The Water at the Edge of All Things (new Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn fic, chapters 1-9)

[queenlua]

When Tibarn calls for the bird tribes to unite as one nation in Serenes, Reyson is skeptical, and Naesala refuses outright.

But when rising ocean levels threaten to devour the islands of both Phoenicis and Kilvas, none of them have much of a choice in the matter.

Read here on AO3.

aka, "Naesala has a bad time, then Reyson has a bad time, and then they make each other worse <3<3<3"

yeah this 50k+ monstrosity was what I wound up writing for the Tellius Big Bang

and also BECAUSE IT IS A BIG BANG it comes with ACCOMPANYING ILLUSTRATIONS (?!?!?) and they are AMAZING???? i was gifted with some incredible goddamn artists. even if you don't read the fic, go check out chapters 1 & 4 & 5 & 9 because. honestly i've been pinching myself with how incredible my artists were, feeling so fucking blessed to have them BRINGING THIS THING TO LIFE

anyway. please please enjoy. chapters 10 through "the end" are coming soon, but, today's the Big Bang posting day & i'm pretty pleased with what's up there already haha. you will probably also enjoy it if you like (1) politics, (2) scheming, (3) woo mystic serenes heron bullshit, (4) reyson being awful, (5) naesala being awful but also pathetic, etc etc it's been a good time~

Comments

[ellerean]

I cannot WAIT to read this. I'm waiting until I have some undisturbed time to sit down and properly gorge on it.

(also that art, I am still in awe. If Big Bang were a contest, your team wins everything.)

[queenlua]

hope you dig it when you get a chance to read!!!!

(and also man there is STIFF competition among all the big bang artists... but yeah i did love the art i got SO MUCH, SUCH good fortune lol)

[ellerean]

I should also mention (the day after leaving a flurry of comments) that I also read the whole thing while running a fever. So that was an experience I’ll never forget.

[queenlua]

honestly seems like an ideal state to read it in :p certainly matches some feverish and/or fiery moments in the story itself...! :DDD;;;