#retainer swap

[garregmachina]

fe3h retainer swap pt. 1

[legendsoffodlan]

Retainer Swap AU

Dedue: Lady Edelgard, I have prepared some tea for you.

Edelgard: Oh, thank you Dedue.

Dedue: In addition, your favorite dish will be served momentarily. 

Edelgard: thank you Dedue. I appreciate this.

-

Dimitri: I will slaughter them all. Their screams will drown out *gets a pillow thrown at him* Ow!

Hilda: Dimi, take a break. Go take a nice warm bath.

Dimitri: Why I-

Hilda: Self. Care. Is. Important. Now go take a bath or I’ll dunk you myself.

-

Claude: So, if we swing down right here, *Hubert enters* Oh, hey Hubert.

Hubert: My Lord Riegan, I have the information on Lord Gloucester you requested. His guards were most cooperative when we applied the pressure you suggested.

Claude: Course! And thanks Hubert.

Hubert: Naturally my Lord. I have also taken the liberty of using the... “medicine”... you suggested on his tea.

Claude: Awesome! He’s gonna have the worst runs.

[indigowallbreaker]

i personally like retainer swap aus—Dedue and claude and hubert and dimitri are pretty interesting pairings, and edelgard having to rangle Lorenz , hilda , AND ferdinand woukd be a meds

Oooo yes! Dedue and Claude is a good match. I need more interactions between them. Hubert and Dimitri would be SUPER interesting, especially post- time skip.

Edelgard, Lorenz, Hilda, and Ferdinand just sounds like a sitcom XDD Amazing thought.

[legendsoffodlan]

Retainer Swap AU (cont.)

*Edelgard is bent over her desk, working on paperwork with bags under her eyes when Dedue walks in and sees her in this state. Sighing, he picks up a blanket and scoops her up in it*

Edelgard: Wha- DEDUE!?

Dedue: You have been working to hard Your Grace. You need rest.

Edelgard: But, I need to settle the dispute between Lord Carsin and-

Dedue: It can wait, Your Majesty. You need some rest.

Edelgard: I... I suppose you’re right.

*Dedue lays her on her bed where she’s already curing up like a cat.*

Dedue: Shall I fetch some tea for you, Your Majesty?

Edelgard: Hmm? Ah... no. I’m... I’m quite... alright. *dozes off*

*Dedue silently fluffs her pillow and tucks her*

-

*Dimitri is huddled in a corner of his room, finger clutching his head and muttering to himself*

Dimitri: ShutupshutupshutupSHuTuPSHUTPSHUTUPSHUT-

Hilda: Dimi!

*Dimitri suddenly snaps out of it to see Hilda standing over him, a concerned look on her face.*

Dimitri: Please... please tell me you’re real.

Hilda: *she crouches down and gently takes his hand* I’m here Dimi. I’m real. you’re safe.

Dimitri, shaking his head: No I’m not, We’re never safe. I’m never safe. I failed. I am a King. I must be stone. I-

*He fades out as he feels Hilda embracing him*

Hilda: I’m here Dimi baby. You’re not a King here. Cry as much as you need.

*Dimitri gives a few shuddering breaths before latching on to Hilda and sobbing like a child.*

-

Hubert: My Lord?

Claude, looking up from his paperwork: Yeah?

Hubert: I have found some information you might find... relevant.

Claude: ...I’m not going to like this am I?

Hubert: Most likely not.

*Claude sighs and gestures for a chair for Hubert to sit in, which he does*

Hubert: You are aware of the... suspicious circumstances regarding your uncle’s death?

Claude: yeah, every say Count Gloucester had him killed. Can’t say I agree with it but I understand why he’d do it.

Hubert: Well... during my investigations... I found evidence that he had similar plans for... for your mother.

*Silence reigns between them*

Claude, in a tone as icy and cold as the antarctic: What?

Hubert: It would seem he had planned to remove the entire Riegan bloodline from the field. Had your mother not sought your father, then she would have been killed.

Claude: ... ...That man... had better fall to his knees and thank his son. Because he’s the only reason I’m not ordering you to murder him.

Hubert: What would you have me do, my Lord?

Claude, his eyes gleaming with rage: Make him wish he were dead Hubert.

Hubert, smiling a shark’s smile: By your command, My Lord.

[feifheadcanons]

Retainer Swap: Part 2

Ryoma

Ryoma is really used to Kagero and Saizo being serious, dedicated, and competitive

Yeah. Uh. Laslow and Peri...are not

They’re jokesters, kinda lazy, and would rather do anything else than train

One time Laslow was chatting up Hinoka and just to see what would happen, he swung a practice sword full force at Laslow.

Laslow reached back and caught it and crushed the sword in his hand.

He didn’t even realize it

“AH! Lord Ryoma! What are...I’m not hitting on...how did that sword...did I do that?”

In training, he realized that Laslow was nigh unparalleled with a sword, and that’s eventually what won him over.

Ryoma was having a particularly rough day. He couldn’t believe he would be stuck with these two for a week.

Peri and Laslow put on a dance performance to raise his spirits.

Peri also made some tea and said she’d spar with him to keep his energy up.

Ryoma has never fought a more fervent opponent. Did not pull any punches. Honestly? It was really refreshing to fight someone so powerful, yet so cheery! It was the best workout he’d had in ages.

He didn’t have to sense her presence or use environmental clues to find where she was hiding. Just a full frontal assault where steel meets steel. It’s a dream for him.

Laslow decided to teach him how to dance afterwards. 

Ryoma’s...not a good dancer.

His hair is unwieldy, his helmet is super stuffy, he’s not suited to dance. Laslow literally lent this poor man some Nohrian clothes and Peri tied back his hair and he attempted to dance.

Ballet, waltz, tap dance, all failed.

He’s decent at breakdancing though.

Moreso than anything else, Xander’s retainers are...supportive!

He’d make mistakes but Laslow was very understanding and praised his successes. Peri was always cheering for him.

It was positive reinforcement that he often denied himself from with Kagero and Saizo in order to harden himself as a warrior.

For once, Ryoma felt...at peace.

Hinoka

Hinoka is more like Xander and less like Ryoma in this case

She’s constantly told that she has among the least competent retainers in the history of all royalty

She ignores those remarks, although she’ll openly admit that they aren’t the best at fighting, cooking, cleaning, conversation, or really anything.

Selena is Azama’s opposite.

Competitive, athletic, hyperfocused, wears her heart on her sleeve.

Hinoka very rarely if ever spars. She says she’d pick up bad habits from fighting her retainers.

Selena’s lightning quick swordplay keeps her on her toes until she can get her footing.

She eventually beats Selena, but she has choice words.

“Ooh, another beautiful, powerful redheaded pegasus knight, the world doesn’t have too many of those lying around.” “Huh?”

Selena reluctantly tells her a bit about her mother. 

Hinoka is...honored to be compared to such a paragon and says that that’s not who she is though. That’s more Subaki’s department.

She insists that she’s just a princess on a flying horse who likes the thrill of a fight.

She invites Selena on a ride of her pegasus and she starts crying, saying the only other time she’s been this high up was once with her mother.

“Cordelia would be proud to see you serving royalty.” “Why, because I’m following in her stupid footsteps?” “Because you’re not. You’re carving out your own path, even if it’s a little similar to hers.

“Thanks Lady Hinoka...”

Beruka is...like no one she’s ever dealt with before. 

Cunning, serious, has never told a joke in her life, doesn’t daydream or get distracted.

Hinoka might have chosen the wrong choice of first words.

“Wow you’re...adorable! Like a little blueberry.”

“...I’m a trained killer.”

She spars with Beruka and it really does sharpen her reflexes and her quick thinking. 

What she really wants is to get a reaction out of her.

Jokes don’t really make her laugh and neither do stories.

She buys her ice cream and she just eats it and says it was adequate.

She takes her on a pegasus ride...but forgets that Beruka’s already been flying all the time. 

She even flipped over on the ride and let Beruka fall off before diving and catching her.

“Sorry to scare you like that!” “You didn’t. I knew you were going to catch me, otherwise you wouldn’t have done it.”

Nothing works.

Beruka happens upon her early in the morning trying to make food that will make Beruka smile but failing due to her horrible kitchen skills.

Beruka is...honestly moved and she sighs, saying that she genuinely appreciates Hinoka’s kindness.

“I’ll take it! Tomorrow, we’ll work on getting you to laugh!” “Don’t push it.”