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Corrins in FEH: Distinctions between the Male and the Female

Preface

Firstly, congratulations to Female Corrin in winning this year’s CYL. Though I’m more of a Male Corrin fan so I would be lying that I am not a bit sad with the results. But hey at least he’s top 15 (for Men). Anyways…

Something interesting of all the “avatars” is that Corrin, in each gender, represents the two main paths, Female from Conquest and Male from Birthright. As it is illustrated in their respective box art. I won’t argue if this makes it canon or not, however their portrayal beyond their games have also followed suit. For example, from what I heard about Warriors, correct me if I am wrong, is that Male by default gets Hoshidan noble and whereas Female has Nohrian noble. But I’ll focus on FEH as it’s the game I’m more familiar with and accessible for me.

Let’s talk about their portrayal in FEH. In their base alt(i.e., OG) it is ambiguous which route each took but in their seasonal alts, it’s pretty obvious that male does come from BR and whereas Female from CQ. I attempted to take notes of some of the differences between the two , from castle quotes, voice-lines ,Lv 40 confession and meet the heroes page. I noticed that they do have contrasting differences. Here’s a table of summary:

Brief Discussions

Both of them have mostly the same lines and even the same Meet the heroes entry but interestingly, they have some differences in their castle, voice lines and even confessions. Male emphasizes about choices and road taken has a somewhat serious tone while Female more on bonds and cheery. Though it is vague which route each took so it is on you how to interpret it.

(However one may say as what male Corrin’s Yato sprite looks like the Omega variant meaning he’s from Revelations. But I argue that it’s contradicting with his art and weapon name that has the standard Yato. I think IS that time just gave him the Omega Yato sprite that early as they didn’t think FEH would last long.)

Ninja

Of all the Corrin alts that have both male and female versions, so far the Ninja alts are the most different and their lines are very different and it isn't vague which route each represents. If you read all their lines and the Meet the heroes page, definitely Ninja Male Corrin is definitely from Birthright and the Female one is from Conquest, the closely associated characters is a big hint. And it’s neat that they had encountered each other.

Another note, this line also intrigued me from their paralogue:

“It's definitely a bit shocking, at least you still get along with your siblings! Oh, Elise... As upbeat as ever, I see.”

-Ninja Male Corrin Paralogue 65-1

I find this intriguing because it references about his experience from Birthright and he had a reaction when he saw Elise. However in his voice lines and castle lines he mentions sending Ninja clothes to Elise, there are two theories I could think of—One, she survived in that reality, or Two, it is some sort of in honor of her loving memory.

Fallen and Adrift

These alts don’t have much indication of which road was taken since fallen are presumed from the pre route split and adrift ones are just Young Azura’s imagination.

The Fallen lines seem similar for both of them—about them suffering , anxious and trying to contain their powers and rephrasing one another. From what I could tell, Fallen Male Corrin seems more unstable than Female. While in their Adrift forms, Male Corrin is very concerned more with Azura while Female is more concerned with the summoner.

Another note is no indication about Revelations of all the alts except these alts. In the Meet the Heroes Page of Fallen(both), there’s a mention of Valla while the rest of Corrin entries none. And for Adrift, the paralogue takes place in Valla.

Halloween

Of all the Corrin seasonal alts, this is the most similar for the both of them, they almost say exactly the same lines or rephrasing in both castle and voice, even confession. Though I found some nuances that implies Male Corrin is from Hoshido while Female is from Nohr. Just like in Ninja Paralogue, they meet too and they’re BFF’s, literally “friends with myself”.

Unique Alts

Meaning that these alts have no counterpart in respective gender (yet) like New Years is exclusively for Male while Summer for Female. Despite that, it’s pretty obvious which one is from, Male again from Hoshido—voice-lines and the paralogue takes place in Hoshido, together with his Hoshidan brother Takumi, (though Camilla is there for some reason). And Female, no need for explanation as it is explicit in the title in her paralogue “Nohrian summer” and as Anna stated that this takes place in the world of Conquest.

As for Legendary Female Corrin, it’s very explicit that she’s from Conquest. In all her lines talks about the events in the CQ route. By following this precedent, it’s pretty obvious that in the near future Legendary Male Corrin will be from Birthright. And I can’t wait to hear his thoughts about the BR route too. And that would be a huge help too in my analysis I’m writing—“Lord Corrin, Second Prince of Hoshido”. It’s still WIP.

Resplendent

Recently Female got her too so I guess I’ll include this but I couldn’t find something notable. They just both doing role-play with the realm that their resplendent represent— Male talks about future as he represent Askr while Female like a dark fairy as she represents the fairy land (sorry can’t remember the hard to pronounce Norse name). So far there has been a pattern Askr for Hoshidans (Takumi is a fitting exemption and his resplendent makes sense) while Fairyland for Nohrians.

Side note, I just love Male Corrin’s special line “This is the end!”, I like this aggressive side of him.

Quick comparisons with other “Avatars”

Before I’ll conclude, I did some quick checks with other avatars: Kris, Robin,and Byleth, if they also exhibit some differences between Male and Female too. ( I only checked the ones having counterparts, unique seasonals I didn’t because I won’t have something to compare with. I didn’t include Shez and Alear since they’re new and I’m not very familiar with them yet.)

Kris’: They both say the same but Male emphasizes on training, while Female about serving and loyalty to Marth.

Robins: Same with Kris. They say the same or rephrasing some lines however in their confessions and some lines Male is about bonds and partnership while Female reminds of herself about the summoner. As for the Grimas, meh. Personally not a fan, can’t finish reading their condescending lines. “Worm this, worm that.”

Byleths: Kid you not, all lines are exactly the same, not even rephrasing, even exactly same confessions, literally copy-pasting.I may know the reason. As far as I know, they’re supposed to be emotionless for lore reasons which gives them a little variety.

Conclusion

Of all the “avatars” Corrins provide variety with their alts and there are distinctions between Male and Female, not just simply copy-pasting most lines for each gender unlike other avatars most especially Byleth.

By nature, they are the same—kind, trusting, endearing and optimistic, but by nurture (i.e., taking different paths and experiences) makes them a bit different. From what I could tell in their overall portrayal in FEH, Male Corrin seems to be somewhat serious, low-key melancholic, emphasizes choices and path to peace while his Female counterpart who is easy going, cutesy and emphasizes bonds. With these distinctions between the two, the notion that “they’re just the same person but different gender” could be challenged, for FEH at least.

( Wanted to recheck and compare their lines in their own games too but so many lines to read and I won’t have much spare time soon. So far I’ve noticed they have different support lines for Gen 2. For example, with Male Corrin support with Kiragi, they’re doing hide and seek, while Female, they had a conversation about Kiragi’s role as a royal)

In their seasonal alts, they act goofy and a kid at heart. This can be said to all seasonal alts too. But this really makes sense to them due to their locked in a tower childhood. They would naturally act this way as they enjoy to the fullest of their freedom and be mesmerized with new things.

As we have seen, it has been consistent which route represents who. Male for Birthright and Female for Conquest. Even their kid: Kana hints which road was taken from by their refined weapons. I’m certain that Male Corrin will get Hoshido Noble from his legendary to mirror the female counterpart. I haven’t found one that heavily implies from Revelations yet. It is very likely that Brave Female Corrin will break this pattern or IS will throw a curveball at us as usual.

I am glad that the characterization of Corrin in FEH is surprisingly good and gave them some depth and nuances despite how much the fandom loves to make them into overly peaceful, naïve and silly caricatures, and especially Female Corrin who is reduced to fan-service. I hope this will make people warm up more to Corrin.

And with that concludes my attempt of doing “”analysis””. I’ve put more effort into writing this than I ever did with my school essays. Like this has ~1800 words and I didn’t resort to using redundant word extending techniques. This shows how interest and passion would make you do. I did my best with all my abilities and limits and I hope I didn’t miss something. If something was overlooked, please politely correct me and please don’t kill me…

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nowis-scales · 2 years

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General Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Self-Harm, Implied/Referenced Suicide

Fandoms: Fire Emblem IF/Fire Emblem Fates

Relationships: Felicia/Ryoma, Camilla/Ryoma, Camilla/Hinoka, Leo/Takumi, Kagero/Orochi, Ryoma/Original Male Character

Additional Tags: Revelation Route, Childhood Abandonment, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder — PTSD, Family Drama, Angst with a Happy Ending, Therapy, Post-Canon, World Building, Character Death, No Deeprealms

Chapter Word Count: 5,349 words

Summary: High Prince Ryoma of Hoshido, now dubbed his majesty, was always believed to be the perfect leader and big brother. But when a long-standing lie is exposed following the Silent War, the perfect shell reveals a self-destructive interior. Now, broken and vulnerable, Ryoma finds himself having to learn to be more than a blade forged in war’s fires. Between political clashes, family conflict, and scars left by a lifetime of pain, there are more than just a few things that need taking care of in the wake of the war… and it’s hard for the king to accept that he just might be one of them.

Chapter Summary: Corrin now knows better than to go antagonizing Ryoma. Hinoka does not. (Alternatively titled: Hinoka sees Ryoma and Corrin’s game of bad decision ping-pong and enters with a steel chair.)

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Believing in people like Ryoma… it’s who I am.

I wish I had never met you!

Where Corrin’s hope began and where it ended.

If she had any idea how to think with her head instead of her heart, she wouldn’t wind up in these messes. Yet here she is again, rapidly melting into a puddle of pathetic tears. She’s practically flying as she races away from her mother’s pond, her feet barely brushing the steps as she moves. Apart of her wants to caution herself, so she doesn’t go tumbling down the stairs in a Felicia-style accident, but no part of her will allow this. Her legs need her to be far away from Ryoma, and they need her to do it now. There is no stopping, no slowing, until she is away from the beast that is tormenting her – the man she used to call “brother”.

Her heartbeat thunders in her ears as she rushes down the stairs. All of the soldiers training in the distance are no more than blotches of colour to her wet eyes as she descends, and the sound of each of her sobs is muffled only by the blood pumping in her veins. A cocktail of emotions, all wrapped up into a single person; a single person who cannot catch her breath to save her life.

I’m lost, a small voice in her head wails, like a child that cannot find its mother, I’m lost and no one can help me!

It’s childish. She knows damn well that it’s childish – but that doesn’t mean that she is at all able to stop the thoughts from coming. The world she sees is exactly the one she promised herself when she decided to look for answers in the first place. With no leads on her father or on the power she holds, she is no closer to peace. She is adrift on an ocean of grey waves, swimming desperately to try and keep herself afloat. The question “who am I?” is all that lingers.

That, and the fear that she may never know.

Her lungs feel like she’s drowning, and she can’t tell if it’s the running or the crying or the fear that’s making her feel this way. In the end, she supposes it doesn’t truly matter. Everything hurts. Every inch of her body aches. Her heart burns the worst, but that should come as no surprise. She can barely keep her eyes open to look at the world in front of her. She barely notices as she comes up closer and closer to Castle Shirasagi, the previously echoing voices of soldiers growing stronger.

“Lady Corrin!”

She barely hears the voice in the distance as she sprints, able only to identify it as a subordinate and a man. Even then, it is only by timbre and title. If it’s a man whom she is particularly familiar with, she’s not sure, but the voice calls out to her nonetheless.

Not that she has it within her to respond to it. Her lungs are being crushed by the iron bars that have since replaced her ribcage.

“Lady Corrin!”

She could not care less about who this man is or what he wants. Her mind’s desire, its only desire, is to get away. Whatever this man needs can wait, because as far as she’s concerned, she now has proof that she is no more than a ticking time bomb. With no presumably no living people to give her answers, she has no chance of finding out the truth.

“Lady Corrin!”

The voice cries out again. She ignores it just as she has ignored the last two. Maybe it’s Jakob. Maybe it’s Silas. Maybe it’s actually Ryoma coming to tell her that he’s sorry. She doesn’t care who it is. Her heart is pulsating in her ears so loudly that she cannot hear anything else. Her tongue tastes of copper and she swears she can feel every swirl of the blood through her veins as she runs, her head spinning, her body trembling with the understanding that nothing will ever be the same again. It’s terrible, it’s all terrible, really – but what is there to be done about it? She can only run now. All that matters to Corrin is that she keeps running, not paying any mind to the soldiers around her and the muffled voices and the-

Whack!

“Ow!” A familiar voice squeaks, sending a jolt of surprise through Corrin. Within seconds both she and the speaker are knocked unceremoniously to the ground, the princess squishing whatever poor soul managed to end up beneath her. Desperately blinking away her tears, Corrin tries to focus on the person she’s just assaulted, still blurry-eyed and disoriented from the journey down.

“Whoa!” Another voice chimes in, this one distinctly raspier in tone. Her muscles tense at the sound. “Are you guys okay?”

As the tears settle in her eyes, she can finally make out the strawberry blonde ponytail she’s been seeing every day for the past fifteen-or-so years. She nearly heaves a sigh – how very ironic for Felicia to be involved in an accident of clumsiness, even when she herself is not the perpetrator. If everything weren’t so horrible, she might have laughed. Instead, she just blinks back her tears and pushes herself off her former retainer, her brain so scrambled that she doesn’t even think to mutter an apology.

“You really came out of nowhere there,” the second voice says, half-laughing, now speaking directly to her as they extend a hand gloved in red, “I’m surprised you didn’t hear Hinata calling out to you. He was yelling pretty loud.”

Even at a total loss of focus, Corrin can identify the voice of her sister – no, Ryoma’s sister – with ease.

But she can’t lift her head up to meet the girl’s face.

“… Corrin?”

Felicia turns her head back to look at her, a frown blooming upon her. Try as she might, Corrin cannot dip her head further fast enough – her friend easily catches her eyes, and notices how they are leaking. With a flick of the head, she signals to Hinoka the damage. Damn it. For all that Felicia lacks in grace and poise, her emotional perceptiveness is unrivalled. All she’s longing for is the world to leave her and her mystery to die peacefully, but of course big-hearted Felicia has to come crawling over. The more cynical part of her longs to push her away, but the rest of her knows that she’s probably going to melt into her arms at the first given opportunity. Tortured as she is, she considers whether that might be okay. Felicia’s a good listener, and she’s loyal enough to know what she has to do, even if she doesn’t like it. It’s Hinoka who will be the problem. She’s the one who will push and push for answers. Corrin all but cringes as Ryoma’s sister crouches down to her level. Why couldn’t Felicia have just been here alone?

“Hey, what’s wrong?”

Corrin smears her snotty nose on her kimono sleeve and tries not to look at it, certain the yellow-green smudge will only serve to make her more upset. She’d put on one of the prettier ones in hopes of cheering herself up. Between the kimono and the other girls, she’s not sure to rest her gaze, but she knows better than to think that she’ll be getting away from this without talking. Scraping the bottom of the bowl for her courage, she opens her mouth to speak… But just as before, her voice dies. Everything is still spinning, shaking, screaming, swirling. Her head is swimming. She barely makes notice of the girls exchanging concerned looks between them.

“Did something else happen, milady?”

She can’t even find it within herself to nod pathetically. One can only imagine how many gazes must be on them, how many people are drinking in the sight of her sorrow. The sounds of wooden weapons clashing together continues, voices crying out, but somehow, she still feels as if the whole world has stopped to wait for her response. Did anyone else even notice her knock into Felicia like that, or is she hallucinating all of these prying eyes? Why does she already feel like a caged beast?

“Milady?”

Hinoka’s hand rests on Felicia’s shoulder comfortingly, prompting a split second’s glance. Corrin can’t see either face, yet she can picture in her mind the warmth of Hinoka’s smile, and the creasing of Felicia’s brows as she silently asks for reassurance. The two girls have only just begun a working relationship, with Felicia having been offered a job in Hoshido as a military commander, but already Hinoka’s natural sisterly nature is taking root. If she could silence all of the thoughts about her need for death before destruction, Corrin might have felt happy for them. Felicia never did make friends easily.

“Corrin?” Hinoka’s voice presses, signalling that the attention is now back on her, “Do you want to go somewhere a bit more private, where you can tell me more about what’s going on? I’m sure it’s hard, feeling like all these eyes are on you. I would hate that in your shoes.”

The last thing she really wants is to be alone with her, alone with the sister of the man who has kept her from salvation, but the girls have clearly decided between them who will be the best to comfort her. So this time, this one time, she is able to nod her head. After all, it wouldn’t be the first time that she broke down in front of a large group of people – the fights against her mother and King Sumeragi had taken care of that – but with the impending sense of dread, born of her helplessness, she wanted to be around people like she wanted to walk around in wet socks. Just the sounds of the soldiers’ voices alone sends memories of her rampage in Shirasagi Castle Town Square ringing through her mind. Hinoka may be biased, but if talking to her in private will get her far, far away… it’s the best she can hope for, isn’t it?

So when Ryoma’s sister offers her hand, she accepts it… just this once.

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It takes but fifteen minutes for Corrin’s eyes to be wiped, nose blown, and throat soothed with a cup of peppermint tea.

That’s all it takes.

At the very least, she can draw some relief from the fact that she’s not sobbing like her life is ending anymore. Her breaths are much smoother now, although still imperfect. It’s given her some peace, though she knows it’s about to be interrupted, for she’ll have to explain herself sometime. The first princess is sitting across from her, and waiting very patiently, her thumb stroking the back of Corrin’s hand as she holds it. Every once in awhile, she squeezes it soothingly. She never had much time to hold her mother’s hand, but something in the back of her mind tells her that this is something she used to do. Maybe that’s who Hinoka learned it from.

Still, she doesn’t really want to talk to anybody right now – particularly not the girl in front of her, but she’s essentially trapped in the room until she confesses to what happened. Words will be exchanged either way. All she has to do is work up the courage to let them fall from her lips.

“You can start talking whenever you’re ready, Corrin. There’s no pressure on you to speak quickly.”

I appreciate the sentiment, Hinoka, but the pressure is already here. In fact, I’m not sure it ever left.

In spite of her snarky inner voice, she nods anyway, eyes flitting up every so often to steal glances at her step-sister’s face. Bless her heart, she’s trying and failing not to stare. It’s hard to blame her, given that they are in her bedroom, and she knows the place like the back of her own hand. Between her worn pegasus figurines, pieces of beat-up armour, rolled up futon, and emotionally distressed sister, Corrin knew which she would be looking at in Hinoka’s shoes.

“I take it you probably had another encounter with Ryoma?”

Corrin takes a slow sip of her tea, enjoying the slight hints of flavour as they glide over her tongue. She always did like peppermint tea. Even so, she knows better than to savour it for too long. As her cup meets the table once more, she heaves a heavy sigh and pushes a hand through her bangs.

“I-I made a terrible mistake, Hinoka,” is all she manages to croak out. It’s hard to believe that once upon a time, she was a leader, commanding an army to take down a deranged dragon god. Now, she feels smaller than ever. The trembling of her voice makes it seem as if she would struggle to order her own meal at a restaurant. “I never should have done it.”

“Done what?” The other girl asks, lowering her head as if this will somehow help her meet Corrin’s gaze. Why does she have to be so interested in trying to meet their eyes? Weren’t Hoshidans supposed to consider excessive eye contact disrespectful? Temptation to bite at her lips prods at her, but she’s probably nibbled them raw already.

“I… I sought him out,” she confesses, unwilling to even say his name, “I thought… things would be better after last night. If I could just a-ask him about my past… If I could just get him to see things m-my way…”

Out of the corner of her eye, she can see Hinoka wince a little, but she still nods sympathetically. Lilith was most certainly right about the conversation being a bad decision. Even Corrin’s own impression of Hinoka’s reluctance was bang-on.

“B-But I was wrong. He had nothing to say to me… He doesn’t c-care about what happens to me.”

“I’m sure that’s not true-”

“He said, “I should be grateful that you left us”,” she interjects, gripping the handle of her tea cup so hard that she fears shattering the pure white porcelain, “Loving you was the worst mistake of my father’s life. Do my… family a favour… and run back to y-your…”

Her voice is breaking as she speaks, and the stroking of her thumb grows stronger. If she had it her way, she might have launched herself across the table to hug her step-sister, but she knows now is the time to exercise restraint with her. The situation has grown too unpredictable. She’s Corrin’s now, but who knows where her allegiances truly lie?

“… I couldn’t give less of… of a f-fuck if someone tried to s-s-spill your blood…”

A sharp gasp sneaks out of Hinoka’s throat, her eyebrows raising in shock. When she speaks, it’s barely even a whisper. “H-He said that to you?”

She nods in reply, whimpering quietly. All of those tears she shed earlier, yet somehow, there are still more inside of her. She must have an entire ocean behind her eyes.

“I can’t believe he would say that…” Hinoka clenches her fist. “Why in the hell would he say that?! What is the matter with him?!”

In fairness, Corrin thinks, I might have brought it on myself. It didn’t take a genius to know that going after Sumeragi would be a low blow. Admittedly, that might have been why she said what she did. He wanted to hurt her, and it made her want to hurt him, too. She doesn’t admit this. She doesn’t want to admit this. Hinoka’s anger just makes her want to go running into her arms and be held until it all feels better. But Hinoka is not that type of sister, and the fact that she even notes this makes her stomach ache with guilt. Maybe Ryoma was right – why would she want Hinoka’s caring words and gestures when she could have Camilla’s cuddling and promises for vengeance? The thought, however brief, makes the tears come back with a vengeance. Her heart sinks when she sees Hinoka soften at the sight of her weepy eyes. She doesn’t even know the horrible things that Corrin is thinking about her right now. Maybe Ryoma really was right.

“I’m so sorry that happened, Corrin. Really, I am. I don’t know what happened between the two of you, what else was said, but I promise that nothing he said is how I or anyone else in our family feels. We’re all so happy to have you back in our lives, whether we’re born of the same father or whether we just share the same sun and sky. Nothing he says could ever change what you mean to us, including what we found out last night.”

Whimpering like a child just seems like all she’s good for these days. It’s all she can do, even in spite of Hinoka’s kindness.

“Don’t take anything Ryoma says to heart. He’s stubborn and set in his ways – always has been. He just wants to avoid feeling guilty about what he did, that’s why he said those things. For someone who seems so strong, he can be a real coward.”

Swiping at her cheeks, she nods. “H-He was angry at me for not accepting him back into my life.”

Hinoka’s lips press together in contemplation, and her brows crease. For a moment, it looks like she might confess to something, but the reflectiveness in her expression fades before the words escape. “That sounds like him. He hates fighting with family.”

But I’m not your family.

“I-I called him a liar.”

To Corrin’s surprise, Hinoka merely shrugs. “He shouldn’t get mad at you for calling him what he is. Even if you started it, that’s just you telling him to face the music.”

She sniffles wetly. “I j-just… I didn’t w-want to fight with him. Not at first.”

“Then what did you want? You never did say why you decided to talk to him. I hope you didn’t go over to him to apologize, because you had no reason to.”

“No, I…” she swallows thickly, hesitating to reply. “I w-w-wanted to know who my father was. My real father.”

Hinoka blinks in surprise, brows raised in slight curiosity. “And what did he say?”

“That he doesn’t know anything.”

Once again, the first princess’s lips return to their pressed contemplation, and her index finger taps on the low table absent-mindedly. It’s a soft movement, not too aggressive. Just a tap, tap, tap. “That’s probably bullshit.”

A heavy sigh leaves her at the reply. All of that back-and-forth with Ryoma left her feeling as if she was crazy for even daring to suggest such a thing, yet Hinoka’s input helps to soothe that worry – if only a little.

“Y-You think so?” Corrin sniffles.

“Why would Father tell him that you weren’t his child, but conveniently leave out who’s child you were? It’s too straight an explanation.” The tapping on the table grows more intense, her head beginning to shake.

“He s-said that King Sumeragi didn’t even know. O-O-Or at least, he thought he didn’t.”

“Do you think Mother would keep it a secret from him?”

“I… I can’t really say. I didn’t…” She glances away briefly, not sure how to put what she wants to say. There’s no way to say it that doesn’t sound harsh, she knows this, but even in her hurt she’s the kind of person who knows that she has to try. “You probably knew her better than I did, Hinoka.”

There’s a flicker of hurt in Hinoka’s expression, but Corrin knows it’s not because of her maliciousness. The truth, however ugly, does hurt sometimes – and in the back of her mind, Hinoka knows that Mikoto and Corrin were parted for far too long for her to be able to determine her character. In the end, she would fare better deferring to her own judgement. How much confidence she has in that, based off her expression alone, is tough to say. The table tapping doesn’t stop. Corrin imagines she should take that as a sign.

“I was afraid you were going to say that.”

Her shoulders rise and fall. “I wish it w-weren’t true, but…” she wipes at her nose, “It is.”

Hinoka squeezes her eyes shut, teeth gritted. “It’s cruel that I had so much time with her and you didn’t.”

The unspoken belief that she was undeserving of Mikoto’s love hangs in the air for a moment. At any other time, Corrin would know what to say. Right now, however, she’s speechless. What could a lost dragon’s child say to an orphaned princess who just wanted her birth mother? It would be different if it were sister-to-sister. It just isn’t, in the end, and that’s the problem. The situation being what it is, for Corrin, words are things that just keep dying in her mouth.

“It… doesn’t matter now,” is all she can think to utter. “I’m sure your call would be as good as mine.”

Hinoka chuckles bitterly. “I appreciate the vote of confidence.”

Corrin swirls her tea around in the cup absent-mindedly. A moment of silence permeates the air between them as her counterpart reflects, sifting through her memories of time with her late step-mother. She doesn’t say much, nor does her expression twist, yet there is a glimmer of recognition in the twitch of her lips.

“The thing about Mother was that she was the kind of person who could tell you a lot while also telling you next to nothing. She was always open about her faults and shortcomings, and all of her feelings, but there were lots of things about her we never got to know. Other than you, she didn’t talk much about her family and her home. I guess we know now that it was within good reason, but your father…” Hinoka shakes her head. “He must have been from That Place, because she wouldn’t talk about him.”

“Do you think she knew that King Sumeragi told Ryoma? Would she have told Ryoma anything about my father if he asked?”

“If either of them had any understanding we didn’t, they never made it clear. It doesn’t count for much now, though. Between the Silent War and Ryoma’s lie, we know that deception was a skill they shared.”

I wonder if it was my mother who taught him how to lie. She did guide him into kinghood, after all. Lying can be an important skill in politics… It’d be very ironic if it were Mother’s teachings that put me through this.

“If she didn’t know until he asked, though, I doubt she would have told him. It would be too risky.”

“But wouldn’t the risk add to the reward? I mean, just thinking of what it might mean for Hoshido.”

Hinoka quirks a brow, that same bitter laugh escaping her once more. “I don’t really follow you. The curse would be good enough reason to not tell him, but what does that have to do with Hoshido?”

The weight of the question, dense and heavy as a pile of bricks, seems to weigh on Corrin’s shoulders. Their gazes are linked, but she wants to look away. Had she the choice, she might have stolen Hinoka’s earlier tactic of just staring around the room. Still, she’s not so much of a fool as to think that that might make these unpleasant feelings swimming around in her stomach go away. Drawing in a deep breath, she wets her raw lips with her tongue, knowing once again that there is no other way to do this than to be frank.

“When Mother came to Hoshido, she came because she was fleeing her homeland. She claimed that I was King Sumeragi’s baby just to get an audience with him to ask for help. The reason why I went to t-talk to Ryoma earlier, the reason why I feel like I need to know this… It’s because I think m-my father might have been Anankos.”

“What?!” The first princess jerks back, staring at her step-sister like she’s suddenly sprouted tentacles from her ears. “How the hell did you come to that conclusion?!”

Ow.

Hinoka murmurs her apologies the minute she catches the grimace on Corrin’s face. It doesn’t stop the tightness of her throat, nor the desire to clutch at her sleeve. She’d almost look away from her entirely if she could, but she knows being a petty child about it won’t solve things. Tactless as she was, her step-sister is just trying to help. “D-Didn’t you hear what he said to me before our last battle with him? How he wanted to use me as a puppet? He said that I was one of his bloodline.”

“Wasn’t he Valla’s god, though?” Hinoka replies, stopping to wince for only a moment until she remembers of the broken curse. Even Corrin’s muscles squeeze a little before she recalls, as if she hadn’t just said the name herself, as if she hadn’t just heard Ryoma scream it at the top of his lungs. “He probably meant that you were of his bloodline the same way the rest of us have the blood of the Dawn Dragon.”

“But you can’t turn into a dragon like I can.”

Hinoka’s mouth opens then closes.

“Azura was the one who said that she thought it was normal – before she wanted to tell anyone about Valla.”

“Do you think Azura knew, too?”

Corrin shakes her head. “No. She was just as shocked as the rest of us when Ryoma mentioned it, and last night she was muttering about having her suspicions, based on the timeline her own mother gave her.”

“I see…” Her expression looks terribly pinched, all furrowed brow and pressed lip. Watching her is like watching someone work through a complex problem in real time. It’s hard to blame her for that. The situation is a lot to take in. “So what you’re worried about is-”

“The likelihood of my being Anankos’s daughter.”

Hinoka’s stiffens with the secret now out in the open, and through clenched teeth she mutters: “Yeah. That.”

“Hinoka, if I… I am his daughter; I’ll be a danger to everyone. I could go mad just like he did. That’s the only reason I’m so stuck on this. That’s the only reason why I would even consider going to talk to Ryoma after what happened last night.”

She nods slowly.

“It wasn’t just our fight that was hurting me, it was knowing that I was lost. If he’s telling the truth and he doesn’t know anything, then there’s no one alive who can help me. But if there’s a chance, even the slightest chance that he’s lying…”

“That’s why you didn’t believe him.”

It’s Corrin’s turn to nod, biting down on her lip to stop it from quivering. She’s cried enough today, thank you. “Almost every part of me wanted to.”

“I know. I’m sure you did.” Hinoka assures her, finally releasing the hand she’d been holding the whole way through. For a minute, Corrin wonders if she intends to get up and leave, but when she sees her rise and step forward, she knows exactly where she’s going. A breath of pure relief leaves her when, in a matter of seconds, she is wrapped in the warm embrace of her loved one.

“Thank you for being there for me,” Corrin mumbles, nuzzling her face into the other girl’s shoulder, “I was so scared to tell you, but you made me feel safe.”

Hinoka’s shoulder bounces with a slight laugh, her hand resting upon the back of Corrin’s head and stroking her hair. “Thanks for being honest with me, too. It must have been hard to tell anyone this… but I promise you, no matter what happens, we will figure this out, okay? I’ll always have your back. I’ll come up with something.”

If she could cuddle up any closer, she would do so in a heartbeat. “Thank you,” she whispers again, trying not to cry once more, “Really, just… thank you.”

“Hey, I’m your big sister. It’s my job to take care of you.”

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An hour and a half after the two princesses depart, a message and a stack of books arrive at Corrin’s bedroom in Setsuna’s hands.

If her step-sister’s retainer has any idea what she’s handling, she doesn’t show it. She simply asks her superior about her day as she’s handing over the books, saying something about how Lady Hinoka was really excitable that day because she’d “had a really great idea”. Then she went off on some tangent about how her liege’s excitement reminded her of this one time she followed a really excited squirrel for a few minutes only to get caught in some trap. The conversation, like most with Setsuna, was rather weird, and in all honesty it was a relief just to be able to get it over with. When at last she stood alone with the books in her hands, the ease that melted over her was enough to keep the ferocity of her own thoughts away… For about thirty seconds. And then she remembered that she would have to unfurl the carefully tied scroll. Though it took her a few minutes to work up the courage, when she finally did, she found a note with Hinoka’s handwriting hastily scribbled across it.

Corrin,

I was thinking about what you said earlier about how lost you would be if Ryoma really was telling the truth, and I realized that we may never be able to tell whether or not he’s lying or keeping secrets in person, but there is one place so private to him that he may have been willing to document it.

Accompanied by this message are three of Ryoma’s journals. They’re older ones from when he was younger, so I doubt he’ll notice they’re gone – I think the ones you have are probably from when he was a teenager, about sixteen or seventeen – but they may have some of the information you need. I have some of his earlier ones myself, and I have passed along the others to Takumi, Azura, Hinata, and Setsuna. Just because of how many there are, I thought it made the most sense to get outside help to try and read all of them. I have told everyone involved that if they come across information about your father, you should be the first to know. I’m sure you know that Ryoma will be furious with us if he finds out that we took these, so please be careful to hide them and not read them when anyone is around – and please don’t mention it to anyone we haven’t already told. Telling Sakura or Silas might be tempting, but their consciences are much too fragile to have this weighing on them.

Honestly, I know doing this will probably weigh heavily on you, too. No matter how bad things between you and Ryoma get, I know you don’t actually want to do anything that would hurt him. No matter how much of a jerk he’s being, I can’t say I want to, either. For now, though, this is the only way we can help you, and it may be the only way that we can help him, too. As bad as this may seem, I hope you can trust me and find the answers that you need. Maybe someday he’ll understand.

I really hope our talk earlier helped you, and I’m praying to the gods that we find the answers you deserve. No matter what these books may say, please know that you’ll always be my little sister.

Best of luck,

Hinoka

Corrin takes one last long stare at the note, running her thumb along the edge of her sister’s signature before rolling it up tight and placing it on her writing desk. Then, books under one arm, she settles down on her futon for a bit of reading.

#FE Blood-Splattered Child #Uploaded this to AO3 like 2 days ago and forgot to post it here whoop I am very sorry #As always feedback is appreciated my darlings :) but I understand if you just wanna enjoy too

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invaderblitzwing · 4 years

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I used a website that puts glitter in a picture, the quality is awful. BUT THESE WERE FUN! Do with them what you all will!

#blitzy's edits #male corrin #fire emblem heroes #fire emblem fates #m!corrin #corrin #glitter #new year corrin #adrift corrin #fallen corrin

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anubis-corrin · 4 years

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The Corn Squad!!

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calicobel · 4 years

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Not the Corrin I wanted but-

please excuse the 3 star Corrin, I will build him soon

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tofupops · 5 years

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im turning 18 this week

#tofu.png #fire emblem #feh #fe heroes #fe fates #corrin #kamui #male kamui #male corrin #fe14 #adrift #personal #fire emblem heroes #m!corrin #new icon

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hey!! i was wondering if you’re able to do adrift m!corrin wallpapers? take your time and thank you!! i love your wallpapers 💕💕💕

Awwww thx!! I love your edits too,,, your icon set for felix and bernie made my heart go doki doki.. pls keep doing your work, it's so cute!!❤❤

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na-draws-things · 5 years

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Adrift Corrin print wich will debut at Dokomi!

I can't believe it's only some weeks ago I'm so excited!

Also everything I sell at this Con will be available online some time later~

#fire emblem heroes #fire emblem #adrift #fire emblem corrin #male corrin #fire emblem fates #feh #feh corrin #fanart

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xander-wolk · 1 month

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I will never not be obsessed with Adrift Corrin I’m afraid

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godly-feh-edits · 4 years

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Can I please have a Thanos with an Infinity Guantlet but all the Corrins instead please and Fallen Corrin as Thanos saying “Reality can be whatever I want”? Thank you!

Sure XD

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kyudred · 5 years

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Adrift mcorrin (my art)

follow me: ig: meilima.art, twt: meilimaart

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scribblehooves · 5 years

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Oyasumi...

#hehe #adrift corrin #corrin #male corrin #female corrin #fe #fire emblem #fire emblem fates #fire emblem heroes #scribz

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fire-emblem-heroes-supports · 5 years

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Adrift!Mikoto/NY!Corrin C-A (Parent/Child)

Written by @shauni-will-never-write

Author's note: NY!Corrin comes from a post Birthright route, so this support chain references Birthright's endgame.

C-SUPPORT

Mikoto: Where has everyone gone to? It's not like Azura to run off like that... I hope Corrin or Camilla is with her...

Corrin: Mother!

Mikoto: Oh?

Corrin: So it is true! (Y/n) told me you had been summoned this morning... I had to see you with my own eyes. I can still hardly believe it!

Mikoto: Corrin... My son. I am so happy to see you. Come closer, please... Let me look at you. Hehe, you seem well. Is this fine young man really the little baby I used to carry in my arms?

Corrin: Haha, well... I did grow up a bit since then.

Mikoto: You look taller than all your siblings... Except Ryoma. You're still growing, are you not? Maybe you will end up outgrowing him as well.

Corrin: Heh, I really don't think so... It's so good to see you again, Mother. I never thought I would be given another chance to talk to you like this... I expected this new year to have surprises for me, but I wasn't expecting this!

Mikoto: It is a surprise for me as well. A wonderful one.

Mikoto: Ah.

Corrin: Mother?

Mikoto: My apologies, my dear... Would you mind if we resume this conversation later? Truth be told, I do not know where Azura – the little one – is and I am a bit worried.

Corrin: I see. Would you like me to help you look for her?

Mikoto: Hehe... A fine and kind young man.

Corrin: *blushing* Mother...

Mikoto: *giggling* My apologies, I could not help myself. Shall we look for Azura together then?

Corrin: Yes, Mother. Lead the way.

[Mikoto walks away with a warm, happy smile.]

Corrin: ...How odd. I thought she would comment on my kimono... Did she not recognize it?

[Mikoto and Corrin have reached support rank C.]

B-SUPPORT

Corrin: Mother...

Mikoto: Ah, Corrin. I'm so happy to see you again.

Corrin: We need to talk.

Mikoto: Do we? You seem quite displeased... What troubles you?

Corrin: What troubles me is I have spoken to the Summoner. You're not the real Queen Mikoto, are you? You're not my mother.

[Mikoto's expression freezes. After a fleeting moment, she regains her composure, her mouth downturned in a slight frown.]

Mikoto: ...I see. What gave me away?

Corrin: You did not comment on my kimono, nor have you reacted to it at all. I found that peculiar... since my siblings told me Mother had made it for me.

Mikoto: ...Of course, I could not know that...

Corrin: No, you couldn't. Because you are but a tangible dream created by Loki in her attempt to deceive this young Azura we rescued. It was too good to be true... I should have known.

Mikoto: Corrin...

Corrin: I do not blame you... much. But I am admittedly upset that you did not tell me right away you were not who I thought you were. A little bit of honesty would have spared us both this predicament.

Mikoto: It is true I am not your real mother... But I was made to bear the same love for you as her.

Corrin: What?

Mikoto: Please hear me out. From the day you were born till her last breath, Queen Mikoto loved you with all her heart. Ryoma, Hinoka, Takumi, Sakura, Azura, you... She loved you all so, so much. I may be a fake, and my feelings may have been fabricated, but I don't love you any less than she did.

Corrin: That... is enough. I can not allow myself to be fooled by a mere dream, even if that dream has my mother's face and voice. Please, leave me be.

Mikoto: Corrin, please, I beg of your kindness. Listen to what I have to say. If not for me, then for the real Queen Mikoto. I promise you will never have to see me again once I am done...

Corrin: ...How unfair of you to look at me with my mother's sad eyes. What chance do I stand?... Very well. Speak up.

Mikoto: Thank you.

Mikoto: Queen Mikoto... felt so alone without you... she might as well have been standing at the bottom of the sea. And she resented herself immensely for feeling such loneliness, knowing she still had your siblings at her side... But you always had a special place in her heart. Do not ever think that you never occured to her, for you were the one thing constantly on her mind. With you gone, going on as normal – getting up, getting dressed, working, holding a conversation – felt like the most impossible task in the world. Sometimes, she had imaginary conversations with you while cleaning up your bedroom... And she still felt a jolt when hearing your name, even though she knew it was someone else called the same. She never let go, ever. She loved you dearly, from the day she first saw you to the moment she ceased to be.

Corrin: ...

Mikoto: That is all I wished to say. As promised, I will leave you be now. Thank you. I am so glad I could spend some time with you.

Corrin: I...

Mikoto: It's alright, Corrin. Do not feel bad. I truly am glad... Goodbye. Please take care.

[Mikoto leaves.]

Corrin: ...

[Mikoto and Corrin have reached support rank B.]

A-SUPPORT

Corrin: Mother... May I have a word with you?

Mikoto: C-Corrin?

Corrin: M-my apologies, have I startled you? I thought you had seen me approaching.

Mikoto: I did, but... I thought you wished to never speak to me again.

Corrin: I did say that, didn't I? Yet after due thinking, I've decided we should talk more. If you agree, that is.

Mikoto: Corrin... You are far too kind. I have deluded you into thinking that I was the real Mikoto, even though I knew you were bound to learn the truth and suffer from my lie sooner or later, and yet you still wish to indulge me?

Corrin: It's not about that. In fact, this has nothing to do with kindness.

Mikoto: Really?

Corrin: As much as I'd like to be mature and level-headed enough to keep my distances, you are still the closest thing to my mother I'll ever get. Although an illusion, you are my only chance to... get some sort of closure. Heh... Selfish, isn't it?

Mikoto: Corrin...

Corrin: When she died, something inside all my siblings just... broke. That's the only way I could describe it. And now she is gone and she's never coming back... because of me. How I wish I could undo it... Stand in the middle of the plaza again and be smarter, more careful, find a way to dispose of Ganglari, turn into a dragon sooner and protect her...

Mikoto: Corrin... At some point, you have to stop with these 'what if's. You know it, don't you? If 'what if' scenari could change something, anything, it would be wonderful. But it is not possible... It is not.

Corrin: I-I know... I know. I guess now I have to accept it once and for all.

[Mikoto emits a gentle laugh, testing the waters.]

Mikoto: That could be your New Year's resolution.

[Corrin chuckles in return.]

Corrin: I shall add it on my list... But before that, there is something else I wished to ask.

Mikoto: Yes?

Corrin: The things you said last time... about my mother feeling lonely and depressed without me. How do you know?

Mikoto: I do not. But I know my love for you and your siblings was made to match hers. Even if I am but an illusion... if something were to happen to any of you, I...

Corrin: ...I believe you. It's just... If it weren't for me, Mother would still be alive and well. After what happened to her, it's hard to imagine she would still love me. Heh, sometimes I imagine encountering her angry, resentful ghost.

[Mikoto goes quiet for a moment, poundering what Corrin just said, carefully thinking about what she should reply. She then proceeds to speak slowly.]

Mikoto: If someone dies shielding you with their body, because of a mistake you made, and they still use their last seconds to worry about your safety and smile... believe me, they really don't resent you.

Corrin: I wonder... Mother, Elise, Azura... People seem to always force a smile for my sake when they die.

Mikoto: And don't you think it is proof that they truly love you?

Corrin: ...I think it is. I can't imagine what else it could mean... Heh. Thank you, Dream Mother.

Mikoto: D-Dream Mother...?

Corrin: As I said, you may not be my real mother, but you are the closest thing I could ever hope to get. Ah, I'm sorry, it sounds so selfish... What I meant to say is, I would... enjoy spending time with you occasionally. You're not responsible for the form Loki gave you and you are a good person, so I'd be delighted to chat with you whenever you have time to spare. If that's okay with you, that is.

Mikoto: Oh, Corrin... Yes. I would love that very much. Would right now... be alright?

Corrin: Right now is good. Shall we go for a walk then?

Mikoto: Yes. I'm so glad...

[Mikoto and Corrin have reached support rank A.]

#shauni wrote a support chain #fire emblem fates #parent child #adrift mikoto #male corrin #new year corrin #adrift mikoto x male corrin #adrift mikoto x new year corrin

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