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Cooling Off

Cast: (Flora x M!Corrin)
Prompt: Corrin tells Flora that he loves her in spite of losing control of her powers, early in marriage.

In all the time they had known each other, Corrin was aware that Flora and her sister carried the power of ice. It was simply a part of his life.

When she was younger, Felicia was even clumsier, freezing entire portions of a room at once, or accidentally icing over food and tea trays. One time when she took a bath, she had somehow frozen the water- with herself still in the tub. In contrast, Flora was more composed. Usage of her ice powers were mostly limited to waking Corrin on stubborn mornings. But ever since they had become more romantically involved, Corrin had learned of a… tendency she had tried to keep hidden:

Whenever Flora got flustered, she would create her own personal blizzard, to calm herself. Seemingly, no one had known this about her. But Flora had started doing it in front of Corrin more and more, up to and including the middle of Corrin's proposal. This would be prophetic, as Flora accidentally dragging Corrin into a snowstorm would become a regular part of married life.

"Ack! I'm so sorry, Lo- … Corrin. I didn't mean to!"

Flora, already prepared for the day, held her hands over her mouth as she watched Corrin struggle. His (now their) blankets had frozen over, keeping him stuck in a very cold bed.

"H-h-how did th-this happ-pen?" Corrin stuttered. Flora blushed, causing the cold winds to intensify, and the prince's eyes widened. "A-actually, w-we can t-talk about it later!"

The blue-haired woman hung her head. "Yes… that would probably be for the best. She then cracked her husband a pathetic smile. "Well, at least you're awake?"

"C-can't f-fee-eel my t-toes!"

Corrin sat in the dining hall, wrapped in thick, fuzzy blankets and even wearing slippers for once. Flora walked in and presented warm soup on a tray.

"You really don't have to serve-"

"Jakob is tending to Azura and Kaze is visiting his brother. It's either me or Felicia."

"Fair point…"

She gave the tray and soup to Corrin, and allowed her husband to feed himself. After a few bites, Corrin felt well enough to speak. "So… What was it this time?"

Flora sighed, with no small amount of embarrassment. "I… was watching you sleep… again…"

It took all her nerve to not to conjure snow. Corrin nodded. He knew that, even before marriage, Flora would watch him sleep. She had used the word 'adorable'. The young man had hoped that it would mean an end to his cold awakenings, but that was not the case.

"I see," he said simply.

"Corrin, please forgive me. I should be able to control this!" Flora balled her hands into fists. "I'd never had this problem before! Not even when I had a crush on Jakob…" Then it hit Flora. "Aah! I shouldn't be talking about how I used to have feelings for-"

"Flora, it's fine." Flora's breathing quickened, as she tried not to conjure another snowstorm. At least not while Corrin was recovering from her last one. "Flora, it's okay, really!" Corrin pleaded.

Flora sighed. "You keep saying that. But how can you be okay with your wife nearly giving you frostbite every other day?"

"That's easy. Because you're my wife," he explained. "So you have an inconvenient habit. But you're still my favorite person! Smart, friendly, very considerate," he paused with a blush, "pretty…"

She gave a big smile. "Corrin… I'm grateful for the words, and I'm fighting not to lose control again."

"Ah! I'll, get to the point then…" Corrin quickly slurped up some more soup in case he could not ward off another snowstorm. "I love you, Flora. And if a little unexpected snow comes with that, then so be it. You're still the woman I love. And I… actually don't mind seeing this side of you."

"Huh?"

"Well it's like I told you before," her husband began, "I like seeing a more human side to you." He giggled. "It's almost hard to believe you're the same woman who'd always be so aloof back in the fortress."

The nervousness in Flora was beginning to be put at ease. "Thank you for the kind words, dear. That said, I just can't ignore how inconvenient it would be for all involved if I summoned a snowstorm each time I lose my composure."

Corrin shrugged. "If it really bothers you, maybe we could talk about it?"

"Oh, I couldn't get in the way of your kingly duties."

"I'm the king, so whomever needs me can wait until I'm done talking to my queen." He smiled, causing Flora to do the same.

The queen took her seat next to Corrin and put a finger on her chin, contemplatively. "Well… I always feel at home in the snow. And some of the first days in the fortress were my worst, we missed the tribe so badly. Felicia and I made it snow in our room, so we could fall asleep." She looked to her groom. "So I would suppose it started because I felt homesick."

"Interesting…" Corrin ate more of his soup, now engaged in Flora's reminiscing.

"It relaxed me, so whenever I felt truly put upon, I would find a small corner and just… lose myself in the snow." She sighed, remembering how nice the snow felt. Her calm was broken just as quickly, however. "O-only for a few minutes, though! It never interfered with my responsibilities, I assure you!"

Corrin softly grabbed her shoulder. "Peace, Flora. You know I didn't mind when you guys took time for yourselves. Like I said, I prefer this side of you."

"Right… So anyway, it carried on. Whenever I got worked up over anything, I'd use my powers to… cool down. Apparently that's a literal practice for my people." The king giggled. "And spending every day with you… staying by your side… all that on top of becoming a new queen… It's a lot to take in…"

"I understand," Corrin told her. "Really, it's no problem for me."

"I feel a little better, now. We'd never really spoken of my… habit."

Corrin looked at his bowl. The soup was nearly gone, and he was feeling much better himself. "You said it started when you were homesick. Do you… think you would like to visit your old home? Get some closure?"

Flora shook her head. "No. I mean… I wouldn't mind visiting again someday. But talking to you was enough for now." She smiled. "You always did have a calming presence."

Corrin smirked. "I think this morning's snowstorm says otherwise."

She would not let that go without remark. Her smile turned equally fierce. "Are you taunting me? How about tomorrow morning I watch you sleep again? Though I might not be over the sight of you… It'd be a shame if you caught a nasty cold…"

"Uh-oh. I might have just made a mistake…"

Flora covered her mouth, laughing to herself.

A/N:

Corrin and Flora are actually my favorite pair from the game, so I wanted to take this request when it was submitted. The idea that Flora likes to watch Corrin sleep was derived from a line she says if you marry her, something about the look on Corrin's face when he has trouble waking up.

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