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Em/Moth | they/them | 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ | adult | @ quoththegayven on AO3!

[fantasyrockopera]

"We must learn to work together in harmony."

if Claude is my fire emblem husband, Edelgard is my fire emblem blorbo. I love her so much and she gives me brainworms 💗

[ID: three crops of the same digital drawing of Edelgard von Hresvelg from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, post-timeskip. Edelgard is floating in front of a large projection of her two Crests, split in half: the Crest of Seiros on the left and the Crest of Flames on the right. She is holding her axe Aymr, and looking over her shoulder at the viewer with an impassive expression. end ID]

[quoththegayven]

what would you do if you got married for grad school tax purposes, but you were actually, secretly, DEEPLY in love with your spouse and needed to figure out how to tell them without sounding like a total fake?

well, Lup is asking the Internet.

indulging myself for Valentines' @ quoththegayven on ao3! Link is in the source :>

[Image ID: cover art for "Help! I(26F elf) accidentally fell in love with my husband(28M human) [Podfic]", written by Weevilo707 and read by quoththegayven. The cover is made to look like a reddit screenshot on r/relationship_advice, posted by user phnxfire. The title, author, and reader are the body of the post, and below that is the first sentence of Lup's post from the story: "I know this doesn’t sound like a problem but please bear with me as I try to explain..." End ID]

[quoththegayven]

As the war (and the fanfic) reaches its conclusion, Byleth and Edelgard look toward a new future - and each other.

It’s been such an honor to record this podfic! Please check the whole fic out here and give its author, @officiallilith​, the love she deserves!!

[Image ID: digital cover art for “The Form of a Goddess [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem: Three Houses fanfic written by 264feet and read by quoththegayven. The cover is rendered in cobalt blues and features a young woman, Byleth, illuminated by cloudy glowing light. Byleth has shoulder-length hair and is shown from the thighs up, looking into the distance. She wears some armor and a long coat that trails out of the shot. She’s smiling, small but confident. The title is superimposed on the bottom in white cursive and black printed text. End ID]

[quoththegayven]

“You were not his to begin with.” She finds herself unable to stop speaking. “You are a masterpiece now.”

Link in the @fantasyrockopera reblog!

[[Image ID: digital cover art for “The Form of a Goddess [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem: Three Houses fanfic written by 264feet and read by quoththegayven. The cover features the hilt of a sword, the Sword of the Creator, the pommel facing up. It is a sword that looks like it’s made of bone, with an empty space in the center of its guard. The sword is glowing with fiery orange light. The title is superimposed on the top, in white cursive and black printed text. End ID]

[fantasyrockopera]

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[quoththegayven]

Chapter Two of “The Form of a Goddess [Podfic]” is up on ao3! Byleth meets Edelgard and learns that they have more in common than they realize. Link in the @fantasyrockopera reblog <3

[Image ID: digital cover art for “The Form of a Goddess [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem: Three Houses fanfic written by 264feet and read by quoththegayven. The cover features a dark purplish-black void, with strange and vague purple mist coming from the bottom. Behind them is the Crest of Flames, a purple emblem made up of twisting lines that form what almost looks like a pair of wings. Where the mist crosses the Crest, it appears to be glowing. The title is superimposed on the top and bottom, in white cursive and black printed text. End ID]

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[quoththegayven]

Byleth is a strange child. Jeralt does his best to raise his son, not knowing she's actually his daughter. | Edelgard grows up feeling like a stranger in her own body. When she and Byleth meet, they connect based on that loneliness.

Starting a new podfic that I'm really excited about! It tackles some darker topics but is beautifully written and trans-forms :) canon to explore its message very well~ link in the fantasyrockopera reblog!

[Image ID: digital cover art for "The Form of a Goddess [Podfic]", a Fire Emblem: Three Houses fanfic written by 264feet and read by quoththegayven. The cover features an ethereal drawing of Sothis in luminous green, rendered more neatly at her head and torso and becoming sketchier at the extremities. She is a young-looking girl with large pigtails, pointed ears, and elaborate jewelry. Sothis sits as if on her throne, a hand poised under her chin thoughtfully; the dark background makes it seem like she is glowing. The title is superimposed on the bottom, in white cursive and black printed text. End ID]

[quoththegayven]

UH OH i forgot to promote my new podfic today!!

Anyway if you like Dedue and think he deserves good things, check out this podfic, in which Sylvain and Dimitri hang out with him and respect his boundaries because they're bros. Link in the @fantasyrockopera reblog!

[Image ID: digital cover art for "Fears Somewhat Faced [Podfic]", a Fire Emblem: Three Houses fic written by donniedont and read by quoththegayven. The art features the title in large blue letters, with flourishes on either side. Below is a brown horse with its mane braided up, its head bowed to dip below the edge of the frame. End ID]

[fantasyrockopera]

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[quoththegayven]

Flayn and Claude have one more day to spend stuck in each others’ bodies. So…what’s the takeaway from all this? And how many secrets managed to stay hidden?

The final chapter of SMHYDTT is up @ quoththegayven on AO3 (link in the @fantasyrockopera reblog)!

[Image ID: digitally drawn cover art for “Show Me How You Do That Trick [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem Three Houses fanfic, written by soroga and read by quoththegayven. The image shows two figures, silhouetted, standing next to each other. The taller figure, to the left, is a yellow silhouette of a boy - Claude von Riegan - with tousled hair and a cape, his hand raised in the ‘5′ hand sign. The shorter figure, to the right, is an aqua silhouette of a shorter girl - Flayn - wearing a dress with a knee-length flared skirt. The background behind Claude matches Flayn’s silhouette; the background behind Flayn matches Claude’s silhouette. End ID]

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[quoththegayven]

While Flayn’s been getting up to shenanigans in Claude’s body, Claude has been struggling under Seteth’s intensifying watchful eye - but maybe he can pick up some interesting information about the Church along the way?

Check out Chapter Four of this podfic @ quoththegayven on AO3 (link in the @fantasyrockopera reblog)!

[Image ID: digitally drawn cover art for “Show Me How You Do That Trick [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem Three Houses fanfic, written by soroga and read by quoththegayven. The image shows two figures, as if reflected, with the top one standing right side up and the bottom one upside down. The top figure seems to be Flayn, a pale girl with large curls of aqua hair. She wears a black-and-gold dress with bows on the sleeves. She is facing the viewer and winking, with one hand raised to her lips in a “ssh” motion. The bottom figure appears to be Claude von Riegan, a brown-skinned boy in a black-and-gold school uniform and yellow half cape, with messy brown hair and a small braid at his right ear. He is standing with his back to the viewer, looking at his own hand in subtle awe. The background behind Flayn matches Claude’s cape; the background behind Claude matches Flayn’s hair. End ID}]

[fantasyrockopera]

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[quoththegayven]

Flayn goes out on the town with a couple of the other Golden Deer…and has a run-in with - Claude’s secret lover???????????

Find out WHO it might be in Chapter Three of my most recent podfic @ quoththegayven on AO3 (link in the @fantasyrockopera reblog)!

[Image ID: digitally drawn cover art for “Show Me How You Do That Trick [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem Three Houses fanfic, written by soroga and read by quoththegayven. The image shows two figures, as if reflected, with the top one standing right side up and the bottom one upside down. The top figure is an aqua silhouette of a shorter girl - Flayn - wearing a dress with a knee-length flared skirt. The bottom figure is a yellow silhouette of a tall boy - Claude von Riegan - with tousled hair and a cape, his hand raised in the ‘5′ hand sign. The background behind Flayn matches Claude’s silhouette; the background behind Claude matches Flayn’s silhouette. End ID}

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[quoththegayven]

Sometimes when your friend writes beautiful fic for you, you have to read it out loud to really show your appreciation! Oh…just me? All right then

Check the reblog @fantasyrockopera for a link to this wintry Edeleth fanfic! 

[Image ID: digital cover art for “Everyone’s Memory Is Snow [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem Three Houses fanfic, written by Mephilia_Venus and read by quoththegayven. The cover is toned almost entirely in red. In the center is a close-up of a snowflake, falling against a dark background, with a few other flakes in the distance. The title, in a tall white all-caps font, frames the snowflake above and below; the author and reader are credited in cursive, End ID]

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[quoththegayven]

Flayn and Claude use morning class as a practice run to test how well they’re able to pretend to be each other. It goes…about as well as you’d expect.

Listen to Chapter Two of my most recent podfic @ quoththegayven on AO3 (link in the @fantasyrockopera reblog)!

[Image ID: digitally drawn cover art for “Show Me How You Do That Trick [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem Three Houses fanfic, written by soroga and read by quoththegayven. The image shows two figures, as if reflected, with the top one standing right side up and the bottom one upside down. The top figure is a yellow silhouette of a tall boy - Claude von Riegan - with tousled hair and a cape, his hand raised in the ‘5′ hand sign. The bottom figure is an aqua silhouette of a shorter girl - Flayn - wearing a dress with a knee-length flared skirt. The background behind Claude matches Flayn’s silhouette; the background behind Flayn matches Claude’s silhouette. End ID}

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[quoththegayven]

Claude has secrets. Flayn has secrets. Sure would be a shame if something put those in jeopardy - like a little bodyswapping accident…

Chapter 1/5 of my latest podfic is up today - check it out @ quoththegayven on AO3 (link in the @fantasyrockopera reblog)!

[Image ID: digitally drawn cover art for “Show Me How You Do That Trick [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem Three Houses fanfic, written by soroga and read by quoththegayven. The image shows two figures, as if reflected, with the top one standing right side up and the bottom one upside down. The top figure appears to be Claude von Riegan, a brown-skinned boy in a black-and-gold school uniform and yellow half cape, with messy brown hair and a small braid at his right ear. He is standing with his back to the viewer, looking at his own hand in subtle awe. The bottom figure seems to be Flayn, a pale girl with large curls of aqua hair. She wears a black-and-gold dress with bows on the sleeves. She is facing the viewer and winking, with one hand raised to her lips in a “ssh” motion. The background behind Claude matches Flayn’s hair; the background behind Flayn matches Claude’s cape. End ID}

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[quoththegayven]

working my way back into the groove of my regular podfic posting schedule - here’s a Dimileth oneshot to kick off the run of FE3H fics I have in the works!

[Image ID: digitally drawn cover art for “Hope at the Fight [Podfic]”, a Fire Emblem Three Houses fanfic, written by inverseR and read by quoththegayven. The cover is toned almost entirely in blue. On the left is a hand, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd’s hand, wearing a dark-colored gauntlet and reaching up toward a glowing white light. The title, author, and reader are credited on the right, in a handwritten but clear font. End ID]

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[quoththegayven]

They’re aliiiiiiiiiive!!!!!!

By which I mean: They’ve posted another bit of podfiiiiiiic!!

Hit up quoththegayven on AO3 to witness the thrilling conclusion to Kravitz, Lup, and Barry’s demon-fighting escapades. And then the escapades that Tres Horny Boys cause at home afterwards.

[Image ID: digitally drawn cover art for “The Reaper Squad (almost) Pulls a Boner [Podfic]”, an Adventure Zone: Balance fanfic written by StellarWing, Tanacetum, and Waywardwitchcat, and read by quoththegayven. The cover prominently features the title in a mixture of print and Gothic script. Behind the title, the titular Squad is drawn in a simple lineless style. All three are wearing large red goggles and black cloaks with raven feathers on the shoulders. On the left is a brown-haired white man, Barry Bluejeans; on the right is a brown-skinned elf with red hair, Lup; and in the center is a skeleton, Kravitz. A scythe peeks over Barry’s shoudler. End ID]

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[quoththegayven]

An icon commission I did for phloxy_fox on Twitch! Phloxy is a super LGBTQ+ streams stuff like Minecraft, Among Us and Phasmophobia! They’re trying to grow their fan community so I highly suggest you check them out. I’ll put a link in the reblogs!

Phloxy does own this icon, so it’s not available for use, sorry! If you want one like it, you can DM me for now, but maybe I’ll post a commission sheet soon…

[Image ID: A digitally drawn icon in a cartoony, lineless style. A small orange and white fox is sitting in front of a blue circular background. The fox’s tail is wrapped around its body; its paws are resting on top of it. Its eyes are closed in peaceful happiness and it’s faintly blushing. Tucked behind its left ear is a small blue phlox flower. End ID]

[quoththegayven]

You can find Phloxy HERE!

[quoththegayven]

This week at quoththegayven on AO3: the Reaper Squad preps for their second encounter with the nasty slime demon and steals some of their family’s cool shit to aid them! Hopefully it’ll be enough to keep them from - well, doing what the title says.

[Image ID: digitally drawn cover art for “The Reaper Squad (almost) Pulls a Boner [Podfic]”, an Adventure Zone: Balance fanfic written by StellarWing, Tanacetum, and Waywardwitchcat, and read by quoththegayven. The cover prominently features the title in a mixture of print and Gothic script. The background is made to look like an old, slightly yellowed diagram, showing two identical skulls, though only half of each is visible by the way the cover is cropped. The empty space between and around them is filled with intentionally illegible cursive text and messy doodles. End ID]

[fantasyrockopera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works