Real quick it me I've been off the map for a while but Its me FireNerd, this time doing stories based off the pairings in my playthroughs for each path. Also cut me some slack cause I wasn't aware of how the paired endings worked because this was my first so some might seem weird but I'm going to try to make them interesting. This first set is of course based on the Golden Deer path. Anyway enjoy and thanks for reading!

Shamir and Byleth

While staring at the endless amount of paperwork all Byleth could do was sigh. " Claude, why did you leave this on me?" the leader of the newly united Fodlan thought out loud. It was a year after the war ended but the rebuilding effort is still nowhere near complete. With the war started by Edelgard it would be hard to see Fodlan to be anywhere near its prior greatness. " Edelgard…" He sighed, " She would've been a big help, Dimitrii too." He thought back to all the times that all three houses came together and enjoyed their time with each other. " I should visit the memorial. Maybe Shamir would want to go tomorrow?"

" Well what would you do without me there to protect you?" Byleth jumped as the mercenary seemed to appear from the shadows in his study. " Still surprised you should've expected that, if not then how would you be able to deal with an assassin?" she stated as she approached him. Byleth appreciated seeing her something about her presence soothes him.

" Well your not an assassin, it's nice to see that you got away from your duties to come and see me." He said with a smirk

" Well if only. However protecting you is my job. Anyway, I didn't come here as your guard but as your… wife" Shamir forced herself to say as she blushed. Even a year into their marriage she still finds it extremely hard to be romantic or affectionate in general but is build to it. However Byleth enjoys her meekness when it comes to her true feelings .

" Huh, you know I thought one day it would wear off but you are still adorable when it comes to romance."

" I'll cut you!" she said with her face flushed red.

Byleth smiled as he got up and approached her. The movement caused her to notice and tense up, no doubt due to her years of combat experience. When he was in front of her he pulled her into an embrace to cause her to relax. While relecent after a few seconds she squeezed him closer to herself. " Sorry I need something to help motivate me. I wanted to hold the two most special people in my life." he whispered to her as they both looked towards her stomach.

" You know I think I just heard a small beat from your heart, just now." She remarked after unwilling peeling herself from Byleth. She felt her safest while being held by her husband but her pride would never allow her to say that outwardly.

" Well hopefully, I can feel it losing it's control on me. Every since that battle with Solon." as he remembered the day he and Sothis, the goddess, gave her power to save him from the never ending darkness. " Anyway I need you to escort me somewhere tomorrow not as my guard though."

" The Memorial at Garreg Mach. I already knew its been awhile since we've been there" She said " I'll go but I have to make preprations so I'll see you at dinner." and with that she left the study leaving the smell of her faint lavender perfume. I need to finish these reports or Seteth will have my head.

The next day

" Ready to head out?" Byleth asked. He has been making food for the small walk since daybreak for him and Shamir. However, Shamir who is often ready to go in less than fifteen minutes is taking much longer than usual. " Hey! Shamir!" he called right outside their closet, " Are you ok?".

" Don't come in here." she said from behind the door. He could hear the small hint of frustration in her voice.

" I'm coming in."

" You do I'll hurt you!" she exclaimed.

Later

" I can't believe that you can't listen to any form of direction." Shamir said in mild disappointment. Byleth didn't say anything because he was still surprised. For the first time since their wedding Shamir is wearing a black dress that ended a few inches below her knees. While it was a modest he was still surprised by the simple fact that she decided to where it. " Stop staring damnit." she said snapping him out of his daze.

" Sorry, you look good though." He said causing her to blush. " Anyway there's the hill right there." The hill he pointed at overlooked Garreg Mach with a stone slab with a willow tree next to it.

Upon reaching the slab Byleth placed a hand on the slab while Shamir placed a bundle of Gladiolus' in front of it. On the slab where the house crest for the students who lost their lives during the war as he remembered his interactions with them. Tricking Bernadetta with false cake, Duedue and Ashe's help in the kitchen, scolding Linhardt for napping and Caspar for being a distraction, and Felix, Sylvain, and Ingrid sharing a meal after a long training session. After a moment that felt like years Shamir placed a hand on his shoulder causing him to come back to the present.

" Sorry let's eat now." to which her only response was a small nod. As they were about to eat underneath the willows branches they heard a horse trodding nearby.

" Come on Dorte, we are almost there. I know you're getting old but just a little bit more, that's it." said a soft almost whisper like voice. This caused both of them to perk up to be met with a blue haired woman. "Professor?"

" Marianne?" both of them asked, which caused her to nod. " Goddess it feels like forever!" Byleth said as he stood up just then he heard something abnormal.

" Get down!" Shamir said as she intercepted and pinned a vaguely human figure that fell from the tree. " Wait, what the hell?"

" Well, it's nice to see you again Shamir. Tell me is this a traditional greeting in Dagda of just your own special one? Also I never thought I would see you in a dress while pinning me down, too bad we are both faithful to our spouses, huh."

" Wait I know that voice.." Byleth said just before the pinned figure called out

" Hey Tech, how have you been?" exclaimed a happy voice that belonged to his good good friend

" Claude?"