Title: Spring Festival

Description: The outfit Lucina picked out for him looked silly. There was no denying that. Sure, most of the festival attire Robin had seen looked quick ridiculous, rabbit ears and all. Still, he desperately wished he could wear something– anything else. But seeing Lucina smile when he put it on… perhaps he could suffer a bit of embarrassment if it made her happy.

Notes: Inspired by the Spring Festival costumes from Fire Emblem Heroes.

Words: 1187

"Lucina, are you sure this is supposed to be this… erm, tight?" Robin asked, his face flushed red in embarrassment. He forced his eyes away from the mirror before him, doing his best not to stare at the other him looking back from within.

"Of course. Mother helped me pick out the outfits for the celebrations. The one she got father fits much the same on him as yours does on you," Lucina answered from within their walk-in-closet, still changing into her own festival outfit.

"Mother's right, Father. You look great," Morgan assured him, practically skipping over to drag him away from the mirror. :"Trust me. I mean, sure, you don't look as great as me, but that's expected. You got to be like, grade A cute material in the first place to look as good as me in this outfit!"

"But I look silly," Robin said. Despite his best efforts, his will gave out as once again glanced back at himself in the mirror. The outfit he wore was primarily of similar colors to his usual clothes, which he imagined had been a conscious decision on Lucina's part. A dark purple sleeveless vest with golden trim and long coattails over a white shirt and pants, both of which were far tighter than anything he'd worn before. Dark, knee high gray boots and gloves with matching gold trim and a puffy black cape tied outfit together. All of that alone would have been more than enough for for Robin to feel uncomfortable, which only made the added detail of a fluffy rabbit tail all the more embarrassing.

"I think you look rather dashing," Lucina said, stepping out of into their bedroom. Turning to look at her, Robin froze in place, his breath stolen by the sight. Compared to himself, Lucina looked absolutely stunning in her festival attire, which struck the a perfect line between beautiful and adorable. She wore a blouse of sky blue with a black diamond pattern, gold trim, and long coat tails whose inside was a bright, regal red. A poofy skirt and matching short sleeves bookended the blouse, their color matching the white tights she wore underneath. Her boots and gloves were likewise white, but with gold and black cuffs. A blue ribbon was tied at her neck, which wafted and blew as she moved. The only peculiar part of the outfit Robin could find was the headgear: which was shaped like a rabbit's head to go with the tail on her outfit, complete with eyes, a button nose, and long ears.

Lucina beamed with joy as she did a half turn, looking at herself in the mirror. She laughed, her smile only becoming more radiant with each passing second.

"Pfft, still not as cute as me," Morgan grumbled. Her own outfit was nearly identical to her mother's, only with the addition of full sleeves and covered shoulders as to be less revealing, given her age.

"I… I'm just a bit embarrassed. To be seen like… this…" Robin stammered, caught between shame at his own appearance and being stunned by Lucina's.

"Did you not take part in the festival in past years?" Lucina asked, her expression seeming more than a bit perplexed. "I would have thought you would be use to it, as this is all traditional garb."

Robin shook his head. "In the first year since Chrom found me I wasn't in Ylisstol at the time. Myself and several other of the Shepherds were busy dealing with some bandits causing trouble up near the Plegian border. The next year, well, things were so … well… it looking like you… well, your younger self, was going to be born soon, I had a lot to do on Chrom's behalf while his attention was otherwise occupied with Sumia and the baby.," Robin explained.

"Oh. In that case we must make the best of the celebrations," Lucina exclaimed, hooking an arm around his and pulling him forward. "It has been years since I myself have had the opportunity to take part in the festival, not since I was a girl. We shall enjoy it then together!"

Lucina continued to pull him along, so quickly that Robin couldn't so much as protest. However, just before they reached the door, a sudden voice stopped them.

"Wait, Mother. Aren't you forgetting something?" The two of them turned to face Morgan, seeing her pointing to both her own and Robin's still unadorned heads.

"Oh yes, of course. Forgive me, I nearly forgot." Releasing Robin, Lucina rushed over to the parcels that had contained their outfits, digging through them for a moment before retrieving two bunny eared hats from within. "When I saw these at the shop Mother and I visited, I knew I must get them for the three of us," she explained, smiling all the brighter. "Though… I had wished to buy one for father as well, but mother told me not to for some reason. Though I cannot see why, when these hats are at the very high of fashion."

It took only a single look to see why Sumia must have tried to talk Lucina out of it: his own heart sinking in his chest as saw that the hats were identical to the one Lucina wore. Haven't I suffered enough? he groaned inwardly.

"Awesome!" Morgan said, rushing over and snatching the hat from her mother's hand. She pulled it on at once, bouncing up and down excitedly, grinning from ear to ear. "Maximum Morgan adorableness achieved. Let's go!"

"Robin, here if your hat," Lucina said, offering it to him.

Robin flinched, a sudden terror gripping his heart at the mere thought of being forced to wear the thing and looks he was sure to get. But then before he could muster any sort of excuse, he gave pause at the sight of Lucina's face. She looked so… happy, her eyes seeming to sparkle with joy as she looked back at him, a wider smile upon her lips than any he'd seen her wear before. She wasn't embarrassed by any of this: far from it. How could he then take that from her, no matter how he felt on the matter.

In the end of the day, if it made Lucina happy, then he would gladly suffer through far worse embarrassment.

Robin smiled, the first genuine smile he'd given since the day began, as he accepted the silly bunny eared hat, placing it on his head without delay. He didn't even bother to look in the mirror, needing no confirmation to know how ridiculous he looked. Nor did it matter if people laughed, so long as it made Lucina smile.

"There we go," he said matter-o-factly Turning to the door he stuck out his arm elbow first to Lucina. "Shall we?"

"Let's!" Smiling all the brighter, Lucina hooked his arm around his as the two set out, Morgan racing ahead of them as they went. A ridiculous bunch they must have looked. Though perhaps that was the point. After all, it wasn't every day where such dress was expected. Perhaps that was part of the fun.