#imagine a canon sibcest ship

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in case y’all were wondering how committed i am to pro-shipping, i just remembered i have this fucking magnet on my fridge.

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This fic is a Fire Emblem incest paradise! (submission)

I think I found the greatest Fire Emblem multi-ship incest fic out there. Or at least a strong contender. It's a modern AU of all the Fire Emblem games, it's title is HANDS OFF!: Win My Kin!, titled after a fictional game show in the fic.

The premise of the show is that a bunch of contestants are thrown together with the goal of finding love, but with a catch. As explained in the fic: "But they're already in pairs... with their siblings! ...Who can find a hookup with their sibling looking over their shoulder? Who’s gonna give up and go home? And who’s gonna be given away at the altar at the end of the season?" But the catch is that a lot of contestants have ended up hooking up with their siblings instead, which is what really put the show on the map in-universe.

The main characters are the cast of FE Three Houses/Three Hopes (a lot of it's told through the lens of a watch party) and the main ships are Dimitri/Edelgard (step-brosis) and to a lesser extent Holst/Hilda (brosis).

But there are also plenty of other sibling ships featured in the fic! In terms of canon sibcest, we also get Alfonse/Sharena (brosis, FE Heroes), Flora/Felicia (sisters, FE Fates), and mentioned Eldigan/Lachesis (brosis, Genealogy of the Holy War).  It's also mentioned that several other unnamed incestuous pairs have formed over the course of the show, so it's safe to assume other fave ships may be canon, too! (We all know Ephraim/Eirika had to appear at some point.)

There are also several more non-canon sibling duos featured or mentioned: Bruno/Veronica (brosis, FE Heroes, and she refuses to give him away at the altar in the fic); Kaze/Saizo and Xander/Elise (brothers and brosis respectively, FE Fates), and Randolph/Fleche (brosis, FE Three Houses/Three Hopes).

The fic has plenty of easter eggs for longtime FE fans, but honestly could be enjoyed without tons of series knowledge. It has a great sense of humor, and it's obviously written by a fellow incest shipper.  (Actually, I checked their profile and they have quite a lot of incest fic. On the off chance the writer sees this: you're doing the lord's work!)

All in all, it's a fun short story, well worth the read. And on top of that, the premise of this game show is amazing fodder for AUs--I'm already imagining my other incest ships in this scenario and loving it.

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Wow, multiple incestuous ships? What a treasure. And this premise is hilarious, in light of the fact that so many of the contestants are already in relationships with their siblings.

Thank you so much for the recommending this, Anon! And thank you for finding it!

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Andy and Lauren

Anon #1:

In the new year's episode of the gifted i felt a bit bad about Andy because when his sister's met Wes again (the one andy supported because he knows the other is a good guy) he immediately turned around and involved himself in his solitude. I think that scene speaks a lot, he wants to fight he wants to feel special but he needs his family and ends up feeling alone. Nevertheless Wes and Lauren can never stay together for real so dont worry. Andy is a really deep interesting character for me.

I saw that Lauren’s love interest was back again in 1.11 but he was gone by 1.12, thankfully. Andy’s reactions to him almost make it worth it. In the two part finale when Lauren passed by Andy and came in to speak to him, he asked her why she wasn’t with Wes in a way that made him sound very jealous, like he was always does (even when he’s supportive). 

It’s very interesting what you say about Andy’s solitude. I think he does need his family but he also chooses to close himself off a lot - sometimes when he needs them the most. 

Anon #2:

I'm sorry, every time I see those scenes of Lauren and Andy holding hands and their powers activating and them just looking at each other, it just reminds me of the dramatic slow-mo that happens sometimes in anime like when two characters realize they like each other or something. Even if I *didn't* ship sibcest regularly, I would still be unable to NOT think of it that way.

Right? It’s just so romantic. The slow-mo, the wind, the pretty golden light. I mean...

I’m glad the people who make the show were able to look at that and say “platonic siblings” - we reap the benefits of their mistake. Of course, presumably, the first siblings to do Fenris weren’t platonic, so...

It really works best for siblings who are a couple, right? Because it makes sense for siblings to be born with complementary powers, but the way they use them is so romantic. So I say: both. 

@cietsutsu:

Just wanted to share some of my favorite Andy/Lauren fanvids. I can imagine how someone who doesn’t watch the show and/or know about their characters being siblings would assume they’re an actual pairing. That’s how romantic their scenes look to me lol 

I think casual onlookers would think they were a couple as well, especially if we cherry-picked certain scenes, particularly when they use their powers.

Thanks for sharing these fanvids! I’m pleased there are so many good ones. Now the fic community needs to catch up.

Anon #3:

P1 worth watching the gifted ep12-13. 1st jealous Andy is back, Andy/Lauren hurting each other, Lauren wanting to protect Andy from himself, Andy being a brat but following her nevertheless and the ending, Andy left!!! Like some anon said here: Lorna/Marcos are soulmates and like a parallel for Andy/Lauren, and just as the main couple break up we got Andy/Lauren saying goodbye as if they were breaking up too. Lauren begging really got me. Lorna/Andy and Lauren/Marcos are such similar characters

P2 I can't with their ships, I love these cliché couples: one pure soul + one big baddass with a dark soul. The writers are doing great by placing subtexts with the von struckers (comic canon twincest) and Lorna/Marcos as the perfect soulmate couple, for sure this isn't something random, it was planned, the writers want me to ship it! I cannot wait to see what happens next and I reaaaaally hope that Marcos/Lauren don't give up in their partners. 

I did skim 1.12/1.13 for Andy/Lauren scenes, and was not disappointed by the screentime or amount of focus on their relationship, though of course it’s so hard to watch them at odds like this.

I also noticed the extremely heavy parallels between Andy/Lauren and Lorna/Marcos. Incredible. Marcos and Lauren watching Lorna and Andy walk away was heartbreaking but the parallel made me so happy at the same time. 

Marcos and Lauren reacting to the changes they were seeing in Lorna and Andy was so similar. And then they had the same “break up”. 

Anon #4:

The Gifted is the gift that keeps on giving! The season finale is very good for Lauren & Andy and we can expect lots of angst on S2. They reveal they used pretend they were the X-Men when they were little and most of the fandom is joking they played as Jean and Scott due to their incest vibes. Everybody can see it.

I LOVED that bit about them playing at being the X-Men. That was such a great piece of worldbuilding and an adorable glimpse into their childhood together. That is too hilarious about them pretending to be Scott and Jean - I love that the fandom is joking about that. I mean, it’s probably true, too, given their prominence. 

Anon #5:

*SPOILER* Lauren whispering "Please don't leave me" as a last plea to Andy broke my heart during The Gifted's finale. Everyone pretty much guessed that the Strucker siblings will get separated in the end. It's like The 100 all over again. Also, I found it interesting that she said "me" instead of "us." It really emphasizes how special his relationship with her is compared to his other relationships-- like it seems she truly believes that he may turn his back on everyone, but not when it's her.

You know your ship is good when one of them says, “Please don’t leave me”, ESPECIALLY if it would have made sense for them to have said “Please don’t leave us” instead, but they didn’t.

That moment was beautiful, and it’s almost worth this split happening in order to have had that moment. You can tell Andy was moved by it, but not enough to stay. It wasn’t easy for him to leave like that but it’s not as hard on him as it is on Lauren, because he knows he can always come back, whenever he wants to. 

Personally I would rather see more of the early season status quo than this Bellamy/Octavia DRAMA nonsense but I think what’s important is that the show is putting a lot of focus on their relationship and it’s getting a lot of attention. It’s not just the Strucker family but truly Andy and Lauren and their relationship. First they were bonding over both being mutants, then figuring out about Fenris, and now they’re in different factions and pulled apart by ideology. 

But at least we know, because of Fenris, that no matter what they’ll always be more powerful together. And as they both said, they love that feeling of using Fenris so they’ll be drawn to it, whether the show explores that or not. 

Anon #5

I got a smile when Lauren said "Andy Please don't leave me". I feel like they were inspired by star wars. But I hope they don't rip it off because Andy isn't Kylo. He's conflicted but I think he's a fairly good person that could turn around. P.S I also hated the endless scrolling!

That did remind me of Kylo Ren and Rey, quite a lot. A funny coincidence that both would happen within a month though I’m sure the episode was done filming before The Last Jedi came out. If Kylo Ren/Rey is meant to be canon romantic - that’s up to JJ but was clearly Rian Johnson’s intention - then the parallel is all the more interesting, just like the parallel with Lorna and Marcos. 

Sorry about the endless scrolling. I never would have set it up that way on purpose, it was just the default. I need to find the time to do a new theme.