#and then again again dedue

[bastart13]

I might have controversial opinions on the "Faerghus Four." Mostly that it doesn't exist, and at worst, it exists to exclude Dedue.

Yes, Dimitri, Ingrid, Sylvain, and Felix grew up together, but that was as children. While that history is significant to their relationships, it ignores everything after. With the tragedy of Duscur, Dimitri and Dedue became inseparable while Felix was sickened by them, Ingrid couldn't overlook Dedue's connection to the tragedy, and Sylvain's apathy grew.

Past the age of ~15, you can't ignore how Dedue and the tragedy affects their relationships. I don't see just the four of them as a friend group, especially not without him because he's so important to Dimitri and the themes of Faerghus.

#fe3h #fire emblem #fire emblem three houses #dimitri blaiddyd #dedue molinaro #ingrid galatea #sylvain gautier #felix fraldarius #faerghus four #art #i love fe3h and the blue lions but holy shit i have my issues with how the writers and the fandom treat dedue #eg. why the hell was he replaced by gilbert post timeskip?? #dimitri and dedue's relationship is so important to both of their characters #dimitri can't stand people ignoring or insulting dedue #including ingrid or felix #and even though sylvain is the one who respects dedue #then it's dimitri who finds the way he treats women uncomfortable #i love the idea of them all as a group becoming friends after character development #but then that includes dedue because again he's very important to the themes and story surrounding faerghus #he deserves friendship and respect and that's part of what he has to learn so he can live freely

[ruebird]

some soft boys

#fire emblem: three houses #dedue molinaro #ashe ubert #ashedue #drawn: may 2022 #drawings #multishipper crimes yet again

[marcell-arts]

fire emblem three pirates: pirates of fodlan 

(headcanon notes under the cut)

Black Eagle Pirates

Captain Edelgard ‘The Emperor’ Hresvelg’s outfit is mostly appropriated from the royal navy which drives the Church insane. 

Their flag is a skull looking towards the future, with three swords behind it spread like eagle wings

Edelgard’s first mate Hubert keeps a flock of messenger eagles which Edelgard borrows from regularly so she can have a menacing black parrot eagle on her shoulder when she needs to make a public appearance

The Adrestian Empire is the British Empire in this context. They are the largest pirate fleet in the Adrestian sea.

The Black Eagle pirates are known for employing and promoting pirates despite their previous status in society, so slaves, commoners, nobility, military and destitute men/women have an equal chance to be given high ranks and even ships in Edelgard’s fleet. A popular idea amongst pirates.

Blue Lion Pirates

Captain Dimitri ‘Le Sanglier’ (The Mad Boar) Blaiddyd has a bloodthirsty reputation that precedes him. His outfit is heavily inspired by Barbossa from PotC because he’s a dramatic goth pirate

Dimitri’s eyepatch is just so good here. My bro told me to give him a peg-leg too and a hook hand but I don’t think I can just lop off half his limbs like that.

Their flag is a skull baring lion’s teeth. The crossbones behind the skull represent revenge for the dead. 

The Kingdom of Faerghus are the French in this context. They are not the wealthiest pirates but are hardy and difficult to catch.

The Blue Lion Pirates are not looking for gold in particular, but out for revenge and justice. They are notably more patriotic than other pirates, and strategically target certain ships and ports when plundering, while leaving others completely unharmed. Those who cross them at sea never know whether they will face the Mad Boar’s wrath, or his mercy.

Golden Deer Pirates

Captain Claude ‘The Schemer’ Riegan is an enigmatic pirate with unknown origins. His outfit is inspired by real life pirate Calico Jack Rackham, who was known for wearing flashy gaudy clothing. 

Their flag is a skull with two crossed swords behind it, whose hilts are often mistaken for horns. 

The Leicester Alliance are the Spanish in this context, and Almyra is the Moghul Empire. 

No one knows what the Golden Deer pirates are here for exactly, but they know how to have a good time. They are famous for accepting any man from any nationality, and are the most racially diverse and multilingual pirates of the region. They are also famous for throwing the wildest parties and feasts after a good raid, and are often spotted running away from angry locals after having too much fun in town.

#fire emblem #fe3h #edelgard von hresvelg #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #claude von riegan #hubert von ves #dedue molin #hilda goneril #um so im like obsessed with pirates #and have been listening to a podcast about historical pirates that has gotten me obsessed again #sooooo #someone write this fic for me please #i started it but i cant finish it

[prince-jelli-fish]

woah back from the dead 

#fire emblem three houses #linhardt von hevring #caspar von bergliez #ashe ubert #dorothea arnault #lysithea von ordelia #claude von reigen #leonie pinelli #seteth #flayn #hilda valentine goneril #dedue molinaro #haha you thought i was done making these??? #think again bitches #then again i've had this done for weeks #but i forgor #i had to add all the tags and sttuff #anyway enjoy

[cherishedboxart]

"Remember this, Professor. That look on Dedue's face means he thinks the food is pretty tasty."

#dimidue #dimitri x dedue #dedue molinaro #fire emblem three houses #fe3h #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #i dont want to draw food ever again #and i only drew it once

[corntort]

tried very very hard to make pongorma look like a chicken wing. did it work

#and others ig #VERY FUN nice to loosen up after a little #doodle #miiirart #hylics #gibby hylics #pongorma hylics #somsnosa hylics #dedusmuln hylics #wayne hylics #im not satisfied with how i drew dedus yet but ill try again later

[untitledgoosegay]

dimitri learned most of his duscur from dedue. dedue is from a working-class family from the duscur border. dedue's border-town tradesperson's duscur accent is inflecting dimitri's Literal Royalty Accent faerghan, where most bilingual faerghans would be starting from a working/trades-class west faerghan accent. never mind that learning a language from one (1) native speaker who is himself not fully fluent in your first language is going to result in a weird-ass idiolect by nature.

what i mean to say is that when diplomacy reopens, the king of faerghus can negotiate (& makes a point of negotiating) in duscur, but he sounds like a hick and fucking weird

#bird original #fe3h #i like to think about the specifics of language and accent #in a highly-stratified highly-regionalized society that seems to have relatively little travel outside the noble & merchant classes #although he's under much more pressure to match the diction he's surrounded with :( #its time for birds late-night fireemblem posting again #dimitri tag #dedue tag #fe3h tag

[daz4i]

jean-jacques is making me insane. i love his dynamic with chloe they are so. they are so. yeah

#sorry for being a yandere men enjoyer it will happen again #dan watches vnc #he's lowkey dedue coded. for. becoming a monster to protect the one he loves who's being hunted down

[yellowocaballero]

It was cool seeing a bit more of Dedue this chapter, cause like his dynamic with Dimitri is just so interesting yk? Like alongside the loyalty and devotion, Dedue also genuinely cares about Dimitri and Dimitri very much so cares about him in turn, but there's also the added layer of Dimitri being basically his only hope for the justice and restoration of his people and that adds even more of a power imbalance (outside of just the general future king and his vassel imbalance lol). And the way that in their supports they both had said that the other had saved them and Dedue calling Faergheus abhorrent with Dimitri as the exception. There's just a lot of depth there, and I really like the way you're showing that so far in the fic.

YEAH BABY. I know I went on for WAY too long about Dedue in a comment, did I do it here??? I don't think I did? I'll more or less repeat what i said.

You're so right. Dimitri and Dedue's relationship is so complicated, and Dedue is so complicated, and I think the nature of Dedue's character is that he is very, very quiet about how complicated it is.

Dedue and Dimitri genuinely love each other very, very much. They're so devoted to each other, they would do anything for each other. I think they 'killed off' Dedue because Dimitri would not have lost all hope if Dedue was alive. Blaming himself for Dedue's death fucked Dima up bad. Dima genuinely, actually cares a ton about saving Duscur and helping the people his country hurt, about helping Dedue with his life goal of giving the country freedom. I also think Dedue is...um, bad for Dimitri.

You can't forget that Dedue is a single issue voter. He is a genocide survivor. The goal of his life is to save Duscur. Dimitri is his only method of saving Duscur. Dimitri is the only person who cares. Dedue has to make Dimitri king. He's thrown his hat into Dimitri's ring and he has to keep it there. Dedue knows every secret Dimitri has - his hatred, his mass murdering tendencies, his sickness - and he doesn't tell anybody, because that would get in the way of making Dimitri king, and that would put him at odds with Dimitri and what Dimitri wants. He enables continuously when what Dimitri needs is an intervention. He actually openly tells Felix that, should Dimitri start burning down a village and murdering women and children, that Dedue would help him. Dimitri would do that because he's nuts, but Dedue would do it fully aware of what he's doing and completely willing to do it, because Dimitri told him to, and Dedue needs to make Dimitri king, because Dimitri is going to save Duscur.

The power imbalance is a big thing, yes. It's huge, and it's understandable but silly of Dimitri to want them to be friends. But I think Dimitri is extremely reliant on Dedue. When somebody depends on you completely, when they share everything with you, you have power over them. Dedue had the power to help Dimitri, and he chose not to.

I don't blame him. Dedue had his own ways of coping too, and this was how. I think he put the salvation of his people over Dimitri's happiness, and...that's fine. The sad white boy is not the most important person in the world. In the fic, I draw an explicit comparison between Dedue and Byleth: that they needed Dimitri to be a king and a leader and alive, and they didn't need him sane for that. But it was the actions of two people who loved Dimitri so much that they were willing to do anything to keep him alive.

I always kind of wondered if Dedue had THAT MUCH internalized racism, or if he just knew that he had to be careful with his words and show the world the right face. He talks a lot about how ashamed he is of Duscur's So Awful Bad Actions We Killed Your King :(, but...he also privately shares that he finds finds Faerghus abhorrent. SO MUCH of Dedue's lines in his supports are just severely internalized racism, and I just kind of wonder how honest it is...same way that you have to wonder how honest Petra is. I think they're both doing what they have to in order to survive, and that they have to protect themselves and this is the way they have to do it, but...it's not...good...

He's a fascinating character in a way I don't think is immediately obvious, and I think he's kind of slept on in that way! Dedue portrays his own actions as very simple and straightforward, but I really don't think they are. Unfortunately, due to the story, this is the last time we see Dedue play a very active role in the narrative. I was sad about it (I also dislike writing out POC, but such was the story). Thanks for the ask, though - I think if you drain out all of this complexity about Dedue, then you're really missing the point. And the Dedue you'd be creating is somebody who has no internal life or motivations or faults or strengths outside of Dimitri, and who also just has so much internalized racism. Which is lame.

TL;DR

FELIX, AS USUAL, YOU'RE RIGHT BUT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT.

#my asks #my writing #WOW that turned out longer than intended again. #whatever dedue deserves it #i think this is one of those instances where #being not a good writer hurts your ability to write poc specifically #I typed “Dedue is a good person” and then i looked at it and then deleted it #is he? is anybody who would commit atrocities on somebody's command in pursuit of their own goals a good person? #even if the goals are noble? even if like fucking everyone is out here mass murdering on somebody's command? #in Felix's hypothetical is Dedue worse than Dimitri - because Dimitri's nuts and Dedue isn't? #Dimitri is a bloodthirsty hateful person for so long #is he saved from being a bad person just because he was ill? #idk man this is a wendy's

[numelfanclub]

recent doodles 🙏 the second and third to last ones r my ocs btw! their names are francesca and charlotte in the order they appear :)

#numelfanclub #byleth eisner #fe3h byleth #fe3h #fe3h oc #fire emblem 3 houses #dimileth #sylvix #sylvain jose gautier #felix hugo fraldarius #ingrid brandl galatea #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #annette fantine dominic #mercedes von martritz #dedue molinaro #ashe ubert #glenn fraldarius #rodrigue achille fraldarius #blue lions #remind me to never draw a group photo again #so i don't have to tag every single character #it's kind of exhausting

[danzafila]

genuinely tho, i hate the whole moralizing about fandom tastes (including one's taste in ships) period

the whole acting like queer ships are better than het ships is just one example of it (and honestly m/f shippers insisting their ship IS queer too bc they read the characters as/the characters are bi is just as bad/part of the problem tbh). but i can't figure out how to explain why it bothers me bc it's certainly not 'waah you guys are being so mean/unfair to the poor m/f fans!! :(' it's more... making taste a fucking moral standing/one preference inherently morally superior to another is fucking whack. stop it

#idk i'm still not explaining it well but whatever #hopefully u guys get me #sto parlando #this probably needs the: #general fe blogging tag #since this was all spurred my annoyance with the way fe fans try and moralize about their taste vs. anyone they disagree with's #and constantly use that moral superiority to shout down anyone calling out sexism/homophobia/racism/ableism/etc in the fandom #i was being hypocritical for reblogging that post. i think i was just still annoyed from another shitty reddit thread i saw last night #where i saw someone get downvoted and mocked for suggesting dimitri's dedue or felix interactions could be read romantically #(in a thread *about* queer rep in the games! i almost posted about it bc i was so annoyed when i saw that shit YET AGAIN)

[nosfelixculpa]

today i offer u all incredibly shaky photos i took While experiencing these A support conversations in real time they made this game for me specifically

#txt. #fe3h #few3h #sylgrid #dimidue #photos #sylvain jose gautier #ingrid brandl galatea #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #dedue molinaro #azure gleam #i cant believe two of my Beloved ship dynamics r thriving once again in the spin off au ff sequel

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

i still love this pic so much bc it's literally the embodiment of all official artwork of the lords

claude is just being friendly and nice and dimi is staring at him like wow i love him so much and edelgard is just SO DONE with third wheeling their kissy bullshit

#DCB Comments #it's true tho it rly is all the official artwork and promotional stuff is like #here are dimi and claude together inseparable attached at the hip or never far apart and often interacting #and then there's edelgard either pointedly looking away and ignoring them or staring at them like #god you two are gross go flirt in private you absolute saps why do you always do this in front of me #what she doesn't realize is that claude specifically planned to do it around her bc he's been aware this whole time #that she reacts like that and always like why they gotta be smoochin again right in front of me #so now that he knows she reacts like that he purposely does it all the time but the thing is #dimi has no idea that's the whole point he's just infatuated with his mans and doesn't even think abt #how edelgard is reacting in the background he's just seeing rainbows and roses and claude #claude just has to ensure it occurs in her presence bc he knows dimi is the innocent one who #didn't plan it that way at all he's just admiring claude he's not even thinking abt the fact that she's there #the reason we usually don't get their retainers in these pics is bc hubert is disgusted and #doesn't wanna be around it and hilda is cheering them on. dedue is trying to do damage control #by keeping hubert from killing anyone and keeping hilda from getting too loud #hubert is over there like lady edelgard im so sorry u have to be in the picture with those hooligans #dimi is literally like no thoughts head full of claude in eye view very beautiful much heart flutter #and claude is like lel she's so annoyed this is great. but also that's his deflecting from the fact that #he doesn't know what to do that the cutest and sweetest man ever is infatuated with him so instead he just #focuses on lel edelgard is angy again instead of focusing on his feelings so he keeps goofing off #he's like oh wow he likes me i am happy how do i handle this i do not know so i will simply goof off #also since rhea is totally up for same sex marriage she's egging them on like wow i'm so happy for them sparkle sparkle #the little humans are so cute and in love and she loves that for them #edelgard was already planning a war but like. now that rhea is egging the boys' kissy nonsense on #edelgard is like i am starting that war as soon as possible at the highest intensity possible #and once the picture is done and she's free to go she comes smack face to face with ferdinand #and in that moment she knew her day was not getting any better bc ferdinand shall not relent #yes that's the story behind all the official and promotional art you see of them 100 percent true confirmed #DCB Three Houses Stuff

[cherishedboxart]

I wanted to try a different brush so I drew my favs of course <3

#dimidue #dimitri x dedue #dedue molinaro #fire emblem three houses #fe3h #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #the brush looks nice but was sooo hard to control that i dont think i'll use it for lines again #maybe colors tho

[sylvainjosegaytier]

you can count on me

dedubert | 5.1k | hurt/comfort and pregnancy

“I won’t be able to shift for a while,” Hubert explains. “It might hurt the youngling.”

Dedue’s hands go still. “What?”

Hubert looks up at him and frowns, and then its eyes widen. “Oh! I forgot you cannot feel it.”

“…feel it?”

“I am expecting,” Hubert explains. “I think that is the word? You look very confused.”

There are some cultural differences Hubert and Dedue probably should have talked about sooner.

Happy Hubert rarepair week!!!

#dedubert #hubert rarepair week #dedue molinaro #hubert von vestra #I know this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but Hubert is so excited to be a mom again #mpreg #wrye’s writing #merbert

[deerlisteners]

do u ever think abt how 3houses/hopes position dimitri’s relationships w his friends in relation to his relationship w the goddess & feel rlly rlly normal or is that just me

#head in hands………. #few3h #it’s about the thing he says to byleth ‘we lack the means to reach out and grasp it’ and then everybody continuously reaching out to him #again and again over and over forever #ESPECIALLY in the king awakens cutscene. felix & dedue reaching out & dedue being the one to physically take dimitri’s hand #it’s like yeah faerghus worships an absent goddess and you’re SUPPOSED to believe in her and trust her and be good for her etc #and dimitri just can’t do it until it’s for his friends #and the scene in the rain after gronder in houses too obv #obviously it’s more blatant too considering the byleth sothis situation but ykwim it’s not sothis doing the reaching out there #like #we can talk abt glory and honour etc all we want but is that a truer motivator than the ppl u love??? #for dimitri it isn’t bc he disagrees w all that honour anyway esp after duscur where he saw it fall apart w Glenn’s death (ingie support) #honour and glory are what get his friends killled for him but if he resolves to make the world a better place FOR them #that’s much easier to stomach #(and. the church being intertwined w the knighthood honour thing etc.) lol #idk if this makes sense im having SO MANY issues rendering a film in maya rn lol im slamming my head thru the wall #feposting #fe3h #deertalking #im being very brave not derailing my initial point to just talk abt dmlx here i hope u know that #i love him so much. mimi relationship w faith b like ‘true personal connection is inherently as impossible as seeing the goddess herself’ #(teacher proceeds to become the goddess 2 prove him wrong) #im gonna come back and talk abt this before bc its my fav dimitri topic my brain just isn’t working rn o7