#and the thing is it's hard for Claude fans to stomach this in general like

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Just some examples below of characters at camp in GW not being okay with what Claude does (mainly to reiterate past points I’ve made about him/the route):

Mind you, the game forces all characters to cooperate with Claude in GW, even though a lot of them disagree (Marianne adamantly is against everything Claude is doing and expresses it regularly. Her excuse for not leaving or doing anything about is that she hopes the war ends quickly, but she still repeatedly expresses that she doesn’t believe what they’re doing is the right thing to do).

Lorenz repeatedly questions Claude’s decisions, as he should, but due to it being the GW route, all the characters have to follow what he does and just deal with it. There’s no “hey this is bullshit I’m out”, when realistically at this point a good handful of characters would’ve walked out.

This proves the writer’s are totally aware of what they’re writing and know the nuance to it! It’s just that... because Claude is the main character of this route, he’s swept up in the story and has to be adjusted to fit the story accordingly.

There’s no happy ending for the Kingdom and Alliance unless Sylvain (who is a major player in Faerghus politics) can agree to it, which is highly unlikely after he openly expresses his hatred for Claude/the Alliance (as he puts it, the “invaders”, which... were Claude/the Alliance).

Also, I have another post with the camp part of Hapi saying that it’s scummy of the Alliance/Federation that the only reason she and Constance are alive is because they surrendered. In other words, she finds the “surrender or die” thing to be scummy. Then we have Yuri, who notices the same issue:

This point proves that Claude is pretty cold hearted in this route. He not only forces Ashe to surrender (or die, as is implied by his dialogue when he says “Dimitri would be sad if you died” and thus urging him to surrender), but then he even has Ashe fight against his own people.

While this is a recruit mechanic issue and is a problem in all routes generally speaking, it’s not highlighted upon by other characters about other characters. That is to say, Petra for example in AG will express relief that they didn’t have to kill Dorothea, but she doesn’t mention anything about Dimitri forcing them to fight the Empire (which Petra decides to do entirely by her own will). Dorothea expresses some reluctance at first in her own camp dialogue, but it’s never mentioned that Dimitri is forcing anyone to fight against their will.

The fact that other characters are commenting on it means other characters are seeing and understanding what’s going on (which is more than a lot of players can say apparently, like the ones who blindly send hate to people who didn’t enjoy GW/SB lol). They recognize that everything Claude is doing is just shitty and shouldn’t be what they’re doing.

So... why do they keep fighting with him? Because... bad writing. That’s honestly it. Because they’re all forced, by the writing and route’s story, to keep fighting for Claude even though probably a good half of his camp doesn’t agree with his actions. Even though, if this were a better story even somewhat, and if Claude still did what he’s been doing here in this somewhat better story, the story would be made better by the disagreeing characters defecting to the Kingdom. Mind you, three background lords did try to defect to the Kingdom... and were promptly shut down from defecting.

If this were a good story, Claude wouldn’t have had his morals flipped on their head. If this were a decentish story, Claude would have lost a good chunk of his allies who defected after being fed up with his behavior and decisions. If this were a bad and lazily written story, it would look like it does.

ALSO I ran out of tags to explain my last point BUT

the irony of all this is that when he killed Shahid, he was trying not to cry and got drunk over it. This guy who had been trying to kill him and would’ve done so without batting an eye (and probably would’ve told everyone and bragged about it), this guy who has been presumably among his siblings trying to kill him his entire life, and this is who he feels guilty about killing. Then he goes marching to Faerghus, invades them and says he just wants to talk while forcing one of their royal knights to surrender or die.

Apparently Claude would rather feel sad about the brother of his that tried to murder him than the innocent people who never wronged him.

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001. MEET INDIGO

FULL NAME: indigo blu bertrand. PREFERRED NAME: indigo. NICKNAME/S: indi. DATE OF BIRTH: august 12th, 1993. GENDER & PRONOUNS: cis female & she/her. ORIENTATION: bicurious. RELIGION: agnostic. RELATIONSHIP STATUS: engaged to william coleman. OCCUPATION: fashion journalist, fashion director and entrepreneur. RESIDENCE: boston, massachusetts.

002. CHECK INDIGO’S BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: marseille, france. NATIONALITY: french and american. she obtained dual citizenship following eight years of living in the united states. ETHNIC BACKGROUND: filipino, irish, spanish and french. LINGUISTICS: french which is her native language, english in a fluent level and she can lead a conversation in spanish and italian. EDUCATION: she, primarily, attended central saint martins in order to get her BA in fashion communication: fashion journalism and, afterwards, she attended parsons school of design where she got her MA in fashion studies. CRIMINAL RECORD: clean. BIRTH ORDER: second. FATHER: pierre anton bertrand, born on march 16th, 1964 in provence, france, currently residing in between marseille and paris. he is the CEO and owner of the bertrand group. MOTHER: ophelia amelie bertrand, née deneuve, born on july 28th, 1963 in bordeaux, france, currently residing in between marseille and paris. she’s a retired teacher at ifm, central saint martins and parsons school of design, and a high-profile fashion stylist who, nowadays, only does selective work for some of her dearest clients. SISTER/S: brielle clémence bertrand, born on january 14th, 1991 in marseille, france, currently residing in tokyo, japan and working as the CBDO of the bertrand group. BROTHER/S: jean-claude bertrand, born on september 2nd, 1999 in paris, france, currently residing in boston, massachusetts where he studies economics at harvard university and competes in the ncaa basketball league as a part of the harvard crimsons. christian guillaume bertrand, born on may 30th, 2001 in paris, france, currently residing in paris, france and working as a model and song-writer.  SIGNIFICANT OTHER: william coleman. CHILDREN: rey alexander coleman, born on october 2nd, 2019 in boston, massachusetts. OTHER RELEVANT FAMILY: lawrence rhodes, brielle’s husband thus brother-in-law. EX/ES: luca debuchy and jaylen aldridge. PETS: roux, a hotot bunny, blanc, a pomeranian and rogue, a german shepherd.

003. GET UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

HEIGHT: 5′8″ or 177 cm. WEIGHT: between 121 lbs or 55 kg and 130 lbs or 59 kg. BODY BUILD: she has a banana ( otherwise known as rectangle ) shaped body which, all in all, means she has a rather slim figure or, what would be deemed by some as, the classic supermodel-like look. naturally, it’s easy for her to maintain her desired weight and her flat stomach. indigo has slim shoulders and hips, and thanks to her workout routine, she has toned legs and a more toned bum. she has a small bust — she’s a 32B — and despite being considered petite, she still has some adequate curves. EYE COLOR: her eyes are a dark shade of brown, at first glance. if you pay close attention, you’ll notice how while her right eye is brown, her left eye is black. this becomes more prominent when sun or light are directly lighting up her eyes. EYESIGHT: due to her job and how long she spends on a laptop, as well as reading different articles and books, indigo has eye fatigue and, often, gets blurry vision. in those cases, she wears glasses to help her and so she doesn’t get a headache of any sorts. on the regular, however, she doesn’t wear glasses or contacts. HAIR COLOR & STYLE: naturally, her hair is a dark shade of brown, almost black. currently, it’s dyed in a chocolate brown shade. within indigo’s line of work, appearance is easily one of the most important things and what people base their first impression of you on. alongside her fashion choices, posture and makeup, her hair happens to be a pivotal thing for the girl. in its natural state, indigo’s hair is wavy and, often, that’s how she prefers to wear it — of course, most times she uses the right products and equipment to give it some help and loosen the waves. if she’s looking for a casual, distressed look, she enjoys going for the beach waves or throw her long locks in a messy bun, but for events or other important occasions, indigo tends to go for a sleek high ponytail or sleek straight hair. DOMINANT HAND: left. NOTABLE PHYSICAL TRAITS: the most notable and distinguishable of her physical traits is the color of her eyes — while her left eye is black, her right one is a lighter, coppery-brown shade. her model-like body and, often referred as, towering height are two other things that stand out, along with her long, toned legs. additionally, her long, silky hair that is always kept in perfect condition is another one of her notable physical traits. SCARS AND MARKS: there’s a small scar above her belly button due to a surgery she was submitted to when she was born but, other than that, she doesn’t have any other noticeable scars. scattered through her body, indigo has some freckles. she has a birthmark on her right foot and another one on the small of her back. TATTOOS: on the inside of her left wrist, she has a small camera — reference. in small, cursive font placed inside her right arm, indigo has the lyrics satisfaction feels like a distant memory. on the side of her left ankle, she has a feather tattoo — reference. along her left hip, she has the lyrics kissing to cut through the gloom in small, handwritten font. indigo has a hanger tattoo — reference — on the side of her left arm, nearing her wrist and she has a small world map inside her right wrist — reference — and a eiffel tower tattoo right next to it — reference. a little above the junction of her lower and upper left arm, she has the quote be yourself first in cursive font — reference — and on the side of her right ankle, she has three small birds — reference. she has cote d’azure tattooed in small font, on the left side of her rib cage. she has a matching tattoo with alana, a flame on her right hip — reference. on her ribcage, below her left boob, she has the lyrics pour dire la vérité, je te veux just toi — dvsn’s the line’s lyrics, meaning to tell the truth, i only want you — a subtle tattoo she has gotten for will. beside it, she has an eleven — reference — tattooed in cursive font, her boyfriend’s shirt number. PIERCINGS: she has her regular lobes pierced and two tragus piercings on her left ear. VOICECLAIM: shay mitchell. ACCENT & INTENSITY: when she says certain words, you can hear her subtle marseille accent underlying what is, otherwise, a new york accent. likewise, if she’s angry or if she has returned home after spending some time in france, her marseille accent becomes more prominent. in general, however, her french accent isn’t particularly strong anymore and, more often than not, the new york one overpowers it. ALLERGIES: cats and hayfever PHOBIAS & FEARS: snakes, being forgotten and trypophobia. MENTAL & PHYSICAL ILLNESSES: she has rhinitis. ALCOHOL USE: she drinks on social situations and she doesn’t say no to a glass of rosé after a long, stressful day of work. SMOKING: no. NARCOTICS USE: she used to experiment / do hard drugs during university but she quit that. she smokes weed on the rare. INDULGENT FOOD: yes, food is definitely one of her comforts and every so often, she indulges in it. SPLURGE SPENDING: yes, on occasion. GAMBLING: no, never.

004. DIG DEEPER

CAN THEY DRIVE? yes, she can drive. CAN THEY COOK & BAKE? yes and yes. CAN THEY CHANGE A FLAT TIRE? she can but she’d rather not have to do it. CAN THEY TIE A TIE? yes. CAN THEY SWIM? yes. CAN THEY RIDE A BICYCLE? yes. CAN THEY JUMP START A CAR? no. CAN THEY BRAID HAIR? yes. CAN THEY PICK A LOCK? no. EXTROVERTED OR INTROVERTED? extroverted. DISORGANIZED OR ORGANIZED? organized, without being overly so. CLOSE OR OPEN MINDED? open minded. CALM OR ANXIOUS? calm. PATIENT OR IMPATIENT? patient. OUTSPOKEN OR RESERVED? in-between. LEADER OR FOLLOWER? in-between. OPTIMISTIC OR PESSIMISTIC? optimistic. TRADITIONAL OR MODERN? modern. HARD-WORKING OR LAZY? hard-working. CULTURED OR UNCULTURED? cultured. LOYAL OR DISLOYAL? loyal. FAITHFUL OR UNFAITHFUL? faithful. NIGHT OWL OR EARLY BIRD? a balance of both. HEAVY OR LIGHT SLEEPER? she’s a heavy sleeper. COFFEE OR TEA? coffee. DAY OR NIGHT? day. TAKING BATHS OR SHOWERS? baths. COCA COLA OR PEPSI? coca-cola. CATS OR DOGS? dogs. NETFLIX OR CINEMA? netflix. SHOWS OR MOVIES? shows. LAPTOP OR GAMING CONSOLE? laptop. HEALTHY OR JUNK FOOD? healthy food. ICE CREAM OR FROZEN YOGURT? ice cream. PIZZA OR HAMBURGER? pizza. LOLLIPOPS OR GUMMY WORMS? gummy worms. BEACH OR POOL? beach. SNOWBALLS FIGHTING OR ICESKATING? snowballs fighting. LITERATURE OR SCIENCE? literature. HISTORY OR ART? art. CHOCOLATE BARS OR COTTON CANDY? chocolate bars. XBOX OR PLAYSTATION? playstation. FACE-TO-FACE OR PHONE INTERACTIONS? face-to-face interactions. DRAMA OR SCI-FI? drama. HORROR OR COMEDY? comedy.

005. INDIGO’S FAVORITES

FAVORITE ACTIVITY: writing. FAVORITE ANIMAL: dolphin. FAVORITE BOOK: milk and honey by rupi kaur. FAVORITE COLOR/S: dusty rose, soft grey and burgundy. FAVORITE CUISINE: mediterranean cuisine. FAVORITE DISH/ES: bouillabaisse, any kind of pizza but especially italian pizza cappricciosa and pizza calzone, rollatini and shakshuka eggs. FAVORITE DRINK/S: salted caramel mocha frappuccino and minted lemonade, the black rose cocktail, rosé wine and don pérignon. FAVORITE FLOWER/S: black orchids. FAVORITE GEM: sapphire. FAVORITE MOVIE: coco avant chanel by anne fontaine. FAVORITE SONG: time by sevdaliza. FAVORITE SCENT/S: açai, cakes baking in the oven, cinnamon and wine. FAVORITE SHOW/S: grey’s anatomy, american crime story, the resident and the good doctor FAVORITE SPORT/S & TEAM THEY SUPPORT: basketball, she’s a cleveland cavaliers fan but she always roots for whatever team william is playing for, and soccer, she supports olympique de marseille.  FAVORITE SEASON OF THE YEAR: summer. VACATION DESTINATION: anywhere in southeast asia, particularly in indonesia and harbor islands, bahamas.

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Evgeni Malkin #3 - Flirting

Anon asked: Oh dear god I love you! ❤️ I was wondering if you could an imagine about Evgeni Malkin? Maybe where (Y/N) plays for the Flyers and she can speak Russian so she flirts with him and he gets distracted? Thank you!!!

Hello anon, I clearly don’t know who you are but I can only assume you’re great and I love you too. This concludes the three Evgeni Malkin requests in a row. The flirting ended up being not as cutesy as intended so I hope that isn't an issue. I enjoyed writing this and the way it ended might result in a part two. I hope you enjoy this! This is also my first imagine under the new username which really means nothing but is something to me. 

You were called up from the Flyers AHL affiliate team the Lehigh Valley Phantoms after a devastating case of the flu knocked out a good chunk of the roster. People were skeptical of a woman entering the NHL though you were far from the first. You quickly proved your worth and found yourself with a permanent spot on the roster.

During your time in the AHL you bonded the best with the Russian players both on your team and not. They liked your fiery spirit and can do attitude and while you can’t say for certain, matching them shot for shot after your first win might have helped. In exchange for you helping them with their English, they began teaching you simple Russian phrases. They started off easy with basic chirps and curse words but once it became clear how well you were learning they moved onto harder things.

You enjoyed learning the language because it gave you something to do during travel and the off-season. After a year of constant work, you could hold a passable conversation and used it any chance you got. You weren’t from Russian nor were your parents so there was really no reason you should know how to speak it. This gave you an unlikely advantage.

The Flyers-Penguins rivalry is regarded as one of the most intense rivalries in the history of the NHL. It’s initial beginning is assumed to be a result of location, as it is also nicknamed The Battle of Pennsylvania, and because both teams were introduced during the “Next Six” expansion wave.

As a Flyer yourself you are supposed to hate the Penguins on principle but couldn’t fully bring yourself to do so. They irked you sure, and sometimes they played less than what was ideal but you could admire their work ethic and determination. One player stood out amongst the rest. Evgeni Malkin was a name thrown around often by your Russian teammates both in the AHL and NHL. It didn’t matter if you liked him or hated him; you knew who he was. You admired his skill and the power he put into every shot. He was a force to be reckoned with on the ice but apparently a big softy off of it. Through the various Russians you were acquainted with you found yourself becoming more and more interested in Evgeni. Not necessarily in a romantic way, though he was attractive, but because he seemed like someone you’d get on with. You didn’t dare reveal this to any of your teammates because it would be seen as fraternizing with the enemy. They couldn’t think that you would be too distracted to play anything but your best against the Penguins.

The locker room was tense as everyone finished suiting up for the game. Claude gave a brief but inspiring talk to get everyone fired up as he always did and soon the team filed out to walk to the ice. Ivan Provorov walked up behind you and uttered in Russian, “everything okay?”

“I’m great. Just a bit nervous, it’s a big game.”

“You’ve got this,” he clapped you on the back and walked around you to the entrance to the ice.

You watched him skate off and took a deep breath before doing the same. The crowd roared as you stepped out. The perks of being on home ice meant that your fans were there to support you. Their cheers motivated you to skate faster, shoot harder and just generally be better. The Penguins were already on the ice warming up when the last of your team finally exited. You went through the motions of your warm up and before you knew it, it was time for the puck drop. The puck was a blur of black as it was passed from stick to stick. You tried your hardest to intercept it and weaved in and out around the Penguins. Claude fired it towards you but just before it entered your possession a force knocked you into the boards. Evgeni skated off with the puck so you hurried to pick yourself up and chase after him. 

He kept it just out of your reach so you called out to him, “that was a cheap hit and normally I’d complain but you’re hot when you’re angry.”

He clearly wasn’t expecting those words to come out of your mouth and he fumbled the puck just enough to give you an opening to swoop in a take it. He cursed loudly behind you which caused you to smile. You sped down towards their goal and fired it into the top right corner, just out of their goalie’s reach. The buzzer sounded and you were ambushed by your team in celebration. There was still plenty of time for the Penguins to score but your goal brought the score to 1-0, making it no longer scoreless.

The rest of the game passed with you making remarks towards Evgeni when you had the chance. It was good natured chirping in your opinion but clearly getting to him. Anything from “you’ve got good hands. I wonder what else they’d be good for,” after a nice pass, to, “you’ve got stamina, I admire that in a man,” at the end of the game. The Flyers pulled out the win thanks to your goal in the first so you were in good spirits as you skated down the line to tap gloves with the Penguins. Evgeni was firmly avoiding your gaze and a blush was high on his cheeks though it could be flushed from so much skating.

Once back in the locker room your team ambushed you again with cheers and hugs. The game puck was presented to you by Claude and you gratefully accepted it. The reporters flooded in soon after and surrounded you which wasn’t unusual.

One of them spoke up, “so what was it you said to Evgeni Malkin just before your goal in the first?”

“Oh nothing, just a bit of chirping.”

“It clearly got to him and allowed you to gain possession of the puck. Are you sure you can’t give us more detail?”

You ducked your head to hide the flush on your face, “it really was just about him slamming into the boards.”

“And the other times?”

“Just good natured teasing.”

You kept your answers as vague as you could and hoped your blush didn’t give anything away. When the media finally wrapped up, the locker room had mostly emptied out: there were still a few players milling around. You showered quickly and tucked your wet hair under your Flyers ball cap. The exhaustion of the game finally hit you and you were too tired to bother brushing your hair or putting your suit back on. You waved goodbye to the equipment managers and nodded at the remaining players.

The drive back to your apartment was a quick one and you couldn’t wait to grab some food and climb into bed. You unlocked the door to find the lights on and noise coming from the kitchen. You tossed your keys onto the table by the door and walked into the kitchen. Evgeni was pulling a plate out of the microwave and passed it over, no questions asked when you made grabby hands towards it.

“Was cheap play at game.”

You smiled, “you need to learn to ignore the teasing.”

“Is hard when coming from pretty lady.”

You forced down the flutter in your stomach at his words, “where does the team think you are?”

“I’m pretend be angry. Want be left alone.”

“Eventually they’ll figure it out. You always disappear when you play us.”

He pulled you in for a hug, “they dumb, not know anything.”

“Are you staying the night?”

“Can’t. Early flight. I’m stay late though.”

You put your plate down and grabbed his hands, “well we don’t have much time then. Better make good use of what we can.”

“I’m use my good hands.”

You threw your head back in laughter, “not my best line I’ll admit.”

“Is true though.”

“Yes G, whatever you say.”

Your team would likely kill you if they found out you were involved with the enemy but you found yourself not really caring. Evgeni meant a lot to you and you would make the most of your relationship while it stayed between the two of you. You were a much better liar than him but so far no one had caught on to his mysterious disappearances.

He pulled back from kissing you, “it was a good goal even if it wasn’t fair.”

“You don’t always play fair yourself.”

“Lies. I always play by the rules.”

“Whatever you say ‘Mr. leader in penalty minutes.”

“You like it when I fight.”

“Never said I didn’t.”