History Fanfic / GrayWhirlpoolSeries

* TakeThatMe: Jakob takes some time in Chapter 16 to mock the idea of people playing video games, and then people writing fan fictions about video games. You can see where this is going.

** In Mokushu, Kaze and Saizo recite much of the dialogue from the infamous rooftop scene from ''Film/TheRoom'' before dropping it.

* TalkingToHimself: Discussed in-universe; whenever two characters with the same voice actor encounter each other, someone tends to comment.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Corrin’s barefooted tendencies are occasionally referenced with exasperation. She simply does not like wearing shoes. [[HypocriticalHumor Even Azura teases her.]] At one point in ''Fire'' she finally explains her reasons.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Shura is the focus character of Chapter 11, due to his small role in ''Storm'' and not joining the Nohrians for the rest of ''Fire.''

* ADayInTheLimelight: Yukimura plays a prominent role in Chapter 16, joining the army and explaining some of Mikoto and Sumeragi’s history. While he remains a recurring character afterward, he never receives as much focus again.

* TimedMission: Corrin and co. have one month to assemble the Hoshidan and Nohrian armies before the portal to Valla is closed and their chance to defeat Anankos is lost.

* RealityEnsues: It's pointed out that Silas' betrayal means he and his family can't stay in Nohr. They move to Hoshido after the war.

* RealityEnsues:
** When Takumi trips the Dragon Vein at Port Dia and evaporates the water, he is blinded by the steam and becomes easy pickings for Camilla and her retainers.
** During the final confrontation with Iago, he reveals that everything that went wrong at Macarath and the Eternal Stairway was because of his machinations. Corrin points out that he has just confessed to infecting a princess of Nohr with a terminal illness and conspiring with the enemy to get another princess of Nohr killed, endangering several able-bodied soldiers of Nohr in the process, ''and'' sending hordes of monsters to kill a princess of Nohr, again endangering several Nohrian soldiers and the entire Nohrian royal family. This all adds up to something we like to call ''capital treason''.

* RightBehindMe: Saizo brutally criticizes Felicia’s servant abilities. When he finally notices Felicia, [[CompletelyMissingThePoint he is impressed with her stealthy approach.]] [[spoiler:After they both lose a sibling, Saizo makes amends.]]

%%* MultiStageBattle

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: A non-video game example of the Zant Stage Rush variety, in a big sendup to the trope namer.

* NotSoDifferent: Kaden and Xander, of all people. Both of them are bound to the will of their people, whether they like it or not.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Garon, Iago and Hans are so wildly unpopular, that everyone (Nohrians included) openly voice their disdain for the trio. Half the castle troops back off and allow the Hoshidans to invade them in ''Storm.'' The three don't even like ''each other!''
-->'''Flora:''' Do you know how I've always wanted to come back home? How I've missed the Ice Tribe? How I've never liked King Garon at all?\\
'''Effie:''' To be fair, I don't think anyone likes Garon very much.

** The opera in Cyrkensia is the infamous "Party Time" scene from ''WesternAnimation/TitanticTheLegendGoesOn''.

** After a harrowing day dealing with crazy subordinates and nearly being digested by a dragon, Ryoma grumbles, "[[Disney/TheLionKing I sure]] ''[[Disney/TheLionKing can]]'' [[Disney/TheLionKing wait to be king]]..."

* TakeThat: "[[Disney/SleepingBeauty Put them to sleep if they touch a spinner? Who even has a spell like that?]]"