#chrom why

[xxivletxx]

look at my militia dawg we’re gonna die 😭😭

[skokepoke]

[sieglinde-freud]

chrom and inigo as father and son are so very dear to me and i understand that parent supports in awakening are all generic so any patterns that i see are unintentional and just coincidence and blah blah blah but i dont care, they are so fascinating to me. because if you compare how they interact in inigo’s parent support versus lucina and chrom’s support theres a clear difference in attitude chrom has towards inigo and its not something that i would call malice or dislike but its something more like… a lack of faith? he essentially acts as if hes waiting for inigo’s misstep, as opposed to lucina who he whole heartedly trusts and supports. i think thats so interesting because when you go into the future past conversations (WHICH ARE NOT GENERIC. and also happen after the C-A supports), chrom tells inigo that he sees so much of himself in inigo, and they’re more alike than they think beyond just the surface level hair and face and. everything. and i think thats so fun because its true!! everything inigo faces in regards to his position as a prince—chrom does too! the older sister whos way better at the job than you, feeling anxiety over whether or not your personality/worldview makes you fit to lead, their brash attitudes, the mistakes that they make while figuring it out, its all there! and i think its that similarity that ticks chrom off in the initial support because wheras lucina represents everything he sees as successful, inigo carries with him the opposite: everything chrom doesnt like about himself. his uncertainties! and thats fucked up to take out on your kid, obviously, but like. to be fair chrom was suddenly handed an adult son from thin air at the age of like 25. but then he goes and he learns about him and realizes that where they share their flaws, they share strengths as well, giving chrom the wisdom to have that much more productive conversation in the dlc, encouraging inigo instead of pushing him down, because its everything that maybe chrom needed to hear at some point too. isnt it fucked up how none of this is canon like what the hell

[mpregrimante]

[R->L] from 2023, after seeing brave mRobin's forging bonds of him getting bullied by the Grimas, lol (who ended up bullied in the end, i wonder)

[t0bey]

my most recent playthru got me bit by the fredsumia bug... guy overprepared for everything and anything & girl who causes bodily accidents on a daily basis is an entertaining dynamic i think

[localfruit]

me looking at fire emblem awakening: “this thing can hold so much generational trauma”

[burr-ell]

If it's alright, can I ask why you like the Golden Deer house more than the Blue Lions or Black Eagle houses? Like, what caught your eye about them over everyone else?

So I actually got into FE3H through a friend of mine, @dar-draws, who I already knew through mutual good taste (Dickkory), and fanarts like this one, this one, and this one plus the way she talked about Claude and Claudeleth caught my attention. I watched a couple playthroughs of the Golden Deer route on YouTube and absolutely fell in love (before finally getting a switch just to play it myself, for which I was violently bullied here). So like, I was already going into the game biased, which is part of why when I got it I went ahead and played through Golden Deer before doing all the other routes in turn; it was genuinely important to me to personally see all sides of the story. But even as I've played the other routes and replayed SS and AM and gained even more of an appreciation for them, I'm still always sort of drawn back to VW and the Deer.

I think it's ultimately vibes-based, but I'll try to articulate it. I'm not really a big fan of "cozy" sorts of games—I've played and enjoyed ACNH, but the things I most enjoyed about that game were finding things to do and goals to complete, like completing the main quest line or filling up the museum. So it's not so much that I find the Golden Deer to be cozy so much as adventurous. They're not inherently personally invested in the conflicts of White Clouds (they don't know Lord Lonato or Miklan, and their house leader isn't [gestures generally]), but they're also not just ping-ponging through the story. They go through the same events as the other two houses, but they're coming at it from more of an outsider's perspective, and their choice to get involved and react and respond feels more active.

The Deer also don't have any real reason to follow Claude, either, and in the early game they make sure he knows it; none of them are really all that concerned that they're speaking to the future Grand Duke of their country. Lysithea snaps at him, Leonie shoots the breeze with him, Raphael is jovial with him, Lorenz undercuts him, Hilda is blase with him, Marianne tries not to talk to him, and Ignatz gets into theological debates with him. Over the course of the game, they develop the same loyalty to Claude that the other house members already have for their leaders almost by default, and it feels a lot more earned because we see it happen. And that in turn makes scenes like the one at Myrddin, where Claude reveals his true goal of opening the border with Almyra and embracing foreign cultures and the other Deer are surprised but trust Claude and follow his lead, that much more satisfying.

I was a little surprised, when I played through the other three routes, that aside from the designated talking-with-the-cast scenes every route gets, the characters who aren't house leaders or retainers don't really have all that much to do in the story. On Verdant Wind, you pretty consistently have members of the Golden Deer appearing in other cutscenes and giving their two cents; there's even a unique scene where Lysithea realizes there's something up with the Empire's mages because of her backstory and approaches Claude and Byleth about it. It's nothing too obtrusive—they do still have to accommodate the potential for character death—but it's those small details that make a difference to me. Every house has a particular dynamic with odd silly quirks, but the Deer being just that little bit more integrated into the story really helps sell the idea that they belong here and they're making this story their own.

There's also the matter of where specifically their adventure takes them. I respect the choice to focus on Dimitri in Azure Moon, because it does handle his character and arc very well and I think also does the other Lions justice (with the exception of Dedue), but it's also focused largely on Dimitri's personal arc and the Tragedy of Duscur and doesn't really follow through on a lot of the events of White Clouds. (Which some Blue Lions stans have been okay with because they think the Agarthans are bad villains, which...that's valid, but stories still have to like, address plot elements they set up.) Verdant Wind, by contrast, does actually pull back and try to figure out the real impetus behind the whole conflict, and it ends with them beginning to properly lay Fodlan's true problems to rest.

So while the route isn't flawless and I do think there are issues with how characters are written that are part of larger trends within the game and the series as a whole, there's a very specific kind of fantasy adventure energy with the Golden Deer that I enjoy. I think the stories I'm most drawn to are the ones that keep their eyes on a specific goal but still make you feel like the characters would bring that same energy to goofing around with each other, and I think that's something Verdant Wind does very well.

[energeticpoltergeist]

Part 1: Mad King's War

Prologue: Diverged History(pages 1-4)

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[soup-for-ghosts]

“May we meet again in a better life.”

[xxivletxx]

what if Chrom could marry Panne? (alternate title: Lucina as a Taguel)

[the-priestess-of-dawn]

Thinking about how when Chrom talks to Robin at the beginning of chapter 6, just after war has broken out, he specifically says "Not everything Gangrel said was a lie." And then his next line is talking about how his father waged war on Plegia, which makes it sound like, oh, okay, Gangrel was telling the truth when he said the former exalt led a crusade against them. But I'm wondering if the line that was truly eating at Chrom was actually "Yours is now a haven of hypocrisy." Because this is when Chrom goes into detail about how Emmeyn suffered ending the war and bringing peace to Ylisse, and he's, y'know, way more bitter about how the Ylissean people acted than anything Plegia did. He talks about how Plegians "rightfully remember" what his father put them through and he does mention that their desire for vengeance was part of the legacy their father left her to deal with, but what he goes into detail about, what he complains about, what he's really upset about is the Ylissean response. They hurt her and she hid the fact that she was suffering from everyone while continuing to work to heal them. And then they "forgave" her—Chrom literally uses scare quotes. Now, he doesn't say "those damn hypocrites" aloud, but the implication is pretty much "how could those damn hypocrites 'forgive' her when she did nothing wrong and they did nothing but attack her? They should have been the ones begging for forgiveness."

And like, this all started when he was 4 years old, you know? He brings up how Emmeryn wasn't even 10 yet when she became exalt, and that means he was only 4! It's been 15 years. He's had these feelings about the situation for most of his life! And then you've got Gangrel over here, mouthing off because he wants to start a war but he needs to be able to paint Ylisse as the aggressor, and he throws out "yours is a haven of hypocrisy"— How horrific and sickening must it feel to hear the enemy who openly claims to want all of your people dead make a statement about them that you agree with.

And perhaps Chrom is thinking about himself, too. This conversation is where he gives his "perhaps I must be death's agent" line. Emmeryn would never order Gangrel killed, and he wouldn't WANT her to do so, but he is fully ready to take the matter into his own hands. He believes in his sister's ideals. But. They're not as important as HER. Virtue isn't his priority and he knows it.

Honestly, the whole Plegia arc is such a dark time for him.

[someobscurereference]

i love love love the way you write fates/awakening trio and i'm curious how (if) you decide who their variable parents are in fic! any personality preferences? plot conveniences? gen 1 ships?

Firstly, thank you! I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed my writing! :D

Secondly, regarding their parents, over the years I’ve ended up falling into the same grooves again and again based on what I think is funniest/what makes sense. For example, I’ve seen a couple different posts from others on how Henry!Inigo makes sense (and some side dialogue from him about wild laughter on the battlefield in Fates intimidates enemies when he’s losing, which reminds me of Henry), so I end up going with that combination a lot. Plus, I imagine Inigo as a little below average height, so Henry (short) + Olivia (maybe taller than Henry but short) makes short Inigo imo.

Severa/Selena has such perfectionist fears because of her mom, so I think it makes sense to give her another parent who may accidentally exacerbate those concerns. Frederick is a perfectionist in many ways himself and it may not be on purpose but I do like the idea of Frederick!Severa as the other parental standard she has to live up to. So I tend to default to that (though I think I ended up with Vaike!Severa in play through before and actually liked that too. I’ve just never written it.) Plus, Severa tends to nitpick behavior and tell people what they should do. This gets a bit better in Fates, but I can imagine Frederick as a first time parent still lecturing other parents on what’s right and how the house should be always organized even if you’re exhausted, making home made baby foods, etc. So Frederick works for me.

I’ve written Henry!Owain a few times before as well because I also find that funny (Lissa and Owain are both so similar, even if they don’t always see it, that giving Owain an even more “out there” parent than Lissa that he thinks is so normal is funny to me), but I more often default to Lon’qu!Owain because their default outfits are the same. Since Owain idolizes his parents canonically and it’s easy to imagine him as a swordsman because he takes after swordsman parent, Lon’qu seems a good match. (I don’t know that I ever published it, but I have at least one other WIP where Maribelle & Lissa raise Owain and Brady with Lon’qu just as a genetic donor who is somewhat involved in their lives too. I guess I’m really flexible on Owain’s parentage, lol.)

So Inigo’s father is chosen for personality in battle + height (and white hair aesthetic, so Henry), Severa’s father is chosen for her picky personality + worsening her perfectionist insecurity (Frederick), and Owain’s parents are chosen based on Lissa dynamic (Maribelle) + funny (Henry) + aesthetic/imitation behavior (default to Lon’qu).

That said, even if I have reasoning for the above choices, these aren’t set in stone and I’m always willing to change to what’s funniest, lol. So if I’m presented with a funnier dynamic than any of the above or it makes sense in context, I’ll absolutely swap parents for any of them.

Thanks for asking! I can always get more specific with questions if needed if I didn’t answer enough here, lol.

[sieglinde-freud]

one thing i never realized bc i always either pair chrom with olivia or make him gay is that not every sibling calls lucina “luce” and its making me crazy. inigo and brady call her “luce” for short. cynthia calls her “lucy” (MY FAV), and kjelle and morgan just call her “lucina.” why did they make this change across supports. “to add personality” you say and to that i say YES obviously but also. potential of telling us more about how close lucina was with each potential sibling? maybe. what im getting at here is chrom!kjelle and lucina maybe suffering the most in terms of feelings of inadequacy and having that slight strain that keeps them from being close. this does not apply to morgan bc i chalk his up to memory loss BUT. you could also say that lucina never let him get close because she’s wary of him. hows that. and if you read closely what im actually saying is that i need an au where all six of them are siblings and not all of them have the brand of the exalt

[blueorchid-95]

One of my favorite things about Fire Emblem is how serious all the FE main characters are. Marth, Ike, even the Robins—they hold themselves with a degree of dignity. When they show signs of excitement, they tone it down and try to limit it. Silliness is usually left for the side characters, far as I can tell (has not had the honor of playing many FE games yet).

Then there is Chrom. Who gets jealous over Alfonse pulling off his Christmas fit better than he does. Who has a VERY drunk-sounding voice line on his Christmas alt. Who tries to offer the Summoner an apple he has quite probably already bitten into. Who screams “I CANT STOP THIS THING” in full panic on his horse in Tap Battles, where he is remaining completely stationary as the enemy comes to him. Who apparently has zero spatial awareness and consistently smashes random objects by accident. Who went “my sister cannot maintain peace between our country and these invaders so. Vigilante volunteer force it is.” Who looks at Robin for the first time and goes “Friend!” so intensely they end up sharing an Emblem bracelet together. Who does not understand social cues to save his life.

Yeah, he’s serious and determined, but also he’s a whimsical silly guy and he’s doing his best to make it EVERYONE’S problem

[littleapocalypsekitten]

So, I full-out re-read one of my old Fire Emblem fanfictions last night after running into someone here on tumblr who said they'd loved that specific old fic. @litlunacy Said same fic is on Ao3. I re-read reviews on both sites. (ff was 2 idiots, Ao3 gave me actual smart reviews). And...I sort of realized something about me and media in general... (Getting long, so read-cut).

One of the reviews there (Ao3) I'd forgotten about got my attention, a guest review by someone I'm sure I actually know, by the style of the review, they are definitely someone who flagged me down on tumblr and who became a mutual and who has PM-chatted with me. They're pretty interesting to talk to. Fire Emblem (all games) is apparently a special interest / core fandom of theirs and they've told me a lot about the lore across the franchise and the mechanics I didn't know. Appreciated, even as I've told them that I've only played a few of the games, and am really only fandom-focused on Awakening. (Fates failed to enchant me. Haven't played enough Three Houses yet. Nada on older games yet). In other words, I treat/have treated my Fire Emblem: Awakening fandom the same way as I treat my Elder Scrolls fandom (I've only played Skyrim). Anything I do creative fanwise will be centered "pretty much on the characters and setting of that game ONLY despite there being a bunch of lore." This is very different from when I do Legend of Zelda fandom work, since I've been a player of that series since I was a pup. Or with Trigun, oh, GOD, Trigun! (Two different animes for that one so far and the core-manga). Trigun owns my soul and if @litlunacy - who loves them some Libra from FE: wants more in the ways of gentle but fighting-capable traumatized blond men, may I offer you a Vash the Stampede in this trying time? Or, if traumatized priests in general are more your thing, may I offer you a Nicholas D. Wolfwood? Anyway, Guest Reviewer talked about the original Japanese iteration of Awakening and how there was transphobia in the story / Chrom being a jerk that was cut out of the English / American localization in a big way (and guessing who they are, they've talked with me a LOT about this). Libra was not trans in my fic, but faces similar social difficulties for reasons obvious to the character. I've kind of realized "I do not care as it is not relative to what I am doing" - in the way of "I go by the localization." If the English-language version (cleaned up of some of the original problematic stuff) is what I am "using" as my fan-base, THAT is the thing I am enjoying. I will readily consider the original a different story and ignore it! It's like, "maybe the original was problematic, but the thing localizers made of it is not or less so" so I'm enjoying the story that I know. (This is very different to how I approach Trigun, for instance, in which I MUST know all lore and translations back, forth and sideways, but that's only because it's my soul-core fandom). Fire Emblem? Less so. I love Awakening's characters, but I choose to love their English-language versions. If Chrom is a better man in English, so be it! It's like... I don't know, how "Samurai Pizza Cats" purposefully went off the rails in English localization and is, quite deliberately, a different show than the Japanese original (and the original creators freaking LOVE it)!

[fore-seer]

aw rats i have to log into feh again