[art by pillow_boi]
--ON INDEFINITE HIATUS--
During their time at Garreg Mach, Pre-time skip, Dimitri suddenly gains a crush on Claude. At first, he attempts to avoid the fellow classmate... but that proves too much. He begins actively appearing in the figure of his adoration presence once again. Claude, at first, is skeptical... but soon figures out the reason things have been odd between them throughout this period of time is because the crown prince has fallen for him! Claude does not reciprocate. At least, that is what he believes at the start.
[This fic is fluff, slowburn, subtle angst, gentle canon divergence]
[ I DO NOT OWN ANY FIRE EMBLEM CHARACTERS OR THE UNIVERSE!]
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.