Top 25 Epic FE3H Fanfics
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Who We Are, And What We Are Meant To Be
by coffeeincluded
How do you hide your true nature when it walks the world beside you, for everyone to see?You can't. So, what then?Or: If Edelgard believed in signs, she’d struggle to think of one stronger than this. Dimitri’s worst moments haunt him like the ghosts. Claude is a trickster, a schemer; might as well o
One More Ending
by CHPrime
“I have explored more possibilities then I can count, and caused more then I can remember. No matter what I do, I always return to this beginning. Now, after so long, I seek its end.”Some people would give anything for another chance at their life. After living through her own a thousand times over,
On Black Wings
by Raxistaicho
Byleth Eisner lived her life as something less than human; an emotionless Ashen Demon, until a chance encounter awakened the humanity that slumbered within her. This story is a novelization of the events of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, following the Crimson Flower story but using events from the other
I Won't Say (I'm in Love)
by FancifulFollies
Love was a foreign concept to Sylvain - it didn't matter if it was being given, or being received, he didn't recognize it. So it's laughable, really, that this would be his downfall. Sylvain hadn't even thought that he could love. But apparently he could.And it was going to kill him.
Reaching Toward Dawn
by Escopeta (Narrativa)
A mercenary. The "Ashen Demon", known for cutting through enemies with a blank expression all the while on her face. An emotionless child only a father can love. Then she finds herself within the walls of Garreg Mach Monastery, surrounded by cheerful faces and earnest voices. Ones that spark a warmt
press # for the beast
by Euna
Because sometimes the best way to find true love is to have a lot of awful phone sex with a stranger.
Somewhere, Sometime
by IGOM
A chance encounter between Jeralt Eisner and Tiana von Riegan at a nameless crossroad in Leicester changes the fate of Fódlan and beyond when Tiana convinces Jeralt to join her in traveling east. Their children grow up together in the Almyran court, companions and friends despite the machinations su
Where Time Flows Backwards and Hearts Don't Beat
by littlebook
But, as usual, Byleth cannot urge herself to feel anything. She huffs out the most frustrated sigh she can muster and marches into the nightfall, unaware she is heading straight into the den housing every reason Jeralt runs from village to village, protecting his unknowing daughter from a fate she w
Contrapunctus
by doomperfect
Sitri Eisner is gifted beyond her architect’s expectations, but even she cannot stop the river of fate. She burns bright in life and tumbles early into an unmarked grave, leaving in her wake a grieving husband and a peculiarly quiet child.But Sitri was born smart, so on her deathbed she does not try
Throne of Dreams
by ByteSizeNudist
Long before they meet at Garreg Mach, Edelgard von Hresvelg and Byleth meet one another somewhere neither of them fully understands: a quiet throne room that only exists in their dreams. For Byleth, it starts with a strange, sleeping, green-haired girl, and a door that should not exist. For Edelgard
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
by vulpixel
The roller coaster ride that is Ingrid's life while working at a roller skating rink with a few gay bumps in the road along the way.Rated #10 on Forbes Magazine's "Top Ten Sitcoms Better than FRIENDS"
As My Heart Sleeps (Please, Don't Wake It)
by SunshineOnACloudyDay
What if Jeralt were a main character? What if he was the professor instead of Byleth? What if Byleth had the chance to play student, and got to be a young and socially awkward adult instead of being thrust into the 'Professor' role? What if Jeralt (very reluctantly) adopted each of the Blue Lions? T
Golden Chimera
by Telsiree
What if Byleth had a mom, growing up?What if Sothis didn't have amnesia?What if Jeralt became the Professor of the Golden Deer?What if the Agarthans were a real threat, one that even Edelgard and Hubert could see?Read on, and find out...
Cobalt Crescent
by Savantics
The Lost Woods are normally temperate year-round, so the Hero of Time is rather surprised when he suddenly gets smacked by a blizzard. Even more so when he finds himself at the center of paths that will never cross. Or: Link stumbles into Faerghus and he's about to make it everyone's problem. At lea
Beauty From Ashe[n]s
by Dynames
An alternate take on canon to give Edelgard the story she deserved and the house leaders the friendship they should've had with a heavy, HEAVY emphasis on Yurileth. It starts with Azure Moon, but adds in Verdant Wind's and Silver Snow's unique chapters while also yoinking lore from Crimson Flower an
Tales of Love and Lust
by DepthOfHeart
A collection of miscellaneous stuff that I've written. Mostly yuri/futanari smut.
The Best is Yet to Come
by firegrilled
Several thoughts ran through Caspar's head when someone knocked on his door at the crack of dawn:1. Why was Linhardt awake before lunch?2. Why was he holding a baby?3. What did he meant that the baby was his?AKA Caspar has fatherhood thrust upon him by his best friend's careless actions right before
A worm's house
by Elia41
After a Bakuda bomb sends her to Fodlan, Taylor starts a new life in this new world. All seems fine until her caretaker and savior offers to bring her to Garreg Mach to visit relatives. A series of encounters will lead her to make choises that will determine the future of Fodlan, while also learning
Heal My Soul in Sunshine
by hannahbbug3
Claude should have known time travel wouldn't be a tidy thing. Since coming back to the past, he has: possessed his younger self, leaked future memories into his classmates, blew himself up a bit, and been adopted by a dragon. None of that was on his to-do list. Giving his younger self his body back
Black Sky
by SirOliverSurface
First he chose to lead the Golden Deer. And he fell in love with Claude. Verdant Wind. Then he chose to lead the Black Eagles. And he fell in love with Edelgard. Crimson Flower. Then he chose to lead the Blue Lions. And he fell in love with Dimitri. Azure Moon. Then he went back to the Black Eagles,
Maintaining Discipline
by Anonymous
It can be difficult serving as a teacher at the prestigious Officers’ Academy. Tutoring the cream of the crop of the Empire, the Kingdom, and the Alliance carries a lot of expectations. And trying to keep order amongst such rowdy students, nobles and commoners alike, can be a labor all on its own. F
Jade Roots
by cocacolavevo
After living through the same life, watching her students become friends only to get lost in the tides of the same war over and over, Byleth Eisner has finally had enough. Something has to change, she can't do this again, maybe that's why she keeps getting sent back to where it all began. Maybe only
Splintered Paths
by Laura5407
Ten years before meeting the house leaders in Remire Village, Byleth rescues a young trans girl from the abuse of her family. How will this impact her going forward as familial bonds are tested, faiths are challenged, secrets are exposed and one woman's trauma threatens to tear Fódlan apart... A ret
Gods & Monsters
by Opo
The Eisner siblings have been a lot of places in their lives, but they never thought their nomadic lifestyle would lead them to Garreg Mach. Blaine, the brother, will be the professor of the Golden Deer and while, objectively speaking, neither of them should teach, of the two he's the better choice
The Ashen Heartbeat
by JuanMarron
When Byleth arrived to Garreg Mach Monastery in 1180, she was a stranger with no history of her own to call upon. But as she grew accustomed to life as a professor and grew attached to the many students there, she resolved to find a way for all of them to live happy, fulfilling lives.But these were
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This list of 25epic FE3H fanfics spans 9,093,336 total words. Kudos range from 88 on the newest entries to 1,973 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (15 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Canon-Typical Violence · Time Travel · Novelization · Humor.
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