Fire Emblem: Three Houses (One-shots, headcanons, etc.)

Ferdinand Helps You Confront the Death of Your Friends

OKAY OKAY BEFORE WE START, I KNOW THE TITLE IS AWFUL BUT I'LL FIX IT EVENTUALLY LMAO

Anonymous asked:

Sometimes I think about Dorothea and Ferdinand's support chain and instantly get sad. Anyway, Ferdie x reader angst confronting the deaths of their friends?

Warnings: None

Word Count: 514

Genre: Angst

BROOO, Ferdie and Dorthea's overall relationship makes me cry tho. Like if you recruit just Dorthea and not Ferdie, [spoilers] at one point during the post time skip, she goes "...And Ferdie was there. We killed Ferdie, Professor, he used to be our friend. Do you remember those days?". My god that line literally broke me so much that I had to set my switch down and take a mental break. I think it's the fact that Dorthea devolves from a happy young woman to the way she is post time skip that actually makes me want to cry. But anyways, that's enough, otherwise I'm actually gonna start crying the more I think about it. You want angst? You got it. 
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You stood there staring numbly at the ground, your hands balled into fists tightly. The sky rumbled as dark gray storm clouds moved overhead. The rain started to patter down, but still you stood there, unmoving, the rainwater mixing in with the tears forming at your eyes.

"Y/N? It's time to go," you heard someone call out to you. But still you stood there completely frozen in shock. "Y/N?" you heard the same voice call out to you, much gentler this time. Feeling a hand on your shoulder you turned around seeing Ferdinand standing behind you. "Are you alright?" he asked, a concerned look on his face.

You let out a shaky breath, forcing a smile, "Ferdie, they were our friends. Do you remember that? Remember our days at the academy?" you gestured towards the scarred battlefield and the piles of corpses, "Why do we have to kill? Why can't we just come to a compromise?" you questioned, hearing your voice break as you spoke. "Y/N..." he said gently, his grip on your shoulder tightening slightly.

You continued on, shuddering slightly, from grief or from the cold, you weren't sure, "What's the purpose of us fighting? It's just causing more endless bloodshed and suffering for others," you said, gripping at the hilt of your sword until it started to hurt.

"Y/N!" called Ferdinand more urgently. This effectively snapped you out of the trance that you were in. When you looked back up at him, you could see his brow was creased with worry. "We can't go back and change our actions," he murmured gently, "What's important is that we focus on the future that Edelgard is paving for us. We can't undo what we've already done."

Then, you were crying, your sobs echoing quietly around the clearing as you leaned into Ferdinand's touch. Ferdinand wrapped his arms around you, his hug was warm and welcoming. "We killed them Ferdie, we killed them..." you hiccupped out. Ferdinand continued to console you, uttering soft words that only you could hear. "I promise...the fighting will come to an end, sooner than you expect. And when that happens, I'd like to see you smile again," he chuckled lightly, wiping a stray tear away from your face with his thumb, "With Edelgard's reign, there won't be anymore bloodshed, so just....hold on a little longer alright?" You sniffled, taking deep breaths to try and calm yourself, "Thank you Ferdie...you've always been there for me," you mumbled, looking away a little embarrassed because of the state that you were in. He nodded, brushing some hair out of your face.

The two of you stayed like that for a little while longer. Noticing the rain coming down harder, Ferdinand wrapped his cape around you, "You're going to catch a cold if we stay out here longer, come on," he said, guiding you towards his horse. You hesitated for a moment, turning back towards the battlefield. "Goodbye," you whispered, before turning back towards Ferdinand taking his hand as you lifted yourself up and onto the horse.