure. Not many people anywhere has the kind of passion nor compassion and empathy and respect he offers to even the littlest of things, to even the smallest of gestures. Your friendship started off some time ago when the two of you realized the love of animals and books the two of you shared, and he hunched down with this excited smile that lifted your spirits and warmed your chest with its clarity, unmarred with any ignorant or malicious intent. He IS a gentleman! Not just by his wishes, but by his words, by his actions. If you feel uncomfortable, he will never hesitate to steal you away. The first thing that is offered within your relationship is the utmost of respect with one another— this is what comes naturally because of how the two of you are. He does not worship you or put you on some pedestal, because both demands meeting expectations— but he worships your kindness (not niceness, kindness—Gonta knows the difference between these two things), he admires the way you diligently handle your work, everything really, with a kind of elegance which magnetizes him, monopolizes his attention. When he sees the hands which are flipping through books or tapping on a tablet, what he really wants… is to partake in some bread together that you adore so much, and maybe if he gets cream some on his chin, you’ll wipe it away with those gentle, warm hands. And this is how he realizes, he is in love. It feels like cotton candy is crowding inside of his chest, tickling his heart.

❀ Gonta is much more smarter than people give him credit for, and this is a trait you see so much more easily because of your willingness to become connected with people on this emotional depth. There is no questioning on your part that asks him of the limits of his own intellect. There is only, “So it’s like that? Could you tell me more?” And he would gladly chat up a storm to you. From how you write, there is this much more concise, nonimposing manner where you listed your traits. Maybe you wanted to be considerate and to limit the amount of things I had to read, but Gonta, Gonta wants to listen to everything. He wants to listen to your perfectionistic thoughts and how that has impacted your self esteem and confidence, he wants to listen to what you are interested in, he wants to listen to your past, and he wants you to ask him what he thinks about you when you’re taking a quiz and you want to know what others think of you. He is not muddled. He is naive, trusting, and he knows this, but he is not indecisive, contrasting your own trait. He is decisive. He will do what he thinks is necessary, but not in a coldcut, cold hearted manner. This is shown in his decision to kill Miu. This is the necessary balance within your relationship that for the first time, may tear open some rifts between the two of you, which will then transform into more strength. Relationships are not built on a single day, it doesn’t always tear from one singular event. It is getting over these troubles, that those who are in relationships, deepen their love and understanding for one another. And to learn more with concessions and admittance. Gonta does not lie in this situation, which comes from the heart. The two of you just have this delicate balance of understanding, yet enough to disagree, but that is also enough for you to close the gap and learn more from another’s perspective, and to better each other naturally just by communicating. This is the enlightenment you gain with this relationship, and this is possible because he has learned a fair bit of wisdom from your “motherly” perspective. And with him, this man, who is like a rock, becomes a kind of rock in your life, stabilizing you. He will not hesitate, with his strength, to pull you back whenever you fall into some kind of self-sabotaging or hurtful behavior to yourself. He sees every small thing you do, and buries it inside of his heart to remember. Gonta is the embodiment of gratitude and appreciation. If telling you is what he must do, he does it easily, naturally. With him, it feels like being underneath a swaying tree in the shade, whose shadows move with the wind, and the green grass extends forward and forward on the bright sunshine that lingers in front of you. His hands are very strong and big, yet he feels like you are his guide with your much smaller ones. You’re adorable, and resilient in ways that may be unknown to you. Maybe you are sensitive compared to many others, but that resilience comes from continuing to go on. He has this deep appreciation for the small, which trickles into the big picture of life. It is needed for insects such as bees to exist for honey, and it is needed for insects such as butterflies to pollinate the same way it is needed for more “unsavory” ones to help the environment thrive. He understands your philosophy and belief in this area.

❀ I’ve went about a long time on what you do for him, what you make him feel. Let me get more into detail on what he makes you feel. He makes you feel safe, and he offers an unconditional love (platonic and then romantic) that makes you feel giggly and happy instead of restraining. And his reactions when you turn face on him and become sassy! It’s unfounded anywhere else, and he never fails to fall for it every time. It’s fun and refreshing, and he’s not uncomfortable, but flustered. The two of you are both not what you completely seem like: the difference between the soft spoken girl and this sarcastic one before him matters not, because he loves them both. Maybe he learns to tease you here and there back, but it’s a weak little attempt, because he can’t do ittt 😖 and it’s adorable. He’s so cute and charming, so sweet, but also… very sexy looking hahaha. Yet he’s also so emotionally grounded as an individual, and once he learns, he truly takes it to heart. You don’t have to kill yourself emotionally or twist yourself to be loved or helpful around him. He will probably always need a little help, but he never demands it, and it is never a tiring endeavor. He knows it makes you feel appreciated, and he loves being helped too! And he’s so sincere and so understanding, that your own emotions know that he will never lie to you. And that’s why his words have the best effect on you. He can convince your heart that you are a person deserving of so much things, that you are much more better than you are, that he is with you whenever you need help too! Let him help out. You don’t have to try to be perfect around him when he thinks you’re already perfect enough the way you are (even better if you took care of yourself! But it’s ok, he can help you with that! Always, if you need it!) (Gonta sounds like he is proposing). He won’t force his own thoughts or opinions on you, but he is not so willfully upset and blind that he will let you emotionally avoid uncomfortable conversations which needs to be had. Gonta is a firm yet soft man. He is the perfect man for you. He will believe in you, and continue believing in you, and it will not be pressuring, but a balm.

❀ He has definitely heard you singing before when you believe you are alone. It’s like the melody of songbirds! The two of you are both in the forest. You are taking a walk, pacing while thinking, and he is trying to find some bugs! In fact, this is where his budding interest starts in you. His thoughtful intellect is what attracts you to him too— especially as one of the first people to guess the trick Tojo set up in chapter 2. There is an intellectual match and connection here from both of your nerdiness. Gonta loves your voice. Gonta would love it if you talked to him more about anime, or music, or video games, or animals. He wants to listen to you just for that, if he could.

❀ Carries you around when you’re feeling nauseous. What if you hurt yourself, or what if someone ran into you, or… Gonta is somewhat awkward, and you are somewhat awkward, and to onlookers, the two of you are so cute. You’re both looking away, until he decidedly picks you up princess style, and helps you to where the two of you are, apologizing to you and saying he knows you can walk.

[a/n] - It’s the start of the summer! It’s going to get so busy, woah. I know this took a relatively long time for me to churn out completely, but I hope you enjoy it. I can’t wait for my own matchup as well! Appreciate the exchange!

#matchup exchange #drv3 #danganronpa #danganronpa matchup #gonta gokuhara

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✎ [ @sugutoad ] my actual platonic soulmate. The eater of men herself. This woman PUSHED my standards 🙏I would not have been as good as a writer if not for the fact that we keep trying to one up each other in our exchanges. If we ever get another fandom together girl I’m dropping that request soooo fast. Love youuuuu!!!

✎ [ @frostfall-matches ] it’s the same on my end??? You’re just so meticulous, so thoughtful, so conversationally adept— when it comes to chatting in messages, I think that you’re the one I have spoken to most in that aspect. Tilli is right to say you’re an inspiration, because damn… girl you really are 😭 trendsetter even.

✎ [ @tillichan ] 🫶🏻 thank you for being moots with me too!!

✎ admittedly, I don’t have much other mutuals who I have been interacting with because of my schedule, but I appreciate everyone who I’ve done an exchange with, even if you aren’t on the list specifically because of my goldfish memory!

favirote moots?

(People you tag have to reblog and say their favorite moots)

Okay wait

@ibrokeurheartbcuzubrokemine @foliverfalls @allyeilishh @addisonraesbaby @emiliesblohsh @bilsslut @noodleswashere @bilsbabyy @bitchesbrokenpromises @billsdollie

#mutuals! [☎️]#(☎️) quasar does things

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I have so much thoughts about this!!! Firstly, this is absolutely packed!! I don’t know how you can take something so small and manage to expand upon it so much? I love the way you organize everything and break it up into pieces, and you say you’re afraid you’re too technical (but it’s perfect??)

The background was so on point! Somehow you’ve inspired in me some nostalgia; I used to be one of those annoying little brats who hid in a room and read tome-like thick books that I took from my teachers 😭

Oh my god the snippets? The characterization? It’s fantastic! I was grinning like an idiot while I was reading—Dimitri!!!! is so congenial and cordial as always! If I didn’t transfer, I could definitely see myself getting close to him! Linhardt is someone I actually don’t usually understand that well, but I think your writing got me to know him better. Maybe I’ll read more of his supports in my next playthrough!

; Claude 😨😨😨— he’s kinda scary (like he always is with his perceptiveness); I’ve always felt the most distant from him when it came to his route compared to the other two, and now here you have me feeling all warm with how you fleshed him out here, and your descriptions… He’s so endearing! And you have that way of writing him in that perspective sense that I feel like it’s really him… I want to squeezeee him and shake him around….

Hannemannnn!!!! Let’s go search for a cure for Lysithea together.. and FERDINAND VON AEEGGGGGGIRRRRRR 🤭 o’ king of Pegasus hymns, please don’t take me seriously!!😭 This man is so embarrassing I love him so bad. Sylvain and Hilda are done because of me yeah 😭 I’m going to be hyping her up to do shit.

Your banners are so beautifully minimalist and pair so well with the attitude of the world! The skills display is so neat? And the spells! How could I ever forget the spells?

🙁 we have to do this again sometime because I cannot get enough of this. I am feasting. Thank you so, so much for this exchange!!

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✧ Profile - FE3H

“The continent of Fódlan, said to be protected by a revered goddess, has existed since time immemorial. Three ruling powers now control the land. In the south lies a region long held by a more than one-thousand-year-old dynasty—the Adrestian Empire. Beyond its borders, to the frigid north, is the home of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, ruled by the royal family and its knights. To the east, a league of nobles that heeds no king nor emperor rules what is called the Leicester Alliance. Once consumed by a tempest of war and turmoil, Fódlan and these three mighty powers now exist in relative harmony.”

— AFFILIATIONS

✦ Nationality -> The Holy Kingdom of Faerghus

✦ House -> Blue Lions… ✗ -> Golden Deer

✦ War -> Against the Adrestian Empire

— BIOGRAPHY

[ Early life ]

You were born to commoner parents in Faerghus, though your parents originally hailed from Sreng in the north. Your early years were spent in a relatively small village some distance outside of the capital city. For better or worse, your childhood wasn’t extremely eventful; your parents felt it to be a blessing, considering Sreng immigrants weren’t exactly lauded and loved in the Faerghus territories, and focused on making sure you grew up safely and comfortably. For the most part, you enjoyed your early years. You had your siblings to play with, dutifully attended school, dabbled in a handful of hobbies to keep you busy in your free time (which may or may not have included messing around with old, temperamental spellbooks)… even if the frigid winters dragged on far too long, leaving you feeling stifled as you remained indoors for what seemed to be half the year. Your childhood had its ups and downs, sibling squabbles and a subtle-yet-distinct distance with your father among moments of warmth and affection, but it was one that allowed you to grow up as a fairly well-adjusted and well-rounded individual.

Growing up, you did not deal much at all with the nobility nor in extravagant lifestyles—you did not have any friends in high places, so you had no insight into that world. Still, the notion of chivalry was instilled in commoners and nobles alike in Faerghus, and while your parents allowed you to choose what you wanted to make of your life, they pressed you to work hard for what you want, whatever it might have been.

While your village was by no means a city, it also wasn’t one of those tiny villages tucked away in the shadows of a larger town that consisted of a few dozen folks; you had things to do, places to explore, peers around your age with whom you could chat. You could even take a day trip to the city if you so desired. This also meant that you weren’t overly isolated, and word of major happenings about both Faerghus and Fódlan as a whole did not take too long to reach the ears of your village’s residents. Due to the murmurs of tensions within Faerghus (especially following the Tragedy of Duscur) and the overall increasing unrest in Fódlan, you wanted to better protect yourself and your kin. There are various avenues you could have pursued to achieve this, from attending magic academies or enrolling in local training and defense programs, but you ultimately decided to enroll in the Officer’s Academy at Garreg Mach.

You took it upon yourself to start working odd jobs as much as you could to save up the money to attend, knowing that your family wouldn’t be able to afford the full costs of sending you to Garreg Mach—besides that, you didn’t want your family to really cover any of the costs. In your eyes, it was your decision to go, and thus your financial responsibility.

That didn’t stop your parents from providing you with a bit of extra money, though, subtly tucking it into your bag while you weren’t looking as they sent you off with warm, wistful smiles.

[ Academy Phase ]

“The Black Eagles, the Blue Lions, and the Golden Deer… All so different.”

Upon coming to Garreg Mach, you were, naturally, placed in the Blue Lions house.

The entire trip to the monastery, you were restless and antsy. You weren’t quite sure if you were anxious, excited, or an overwhelming blend of both. Thankfully, traveling allowed you to keep your mind from repeatedly turning over all the potential happenings for your first day—though that didn’t mean you weren’t full of nervous-yet-eager energy once you arrived, knowing you’ll soon get to move into your temporary room and meet your classmates.

“Welcome to the Blue Lions. I am Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, prince of Faerghus. Ah, but there’s no need to refer to me as such—just call me Dimitri. As we aren’t in Faerghus, I figure there is no need to worry about such formalities. I’m looking forward to getting to know you.” Ah, who knew that the future king of Faerghus would be your classmate here?

You quickly learn that many of the members of the Blue Lions know each other through family connections with their parents running in the same circles, others being childhood friends, but you do not have any prior connections to your classmates. It takes a bit of mindfulness to navigate around pre-established relationships, but it’s not too difficult; despite Faerghus’s culture, your classmates are really quite warm and friendly… for the most part. They’re a bit distant, and more than a few keep their cards close to their chest.

Something in you wants to branch out, though. Crests aside, the notion of chivalry that Faerghus clings to is almost overbearing, especially so in the setting of a knight’s academy. This sort of setting absolutely draws out that part of your culture, calls to all of those mores that have been ingrained upon your psyche simply for growing up in that environment. And chivalry isn’t necessarily a bad thing, you know, but it also isn’t conducive to individual flourishing. The way you approach the idea of being a knight doesn’t perfectly line up with the perspective of many of your peers within the Blue Lions—at least not the ones who grew up with the expectation of serving the future king, the ones who grew up with parents and siblings who are (or were) knights. It’s not like you don’t understand their perspective, because you do, and it’s all too easy to see why your classmates think the way that they do since you still share that culture with them despite the differences in your status.

So you request a switch, two months in.

You want to meet different types of people and branch out from what you’re used to, as a way to broaden your horizons even within the small scale of the Officer’s Academy. A mental exercise, you call it. You want to branch out from the snowy little village you grew up in. From what you’ve gathered in your weeks at the Officer’s Academy, many of the Black Eagles are part of the empire’s court—nobility or close enough to nobility, with similar enough backgrounds. It’s fine, you suppose, but somewhat lacking when you consider your other option: the Golden Deer. A mottling of backgrounds and roles, the various territories with their own governing bodies yet connected under a leader, and the surprisingly welcoming attitudes many of them have. And from the little you had gleaned about Claude during your days at the academy so far, you feel like he would be someone interesting to shadow, even if only as a classmate for the rest of the year.

Of course, Dimitri is a bit saddened to hear that you’re switching to a different House, especially since it seems like you get along with everyone within the Blue Lions rather well, but he takes it quite gracefully. “Well, I’m sure you saw something you wanted to pursue with them, so I hope all goes well for you.” It’s a mature parting statement, though he can’t help but wonder what exactly it was that drew you so strongly to the Golden Deer. In any case, it’s not as if you’re not going to be seeing them anymore; you’re just not going to be in the same classes and trainings every day.

Claude, on the other hand, welcomes you with a grin and a smug comment about “managing to snag one of Dimitri’s.” You raise a brow at that, but it’s not exactly unexpected, what with all the House heads trying to one-up each other at any given opportunity. Perhaps Claude is still salty about the Blue Lions winning the mock battle.

While you didn’t have any particularly strong feelings about the Crest system when you were growing up, you start to grow increasingly disillusioned with it the more you learn of your classmates (both in your house and others) and their struggles within the system… or how they, perhaps unfairly, benefit from the system. Despite this, your misgivings about the Crest system aren’t enough to stop you from bonding with your classmates of various backgrounds and abilities. Still, you can’t help but feel like something big is going to happen, large enough to shake the very foundations of Fódlan.

[ War Phase ]

“What’s the difference between killing someone and calling for their death instead? In both situations, their blood is on your hands, so isn’t it all the same?” “Like all things, it’s about context and perspective.”

You aren’t sure what draws you back to Garreg Mach monastery all those years after Edelgard declared war on the Church of Seiros and began her conquest of Fódlan to reshape society into something she deems more acceptable. It’s a fool’s journey, you feel, knowing that Archbishop Rhea suddenly vanished and the Church or Seiros is no longer established within the old walls of the monastery. Perhaps it’s because of some sort of half-buried sentimentality, but your contemplative nature frequently dredges up the past as you wonder if anything could have been done differently, by anyone, in your year at the Officer’s Academy that would have prevented the war that continues to spread like poisonous blooms across the politically fractured land.

But it’s no use endlessly musing about what-ifs. You can’t change the past.

As a way to silence these thoughts, to bring yourself back to a starting point of sorts, you set out from your family’s home in Faerghus and make the long, arduous trek back to Garreg Mach. It doesn’t matter that the monastery is abandoned, probably filled with bandits—you just need to change your surroundings, change your perspective. Even in areas that have not seen battle and bloodshed, the effects of the years-long tensions and conflict can all too easily be found, especially with Fhirdiad having been captured. Wariness and weariness seem to plague the folks you pass by during your journey, and some areas suffer heavily with famine and overall safety. It both breaks your heart but also sets your determination ablaze. There has to be something you can do. Not alone, you know; but maybe it’s time to reach back out to some of your old classmates, once you see what you need to see.

What you hadn’t expected, though, was stepping into the desolate monastery and seeing Claude and your professor that suddenly went missing five years ago.

“Oh, hey! You’re the first one back for our millennium festival meet-up—I think the others forgot. In any case, I can’t imagine the journey here was very easy, but it’s great to see you again, all things considered!” Claude’s smile is warm and welcoming, its brightness a contrast to the dilapidated stone walls around you. You hadn’t even registered the fact that it’s the time of the millennium festival until your old house leader brings it up, the promise your class made to reunite being a bittersweet ghost of a memory in your mind.

“Oh–I hadn’t even realized…” There are other things your mind has been preoccupied with over the last several years, making sure your family stays safe and fed being the major one. The explanation sticks in your throat, the familiar dread that you often feel when you think of all the things that could potentially happen to your family in your absence settling ice-cold in your stomach. Whether Claude picks up your sudden unease or not, it doesn’t outwardly show in his expression.

“Well, I can’t really blame you for that, you know? These times don’t exactly scream ‘let’s celebrate!’ But since you and the teach are here, what’s the harm in having a little celebration of our own, knowing that we’re all still alive and well? And who knows, maybe some of our other classmates will show up. I’d like to hear how things are going in Faerghus, anyway.”

— ABILITIES

“How are you enjoying your time at the academy so far? I hope you have found our halls brimming with the vitality of well-intentioned souls.”

✦ Class progression ->

Commoner -> Monk -> Dark Mage/Mercenary -> Warlock -> Gremory.

War Cleric is a potential class consideration as well, focused more on Faith and axes rather than Reason.

✦ Skills ->

Strengths:

Authority | Your natural charisma and persuasiveness are highly effective when managing battalions, especially with a mind often geared towards tactics.

Black magic | Black magic needs a certain mental fortitude and finesse to wield it, and you’re more than willing to put the effort in to learn these powerful, versatile spells. It is a sibling to Reason magic, technically still classified as Reason, but there is something unknown within you that is naturally drawn towards the spells designated as black magic.

Axes | Smaller axes are your go-to for physical weapons, and you have a preference for ones you can throw so you can avoid getting into too close of quarters with your opponents; you certainly wouldn’t turn away an axe imbued with magic, either.

Spell tomes and your own innate magical ability aside, your preferred physical weapon is the tomahawk. A little bigger than your average handaxe, but you’ve gotten really good at swinging that thing around, using its momentum to do the heavy lifting. That said, you will be tickled pink if on the off chance that you can get your hands on a bolt axe; your opponents better watch the skies.

Weaknesses:

Spears, gauntlets, heavy armor | Heavy, unwieldy gear probably wouldn’t be your favorite things to use, especially in an actual battle. Axes are the exception to this, but you likely wouldn’t be caught lugging around anything overly cumbersome.

Budding talent:

Faith magic | You start putting more effort into learning different types of healing spells when you realize many of your classmates are often woefully unskilled when it comes to support and healing; besides, it’s a very practical and useful area of magic, which is all the better for keeping yourself and others safe and well.

✦ Spell list ->

REASON

FAITH

✦ Base Stats ->

Hit points: 24 Strength: 7 Magic: 10 Dexterity: 4 Speed: 4 Luck: 7 Defense: 6 Resistance: 8 Charm: 4

Overall, a well-rounded unit with decent offensive and defensive capabilities. Magic output and magic resistance are the core stats, while strength and physical defense come second. Speed and dexterity are going to be where this unit suffers, meaning placement on the field will be paramount to how well they do in a given battle. Thanks to strengths in both Reason and Faith (if proper training is done), this unit can both deal damage to enemies while also backing off to a support role when needed.

✦ Crest -> Minor Crest of Noa

According to legend, Crests are a symbol of power that the goddess bestowed to mankind long ago. They are passed down by bloodline, typically through the descendants of the old heroes and saints, who are now nobility. The Crests themselves are divided into “Major Crests” that grant immense power, and “Minor Crests” which are a weaker variant. Not all nobles inherit a Crest and it is not understood when a major or minor Crest is passed down.

You inherited the minor Crest of Noa, a Crest tied to one of the Four Saints and now considered lost to history. Constance holds this Crest as well, though you two do not know each other as relatives. No, an ancestor of yours long past bore the Crest, but pulled away from their life of nobility and left to live a more simple, independent life away from the politics of Fódlan—thus creating a branch far and away from the family that Constance grew up alongside. Your parents didn’t expect you to be born with a Crest; it seemed to have skipped several generations before you were born, and it wasn’t obvious until you started finding your connection to black magic.

Your match is…

✧ CLAUDE VON RIEGAN

-> [ With you initially being in the Blue Lions, the first time you technically laid eyes on Claude was in passing. ] Crossing paths in the halls around the monastery, sitting a few tables away from him in the library, almost bumping into each other in the dining hall with brief, polite sorries being exchanged. You heard more about Claude than you saw of him, your classmates talking about the very charming (but scheming) heir to House Riegan of the Leicester Alliance whose smile doesn’t always reach his calculating eyes. Some of your peers take him (a little too closely) at face value, while the more perceptive ones think that his chipper personality is all a front and seem to be wary around the guy. You’re more the skeptical type, especially if someone already has a reputation of scheming, but you also don’t exactly have any ill will towards him.

Your actual first meeting with Claude happens in the training grounds.

It hadn’t been long since you started working on improving your proficiency with axes. It was an offhand suggestion from Annette, because it can never hurt to be skilled in at least one physical weapon in addition to your magic. You had never really considered axes as a viable option for yourself until Annette mentioned that she actually quite enjoys them. Your redheaded classmate is small and dainty—if she can wield them just fine, maybe you could as well. You decide to become more familiar with the different types, and one particular afternoon you’re working on practicing your aim with throwing axes.

Focused, you line your shot up with a target across the training field, grip on the handle loose and flexible as you feel the weight of the stone head as the axe hangs from your fingers. Just as you swing your arm to throw it, a voice speaks up from quite literally right behind you.

“I thought you mostly used magic?”

With a startled, undignified yelp, your arm arcs the axe high—it flips cleanly several times in the air before landing in the dirt halfway between you and the target. Heart racing, you turn to the interruption with a furrowed brow, only to see the house leader of the Golden Deer with a mischievous but slightly apologetic grin on his face. A practice bow and quiver of arrows are thrown over his shoulder.

“Sorry, didn’t really think about the fact that you were literally holding an axe. Anyway, mind if I join you? I need to get some target practice in myself.”

-> [ Claude’s developing feelings for you are kept under wraps. ] While he isn’t against allowing people to become close to him, he is naturally a bit guarded given his position and past experiences and therefore careful about who he actually lets in. His interactions with you come off slightly flirty at times, but that has been the case practically since the two of you first met; however, he doesn’t even realize when his flirting starts shifting from playful to genuine. It’s not until he can’t seem to push down the warmth that blooms in his cheeks when you joke around with him and tease him back, the way his heart feels like it wants to squirm right out of his ribcage.

-> [ He is not quick to confess. ] For all of his nonchalance and willingness to take things as they come, his mind never truly stops working. Always two steps ahead—that’s what people say about him. But, from a different perspective, that means he has the unfortunate tendency to overthink things. Not all the time, but when it matters. And his growing feelings for you, blooming bright and colorful in his chest, is a very important matter. First, Claude must decide that he wants to confess to you and pursue a relationship with you, so long as you agree to it—that decision comes quite easily to him. Then, it’s the timing and manner of confessing that he must choose. And that, unfortunately for him, is much more tricky. Part of him wants to wait, both to allow your bond to solidify a bit more but also to let each of you focus on getting through the Officer’s Academy. But then what? Once you both graduate, you’ll be heading back to Faerghus while he goes back to the Leicester Alliance—what would be the point of confessing right before the end of your term only to be faced with separation right after? It would be nice to be able to experience a bit of romance with you during your days in the monastery.

Eventually, he just decides that now is as good a time as any.

A confession from Claude is definitely planned on his part, yet it doesn’t feel forced. He asks you if you’d be willing to study with him a bit before the next exam, to which you’re all too happy to agree. During a break in your little study session in the library, he asks you what your plans for the future are, what you want the rest of your days at the Officer Academy to look like, what you want to pursue afterwards. He listens intently as you explain what you envision for your future, a blend of vague ideas and more concrete plans—and when the timing feels appropriate, he asks: “Do you think you’d let someone like me be a part of your future?”

-> [ From the first time he properly met you, Claude had an inkling that you have heritage outside of Fódlan. ] He doesn’t make any mention of it until you bring it up first, however. He doesn’t like people knowing too much about his own family ties, so he makes an effort to be tactful when it comes to others’ backgrounds as well. Perhaps you’re the type to keep things lowkey (wanting to avoid any potential prejudice and discrimination); maybe you’re the type to proudly speak of your heritage. Either way, upon finding out that your parents hail from Sreng, he’s very interested in learning more about your culture. Because even though you were born and raised in Fódlan, you were surely raised with at least some morsels of your parents’ customs.

-> [ Dates while at Garreg Mach are a little limited, but you two make it work. ] Classwork and training keep you plenty busy, but you always manage to find a good chunk of time each week to dedicate to each other. The little town just outside the monastery has enough restaurants and shops that you’re always able to find something new to see even if the two of you venture out frequently. Of course, you two also participate in the preferred social activity among your fellow students: tea time. There’s a table the two of you like to claim inside the greenhouse just after dinner—it’s quiet, typically secluded, and you both feel like conversation simply flows the best here. Claude isn’t the biggest tea connoisseur out there, but he’s tried enough and is happy to make recommendations. You receive a package from your family at some point, various items to give you a little piece of home while you’re away at the monastery; one of the gifts was your favorite tea that comes from Sreng, and Claude thinks it’s heart-wrenchingly endearing how excited you are to share it with him.

-> [ While Claude’s words are often sweetly affectionate, they are also quite lighthearted. ] Unserious and silly at times, even (but always genuine—once you are in his heart, you do not need to worry about his adoration for you being an act). There are moments where he struggles with opening his heart and speaking his true, unfiltered feelings to you face to face. However, he quite likes writing letters to you—the man feels he is able to articulate the full extent of his feelings best when putting quill to parchment, and giving them to you (or having someone else deliver them to you) so you can read them later in the comfort of your own room. His fondness for poetry also shines through in these letters to you, and you’re always impressed with the way his written words flow and connect, their imagery seeping so easily into your mind and your heart to the point where it plagues you until you’re able to see him again.

Aside from verbal and written affection, Claude also tends to lean towards acts of service as a love language. It’s the way he makes sure you get out of bed at a decent time, that you’ve remembered to eat (yes, even when you’re not feeling terribly hungry), that you’ve gotten your daily tasks and duties done. It’s also the way he checks in on you after each battle, making sure you’re breathing, alive, and conscious. After your healing magic does its work, he helps patch up any lingering wounds, his hands warm and sure as they so carefully apply ointment and wrap bandages.

(Also, you are just as biteable to him as he is to you. Claude wouldn’t exactly describe himself as “cute” like you would, but hey–cuteness is in the eye of the beholder. But he doesn’t bat an eye when you mention that you just wanna nibble him, quipping back with an “only if I get to do it to you.” And if you truly are the type to be easy to tease… Claude is definitely not going to let that opportunity pass. He will absolutely torment you… lovingly. Teasing comes so incredibly naturally to him, and it’s your ability to laugh about it that really makes it all the sweeter.)

-> [ Claude would love to pick apart your brain. ] You’re a very rational person, but you also don’t discredit the impact emotion has on one’s thought processes and decisions. Picking things apart, analyzing them, and formulating your own connections and conclusions is kind of your jam. Your mind is always going, and you’re able to look at things from multiple perspectives. Intuition is one of your strong suits, as well, so during the war, he often wants to hear your thoughts on the current happenings and the friends and foes you’ve recently encountered. He views you as a very competent discussion partner, and one whose opinions he deeply values.

-> [ He makes sure you find a balance between productivity and rest. ] Claude may play up a false obliviousness at times, but he isn’t blind. He is very quick to notice that you’re the type of person that struggles to just take a break and relax for a while, especially when there’s something on your periphery that you know needs doing. While he can appreciate that go-getter attitude and your willingness to get things done as quickly and efficiently as possible, he also knows that a person isn’t meant to run at top performance all the time. If he discovers that you’ve once again been working yourself to the bone, he clicks his tongue and makes you rest for a while.

-> [ Claude isn’t someone who pays much mind to how masculine or feminine someone’s personality is. ] It’s something he notices, sure; he’s well aware of what most people would consider masculine and what they would consider feminine in terms of gender roles, expectations, and stereotypes. But Claude isn’t someone who is easily swayed by whatever ideas the masses subscribe to, preferring to develop his own opinions and more than willing to consider alternative ways of seeing societal issues. All in all: he doesn’t care if you perceive your personality and behaviors as masculine, and it’s not going to change his attraction towards you. It still takes you a while to fully let go of that insecurity, but you do eventually relinquish it in the face of his steady affections.

-> [ Though he has a solid sense of humor, you manage to surprise Claude pretty often. ] Your wackiness is just something else, especially when you’re with one of your close friends and he happens to overhear your barely-intelligible conversation. However, Claude is also very adaptable and it doesn’t take long for him to jump on your wavelength, especially whenever you’re joking around with him. He’s the type of person that you could have tons of little inside jokes with, one of you casually mentioning a key phrase that sends you both into an automatic fit of giggles as if it were some sleeper agent. It’s a comforting thing, to know someone who shares a sense of humor with you, because that person makes life all the brighter and warmer. Humor can be so healing, and it can also contribute quite heavily towards one’s ability to get along with someone. Claude may not have your exact sense of humor, but it is very compatible with yours and it definitely starts to develop alongside yours the more time you two spend together.

-> [ A future with Claude is one filled with hope. ] Both of you, while keeping the levity of reality in your minds, can’t help but be drawn towards optimism’s brightness. There is no such thing as a perfect system, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t be continuously adjusted and improved. The world doesn’t need to be dark, hopeless, and stuck in its ways. Due to his experiences, Claude has the lofty ideal to end Fódlan’s long-standing isolationism in an effort to bring about a new world where everyone accepts everyone else, to deconstruct the prejudice that the people of Fódlan often feel towards those of other nations. This is his goal once he takes his place leading the Leicester Alliance. As for you? Whatever you goals might be, Claude is happy to share them with you, to help you work towards them just as you would help him work towards his. With him, you have found a partner who shares your hope for a better future, no matter how that might look to the two of you.

Additional headcanons ->

He will sometimes leave his items around the monastery on purpose in hopes that you will be the one to find them and bring them to him. Laughs when you scold him about it, even when you accuse him of leaving his things around on purpose (especially then).

While Claude complains about all the stuffy, awkward dancing during that grand ball that the monastery throws for the students, he will absolutely insist on sharing at least one (1) dance with you.

He does not interfere with your hobby of building things (little models and whatever the Fódlan-equivalent to legos might be), but loves seeing whatever you put together. Once you two are living together, he makes sure you have plenty of places to display all of your creations.

What archer hasn’t thought about proposing marriage to their beloved by shooting an arrow near them with a ring attached to it? Claude hasn’t decided on if he is actually going to propose to you in this manner or not, but he has imagined it more than a few times.

— OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

✦ DIMITRI ALEXANDRE BLAIDDYD -> You and Dimitri click immediately on day one of your life with the Blue Lions. You wouldn’t consider yourself to be the most outgoing person ever, but there is a rare sort of instant comfortability that you feel around Dimitri that you hadn’t really felt around many others so far in your life. The blond is charismatic and pleasant, and the slight awkwardness that he displays on occasion only serves to endear him all the more to you. Despite his noble status, his presence isn’t overbearing or intimidating. Perhaps that is what drew you to him, that very human and genuine aura emanating from an otherwise noble figure who is next in line to receive the crown.

Or, perhaps, it is the veiled hauntedness in his blue eyes that you only catch fleeting glimpses of.

Unlike Felix, Sylvain, and Ingrid, you aren’t childhood friends with Dimitri. Their dynamic is a bit interesting to you, especially seeing the contrast in how Sylvain and Ingrid fondly approach Dimitri while Felix so often spurns him. The curiosity eats away at you. You’re subtle about it, but through accidentally-overheard throwaway statements and later casual conversations with them, you start piecing together what you can about their shared past. It’s not enough for you to draw any definitive conclusions—you weren’t there with them, after all, so all your information is secondhand—but you can’t help but silently share some agreement with Felix’s perspective. There is something dark inside Dimitri, something that could spell bad news for both him and those around him. Still, your opinions aren’t as harsh as the Fraldarius boy’s; whatever darkness is inside Dimitri surely wouldn’t condemn him from being a good person.

Dimitri would benefit greatly from your willingness to listen, support, and encourage. Your humor softens him, and your optimism warms him. Perhaps if things were different, and you had chosen another path, you could find just as much happiness as you do with Claude… though it might be hard to replicate that level of intellectualism, emotional maturity, and humor that you have with the half-Almyran.

✦ LINHARDT VON HEVRING -> A very close friend of yours, though there is a bit of bickering here and there in your relationship. On the one hand, you’re both perpetually tired and can all too easily fall into moments of cloying lethargy; on the other, you are ultimately far more ambitious than he is and you actually can’t stand being in laziness’s clutches for too long. Linhardt has no qualms about rebuking people who are too pushy with him and try to pester him into action, and even a good friend such as you is no exception to this. You can understand where he’s coming from, though, especially since Linhardt applies himself when he’s doing something that he actually wants to do, something that he personally finds worthwhile. Your preferred topics of study may not line up 100%, but there is quite a bit of common ground between the various subjects you’re each interested in, and the two of you can often be found poring over books and scrolls in the library while discussing your ideas and opinions.

The sentiment he shares with Byleth in their A-support, he could very easily apply to you as well: “People like you, who listen to my blathering and then nod and smile as though what I say matters? People like you are very precious to me.”

Ah, perhaps he’s suffering from some one-sided feelings, just a little puppy crush that he believes won’t necessarily go anywhere. This is especially the case when he notices the way you and Claude begin to get closer. But Linhardt is okay with this, genuinely—how romantic or platonic he sees you doesn’t change the fact that you are someone who is dear to him, and he isn’t going to let unrequited feelings ruin this bond you two have if he can help it. The two of you are a good intellectual match, and relatively compatible in terms of overall disposition and energy, but you seem to be more drawn to those with whom you can grow as a person.

✧ Relationship with…

— LEONIE -> Your rival… of sorts. A similar upbringing, a similar can-do attitude and drive for self-improvement, and similar motivations—but she can’t help but compare herself to you, using you as a measurement as a means of trying to better herself. It’s not a hostile rivalry, but rather one of those ones where you’re always trying to one-up each other (yet a bit more intense than the sweet, good-natured, buddy-buddy type of rivalry). It’s an unspoken competition, one that arises shortly after your introduction to the Golden Deer and she starts seeing the similarities between the two of you. It’s mostly on her end rather than yours, but you see this competition with her as a good opportunity for mutual growth nonetheless.

— HANNEMAN-> Regardless of the main professor overseeing the Golden Deer, Hanneman very much becomes a significant mentor for you given your aptitude for magic. It was simply inevitable! The Crest researcher lauds your determination in developing your skills and knowledge, and you truly are quite skilled in magic. If you let him talk about it, the older man will chat your ear off about his extensive Crest research. It’s not merely to flaunt the breadth and depth of his studies, though; he wants to hear your unfiltered thoughts on his discoveries and the trajectory of his research. You’re a good student, intelligent and well-read—and above all, you’re not afraid to delve into the more philosophical aspects of things, to discuss the ethics and implications of such research. While part of you almost hesitates to share your thoughts in front of someone who has put much of their life into researching Crests, there is a pleasant warmth in your chest at being valued and taken seriously by one of your instructors.

— HILDA VALENTINE GONERIL -> Hilda has nothing against you, but she often tends to stray away from you during the week, when classes are in session. If there is any chance at all that you might try to wrangle her into doing whatever tasks she happens to be putting off at the time, she is quickly making excuses and slipping away (to the best of her ability, and she is very good at squirreling out of situations she doesn’t want to deal with). But, well, she supposes she grudgingly appreciates when you happen to motivate her enough that she gets her things done in a timely manner. At least on the battlefield, you know you can trust her to have your back. In training, she’d even be willing to help you out here and there as you’re trying to get used to axes (though she wields far heavier and bulkier ones than you’d ever consider using yourself).

— FERDINAND VON AEGIR -> Ah, Ferdinand. His overly earnest and rather loud disposition can get on some people’s nerves, but you take it in stride. He might not always go about things in the best of ways, and he might be just a tad misguided sometimes, but he truly strives to be a good person and that is something you appreciate. Ferdinand can often be found accompanying you on your walks around the monastery, and he is surprisingly good company. He is a solid conversation partner, able to keep a discussion going and being a great listener. You’re able to glean a picture (maybe not a comprehensive picture, but a picture nonetheless) of the life of nobility in the Adrestian Empire through him. One of his frequent conversation topics include whatever (one-sided) competition he is having with Edelgard, and you honestly find it quite funny. Sometimes you suggest potential competitions he could challenge his house leader to, purposefully outlandish and silly, but poor Ferdinand takes the suggestions seriously. You laugh when the following week, he comes up to you and starts prattling on about how Edelgard wouldn’t entertain his idea to see who can braid a horse’s mane the fastest.

— SYLVAIN JOSE GAUTIER -> Sylvain is someone with whom you initially didn’t get along terribly well, with many of your early days together in the Blue Lions involving you sidestepping him and the drama that so often seems to follow him around. Any of his flirting attempts on his part directed towards you were cut down immediately. But your blunt manner of speaking, that unfiltered honesty (for better or worse), is what catches his attention and draws him to you in a way that doesn’t fall in line with his usual attempts to manipulate and mock. He very much appreciates that you’ll tell it to him straight, even if it stings (“Hey, couldn’t you have said that a little bit nicer…?”). Aside from that, he adores how out-of-pocket your humor can be, and you find that you can banter with him quite easily.

Sylvain is also a good training buddy when it comes to magic. He picks things up very easily (it’s a bit infuriating sometimes), and is actually really solid at giving advice when you need it. You’re always looking to improve, and it can never hurt to see how your classmates approach magic.

— JERITZA -> Something about this man absolutely fascinates you, yet also sets you on edge. There’s just something wrong surrounding him that you can’t seem to figure out. At first, whenever you pass by him around the monastery, you simply give him a polite nod, maybe a little “hope you’re having a nice day”, and continue on your way. Then, your curiosity gets the better of you and you start to try and chat with him. You don’t really get anywhere with him most of the time, though on occasion he’ll surprise you with a few thoughtful or surprising insights, whether it be about himself, the monastery, or training. When Flayn goes missing, you’re actually the quickest to piece the mystery together. The plot thickens, and you definitely don’t like where it seems to be leading, but there’s no choice but to confront it head on.

#mutuals! [☎️]#[[🎥//] RAVEN ]#my matchups!#Ferdinand’s is frying me up so bad omg 😭#he’s my bsf trustttt #Makes my day

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