#lewdatlast

[askhubertvonvestra]

Um... please do not take this in a threatening manner, as I was told by a friend of yours.

If you simply had dreams of flying in the skies, surely you would be okay with riding a wyvern, but... I have a feeling that would not be the same to you, considering what she told me, so it sparked my curiosity.

Why are you so fond of pegasi? What made you like them? For how dark and intimidating you appear to be, I find it interesting that you of all people would have a fondness for such delicate creatures.

Again, please understand I have no dark intentions in asking this. I am merely curious.

Ugh. A friend, you say... Caspar, I presume. He's of the disposition to be so free with a fact I would not care to discuss.

I’ll keep this brief. Wyverns are a somber, intimidating presence to those who are not their riders or caretakers, an accomplishment I am perfectly capable of myself and with both feet on solid ground. If I am to brave the skies, I would prefer it be a wholly unique experience. There is no rationale beyond that and certainly no fondness.

Curiosity is not in itself a negative trait, but there are more productive avenues for it than questions such as these. If you are interested, I’m certain Linhardt has an excess of flightful ponderings to share. You may attempt to discern for yourself which ones are useful.

[Hubert is lying, and his comfort starved shadowy self is fond of the delicate, gentle nature of most pegasi. Even if he’d probably end up with a spirited one, haha. Their affection is simple with no hidden motives, and they won’t reveal his own gentler side to anyone. His dark, scary nature is a natural trait he amplified in protection of his found family, and doing that only left him deprived of softer things half by necessity and half by his own stubbornness. It’s not like Dorothea or basically any Beagle would refuse to hug him or something. But it’s easier to maybe hug a pegasi around the neck and not have to talk or explain himself or worry about rumors for the seemingly counterintuitive act. ]

[askhubertvonvestra]

*laces ur coffee with Imperial Pegasus™️ rainbow coffee creamer*

I would think ‘lacing’ is not quite the term, given its colorful but otherwise harmless qualities.  Beyond which, you must be aware that I have my coffee black, and any amount of cream in any variety is bound to be noticed.

Although I presume this particular insult to coffee is another frivolous item courtesy of Constance.

[askhubertvonvestra]

💮 [Read: Pressured, coerced, Edelgard relieves him of duty, etc. Either way, Hubie can't back out, huehuehue (i'm sure he's stubborn enough to think of a way though)

[Hubert being asked to hang out is such a surprise to him that he’d probably have to be asked a few times for it to really sink in, haha. He’s just so mission driven! 

I can see him not getting it the first time it happens. Another Black Eagle asks if he’s got a free moment, he says he can spare some time. What’s troubling them? They tell him it’s no trouble, they just wanted to spend some time with him. He agrees, of course, and they start to go do whatever it was (read in the library, have a tea break, etc.). Then he says now that they’re alone, they’re free to tell him what’s truly the matter. It’s only at this point, when they tell him it’s really nothing but hanging out, that he’ll understand they actually just want to spend time in his company. Mysterious. Strange. This friendship thing.

Next time, that’s when the pressure and coercion has to happen, lol. How much arm twisting it takes really depends on who is doing the asking, when, and what for. It’s almost impossible to get Hubert to leave his work to go horseback riding to nowhere in particular for an indeterminate amount of time, but getting him to take a coffee break is fairly easy for a Beagle to pull off. He was going to drink coffee anyway. He loves his found family in his shadowy way. His workspace isn’t far and he’s accessible if he’s needed. This seems efficient!

When people get to know him better, from how he thinks to the pastimes he likes, they’ll all get better at inviting him to hang out without even needing Edelgard’s orders, haha.]