Surprise @floorlimes, I am your secret santa this year! :D Itās always lovely to write for you. I hope you enjoy this rarepair ficlet featuring the shippy content youāve been craving + some Odd & friends dynamics! Happy holidays, with lots of love. <3
"Maybe we don't go back in time at all. Maybe we move to a different universe where none of it happened."
Odd is sleep-drunk, mouth slack and eyes drifting closed. "Huh. Is that better or worse than going back in time?"
That gives Ulrich pause. He isn't sure.
"There's no functional difference," says Jeremie, still looking at Ulrich. "But maybe it depends whether you prefer to undo mistakes or just start over. Whether you dream in possibilities."
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floorlimes replied to your post āfloorlimes replied to your post āMe, a couple of weeks ago: Oh, cute...ā
(ITāS AMAZING AND A GIFT FOR EVERYONE WHO ENJOYS YOUR WRITING, LAUGHS) also omg fake dating... the best trope tbh
I know you donāt know these characters AT ALL, but like, it starts out as a fake dating for convenience thing bc they both have all these stupid social things they have to attend, but they both also secretly REALLY like each other, but, you know, emotional dumbasses and oblivious dumbasses. But this is kind of what kicks it all off:
āItās a Ball. You canāt attend a Ball without a date,ā his mother insisted.
Jiang Cheng just wanted to enjoy his brunch. Quietly. Without argument. He quickly grabbed Jin Ling out of his sisterās lap and tried to use his two-year-old nephew as a conversational blockade. No one could expect him to debate with his mother if he had Jin Ling to entertain.
āUsing a kid to avoid the conversation,ā Wei Ying said. āThatās cold.ā
Jiang Cheng turned his gaze to the side where Lan Zhan, Wei Yingās husband, had their adopted son, Yuan, sat next to him, both in their own little world far removed from the rest of the table.
āThe Lans donāt believe in conversation during meal times,ā Wei Ying said.Ā
āThatās bull-,ā he looked down at his nephew who was in the habit of repeating every phrase he heard. Yanli would actually poison him if he made her baby curse. āHockey. Itās bullhockey.ā
āSmooth,ā Jan Zuxian said as he took his son back. āYouāve lost your privileges.ā
āI didnāt actually say it,ā Jiang Cheng protested.
āClose enough,ā the fucking peacock muttered.Ā
As brothers-in-law went, Jiang Cheng highly preferred Lan Zhan. At least he usually kept his silent judgments to himself.Ā
āIsnāt Lan XiChen also attending that ball?ā Yanli asked. She looked to Lan Zhan who nodded. āThen you two should just go together!ā
āIām sure he already has a date.ā
āHe doesnāt,ā Wei Ying said, eyes too wide to be anything but innocent and an evil grin on his face. āIn fact, he was just telling us the other night about that predicament. Couldnāt figure out who to ask, and wondering if we knew anybody available. Itād be such a relief to him if youād go together.ā
If he stabbed his brother with a butterknife, he was pretty sure heād get off with justifiable homicide.Ā
āThat sounds like a perfect solution,ā his mother said. The twist of her lips as she sipped her mimosa spoke of victory and vengeance.Ā
Jiang Cheng threw a desperate look to his father who shrugged.Ā
āIāve always liked Lan XiChen. Heās a good man,ā Jiang Fengmian said.Ā
āMy brother would be most pleased,ā Lan Zhan said.
And that, that quiet admission that Jiang Cheng would be doing the great and honorable Lan XiChen a favor? That right there sealed his fucking fate.
āFine,ā Jiang Cheng said. āBut Iām not wearing a fucking bowtie.ā
āFuck tie!ā Jin Ling yelled for half the restaurant to hear.
Jiang Cheng didnāt even bother trying to duck his sisterās smack to his head.Ā
Hi hello there thanks for playing /rolls off a cliff//
Riegan: Favorite piece of Three Houses lore?
This is... ooof, this was a hard one. Uhhhh this game is packed with so much awesome lore and world building and itās just all so unique and incredible, and I love every piece of it but... wow this is gonna sound lame, but I love that riding wyverns while wielding bows is just an Almyran custom. Thatās just... so bad ass???? And incredible, I just love it. I also love that wyvern migration is a documented thing that happens every year and thatās real fucking cool too
Aegir: Favorite moments in the game?
The original ask thing isnāt specific, so once again, Iāll do one from personal gameplay and one from the story!
For personal, I will never forget the Battle of the Eagle and Lion on my first playthrough when I had given Felix a bow and made him primarily use that, Iād turned him into an assassin right before the Battle. And I spotted Bernadetta up there at the ballista and I was like.... Iām about to ruin this whole womanās career. So, I get Felix up there with his bow, and this boy OHKO curve shots this girl down (bless) and then takes up the ballista in her stead, and the rest of the battle was just him fucking ENDING anyone who got close to that side of the map. It was stupid. It was SO STUPID, but he owned that entire fucking map and I was so proud of him dkjgndkjgn
For story, another one of my favorite moments was the cut scene we get when we enter the academy for the first time, as well as the first conversation we have with Rhea, Jeralt, and Seteth. A second playthrough has now clued me in on several things, and I can appreciate the subtly in all of these first interactions. And I will never get over Jeralt being That(TM) brazen mother fucker who lies through his fucking teeth to the most powerful woman on the continent because two of the four people in the room have no idea whatās going on and he just wants to protect his kid, and I love that. We cannot help but Stan.
Gloucester: Favorite timeskip character designs?
I got this question twice, so for each of the two routes Iāve played/am currently playing, Iāll choose my favorite female and favorite male design. Since I already completed Blue Lions, Iāll do my favs from there first!!Ā ć¾(ļ¼āļ¼*ā )ļ¾*ļ½„.ļ½”
For female, itās hands down Ingrid. Her pre-timeskip look isnāt... anything special, really, but her post-timeskip look... wowza. I absolutely adore what sheās done with her hair, I love the braided design and the little bows, it really looks like what a woman who battles primarily in the air would do with her hair!! The same with her outfit too, it looks very unique compared to the designs of Pegasus Knights past (which tend to be... my least favorite type of character, design, class, and personality-wise) but her armor is beautiful, and I love the green tones in her design so much. But what i like most is that itās a beautiful, sleek outfit that actually looks suited to flying in the air. The fur, the cape, the pants, it all looks gorgeous on her AND itās practical. Honestly, i like Ingrid so much more in general that I thought I would, considering my thoughts towards Pegasus Knights in the past, hahahah!
For male itās a tie between (no oneās surprise) Felix and (also not a shocker) Dedue. Felixās design is so... colorful! I love how many of the lions adopt the mint green and blue and teal tones after the timeskip, and Felix is absolutely killing it with the teal. It compliments his hair and eyes, and the whole design is just so fucking rad, he really looks like a sword master from a snowy climate. His hair is ridiculous but still quite unique, so Iāll give him a pass on that. XD And I would never deny the appeal of the thigh highs either kjgdjgdngg (thigh high spats is a new one tho, this stupid boy). And the reason I like Dedueās is that his whole new design tells a story. This man has been through incredible hardship over the past five years, and his design reflects that- the scars, the armor, the tattered scarf. But it also reflects the triumph and growth that has occurred as well. The scarf is a colorful, unique touch, and I love the pendant that replaced his earring. He looks every bit the devoted, badass, war torn knight thatās been through hell and high water for Dimitri, and heās just incredible. I love him so much.Ā
Thank you so much for the ask, darling!!Ā ć¾(Ā“āļ½ā)ļ¾
punchline - code secret santa 2018 for floorlimes/kay
surprise! i may have ruined some aspects of christmas but i managed to baldfaced lie to you for a whole month. MERRY CHRISTMAS KAY
also fun fact, hiroki IS my favorite minor character
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rating: t
ship: hiroki/odd (bear with me)
summary: at almost 24 years old Odd hasnāt really held down a relationship for more than a few months. now, based on something that started off as a joke, he thinks about how half a year has passed with his current boyfriend
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There had been a lot of jokes Odd regretted making over the years. The ones his instinct told him to regret first were ones he attributed to his damn upstart nature, probably cultivated within the raucous walls of his home as his sisters all barked like wolves leaving him to do something, anything to clamber over them. (Hell, if he was still in school, he could probably write a damn good paper on the whole nature versus nurture aspect of it all, and he was almost, almost sure heād finish it this time.) But in the end, the jokes he had cultivated over time, really mulled over before launching into action only to backfire in his face until his tail was so far between his legs heād could chop it off with his teeth. Metaphorically speaking. Lyoko was years ago now. He wondered if that only made his joking nature worse, and he wondered if thatās how he wound up here.
Because it had started out as a joke. More teasing than cruel, but still a jokeāHiroki had been moping about after breaking up with Milly but wouldnāt say entirely what was on his mind (though it was Milly who had broken up with him). Yumi listened, sure, but, she awkwardly admitted, she wasnāt the best at relationships either. It was only serendipity that she and Ulrich were in the same boat and spoke the same muted language of love Odd could never understand. Hiroki then came to him for adviceāAelita was gay, Jeremie was obviously alone, so that left Odd and only Odd.
Thatās when he fucked up.
He told Hiroki that, hey, Yumi still cared about him, despite the fact she couldnāt help. And, of course, Yumi trusted Odd to help her little brother, itās not like he was going to waltz right in and make Hiroki start dating him. Rebound or not, wasnāt like Hiroki liked him anyway!
It was a joke. A stupid joke. But Hiroki hadnāt reacted, only staring at him with curious brown eyes.
The familiar feeling of being fuckedāagain, metaphorically speakingāknotted up in his throat and Odd wished he could take it back. Turns out Milly had broken up with Hiroki because he confided in her what he then told Odd in a quiet voice.
He liked men as well.
Milly was a good kid, Odd knew. And if she kept going down the path to be a reporter, sheād have to get over that someday. Maybe someday sheād regret it. All good things to say a guy with a broken heart, but Odd found he couldnāt for whatever stupid reason that honestly wasnāt good enough. Because if he had said these things, then it wouldnāt have gotten out of hand.
The joke had continued on. In Hirokiās budding sexuality and frustration Odd made the stupid suggestion to give it a try before declaring anythingānot necessarily with him, but the idea to prank Yumi was too juicy an idea (and too effective a distraction) for either of them to realize what they were doing until it was too late. At first Yumiās hard stare and exasperated eye roll was hilarious.
But if Odd had been paying attention he wouldāve realized his friend of ten years had seen what was coming long before he did.
āOdd?ā Hiroki murmured, not taking his eyes off the television as he kept playing, āYouāre quiet.ā
āYeah?ā Odd blinked, watching as the character Hiroki was playing as ducked into a thicket of vines, āI fell asleep,ā
āNo you didnāt,ā Hiroki pointed out bluntly.
āAlright, alright,ā he conceded, āJust thinkinā.ā
āThatās worse than Yumi saying sheās just thinking,ā
Odd hummed. Not that that was wrong, but he was still a little too deep in thought to respond. His eyes dropped to his bony knees, side by side with Hirokiās curled legs. Letting one thigh rest against his, Odd turned his head on the propped pillow so he could hook his chin over Hirokiās shoulder.
āItās just a little weird. Feel like Iām tricking you, even though itās been what, six months?ā
āSeven,ā Hiroki corrected without malice, āI was the one that confessed, remember?ā
Hiroki was quiet, agonizingly so. Just like his sister, Odd mused, and the thought made his chest constrict. He opened his mouth, no doubt to say something even stupider, when Hiroki inhaled and interrupted him.
āIām not my sister, you know. I can make decisions too.ā
Odd kept his mouth open like a fly trap, then closed it. Swirled his tongue in his cheeks, then sighed, āYeah butā,ā
āNo, Odd,ā Hiroki interrupted, and the hurt in his voice made Oddās eyes pop open, āI made the decision to confess, knowing you could say no. Or...that you would, because I was my sisterās brother.ā
āUh,ā he blubbered after a long bout of silence broken only by noises from the game, ā...You like me?ā
āDo you think this is a prank?ā Hiroki asked, and though they were both well-known to be insufferable (and only made worse by their impromptu dating) Oddās thoughts up until now compounded with those words and he bit his lip and pulled his chin off Hirokiās shoulder.
āN-No, I justāyāknow, youāre my friendās little brotherā,ā
āIām Hiroki,ā he spat, pausing the game as he pulled his knees closer and shoulders peaked, āAnd I happen to have a sister named Yumi who is your friend,ā
Odd stared at him, dumb.
āOdd,ā Hiroki continued, āYouāre the only one who made me feel like I belonged somewhere,ā
Like a screaming chorus of realization all of Oddās sisters shouted in his head, once more reminding him of the mad scramble he always made to be recognized and heard. A mad scramble that he didnāt realize Hiroki was making too, although he had to walk through walls rather than climb over people.
āHey, Hiro-chanā¦,ā Odd muttered, using a cutesy nickname that Yumi became infuriated upon hearing but Hiroki loved, āLike. I meanā¦,ā
Hiroki was quiet but stayed balled up, anticipating Odd to say the worst. All Odd did, though, was scrunch his face closed then asked, ā...How?ā
āHuh?ā Hiroki turned his head a little.
āI mean, I get that Iām a rebound and all. And the whole gay thing, sure. And that we havenāt, quite, told your parents yet, and that you donāt got a real robust circle of friends too. But, me? You feelinā alright over there?ā
Hiroki was quiet, then put the game controller down and stared up at the ceiling. Odd propped himself up on his arm and watched him. Yāknow. If he was honest with himself (and the fact of the matter was that seeing this as dating Yumiās brother had been keeping himself from being honest) Hiroki was cute. Attractive. Smooth skin, hair that always seemed to fall in the right places no matter how insane his bedhead got, slim body with some pudge at his waist that suggested that if he had gone the route Yumi had he could be just as full of sinewy muscle as her. But instead he kept to himself unless he was pranking or playing video games, otherwise quiet and shy despite trying to declare otherwise. Odd hadnāt noticed the conundrum until just now; it was no wonder his relationships didnāt last longer than a couple of months if it took him this long to finally pull similarities between him and his partner out in the open.
Odd blinked. Yumi was honest, but never so direct, leastways not with him. Wait. No. Stop it. This was Hiroki. Hiroki, Hiroki, Hiroki. And he called him Hiro-chan not only because Yumi hated it but because it felt cute for him to call him something like a hero.
āI was born here in France. Yumi was in Japan. On top of being premature, Mom always lamented I wasnāt growing up Japanese enough. Yumiās fluent. I...can manage, but Iām not really that good. When Mom and Dad divorced, Mom wanted me to go with her back to Japan, but I chickened out, ācause I canāt speak the language. The look on her faceā¦knowing that both her kids were stayingā¦,ā
Odd watched Hirokiās neck move as he swallowed, for once keeping himself quiet as Hiroki continued.
āIām not my sister. I mean, I know I said that all confidently earlier, but...Iām not. Iām not strong, or respected, or defiant, or any of that. Without Johnny, Iām the weird quiet kid in the cornerā,ā
āHah!ā Odd interrupted with a devilish smirk, āYa know your sister is too, without us around!ā
Hiroki started, but a small smile tugged at the corners of his lips anyways. Odd released a sigh, grateful that he had eased something.
āSo...So when I started realizing I might like men too...I just, I just gotā¦,ā
Odd was quiet. He couldnāt even say heād been there, done that, because to him so little of what he cared to lose was tied to who he was including his own goddamn body. Too many trips to urgent care with skinned legs, elbows, broken bones, and other such injuries from skateboarding were proof of that. (Now that XANA was gone, it was the only thing he had close to that rush of adrenaline, and heād be lying if he said he was perfectly safe about it all the time.)
āI thought Milly would understand. I guess...she did. She hasnāt told anyone. Butā¦,ā
Odd thought about saying something. He fiddled with a stray thread on his sweatshirt instead.
āBut...I was alone. Because I hadnāt even told Johnny yet. And you, well. You just donāt care,ā
āUhā,ā
āNo, thatās a good thing,ā Hiroki smiled, a bit sad, āMom cares. Dad cares. Yumi cares, although she doesnāt fuss as much. Johnny probably would care. Milly cared. I kind of liked...just being able to talk about it. And knowing you wouldnāt mind. Or judge. Or anything. And then it just kindaā¦,ā
āSnowballed?ā
Hiroki looked over at Odd, meek, āYeah.ā
āHuh,ā he was nonchalant, but his steady gaze told Hiroki that he was doing anything but brush him off, āDidnāt think of it like that,ā
His boyfriend smiled awkward and wry, āI guess I shouldnāt expect you to.ā
āYāknow what I think?ā
āWhatāno,ā Hiroki furrowed his brow, āWhat did I just sayā,ā
āThink youāre brave,ā Odd chewed the inside of his cheek then nodded as if to deem his judgment right, āYep. Real bravery. Yāknow, not the warrior kind.ā
āOddā¦,ā Hirokiās face flushed red in embarrassment and Odd grinned. Yumi rarely blushed, but her brother? He was something else. On many other levels. Itād be a challenge but heād have to make sure to start referring to Hiroki as his boyfriend instead of Yumiās brother. If only he could convey that Hiroki, heād be sure heād enjoy that.
āHey, cāmere?ā Odd asked, reaching out to tug at Hirokiās shoulder. Their faces inched closer, noses barely rubbing but neither moved to kiss and Odd closed his eyes. Well. None of this was a joke anymore, huh?
āWay to punch me in the gut, Hiro-chan,ā he chuckled, āDidnāt know I could mean that much,ā
āHeyā¦,ā Hiroki rasped, suddenly fragile, āDidnāt know I could belong that much, okay?ā
āYeah,ā Odd placed his hand on Hirokiās hip and squeezed, āThanks, Hiro the hero,ā
āOkay, stop,ā he grumbled, āYumi taught me which nerves to pinch to kill you when she found out we were dating, just in case.ā
Odd laughed, gently knocking his forehead against his, āIf itās a fight ya want, change the game and weāll have a fair nā square match,ā
Hiroki quieted for a moment, but before Odd could get worried he sighed through his nose as Hiroki gently pressed against him and pushed the bridge of his nose against his scrawny neck.
āIn a moment.ā
Closing his eyes, Odd hummed with a smile on his face.
floorlimes replied to your post: [[MOR] I finally had a medical test come up...
my feeling with diagnoses was almost always relief, because i /knew/ something was wrong, and finally i could go āand this is what it isā. sending love your way <3
ahhhh, thank you, lovely! I think I need to call my doctor back with questions on monday because I was so shocked that something actually turned up that I blanked on the spot, oops
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floorlimes replied to your photo āWhen you have to reset/leave a mostly good timeline to access postgame...ā
i actually really liked it bc i feel like it really... makes us feel that āto lose time is to lose muchā sense of loss in a really visceral way; going back to try to save the world from so much destruction and death means giving up so much we created together out of the hardships/our friends wonāt be our friends like they are in this timeline and it /hurts/, i felt genuine grief (a game canāt usually gut punch me like that!). &I like that it made me think about how even in tragedy we still manage to create positive things and can find a lot of strength and have a lot of growth ā like all of those act ii personal storylines (hendrik and serena in particular stepping up during immense adversity and loss) that makes you stop and think you canāt just go āoh Iād trade it all away in a heartbeat so those bad things didnāt happenā bc so many valuable things happened too. Which I think is a good message about life! /ramble
The farewell scene at the Tower of Time was tearfull indeed and I admit it felt nice that they actually address the consequences of rewritting history. Heck I wonāt lie I zoomed out of the tower crying after their speech(screencapped ALL of it between tears). Postgame content unique to each choice(split into two?) would have been better but alas the game seems to imply rewinding is THE choice to move forward.
But yeah the fact that the world keeps on living despite everything is pretty great and the reason I keep a save pre-timetravel.Ā
floorlimes replied to your video: I often think that Bobby is my favorite fab five...
IāVE BEEN WATCHING FAB FIVE VIDS ON YOUTUBE ALL DAY
ME. TOO. Iāve almost linked like four videos here, this was just the one that tipped it over. have you seen theĀ āsuperlativeā one? I love that they all agree on so many of the answers, lmao.
also super glad to see our gay brain twinning still works.
Hmmm, I think it was around when I started my first tumblr account?Ā
Honestly, I think I always paid more attention to girls and didnāt care much about boys, but I never really realized it was different than normal. I didnāt really realize being gay was an option until I got into fandoms with a lot of gxg ships. My parents raised me to think that having feelings for the same gender wasnāt actually possible. According to them, there was no such thing as being gay. It was all actions and choices. So I was very surprised to find that people of the same gender could have feelings for each other. And I was terrified when I saw myself in those characters and those people.
