Skele talks about random stuff

I don't really like the question of whether he's "good" because it's very simplistic to say that someone is good or bad. People are created good anyway, and anyone can choose to do good or bad no matter what their reputation is. I've already written about Sigurd as a character here and here before, so I'll try not to repeat that.

Quan died when Leif was a baby, where do you think Leif learned such a slanted viewpoint of Southern Thracia? Yes, I'm very certain that Finn had prejudiced views against Thracians. It was just baked into the culture of Leonster. The only way one could really get out of it is probably if one met Thracians directly in a non-hostile environment and got to know them. Now, Finn wouldn't outright compare Thracians to animals - he's just too polite and softspoken for that - but I'm sure he did have some prejudice against them and that he passed on those views to Leif and the other children he raised. Generally discussions and fanworks don't touch on the negative points of Finn as a character. I try to do so when it's appropriate, and I would count this as one of his negatives where he's not a complete saint that is perfect in every way.

Let's keep this simple and have it be Seliph/Muirne, Leif/Nanna, and Ares/Lene (though I do like Ced/Altena as well).

Seliph would probably say outright that he misses Muirne and he'd glomp her in a hug when he gets home (or she gets home). Leif would get worried about Nanna and want to be with her. Ares would be more on edge and have a shorter temper without Lene.

What would the first gen trio do when they have to apologize to their partners

I'm assuming you mean Sigurd, Quan, and Eldigan, in which case I will pair them with their canon partners (Deirdre, Ethlyn, and Grahnye).

When Sigurd is away from Deirdre, everyone in the army knows because he talks about it a lot. Eldigan on the other hand tries to keep a straight face about being away from Grahnye, but inside he feels very disquieted. As for Quan, he simply tries to pretend to talk to Ethlyn in his head even though she's not there.

Pretty sure I've talked about this at least with @louvay and probably some others so I hope I don't accidentally steal anyone's ideas

Seliph - probably drives a functional sedan like a Honda or a Toyota

Leif - is into muscle cars (really pony cars) but doesn't know how to take care of them at first

Ares - I think I've seen the muscle car headcanon before so to avoid encroaching on that one, let's say that he is into pickups and knows how to take care of them

Fee - I know this isn't about cars but she's into drones and likes annoying people with them

Nanna - likes SUVs just like her mother

There's plenty of ideas for fics that never make it to paper. Right now I'm daydreaming about Lapis and Alcryst (in the universe where Holly exists) but I'm probably never going to put any of it to paper, or at the very least very little of it. I have a years-old text file of ideas that will probably never make it to paper like an AU where the Genealogy kids are in the Gilded Age of America or a canon divergence where Lachesis becomes the regent of Agustria after Eldigan's death. I simply have to accept that I won't have the time or energy to write every idea I have in my life.

GIVE ME QUAN

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

4. What's something you have in common with this character?

5. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

6. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

7. Could you be roommates with this character?

8. Would you date this character?

I guess I like Quan because he's from Leonster. And he's brave. Honestly I can probably tell you the least about him of any of the Leonster family people

He goes out of his way to talk to Ayra and figure out what's going on. Even if he jumps to assumptions, at least he tries to get to the bottom of why Isaach "attacked" Dahna

That he keeps calling other ethnic groups "hyenas" and "barbarians"

Very little but I can imagine him liking footy and I guess I sometimes watch it

Make art of him with Ethlyn

Treat him as a villain like if he eats Thracian babies for breakfast. His prejudice towards Thracia should absolutely be examined, but not played up to a cartoonish degree

Probably not because I would prefer someone more reserved

I realize you might have been the anon who sent the "are you doing ok" ask, and for that I apologize for not responding. I'm not going to respond to every ask I get and I seriously considered not responding to this ask for various reasons (not to mention I was very busy when you sent it), but I think I might as well answer it.

I can't really say there is a single "most prevalent problem" in the fandom, but one problem I do feel seriously does exist is the latent sexism. I don't have much room to discuss this since I am a male, but I have felt that it's been a problem for the entire time (6+ years) that I've participated online in this community. Most of the time it's more subtle than open misogyny, but you see it in the hatred expressed towards female characters which their male counterparts do not get. Obviously there's controversial female leads like Edelgard or Celica that experience this, but you also see this the crazy amounts of criticism that Ethlyn or Deirdre get as characters. Another element is the sexualization of female characters. Obviously this is promoted by the games (though some people will try to claim that males are objectified just as much as females, which isn't quite true). You see a lot of this in the type of commissions people get of characters, the way some characters are drawn in revealing outfits that go way beyond what is in the games or how their body is changed to accentuate certain elements. Also, some people in the comments are just shameless for no better word. It personally disgusts me in particular to see people use "mommy" as a descriptor for characters whom they perceive to be attractive. Sadly, if you bring up these points you are almost sure to be labeled a "puritan" or something like that no matter how much nuances you include.

So, based off of you mentioning Grahnye, let's assume that the entire reason that Finn is Eldigan's retainer is that Calf sent him along with Grahnye to Agustria. Because I'm smallbrained, I'm going to say that Finn runs into Lachesis and develops a relationship with her that eventually turns romantic, but that's not really important here.

Finn for some reason has a laser-focused devotion to his country. In this timeline, he would be hyperdevoted to Eldigan and Eldigan's family. When Eldigan sends Grahnye and Ares off to Leonster, Finn goes with them. That means that Finn ends up being Ares' retainer through the interwar period and not Leif's. This has massive ramifications, as one would imagine. Ares doesn't fall into the hands of Javarro and turn into a swordfighter at Dahna. Instead, Finn takes him on the run around Southern Thracia. This also means that Ares doesn't really meet Lene until they're both in Seliph's army, so they don't really have a relationship. But for plot reasons, let's just say that Lene ends up in Seliph's army somehow anyways, and this time it's Seliph that saves her (after hearing of her predicament from Laylea) and not Ares.

Now, what of Leif? Leif is still left in Leonster when his parents go on their ill-fated rendezvous attempt with Sigurd. Glade is the one that ends up taking charge of Leif, not Finn, but Glade (and Selphina) still end up leaving Leonster alongside Lachesis and Nanna (who isn't Finn's). Because I feel like increasing the hurt for Finn, let's say that he and Ares run into Lachesis in Fiana. He realizes the feelings he has for her, and she realizes that she has something for him, but they never make a move because the time is never quite right even though Lachesis' spouse is presumably dead. It's sad because Finn realizes that he would have been an awesome uncle to Ares, and maybe one day he cries when he realized that he let that possibility slip through his fingers. But anyways, Lachesis still ends up trying to cross the desert for Diarmuid and failing, leaving her nephew behind with Finn.