Having gotten very many A ranks for each character during the campaign, I assumed they were a cute way to leave shipping and such open for the player to imagine what they may like. I knew about Byleth and Edelgard, but nothing could have prepared me for the rollercoaster of emotions I felt watching the character endings proceed afterwards. I could write lengthy posts about how I adore each of these two characters in their own right–Edelgard is likely one of if not my absolute favorite protagonists in a video game ever–but right now, I feel a powerful need to reflect on the game’s queerness. But to see it in practice is beyond anything I could have dreamed. I’ve known about Byleth and Edelgard’s gay S support since it was first leaked. I have never played a game with two female leads, taking resolve from their traumatized pasts and using that together to undertake a revolution, out to level class structure and liberate humanity from the subjugation of religion, not only succeeding but finding a deep love blooming for one another, spending their lives together in queer romance and happiness. I’m likely caught in the thrall of recency bias, among other things, and perhaps my feelings will cool over time. But yesterday afternoon, I finished the Black Eagle campaign, and I have so much emotion, I can’t not let it out. I haven’t read any reviews, don’t know how well or poorly received certain aspects are.
I haven’t kept up with much fandom discussion of this game since it released, outside of my small circle of friends and lovers. This post contains spoilers for Fire Emblem: Three Houses namely, some character endings and plot of the Black Eagle route
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