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lapinbunwrites · 1 year

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Title: The Scene That Hurts

Ratings: Gen

Warnings: None

Category: F/M

Fandom: Fire Emblem AU

Relationship: Claude von Riegan/Byleth Eisner

Characters: Byleth Eisner, Claude von Riegan, Edelgard von Hresvelg

Additional Tags: Modern AU, Actor AU, Fake Blood

Word Count: 1,350

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Byleth felt her heart beat hard in her chest as the her and the Empire army marched on Derdriu. The air felt heavy as they continued to walk, meeting with Khalid's army. There were only a few more battles that they had left to conquer Fodlan, but this was the battle she was dreading the most. Multiple thoughts went through her head as they stopped walking as the hit the stone ground. She felt her heart drop at the site of seeing Claude. His looks alone weren't going to make fighting him much easier, he had grown very handsome over the past five years.

"Professor," Edelgard said softly.

"Hm?" Byleth asked, turning to face her.

"What is your opinion of Claude?" She asked, her eyes becoming dull. "I can't help but wonder what sort of impression he made on you."

"I think he would have been a great king," Byleth asked, with no hint of a lie.

"Interesting," Edelgard sighed out.

That wasn't the only thing that Byleth got from him when they met when she was still their professor. He was many things, he was a jokester, a schemer, he was chaotic, and he was a man with many thoughts running through his brain that he kept to himself. But underneath it all, he had a heart of gold and cared for the ones around him. That was probably the reason why she fell for him.

"Professor?" Edelgard asked, shaking Byleth.

"Sorry," Byleth apologized. "I was lost in thought."

"That's very unlike you, my friend," Edelgard said, letting go of her. "Please be on your guard, this fight won't be easy."

Byleth nodded as Hubert walked up to them, giving the specifics of their job. It wasn't long after that the fighting began. While Edelgard and Byleth stayed back for the time being, the members of both armies attacked and kill each other. Edelgard left Byleth's side as soon as she found an opening to fight. Byleth took a deep breath in and exhaled, feeling the air become even heavier. She placed her hands on her stomach churn as she watched everyone fight.

"Professor! I need your help!" Edelgard yelled.

Byleth nodded, her hand shaked as she reached for her sword. Ignoring the growing tension her hand, she rushed towards Edelgard when her blood patch broke. Byleth made it a quick and painless 'death' for the extra. The more she fought, the more she killed, the more it felt like the battle would never end. She felt the tension setting into her body, she wanted the battle to end, but she didn't want to face the man that had her heart. Not that her feeling mattered much, Edelgard and Byleth marched over to Khalid once the many people 'died.'

"Teach...You should have chosen me instead of Edelgard," Khalid said, drawing his bow back. "No point in whining about it now, I suppose."

Byleth reached out her hand, hoping it would ease the pain in her heart as she heard the gruffness in his voice and to scowl on his face.

"Sorry, but I'll be taking the win today," Khalid said, releasing the bow string.

Every part of her wanted to take the arrow to the heart to end her fight against him, to feel what she was feeling. It was only by Edelgard's grace that she hit the fake arrow with her fake axe. She watched as Edelgard rush Khalid and began fighting him. As much as she wanted to help her out, Byleth couldn't move. All she could do was watch them fight. It wasn't until Edelgard was being over powered by Khalid and Hilda. Byleth rushed over to her aid, taking on Hilda. Thankfully for Byleth, the sounds of plastic hitting each other undercut how tense she was feeling. It was short lived as soon as she was able to kill Hilda. She looked over to Edelgard and her beloved Khalid, she was shocked that he was still standing. The two rushed him, quickly overpowering him.

"Khalid," she whispered out, feeling the water drip down from above.

"Claude," Edelgard corrected her.

Byleth held out her sword, pointing at Khalid.

"I see," Khalid said, reaching towards the light as fake tears and fake blood ran down his face. "Right until the very end, I've read this whole thing terrible wrong...All my hopes have fallen to ash. I really hope you make the world...better..."

"Haa...." she muttered out. "AAAAAAAAAAH!" She screamed out before Khalid could say another word, startling her cast members.

"CUT!" The director yelled. "You know you're not supposed to cry during this scene Byleth! Take five!"

"I'm sorry!" She apologized, taking the towel and water from a crew member. "It's just very intense scene!"

"Heh," Khalid laughed as the cameras kept rolling trying to get bloopers. "In her defense I was a pretty good actor! Right...'Teach?'"

"Call me that one more time!" She cried, pinching his cheek.

"So you admit that I was a good actor!" He teased, placing his hand on hers. "Look at you! You are even crying for me!~ What were you imagining? Hm?"

"I imagine you died!!" She replied, pinching harder.

Khalid teased her a bit more before running for his life.

"Edelgard," the camera man asked.

"How is the scene for you?" The asked, pointing the camera in her face.

"This is the tenth take for Claude's death scene," she laughed. "I wish we could get it done."

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Byleth took a deep breath in and exhaled; she was always so nervous for interviews. It never how many she has done since becoming an actress, she was always awkward when doing them. She never really knows how to react when people asks her things and she was always so stiff. It didn't help that most of the interviewers were also stiff and just wanted things to be done.

"It's alright babe," Khalid reassured her, pecking her cheek. "I am here with you."

"I hope so, that was the hardest acting job I ever had," Byleth frowned, giving him a tight hug.

"Heh," he chuckled, hugging her back. "I am alright, I am still alive and kicking."

The two of them walked into the room, getting everything put on them. As they waited their standard few minutes, Byleth sat up straight, placing her hands on her knees. Khalid on the other hand slouched on the side of the chair closest to her. She leaned down, gave him multiple kisses on his cheek. It did help calm her down, but only a little.

"We are rolling," the director said.

"I've gotten word about your guy's fight scene," interviewer said, looking over their paper. "What was so hard about it?"

"It wasn't hard for me at all," Khalid laughed. "I've been in situations where I could have died and say the most emotional things."

"And that helped you with the scene," they asked.

"Yes, when you have a brother like mine, you kind of hold it in," he laughed.

"Is that true," the interviewer asked, looking over to Byleth.

"Yes, that is true," Byleth nodded, holding Khalid's arm tightly. "I've met his brother and he is quite the character."

"Hehe," the interviewer laughed. "Anyway, how was the scene for you?"

"It was nerve wracking!" She answered, hugging her boyfriend from the side. "I honestly thought he was going to die!"

"You're so cute," he teased. "She chased me around the set for teasing her after one of the takes."

"This is what you get when that happens," she pouted.

"Well I am alive, my love," Khalid said, leaning in close to her.

"I know and I am happy about it," she replied, giving him a kiss.

He kissed her back before continuing the rest of the interview. There wasn't much too it, but Byleth was just happy to get it over with. She was nervous through the whole of it. She was just glad to be back home with her love being able to cook something to eat with him and spend the rest of the day doing nothing much.

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I was looking through my Claudeleth zine earlier today and remembered my friend Kwoojii was in it and she did an actor au. I had a very might need to try to write a fic for it. Surprisingly, I had enough energy to do so. I hope you enjoy!

You can find her piece here!

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lapinbunwrites · 2 years

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Title: The Merman and The Fisherman

Rating: G

Warnings: None

Fandom: Fire Emblem Three Houses

Relationship: M!Byleth Eisner/Claude von Riegan

Additional Tags: Mermaid AU, Fluff, Some Angst

Word Count: 2,790

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The ocean was as deep as it was vast. It held many creatures, many different types of fish, sharks, dolphins, and creatures no one has ever seen. However, there was one such creature that sailors and fishermen were said to have seen, but remains elusive, merfolk. No one has ever been able to catch one to prove one another wrong. Not until recently anyways.

Claude swam through the deep seas, communicating with all sea life. Being their prince, he made it a point to talk to everyone he could. Even though he talked to everyone, the one creature he was never allowed to talk to were humans. They always intrigued him, especially one human that he saw. Claude always saw him sitting on a pier, or sitting in sand on the beach. This man always had a fishing pole with him and he always looked so serene. Sometimes he was with someone, sometimes he wasn’t. The man fished at the same time everyday. It was odd to Claude, but it was interesting to him at the same time.

On one particular day, Claude swam until he saw the pier, where the man was in one of his usual spots by himself. Every time the man fished, he wouldn’t get much. Just some small fry fish that probably won’t last him, and his family, very long

It gave Claude an idea. He dove back into the ocean, finding, and catching, any big fish that he could. When he went over to the pier, he placed the fish on the hook, smiling as the line disappeared. He continuously gave him fish until he had enough chasing them. He bobbed part of his face over the water to see the man’s reaction. Claude became confused, because his expression hadn’t changed. Was it the fish that he caught and gave away? Or was it something else. The human he had focused his attention on perplexed him. He was so odd, he only interested him more.

The next day, Claude saw the man again, only with someone else this time. He did the same thing as the day before. The only difference between the two days was that the older man was happy with the bounty. Why was the one man he was interested in so indifferent and the older man with him so excited about it? Claude wanted to know why the man was acting like this deep down in his bones, but the repeating words of his parents echoed in his mind to never talk to humans.

He shook his head, he didn’t care, he was going to talk to him the next time he was alone on the beach. The day the fisherman was alone, a grin swept across Claude’s face. He swam close to the shore, letting part of his face appear over the water. At first, the man didn’t realize; he only noticed Claude when he tugged at the fishing line.

“Hello,” Claude said, swimming closer to him.

“Hello,” the man said, calmly.

“What’s your name,” Claude asked, tilting his head.

“Byleth,” he responded, reaching his hand out.

Claude shook his head. “Why are you here everyday?”

“Because it’s nice,” Byleth said, reeling his line back in. He placed down his fishing pole next to him, stopping his fishing for the day. “What’s your name?”

“Claude,” he smiled.

“What a nice name,” Byleth said, nonchalantly.

“Thank you, my parents gave it to me,” Claude chuckled. He looked at Byleth with confusion. His expression had changed.

Byleth gave him the same expression. “What is it?”

“You seem sad,” Claude replied. “Is everything alright?”

Byleth sighed.

“Is it the older man that’s always with you,” Claude asked, swimming back and forth.

“Oh, hmm,” Byleth paused. He let out a little sigh before speaking again. “He is my father.”

Claude became confused. He swam closer to him, reaching out his webbed hand out towards him. “Did something happen to him?”

Byleth moved his face away from him.

Claude retracted his hand quickly back into the water, swimming backwards.

“Sorry,” Byleth sniffed. “Touch isn’t my strong suit right now.”

Claude let out a little sigh as he backed away from him.

“My father passed away,” Byleth said, trying to hold back tears. He wiped off the tears that still fell from his eyes.

Seeing the man cry, Claude felt sad. He swam back into the ocean, looking deep into the vast waters, searching for something. He searched and searched until he found one thing that might pique Byleth’s interest. When he swam back to shore, he saw him clutching onto his fishing pole.

“Here,” Claude said, holding out his hand. “For you.”

Byleth dropped the pole, rushing over to the fish, placing it in his bucket full of water. “Wh-What kind of fish is this? I’ve never seen it before.”

“It’s called a Leafy Sea Dragon,” Claude replied, faintly smiling.

“I will cherish it,” Byleth smiled.

Claude looked around, seeing the setting sun.

“Is something wrong,” Byleth asked, wiping the tears off his face.

“I have to go, before I get in trouble,” Claude huffed. “I will be back tomorrow.”

Byleth reached out to him as Claude swam away, seeing his tail.

Swimming up to the beach the next day, Claude saw Byleth, giving him a big smile. He held out his hand, handing him a seashell. “When I was younger, my parents would find abandoned shells and give them to me to make me feel better.”

Byleth smiled as he took the seashell. He held it close to his ear, hearing the wispy wind that flowed through it. “My father did the same.”

“What are you doing,” Claude asked, titling his head.

“Hearing the wind in the shell,” he replied, holding it out to him. “It sounds like the ocean is with you wherever you go.”

“For you that’s more than true,” Claude chuckled, taking the shell from him.

Byleth laughed a little harder than he should when he saw Claude’s face.

“It really does sound like the wind!” He said in shock, giving Byleth back the shell.

Byleth smiled, holding the item close to his chest. He let out a sorrowful sigh, remembering that his father won’t be around anymore.

“Are you okay,” Claude asked, swimming closer, making his way to the sand.

“Wait, don’t!” Byleth said, bruskly. “Don’t let yourself be seen, you’ll get hurt.”

Claude nodded, moving his way back into the ocean.

Byleth took off his boots before walking into the water.

“Anyway, are you okay,” Claude said smiling as he re-asked the question.

“I, I don’t know,” he sniffed, feeling tears roll down his face.

Byleth sat in the shallow part of the waters, Claude swam closer to him, sitting between his legs. “It’s going to be alright,” he reassured him, wrapping his arms around Byleth’s neck.

“Thank you,” Byleth sighed, moving Claude to his side.

“Hey, Byleth,” Claude asked as he turned to face the ocean.

“Hm,” he hummed.

“Do you want me to take your mind off of everything,” Claude smiled.

“Yes, please,” Byleth said.

“How well can humans see underwater?” He asked, swimming into the ocean.

“Not very well, it’s all blurry,” he replied, following him. “We also can’t hold our breaths underwater very long either.”

“Well, we won’t go very deep into the ocean or stay down there for very long,” Claude chuckled.

Claude took his hands, jerking him into the water. As Byleth dove beneath the waters, he held his breath, moving his body around until he saw a giant blue glowing light.

“Over there is my home! That’s where a lot of merfolk live,” Claude said, pointing into the direction of the light. “One day-” He was cut off when Byleth started to gasp for air. He laughed some more when Byleth moved his head above the water. “Heheh, you weren’t kidding when you said humans can’t hold their breaths.”

“Glurbel gurlble, bleh,” Byleth coughed hardly. “Some, gurlble, gurlble, some people are better than others.”

“Hehe, you’re a fisherman, you should be well equipped,” Claude said, pulling him closer to the shore.

“I have never actually been on a boat before,” Byleth replied, feeling the after effects of his coughing.

“Hehehe, that is so weird,” Claude laughed. “A fisherman that never goes out to sea on a boat to fish.”

“My father never took me on one and I never had any care to be on one.” Byleth moved his body, scooting his way back to the water. “He never took me because he was fishing one day, and when he came back home, my mother had died.”

Claude felt his heart sink. He never lost his parents, both were alive and well. He couldn’t imagine how it would feel to lose not one, but two parents. “By, I’m...I’m sorry.”

“It’s alright, my mother died shortly after I was born. I have no real memories of her,” Byleth said, softly, reassuring him. “By the way, what were you saying? When we were underwater,” he added, trying to change the subject.

“Oh! That!” Claude smiled as he looked around the area. With the sun setting, there were less and less people. When he thought he was in the clear, he placed his head on Byleth’s chest. “One day, I want to be able to show you my home!”

Byleth sighed. As much as that sounds nice, to escape the pain and the sorrow, it wouldn’t last long. “How would that work if I can’t breathe in water?”

“Hm,” Claude said, sitting up and placing his hand on his face. “There is one way! I can give you a kiss and you can turn into a merman!”

Byleth stayed silent. His offer was very tempting.

“The only problem with it is you will be a merman for the rest of your life.”

He was not helping his case.

“I don’t know. I have a few friends here that I don’t want to leave.” Byleth looked at the darkening sky. The stars were slowly starting to appear.

“I know the feeling. My mother told me of a story of a mermaid that met a sailor fishing on his boat and how hard it was to leave,” Claude started. He laid on his back, enjoying the star gazing. “The two fell in love and the woman told her friends. She also told them that she didn’t want to leave them since she was so close to them.” He looked over to Byleth and smiled, the story having piqued his interest. “But mermaid and sailor’s love was forbidden. They weren’t supposed to interact with each other because of a war that had been waged between each other.”

Byleth started to laugh as he positioned himself to face Claude. “How is that even possible? Both humans and merfolk would be at a disadvantage.”

“Heheh, I know. It’s a bit more complicated when you get down to the nitty gritty of it,” Claude smiled, facing him as well. “Anyway, the royal family wasn’t pleased with it. She pleaded her case again and again, since they were the only ones who can change merfolk to humans and humans into merfolk. Eventually the royal family caved in. They gave her the wish she desired and she became a human. She lived happily with the sailor she fell in love with. She felt a hole in her stomach as she left her friends, but knowing that she would make new friends, the hole didn’t last very long.”

“What a wonderful story,” Byleth smiled. “Do you think it would be the same for us?”

“Only if you allow it,” Claude responded, moving closer to him.

“Do you know whatever happened to the woman?”

“Ah, I think my parents told me that she died sometime after she became a human,” Claude sighed. “They never specified when or how.”

Byleth felt a pit in his stomach. He looked around, hearing some footsteps.

“By,” Claude softly said. “Are you okay?”

“I-I’m fine,” he sighed. “I have to go.”

Claude nodded as he watched Byleth leave.

The next coming days, Claude would talk to him, asking him many questions about his life, and Byleth would do the same to him. He would come back time and time again, to talk to him and to watch him. There were days where he wouldn’t show up, and Claude would just shake it off. It was just him trying to deal with his father’s death and him having to bury him. After a while, however, he became more and more concerned when Byleth wouldn’t show up, though he made sure to show up every day on the off chance he wanted to talk.

From afar, he would watch Byleth when he couldn’t talk to him. He would watch him talk to a few other people. From what he saw, it would be the same fisherman, or sailors. It always ended up with everyone yelling at each other. Were these the people that Byleth said were his friends?

Claude swam up to the shore, letting part of his face bob over the water, waiting for everyone to leave.

“Claude,” Byleth said, rushing into the ocean.

“Hm,” he asked, swimming towards him.

“We can’t meet anymore,” Byleth told him, clutching him close to his body.

“What, what do you mean,” Claude asked, moving his head out of his grip.

“They are out for you,” he started, catching his breath. “Those people you saw me yell at, they are out for you. They are going to hunt you and kill you!”

Claude held onto Byleth’s body tightly. “That can’t be true!”

“It is, and, and I’m sorry…” Byleth released his grip on Claude’s body, slowly backing away from him.

Claude could hear the twinge of sorrow coming out of his mouth. “What? Where are you going?”

“The sailors,” he said, tears flowing down his cheeks. “They are getting suspicious of us and trying to make me hunt with them. They want me to lead them to your friends...your family. Please...Please don’t come back here.”

Claude watched Byleth leave the ocean, walking back to the city.

Claude came back to the shore every day after the conversation. Byleth was nowhere to be found. He could feel his heart breaking into a million pieces. He didn’t want to believe what Byleth said was true.

He didn’t believe it until he came back to the shore one evening. Claude watched as the sailors forcefully carried Byleth onto the boat. When the boat left the harbor, he followed it from afar, not losing sight of them. As they kept floating, Claude noticed a big storm brewing. He swam as fast as he could, weaving through the waves. He saw Byleth being led to a part of the boat where there was a plank that they surely would throw him off the boat.

His eyes became wide as he started to swim faster, being thrusted around by the waves. His heart sank as soon as Byleth was thrown into the stormy waters. Claude dove into the ocean, quickly rushing over to him. He did everything he could to wake him up, to see him gasp for air, but nothing was working.

In a last ditch effort, Claude pressed his lips against Byleth’s. After a few seconds of nothing, Claude felt his heart seep into his stomach. As his eyes fell down to Byleth, Claude could see the seashell he gave clutched in his hand.

With a green glow, Claude could see Byleth’s body changing. His skin was becoming scales, his hands were becoming webbed, his legs were becoming a tail. When his eyes opened, Claude clutched onto his body, swimming in a circle.

“By! You are alright,” Claude sighed in relief.

“How, how am I breathing,” Byleth asked, looking at his hands. “I’m, how?”

Claude smiled at him with more of his scales falling off.

“You are...royalty,” Byleth softly asked in shock.

Claude nodded as he took Byleth’s hand. “My parents won’t be pleased, but I’m happy to see you alive.”

“Me too. I’m also happy I finally get to see your home,” Byleth said, placing his forehead against his, and taking his other hand.

“Yes, let’s go,” Claude said, leading the way.

Byleth took one last look in the direction of his home. He looked at his hand, smiling as he looked at the seashell. He could only hope that his friends, and his Leafy Sea Dragon, would do okay without him as he followed Claude to his new home.

“By the way, are you going to be okay without your pet fish,” Claude asked, looking back at Byleth.

“Yes,” he sighed. “They are in good hands with one of my close friends.”

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sdfgadsjk;gkljdslafk my second piece I wrote for the Claudeleth Zine I modded and participated in. While coming up with ideas for an AU, I couldn't just pick one, I had to do this one too. Even if there was someone else doing a mermaid au.

Again, this fic was beta read by the lovely Blahzor.

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