#edelgrid

Author: akhikosanada

Fandom: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Ship: Ingrid Brandl Galatea/Edelgard Von Hresvelg

Rating: G

Summary:

A delighted flush brushes Miss Galatea’s cheeks like watercolor paint, and a sigh of relief takes root in Edelgard’s lungs. “That would be me indeed! Although we haven’t resided in rue du bac since… Well, you know.” The Revolution, Edelgard thinks. “Oh.” Edelgard is almost certain she hears Gautier snort in embarrassed laughter. After leading the anti-monarchy revolution, Edelgard hosts literary salons. Pro-monarchy Ingrid shows up.

Submitted by anonymous

Submitter's comments:

edelgard + ingrid from feralgrid au + tag

SMILE. So glad you asked because it's actually a huge favorite of mine right now!! It's one of the few f/f Ingrid ships i have* !!

I think it can work both as a really interesting healthy ship AND as an insane toxic yuri, which is always fun. It's like... do I think the institution of knighthood is particularly healthy for Ingrid in the long term? No. Do I think it's swag as hell to imagine Edelgard making her the very first knight of Adrestia, sworn to serve at her side? Naturally.

As I mentioned in the tags on my post, Ingrid's arc gets really weird in CF because she just... is not scripted to acknowledge that Edelgard is trying to make a world without crests. But I think that is SO INTERESTING! Like, Ingrid is such a good mundane example of why the crest system is harmful. Her entire worth as a Galatea is dependent upon her crest, and she is pretty clearly seen as a Potential Baby Factory.

It's so fucked! And I think she and Edelgard could have some insane style conversations about it.

tysm for the ask!

(*My view on fictional character sexuality is that, to meeeee, their sexuality is whatever suits the individual fan-narrative best. Some characters I'm very firm on - Dorothea will always be bisexual to me - but for others like Ingrid, I can bounce between my ideas.

For Ingrid, I do think there are a lot of really interesting narratives about her that can only happen when you view her as a heterosexual woman. I think there is something to be said about her conflict with marriage not being because she'd have to marry a man, but it being a struggle between personal autonomy vs her people's stability, if that makes sense. And also the idea of the stories where she doesn't get married... not because romance isn't of theoretical interest to her, but because she has chosen to elevate other ideals in her life.