Line #54 FanFic/SecretDreamer


1	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5071417/chapters/11662117 Secret Dreamer]]'' is a ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' fanfic, set in the post-canon of the [[BadFuture Future Past]] timeline. After the world has been saved, with the help of travelers from the past, the world is on the path to being rebuilt. Although most of the [[TrueCompanions Shepherds]] have gone their separate ways, Severa chose to stay in the capital and join the new pegasus knights, following in her mother's footsteps despite her protests to the contrary. There's another reason that Severa will only admit to herself, however: she's in love with Lucina, and is determined to remain by her side.
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3	In addition to exploring Severa's feelings for Lucina, ''Secret Dreamer'' also examines Severa's complicated family life and her efforts to follow in her parents' footsteps by continuing to serve the royal family. It incorporates a number of {{Original Character}}s to increase the number of cast interactions--since, due to the BadFuture timeline, 75% of the game's original cast is [[KilledOffForReal already dead]]. The story was categorized as "Fluff, Angst, and Slow-Burn Romance," and so far has lived up to all of those tags, with the focus of the genre varying by chapter.
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5	'''This summary contains unmarked spoilers for ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and the Future Past DLC.'''
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9	!!Secret Dreamer provides examples of:
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11	* AmazonBrigade: The newly rebuilt pegasus knights are an all-female unit.
12	* AscendedExtra: According to the author's note for Chapter 4, [[ShellShockedVeteran Teresa]] was based off of a background character in one of the [[CutScene FMVs]].
13	* ArcWords: "Everything will be all right."
14	* BackFromTheBrink: Thanks to the intervention of the Shepherds from the past.
15	* BadFuture: Takes place entirely in the ''Future Past'' timeline, after the parents of the main characters have all died.
16	* BetaCouple: Noire and Yarne.
17	* BodyguardCrush:
18	** Severa's feelings towards Lucina have a lot of this.
19	** [[spoiler:Both Cordelia and Frederick]], towards Chrom.
20	* BunnyEarsLawyer: For all her over-the-top enthusiasm, Cynthia shows herself to be a capable commander during Chapter 7, taking decisive action and formulating tactics on the fly.
21	* CallBack: Frequently, but most notably "One sword and a world of troubles."
22	* CannotSpitItOut: Like mother, like daughter. [[spoiler:According to Chapter 10, like her father as well.]]
23	* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: Severa spends most of Chapter 2 in this mindset.
24	* TheChainsOfCommanding: As sub-commander of the pegasus knights and bodyguard to the Exalt, Severa has a lot more factors to consider than her own feelings.
25	* CharacterDevelopment: Severa is portrayed as ''significantly'' more mellow than she is in the game, and the perspective used shows that her rough edges cover up how much she cares.
26	* CombatMedic: In contrast to Cynthia's use of tomes, Severa carries a healing staff during the pegasus knights' training exercise.
27	%%* CoolBigSis: Severa to Noire.
28	* CryIntoChest: Severa witnesses her father crying on her mother's shoulder during [[{{Flashback}} Chapter 5]].
29	* DaddysGirl: Tellingly, Severa usually refers to Cordelia as "Mother" and Frederick as "Daddy" in both narration and dialogue.
30	* DrillSergeantNasty: Severa for the recruits, following in her father Frederick's footsteps.
31	* DrowningMySorrows: [[spoiler:Kjelle]] does this during the first chapter of the festival arc.
32	%%* {{Flashback}}: Chapter 5 and Chapter 12.
33	* EatingTheEyeCandy: Lily during Chapter 3, Severa during Chapter 6.
34	--> '''Severa''': ''Oooooooh gods. I hope I'm not drooling.''
35	* AFatherToHisMen: Despite her harsh criticism of them, Severa shows a lot of concern for the recruits during their first engagement in Chapter 7.
36	* FlirtingUnderFire: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Severa in Chapter 7.
37	%%* GuiltComplex: Both of Severa's parents.
38	* HeartbrokenBadass: Chapter 10 reveals that Frederick never got over [[spoiler:the death of the man he loved.]]
39	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: As she does in the original game, Severa measures a lot of what she does by how much better [[TheAce her mother]] could have done it.
40	* HypocriticalHumor: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in Chapter 3, when Severa catches herself [[FemaleGaze checking out Lucina]] after telling off one of her subordinates for something similar.
41	* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: One of the main reasons Severa uses to justify not telling Lucina about her feelings.
42	* InelegantBlubbering: Any time a character ''really'' cries, it is usually described as very messy.
43	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: The ''other'' main reason for Severa's reticence.
44	* LethalChef: At the beginning of Chapter 4, Cynthia took a leaf out of Lissa's recipe book.
45	* MeaningfulName: The Japanese word for lily is "[[YuriGenre yuri]]."
46	* MildlyMilitary: Just as they are in the source material, the Shepherds.
47	* MoodWhiplash: Multiple times.
48	** Chapter 4: [[spoiler:A light-hearted dinner during the first half of the chapter, a traumatized confession during the second half.]]
49	** Chapter 7: [[spoiler:The training exercise begins to go wrong when Risen are sighted approaching a nearby village.]]
50	** Chapter 12: [[spoiler:After a flashback to father-daughter bonding, the second half of the chapter shows how Frederick died.]]
51	* PosthumousCharacter: The entire first generation, but especially Severa's parents, Frederick and Cordelia.
52	* RankScalesWithAsskicking:
53	** Lucina.
54	** Severa and Cynthia, as the commanders of the pegasus unit, are significantly more experienced than most of their subordinates.
55	* ShellShockedVeteran: One of the pegasus knight recruits still has nightmares about the war.
56	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Severa.
57	%%* TalkingToTheDead: Chapter 10.
58	* TrueCompanions: Although they haven't seen each other in some time, Chapter 9 makes it clear that the Shepherds are still this.
59	* WellDoneSonGuy: Severa frequently wonders what her parents would think, were they still alive.
60	* WorldOfActionGirls: Most of the female cast, but special mention goes to Teresa, who is very effective against the Risen in Chapter 7.
61	* YouMustBeCold: At the end of Chapter 6, Severa offers Lucina her cloak after seeing her shiver.
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