Edelgard x Byleth Ship Questions
Edelgard, once she realizes that touch can be a good and healthy thing
Who has the weird taste in music?
It’s a tie. With Edelgard, five years thinking your never-actually-confessed love is dead does a lot to you. With Byleth, knowing about Edelgard’s past and the physical suffering it causes her, not to mention the obvious separation anxiety she has now, she just wants to wrap her up in a blanket and steal her from the world
It depends on the situation
Who is the most affectionate?
Byleth, once she learns how to express herself in that way and realizes that these are the kinds of things she wants to do for Edelgard
You need to take better care of yourself (Edelgard) + you can’t protect me from everything (Byleth)
Byleth. Edelgard’s legendary stubbornness carries over into arguments. She wouldn’t be Emperor if she didn’t have some sort of backbone. However, she does need to learn that relationships don’t work the same way and that compromise is necessary
Favorite (non-sexual) activity to do together?
Fishing (read: Byleth fishing, Edelgard dozing off on Byleth’s shoulder)
Who is most likely to carry the other?
For Edelgard: El, my heart
For Byleth: My teacher, my light (Edelgard really goes out with the nicknames)
Edelgard. Byleth worries for Edelgard to a degree, but when she disappeared, Edelgard speed ran worrying to death and won the gold medal for it
Who remembers the other person’s favorite food?
Who is embarrassed at first to take their clothes off in front of the other?
Edelgard. It takes them nearly a year and a half for Edelgard to be comfortable putting her body on full display with all of her scars but Byleth never minded
They both do. But Byleth does it more often.
Who reaches for the other’s hand first?
Edelgard. Once she feels more comfortable holding Byleth’s hand she constantly wonders to herself why she stopped herself from reaching out sooner and therefore decides to make up for lost time
Edelgard (it’s quite literally canon that Byleth isn’t ticklish)
Who brings home an animal they found?
Byleth. Oh, sweet Byleth. They have an entire colony of stray cats
Who holds the umbrella for the other when it rains?
Byleth. She’s taller and also the irony
Who tries to playfully embarrass the other in public?
Who kills the scary bugs?
Neither. They’re more likely to pick it up and let it out the window
Who asks weird questions at random in the middle of the night?
Byleth. Edelgard will pretend to be annoyed but she secretly thinks the whole thing is rather endearing (“no, my light, I don’t know what would happen if your fingers were glowsticks, let’s go to sleep)
Who wants to stay in bed just a bit longer?
Neither, unless they’re sick. They’re both morning people and like to get an earlier start to the day
Who always makes coffee for the other in the morning?
Neither, they’re both tea people
Who says “I love you” first?
Who tells their friends/family about their relationship first?
The Black Eagles made bets about them getting together
Who is more likely to ask the other to dance with them?
It’s actually Byleth. Edelgard could burn water (another canon detail)
Who wears the other’s jacket?
Edelgard. After Byleth disappeared one of the only things Edelgard had left of her was an old cloak of Byleth’s that Edelgard offered to sew and never got the chance. She wore it constantly in private and cried when it didn’t smell like her anymore.
Who uses cheesy pickup lines?
Byleth, much to Edelgard’s affection and dismay (this is not how a war general behaves)
Who whispers inappropriate things in the other’s ear during inappropriate times?
Byleth, because she’s a little shit
Who makes the other one laugh the most?
Byleth. Edelgard can’t help it, her partner is just the perfect mixture of accidental chaos and silliness
Who would have to bail the other out of jail?
Edelgard. Yes, Byleth is a menace to society even if it’s mostly on accident
What would be their theme song?
King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men
What do they do when they’re away from each other?
Edelgard mopes around subtly and sleeps on Byleth’s side of the bed. Byleth tries to keep a decent poker face but she’ll steal Edelgard’s fancy perfume and take it with her on any solo trips
Who would accidentally set the kitchen on fire while cooking?
Who is the morning/night person?
They’re both morning people
Who gives the other person cool-looking rocks?
Who is the big spoon? Who is the little spoon?
Sometimes they’ll switch positions but the majority of the time Edelgard is the little spoon. She has a fierce desire to be held while she sleeps (something she denies but Byleth knows is very true) and Byleth likes the feeling of wrapping her arms around her emperor and protecting her from harm.
Who still blushes when they say ‘I love you?’
Who likes to jump into the other person’s arms?
Byleth. She’s only done it once because she wanted to see if Edelgard would drop everything she was holding in order to catch her. That did not happen twice.
Who is most likely to kiss the other on the cheek?
Who can’t help but giggle when the other compliments them?
Edelgard. It’s less of a giggle and more of a quiet chuckle
What do they say to one another before they go to sleep?
“I’ll be here when you wake up.”
Who looks at the other person like they are their world when they’re not looking?
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