For the Doot da doot yay meme, 002 with Aymeric, or if someone has already asked that, then Estinien ^_^
002 | Give me a character & I will tell you
How I feel about this character: I actually didn’t like Aymeric at first, haha- I thought he was a smarmy asshole and kind of wanted to punch him in the face. I wasn’t entirely sure what his role in the story would be, but just like with Artoirel, through Heavensward we get to see him grow not only as a leader but as a person, and I am super into that. I think it was after the Vault that I really decided I liked him. :D Now, he’s certainly one of my favorites- I’m sad his character arc is over, but I enjoy seeing him when he shows up!
All the people I ship romantically with this character: I’ve always had a soft spot for Aymeric/the player character, but I also shipped him with Haurchefant, back when I was still actively writing :D Estinien as well!
My non-romantic OTP for this character: Lucia, hands down. I super like their friendship and I want to PROTECT IT.
My unpopular opinion about this character: Laughs I’m going to need a bomb shelter for this, but I play Aymeric as being on the ace/asexual spectrum. I know there are a lot of different words and designations and such to describe that, but I kind of see him as someone who was always way too busy to really stop and think about sex- someone who it might not occur to until there’s a strong emotional attachment with someone he’s romantically involved in. I feel like that was simply not possible before the end of the war, because as everyone who’s in or has been in a relationship knows, relationships take Work And Time- and Aymeric devoted all of that, all he had, to Ishgard. Ishgard came first, always, before everyone and everything- the wellbeing of his people, their safety, etc etc. That said, I can certainly appreciate authors putting him in that situation for fan service- I’ve done it myself, many and multiple times- but insofar as I see him in a setting that is outside of that, yeah, I think he’s ace.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Mmm, I think we really got to see a lot of him; however, I would’ve liked to know more about his relationship with Haurchefant and Count Fortemps. It seems like he views Edmont as a sort of surrogate father, and I REALLY love that, like- really- and I want to know MORE ABOUT IT. I would love to be able to develop it myself, either solo or via RP!
my OTP: @sunlitpeony‘s Ane, is the only person I’ll play him in a relationship with. This has built over literal years of RP and discussion, and it works very well!
a headcanon fact: Look through my blog and you’ll find a ton of them :D but my favorite is probably regarding his cat, Mandragora!