So I fell into a hole of ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS claudeleth ao3 fics that had me flailing alone in the room
I have to come to realize that the tropes I am garbage for are
Smooth talker Claude being tongue-tied around Byleth
Secretive Claude unable to keep his walls up around Byleth
Golden Deer being absolutely exasperated at the slowburn mutual pining obvious to everyone except their angsty oblivious parents leaders
Hilda the SUPREME WINGWOMAN and #1 SHIPPER (and wedding planner)
Lorenz just being like "Oh just kiss already"
Golden Deer accidentally walking in on them having a moment and being extremely chaotic
Byleth smiling and laughing more easily because of Claude 🥺
JUST EMOTIONLESS BYLETH LEARNING TO BE HAPPY BECAUSE THE GOLDEN DEER (ESP CLAUDE) MAKE HER HAPPY A LOT
Claude's genuine smiles being practically exclusive to Byleth, or at least Byleth being the first to see it (CANON BTW ACCDG TO THE CLAUDE AND HILDA A SUPPORT)
Claude trying to be subtle but being obvious AF instead (which everyone except Byleth sees ... thankfully (?))
Everyone teasing Claude about how hopelessly in love he is with Teach
Claude somehow oscillating between suave and a wreck around Byleth
Being each other's best friend and then more 🥺
Claude "I don't believe in gods but Byleth is basically divine, being around her is a religious experience, and getting to meet her is nothing short of a goddamn miracle" von Riegan
or for short ... Claude "god is a woman" von Riegan
STARS AESTHETIC. NIGHT SKY AESTHETIC. STARGAZING COUPLE.
Reaching my dreams with you by my side 🥺
Working power couple that make a great team professionally and platonically and romantically
Like a couple being able to perform their professional duties well. Knowing their duties while having a great relationship is just smth I really respect and I think they got that in the bag
The couple that slays together stays together
Wyvern rides together 💖💖
Every noble simping over Byleth and thus making diplomatic talks easier and Claude just bursting with love and affection and pride at her side
Byleth learning about Claude's dreams and caring so much because she cares about him and she knows it means the world to him
But somehow she's oblivious that Claude now cares about more than that because she also means the world to him now
Claude "THAT'S MY WIFE" von Riegan
Byleth realizing how she feels and being scared and thinking it's hopeless because Claude is attractive af and probs has girls falling all over him
Claude eventually finding out and thinking that her being insecure is the most absurd shit he's ever heard
Golden Deer telling it straight to a shocked Byleth that Claude is absolutely crazy about her
Claude 100% a simp for a woman that can kick his ass (the way he looks up to his mom so much, the way Judith is able to make fun of him, it's unquestionably canon that the boy has a deep admiration for strong women)
Dancing couple 🥰 while they're both not the best couple at it (especially at Fodlan dances) they love doing it together anyway, partly cuz of fond memories and partly just cuz it's the easiest way to be close to each other/steal alone time during diplomatic balls and celebrations 🥰
Two independent and guarded to a fault people whose first real friend is the other 🥺
Claude's trust x abandonment issues especially after the 5 year timeskip and Byleth reassuring him that she's not going anywhere 🥺
Mid or post late night war strategy planning confessions 👀 (aka they find themselves too exhausted to keep pretending they don't want each other)
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UNPROMPTED / @fatalmenace ( ..... &. @heclingmuzik ) / ALWAYS ACCEPTING!
↳ to: byleth
from: kronya
'hope one of these days, you'll bleed just like your friend.'
'don't worry, she's not dead. i just gave her a cut since i fought her~'
'you know her right?'
⚔️ // hardened steel sharpened her gaze as byleth looked down at the instant-letter device. an old , bitter FIRE licked hot at her heels. burned hot within her chest at the name that dared to send word once again.
and despite knowing better by now , byleth read that woman’s words anyways.
'hope one of these days, you'll bleed just like your friend.'
her eyes narrowed.
'don't worry, she's not dead.
nails dug crescent-moons deep into her palms.
'you know her right?'
who.....?
lysithea? would have contacted. immediately. lady rhea? byleth - somehow - felt she might know. ... edelgard? was an enemy of the church. corvus? they’d never met. so then . . .
byleth’s blood ran cold.
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