Leokumi

Leokumi is the slash ship between Leo and Takumi from the Fire Emblem fandom.

Canon
Throughout the Birthright and Conquest routes, Leo and Takumi appear as enemies, due to them being apart of rivaling kingdoms. Both fighting to take back Corrin. The two kingdoms both hold an intense hatred for the other, due to their conflicting involvements with Corrin. Neither seem to acknowledge each other throughout these two routes. They do, however, serve as foils to each other, similar to the other sibling pairs.

In the Revelation route, the two are allies, although neither seem to like each other very much. In their C support, Leo says they'll never be friends, and Takumi agrees. However, in their B support, they both express anger over others (likely their siblings) comparing them to each other, before finding out that they have similar interests (and once again, saying they'll never be friends). In their A support, this attitude seems to have changed completely, as Leo lent Takumi a book while Takumi taught Leo how to make his favorite food (miso soup). They admit that they're now friends, and Takumi considers their friendship proof that Hoshidans and Nohrians can get along, and he says that Leo has made him realize that peace between the two countries after all (implying that everything that happens in Revelation before the player gets their A-Support failed to convince him).

In the Japanese version of their Revelation B support, Leo says their relationship shouldn't end with just friendship, and Takumi agrees. They do not specify what they want their relationship to end with, however. This had led many to believe they were implying a romantic relationship for each other, but once again, it was not specified. However, this was removed in the other language localizations of Fire Emblem Fates. In the English version, upon hearing Leo muttering to himself, Takumi takes interest in him and teases him for it, despite supposedly hating Leo. Leo later reveals he was angry at him being called similar to Takumi.

Fanon
Leokumi is one of the most popular ships in the Fire Emblem Fates fandom, having a significantly larger number of fanfics on Ao3 than any other ship under the Fates fandom tag, beating out Azurrin, which is the second most popular Fire Emblem Fates ship tag, by around 370 fics. It is also easily the most popular ship for both Leo and Takumi. The ship is popular because of the interactions between the two in Revelation and especially their supports, with their A-support showing that they've become incredibly close. Another possible reason for their popularity is the demand for canon gay relationships in the Fire Emblem community, especially for Fates. As currently, the only canon gay relationship where feelings are expressed by both parties are ships involving the game's protagonist.

A fanmade S-Support between the two was uploaded by YouTuber Unassuming Venusaur, as part of their Gay Fates Hack (a mod for the game that lets the player get S-Supports between same-sex pairings that aren't Corrin + Niles and Corrin + Rhajat), and it's amassed over 100k views.

Fandom
FAN FICTION