Title: her song
Rating: G
Fandom: Fire Emblem Three Houses
Relationship: Annette Fantine Dominic/Lysithea von Ordelia
Wordcount: 329
Short summary: Lysithea catches Annette singing about her.
Lysithea was half asleep still the first time she heard her name in a sing-song tone, so she thought she had imagined it. When she opened her eyes, she had found Annette tidying up their room, humming her usual cleaning song. Her cheeks had been pink though.
The second time Annette was brushing Lysithea’s hair when Lysithea swore she heard her name sung out again. When Lysithea opened her mouth, though, the song immediately changed before she could utter a word. Lysithea decided to leave it alone.
The third time, Lysithea caught Annette singing about her in their bedroom. There was no way Annette could brush it off this time when the piece of paper she was scribbling on was filled with all sorts of edits on the lyrics. The words were kind of too much, if Lysithea were to be blunt. When she was younger, she primarily worried about being taken seriously. She didn’t care about her looks or her kindness or the way her eyes light up when she ate sweets?
“Eep! I’m sorry!” Annette said as she attempted to cover up the paper. Lysithea put a hand on Annette’s arm.
“It’s fine. I’m flattered.” Annette was not the only one blushing now. “I just… why me?”
“I just find you very inspiring,” Annette replied with a sheepish smile. “I know it’s embarrassing and not good enough yet…”
It wasn’t that. How Annette thought about Lysithea was something special, something intimate. Annette singing like that so sweetly, for her? Lysithea moved her hands to Annette’s face, cupping it gently. “Only for me.”
“Huh?”
Lysithea leaned in closer. “Just sing it only for me.”
“Okay.” Annette tilted her face up to meet Lysithea’s kiss. “Our secret song.”
Later that night when the two settled in bed, Annette sang for Lysithea the completed first draft of their song. With all the love she felt, Lysithea held Annette close and fell asleep with the soft smile Annette loved so much.