Just like the vast sea was full of life and possibilities. The question was, would you seize them if they appeared? Mercedes had wondered about that her whole life, and now more so than ever. One night by the beach, she had a chance, as did Kiran. Luckily for them, the sea's full of possibilities, including second chances. She wouldn't miss it, and neither would Kiran.
When Byleth Eisner came to Garreg Mach, he brought an unexpected hope with him. It was a hope Rhea knew she had to nurture, never suspecting that things wouldn't quite work out as she expected. Byleth would show her that wasn't a bad thing. Likewise, she'd become something unexpected but precious to him. This is the story of the silver studded path they walked together.
It's said that you never stop learning. Usually, such a phrase was directed at people like Tsukune, who'd agree with it. With people like Ririko, well, she was a teacher, helping students learn was her passion. The thing is, you're never too young or old to learn a few lessons; Lessons in life, and lessons in love and relationships. Some could hurt, and others could heal.
Link was more than happy with the peace, but that doesn't last too long. As the hero of the land, he had a duty to fulfil. He's slain monsters, but does he have what it takes to slay a demon? What if there's more to this demon than meets the eye? Does he slay her or try to save her? This is the story of a Hero and a Demon, and the unlikely but treasured bond they forged.
It was said wherever there was darkness, there would always be light and vice versa. Personally, Scathach felt herself aligning with the former saying. Darkness and death and battle, those things defined her, but not the man she'd come to love. Ritsuka had a light about him she'd come to cherish, and apparently it'd enchanted another "ghost" he'd picked up.
Her place wasn't amongst the living, that was something she'd firmly believed for quite some time. Like many things, that assumption was challenged when Marianne came to the Officers Academy. There, she found more than she was expecting: friends, acceptance, a reason to live, and someone who could understand her darkness. Everything had a place in the world, and she'd found hers.
Heroes and monsters. Light and darkness. Good and evil. Most people think of such concepts as being absolute, but for members of the Fujimaru Family, they know the lines separating them can get blurry. War has a tendency to do that as well. A new Holy Grail War is on the horizon, and in it, one question will be asked, can a monster become a hero? Two sisters are ready to find out.
The road to being the best is long and arduous, and sometimes you could be reminded of that in a pretty harsh way. Alain could say that he'd just been reminded of that, but he wasn't going to let that get him down. When an old face comes around he gets a chance to look back on how he gained such resolve. On top of that, he was actually a little happy to see her again.
He was a fighter like her sister and she was an inventor, used to being behind the scenes. That didn't stop their paths from crossing, or the two of them from getting to like each other. Through their encounters Purah had to admit she'd probably come to like Link as little more than a friend or an associate. She knew of one, very direct way to tell him that, one he'd enjoy.
He knew she was poison and so did she. Common sense should have made them incompatible, but over the years they'd stuck rather close to each other. For Victor, it could be argued he'd built up a resistance to poison, or maybe an addiction. Klara could have said the same. Victor was her unique poison and her antidote; she couldn't live without him, and him her.
It wasn't often that Rhea let people see beyond the regal and proper outer layer she put up. Byleth could do. He could see the fragility that still defined her and give her strength. Strength to continue on. In time, she regained the ability to do the same, along with the ability to love. She had two more precious stars who she gave all the love in the world to, and vice versa.
Thanks to the goddess in his head, Byleth had an idea of what deities could be like. Then there was Palutena. She was certainly one incredible goddess and woman, in his eyes. In her eyes, he proved to be more than just another warrior. Few were worthy of heaven's blessings, but Byleth had proved himself to be. Palutena didn't want another warrior, she wanted something...more.
Ritsuka was one of the handful of people who could say he'd touched the sun. Chaldea had several embodiments of it running around, but one in particularly always drew his attention. She was loud, she was boisterous, and to her regret, had something of a bloody history behind her. To him, none of that changed the fact she was glorious. Coincidentally, she thought the same of him.
On the surface, they were polar opposites. Manuela was a well known emotional woman while her new colleague was not, or that's what everyone thought. Byleth Eisner may have been a demon the battlefield, but he was still a human being. He could be vulnerable and unsure. Manuela knew a thing or two about treating those things, and she was open to the treatment herself.
All she wanted was an extra life with her beloved and all he wanted was a chance to spend more time with her. Against all odds the moon answered them and now Hakuno and Tamamo find themselves in a new world quite different from their own. After countless challenges as Master and Servant and husband and wife why don't they give parenthood in a world of ninjas a try?
Urbosa of the Gerudo lived up to her reputation. Link saw that with his own eyes. She was indeed like a living storm, powerful yet majestic, beautiful, in a way. As a warrior and a man, he couldn't help but be drawn to that. From her perspective, Link was worthy of the duty bestowed upon him. Worthy of that, and perhaps something more, something rather intimate.
Although he was a quiet person, Shoto didn't think of himself as unimaginative. He had trophies that could prove a testament to that. Shoto did it for the art though. This time though, he needed someone to inspired him. He knew who that someone was, someone he deeply respected. Given how nervous he was about asking her to model, maybe what he felt was more than respect.
We each have to pick our Poisons: some drink until intoxication make us forget stress, consequences, fears, and doubt. Some inhale adrenaline and exhale into a mindless high. Some commit reckless risks to feel excitement and alive. I love you. That is my Poison and my Cure. Reckless with the safety of my heart, alive by your touch, excited by your body, and high on your heart. AU.
Class 1-A was full of colorful personalities, a fact that Midoriya always quietly treasured. Though he kept them to himself (almost literally) he had thoughts on all of them, including Ashido. As it happened, all it took was one unexpected afternoon together for him to reveal some of those thoughts. Ashido had some too, and maybe something else after getting to know him more.
When it came to helping people, Jaune Arc tended to push himself. Ruby admired that about him, but at the same time it could be a hassle to deal with. Luckily, she was that sort of friend to stick by him. She was the sort of friend who made sure he didn't spend all Christmas Eve working, or going out into a blizzard. Taking all that in, maybe she was more than a friend to him.