History HoYay / FireEmblem

*** When Legendary Robin was introduced to ''Heroes'', he was given the nickname of "Exalt's Better Half.'' Not only that, but he can clearly be seen wearing what appears to be a wedding ring.

* A not inconsiderate amount of Leonie's supports with female characters[[note]] [[NeverLiveItDown Barring the infamous Marianne supports]] [[/note]] contain the other character in the support expressing appreciation for how strong and dilligent Leonie is, with Bernadetta's even having her get [[CrushBlush quite flustered]] when Leonie removes her top right in front of her so she can fix it.

* Shez's A supports sometimes straddle the line between this and ShipTease since there is no explicit confirmation. Since the dialogue is largely unchanged when switching genders, characters of the same gender can come across as incredibly flirty with some even all but flat out stating that they want to spend the rest of their lives with them like Lindhardt (who is bisexual and thus makes sense with both male and female Shez). There are sometimes small differences in the supports depending on if Shez is male or female (such as Ignatz blushing with female Shez but not male, Manuela noting she wishes a female Shez were male), but they are the exception. It should be noted that the developers stressed in an interview that they did not want Shez to be seen as replacing Byleth in any sense including romantic, so its entirely possible some fans are reading more into these moments than is intended.

*** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' goes in ''really'' deep on the Chrom and M!Robin HoYay with their [[https://gamepress.gg/feheroes/hero/valentines-chrom Valentine's Day duo alt]], which features the two adorned in flowers with Chrom's hand protectively on Robin's shoulder, the romantic-sounding title 'Fate-Defying Duo', and a [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Special line]] that goes "Let's talk about our feelings!" Feh even seems to lampshade the suggestiveness when she introduces them in FEH Channel with a line that could come straight out of a SlashFic...

* Perhaps the most infamous example of all is the very close bond between "[[TroubledButCute angsty, angry, and Seme]]" Raven and "[[DudeLooksLikeALady are you sure it's not a girl?]]" Lucius. And yes, if you play the support game, you can get a ending with them together... and tellingly, neither of them have paired endings with any other characters.
* Also Legault/Heath. Legault is all but stated to be bisexual, but it's most overt with Heath. Their supports involving Legault telling Heath that they were "made for each other" and that he was interested in him because of a thing called love. [[spoiler:Turns out he was joking around.]]

** Not to mention, Legault and [[spoiler:Lloyd Reed]]. This quote from Legault says all:

* For all of her {{jerkass}}ery, there is one person that Severa can't bring self to be mean to -- and that person is Noire. That's borderline PseudoRomanticFriendship material, there.
* Say'ri and Tiki have some of this. Say'ri overall is borderline overprotective of Tiki that she scolded her for wandering off alone at one point. Tiki, on the other hand, really wants to be friends with Say'ri rather than for her to be her guardian, and despite Say'ri having a shorter livespan than Tiki, she still wants to keep her close.

*** Kjelle downs a shady drink, thinking it to be a strength potion. She ends up drunkenly complimenting Severa on her looks and groping at her clothes. The best part is, [[spoiler:that wasn't an alcoholic drink. It was ''a truth potion''.]] It has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBjF7k2Z_jk to be seen to be believed.]]
*** Kjelle and Lucina deciding to spend the day together at the feast isn't suspicious, even with Kjelle's strange obsession with Lucina. What might be more interesting is that they decide to call it a date. Additionally, this is also unchanged if they're sisters.

* Annette and Mercedes' relationship has romantic undertones; notably, their A-rank Support has Annette declaring she loves Mercedes more than anything else in the world, and their paired ending has them living the rest of their lives together happily after Annette retires from her job at the school of sorcery.

* The Death Knight's relationship with a male Byleth is laden with this (combined with FoeYay on any route that isn't the one he's playable in). He's obsessed with the idea of either killing him or being killed by him, casually dismissing anyone who isn't Byleth after a certain point in the story (such as telling anyone who isn't Byleth that they are not "the one I crave" if fought during Chapter 8, even ''actively making a beeline for his position'' when the chapter is done on higher difficulties). It's no wonder that [[spoiler:Jeritza is one of the same-sex options for male Byleth.]]

* Ingrid and Mercedes, particularly in their C-rank Support where most of it is Ingrid gushing over how much she admires everything about Mercedes.

* Catherine and Shamir are partners in their knighthood, interact all the time [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple like an old married couple]], have a shared ending where they roam the world as an inseparable duo of heroes, and Shamir up and proposes marriage to Catherine in their A support. [[spoiler: They also have a far more tragic ending if Shamir is the one to confront Catherine in the final level of the Crimson Flower route. There they angrily state that their differences always meant that it would end this way, and one will strike the other down. If you speak to Shamir prior to the final assault on the Kingdom, she'll remark that Catherine is driven by both love and hate for Shamir, making her almost seem like a WomanScorned.]]

** Similarly, Bridal Belonings Veronica has a line where she wonders if Alfonse knows what love is before saying that [[ObliviousToLove Sharena clearly does not]]. One can't help but read it as if Veronica's frustrated that Sharena doesn't recognize a crush ''she'' has on her.

* Nino from Blazing Blade has some PseudoRomanticFriendshipvibes with Rebecca and Florina. Who have some RTGF subtext among themselves, too.

*** Also, Sumia and Sully. They're [[TomboyAndgirlygirl polar opposites]] but manage to sort their differences in a gentle, almost playful manner, and in Harvest Scramble [[CovertPervert Sumia]] is ''very'' into roping Sully in [[SweetPollyOliver a crossdressing pageant...]]

** Gregor and the Male Avatar's C support has Gregor offering to tell Robin a secret only men can do. It involves suggesting the Avatar to sleep with him, though in a literal sense, in order to share body heat. The Japanese version of the conversation has Gregor telling the Avatar that he knows a great secret for sleeping together ''that'' way. Their B Support has the Avatar [[{{Stupid Sexy Flanders}} flustered at the sight of him]] because he had a dream involving the Avatar resting his head on Gregor's lap. Gregor notes that his charm hasn't affected another man before.

*** Then their one between Donnel and Stahl. After Stahl tells Donnel about his old flame that spent the last festival dancing with his friend, Donnel offers to dresses like a girl and dance with him in order for Stahl to get out his old "frustrations." Prior to that Donnel did tell Stahl he was a handsome man and he probably was a hit with the ladies.

* For all of her [[{{Jerkass}} jerkassery]], there is one person that Severa can't bring self to be mean to -- and that person is Noire. That's borderline PseudoRomanticFriendship material, there.

* There is also Laurent and Gerome' support chain. Laurent notices Gerome's IneffectualLoner patterns and tries to do something about it, telling him to open up and stop isolating himself while also trying not to step on Gerome's boundaries too much... and in the end, it works magnificently.

** In the localization, Soleil's father Laslow has next to no trouble with Soleil's girl flirting. At the same time, Soleil nets 'self as sort-of date with a cute village girl.

* Male Robin reinforces his own HoYay with Chrom from [[Videogame/FireEmblemAwakening their source game]] in his level 40 conversation, by talking about how [[PlayerCharacter the Summoner]]'s bond with Alfonse reminds him of his own bond with Chrom and offering his support in that relationship, making him sound like a ShipperOnDeck. To drive the point further, Female Robin's own level 40 conversation is just her [[TheMentor offering her support and advice to the Summoner as a fellow tactician who's been at the job longer]], with absolutely no mention of Chrom at all.

* Nino from Blazing Blade has some RomanticTwoGirlFriendship vibes with Rebecca and Florina. Who have some RTGF subtext among themselves, too.

* Eirika's not just limited to L'Arachel, either; she has her fair share of LesYay with childhood friend Tana as well. At the very least, she has a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship going with both.

* As for Elincia? Her relationship with Lucia goes from RomanticTwoGirlFriendship in ''Path of Radiance'' to blatant lesbian ship tease in ''Radiant Dawn''!

* For all of her [[{{Jerkass}} jerkassery]], there is one person that Severa can't bring self to be mean to -- and that person is Noire. That's borderline RomanticTwoGirlFriendship material, there.

* Azura and Jakob's devotion to the Avatar remains the same no matter what gender the Avatar is. ''Especially'' Azura and the Avatar, whose relationship garners quite a bit of focus during the story. Even if only a male Avatar can romance Azura, a female Avatar is still ''very'' close to her and their supports are exactly the same, RomanticTwoGirlFriendship-like ShipTease and all.

*** [[spoiler:Dedue is loyal to the point where he will sacrifice himself without hesitation to protect Dimitri. He uses a Crest Stone to painfully change his body into a demonic beast on the Black Eagle route. If Dedue is defeated before transforming, the scene where Dimitri is killed by Edelgard alone changes into a more quietly tragic one where Dedue and Dimitri die together. In the Blue Lions and Golden Deer routes, Dimitri is slated for execution over a framed murder and he gives up his own life for Dimitri's escape. Although we find out Dedue survived later, that sacrifice and the absence of his presence to keep the prince grounded were most likely nails in the coffin for Dimitri's deteriorating mental state.]]

** Dimitri and Felix have strained relations from Dimitri's bloodthirsty reaction to trauma and Felix's antagonistic nature pushing the formerly close friends apart, but it is clear that Felix still cares about Dimitri deep down. Their paired ending where Felix became more inconsolable than the queen[[note]]Consider that Dimitri, unlike Edelgard, has no plans to establish a meritocracy. As such, this may have been a purely political marriage to produce a Crest-bearing heir to the throne, and Felix may have been Dimitri's true love.[[/note]] upon Dimitri's death does raise a few eyebrows.
* Catherine and Shamir are partners in their knighthood, interact all the time like an old married couple, have a shared ending where they roam the world as an inseperable duo of heroes and Shamir up and proposes marriage to Catherine in their A support. [[spoiler: They also have a far more tragic ending if Shamir is the one to confront Catherine in the final level of the Crimson Flower route. There they angrily state that their differences always meant that it would end this way, and one will strike the other down. If you speak to Shamir prior to the final assault on the Kingdom, she'll remark that Catherine is driven by both love and hate for Shamir, making her almost seem like a WomanScorned.]]
* The Abysskeeper down in Abyss meets a Knight of Seiros sent for backup, and he initially expresses annoyance at his presence, but later comes around to him when the knight stays voluntarily, to the point where he is noticeably heartbroken at the knight's absence. Even after the timeskip, he ''still'' wonders where "Mr. Backup" is.

* It’s one of the subtler examples, but while Linhardt and Caspar’s relationship can just as easily be read as friendship, it is worth noting how much they parallel Soren and Ike, respectively - they’re childhood friends, one is an asocial wind mage with long green hair, the other is a blue haired melee fighter, and their paired ending involves them heading off on a journey together and quietly disappearing from history. Caspar even has another, very similar paired ending with Ashe, after a support involving cats no less. And considering the famously subtextual nature of Ike and Soren’s relationship... certain conclusions are not hard to draw.

* The Death Knight's relationship with a male Byleth is laden with this (combined with FoeYay on any route that isn't the one he's playable in). He's obsessed with the idea of either killing them or being killed by them, casually dismissing anyone who isn't them after a certain point in the story (such as telling anyone who isn't Byleth that they are not "the one I crave" if fought during Chapter 8, even ''actively making a beeline for their position'' when the chapter is done on higher difficulties). It's no wonder that [[spoiler:Jeritza is one of the same-sex options for male Byleth.]]

* [[BiTheWay Dorothea]] has subtext with every woman she gets A-supports with, and even one she doesn't: she gets confirmed HappilyEverAfter endings with Manuela and Petra, where she and Manuela have a relationship "full of life of love" together, or where "It is said that (Dorothea) became the person whom Petra loved the most." She and Edelgard even contemplate getting married to each other in their B-support.

* Dorothea has subtext with every woman she gets A-supports with, and even one she doesn't: she gets confirmed HappilyEverAfter endings with Manuela and Petra, where she and Manuela have a relationship "full of life of love" together, or where "It is said that (Dorothea) became the person whom Petra loved the most." She and Edelgard even contemplate getting married to each other in their B-support.