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Nepheather is the femslash ship between Nephenee and Heather from the Fire Emblem fandom.
Canon[]
Nephenee and Heather first meet in Ohma village. As the Nephenee and Brom are trying to stop the villagers from getting caught up in Ludveck's rebellion. Depending on who speaks to Heather first, her recruitment conversation differs, though in both cases she only joins for Nephenee. Should Brom speak with her, he will try to convince Heather to lend a hand. At first, she is uninterested in doing it, until he mentions that Nephenee is also fighting, at which point Heather agrees to help. If Nephenee speaks with Heather first, she will warn Heather away due to the upcoming fight. However, Heather will ask who she is and then tell Nephenee her name is cute. Heather then decides to join the fight since she likes to help "nice country girls" such as Nephenee.
Following the battle, Nephenee and Heather meet with Lucia and begin working for Queen Elincia to prevent Ludveck's plan from spreading further. Heather plans to stay with the group so she can meet more cute girls, which leaves Nephenee bemused. But she tells Heather she seems like a good person regardless. As the war escalates, they eventually join the Greil Mercenaries and are part of the group not turned to stone upon Ashera's judgement. After the war, they both return to their village, where Heather continued to look after her mother and Nephenee lived with her family.
Unlike Path of Radiance, and most other Fire Emblem games, Radiant Dawn does not feature traditional support conversation where characters have unique interactions with each other. There are instead a pool of generic greetings each character can give to one another that is tailored toward their rank and social statue. Being both commoners, Nephenee and Heather's supports lack formality and are quite friendly. Interestingly, Nephenee's final A support can be "Heather… I, um, I sure do like you, so… please… don’t die," which is normally used for commoner men, instead of "___… I, um, I sure do like you. You’re a good friend. So please… don’t die now," which is used for commoner women.
Quotes[]
- Nephenee – “Hey, y'all best... Er... You should be careful hanging around here like that. I reckon you should clear out of here while you're still in one piece.”
- Heather – “Aww, that's so sweet of you! What's your name?”
- Nephenee – “Nephenee...”
- Heather – “Nephenee... What a cute name. I'm Heather. Pleased to meet you.”
- Nephenee – “Pleasure's all mine. So it's Heather, huh? You gonna get outta here, then?”
- Heather – “Well. It looks to me like you have an uphill battle to fight. I bet I can help you out.”
- Nephenee – “But you...”
- Heather – “Don't worry about it. I'm the type that likes to help nice country girls like you.”
- — Heather's recruitment via Nephenee
- “This ninja outfit features a beautiful flower-petal design and elegant accessories. I think she’s bound to catch the eye of that nice country girl she’s always talking about!”
- — FEH's Meet the Heroes - Heather: Wandering Ninja
- “Nephenee: A militia member from the Crimean countryside whom Heather has her eye on. Since she’s quiet, people think she’s shy, but… ”
- — Closely Associated Characters - Heather: Wandering Ninja
Fanon[]
Nepheather is a fairly popular pairing in Radiant Dawn fandom, though possibly not as popular as others due to Heather being introduced after Path of Radiance. Since both of their endings have them return home and have no canon marriages many fans headcanon them living together after the war and having a relatively peaceful life.
While Nephenee has been in the game Fire Emblem Heroes for quite some time, Heather is not yet available as a regular unit in the game. This leads to fans rallying behind Heather in the yearly Choose Your Legend voting contest that FEH hosts every year. However, a ninja version of Heather is available under the "Our Path Ahead" banner. The game allows S-Supports with any character, meaning they can pair the two.
On AO3, it is the most written femslash ship within the Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn and Path of Radiance fandom.
Fandom[]
FAN FICTION
- Nephenee/Heather tag on AO3
TUMBLR
- Nepheather posts on Tumblr
Trivia[]
- Nephenee is featured in the background of one of Heather's Cipher cards, the official Fire Emblem card game, to represent one of her skills "For the smiles of girls!"
