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    Outnumbered and outclassed, Byleth suffers a crushing defeat during the final battle. In one last desperate attempt to turn back the clock and save the people he's grown to care so much about, Byleth ends up sending himself back to the very beginning. With knowledge of what could be weighing heavy on his mind, he sets out to course-correct events that have already long since been set into motion.

    [Byleth's first timeline was Golden Deer, but he switches to the Blue Lions for NG+, so expect spoilers for both routes. No Cindered Shadows story spoilers planned as of yet, but characters from the DLC will appear. Dimileth is the romantic ship, but I cannot emphasize enough how much this fic is also going to be an exploration of platonic/familial love, namely Byleth's friendship with Claude, his relationship with his father, and his adoration for his students. If you're here for a romantic love story only, this isn't going to be the fic for you.]

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