It was hard to entertain the notion, with the life he had to leave-- one of strife, of fighting and wars and doing everything in his will and power to protect those who needed his protection. Fighting, not for love of the sport or want of bloodshed, but because he had too.
But sometimes, when all his duties are attended to and the thrum of battle is a far away memory, his thoughts can wander. And when they do, they always end up on you.
You, with a smile bright enough to lead him from darkness. You, with heart big enough to lend him your aid in his worse moments. You with the pretty laugh and hands made rough through hardship and toil-- you made him a poet, with how his thoughts twisted and grew rosy when you entered them.
No, Seliph never fancied himself a romantic; for you, though, he did not mind becoming one.
Hello!!! I just wanted to say I really like the fire emblem stuff you write!!! Truly doing gods work by giving us tiny bits of food 🥺
May I request some friends to lovers style headcannons with Seliph and the Summoner? I picture them bonding over there shared circumstances of being on a pedestal
i know you said hcs but i've got a lil scenario here for you
Seliph tries his best. He might not be as skilled or as confident as some of the other heroes, but he's always determined to ensure no harm befalls you. But he does wonder, why you picked him. "I must confess to you Summoner, I'm not sure I understand why you continue to take me into battle with you." You seem confused by his words but he continues nonetheless. "There are so many great warriors among your army that better fit the title of hero. I feel as though I don't even come close to that label."
"I wouldn't be able to tell the difference, frankly." You pause, a frown forming on your features before continuing. "I don't know anything about war, I never have. I came from a world that was well and truly in peace times. A world where I was just a normal person living from day to day." And at your confession, Seliph is stunned. He knew you were from a different world, it's what many bring up when they sing your praise. Summoner, the great tactician from another world, almost destined to win Askr's wars for them. But no one mentions what your world was like.
"My apologies, I wasn't aware what your world was like." Your frown eases into a sympathetic smile.
"Not many people do. It's a bit hard to tell people that when they place all their hopes on your shoulders." He nods in understanding. He's been in a similar position more times then he can count, and even here, he still feels as though he's living behind an ideal of himself.
"There isn't quite a struggle out there like attempting to be yourself to people who have managed to convince themselves what you already are."
"You sound like you're speaking from experience."
"Even now people here look at me so strangely, speak of me so highly. I have yet to do anything so praise worthy. I wonder if you feel similarly?" You nod at his question. And it troubles him, knowing that there isn't much he can do to help. "If you require someone to share your woes with, I am here." It feels like a trivial consolation, but your expression seems to brighten at his offer.
"Thank you, Seliph." There's a brief silence, before you speak again. "For what it's worth, in my eyes you're a hero and that's why I'll always depend on you." And at that he feels his own expression brighten, the smile that appears on his lips impossible to fight back.
"...thank you, Summoner."
Even if he isn't the strongest, or the most skilled. For as long as you depend on him, he'll do his best to protect you. And in the end that's all you ever ask of him.
Hi!!! Could I request Seliph with a sweet and soft summoner SO?
Of course of course;; ♡
"So if you want some you take all of me." - Comfort Me
♡ First and foremost, Seliph is always looking out for you. Any little thing he can do, he will, and he doesn't really expect it to be reciprocated.
♡ But, if you do return his kindness, he'll be very touched. It makes him want to work harder too, which in turn makes you work harder and so on and on and on and on-
♡ You're the summoner, so of course, you have lots of work to do. There's a lot he can't do to help you, of course, though that does make him a little sad…
♡ One thing that never fails to cheer him up though are professions of love. Even just short and sweet I love you's can help brighten his mood. He's also a fan of pet names, so if you combine the two he's almost guaranteed to perk up!
♡ Actually, doing those super sweet things makes him a little bit embarrassed and he tends to blush as he does so. It's a very cute sight!
♡ Seliph very much enjoys holding hands! It's comforting for one, and even more than that he thinks it's very sweet. He's not too big on PDA, but hand-holding is just enough to sate his urge to touch you all the time.
♡ In private, though, he's very touchy-feely. He hugs you constantly and he loves to give you kisses;; Spending time with you like this, quietly and sweetly like so, is definitely one of his favourite things.
♡ Actually, Seliph also likes it when you do his hair. It's very calming in and of itself, and he finds the whole process much more relaxing than doing it himself.
♡ He'll pamper you in return if you'd like him to, but if you'd willingly play with his hair he'd melt with happiness… He just loves you so so much!!
Arvis: Demon; trapped in a candle, the summoner and Arvis are pinning for one another so hard it hurts, I want something I’m not sure I deserve to have,
Ayra: Ayra teaches her disaster summoner s/o how to wield a sword,
Eldigan: “I’ll make you crave me as much as I do you.”,
Julius: Slyph Julius; reader is an idiot who just steps into fairy circles and gives their name out,
Quan: Centuar; the reader is scared of horses, “If you could be with me, would you?”,
Reinhardt: the summoner talks in their sleep... but Reinhardt thinks its cute, the summoner asks Reinhardt to teach them how to ride a horse in order to get close to him, I had a dream where Reinhardt gave me headpats so I wrote about it,
Seliph: Pretty Little Words, “I love you so much, you’re all I ever think about.”, “Your heart is safe with me.”, Billet-Deux, “The world doesn’t deserve an angel like you.”,
Description: He loved to watch you sleep; you were always beautiful but when all the stress of daily life left your features... you really were perfect. Seliph couldn’t help but tell you all about your future life together when he saw you like that...
Rating: sfw
Word Count: 1122
Notes: Whoops! Meant to post this last night! Wrote the orginal wip of this in a 10 minute “if I don’t get this out now the idea will murder me” on discord and... of course, I wrote way too much rip. Yandere Seliph just does that to a gril :flustered: Anyways, this version is cleaned up and more added to it, so yay!
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Seliph knew it was wrong to be sneaking into your room like this; he couldn't stop now though, not when the light of the moon upon you're sleeping face brought about such strong desires from him. You slept so peacefully, unaware of what he was going to do. What he had been doing for the past week...
"Summoner..." he leaned to your level, smiling softly as you stirred softly, but didn't wake. "You look so sweet wrapped up in the nights embrace... I only wish it could be me to hold you like that..." gently he rose a gloved hand to caress your face, heart beating wildly as you leaned into his touch. "To hold you, to kiss you and tease you..." boldly, he leaned in to place a sweet kiss on your forehead.
"Se...seliph...." his name on your lips made his heart cease its beating, his limbs freezing in their place. Yet you remained still, eyes closed as you seemed to cuddle closer to where he leaned beside your bed. He realized, then, that you were dreaming of him; his nightly visits had been doing as much for you as they had himself. Perhaps even, you yearned for him as much as he did you...? "Goodness, do you even know what you do to me...?" The beating of his heart would not stop as you cuddled closer to his hand, the one he kept still cradling your cheek. He let out a content sigh, cooing this and that to you as you slept soundly.
"Mm... Seliph... I'm trying to sleep..." As much as you adored the sound of his voice he was talking too much right now, going on and on about how perfect the two of you were together. And as much as you agreed, you were tired... Hearing your complaint, his words seemed to end. Content, you were prepared to return back to sleep, happy to have him by your side...
But you realized, with sudden terror, you and Seliph were not together; he should not be in your room nor should you be hearing him at this hour. With apprehension flooding your system, you dared to open your eyes . Hoping that it was just another of your silly dreams, or even some sort of waking nightmare. Still, with sleepy eyes you saw him; bright blue gaze looking at you with fear, embarrassment and something more you couldn’t quite place.
"Sel...iph?" His name was a question, one you were sure you would receive no answer to. You shouldn't be as calm about this as you were. Screaming, panic, fear.... all of that was justified in this situation. Yet, with gnawing apprehension you realized, you were waiting for his next move…
"_... you're up..." his shocked look slowly shifted to his usual, carefree smile. "That's fantastic! Now... I can tell you how I really feel, face to face!" You realized with sudden embarrassment, he was cradling you face; holding you as if he were about to kiss you--or, perhaps as if he had already been, for all you knew. Why did the idea excite you?
"H-how you... feel?" Against your will, a yawn escaped your throat; Seliph just chucked at how cute you could be. Even just waking up, you looked so ethereal during the night.
"How much I adore you, of course! It's... a little embarrassing to admit but... well, just you being so calm about all this is really making more confident." He laughed a little now, he free hand going to fiddle with the ends of his hair. "I just... love you so much, I couldn't help myself really..." He went on to babble a little more, his words growing more quiet and rushed as he continued. Not that you noticed, though, you were far to fixated on his first statement.
"Love...?" The word fell off your lips before you could think to say anything else, your cheeks warming up at the thought. Seliph... loved you...? You could only watch him with surprise now as he still continued talking. Did he even hear you before?
"I cant imagine how cute you'd look safe in my arms..." he sighed in an almost dreamlike way, his eyes distant for a moment. You were speechless, left wondering as he continued to ramble, content in just holding your cheek. He loved you so... surely that made this behavior excusable, right? Especially since he loved you too? It felt wrong though...something was off about this. But how could you deny the way he made your heart bear out of your chest, or how his smile seemed to clog up the way you think?
“Seliph…” You said his name so calmly he was snapped from his thoughts, wide eyes watching you with curiosity now. “I… love you too. But, make me a promise, alright?” Yes, this could be excused just this once... so long as Seliph knew not to do anything like this again…
“You… love me too?” His whole face lit up and you were afraid he wouldn’t hear what you had to say from the sheer delight that seemed to radiate off him. “Oh _____ this is fantastic! I’ve waited so long to hear you say those words back to me...” You has to shush him before he got too far this time, placing your index fingers over his lips to physically silence him.
“I do, Seliph. I do.” You couldn’t help but smile at him. He was just… so excited. It was contagious. Almost enough to make you forget how he found his way into your room. But… not quite. “Please, you have to promise me… this kind of behavior can’t continue, okay?” You frowned a little, and Seliph hated to see the look on your face. As you dropped your hand he quickly nodded. After all, now there was no need to do this anyways. The two of you were in love!
“Of course, my love. Anything you ask.” Seliph kissed the hand you left near him and you were once again reminded of the things that made you fall for him in the first place. “I’d do anything to be adored by you.” You’d like to believe his words were just that; simple and sweet with no hidden meaning… So, you ignored the meaning behind his smile, just content in that moment knowing he loved you.
Who knew? Perhaps, when you woke up again in the bright and shiny morning, you would find this was one of your silly dreams. But the way he crawled into bed with you, how he clutched you as if he were afraid you would disappear… You wondered if this was Seliph’s dream, and not your own you found yourself in…
Seliph + "just sit down and let me take care of you" :)
5 sentence fics
There’s a pulsing pain in your ankle that makes it hard to walk, although you’re very content to keep ignoring it. You can’t be a burden, after all - there are so many people depending on you that there isn’t time for you to have issues.
Of course, hiding it gets you nowhere when Seliph is around, his eyes alert and the issue noticed within seconds. “Just sit down and let me take care of you,” he says, leading you to the nearest chair.
You try to object, but he sees through you in an instant, cutting you off with a “Your health is important too,” and a brilliant smile so there’s nothing you can do but allow yourself to be taken care of.
"Calm down. Breathe. It's okay." With Seliph?? Sorry if I messed up the ending of it :p
Blood and slight gore warning for this one just in case!! I broke my own heart but like;; The ending’s soft so it’s okay? I guess? In any case, I hope you enjoy this;; ♡
There’s blood. So much blood. His hands are red, the ground is red, the bodies are red, everything is red. With such an overwhelming crimson painting his vision, it’s hard for Seliph to stop gagging at the sight and the smell and the feel of the liquid. “I’ll do better…” he mutters, but the taste of blood gets in his mouth. “I swear I’ll do better…”
Choking back tears as everything gets redder and redder, he flinches as something shines in front of him. It’s not red, which is much of a relief at first, until it glints silver and the telltale noise of a sword swinging, of it hitting its target, drowns out even his own despair.
“Don’t… Don’t…” Bringing a hand up to wipe away the blood, to see if this might not be real, he only manages to get more blood in his eyes. Blinking in an attempt to get it out, he’s painfully aware of something rolling, rolling, rolling towards him and oh-
It’s still for only a few seconds, but Seliph’s world stops moving. He can’t see it quite clearly but he knows what it is - or, rather, who it is, and the last bit of hope he had is gone in an instant. Seliph squeezes his eyes shut so he can pretend it’s not there, it’s not real, but the inside of his eyelids are painted so red he can’t stand it.
Hesitantly, his eyelids flutter open despite not wanting them too. Tentatively, he stares towards the thing he knows but doesn’t want to. Slowly, it rolls just enough and the bile rises in his throat as he lets out a scream, and then another and another until he jerks awake with a scream still in his throat and tears in his eyes.
He’s sweating and panicked and frantically glances from side to side, his eyes settling on you and your worried gaze as he struggles to breathe. The room is not red and seeing you alive and well gives Seliph some sort of relief, but his body still panics.
There’s a warm touch on his arm and he flinches back, still caught up in whatever his head was thinking. A second later, he realizes it’s your hand, steadying and comforting, so he leans into your touch without thinking too much. Picking up your other hand, he kisses the back of it, then each individual fingertip.
“You’re okay you’re okay you’re okay…” he murmurs, fully absorbed in making sure you are alive and well.
“I am okay,” you reply, stalling his frantic kissing to capture his head in your hands to look him in the eyes. He’s frantic, a painful worried look in his eyes that make your heartache. “You’re okay too, Seliph.”
“I am…? Yes, I am. I will be. I’ll make sure everything is okay. I can do better.” he says this while looking directly at you, but you can still hear the lie in his words, the way he struggles to form them between heavy breaths.
Leaning in close, you press a kiss to his forehead, his cheeks, his nose, his mouth and everywhere else. “Calm down. Breathe. It’s okay. We’ll figure this out together.”
Amidst your affectionate kisses, Seliph takes a deep breath in and holds it for a few long seconds before exhaling. Slowly but surely, the panic fades from his eyes and the Seliph you know returns to you as his nerves are steadying.
Taking in one last breath, he finally pulls away from your presence. “Thank you,” he says, “For helping me. I’m sorry for my behaviour.”
“Don’t be sorry,” you reply. “If it’s for you, I’ll do anything. Even beat up the night terrors!”
Your enthusiasm brings a small smile to his lips, but there’s an underlying sadness to it. “Thank you,” Seliph says again. “I will try to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
You nod in response. “And I’ll help, okay?”
“You don’t have to worry-”
“I want to worry. I just said it, right? If it’s for you, I’ll do anything! I want you to be able to sleep well. Let me help you?”
The look of determination on your face prompts another smile, this one more genuine than the last. “If that’s what you wish, who am I to say no?” With that, he leans in for a proper kiss. You’re real, you’re alive and you’re willing to help him. There isn’t anything else Seliph could think to ask from you, but you continued to give him more. Some part of him he isn’t aware of sighs in relief as soon as he realizes this.
if you don't mind writing this character, how about some cute seliph cuddling headcanons? I just love your writing and it would be a good combination HSHABKGFKS
Of course I don’t mind! Seliph is one of my favorites and hes’s just the softest boy out there;; ♡ I hope you enjoy these!
“If home is where the heart is then I feel pretty stupid; you were meant for me all along.” - Painting Roses
♡ It’s safe to say that the both of you cuddle as much as humanly possible;;
♡ Seliph really loves it! Being close to you and making sure you’re warm and safe and ah;; It’s enough to make him blush;;
♡ Even if you’re not actually cuddling, he prefers to stick close to you as much as he possibly can. It’s one of the many ways that he shows his affection.
♡ If you’re cuddling properly, he likes to run his fingers through your hair or trace idle patterns on your skin. If you don’t like it he’ll stop right away but he finds it to be calming. To have his guard down and be able to do gentle things like that makes him happy beyond belief.
♡ Seliph has no preference on whether he’s the big or little spoon. If anything, he slightly prefers face to face cuddling since he can see you better. As long as he’s close to you, he’s happy anyway!
♡ When cuddling, Seliph likes to have blankets and soft things around. If he’s done training and working for the day, the best thing is to be as comfortable as possible! This goes for you as well, as he’ll dote on you and make sure you’re okay with these intense cuddle sessions of his.
♡ Sometimes there’s just no proper time for a good cuddle session and sometimes it gets to him. Seliph can get clingy and somewhat overly attached until you both have time to properly enjoy each others’ presence. The second he gets a chance, Seliph will be pulling you to his room for a good long time together!
♡ There’s no better way that he could think of to spend his free time, so he’s immensely happy that you’re willing to cuddle with him so often! He’s very very happy;;
