I've recently completed Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn and just can't help myself—I have to ship these two because they are so damn adorable together, both in-game and in general. Pointless Ike/Ranulf fluff, set just after the conclusion of Chapter 27 in PoR. Unedited, so pardon any errors.
It had been a long, hard-fought battle for Nados Castle that day, but under General Ike's steady leadership, the Crimean army had managed to emerge victorious. What's more, Ike had finally been able to defeat the accursed Black Knight and avenge his father, putting an end to their bitter rivalry at long last.
To say he was exhausted would be an understatement; for the first time in nearly a year, Ike had been able to sleep soundly and without care, just as he had before Ashnard's savage attack on Crimea had thrown the world into chaos.
Well, at least he had been asleep, up until about a minute ago when sounds of a disturbance outside thrust him back into consciousness.
No sooner had he gotten up from his cot to investigate, when a large, familiar blue cat leaped through the entrance of his tent and tackled him back down onto the bed.
Momentary surprise gave way to mixed annoyance and mirth as Ranulf shifted into his humanoid form and straddled Ike's hips, winking at the speechless beorc and flashing his trademark ear-to-ear grin.
"So you're the disturbance I heard outside," Ike chuckled pointedly, ever-amused by the laguz's antics.
Ranulf's smile grew even wider, a feat Ike hadn't thought possible. "Well, you know, when the guards are away, the cat will play, and maybe even lead the general astray," he replied in a singsong voice, waggling his eyebrows suggestively at the last part. His tail swished playfully back and forth through the air behind him.
Ike reached up and untied Ranulf's headband, letting the feline warrior's sky-blue hair fall softly around his shoulders.
"Mreow, you know I don't like to wear my hair down," Ranulf protested, pouting cutely.
It was Ike's turn to smile as he pulled his laguz lover in close. "Well, as you said, I'm the general here and I happen to like your hair down, so you'll just have to live with it, won't you?" So saying, he tossed the offending garment to the other side of the tent.
Ranulf's tail drooped in defeat. "Mean," he grumbled, causing Ike to laugh at his sour expression.
Ike pulled them even closer together, so that their bodies lay flush against each other and captured Ranulf's lips in a heated kiss, which the laguz happily returned. They broke apart, panting for air, some 30 seconds later, each staring at the other with lust-filled eyes.
"So," Ike finally commanded after a tense moment of silence, "Lead me astray."
Yeah, I'm ending it there. Evil I know, but oh well! It's almost certain I'll write more FE in the future.