Yes

-going to school with the children of filthy rich elite nobles (and some commoners)

-the school is a monastery that is like, literally 1000 years old. And it shows in it's architecture

-The students murder

-there are gays

-if you have the dlc the evening wear outfit is VERY dark academic

-The summer wear on the other hand, is very LIGHT academia

-The sheer DRAMA of the future leaders of COUNTRIES attending the school

-the tragedy that happens later depending on your choices👁️👁️

-it explores mental illness in certain characters(to varying degrees of success)

-THERE ARE POC WHO ARE IMPORTANT TO THE PLOT

-BISEXUALS CENTERING THE PLOT

-Pretentious as hell names like Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd and Edelgard Von Hresvelg

I guess I have to 🖤💫

Sorry 🪻🪡

Duke Claude von Riegan

Has anyone ever discussed that Byleth probably does NOT think they're like, 20 at the start of the game? Rhea and Seteth talk about "the fire twenty years ago." Jeralt mentions having "met [their] mother many years after leaving the monastery." It's canonical Byleth does not know about their mother because Jeralt did not talk about her, did not have a good grasp of time, and I think at one point mentions not even knowing exactly how old they are (it's been a bit since I've actually played the game, but I think it was a conversation with Seteth). If it were a "couple" years it'd be like 2, if it were a "few" it'd be around 3 or MAYBE 4, "many" implies anywhere 4 or 5+ years after Jeralt left the monastery.

My full piece from a few years ago for @constance-zine! I always love an opportunity to draw these three together 🥹