#iuncta

                  “  well ,  majesty ,  this  is  certainly  the  turn  of  the  century .  ”  the  lance  of  ruin  glows  steadily  in  his  grasp ;  the  dark  knight  does  not  fear  his  opponent ─  if  anything ,  he  has  never   been  more  at  ease .  the  field  echoes  with  the  din  of  chaos ,  &  battle  &  bloodshed .  what  a  reunion  this  makes ,  a  gathering  of  old  friends .

                  (  he  thinks  he  sees  felix ,  all  skill  &  blade .  the  aegis  shield  does  its  job  well  to  protect  him .  &  up  above ,  is  that  ingrid ,  wielding  lúin  with  such  readly  efficiency ?  it ’ s  fond ,  the  way  he  traces  their  moves .  once ,  they  might  have  trained  together  for  this  very  occasion .  )  he  focuses  on  the  one  in  front  of  him ─  dimitri ,  crown  prince ,  the  king  he  would  have  served  until  the  end  of  time ,  his  friend ,  his  friend .

                  the  lance  of  ruin  weighs  a  little  heavier  in  his  grasp .  he  raises  it  to  point  at  his  pri ─  dimitri .  only  dimitri ,  now .  “  coming  face  to  face  with  a  corpse  certainly  isn ’ t  a  pleasant  reunion ,  is  it ?  ”  is  he  speaking  of  himself ;  the  gautier  heir  who  was  presumed  dead  during  the  empire ’ s  first  invasion ?  or  is  it  the  prince ,  who  emerges  now ,  after  five  long  years ?

u kno, i quite liked this ship until i saw it in game and then i was like. huh. that's a hot take ig. when's byleth gonna smack him upside the head and call him a dumbass

i feel like as a platonic/sibling-esc dynamic they have, uh, way more potential and I think people overlook that bc hurr hurr romance? it has a lot of pretty art though

☀️ — that’s what I mean when I said CONCEPTUALLY it makes for a pretty great ship actually, but the time skip writing just - ruins it for me. This isn’t to say I would completely ignore the potential of romantic, post time skip shipping with Dimitris on this blog, but it would have to be some kind of AU or major canon divergence for me to even consider it

and yeah, a very strong friendship is vastly overlooked, but tbh that’s pretty standard across all fandoms, not just fire emblem. The importance of close friendships and found family are often dropped in favor of romance, but I can see why romance tends to resonant with people more viscerally then familial / platonic bonds. writers like us are more willing to explore it because we have much more time to develop it, while romance is popular right off the bat even if it doesn’t make sense. 

             “  a  midnight  ride ,  dimitri ?  ”  dragon ’ s  nest  is  quiet  as  it  can  be ─  rumbling  dragons  &  crackling  flames  are  not  that  silent ,  after  all .   winter ’ s  chill  is  held  off ,   if  only  for  a  moment .  “  i  did  not  take  you  for  the  type ─  but  then  again ,   being  in  the  sky ...  there  is  a  feeling  like  no  other .  ”  

things jeralt did not deserve: that

             he ’ s  long  since  heard  about  the  ruins  of  garreg  mach ;  frightful  murmurs  in  dim  taverns ,  haunting  tales  in  nearby  villages .  ghosts  roam  its  halls .  the ruins are a  graveyard  itself ,  if  you  knew  what  it  looked  like  before .  (  he  did .  almost  every  nook  &  cranny ,  now  filled  with  dust  &  cobwebs.  it ’ s  such  a  sorry  state  of  the  monastery ...  he  doesn ’ t  think  he ’ s  felt  sorrow  or  guilt  hang  so  heavily  before .

             ...  or  until  now .  )