More beautiful than any flower 🌷
This gorgeous piece of King Leif and Queen Nanna was done by the wonderful
@MazelWi
. I don’t have enough words to express how much I love seeing them together like this
Leif making Nanna a ring from a clover flower after proposing to her in Manster to make up for not having an actual ring yet
White clover flowers represent a promise, happiness, and marital longevity
Happy 25th anniversary to Thracia from pre-release Leif and Nanna 🩶🩶
25th anniversaries are called silver anniversaries and the flower for them is irises so I thought it’d be fitting to give them both.
Credit and so much love to
@hunnymzdraws
for this piece 💝
#ILikeLeif
so much this was inevitably going to end up being a long thread. But it’s what one of the best protagonists and characters to come from the Fire Emblem series deserves
I’ll be by your side forevermore, wherever your path leads. Even to the ends of the earth
Credit to
@vax247
for this beautiful piece of King Leif and Queen Nanna!
A gorgeous piece of Queen Nanna was done by
@end_spire
as a reward for participating in the FE4 rally for Gaza 💝 It’s still going on for two more weeks and more than worth checking out!
New daughter adopted
So much thanks to @/Kiryuu_Sara for this lovely piece! I’ve loved writing Eyvel being a mother to Sara and Sara getting the acceptance and family she deserves 💗
The Sage Lord and Princess Nanna
I love the titles the people of New Thracia gave to their king and queen. Credit to @/chizodazou for this beautiful piece 💖
One last anniversary piece from
@Kiryuu_Sara
Did I go a little overboard for the anniversary? Perhaps. But all of this reminded me of why I love this game and how deeply I do. There’s so much, I couldn’t fit every idea I had into five days and couldn’t finish the ones I picked
Happy 25th anniversary to Thracia 776 again! 💐
Irises aren’t just the flower associated with 25th anniversaries. They’re also the flower I associate with Nanna and that’s led to quite a lot
Credit to
@cainlawiet2
for this beautiful piece 🩷💜
@rainbowfirebird
Gorgeous design, great personality, and she fought and tamed her wyvern when she was nine. There are plenty of fantastic wyvern riders but this was a very easy pick
It’s been four and a half years since I started writing Twofold Light so I thought I’d celebrate by giving some flowers to a few characters that really deserve them 💐
Credit and my deepest thanks to @/izusibiki, @/argilla, @/a_o_hi_to, and @/Kiryuu_Sara
Both grown and queens and still the best of friends 💕
Credit to the wonderful
@hunnymzdraws
for this beautiful piece! Rivough and Leonster are only a short boat ride away so I like to think Nanna and Mareeta would easily be able to stay in touch and stay close
As much as I love this picture for being a sweet scene, it’s also really funny that Selfina is ten and Finn is eighteen in this and they’re closer in height than Finn is to Glade
Two wonderful pieces of Leif being a dad for Father’s Day and a little thread with my thoughts on him as a father and his relationship with his boys
Credit to @/misokatsuhaumai and @/kuohsan for each of these lovely pieces
Eyvel is both best mom and a low-key bad influence. She loves and supports all the Fiana kids equally and taught them at least 80% of the swears they know and how to beat someone up so you can steal their stuff
The lovely piece I received from
@izusibiki
for participating in the FE Rally for Gaza! There’s still three and a half more weeks to check it out and participate if you haven’t yet!
Mother’s Day piece commissioned from the always lovely kuohsan and his perfect addition of a bonus Leif 💕Wishing all mothers and motherly figures a wonderful day today 💐
@nintendolife
Chrom, every time.
It's the most basic pick but their relationship in the story makes them feel so right together. And it adds even more weight to the Lucina's judgment scene and the final battle against Grima.
King Leif commissioned from @\Shrimpygogo
I can't believe I've been writing Twofold Light for two and a half years now. The story's grown and changed so much but I still write hoping Thracia fans might enjoy it
Diarmuid and Fergus both being Beo’s son but having completely different images of him
Diarmuid: My father was a great man who fought and died bravely in Lord Sigurd’s army
Fergus: My dad was a slut, I’ve probably got half a dozen more half siblings out there
I meant to post this yesterday but it turns out I had a lot more to say about Dorias than I thought 😅 I hope someone enjoys this essay on Thracia’s second best tactician
Credit to
@Dotted_Clouds
for this wonderful piece 💕
Pink peonies for prosperity, stephanotis for new adventures, both for good luck and happiness in marriage
So much thanks to @/yuniyuniii3 for this lovely piece 💕
A Hero Rises 2023 is on until Feb. 8, 6:59 PM PT! We've received an illustration from Itagaki Hako as well! It looks like Leif is casting his last vote too! Who will you all be voting for?
#FEHeroes
#FireEmblem
Seeing so much love for Leif and him actually place in the top twenty this year was so wonderful. Anyone who gave him a vote, I'll write you something with any character or pairing you want as a thank you
Eyvel is one character I'll probably never be interested in a ship for because she just feels... complete? Like she already has everything she wants and couldn't be happier with just her kids and Fiana
Leif hasn’t been able to catch a break since his parents were murdered when he was an infant and is realistically affected by this. He’s angry, humble, protective of anyone close to him, and longs for close connections. All of these serve as both strengths and weaknesses for him.
His anger drives him forward and makes him impulsive. His humility allows him to admit when he’s wrong and be eager to learn better but also his low self-esteem and lack of belief in himself. His protectiveness drives him to want to save everyone, even when he’s told he can’t.
Leif has one of the best character arcs and growth of any Fire Emblem protagonist with FE4 able to add on to that. He starts out as a believable fifteen year old, ruled by emotions and impulses, and by the end, it’s just as believable he’ll be remembered as the Sage Lord
Leif as a dad in a nutshell
Thank you so much once again to kuohsan for this adorable sketch of Leif and baby Lugh. This has helped me get through the week 💕
Despite all of this; his guilt, how weak he sees himself, how poorly he thinks of himself, he never considers giving up or not fighting. They’re not excuses, they’re reasons to give everything he can for as long as he can, to become as useful as possible hence his FE4 promotion.
hi guys thanks for hating with me! now what are some ships that you really really love that are completely fine and legal because they’re the best ships ever?
If Leif had listened to Dorias and August about not aiding Alster, that would probably be one of the biggest regrets of his life. Even with his advisors reassuring him that he made the right choice, he'd only be able to see it as him abandoning the people of Alster to die.
His other reason to fight so hard is his empathy. He’s quick to sympathize with the suffering of others, even the Thracians he was raised to hate. Learning of their struggle made him want to find a better solution than simply conquering as both sides believed was the only option.
He never wants to accept people have to suffer or be sacrificed and always insists on finding a better way, even when that way is harder. That’s why he was able to successfully unify Thracia, the first royal to sympathize and want to seek a solution that considered both sides.
Be nice to him once and he’s willing to die for you and it will crush him if he loses you and he’ll blame himself for it. He’s quick to blame himself for his friends and people’s suffering even, and often, in situations where he did nothing to cause it beyond being around them.