I have mixed opinions on Gerome. He's kinda cool...kinda dorky...but I'm indifferent. But, I do like him! So, I'm happy to write him.
It's just weird how I write Cherche then move on quickly to her son. Damnit...
A few points though; I do update pretty fast...I can write a couple of chapters of this per day (up to 4, to be honest). But, that's because I have WAY too much time on my hands. I had to quit Uni to take a year out before joining a new course and I have no job as of yet. So, my constant amount of spare time in the house is spent writing. So, I'll update a lot. If there is a long time of no updating, assuming I've jumped into another fandom for a while (which will rarely happen, Fire Emblem is a game I play CONSTANTLY. Too many playthroughs.
A second point; I MIGHT stop writing confessions for a while and move on to write the second chapters for some of the already complete characters. We'll see how I feel. I'll write a few more, though. I'll confirm if I'm stopping in the next couple of chapters.
Gerome I ~Hone our Edges~
"From today onward we'll hone our edges, together. We'll carve a path to happiness through whatever fate may bring."
He was normally around here…She could see Minerva, but not him…
Gerome was mysterious enough as it is. All she wanted to do was thank him for something and he was nowhere to be found. Normally he wasn't away from Minerva, so…why was she in Wyvern Valley but he wasn't there?
She was just praying that this wasn't Cherche's Minerva…then again she DEFINITELY never left her Minerva's side. Gerome's Minerva looked like she'd been in much more battles, too…this was definitely his Minerva.
"Minerva?"
The Wyvern let out a small whine as she turned to face the tactician, her tail swaying in glee at the sight of her. Yes, it was corny to say it, but she definitely took very well to Robin, for whatever reason. The Wyvern looked very happy to see Robin.
"Good to see you, too. Where is Gerome? Not with you?" Cocking her head to the side, Minerva whined a little, clearly stating that her master wasn't near at the time. "Too bad…I've been looking for him…" Carefully, Robin made her way over to the Wyvern, letting her soft hands graze against the tough skin of the beast, petting her as gently as she could while she let out a sound of approval.
That's when she noticed…"Hm? There's something around your neck…?"
Upon closer inspection, a small box was tied onto Minerva's thick collar. Now, this was curious…Gerome was pretty neat and tidy. Robin had never seen him just leave something, especially not on Minerva. To be honest, she seemed happy to keep an eye on it. Robin would have expected a Wyvern to be unhappy with the arrangement and eat the box…
"Now, now…let me take that off your hands, Minerva."
Oh, but she took GREAT offense to that, roaring at the tactician and jumping away from her a little, glaring at her.
"Whoa, whoa! Minerva, I'm sorry…I didn't know it meant that much to you. Okay, okay, I'll leave it. That's okay, right?"
Calming down, the Wyvern nodded a little, resting again and shuffling closer to Robin, brushing her large head against the soft hand of the tactician.
"Minerva? Is something wrong, I heard you roaring…Oh? Robin?"
Upon hearing the familiar voice approaching them, Robin turned herself around, blinking at the red head who had appeared behind her.
"Gerome! I figured you'd turn up sooner or later. I wanted to speak with you-"
"You shouldn't be bothering Minerva."
"I wasn't, don't worry. We were playing nice until she took offense to me trying to take this box off her…I didn't think you'd leave something like this with her."
"O-Oh…I normally wouldn't, but…this was a special exception. Ignoring that, why did you want to find me?"
"Just to thank you. I was surprised you keep coming to the War Councils, but I was happy to hear you raise your voice about some matters. I'm glad you're speaking up more."
She couldn't help but notice the light blush that could be sighted under Gerome's black mask. It made he realize that she'd never seen his face under that thing…it upset her, but she shrugged it off. It didn't have anything to do with her.
"I knew I couldn't stay quiet forever. I suppose I have you to thank for that."
"Well, I'm glad. It was great to hear you, Gerome."
"Is that all you were here for?"
"I thought you might like company, for once. If you still want to be alone-"
"No, that's fine. I do, sometimes, enjoy more company. As much as I enjoy being with Minerva, sometimes another human is nice to speak with."
That was a surprise. Gerome normally hated interacting with anyone in the army. He only interacted with Robin because she was rushing around trying to get him to interact more with the others. Well, it gave her more chance to speak with the man.
She was pretty thankful for that, in a weird way.
"Well, I'd be glad to stay with you and Minerva. Besides, I'm still awfully curious about that little box…it looks fancy just for a simple box. What's inside?"
"Nothing you need to concern yourself with just yet, Robin."
"Just yet?"
"Forget it."
This wasn't exactly strange. Gerome was always secretive about everything. But Robin's curiosity was beginning to annoy her…she didn't want to dive right into his personal life when she knew it might offend him. She didn't want to risk that…
"Well, if that's what you want. I won't question it."
She blinked as he stayed silent, not daring to look her in the eye as he just brushed his hands against Minerva's thick skin, messing with the small box around her neck as she purred affectionately at her master.
Though, Robin watched, curiously as the Wyvern seemed to push at Gerome a bit, seemingly hinting at him moving more towards Robin.
"Minerva, please- W-Wait! Minerva!"
She couldn't help but laugh, watching as the Wyvern seemed to begin playing with her master, picking him up with her mouth, by his collar, and placing him in front of the giggling tactician, who just looked up at him curiously.
"I think Minerva is being playful today."
"She is FAR from being just playful…she doesn't need to interfere."
"Interfere with what?"
"It's nothing!"
Another shove and Minerva was just about ready to throw Gerome right at Robin, grumbling at the red head. "M-Minerva!"
"Gerome, is something wrong?"
"W-Well…no…nothing is wrong, per say."
"Per say?"
"Look…I'm glad you came out here…I do have something I need to tell you…"
"Oh? Do tell…"
"Well…oh, I need to take this off, or you'll just think I'm lying."
"Gerome, what are you-? Ah!"
Robin's face turned red as Gerome stripped off his mask, allowing her to look into his dark eyes and noticed his blushing face as he refused to meet her gaze.
"I-I want you to see my face as I say all this to you…"
"Say what to me?"
"It's…very embarrassing…Minerva, please…"
On cue, Minerva raised her head over Gerome's shoulder, allowing him to take the small box from her thick collar. She looked pretty pleased with herself as she watched over her master who looked VERY embarrassed.
"Gerome…what's going on?"
"Even I don't really know…what I know is that…well, I didn't want to get close to anybody in the army, but…I guess I couldn't help but get closer to you. You were…unique. And, I've fallen for that charm…"
"Fallen for-? Gerome, what's-?"
Raising his hand, he quickly silenced Robin as he looked into her brown eyes, embarrassed as he held out the small box towards her, encouraging her to open it.
Doing so, she let out a small gasp as she caught sight of a small, yet elegant ring.
"Like I said…I've fallen for you charms. I've fallen for…you…and I want to be strong for you, to keep you safe."
"G-Gerome…I…I don't know what to say."
"If you don't want to accept it, that's perfectly fine…if that's what you want-"
"Don't speak like that. You haven't really given me chance to reply to you. I…I'm pretty happy, Gerome. I…of course I'd accept this! I've enjoyed all this time I've spent with you. I'd love to spend so much more time with you."
"Y-You would?"
"Why so surprised? Any woman would be lucky to have you…and I'm so happy you chose me."
"Of course I would. Almost everyone practically loves you in the camp."
"And I'm glad that you clearly love me enough to go proposing."
As Gerome just blushed more, Minerva gave a pleased roar, bringing out a giggle from Robin who let her soft hands brush against the Wyvern's cheek gently as she clearly tried to get in the middle of the two.
Well, she seemed glad that her master was happy with his new 'mate'.