Hubert Rarepair Week Day 7: Coffee, Ashe/Hubert

Summary:

A knock on the glass front door makes Ashe jump. “C-Coming!” He calls, already rushing forward. He fumbles for his keys, drops them, lets out a noise not unlike a squeak as he picks them up again, and finally unlocks the door. Hubert von Vestra steps inside. “Good evening,” he says. “Thank you again for agreeing to meet so late. You likely would have preferred to get home after a full day’s work.”

Cafe AU time! Made a conscious effort to make this as different as possible from previous "Ashe runs a cafe" fics I've done. Still fluff though :D

Enjoy this final instalment of Hubert Rarepair Week 2023! Good to finally be done!

Bay’s 2022 Writing Summary

So my 2022 writing summary is being posted much a bit later due to real life craziness and another reason I'll explain below. For now though, my 2022 writing summary!

FE3H -The Library Song - A Felix/Annette Teachers ending nsfw fic I wrote for 2021 Netteflix Exchange. The two bet whose house would win that then leads them to having an intimate moment at the library. I love nsfw Netteflix and had a blast writing it. However, this fic also left me with some negative feelings towards the Netteflix fandom for reasons I won't say in public here lol. My recipient loves it at least so that's all that matters.

-Talk to Me, Dance with Me- 2022 Dimileth Hot Flash fic where the two were at a masquerade ball and pretending to be strangers one night. Loved everyone's reactions to the end where Dimitri practically slips up their strangers roleplaying haha. Also got nice art from Karini from the art raffle she was holding!

-Thunder Without Rain- My Dimileth Big Bang fic and magnus opus Dimileth work. I actually thought the first initial ideas of this fic since October 2019, setting it aside until I finish with Foul Play first. Well, fast forward to January 2022 when sign ups for Dimileth Big Bang started and I switched gears haha. I thought it would be around 40K like my FMA Big Bangs, but nope ended up 68K oh lordy. GirlInterrupted did wonderfully with the four(!!) art pieces!

The initial writing it from January to July has been a roller coaster. Despite several appointments and such, managed to finish it with a couple weeks to spare for last minute editing. During the posting I got nice support from the first couple chapters! I then got sad when the feedback had gotten less the more chapters I posted and comparing AO3 stats, which triggered my Imposters Syndrome real bad. I'm still trying to work on that. I'm happy for the folks that made it to the end and I do hope others will catch up eventually!

-Through the Snowstorm- Bernadetta/Hubert fic I wrote for the FE3H Rarepair Exchange. Hubert takes care of Berndetta while they get trapped in a snowstorm. Also surprised I got a few lovely comments on this fic considering this is a rarepair and all haha.

-Reassuring Touches- Three short Dimileth fics I did as fic requests on Twitter, one for each phase of their lives. I haven't done ficlets in a while so that was fun to do!

-Droplets of Jupiter- Wrote this for Dimileth Goggles, an event where you have Dimileth in a crossover of another media. I went with Modern Dimileth AU based off the 2013 anime movie The Garden of Words. Dimitri skips school on rainy days and meets with Byleth often at a park. It had gotten longer than expected and delayed due to stuff that happened in August/September and hopping other WIPs. Got final chapter posted last week!

-Azure Queen- Wrote this for Dimileth Trick or Treat 2022. Snow Queen AU where Dimileth are long-lost lovers and Dimitri is a demon. I got the first two parts written and I hope to eventually get it done sometime in early-mid 2023 because I'm excited for some monster loving that comes later lol.

-Counting Stars- The reason my 2022 writing post is pushed back until now. Wrote this as a gift to Qoboe for the 2022 Dimileth Winter Exchange! She wanted Dimileth happy and in love, so I thought of them going on a little romantic getaway as the premise! Very happy that she loves it!

Other -Mochi Ice Cream- A little short ficlet Ryunosuke/Susato request I did when doing some fic requests on Twitter. I was surprised that I got some comments and people are into that ship haha.

So yeah, 2022 has been a mostly Dimileth writing year as you can tell lol. I got not one but two multi-part fics done!  Highlight being joining the Dimileth community filled with talented and lovely people. I'm still unsure my creations measure up compare to everyone else, but it's nice we've bonded over our blorbos lol.

2023 plans is to finish Azure Queen and Foul Play. Foul Play has been on the backburner due to Dimileth brainrot lol. Thanks to a certain new Pokemon in Scarlet/Violet, I might make a last minute addition and hopefully will finally get back to it. After that, who knows. As much as I loved the various FE3H events I wrote for last year, I'm feeling a bit of burnout atm and would like to focus on my WIPs for the time being.  I kept saying I want to start original writing, so we'll see on that.

Hubert Rarepair Week Day 5: Beginnings+Endings, Randolph von Bergliez/Hubert

Summary:

Randolph had interrupted her then and there. Had snapped at her to do something to earn her keep at Garreg Mach instead of gossiping about her superiors. Flustered, apologizing, she had run off to the kitchens. That had been all. Yet the conversation still made Randolph's blood boil to think about. Hubert von Vestra did not deserve that kind of talk. Never mind that she had praised Randolph in the same breath. If it weren't for Hubert's guidance shortly after the capturing of Garreg Mach five years ago, Randolph doubted he would have headed the monastery this long. Hubert kept this place running as much as Randolph did, Hubert regularly put his life on the line for the emperor, Hubert did the work of 50 men in half the time. Who was this woman to put looks above deeds? Personally the sight of Hubert did wonders for Randolph but that was far from the point.

My rarest pair of the week! Give 'em a chance :D

Hubert Rare Pair Week Day 3: Alliances, Linhardt/Caspar/Ashe/Hubert

Summary:

Hubert watched this all unfold from a polite distance. The three had been together for nearly a year now. There was a rhythm to their movements that Hubert never wanted to intrude upon, always making himself scarce during moments like this. The ease with which Caspar pulled his legs back only to stretch them over Linhardt’s lap once he sat down, the soft smile on Ashe’s face as he watched them both, the way Linhardt rest his forearms on Caspar’s knees without hesitation— None of it was meant for Hubert.

My first published OT4 fic! If you're curious, I shall be returning to day 2 at a later date. This fic needed some extra work.

Hubert Rare Pair Week Day 4: Bloody Path, Marianne/Hubert

Summary:

Hubert continues down the bloody path. The howls that had woken him are starting to sound more like screams, branches cracking nearby. She’s close. Hubert hurries.

Mind the tags! There's a fair bit of violence/blood. The prompt IS "bloody path" after all.

Hubert Rarepair Week Day 2: Rendezvous, Sylvain/Hubert

Summary:

"You won’t get the chance to say my name for a while, you know,” Sylvain said, now sliding his hand up and down Hubert’s inner thigh. “Would you just—” Sylvain kissed behind Hubert’s ear. “Say it again.” A growl of annoyance rumbled through Hubert’s chest. “Sylvain,” he said flatly. He tried to press back against Sylvain pointedly, but Sylvain held him in place. “Again."

My first NSFW posted to this account. Includes Sylvain and trans Hubert hooking up. Please mind the tags, I know it's not the kind of fic my followers are used to from me ^^;

Only one more day to go and I'll have finished another Hubert Rarepair week!!

Hubert Rarepair Week Day 6: Misunderstandings, Felix/Hubert

Summary:

Hubert slowly put down his mug. This was most definitely not a report, yet it was addressed to him. He continued reading.

I actually almost did this ship last year but I had already paired Hubert with so many Lions XD Enjoy some accidental love letters feat. Bernadetta!

Hubert Rare Pair Week Day 1: Secrets; Ignatz/Hubert

Summary:

A human was kneeling beside him. Their brown eyes were wide with panic, looking between Hubert and the treeline behind them. They were blubbering in that awkward human language Hubert could barely stand. His head was already spinning enough without attempting to puzzle together whatever they might be trying to convey, so he reached out and seized the hand they were shaking him with. “What is it?” He forced out, looking at the human through a dried-out black fringe. The human gaped before saying, “Y-You have to go! Get back in the water before they find you. Go!”

Enjoy some Merbert and Human Ignatz first meeting!

Hubert Rare Pair Week starts tomorrow on Twit!!! Above is my lineup for this year. Because Zelda has taken over my free time, I can't promise that each fic will be up on it's designated day. But please know I'm working hard to put all my love and care into every piece! Hubert deserves my best!