Gaius Yardley

Gaius Yardley is a character in Fire Emblem Awakening AU.

## Personality

nicknamer, anti-hero, sarcastic, shades of gadfly, house husband, knight in sour armor, reluctant fanservice, at first refuses to pray since he believes his soul can’t be cleaned, often broods about his “misspent youth as a mere bandit” apparently?,

Gets the most nosebleeds

Sleeping hcs:

Very ticklish neck,

Wants

Strengths: Cool, collected, loyal to morals, clear mind, does things with best interests of others, very open to criticism, street smart, charmer,

Weaknesses: terrified of insects, slobbish,

Psych: aloof, does dirty work, pragmatic, atheist, lives in a constant expectation for suspicion and betrayal,

Interests:

Likes: Honey-collecting, also runs a market stall??(to meet folks, sell trinkets,), likes bad girls, constant puns,

Dislikes:

Favs: sweet tooth,

Death Quote: Didn't see…that coming…No more…sweets for me…

BF!Death: “Oh Kiddo…I’m…I love you…”

## Relations

Nicknames: Chief-Fred, Seconds-Stahl, Teach-Vaike, Stumbles-Sumia, Specter-Kellam, Buckethead-Donnel, -Lon’qu, Squirt-Ricken, Pops-Gregor, Junior-Henry, Butterfly-Lucina,  East-Flavia, West-Basilio, -Say’ri, Bedhead-Tiki, Hotshot-Owain, Strike-Out-Inigo, Strings-Brady, Shoulders-Kjelle, Sister-Severa, Hero-Cynthia, Mystery-Man-Gerome, Suds-Marc and Morgan, Buzzkill-Laurent, Featherhead-Noire, Shorty-Nah, Weasel-Gangrel, Heels-Aversa, Red-Anna, -Yen’fay,

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Bubbles/Robin: mostly unconcerned when she accidentally catches him in the bath, asks her to keep his criminal brand to herself, auto assumes that she’ll insist on blackmailing him, then tries to make them “even” by getting all the books he can buy when she asks for a strategy book, then makes her a pendant, says he honestly trusts her but in his work there’s no “free lunch”, appreciates her solution of telling him a secret so they’ll be even,

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Blue/Chrom: ribs him for his wealth status and privilege, when Chrom goes to him with questions of the world outside of palaces Gaius sees him as not being grateful, decides to grant him a taste of the freedom he’s been missing out on for 1 night,

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Princess/Lissa: fear of bugs, more protective/mindful of?, helps her with her sewing, assumes that it’s fine to just do all the work for her, encourages her to keep going, then roped into teaching her more things, actually likes her, thinks she’s sweet, worries that their friendship would cause gossip/trouble for her,

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Nelly/Sully: doesn’t really blame her for suspecting him when a gemstone of hers goes missing, somehow gets roped into being trained by her, ends up enjoying her company, gets exhausted but enjoys the training sessions

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Your Lordship/Virion:

Specs/Miriel: agrees to show her more sleight-of-hand tricks if exchange for sweets, but gets his fun spoiled when she sees through every trick, ends up seeing these meetings as a competition, asks her why she’s even this interested in his tricks after she wins, when she tells him of her excitement for these sessions he agrees to try to come up with more tricks,

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Twinkles/Maribelle: once she realizes who she is he declared to protect her in the war, he watches over her to attempt to atone for what he did, tries to tell her he’s changed from who he was when they last met, appreciates her saving his life later, tells her of how he was forced to frame her dad or they would kill his daughter, tells her the whole story  when she insists on knowing more, sent a letter to the authorities right after he framed her dad out of immediate regret, when told the letter had saved his life Gaius still feels he should have done more,

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Whiskers/Panne: offers to share some sweets with her to temper her mood, has gotten saved by her a few times, grows actually interested in how taguels/culture,

In bad future they fall in love and have Yarne,

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Mother/Cordelia: tired by her fussing over his appearance/hygiene, unsure why she cares so much, soon figures out that he can’t escape her mothering, appreciates her help deep down,

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Kid/Nowi: weirded out by her persistent questions about his type, quickly exasperated by her attempts to prove she’s his type,

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Padre/Libra: butts against due to vastly differing (thief vs priest, priorities, non-religious vs pious), pretty sure the gods wouldn’t listen to any of his pleas, thinks Libra has never strayed from the “holy path”, after an unspecified near death in battle he starts to pray with Libra more seriously,

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S: Sunshine/Tharja: unintimidated by, dares her to curse him after he refuses to steal Robin’s hair for her, pokes fun at her attempts to curse him, finds  her more attractive after learning that she wouldn’t try to brew love in a cauldron, she appeals to his soft spot for “bad girls”, fine with being a guinea pig (to an extent),

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Babe/Olivia: taken aback after she freaks out with the apologies, uses her as a taste-tester for his baked goods, chose her because as a dancer she has a sensitive soul,

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S: Ma'am/Cherche: bond over lack of openness, grows to admire her, becomes more dutiful in protecting her, gives sweet to Minerva, gets inspired by her noble reason for fighting, grows to actually trust/confide in her,

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Kiddo/Yarne:

Your Grace/Emmeryn: wouldn’t harm her,

## Skills

card tricks, sewing, making own confections; housework; practiced liar; forge work,

Thief class, becomes a

PS: Sticky Fingers (if facing foe with better weapon he can use, 40% to steal it

CHQ

"What a cupcake!"

"So long, sucker!"

"Piece of cake!"

"Like candy from a babe!"

## Plans

Maybe gets recruited by Chrom + Lissa?,

Epilogue: becomes a jeweler?