Look.... Sylvain and Lorenz dated while they were at the Officer’s Academy and no I don’t take criticism.
Their supports were surprisingly fun??? Also who doesn’t love the “Rivals trying to prove they’re better at dating than the other, but whoops, they end up dating each other” trope. I’m totally fine with them only having a C & B support, tbh, they were plenty good and fun, and they don’t need to be endgame, but gosh darn they dated and it was a mess and they gave each other so much shit and they loved every minute of it.
So here’s some headcanons.
- So like what happened WAS… after their B support, they kept trying to go out and show each other up in various things, including picking up ladies, and then one thing leads to another and then they just kind of kiss. They just look at each other and it kinds of happens.
- And then afterwards, they’re absolutely fucking pissed. Positively affronted. They’re each just standing there, fuming over what just happened, glaring at each other like, this guy, this BASTARD-
….By the goddess I might like this guy
- You can hear the mental F U C K they’re both screaming as they reach this conclusion.
- But because Lorenz couldn’t keep an opinion to himself if he life depended on it, he flat out tells Sylvain that he annoys the hell out of him but also that he likes the way he helps and protects his friends, and that though Sylvain’s view of his noble position and duty are a bit warped, he understands that that duty is solely his and that he won’t run away from it when the time comes, and Lorenz respects the hell out of him for that. And Sylvain is taken aback by all the sincerity, but he’s also touched by it too, and he tells Lorenz that he’s stuffy and up-tight but also, he likes how he always voices his mind, that he’s never been one for empty flattery or meaningless things, and that for as frustrating as he is, Lorenz is also pretty fun when he gets all competitive and sassy. Also that his hair is horrible but his face is nice, so like, he wouldn’t be opposed to kissing him again.
So now they’re dating, they guess.
- Lots of tea parties consisting mostly of snark and glaring. Lorenz makes the tea and Sylvain brings the snacks, and they compliment each other through gritted teeth but genuinely mean the things they’re saying.
- Sylvain, gripping his tea cup so hard it’s on the verge of shattering: “This tea is really good. I don’t often get to drink the fancy stuff.“
Lorenz, jaw clenched so hard he cracks a molar: "I could serve nothing less. I’m happy you’re enjoying yourself. These tea cakes are lovely."
Sylvain, smiling with murderous intent: "Thanks an ex of mine introduced me to this bakery’s stuff. These cakes were her favorite.”
Lorenz, fingernails dug into the table: "They’re marvelous, I adore the jam in the center."
Sylvain: "It irritates me how much I like you despite hating you as a person.”
- Sylvain hates that he actually has to look up to smooch him. There’s not too much of a difference between them, but it’s enough to piss him off, and Lorenz can and absolutely will look down his nose at him.
- And Sylvain doesn’t know what to do when he gets like this, he’s not used to having to reach up so like even though he’s perfectly capable of grabbing him around the neck and bringing him down to his level, the height difference really isn’t so bad so that doing that would be mostly useless, so he just stands there and fumes, completely out of his element and at Lorenz’s mercy.
- They call each other by their last names because they’re stuck up and also intimacy???? Is for other people.
- Of course no one can know they’re dating. They’d be mortified beyond belief to even be seen together outside of class, much less anything else.
- Sylvain: "I have a reputation to maintain. Also, friends I’d like to keep."
Lorenz: "And what do you think it would do to my reputation if it got out I was having relations with a notorious skirt chaser and known dandy? It would certainly do more considerable damage to the future leader of the Alliance as opposed to a man from the frigid nowhere of Faerghus."
Sylvain: "See this is why you don’t have any friends.”
- Lorenz, completely unfazed: “And yet, somehow, here you are. My boyfriend.”
- Intimacy is for other people, but don’t believe for a second that they don’t shower each other in gifts. They’re both accustomed to being That Guy who buys stuff for all their friends and romantic conquests, so it’s not a surprise when those tendencies filter over into their relationship though it’s somewhat perplexing for each of them to be on the receiving end for once. Sylvain brings Lorenz snacks in between training and class, and buys him nice writing utensils and fancy little notebooks, because he knows Lorenz is both practical and also all for the Aesthetic™. And Lorenz sends him flowers, beautiful bouquets delivered to his room with cryptic little poems tucked in their petals, and even though Sylvain dislikes the mess and often throws out the flowers fairly soon after receiving them, he keeps all the little poems in the drawer of his desk. (He’s pretty sure the flowers are just a vehicle to get the poems to him indirectly, and tbh, he’s totally fine with that!)
- Also, board games. They both dig em, and playing together always turns into a wild time, full of shit talking, countless rematches, thrown game pieces, and “What do I get for winning?” propositions. They’ll also study together from time to time. Sylvain can be surprisingly helpful! …. when he gets something out of it xkjgnxjkgng
- Though they’re together, they each still go out a bit with women on the side. Despite liking Sylvain, Lorenz is still dedicated to his mission of finding a wife, and for Sylvain, well… there’s appearances to keep up. They’ve both accepted that this was a far from permanent arrangement, no matter how much they like each other now, and it is what it is.
-They go on what could be called a date exactly once(1). During one of the saints’ festival days, Sylvain convinces Lorenz to sneak out with him to a celebration down in Garreg Mach town, and though Lorenz is like Is That Really a Good Idea, he comes along and they have a blast. It’s really the only time they’ve ever been able to get out and be free like that, going out in their plain clothes instead of their academy uniforms, and just goofing off for the hell of it. They play games and Sylvain buys them tons of food and Lorenz gets them flower wreathes and though they can’t really go out and dance with everyone else (for fear of being recognized by all the local women they’ve either hit on or broken up with) they share a dance or two on a side street off the where the main celebration is being held, the entire time bickering about who is leading and who is following. And walking back to the monastery afterwards, they hold hands the entire way, and though they don’t do intimacy, that was pretty nice…
- They aren’t together very long, a few months at most, and break up around the time Remire village and Jeralt happen. There’s just too much going on, both in and around the monastery as well as politically, and they always knew this was going to have to end at some point, anyways. They break it off on good terms, and remain friends after the timeskip (if they are in the same house).
