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A great battle following it, and then pain. The searing pain in not only his now-useless leg, but his entire body as he woke up in hospital. The way that with Asami and Hibiki’s help, he’s somehow picked up the pieces of a life and... made a new one. With its limitations, but a life all the same. He’s been managing this past year.

Somehow.

He brings the cup of coffee to his mouth, finally tearing his eyes from the scenes in his mind’s eye to look back down at the novel on the table. Largely unnoticed by the other patrons apart from as ‘such a young person’ compared to the others, and thus left alone.

@fooltrick​ said: "the stars are the same, huh?" it's late, and what hibiki should really be asking is why marth's still up when the aegis sisters and princess zelda have already gone to sleep and they've got a long trek ahead of them in the morning. ( not to mention a fierce battle, if mythra's foresight and zelda's general sense of unease are anything to go by. ) he does not do this, however, and simply sits down next to the hero-king to gaze up at the heavens alongside him. "it's... kind of weird to think that things are so messed up when you're looking at all this, huh?" if marth wants to tell him what's on his mind, he can. if not, he at least won't be the only one scolded for not getting enough rest come morning.

He turns his head just enough to see Hibiki in focus rather than in his periphery, making a soft noise of acknowledgment. He should be resting, admittedly- they both should. He hasn’t sensed any darkness of his own, and it’s reassuring that apparently Medeus or Gharnef hasn’t been revived and dragged into this mess, but he sympathizes with the princess of Hyrule and her premonition. Tomorrow will be taxing... yet that is not what has him up tonight. His sword arm is ready, Falchion sharp, and his companions strong. Battle does not frighten him as it once did.

The king detaches one hand from his no longer steaming, but still warm mug of tea (chamomile, by Pyra’s recommendation, to settle nerves and promote sleep) to point up at a particular constellation. “Not exactly. That looks remarkably like the Mage Drake, a constellation from my world. But I’ve found no other familiar ones, and most of the stars I recognise from Japan seem somewhat misaligned too compared to how I remember them...” He shakes his head and takes his mug in both hands again, sipping his tea to give himself time to think of what it is he’s trying to say, here.

“My worry is twofold, I fear. For one, I fear for my family and friends back home. They have little to do with the tourney and by extension should be far from Japan, but... Galeem and Dharkon have smashed so many worlds together. They may well be in danger, or held hostage.” He pauses, wondering if he should acknowledge his second concern. Verbalising it will make it more real, and no longer deniable. “And at the same time... I find myself enjoying this, to some degree. Exploring with a small group, finding our friends and other survivors and saving them. It reminds me of the good parts of traveling with my army in Akaneia, without the horrors of those particular wars. But I know I shouldn’t. This mess has its own horrors, there should be nothing enjoyable about it. Am I changing..? I’ve never enjoyed warfare or battle. And here I am, while my loved ones may be in danger...”

Pearl’s post on the matter reminded me that I should probably put my own MO going forward into words.

I played Engage 99% blind and I loved it in that way, so I would hate to accidentally spoil anything for anyone. As such, I will be tagging any posts related to it a little more diligently than I usually do. I will use the tags #FE17, #Engage, and #FE Engage on any post using my Engage muses or verses. I’ll do this until a month or two post-release.

After this, you can still avoid spoilers by blocking the tags #Engage Verse (which will be used on all Emblem verses as well as main verses for Engage characters in general) and #Alfred tbt (which is used for all Alfred content until I figure out a new tagging system).

Muse additions/updates will be under the cut.

“You know, the Dokkalfar may have been our enemies, but they are stylish as all get out.”

@fooltrick​ said: "okay, aaaaaand stop!"

the hands that have been covering yusuke's eyes fall away as hibiki takes a step back. a two-tiered birthday cake, alight with candles and decorated in white and blue frosting and golden candy stars sits merrily on the table. next to it, carefully wrapped presents containing paints, charcoals, and other various art supplies wait to be unwrapped. 

"ta-daaaa! happy birthday, yusuke!" he beams, now leaning in to kiss his boyfriend's cheek. "i hope you find these useful! i wasn't entirely sure what you might need, so..."

“Oh!” The cake is already a pleasant surprise. Sugary sweet, with a flavour that Yusuke doesn’t know to identify yet but will undoubtedly make itself known once he takes his first mouthful. Hibiki is a kitchen prince, and he is all but watering at the mouth at the thought.

But with his first plate half-eaten by his side, he starts unwrapping the presents his boyfriend has gotten for him. Charcoals for sketching or shading, new paints in the colours he happened to have been running low on (bless Hibiki and his powers of observation, second only to Yusuke’s own!), fresh pencils for quick sketches between classes or walks, even a brand-new sketchbook to brainstorm in.

“that doesn’t… seem healthy. or feasible time-wise. maybe a vanilla cake with chocolate frosting…?”

“have you considered that it’s supposed to be a surprise?”

“Only one thing for it, then.”