#the solitary reign of Edelgard came to an end

[shroomthedecayedfox]

Sometime in the year 1185 . . . 💍 ❤️

[houseaegir]

wlw ferigard and prompt is proposal

Thank you for the prompt! I had fun writing this <3

they’re lesbians, your honor

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They’ve only just returned from Fhirdiad - a long march from an exhausting battle that has left most of her Eagles passed out in their old classroom, unwilling to be separated just yet - but Edelgard finds herself climbing the stairs to the top of the Goddess Tower for a moment alone. Well, perhaps not completely alone. She hopes, silently, that something will come - that someone in particular will follow her up here.

She waits in the pre-dawn quiet for several minutes, long enough to carefully remove her crown and unwind her hair. The war is over, the monster slain, she has no need for horns any longer. She’s massaging the ache in her scalp when she hears familiar, clanging footsteps up the spiral staircase behind her. There’s a hesitance to their cadence, but Edelgard finds her own reservations draining away with the tension in her shoulders.

She came.

Orange hair crests the last stair first, followed by earnest amber eyes that Edelgard has come to love so much, then the rest of a war-hardened body still partially clad in light flyer’s armor. Edelgard can’t help but smile softly as she holds out a hand to her love.

“Freya. I’m glad you came.”

Freya returns her smile with more confidence at the reassurance. “A year ago, you asked me to meet you here when the war was won. I could never break a promise to my Emperor.”

“Please, I don’t want to be Emperor and General right now. Let us be simply Freya and . . . El.” It has been a very long time since anyone called her that, long enough that offering it now sets her heart racing, but Freya of all people understands the importance of names.

“As you wish, El.” Freya’s smile softens as she takes Edelgard’s offered hand and kisses the knuckles with all the reverence and devotion of a worshipper to their goddess. What Freya does not see is that she is the only goddess present, the very Sun made flesh, too brilliant for mere mortals to gaze upon. But, oh, how Edelgard longs to burn.

Freya continues to hold Edelgard’s hand in both of her’s, and Edelgard wishes she had had the foresight to remove her gloves. There are too many layers between them, and no longer any need to hide her scars from her lover, but she can’t bring herself to break the contact even for a moment.

“I wish to ask you something, now that we have the time. Before the next war begins in earnest.”

“Anything.” The adoration in Freya’s eyes is heady, but Edelgard knows even now Freya will not hesitate to debate her on anything she finds unsatisfactory. The thought brings a chuckle to her lips. Freya will never mindlessly agree with her, no matter their relationship.

Taking a deep breath, Edelgard holds tighter to Freya’s hands. “The solitary reign of Edelgard has come to an end. From now on, we walk this path together. With time and care, the darkness shrouding this world will be lifted. You and I will become the light that shines over Fódlan . . . just as you have shone upon my life.”

“Edelgard?”

“Freya von Aegir-“ No, Freya has broken free of her family’s legacy and left it far behind, she is her own woman no longer shackled to the expectations and burdens of the Aegir name. Start over.

“Freya of Adrestia, will you do me the honor-“ with the hand not held so gently by Freya’s, Edelgard reaches into a hidden pocket at her neck and withdraws a ring she had specially commissioned months earlier. The band is made of the same alloy as her armor, set with a fire opal to match Freya’s eyes. “-of being my wife?”

[patricia-von-arundel]

What are your top 5 favorite quotes from Fire Emblem Three Houses spoken by someone other than Edelgard? (actually, you know what, I'm curious about your top 5 Edelgard quotes too, come to think of it)

1. Rhea: "For the sin of insurgency, you shall be consigned to hell!" Cherami Leigh just does such a good job of showing Rhea beginning to fall apart, and then when the true rage comes out... God, she's good! So any of Rhea's lines when she's gone fully enraged are just amazing.

2. Marianne: "It actually makes me happy. As though there's finally someone who understands how I truly feel..." - that was when I fell in love with the Dimitri/Marianne pairing. You see Dimitri's true gentleness come out in their supports. They're so good for each other. He can be soft and gentle with her, and she can trust and be herself - and soft and gentle in return.

3. I'm not going to put all of it in here, but any time Dimitri talks about his childhood with Edelgard. Even when it's with Sylvain making fun of him, there's a certain tone of wistfulness in his voice that just... gaaaaah. I love it. Chris Hackney is a god among voice actors.

4. Seteth: "One might also say that, just as I am this book's author, you are now its illustrator." The whole support Seteth has with Bernie is amazing, but I'm really, really attached to the idea of Seteth as a writer. For many reasons. And he's so gently supportive! (I loved Sylvain's supports with Bernie for the same reason.)

5. Dorothea's Edelgard song. Because it's amazing. And because it's Allegra Clark getting to show off those amazing pipes of hers. I love Allegra so much. 😅

Those are the first top five that came to mind, but there are 45,000 others I might have picked.

For Edelgard:

1. "When humanity stands strong and people reach out for each other, there's no need for gods!" Favorite Edelgard quote. Absolutely. ("I never believed in you from the beginning" stands out, too. Edelgard and I see eye-to-eye about religion generally.)

2. Any time she swears. Because damn, it's nice to see a character like her allowed to let a curse or two out.

3. "Would it be OK...if I just laze about for a few moments? You're the only one I can allow to see me like that." The first time she said that, I just wanted desperately to hug her and tell her to laze about as long as she liked. Poor girl needs a day off. Or maybe a month off.

4. "If you stand in my way, I will cut you down until you have no blood left to bleed. [Byleth stares at her.] What? I was just trying to rally your spirits. Now, to victory!" As well as her attempting to make a joke to the other Black Eagles about not celebrating. She's such an over-the-top drama queen. Drama Emperor.

5. "To think that I may truly call you my partner and equal now... The solitary reign of Edelgard has come to an end. From now on, we walk this path together. With time and care, the darkness shrouding this world will be lifted. You and I will become the light that shines over Fódlan... just as you have shined upon my life." Everyone knew this one was coming, right? Of course you did. 😁