#ReiKasa asks

[daleelahwrites]

Berusasha and Reikasa have some synergy with each, especially if we’re talking about a post canon setting, where Bertholdt and Sasha live

!!!!!!!! ANON!!! I CAN FEEL IT!! (I can't write it because I'm dumb 🫣) BUT I CAN FEEL!!

Sorry for not being able to elaborate any idea 😅😅 but I hope more people found this ask, we need more reikasa (and berusasha 🫣) shippers!!

Thanks for sending this message, anon! Wish you a great weekend! 🩷🩷✨

[strscrossed]

post-canon reikasa please if that's okay ❤️

that's a-okay! i'm sorry this is my first time writing reikasa, so it's not the best thing i've ever written. this is more or less where it would begin for the two of them. now I’m intrigued to explore them a little more. hope you enjoy!

The house was nowhere near big enough to bed everyone, but they made it work. Mikasa didn’t mind sleeping on the couch. Most nights, it was easier than sleeping in her bedroom. The bedroom that she used to share with Eren. 

“Are you sure you don’t need anything?” Annie asked as she was washing the dishes. 

Mikasa shook her head, “No. Go sleep, you must be exhausted.” 

Annie didn’t put up much of a fight as she disappeared up the ladder.  

She thought it might be easier with everyone here, but it was a little harder. Being with their old friends, sharing the memories, and knowing well what that meant. She was also happy for Armin and Annie but there was that dull pain in her heart. Though, there was a small comfort in knowing that he was okay. 

At least one of us got our happily ever after… 

She finished the dishes and noticed that the front door was slightly creaked open. She walked over to close it but she noticed a large, hulking figure and she’d know that figure anywhere… 

“She stepped into the warm summer air and found Reiner standing there, a cigarette between his fingers. 

He turned his head, a little startled but made no effort to conceal what he was doing. 

“You haven’t slept yet?” he asked a little sheepishly. 

“No. Didn’t know you smoked,” she responded, closing the door behind her. 

“Not often, but sometimes…” 

It was odd. He’d cleaned up. He looked younger, even. He looked less burdened but there were ghosts in his eyes, as she imagined there were in everyone else’s. 

The truth was, they hadn’t really talked much before now. Sure they’d trained together, fought each other, and then fought alongside each other, but they’d never actually talked. He’d mentioned to her that she haunted his nightmares sometimes and she honestly found that kind of funny. 

“You look good, though,” he said suddenly and Mikasa looked at him, shocked. 

“Oh, um, thanks, so do you?” 

It was high summer at this so her cheeks were burning. Damn. 

There was a smile on his face, “Heh, thanks. Also your cooking is delicious. Where’d you learn to cook like that?” 

There was a pang of longing in her chest. It was a simple question but one that reminded her of just how much she’d lost, “My mom. And…Auntie Carla.” 

A shadow passed through his features. He suddenly looked so guilty and Mikasa wasn’t about to continue on that train of thought. Yes, a lot of the misery started that day thirteen years ago, but they all had blood on their hands and things to feel guilty about. 

Her heart was still six feet below in a grave on the hill of the man who’d done much worse. 

“Well, it was good. Can’t wait for breakfast tomorrow,” he went on with a chuckle. She found herself smiling. 

Was he always like that? 

She’d never gotten a good look at him before. She just remembered that he looked older than his years and now that the curse wasn’t weighing him down, he looked…good. Good and manly. 

Wait… 

Oh, suddenly she was feeling quite tired. 

“I laid out a bed for you downstairs. Hope you don’t mind sharing the space with Jean and Connie,” she said. He didn’t respond. 

Before she disappeared back into the house, Reiner’s voice stopped her. 

“I could walk with you to the baker tomorrow. I know you said you needed to go. And then maybe we could walk around the town a little bit.” 

“Of course,” she answered a little too quickly. 

He turned to give her a smile over his shoulder which she returned. 

Weird. She was inside where it was nice and cool but her cheeks were still burning…

[iamnightduchess]

I am not very familiar with Snk High School comics but I recently saw a comic of Goth Mikasa wanting a Dark Knight figure saving her - I am unfamiliar with context sadly - but what if Reiner Helos becomes her Knight?

Hello luv! I believe you're referring to Isayama's SnK High School Caste AU ❤ Spoiler Alert below!

Our dear Mikasa is a Goth & an occult lover. I have suspicions she might have some experiences dabbling with the dark arts in other words, a witch (she's holding a spell book with an inverted cross) as she could be observed using the Ouija board with Eren & Armin and made contact with a dead character's spirit. She also wanted to find a hex to repel Jean in the AU because she didn't like him always hovering around her.

To Mikasa, as referenced below, her Dark Knight is the everyday guy archetype, Eren, whose only ever did something heroic in his dreams because according to him, his life is boring. She was crushing hard on Eren but Eren was also not reciprocal in this AU orz. (No, the ouija board scene was still very vague to me. Mikasa could have moved the pointer herself 😂) But, I recently came across a very interesting ending theory that ties to this AU here. Well, if that theory comes true, I'd be happy with all the proposed points except the part where Eren would get a second chance at being with Mikasa in this AU. I'd rather that be an open end where anything is possible.

Which brings us to Reiner, the Quarterback and one of the do-gooders group members (who looks more like a group of bullies, led by the Queen Bee, Historia, who's developed an obsession towards Eren 😂) As you can see, even in this AU, Reiner is still a simp omg he deserves more than to be a cuck please. Jock!Reiner and Goth!Mikasa comes from 2 different social levels in the school's hierarchy with Mikasa & co. always getting picked on & targeted by Historia's crew (I'm a sucker for opposites attract & a couple that defy the Status Quo).

Whenever I see this two, it reminds me of no, not High School Musical, but Jenny Han's To All The Boys book/hit Netflix series' characters - Peter Kavinsky, the talented, handsome, dorky but a sweetheart jock & Lara Jean Song Covey, the sweet, loving, beautiful half Asian with a passion for writing/reading classical literature. He's the popular boy who dated the popular girl but ended up falling in love with the down-to-earth girl-next-door. I'm all for this trope! Imagine Goth!Mikasa dressing up in a gothic, dark cheerleader outfit just to support Reiner in one of his matches or when she goes on a vacation in her mother's homeland, Hizuru, she'll get him dorky cartoon socks that he'd put on with full pride because it's from his girl 😍 I was reimagining ReiKasa as LaraJean & Peter from first movie to the third!

Alright, back to the HS Caste AU, we've seen Isayama drew Historia's group ganging up on Eren based on a rumor that Historia made up. However, in the latest (and last fake preview) that was available, we can see Eren getting kidnapped by a cult lead by Zeke (lol) and Armin & Mikasa ended up getting Historia, Ymir and Reiner's help to save Eren.

Look at our dorky boy Reiner 🥲 I love seeing him working together with Mikasa and Armin to save Eren (even when he's doing it for the wrong intention)

I think it would be sweet and adorable if her real Dark Knight turned out to be the one who helped save the one she'd thought was her Dark Knight. Look at that dude sitting against the wall at the back while ARM actively try to figure out a way to save everyone orz

Also, it's just Isayama's way of emphasizing strong expressions but I love the way he highlighted both Reiner & Mikasa's sentences in the above panel. It feels like I'm watching them have a quirky, panic discussion that would eventually made them realize that as they work together, they'd started noticing that the other person's pretty cool and cute after all. I hope they'll get to go out on a movie and ice-cream date aftwerwards haha I think Jock!Reiner's the type of guy who won't mind watching Goth!Mikasa's favorite movie, Twilight, together. Don't ever forget The Breakfast Club spoof cover. How endearing would it be if the popular Jock really ends up with the Rebel girl all along? 🤭

There's a lot of possibilities to be explored in this AU and yes, it would be nice to see more of it after SnK ends ❤ Thank you for the Ask! xoxo

[lufifer-morningstar]

your OTPs?

aruani, reikasa, eruri, zevi, falbi, kenri and jeanpieck

[anothanobody]

The Reikasa hooking up once and Eren just having a meltdown 😭 mans in no position to have an opinion, like sir you rejected her? 🙄

I'm going to write a drabble for that, cause that's hilarious lmaooo

Eren is regretting every instant of his life for doing that and unwillingly send her to a friend's arms lol

Mikasa is like 'you're being dramatic.'

"How can i do this? was he good? did you look for something more in him??!!!"

"Oh, uhm, [flustered] h-he was g-good in bed-"

"Don't remember it!"

"You asked!!"

[bnhayyy]

📊 Current number of WIP

Ask me about my fanfics!

It depends on what you consider a WIP. If you only count fics where I currently have a document currently active, it's just Twist of Fate, the sequel/sister fic to A Line Uncrossed, since that's long enough that I want to wrap it up before starting anything else. That's going to become a full series focusing on Eruri, Gabi, and background slowburn Reikasa, although I'm yet to come up with a series name for it. However, if you count all ongoing series as WIPs, I have...

The Call - My Mikannie Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU (which can be read without being familiar with Buffy). Also ended up including w a y more Yumihisu than I had initially planned, and a big focus on platonic relationships outside of the romance.

Unchanging Destinations - A canon-divergent AU where Reiner is Marleyan on Karina's side and Eldian on his fathers. Features Jeanpiku, Falbi, and in the next few fics, some highly dysfunctional Gallirei.

Destiny's Challenger - The series where Gabi is physically sent back in time to 850 Paradis. I've finally finished the mountain of prequels for this fic. Updating the main story, Time's Witness, is next on my to-do list after I finish Twist of Fate. Mostly gen, but there is some background Falbi, Eremika, Aruani, and Yumihisu.

One Last Dance - An Attack on Titan fic. You don't get to know what this is yet, only that it's coming.

Year of Fire - An Avatar fic. Styled as a series of interconnected one-shots, Azula and Aang slowly fall in love over the course of a year-long trip around the world, as narrated by Toph Bei Fong.

[spezialistin]

Rules & About

• I’m Lokke, I’m 21+ and my pronouns are they/them; • English is not my first language; • I write in third person; • You don’t need to match my length; • Timezone is -3 GMT; • This not a spoiler free blog; • All icons are made and edited by me, don’t steal them; • Don’t reblog/steal my headcanons, only if it involves your muse as well, but you should ask first; • For now, I ship rivamika, jeankasa, reikasa, mikannie, berumika, eremika (with restrictions), erumika, ererivamika, erurivamika, erejeankasa, eremikannie, and, of course, chemistry. I’m selective about shipping with OCs; • I have no problems about roleplaying with OCs or muses from other fandoms (as long as I know them and/or have a verse for SNK). I won’t, however, roleplay with genderbents, racebents or duplicates unless canon or multiverse applies. I probably won’t follow duplicates unless the blog is a multimuse; • I don't feel comfortable writing with muses I write myself. At the moment I write Mikasa Ackerman & Uraraka Ochako, Usagiyama Rumi & Tsutsumi Kaina, so I probably won't write or follow any of those muses. Unless the blog it's a multimuse, in this case I will follow, but won't interact with those; • I like AUs, but I prefer canon divergent verses over AUs; • I would rather that you don’t act like our muses know each other unless they’ve met in canon, heard about each other or it has been previously plotted; • I reserve myself to drop threads. But I only drop short ones like one-liners and crack; • Please, do turn memes into threads; • I don’t need you to practice reblog karma. You don’t need to feel obliged to send me something because you reblogged a meme from me. Only send me one if you want to; • I do write smut, but I would rather build it up, instead of jumping right into it. I probably won’t write smut with female muses; • I tag NSFW as NS.FW and NSFW threads will be put under read more; • I won’t tolerate any kind of hate and that goes for ship & characters as well. I’m a pro shipper, so I won’t deal with your ship shaming; • I don’t send passwords, but I will always read your rules before following you. If I ever do something wrong, you can tell me, I probably forgot because my memory is terrible. • Please tag (mostly graphics of): animal abuse/cruelty/death, pregnancy, mental hospital, terminal disease/cancer, insects/spiders, needles; • I have three sideblogs: gravitatis (uraraka ochako), lepuslunare (usagiyama rumi), sogekihei (tsutsumi kaina).

[strscrossed]

reikasa & coltkasa is actually so cute. i imagine them being being soft & gentle with her on bed while eren 😵

colt was definitely a gentle and generous lover but not exactly in the way that mikasa liked. reiner was rough the first time but after that, he kept asking if she’s okay and talked and mikasa had to learn how to tune him out. only ymir till date was able to satisfy a need properly but then there was eren…who somehow knew exactly what she needed. and now “he’s the warlord but his dick is amazing.”

[iamnightduchess]

Isayama could let Mikasa move on from Eren, and he could reveal Christa was a teenage crush for Reiner that he got over, and let them get closer during final arc but he chose to regress both characters because EM sells only for him to ruin that ship with 8 pages and "romcom".

Hello dear! Thank you so much for taking the time to send in a kind Ask & for sharing your honest thoughts on what could have been. I had my grievances too and have mourned the ending, although at times, I have almost allowed hateful/negative vibes clouded my lenses.

Anonie, there are indeed subtle nuances that could have been expanded more between RK in the final arc from ch.124 onwards. Their brotp was rock solid!

For fifteen chapters, there were a lot of misses on a lot of things, but sadly, as a fan, we can only watch in helplessness as Reiner & Mikasa, being the intellectual property of their creator & the publication corporate that owns them treated them as nothing more than an avenue to bring in more revenue & decided that the published ending in volume 34 was the 'right one'. We don't even know what happened to Reiner after. We can assume he died having lived a fulfilling life. Bet you Isayama is gonna write some whacky trivia in his final guidebook on Reiner like he went to take a dump, slipped, bumped his head on his porcelain throne and died instantly. Reiner was 35. Isayama's suffering a post-series JK Rowling syndrome now he will make things much worst everytime he writes. We're not the only ones who believe that RK are the ones who could have been so amazing together for a lot of reasons.

Those 8 pages & a romcom publication only reminded me that by the end of a series, copyright owners only cared more of the direction that benefits the business side of things. EM has always been a prepubescent juggernaut pairing of the series that was never really meant to take off but needed to bait the majority of its readers. But as the characters grew, their perspectives and principles should too, but unfortunately we did not get to see that. In the end, Mikasa fulfills the 'prized waifu' archetype & Reiner, the undignified simp archetype who's hung up on a fleeting teen crush. The only thing that hasn't happened is him 'imprinting' on Historia's daughter like Jacob did with Bella's daughter in Twilight. Now that would be the final icing on the cake. Even Twilight is a better love story between the leads than SnK now.

Trust me, dear, EM pulls more dough, sadly and profits are more important than giving the characters a more dignified ending. Also, dramas & toxic, unhealthy, passive aggressive, oppressive and imbalanced rships are what the market wants to read more now, not about wholesome, respectful characters+pairings. That is where us broke ff writers come in ;____;

I remain with my personal unpopular opinion that Mikasa and Reiner together would have been a more bittersweet, meaningful & dignified ending for the respective characters without completely discarding most of their growth & development throughout the whole series. RK fans would naturally understands this the most. Isym happens to write his brotps better than his otps, but towards the end realizes he needed that otp to set sail for the publisher's business directive: merchandising, special publications & a possible sequel.

Thank you once again for letting me share my sadness and devastation. The series have ended but like I always like to remind myself: FANON IS FOREVER & VALID. That is my honest truth. Also,

REIKASA NEVER DIES 🙈

[iamnightduchess]

Queeeen! 😆 I live your HC to my ask about ReiKasa and if you don't mind, I'm sorry if I ask too many things but can you make HC of ReiKasa actor AU? Hehehe

Hello dearest, thank you for the interesting Ask! I hope this post fits into your envisioned universe 😉

Reiner x Mikasa (ReiKasa) Actor AU Universe (Gen) Headcanon #15

Acting Career

Both are very professional in their acting - they each have serious switch energies. They are both different off-screen and on-screen.

Reiner got his footing in acting as a rising action star. There had even been rumors of him being a stripper when he was in college, which he did not deny, saying that he needed to pay for his degree. In real life, he is the coolest, hilarious and dorky guy ever (He's a party animal!) But when the cams started rolling, he'll switch to the darkest mode needed for his character that it scares the producers at times. Same goes with Eren.

Before Reiner was cast as one of the recurring characters in the SnK series, he's also known as the face of Calvin Klein, Red Bull Energy Drink & Tag Heuer.

Meanwhile Mikasa is a multifaceted & talented actress who began her career as a child actress/commercial models. You could see her extensive filmography as she took on guest roles and recurring characters in older tv serials in the 90s & early 2000s. This woman also made a lot of cameos in the MV of famous rock & pop bands.

Mikasa is already a famous household name before her breakout role as the main actress for SnK The Series. She is the face of Dior, Simone Pérèle & Anna Sui.

After SnK The Series became a global phenomenon, both Reiner & Mikasa were appointed as Goodwill Ambassadors for UNICEF from the cast of the series.

SnK The Series (SnKTS)

When they were both cast into their respective characters, these two started out as acquaintances/ fellow castmates.

Mikasa was cast at the main three leads. Reiner was a recurring character until he gets a bump into the main roster for the final season.

These two barely have any direct lines with each other, but when they do have direct action/lines together, or just standing next to each other in a frame, fans can feel the intense vibe between these two.

Therefore, from S3 onwards, one can expect Reiner & Mikasa to be travelling together a lot for promos, fan panels & interviews.

Since they are the few actors on set that perform their own stunts, they spend a lot of time together with the stunt choreographer for most of their action scenes. Reiner and Mikasa have an amazing onscreen fight scene chemistry.

Any behind-the-scenes recording or media interviews would see these two playing pranks on each other or just tease each other mercilessly but one can see that they both have a soft spot for each other.

Dating Rumors

They both started noticing each other's endearing qualities since the first table reading for the series' season debut. They become fast, casual friends because they're both fitness enthusiasts & foodies.

These two would usually arrive on set 3 hours early & hit the gyms or do a quick run. After a while they'd usually do them together.

Reiner would be the one who's constantly checking if he might have accidentally hurt her in one of their fight scenes. Off-screen, their chemistry is very apparent amongst the production members but they insisted they're very comfortable friends.

There's a secret betting pool among the writers of the series that these two would end up married by the time the series wraps up.

One of the executive producers even said that if they end up married, he'll gift their firstborn child with his or her own education trust fund.

Reiner & Mikasa both have dating rumors but not with each other because they're so good in keeping things professional. Mikasa has fans speculating a lot, especially when a lot of musicians or sports stars shared that she is their dream date or big time crush. She's been linked to famous DJs & idols while Reiner has been linked to Victoria's Secret models & popstars. All of those were just rumors.

On red carpets of premiere, press tours, fan panels and after party, they're always photographed with a group of other cast members. Eagle-eyed fans would notice the subtle touches, secret whispers and longing looks from one to the other. Reiner would usually wear a tie that matches the color of Mikasa's dress. On-site fans would notice Reiner offering his hand for her to take when she wears heels or fixing her hair or her dress trains.

Levi and Hange, fellow married castmates who also had a secret relationship prior to their wedding, had been the one who's been Reiner & Mikasa's respective wingman/wingwoman. Armin and Annie, who are openly dating each other had been in cahoots in keeping their fellow castmates' relationship on the DL too. Annie had almost spilled the tea in an interview 🙈

These two are so private, they don't post anything about each other on their SM accounts. Reiner always posts about his fitness regime and hiking trips with Jean, Armin, Connie and occasionally Levi. Mikasa would post pictures of her, Hange, Annie, Sasha and Pieck on their vacations or her pictures of her cat, Primrose. But Annie's SM posts have almost exposed Reiner & Mikasa's relationship during one of their group's private getaways in Cabo.

Even the paparazzis were unable to spot them without non-family members or castmates around. But media was able to sniff their possible relationship when pictures of their secret vacation in Italy with their families were leaked online.

Their budding romance is comparable to Rose Leslie & Kit Harington from GOT or Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively. Paps pictures of Mikasa sporting a huge diamond band on her finger has the rumor mills swirling. Some fans have been able to deduce the identity of her mysterious fiancé when she's seen with a fresh tattoo of the monogram letters R and B on the inside of her wrist, while Reiner has been spotted having the letters M and A tattooed on his.

Referencing to this post, prior to their wedding news, the moment Reiner appears on the cover of Men's Health Magazine with his nude pecs on full display, fans are finally able to confirm that he is Mikasa's mysterious husband-to-be based on the tattoos on his chest.

As soon as the news of their upcoming wedding was made official with the release of their official pre-wedding pictures, they legit broke the internet.

These two would spur fans to do a forensic on all past official promo, behind the scenes stills, making of & event images that would make people go, "Holy crap, the signs were all there!" If there's a mag cover caption best to describe the news, it'll be with "Married! When did it all even begin?"

Extremely Private Married Life

They had a closed, private wedding on a cruise ship in the summer. It was attended by fellow cast members and Mikasa & Reiner's other close celebrity friends.

Even after they're married, paps had a huge challenge trying to snap pictures of them together.

During the filming of the final season, Mikasa would be like Gal Gadot, filming her own stunts at 20 weeks of pregnancy. She was very persistent in not using a double. That even made Reiner sat restlessly on the sides whenever the cameras started rolling.

EDIT: The showrunners also decided to inject an indirect fan-service by featuring their characters right next to each other in the Final Season's official poster & key art for merchandise as they've been married & have given birth by the time the Final Season was ready to debut.

After her baby bump got too big and was getting a lot harder to cover, the production crew forced her to use a stunt double for long-shots.

When their twins were born, the new family had an exclusive feature with Harper's Bazaar. All proceeds from the rights purchase went straight to UNICEF.

The Executive Producer had setup the twins' college trust fund the moment the their names were officially announced by UNICEF on their website.

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Thanks for the Ask, dear! ❤ I had loads of fun with this 😆

[iamnightduchess]

Hi Queen ❤

I love your headcanons so much and I don’t know if you’ve ever done one of these, but I’d really like to imagine what it would be like if Mikasa and Reiner fell in love after the end of the manga, what this discovery would be like and how they would deal with this!

(Forgive me for my lousy english hahaha)

Hello dear, thank you for the Ask! 💖 It really helps me to envision a more ideal post-ending universe because the potential ending right now does not look promising that both of them will somehow survive (together) because I am foreseeing one of them voluntarily dies to save another person. I hope i'm wrong! 😢 I've only done a tiny snippet of ReiKasa in this Post-Rumbling HC AU. But, here's what I envision how it could possibly be IF they survive & they happen:

Reiner x Mikasa (ReiKasa) Post-Rumbling AU (Gen) Headcanon #16

Before we delve into Post-Rumbling period, it's interesting to observe the tiny moments where the seeds of trust and possibly, love between these two former enemies turned allies might have possibly begun sprouting.

The Rumbling

We've seen the way Reiner had implied on the plane in ch.133, how Eren might want to be stopped by someone. Reiner was using himself as a pretext; an example. If HE was the one with the FT & somehow finding himself unable to control it, he'd want to be stopped by someone he knows is capable of doing so (someone more powerful & stronger than he is) When he said that sentence, he was gazing at Mikasa.

There are 2 implications here, i) He is indirectly admitting in front of everyone that Mikasa is his weakness, like a failsafe. The one he knows who can take him down if he's the one with this enormous power & he's losing control, ii) Because to him, ever since they were younger, Eren is her family & a sensitive subject to her. Him voicing out his opinion and indirectly hinting that Eren is beyond the path of no return will hurt Mikasa's feelings & emotional state.

During the Paths Intermission, the moment Eren basically told the alliance to go fuck themselves, that he will keep moving forward for his freedom, while the alliance members are free to fight him if that is what they want; Reiner was horrified to know that Eren basically confirmed his deduction & how much pain and devastation Mikasa would be in upon receiving the awful truth from Eren himself. Even after pleading to Eren to let her share the burden of his sins, which as direct as it could have been to "I don't want to be so far from you. I want to be with you through both light & darkness inside of you. Please come back to us." Mikasa still believed that the previous Eren that she knew is still there somewhere, which is no longer the case.

The shock-induced tears in Mikasa's eyes - seeing her in pain, hurts Reiner too. He'd knew how heartbroken she would be.

In Ch.135, when everyone was on the verge of dying as they're losing the battle with the raised forms of past titan shifters, Mikasa reached her breaking point & Reiner felt helpless, because he was at his last limit & Mikasa was planning to make herself the primary target just to buy the rest a little bit more time.

There's this woman who's fighting towards an expected death in front of him - any man would be an idiot for not seeing how foolish yet selfless and brave this last female warrior of Paradis was. She's always been a fearless woman who has their backs and protects their fronts. He has never stopped respecting this woman. This might have been the starting point for that seed to have sprouted inside Reiner.

If Annie's timely rescue never came and they truly met their end there, the only regret Reiner has was he couldn't do anything else but watch this woman's final moments without being able to do anything to support her before his own ensuing end.

When Levi, Jean and Connie all collectively & firmly agrees that killing Eren is the only thing that stands between the world's survival, Reiner was silent the whole time. He believed he has no right to say anything, but he saw the vulnerable look on her face the moment Jean reiterated their ultimatum: "We need to kill Eren."

Reiner did what he does best: he took charge. When Reiner told her, "You go help Armin." He was indirectly telling her, "You do what you can. I will shoulder your burden with Jean. Let me be the strength for you to do what needs to be done." This was Reiner's way of telling her, he will carry her burden for her and shelter her from an unbearable pain. Just like how she told Eren much earlier in Paths. Reiner's indirectly telling Mikasa that she's important to him too.

This was the moment that the seed had sprouted within her heart. She realized that Reiner's communicating to her in the way only she would understand. How much she feels for Eren, Reiner feels for her in the same way because you can't give a reason why you care for or love someone. You just do. It just happened without signs. Annie, however, was able to catch that short but impactful interchange between them.

Post-Rumbling

They barely survive the last stand against Eren's final form but they did with Ymir's divine intervention in Humanity's New Dawn.

Reiner sustains extremely heavy injuries on his physical body. Mikasa is emotionally & psychologically affected by Eren's true death.

The remaining humanity struggles to rebuild from the ashes of destruction. It was beyond devastation. The world is almost completely annihilated but hope is a powerful energy. Hope persists.

Reiner sees her grieving - like a pair of wheels suspended in motion - trapped while the rest of the world moves around her. She refuses to eat, she barely sleeps but when she does, she would toss and turn around restlessly. Annie tells him in passing that when Mikasa sleeps, her body contorts and freezes simultaneously like she's in a lot of pain.

Seeing her drifting through the days like a soulless vessel pains him a lot. No one could humanly survived what she had to go through without serious ramifications towards her emotional and psychological state. Mikasa becomes withdrawn and sullen.

Yet, he retains his distance like he always does & watch silently from the sides as Annie, Armin & Jean tried to reach out to her to no avail. Reiner himself is haunted by his failed attempt to hold the Founder's original form down that, in a way, had forced Mikasa to do what needs to be done. He feels responsible that he couldn't prevent her from having to go through those painful yet pivotal moments of securing humanity's survival. The day the alliance managed to save the world, well, the world that she built for Eren inside her heart was destroyed in return.

One day, she mysteriously disappears without trace. A panicking Armin searches on his own but Annie tells Reiner that Mikasa's missing, nowhere to be found. Reiner and Armin later found her at the crater where Eren's last resting place had been. The exact same location where she had to slay him with her own two blades.

Mikasa says that she just feels lost and empty. Like there's a huge dark void inside her body that she can't escape from. She just sits there amongst the dust and debris, staring blankly at a makeshift, unmarked grave. She confides that she's terrified of falling asleep because she sees Eren's face in her nightmares.

Armin wants to console her but Annie holds him back as she notices Reiner already making his way forward and settles himself next to her. Armin understands what Annie was trying to do.

Reiner only tells Mikasa, "You don't have to do this alone...Lean on us." He offers his hand, despite knowing she wouldn't even touch him. "When you feel that you can no longer breathe, I'll breathe for you. If you feel like you're drifting, I will hold you."

It takes her a while but she accepts his hand and he holds it tight in his. Reassuring her that he is here to stay for as long as she needs him to be.

Little either of them know that it would possibly be forever.

It is Annie who helps to bridge these two together with Armin's help.

Ever since the day they talked, Mikasa slowly finds herself regaining an ounce of strength. Reiner talks a lot to her and offers his silent company as they go for walks together so she does not feel alone.

Reiner makes sure that he'll check in with Mikasa from time to time when he's not supporting the remaining forces with rebuilding, too frequent not to be noticed by everyone close to them in the survivor's settlement. However, none of them questions him about it. It is an understood, unspoken notion that Reiner cares a lot about Mikasa, and her for him eventhough she's being subtle about it. Armin could see Mikasa's eyes lit up whenever Reiner is nearby.

Mikasa shares a living space with Annie and Pieck. When her night terrors get too much that Mikasa thrashes around, screaming in pain despite being in a deep sleep, the two former shifters know that they couldn't possibly restrain the Ackerman girl physically on their own. They called for Armin, Jean and Reiner for help. When Armin and Jean hesitate to hold her down, it is Reiner who holds her tight even when Mikasa's unconsciously trying to struggle against him. They could see Reiner's face holding back his own physical pain from fighting against the immense resistance coming from her. But he'd never released his hold until she eventually wakes up and calms down. He stayed with her until the break of dawn.

After that night, however, Reiner seems to be pulling himself away from Mikasa as he couldn't get over his guilt and his helplessnesss as he also didn't want Mikasa to think that he's trying to take advantage of her vulnerability. The problem is, when he avoids Mikasa, she reverts back to the darkness she's slowly overcoming with Reiner's help and he's becoming miserable himself.

This frustrates Armin, Annie, Jean, Levi and even Pieck because it was fairly obvious to everyone but the two people in question that both Reiner and Mikasa are self-sabotaging and self-punishing themselves from pursuing something more than friendship despite their beating hearts calling out for each other.

Mikasa feels she's betraying her memories of Eren and she's afraid of moving on lest she would forget about him. Reiner feels he has no right to offer Mikasa anything more than friendship because she deserves someone better than him.

Mother's Intuition

Reiner's mother, Karina, finds herself naturally drawn to this young woman who seems to have her son's attention, even when he's trying very hard not to be obvious about it. She catches Reiner staring (longingly, she dare say) at the female warrior of Paradis from afar.

Apart from Mr. Leonhardt's daughter, she too, helps to bring her son and Mikasa closer. Karina has witnessed this woman's bravery and have heard from both Gabi and Reiner of her selflessness when she had saved both her son and her niece's lives. Through Reiner's story, Karina sympathizes with the pain this young woman is going through.

Reiner tells her that he feels helpless that he isn't able to help Mikasa and that she hasn't been eating well. Therefore, Karina brings her homemade meal and visits the young woman, wanting to get to know her better. Mikasa doesn't want to be impolite and relents to having the sudden company.

However, the moment Karina holds her hands to offer her comfort, Mikasa breaks down. She had lost 3 mothers/maternal figures in her life: her own, Carla & Hange. For some odd reason, she feels grateful to have an opportunity to be held by a mother again, even if it wasn't her own.

Karina finds herself growing fond of this young woman and deep inside believes that Mikasa and her son are meant for each other.

It is Karina who advises Reiner to fight for his own happiness and her mother's intuition tells her that his feelings isn't as one-sided as he thinks. Karina urges her son to tell Mikasa how he really feels and after all the years of fighting wars for Marley, Reiner needs to fight one last war: the one within his own heart and to win the heart of the one woman who had conquered his.

However, the relief entourage that arrives from Hizuru, led by Kiyomi Azumabito prevents him from telling Mikasa how he truly feels. He knows that she is destined to become the new empress of Hizuru and that her future would be brighter without him being in her way.

Mikasa tells him of her decision to ascend the imperial throne and Reiner feigns happiness for her decision, reassuring her that she will make a great empress and that she would have a better future there. Mikasa takes Reiner's words as him indirectly telling her to move on with her life without him in it.

Reluctantly, Mikasa leaves for Hizuru. Karina is upset that her son is still sacrificing himself & his own feelings even after being relieved of his Titan powers and its curse.

Karina tells him, "You've lived your life for me and for our family, Reiner. Now it's time for you to live for yourself."

Reiner thinks he's lost the only chance he still has left as Mikasa is already en route to the East Sea country. It is Armin who tells him that the Azumabito's ship is still docked at the nearest harbor because Armin has suspicions that Reiner will change his mind.

When Reiner, Armin, Jean and Annie reach the harbor, the sun is almost setting and Reiner finally revives his dwindling courage to tell her how he truly feels about her and he would like to remain by her side if she'd allow it.

Kiyomi forewarns Reiner that if he is serious about her kin, then he would have to sacrifice his newly-found freedom from being a soldier and titan shifter to become prince consort to their new imperial monarch.

Reiner only says, "I am as good as dead without Mikasa and my freedom means nothing if I'm spending the rest of my life without her."

In the sunset of the New World built from ashes, the two young loves finally seize the courage to pledge their hearts to one another with a kiss; the first of the many in their life together, which is only beginning.

*Continues in Pt. II

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Thank you once again for the beautiful Ask! I truly enjoyed working on this ❤ Also, please don't ever feel that you need to apologize to another ESL speaker/writer for the language. We're always learning 💖 Take care! xoxo

[iamnightduchess]

What was Mikasa like while she was pregnant in It's Gotta Be You universe!!! I can only imagine Reiner was extremely caring and Mikasa being grumpy or easily frustrated here and there haha. I love those two in that universe so sweet.

Hello Anonie! Any Dad!Reiner & Mom!Kasa Asks are always my favorite 💖 We've seen ReiKasa's parenting (and some pregnancy) and the twins' headcanon here. Let's see more of that period in the Ackerman-Braun family's household:

Reiner x Mikasa (ReiKasa) Fic AU Headcanon #10

Fic Universe : It's Gotta Be You

Before they conceived the twins 6 months after their wedding, Reiner and Mikasa had a false positive. It wasn't Mikasa who cried. It was Reiner. He really wanted to be a father so badly.

Mikasa was the first to notice that she might be pregnant for real and she took the UPT (10 boxes! Just to be sure because she didn't want Reiner to be devastated again) without telling Reiner. Since she's an MO, she had her OBGYN's support to get an ultrasound during a shift to confirm.

The way Mikasa shares the news of the pregnancy with the daddy-to-be: she gave him a tiny wrapped gift box with a video player of the mp4 of the ultrasound and a message saying, "Hi Daddy, we can't wait to see you in 32 weeks!" They found out they're having twins immediately and Reiner cried, again, when he heard their twins' heartbeats for the first time through the video. Reiner sometimes replay the video on the big screen on the days it got too hard for him at work.

The following month after they conceived, they decided to keep it hush at first. However, Karina and Gabi noticed that Reiner's been having really odd food poisoning symptoms and that he actually threw up during a family dinner because they were having sushi that night.

Turns out Reiner had Couvade Syndrome or Sympathetic Pregnancy. This gentle giant had lost more weight in the first twelve weeks of their pregnancy and his nausea gets triggered when he sees any seafood. He'll need to snuggle up to Mikasa and be babied haha

He'll lie on her lap, facing her growing belly and said, "I'm going to tough it up for you, kiddos. You better let Daddy eat those mean grilled ribs Uncle Niccolo said he'll bring over this weekend." Then he would whine to Mikasa and said, "Mummy, I'm so hungry." He survived on isotonic drinks, cookies, saltines and fruits diets in the first 3-4 months like a parakeet 😆

When Reiner got the downsides of her hormonal effects, Mikasa gets the upside of her hormonal changes; namely a spike in her libido 😈 Reiner was blessed and cursed at the same time.

Mikasa was the one who has weird cravings. Fries on milkshake, pickled jalapenõs, celery sticks with blue cheese dip, greasy barbecued lambs with lemon slices and pineapple. Reiner was envious of her appetite.

Reiner and Mikasa has a very active lifestyle, so this woman does not give up her daily jogs and weekly workouts even when she's pregnant with more than one baby. When she's doing her yoga in the living room, Reiner would be on the couch with his hands in a cheese balls jar because he's so nauseous but hungry all the time. How he still managed to retain those abs, he has no idea 🤣

Mikasa got even more temperamental in the second and third trimester. She twisted Connie's arms and almost broke his neck because he called Mikasa huge.

As her pregnancy progresses, Reiner makes sure he'll give Mikasa foot and back massages every night.

The first time they felt the babies move, it was when they were watching a zombie apocalypse movie at home.

They brought Gabi along for baby nursery shopping. The three of them ended up arguing over the color scheme. Luckily Annie and Pieck, who are already mothers themselves, stepped in to help the mom and dad-to-be.

Annie, Pieck and Sasha hosted a surprise baby shower for Mikasa while Armin, Jean, Connie and Niccolo threw a dad-get-together for Reiner before the babies arrive.

Mikasa was always the physically stronger one during their pregnancy. However, the day when they had a scare because one of the twins weren't moving like usual, Reiner was the one who held a hysterical Mikasa in the emergency room the whole night, comforting her and he never let her go at all.

Baby Miraé was born before her brother, and Reiner got to hold her first. He was so proud and so fascinated of his princess that he'd almost forgot that they still have another baby on the way.

Oh yes, Mikasa almost broke Reiner's hand when she started her active labor. Right after she pushed baby Rémy out, this mummy asked for a giant cheeseburger like a boss b*tch she was, all while she was getting stitched.

Reiner was Mikasa's rock. In return, he will always be Mikasa's big baby even after the babies are born.

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I hope the headcanon's ok! I enjoyed writing it very much 💖 Thank you!

[iamnightduchess]

Hai Queen, can you make HC of ReiKasa's secret fetishes? (Lmao I'm so embarrassed) or if they uhm BDSM, what will they do?

Hello luv, thank you for the Ask! Happy belated birthday in advance. I am so sorry for the delayed wish 🙏 Here's hoping this will be a good belated gift for you 💖

Reiner x Mikasa (ReiKasa) Extremely Kinky Sexy Times Modern AU (R20+) Headcanon #12

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Ring the alarm because it's going to get extremely fiery in this zone 😳🔥🔥🔥 If i'm going to horny jail, I'm taking you guys with me haha

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Reiner & Mikasa have a very comfortable (and vanilla) sex life. However, they do have some secret kinks that they share behind closed doors. The kinks are only discovered after they've been together for at least half a year based on the trust they have built through their relationship. Reiner and Mikasa would at least go on between 10-15 dates before they become intimate with each other & exploring the more physical aspects of their relationship. These two don't f**k. They make love; slow, tantric, gazing into each other's eye kind of loving. When their bodies fuse, so do their souls.

BUT, after months of getting comfortable with each other's bodies, that is when they know they are both ready to bring in more colors into their sex life and ready to take it to the next level. It takes some time on Mikasa's end because this woman has some insecurities with the way her body is built. Yet Reiner helps her build her confidence a lot by giving her the space and the time she needs to truly let herself go with him and he is the kind of man that embraces HER body type the way she is. But if Reiner could describe Mikasa's body with one word, it'll be with heaven-sent.

Secret Fetishes

Muscle Kinks (Both)

No, not the literal muscle kink 🤣 Mikasa admires Reiner's body very much - his strong and sturdy shoulders and his large Nordic build reminds her of the statue of Ares she had once saw in Greece. His biceps are her most favorite go-to body parts of his (during sex especially) when she wants to sneak in quick affectionate touches, kisses or squeezes (apart from his butt!). Mikasa expresses her feelings better through touches. Let's just say she can't keep her hands away from his a$$ when they're in private. Reiner has also learned to know that the tighter her grip is on his biceps while he's inside of her, it means he's hitting her sweet spots just right.

Meanwhile for Reiner, he doesn't have a very specific favorite on Mikasa because he loves every part of her! Although he's developed an affinity for her breasts and abs. He'd jokingly say that he'll eat off her body if he could (like those kinky sushi bars haha) 😏 But, to Mikasa, Reiner knows exactly how to suck her soul out of her body through certain sensitive points of hers using his sinful lips.

Fellatio (Reiner)

Like most men, Reiner loves getting blowjobs. He finds himself in bliss yet being extremely defeated every time Mikasa goes down on him. This woman, apart from having a pair of strong grips, rather unexpectedly, has a strong jaw muscle and exceptional gag reflex control. She swallows too ;) He'd almost instantaneously comes when she pulls double jobs on him (mouth & breasts) at the same time. He also loves running his fingers through her hair and seeing the intensity in her gaze when they lock eyes while he's deep inside her mouth. Mikasa devours him like she would with her favorite ice-cream: lots of tongue, sucking and loads of slurping.

Cunnilingus (Mikasa)

Mikasa isn't a very loud lover but only Reiner is able to make her whimper helplessly with his mouth and fingers. Reiner sucks so well (pun intended) that she'll end up being a heaving mess when he's done with her. Mikasa has become an acquired taste for Reiner. He knows exactly the right amount of pressure to apply using his tongue and teeth on that sensitive spot of hers until he drinks her dry. These two love the receiving and giving aspect of their lovemaking. So, yes, they enjoy doing the 34+35 a lot ;)

Mild Kink - Foreplay, hair pulling, loads of biting & scratching (both)

As referenced in this post, Reiner & Mikasa are both biters. He likes pulling her hair if he takes her from behind and she'll grip his back or his arms so hard that her nails would always break his skin if he's taking her in missionary. BUT, the sweetest part of their lovemaking is always their foreplay. Reiner loves running his fingers along her thighs, hips and back and takes pride when he can make her shiver with tiny prickling goosebumps on her skin. That way, he knows he's making her feel really good. Also, when he gets her all wet and gushy. *Bixby, play WAP by Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion 😳

Asphyxiation (both)

We're almost getting into BDSM territory. Depending on their mood for lovemaking, Reiner and Mikasa injects a li'l bit of mild asphyxiation while they're in deep penetration mode; just a little bit & not too much. They have a strong level of trust between them that they've never accidentally gripped too hard on or hurt the other. Their safe word for this: ACE.

Roleplay (Both)

Even after years of being together (even after the children comes into the picture), Reiner and Mikasa enjoys frequent roleplaying. Usually takes place during their wedding anniversaries to keep their marriage fresh and spicy. From pretending to be strangers meeting in a hotel bar, to hot plumber and the sexy housewife and to reliving their highschool tropes, these two have no qualms in putting on some disguises while getting their freak on.

Public Sex (Reiner) / Risk-taker (Mikasa)

Now, Mikasa is an extremely private, introverted person and her definition of public is more of having the risk of being heard of than the location itself. At the beginning of their exploratory phase, the furthest location beyond the bedroom that she's ever been comfortable in would be their house kitchen in broad daylight.

Even then, she'd be the one who'd make the first move because Reiner once shared that it'll be interesting to try sneaking a quickie when/where they're not supposed to.

Reiner wears reading glasses when he works at home and Mikasa always finding herself feeling a little turned on when he does. There's just something inexplicably sexy when she sees her gorgeous man getting all engrossed in serious work mode.

One time, Reiner was in a Zoom call with Magath and his Warrior unit and suddenly his woman just walks out of their bedroom with nothing but his tshirt on, sans underwear. Mikasa intentionally reaches for things in the top shelf and bending over the kitchen counter a little bit more than usual just to tease him. Well, it worked and he had to maintain a straight face when his vidcam is still on with his raging hard-on or while she's sucking him off from underneath their kitchen table. As soon as the Zoom call ends, Mikasa's getting the pounding, I mean, the punishment that she deserves.

There was also that one time when he was in an online gaming party with Armin, Jean and Connie, while an almost naked Mikasa was riding him hard at the same time. The boys still couldn't explain why Reiner was suddenly silent in-game (he said his mic was being weird) and why he was voluntarily sacrificing his character repeatedly while they're in the middle of a boss fight during that session haha

If they're in the kitchen, expect some edibles to add on a little more spice such as ice on his pecs and abs as well as whipping cream all over hers.

BDSM (Both) - including Blindfold, Bondage, Spanking, Dom & Sub subtext

Reiner is a man of strict discipline and Mikasa is a woman with a fixed routine but their sex life reflects both authority and flexibility that balances with their pre-planned kink-exploration techniques. Reiner and Mikasa both take turns to be the giver and receiver. Seriously, the level of trust and carnal attraction between these two are phenomenal.

When she's the one receiving, Mikasa would surrender all of her self control to Reiner's hands and hot damn, when this man is in his dominating mode, Mikasa would end up screaming and biting into the pillow because Reiner can be extremely firm in delaying her gratification. Playing with her like a skilled musician would to his instrument, Reiner knows how Mikasa's body works and responds to his touch. He likes raising her limits higher every time.

This man can be scary manipulative when he's the dom and he will leave her begging for his mercy. He has amazing hands made for comforting massages and well, orgasmic spanking. Their safe word when he's the Dom: DIAMONDS.

Reiner tried addressing himself as 'Daddy' with Mikasa one time before spanking her. Needless to say, she ended up rolling on the bed laughing. That session failed gloriously. She'll made a point, however, to use that specific endearment years down the lane as their secret keyword in front of their kids when Mummy's in the mood for some heavy bonding with Daddy 🙈 In the end, she still calls him 'Daddy' for sex? 🤷‍♀️ orz

When he's the one receiving, he will be the most hard-to-break sub and lucky for him, Mikasa is a persistent dom. He loves it when he can let go and just be fully vulnerable with her. She will make him kneel, she will make him beg and Reiner loves it when she takes control over him.

He pretended to resist against his restraints even more just so she would inflict on him harder. Although, Reiner has some underlying emotional issues and has some repressed self-aggression with innate desires that need to be 'reprimanded' in a sense. He's a physically strong figure in the public eye but he is emotionally and psychologically vulnerable due to some issues that began in his childhood that was only addressed professionally later on in his young adult life. He also has some attrition to pain that needs to be channeled safely and Mikasa is the only woman who he can be open and honest with, who has strong impenetrable limits to receive and hard resolve to inflict on him when he truly needs it. Their safe word when she's the dom: SPADES.

Usually, after a very intense session, these two would soothe each other with a long, warm embrace or just hold each other for far longer in the showers before pulling themselves back into their neutral zone. They'll usually slip into something much more comfortable afterwards with some comfort food, weighted blanket and streaming services. Reiner and Mikasa both are physically and emotionally built perfectly for each other that it's so surreal. Their bond, love and trust just run even deeper with each passing day that he believes when they sleep, their souls would still be looking for each other.

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Sorry it got even longer than I expected but I had super fun thinking & working on this! Thank you so much for the Ask & I hope you've had a memorable celebration this year ❤ xoxo

[iamnightduchess]

Hi! I just saw the argument/make-up hc! So beautiful I love those two!! Since you did one for the modern AU could we potentially get an argument/make-up one for the AYA universe pls!!!

Hello dear! Thank you very much for the Ask. I'm glad you love the previous argument/make-up headcanon. Since this is a fic AU, do expect some fic!spoilers ahead!

Reiner x Mikasa (ReiKasa) Fic AU (R18+) Headcanon #14

Universe: As You Are

Fights & Arguments

With all the uncertainties & adjustments required of the newlyweds, arguments are to be expected without a doubt. Their challenges extend beyond their shared history as former enemies and political importance.

As seen in ch.12, Reiner is easily triggered or riled up by very specific sensitive subjects. He'll be very vocal, honest and upfront about it but he will also apologize if he steps out of line. He immediately realizes that & Mikasa has been observed to be able to divert his potential anger.

Alter!Reiner, however, oh boy, that is a very tricky situation for Mikasa. There's a whole new set of challenges lies in waiting up ahead down the road. If Reiner would be very open & honest, alter!Reiner is the more silent, passive agressive type. He's like still waters with darkness and danger lurking beneath the surface. While alter!Reiner takes over her lord husband's body, Mikasa would have to tread their communication carefully. She'll be in the constant dark - not knowing to expect when or how he would pull her further into his depths and drown her metaphorically.

Reiner is always a person who is very objective and logical. Sure, he can be a little bit manipulative when it comes to protecting his loved ones, however, when it comes to Mikasa, Reiner is slowly opening himself up by being honest & sincere with his wife.

In this universe, Reiner talks to her, heart to heart to ensure that both him and Mikasa are always on the same page. He understands that they are both shouldering huge responsibilities on their shoulders & they're a team.

Once in Liberio, it will be quite rare for them to have big arguments especially when they have to put up a united front. If they do, they'll do it in private. They would usually be able to meet each other halfway towards the end of their discussion. He might be the Lord of their nation but his Lady has equal rights to decide for their people's importance too.

Reiner, however, has his own weaknesses: self-depreciation & self-sabotaging tendencies. This will frustrates Mikasa a lot but it is their shared growth pains in their relationship.

However, any progress in their marriage will have to face a sudden concrete wall whenever Reiner's extreme self-depreciation tendencies get triggered and his alter holds the reign to his psyche. This alter avoids her like the plague, refuses to communicate & is absolutely making it difficult for their marriage to work smoothly. Mikasa would find herself being in a state of mental purgatory, which would be really ugly but this woman is also not one to be taken lightly. She will sooner learn how to breath under his deep, dark waters.

Mikasa is a physically strong woman but she is also the most vulnerable one emotionally, especially after the traumatic incident with Eren at Niccolo's eatery. But she has made a silent promise on her mother's name that she would not give up on her husband, no matter how hard he pushes her away.

Reiner will find himself growing more passionate towards his wife BUT he also feels he does not deserve to be jealous when he sees other men (especially those with political importance) trying to be extra friendly with his wife in order to win her favor as the East Sea's lady of authority. More often, he would repress his jealousy.

Alter!Reiner, however has a different idea when it comes to unearthing those repressed feelings. What Reiner could not convey, he will express it & that will manifest with the way he acts out on his grievances. (This will be explored further in another R20 post if you know what I mean 😳)

Mikasa would always be the calm one but alter!Reiner will force her to fight his fire with her fire. A litle bit of burning flames is healthy in a union between man and wife. But what happens when it gets a little bit too much?

Mikasa will go through her own mental gymnastics when it comes to accepting Reiner's duality. She will feel that she's married to two different men who share the same body. One who can't get enough of her and one who can't even stand her. She will have to find the point of balance between Reiner's personas.

Making Up

Reiner and Mikasa would discover that hugging things out before potential arguments take place is a good crisis aversion strategy. But, when it comes to these two, they tend to have that inexplicable spark whenever they touch. Therefore, very often their making up turns into making out (sometimes heavy petting and a quickie) *cough* They're married! 🤷‍♀️

Reiner also leaves peace offerings like a single violet or a bouquet of wildflowers on her nightstand after they argued or take her out on a night walk in Liberio's streets or just stargazing on the rooftop of his mother's house.

Alter!Reiner has a little bit of ego and resistance, so they tend to have an awkward conversation after the fallout of a fight. Yes, when Reiner and Mikasa debate to settle their differences, alter!Reiner tends to rile Mikasa up into a more physical altercation in private. No one will get hurt physically as Mikasa will always hold her own immense strength back with him, but it is not pleasant. Their relationship will evolve into another level, however, when a third person is trying to get in between them. Alter!Reiner would unleash the more possessive and territorial side of him. Things will change (for better or worst is yet to be known) as he learns that there's a really fine thin line that stands between lust and hate: love. He will discover that he has finally find his match in this woman - physically, mentally and sexually. Alter!Reiner's version of peace offering will be using Falco & Gabi as messengers because yeaps, his ego, heh.

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Thank you so much for your amazing Ask & I truly appreciate your invested interest in AYA ❤ xoxo

[iamnightduchess]

HELLO QUEEN! Oh my gosh your latest updates have gotten me so hyped up and happy!! I love the feeling of seeing your post updates on my dashboard. I was wondering if you had time if you could possibly do some NSFW head cannons for It’s Gotta Be You universe?? I reread it again for the 100th time after reading your AYA update but I love that universe so much!

Hello dearie! I hope you've been doing well ever since. I apologize for the slight delay as RL is demanding a lot of my time. But, I hope you'll enjoy this! ❤

Reiner x Mikasa (ReiKasa) (R20+) Fic AU Headcanon #13

Universe: It's Gotta Be You (Modern AU)

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I've shared more of ReiKasa's detailed Modern AU sexcapades in this post and for this Ask, I'll explore the different preferences involved in their sex life. Based on this post, Reiner & Mikasa had a 10-dates rule before they actually become intimate with each other and that post describes briefly on their phenomenal sexual compatibility. Before they reach that 10th date goal, they decided to keep all their interactions chaste, which only adds up to the building sexual tension between them. These two has a spark that ignites from just a single touch. Therefore, it had been a truly challenging period for them to keep their magnetic pull in check.

When they were in high school, they've only ever held hands but has never even kissed. Reiner was raised to be a respectful gentleman and he's always letting Mikasa takes the lead. He waited until she was ready to get a little bit more physical with him, thus why he suggested the 10-DR. So when did they have their first real kiss?

On their 10th date.

First Time

Their first time with each other had been a literal afternoon delight. Mikasa missed out on their 10th date night because of an on-call emergency at the med centre, so they made up with a lunch date the next day. Sure, they've been clawing at each other's clothes from outside the car to his front door and had never even made it to his bedroom but they really made full use of his coffee table and his couch. If only those furnitures could talk, they would tell you very interesting stories that took place on that day.

Bedroom Jams

Reiner and Mikasa do not have a particular preferred soundtrack running in the background while they're getting down and dirty. But, they'd always have Linger by Cranberries or The Root's You Got Me to set them in the mood for some slow-dancing before revving up their engines for their inevitable sexy times.

One time, Reiner had jokingly put Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love To You on in the bedroom. Mikasa changed it immediately to The Devil in I by Slipknot. It felt like an out of body experience the whole time.

Reiner likes to do this little striptease dance to 90's boyband songs just to drive Mikasa up the wall 🤣 One time, he wanted to surprise Mikasa from work & started grinding against her booty with his sexy moves as soon as she crossed their living room, completely not realizing that his mother had also walked through the door as his wife had picked Karina up for dinner at their house. He got an earful from his own mother 😳

Sexting & Surprises

Reiner loves sending sexy text messages to Mikasa when she's at work or when he's away in Marley for work meetings. The nature of her work demands her to be on-call or be at work in longer shifts, therefore, his texts make her misses him even more. Mikasa would not admit it out loud but his naughty texts do get her in the mood to make a lot of love to him when she gets home 😏 Before someone asks, no, Reiner does not send his wife dick pics haha

Reiner is also the type who'd surprises her from a long night shift in the morning by making her breakfast in the kitchen with nothing but an apron on. Yeah, Mikasa had a good eyeful (and mouthful) of his buns alright *wink* Reiner would also surprise her with a hug from behind when she's doing meal preps in the kitchen BUT Mikasa would be the one slipping her hand in his pants while he's doing the dishes. These two really do love getting kinky in the kitchen.

Gabi accidentally walked in on them one time and poor girl was mentally scarred, she locked herself in her room the whole night.

Favorite Positions

Despite having athletic bodies and fit figures, Reiner and Mikasa do not experiment with odd, bizarre positions as much. Their favorite position is either tantric or golden arch as they love locking gazes while whispering their undying affection for each other (+more dirty-talking from Reiner!)

But when they're in the mood for a more rough loving, all fours in front of a mirror or standing/sitting wheelbarrow would be their favorite positions for them considering his superb upper body strength and her amazing flexibility (Reiner has those weekly yoga routines of hers to thank for!)

Dirty-talking

Reiner likes to do this a lot (even in public) that it'll always make Mikasa goes multiple shades of red. His dirty-talkings are adorable and dorky but although Reiner's very alert when reading the room, he also tends to forget in switching off his dirty-talking mode once he's in the mood.

One time, he was calling Mikasa when he's away for work training. She was driving and had him on speaker. He was feeling a bit frisky and told her flat out - he can't wait to come back home, get inside the showers with her and ram into her so hard that she can't walk straight that his Dr. Ackerman-Braun need to take sick leave for 2 days. Things went still and quiet from Mikasa until he heard Annie's voice from the other end.

Annie : Ram her with what, Reiner? Your 3-inch dick?

Reiner: Screw you, Annie.

Annie: Gross and hey, Armin's already doing a bang up job in screwing me. Besides, you don't need to worry about Mikasa missing you. I just bought her this brand new vibrator.

Reiner: Totally ignoring you, Annie. Mika, c'mon babe, you know the real deal's so much better.

Mikasa: Rein--

Reiner: I made you come three times before I leave. You don't need that thing right? Can you hold on until I get back, baby, please?

Mikasa: Rein, can we talk a bit later?

Reiner: It's just Annie there right?

Pieck: Hey, Reiner. I think you just terrorized Gabi.

Reiner: F**K

Turns out Pieck and an already traumatized Gabi were also in the car with Mikasa at that time. Reiner avoided showing his face in front of the two women and his own cousin for the next 2 months.

As mentioned, that wasn't the first time Gabi had such TMI of her cousin and his wife's sex life. Apart from walking in on Reiner and Mikasa in the kitchen, the couple had terrified her enough for life when she also walked into them doing the deed inside their own living room (They either forgot Gabi was staying the night or had thought she was asleep) Gabi never wanted to be near that couch ever again.

Public Sexcapade

They had a quickie in Grisha's basement during one family dinner with the Jeagers. Zeke almost walked in on them.

Reiner also owns a pickup truck. He likes to take Mikasa out for a night drive. He'll have the back boot of his truck all nice with warm covers and they'll park somewhere private uphill to stargaze. They'll make love underneath the stars in the open air and just hold each other afterwards. Mikasa loves to listen to Reiner as he tells her about his favorite constellations.

Body Appreciation

When Mikasa's body starts to grow when she's carrying their twins, Reiner develops a much higher level of appreciation towards her body because of the changes she's going through. Obviously he appreciates the tremendous increase of her cup size, but he notices every other parts of her that swells beautifully with every week of her pregnancy too. As shared in this pregnancy post, Mikasa had the upper side of her hormonal changes that Reiner was the one who's constantly be worrying that he'll poke the babies in their heads every time she gets in her special mood 😂 see, he's so adorkable!

Sneaky playtime(s)

Reiner & Mikasa would always have a burning fire in their marriage even as they grow older. The twins were not spared from the traumatizing knowledge of their parents' extracurricular activities, when they overheard their parents from outside their bedroom door one Sunday morning.

Miraé: Rémy, are Mama & Papa fighting? She said the F word to Papa. Oh, Papa said he's coming? To where?

Rémy: Jesus, Miraé. They're having sex.

Miraé: What's that?

Rémy: Aunt Gabi told me to stay away if we ever hear weird noises coming from Mama & Papa's bedroom because it means they're having their adult playtime.

Miraé: Let's just go next door and ask Uncle Armin & Aunt Annie about it.

Armin was speechless and red with embarassment while Annie cackled at the poor twins. Afterwards, Annie sent a photo of the twins in their family group chat with the caption "Please come pick up your kids at our house after you're done maintaining Mikasa's plumbing 🍆💧💧" 🤣

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Gosh, I really, really enjoyed working on this. Thanks again for the Ask, Anonie 🙈💕💋

[iamnightduchess]

Hi!!! We miss ReiKasa and the recent post you reblogged inspired me to also ask for a potential head cannon of what Reiner and Mikasa are like when they fight/argue (and what the making up looks like ;) )!!!

Hello BB! ❤ Thank you so much for the Ask. I miss them both very much! (Feels like we're talking about our mom and dad. Why not? 😂 Dad!Reiner and Mom!Mikasa are the bomb!)

Reiner x Mikasa (ReiKasa) Argument & Making Up Canon/Modern AU Headcanon #11

These two would very rarely fight because their minds are on the same wavelength effortlessly. If they do argue, they tend to have a chicken vs egg debate/discussion. Meaning it'll always be a win-win situation.

Argument/Fighting

Reiner tends to take lead in their discussions naturally and offer the solutions but he's also an amazing listener and observer, which is extremely helpful for someone quiet and reserved like Mikasa.

Reiner's very attuned to Mikasa's body language and facial expression after months of being with her. He knows how to read her emotions wordlessly. When everyone else finds it difficult to decipher what's on her mind, Reiner can read her like an open book. However, this wasn't the case in the beginning of their relationship. Reiner had to be the one who's doing most of the approaching due to her introverted nature.

He pretty much have mastered the art of preemptive crisis aversion when it comes to Mikasa.

However, when a situation gets out of control, instead of going into a full-blown fight, Reiner would be the one to excuse himself and regroup/regulate/ground himself because he doesn't like taking his anger out on someone he truly loves/cares about.

Reiner never lets his ego takes over his arguments with Mikasa and would never disrespect her through actions or words. That is how high he values this amazing woman. He also can't bear seeing her beautiful round eyes glassy with tears because of his hurtful actions or words.

Mikasa gets overprotective over her loved ones, but she has minimal to zero ego or selfishness in her bones towards the very same group of people. However, her weakness is also that she tends to be a little possessive with Reiner but he'd always make sure there's no room for her insecurity to take control over her emotions and would always be truthful with her.

Reiner and Mikasa tend to let a little ego took over at the beginning of their relationship just like any other couple in their adjustment period but has learnt to discard it gradually in time.

Both Reiner and Mikasa are the most selfless people in not only their relationship, but also amongst close friends. In public eyes, they're a strong unit together. Behind closed doors, when they find themselves going into a heated argument (usually because of jealousy), it tends to be borderline foreplay at the same time 😏 These are the only times they'll get 'physical'

Their arguments would never be physical or screaming in the face type of altercation. Their code word for conflict resolution is : "Take it to the council." These two would sit down together, each with a paper and a pen, listing down pros and cons, and the arguments would soon turn to a debate until they reach a mutual ground. Reiner would usually make her face crack into a smile with his quirky comebacks towards the end. To Reiner, even if he lost the argument, it'll always be a win for him when he can turn her frown into a smile.

Making Up

They would never go to bed angry at each other.

It's uncanny, it's like telepathy but they would both tend to say sorry or ask "Are you alright?" at the same time.

One time Reiner and Mikasa had an argument but couldn't find a mutual ground, they both decided it was best to give each other some space and quiet time even after saying sorry to each other. But not for long though, Reiner would always be the first to find ways to break the awkward silence between them later.

(Modern AU) Reiner once did a striptease dance after their quiet dinner, telling her that night the dessert is going to be extra special 😳 Yeaps, she ended up having her dessert with an extra serving of whipping cream right on the kitchen counter. Also, Reiner really does make a mean Panna cotta. She had them both at the same time 😏

(Modern AU) Reiner also plays the guitar and he would sometimes serenade her with "I Wanna Grow Old With You" from Mikasa's favorite movie, "The Wedding Singer" (This was also the song he sang to her before he got down on one knee to pop the big question). He'd give her a backrub later before whispering an "I love you" into her ear. This man would never stop showering her with affections especially after he had unintentionally caused her to be upset.

Meanwhile, Mikasa would bake him his favorite Marleyan meatloaf or salted dark chocolate ganache as a peace offering and would just wrap her arms around his body while silently watches him eat. It calms her so much to see him enjoying her cooking.

In the Ackerman-Braun household, desserts are also their love & apology language because Reiner's a foodie and Mikasa loves to bake.

Sometimes, like most men, Reiner also has these little moments that caused him to overlook her feelings but Mikasa has learnt to open herself up more with Reiner through being more verbally expressive with him, the way he is with her so they would always be on the same page.

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Thanks again for the Ask, dear! I love working on heartwarming, wholesome headcanons like this 💕