#and the original reason that Eren wanted to join

[clfixationstation]

one thing that I will criticize about Mikasa's character is that she doesn't understand Eren's (and Armin's) dream at all. The only insight we're offered into Mikasa's perspective of their dream is that she doesn't understand it and doesn't know what they're going on about. Like?? She doesn't get Eren's basic motivations?? Unless I completely missed something, Mikasa doesn't know that Eren wanted to explore an unoccupied world with Armin or that he desires 'freedom'. Which again, are Eren's base-level motivations. And she just. Isn't allowed to know??

[urlibragirl]

summary : you and eren were childhood friends, but you guys drifted apart. One day, Eren decide to stick the pieces back.

warnings/content : mdni!, fem!reader, jealous!eren, eren is a virgin, little bit of angst, p in v intercourse, unprotected sex, oral sex(m receiving)

word count : 1271

Sighing heavily, Eren rubbed his forehead as he tried to recall the events leading up to your falling out. You guys had been inseparable during childhood, always playing together and sharing secrets. But somewhere along the line, things changed. 

He remembered the day clearly, it was after Jean had joined your group of friends. There was something different about you, you seemed happier, more confident. And yet, at the same time, she seemed distant too. Like there was part of herself that kept hidden even from him.

Grinning widely, you clapped your hands excitedly as you talked to your friends about the tv-show you watched the night before. Your laugh echoed through the hallways, drawing attention from everyone around you.

You may have been known for being somewhat wild and carefree, but there was no denying that people enjoyed being around you. Even though Eren preferred quieter gathering, he couldn’t help but admire your ability to light up any room you entered. Watching you interact with others made your heart ache just a little bit more. 

He wished things could go back to how they used to be, but he knew that ship had sailed long ago. Instead, he forced himself to focus on his studies, hoping that one day he might finally gain control over his feelings. Little did he know, your paths were destined to cross again under unexpected circumstances.

One fateful evening during winter break, Armin hosted a party at his place which included most members of their original friendship circle. Despite initially declining due to personal reasons, Eren eventually caved in under pressure from Mikasa and Jean who insisted he needed some time off studying. Reluctantly agreeing, he arrived at Armin’s house.

As the night wore on and the party reached its peak, Eren found himself drawn to you, despite the animosity that had grown between you two over the years. With a determined stride, he made his way through the crowd until he stood in front of you, his heart pounding in his chest.

"Hey," he said, trying to keep his voice casual despite the butterflies fluttering in his stomach.

You glanced at him, “Oh, hey Eren,” you answered “It’s been a long time.”

You guys stood in awkward silence for a moment, the weight of your unresolved issues hanging heavy in the air.

“Look, I didn’t mean to ignore you or act like a jerk. It’s just that seeing you with Jean made me realize how much I missed having you around. We were best friends since forever, and suddenly, you were gone. I tried to move on, but my heart wouldn’t listen. So yeah, maybe I acted immaturely sometimes, but deep down, I was hurting too.” 

Your eyes widened in surprise as you listened to Eren pouring his heart out. You hadn’t expected such honesty from him. For once, he sounded vulnerable instead of aloof. “There’s also something I need to tell you,” you began, your voice barely above a whisper. “Something I’ve been wanting to say for quite a while now…” You paused for effect, taking a deep breath before continuing.

“The truth is, I’m in love with you. From the moment we met all those years ago, I knew there was something special between us. And as time went by, that feeling only grew stronger.” you finally said.

“But what about Jean?” Eren asked with a surprised tone. “Oh, with Jean it wasn’t anything serious,” you said. “It’s going to sound horrible but both of us needed someone to forget about the friend they were in love with, me with you and him with Mikasa, but apparently it wasn’t really effective”

“So why didn’t you say something?” he asked. “Well, I could ask the same thing to you Eren?” you answered, teasing him a little bit.

“I guess I was just scared,” he admitted sheepishly. “ Afraid that maybe you really had moved on without me – I’ve missed you Y/N,” he confessed, his voice shaking. “More than you’ll ever know”.

As your faces drew closer, the world around you seemed to fade away, leaving only the two of you in a bubble of intense emotion. Your hearts raced in unison, beating wildly against your chests as you prepared yourselves for whatever laid ahead.  Finally, after what felt like an eternity, your lips met in a tender, passionate kiss.

It was as if all the pent-up frustration and sorrow from your tumultuous past had suddenly vanished, replaced by a powerful wave of desire and affection. Time stood still as you were both lost in the moment, savoring every second of your long-awaited reunion. 

When you guys finally pulled apart, you gazed into each other's eyes, lost in the depths of each other's souls. "I love you, Eren," you whispered, your voice shaking slightly with emotion. "And I love you too, Y/N," he replied, his voice equally strained.

As your lips parted, Eren found himself struggling to catch his breath. This was new territory for him; he had never experienced such intense passion before. He looked into your eyes, wondering if she felt the same way. 

To his relief, he saw a mix of lust and tenderness reflected back at him. Gently guiding you towards the nearby bedroom, he led you inside and closed the door behind you. The room was dimly lit, casting eerie shadows across the walls. 

Undressing each other slowly, you were revealed in the sight of each other's naked forms for the first time. Despite being a virgin, Eren couldn't hide his excitement or nervousness. You sensed his apprehension and decided to take charge. 

Kneeling down beside him, you ran your hands up his thighs, stopping just short of his erection. Looking into his eyes, you gave him a reassuring smile before taking him into your mouth. Eren let out a moan as you teased him expertly, sucking gently on his cock while running your tongue along its length. 

Overwhelmed by pleasure, he reached down to touch your hair, encouraging you to continue. As you worked him over with your skilled tongue, he couldn't help but wonder how lucky he was to have found someone like you. 

Meanwhile, you moved up to straddle Eren's lap, grinding your hips against him suggestively. You wanted this to be special for him, and you intended to make sure it was. Slowly lowering yourself onto his hardened member, you gasped as you felt him slide inside your wet folds. It was tighter than he expected, but in a good way. 

You began moving up and down, meeting his thrusts halfway as you both sought release. The sounds of skin slapping against skin filled the air, punctuated by gasps of pleasure from both parties involved. Eren grabbed hold of your hips, pulling you closer as he buried himself deeper inside your warmth with each stroke. 

Your rhythm became faster and more urgent as you neared climax. Just when it felt like neither of you could take another moment, you both cried out in ecstasy, your bodies shuddering together as you reached orgasm simultaneously.

"Oh god," Eren groaned, his voice hoarse from exertion. "That was incredible." He pulled you closer, burying his face in your neck as he savored the scent of your skin. "I don't think I've ever felt anything like that before." You smiled contentedly, tracing gentle circles on his back. "Oh don’t worry, we're just getting started." 

With renewed energy, you two began exploring each other's bodies once more, lost in the heat of the moment. Every touch sent waves of pleasure coursing through you, heightening your senses and deepening your connection. 

a/n : i wrote this at 2 a.m, so there might be grammar mistakes sorry

[brave-and-gentle]

Ice Sculpture date: Reader x Jean Fluff Part 1

Ya'll something came over me this morning and I busted this out for absolutely no reason.

**This has turned into an unexpected mini series. Check out chapter two here.

If you like this, be sure to check out my original character x Jean fic on A03 here

Pairings: reader x Jean

Summary: A year after graduating college in Trost, many of your friends have moved away, but you remained. Your new roommate, Sasha and her friend Connie, introduced you to their friend group. When group plans go awry, you find yourself alone with Jean.

Warnings: none, this all v cute fluff, a self-indulgence

Word count: ~3,400

You were supposed to leave the apartment 10 minutes ago. You always forgot how long it took to layer up with how cold Trost got in the middle of winter. As soon as you lace your winter boots up, you run out the front door and penguin-walk to Jean and Marco's apartment. It was only a few blocks south of where you and Sasha lived, but since it was -20 Fahrenheit, it seemed like an eternity.

It's frigid that the insides of your nose freeze within about five seconds of being outside. Your teeth chatter and eyes burn. This does nothing to help your nerves. You are going to see the ice sculptures made by local artists with a new group of friends you had only met a month ago.

Three months prior, your best friend and roommate, Historia, decided to move to the coast with her girlfriend, Ymir. Your reaction was mixed. You and Historia were two peas in a pod since you met during freshmen year orientation and you did everything together – English classes, the college newspaper, intramural volleyball team, and a few parties. When Historia started dating Ymir junior year, you were a little concerned by Ymir's abrasive personality, but she started to grow on you and she helped Historia become a little more assertive. Ymir had always wanted to move to the coast, so when she finally secured an apartment, it didn't surprise you that Historia sat you down to break the news that she was going with her, leaving you alone in the two-bedroom apartment.

You were happy for the couple. This was Ymir's dream and Historia was excited to explore somewhere new with the love of her life. And yet, there is a tiny bit of maybe not resentment, but you do feel abandoned. This completed the mass exodus of all your friends moving out of Trost. With Historia and Ymir gone, you really don't have anyone.

Thankfully, they refused to road trip to their new home until they helped you find a roommate. It didn't take nearly as much time as you expected, which admittedly disappointed you. After asking around for a few weeks, you found out that Sasha Braus was looking for a place. You knew who she was since you had gone to the same college, but you'd never had a conversation with her. All you knew about Sasha was that she started an archery club at school that apparently was still going strong after graduation. It was an easy decision for Sasha to move in with you. When you met up at the coffee shop down the street, she was incredibly bubbly and kind.

Rooming together was going nearly seamless – although you did have to label all your food in the fridge, lest Sasha get the munchies and eat everything. Soon enough you got to know her friend from school, Connie Springer, who you recognized from the soccer team. He had pretty much taken residence on the couch in the living room, and you didn't even mind. It was nice to have a living space full of laughter – and Connie's snoring.

Sasha and Connie invited you to join their friend group at weekly bar trivia. It was a large group – you'd never hung out with so many people at one time, but with how extroverted Sasha and Connie were, it wasn't a surprise. You could barely keep track of who was who for a while, but after nearly a month of hanging out with them, you think you got it down. Sasha, Connie, Marco and Jean were tight in college. Eren, Mikasa, and Armin had grown up together in Shiganshina and went to a different college in Trost. Eren had met Reiner and Bertholt at the gym. Annie had grown up with Reiner and Bertholt. You weren't exactly sure how they all merged together, but they all hung out together pretty regularly now.

You groan in relief as you approached Jean and Marco's apartment – a beacon of warmth in the frigid, dark night. Your nerves disappear, replaced by yearning for heat. This is the first time you are hanging out with the group without Sasha and the first time outside of bar trivia. It was Jean's idea to go see the ice sculptures. He was an art major in college and knew a couple of the artists. Sasha had a date with this new guy, Nicolo tonight, but urged you to go without her.

You run up to the entryway and ring the apartment buzzer, hoping that it actually works because you realized you don't have Jean or Marco's number. The door clicks, thankfully, and a heatwave washes over you as you open the door and climb the stairs to apartment 313. Or was it 315? You knock on the door only once before it opens to reveal Jean in an old college t-shirt and sweatpants with a hole in the right knee. He isn't wearing shoes. You didn't fully realize how tall this man was until you had to practically crane your neck up to look at him.

“Hey,” Jean says your name. He runs his fingers through his ash-brown hair. “Shit, I'm so sorry, I didn't have your number and couldn't tell you – everyone canceled for tonight. I texted Sasha for your number but she didn't answer.”

Your stomach drops a little. Did you come over here for nothing? You had actually been looking forward to seeing ice sculptures, especially since it was over the college's winter break – it wouldn't be as crowded with students as it usually was. At least that's what you heard, you had never actually gone to see them before. Historia didn't usually last more than 10 minutes in the cold.

“Oh,” you breath, still recovering from the cold. “I guess that means it's going well with Nicolo then.”

“Yeah,” Jean laughs, “If there's any way to Sasha's heart, it's food, and with the way that guy cooks, I think he's in it for life.”

“So where is everyone tonight?” You ask, stalling for a little more time inside. Jean leans against the door frame and counts off.

“Annie invited Armin to go to her father's for the holidays, so I guess they're getting serious. Reiner and Bertholt are sick. Marco got called in to work to cover for someone. Connie won't tell me what he's doing tonight, but I'm pretty sure he's going over to Hitch's for a booty call. And once everyone else canceled, so did Eren and Mikasa.”

“Ah,” you respond, not really knowing what to say now. You don't know Jean well enough to continue the conversation, but you really don't want to go back home. It's only six o'clock, but since it's already pitch black out, you know you won't do anything except rot on the couch all night. For once, you had plans on the weekend and were looking forward to it. You take a step back and point down the hallway. “Welp, I guess I'll - “

“Unless?” Jean interrupts you and rises an eyebrow. His hazel eyes bore into you. Shit, he's really cute. “I mean, you did come over here and you're already bundled up. We could go?” He asks, seemingly unsure of himself.

“Oh, yeah that would be great!” The words tumble out of your mouth before you fully realize you just agreed to a night alone with Jean. “I did make the perilous journey after all.”

“It is cold as fuck and you are very brave.” Jean smiles and rolls his eyes. He takes a step back and motions for you to enter his apartment. “C'mon in, I'll change quick and I can drive us over.”

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You tense up sitting in the passenger seat of Jean's small, beater car, but as the car warms, so does your conversation. You learn that Jean is an only child and had grown up in Trost. In his art major, he focused on drawing and painting, and was currently teaching art classes at a nonprofit specializing in teaching kids from low-income neighborhoods. He tells you about how his mom drove him crazy, but he still wears the thick, royal blue mittens she had knitted for him. You give him a refresher of how you became roommates with Sasha, how all of your friends from Trost had moved away over the course of the year following graduation.

Once you arrive, you and Jean walk over the to the entrance to pay for tickets, but someone so bundled up you couldn't make out a single feature waves you in.

“For you my man, it's free! Enjoy your date!” You look over to Jean and wait for him to correct the man. Jean's cheeks flush pink, either from the bitter cold or the embarrassing mistake his friend made.

“Ah, sorry about that,” Jean says and bites his lower lip. “That's Floch, he's . . .a bit of an idiot. I know him from the nonprofit, he teaches about once a week. Pretty sure that's all he does besides live off his rich parent's money.”

“Ha, that's okay,” you answer and looked around for any sort of distraction from the awkward interaction. The stars above you shine with a brilliance you'd never seen before. “Wow.” You point up. “I didn't realize how bright the stars could be away from the city.”

“Yeah,” Jean perks up. “It's my favorite part about coming out here.” You both approach the first sculpture, a series of waves imitating the ocean. Dark blue lights underneath light it up. “Brrr, but this cold is not! Actually, I'll be right back.” You don't look behind you to see where Jean wanders off to because you are memorized by the ice wave sculpture.

It reminds you of Historia and Ymir and their new home. The first week she moved, Historia sent you a picture of them at the beach. She said once it warmed up in a few months, they were going to take surfing lessons, no doubt Ymir's idea. An ache grows in your heart, missing your best friend. You are proud of how adventurous she had become since meeting Ymir.

“Hot toddy?” Jean reappears and hands a steaming mug to you.

“Ohhh,” you moan as the mug instantly warms right through your mittens. “This is perfect, thank you.” You hold the drink up to your face, letting it defrost your nose. You breath in the mix of cinnamon and brandy.

“You like this one?” Jean nods at the icy waves.

“Yeah, it reminds of Historia and Ymir since they're living so close to the ocean now. I miss them even though I'm happy for them,” you confess.

“Good for them though, getting out of here.” He take a long sip of his hot toddy. “I've been in Trost my whole life.”

“Have you thought about moving somewhere else?”

“I have, but I don't know if I could ever leave my mom. She's got my step-dad now, but still. Plus, I think I'd really have to make it in the art world to have the money to get out of here. That nonprofit job isn't exactly paying me much.” He gazes at the sculpture, lost in thought.

“Ah, so you're a mama's boy at heart?” You tease and smirk.

“Hey now, nothing wrong with that,” Jean defends himself and tears his eyes away from the sculpture to smile at you.

The two of you continue on, losing yourselves in the towering ice and the glowing pink, blue and green lights mimicking the Northern Lights. You are lost in conversation as well. You discover you are both voracious readers and are discussing a fantasy series you had both recently read when Jean halts.

“You have got to be fucking kidding me.” He furrows his brows and you follow his accusing eyes to see Eren and Mikasa hand in hand across the field of snow viewing a sculpture in the shape of several large, intricate snow flakes. “They canceled on me and showed up anyway?? Typical Jaeger,” Jean growled.

You bite your lip to keep yourself from laughing. You aren't sure exactly why Eren and Jean are constantly on each other's nerves, but it was one of the first things you noticed when they argued at trivia night over which actor had won an Oscar two years in a row. Turns out, both of their answers were wrong. You had to admit that you found their rivalry a little comical.

“Would you have wanted to go with them anyway?” You press and give a soft laugh. Eren and Mikasa are all over each other all the time, so it's hard to imagine Jean would enjoy three-wheeling with them.

“No,” Jean glowers, “but still, it's about the principle!”

“Alright, let's stay away from them then and have our own fun,” you concede and place your hand on Jean's bicep to guide him away from their direction. You run your mitten-covered hand down the rest of his arm and were about to pull away, but Jean grabs your hand and pulls you closer. Your heart skips a beat.

“You uh, look cold.” He shrugs and looks at the ground. He loosens his hand, as if to let you know that you can let go if you want. Instead, you squeeze his hand and press even closer to his tall frame.

“I am absolutely freezing,” you agree. It's like you had a brain aneurysm, you are never this bold. But you are, in fact, freezing, and Jean is warm. He clears his throat and peers over at you, eyes just barely visible with his knit cap covering his eyebrows.

“So what about you? What are you doing in Trost?”

“Ugh, that's a backstory.”

“I'm all ears.” You launch into it, how you majored in English with great hopes of becoming a best-selling novelist, but the past few months you were stuck in the worst case of writer's block. Unable to find a job remotely close to what you wanted to do, you ended up working at the front desk of a pediatric medical clinic – and barely writing anything.

“You know when you have this great idea, but you realize that in order to make it happen, you actually have to sit down and you know, create?” You gesticulate with your now empty mug in hand, your other hand still engulfed by Jean's.

“Yeah, I know the feeling all too well.” He nods. “I get that way about my sketches and painting sometimes too. It's like the thought of failure has such a choke hold on me that I can't even get started.”

“Exactly! God, the burden we creatives put on ourselves,” you laugh and roll your eyes at your own mild pretentiousness. “I didn't think I'd still be living in Trost this long.”

The two of you finish the ice sculpture route and arrive back where you started. The night was going fast, too fast. You are so long in conversation that you don't see Eren and Mikasa arrive at the exit at the same time.

“Jean?? Is that you?” Shit. You don't mind Eren that much, though he's a little intense for you, and Mikasa is positively the coolest person you know, but fielding the tension between Jean and Eren is the last thing you want to do. Jean drops your hand and with it, a little piece of your heart. Eren and Mikasa approach you.

“Oh, hey,” Eren says your name and a shit-eating grin grows on his face. “Didn't realize you two were out here.”

“Hi,” Mikasa greets you by name with a shy smile.

Jean crosses his arms.

“Yeah, because unlike some people, I did what I said I'd do.” You chuckle at Jean's awkward wording.

“Technically I did too. I said I wasn't going with you, not that I wouldn't go at all,” Eren smirks and his pine-green eyes dance with mischief. Mikasa rolls her eyes and tuggs on his hand.

“C'mon Eren, let's go. Nice to see you two!” Mikasa waves at you and Jean and steers Eren away before a battle could ensue.

“God he gets on my nerves,” Jean says mostly to himself and balls up his hands in fists as the two of you walk to his car. Once inside, you check your phone to see a message from Sasha.

Omg Mikasa just told me you and Jean went to the ice sculptures together?? Just the two of you?? How cute!! I didn't even think about it but you two are PERFECT together. Come home immediately and tell me how it went.

Her message is followed with about a million heart eye emojis.

“Jesus Christ,” you mutter and shove your phone in your pocket. Although you thoroughly enjoyed your night with Jean and don't want it to end, you also don't want anyone to get the wrong idea, yourself included. Getting your hopes up had bit you in the ass one too many times.

“Everything good?” Jean asks as he steers out of the parking lot.

“Ah, I don't know. . .” you trail off, unsure how to respond. “I guess Mikasa must have just told Sasha that she ran into us here and she's demanding answers.”

“Which means everyone is going to know in about an hour. Connie's going to be blowing up my phone any minute.” Jean throws his head back in frustration before quickly returning his eyes to the road.

“I can try to correct her, that we're just friends,” you quickly try to do damage control.

“Oh, uh, I didn't mean that. Let her think whatever she wants. Or I mean, uh,” he stutters and blushes. “She's your roommate, I didn't mean to tell you what to tell her.”

“No, that's fine. I'll just ignore her and she can make whatever she wants out of it,” you give a nervous laugh.

The car ride back to the city center is much more quiet and tense. It seems to you that Jean didn't want the night to end either. Despite the tension, you arrive back to your neighborhood much quicker than you expect.

“I can drop you off at your apartment so you don't have to walk in cold again,” Jean offers.

“Sure, thanks.”

He pulls up in front of your apartment building and you unbuckle and pause to look at Jean. Fuck it.

“Do you want to come in? Sasha's probably spending the night with Nicolo.”

“Oh, uh,” Jean pauses and your heart plummets to your stomach.

“It's okay, you don't have to.” You shuffle to open the car door, but Jean stops you.

“I'd love to, actually.”

Keeping with the theme of warm drinks, you make two hot chocolates with peppermint schnapps. Both of your warm outdoor clothing is piled in a heap on the chair by the front door. You and Jean curl up on the couch and move closer and closer to each other as you talk about everything and anything – your favorite movies, your various college activities (you learn Jean was also on the soccer team with Connie and Marco), all the different places you'd like to visit, the frustrations of trying to write or draw.

“Maybe if I wrote something really great I could move somewhere else someday,” you muse. “But until then, Trost it is.”

Jean leans in and lifts his hand to tuck your hair behind your ear. You freeze and gaze into his glowing hazel eyes.

“I'm glad you're here,” he breaths your name. An uncontrollable smile spreads across your face.

“Me too.” Warmth from both flirting with Jean and the schnapps spreads throughout your body. He leans in even closer.

“Can I . . .” he trails off. You don't need words to know what he's asking. You answer by surging forward and pressing your lips to his. You both taste like peppermint and dark chocolate. You pull back and giggle. A bold night indeed.

“So, coffee shop tomorrow?” He asks. You learn that you both frequented the coffee shop down the street but were rarely there at the same time. You nod.

“You bring your sketches, I'll bring my notebook,” you promise to hold each other to creating as much as possible.

“It's a date.” Jean looks at you and grins into his hot chocolate mug.

Turns out you have lots to tell Sasha.

[breakingsanity-aruani]

My next major fic!

Hi hi! So, another update for my AruAni fic, The Difference Between Us. It is over 28k words!! By this point, the chapter is nearly complete... just 2 more scenes to really flesh out! Then revisions can begin ^^ Thank you everyone who reads for your patience!

That... however, is not the main reason for this post. I want to talk a bit about my next big fic after DBU is finished... which is another tiny!Armin x Annie story, but this time based in the canon-verse! A canon-divergence story! Fun fact, this was my original idea for DBU before it became what it is now :3. Ahem.

The name of my next fic is called Saving You. The premise/summary is as follows:

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Annie Leonhart is released free of her crystal prison seemingly at random, unsure of how or why, the scouts aim to capture her for information before deciding what to do next with the Female Titan. However, Armin advocates for her strategic use and wishes for them to become friendly with her.

After several Marley ships invade Paradis Island, only to be stopped by the joined forces of Eren, Armin, and Annie’s Titan powers… a unique set of serums are discovered. One that reduces the size of an Eldian who drinks it, while the other restores their size back to normal. According to Annie, the person who drinks it would be shrunken down to around 4 inches tall in size (10.16 cm)… but the process of doing so also greatly enchants the body of the user to that of inhuman. Thus giving the user's body extreme durability regardless of their tiny stature.

After more time has passed, Annie has been considering the possible outcomes of the Island and the fates of those who live on it… Annie worries for Armin’s safety. With her concerns becoming more vivid in her mind, she decides to take matters into her own hands and return to Marley soon… with him. She knows Armin will not simply go along with her idea, so Annie considers usage of a vial of the Marley Shrink Serum and devises a plan to rescue Armin for good…

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The divergence happens due to Annie being awakened earlier than expected, and the story itself takes place during the 4-year time skip prior to Season 4. This will have Armin being 17, closer to 18, while Annie is closer to 19 herself (if my math is right, haha).

Without giving too much away so soon and to sum it up, Annie believes Paradis Island is doomed to fall eventually, and she can't stand the thought of something terrible happening to Armin. Knowing her chances to helping everyone is slim, she decides to save the person closest to her... no matter the method. Which is where the shrinking serum comes into play. This is a byproduct of Titan science, combining various substances with spinal fluid that result in Eldian's shrinking in size, but having incredibly durable bodies despite it. (Those familiar with my current fic, The Difference Between Us, will know that Armin there is the same miniature size and also with super durability for his body. It's similar here in Saving You as well!)

This fic will have plenty of fluff, angst, hurt/comfort, sense of betrayal! So much more! If you have any questions or interests, please feel free to ask. :3

I wanted to share a tease for one of my upcoming projects after DBU, so, thank you for reading <3

[victorckk]

Sorry for uhh.. not really posting much art, I have NOT had the energy to really do anything because of some things. And I’ve been more fixated on HSR recently.

BUT!! I did redesign my HSR OC while procrastinating to finish the recent mission, so that’s a bonus I think.

Downside is I never want to see another banana or monkey ever again after that. I don’t want to even eat a banana ever again.

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Faris’ updated information:

Element: Ice

Path: Abundance

Pronouns: He/Him

Voice Claim: Bryce Papenbrook (hehe Eren Yeager jokes I’m running out of voice claim options man)

Faris isn’t sure of his origins other than being created by the Aeon of Beauty according to legends that have spread throughout the universe for centuries.

The Knights of Beauty hold Faris in high regards, and a few members have always tried to track him down to serve him. This is due to the rumors that have spread throughout the cosmos; although modern Knights have no lasting proof that he was created by the Aeon of Beauty, they blindly believe it to keep their faith in Idrila alive.

Unbeknownst to most, he is an Emanator of the Aeon of Abundance. He isn’t sure of Yaoshi’s reasoning for gazing upon him, but he likes to believe that it’s so he can see Idrila again, if THEY are even still alive in the first place. Although, it’s led to him feeling trapped between the Abundance and the Beauty; an experience he jokingly describes as “being stuck in a cosmic custody battle”.

Diamond, the highest ranking member of the Ten Stonehearts, offered Faris “protection and more” if he joined the IPC. Faris agreed to the deal, but only because he was unaware that the organization intended to use his Emanator abilities to their advantage.

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Being a well known director across the cosmos constantly searching for inspiration, it’s no shock that Faris and Mr. Reca have crossed paths a few times. The legends surrounding Faris have intrigued the man greatly, so much to the point that he keeps requesting for Faris to be the star in one of his films.

But unbeknownst to Faris, the Memokeeper is more interested in him than in his memories. That doesn’t mean Mr. Reca isn’t interested in those as well, though. The Director’s secondary goal is to search Faris’ memories for any that capture his attention.

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While the main purpose of his journey is to find the Aeon of Beauty, Argenti is also on a quest to track down Faris after hearing the rumors about his supposed identity and origins.

However, Argenti isn’t tracking down Faris to serve him like the rest of the Knights; he believes Faris to be Idrila’s reincarnation instead of creation, so he desires nothing more than to receive Blessings and Recognition from Faris. He is unaware of the man being an Emanator of the Abundance.

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TRVIA

He is immune to Mara, due to being an artificial creation. The only symptom he shows is having memory problems, but not as severe as normal Mara-struck.

He refers to Idrila as his Mother and Father. He refers to Yaoshi as these things too, and he obviously favors The Abundance when using them.

For you dilf likers or whatever. He raised a young Knight at one point shortly after becoming an Emanator. He outlived her, though. He cherishes the memories of her more than anything. Faris even has a huge soft spot for children. He’s 100% a good dad

He is BISEXUAL !! He deserves to be an immortal bicon.

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And because I’m gay and cringe, I WILL find some way to ship him with Reca. I don’t care. Just gotta come up with a cringe ass ship name and everything

[tojiscrack]

in honor of the new soano chapter- my thoughts

I AM GAGGED THIS IS SO GOOD

FIRST OF ALL- MALAKAI FROM LIAR LIAR UNIVERSE HOPPING INTO SOANO?? HILARIOUS. I DIDNT KNOW THIS WAS POSSIBLE, BUT HES EVEN WORSE HERE LMFAOOOO

Y/N HAS BEED HAUNTING SHADIS EVEN WHILE HE WAS GONE😭😭 HE IS TREMBLING OVER THE SOUND OF HER VOICE.

i actually also love the fact that y/n is so iconic in this so here's a list

- shadis, badis, madis, and kadis

- forcing jean's lookalike to eat peas

- LITERALLY PUNCHING BORIS, HELLO??

- scheming with hange after running away(for the first, but definitely not last, time)

- "remember me?"

- insulting erwins eyebrows😭

- pulling a turn around on badis after LOCKING HIM IN THE WOMENS BATHROOM??????

- drawing flowers instead of answering the math problem

- LITERALLY DITCHING HER GROUP TO RUN AWAY LMFAO

- actually befriending malakai😨

- convincing everyone that the schedule had changed

and saving the best for last,

- "OH SHADIIISSSS!!, guess who's baaack"

i probably forgot to write a few down but i hope ur happy with this list😈

i loved the new chapter so much like i actually was kicking my feet and giggling from the shenanigans ilysm pls never die i actually wish i could smooch u bc this was beautiful 😔😔🙏

start of a new obsession masterlist here:

I’M SURPRISED YOU’RE STILL READING IT? 😭 HAHAHA STOP ILY

MALAKAI ORIGINATED IN LIAR, LIAR BUT WILL BE IN EVERY UNIVERSE OF EVERY STORY I WRITE 😭 him and y/n will meet a millions times. and yes, he’s 10000x worse here and it’s actually like that for a reason — in aot’s universe, they don’t exactly have much to lose. we don’t know much about how their jobs work and stuff. all we know is that if you have a criminal record, it stays. if you’ve done something incredibly grave, it stays (as seen with eren and mikasa’s murder crimes committed at 9 years old LMAO). but we notice that even with that, eren was able to join the cadet corps and even ended up ranking 5th before joining the scouts. so, malakai truly has nothing to lose when he goes feral 💀

please you basically just summarised the entire chapter DKMMM 😭😭 i had sm fun writing it for the few readers that are actually invested despite how little traction it gets. soano will always be my favourite to actually write simply bcz of how much crack it consists of.

had to make her punch boris cuz he was so annoying when i watched him in the ova. she’s doing what i wanted to do so badly. and her friends will understand why she ran off 😭 they know her well despite only knowing her for a week.

y/n in liar, liar, despite the way she acts with malakai, sees him as a friend. it’s the same thing in the soano verse. y/n and malakai 🤝 being a chaotic duo in every universe.

miffysmittens, i wait for ur notifs EVERY time. i’m gonna mwah both of your cheeks, i wake up in the morning for you, don’t YOU ever die 😤‼️

[astutior]

@kerothi | continued from here.

Armin shakes his head, fingers curling around the drink he's been nursing all evening, the glass cool and damp against his skin. When he originally joined the military, heroism was the furthest thing from his mind. Not something a person like him could possibly be capable of. Some part of him still feels that way now. The title of "hero" is largely built on lies in his case. Lies to protect Mikasa, and allow Eren a proper burial. If only the survivors of the rumbling knew. They'd string him up in the streets.

A good portion of people in Paradis already want to, for the opposite reason. What a mess he's left himself with.

"You're going to destroy your liver," he points out, eyeing Jean's empty glass and sour expression. He worries about him. The way he drinks. It's what prompts him to tag along to the bars when he's able. That, and the fact that he isn't quite sure what to do with himself in his free time anymore. Getting out prevents him from losing his mind. "Imagine surviving all that just to take yourself out with alcohol. Seems a little counter productive, don't you think?"

[erwinsprincess]

mine, always and forever: chapter 2

characters: OC (female, y/n, she/her) x Commander Erwin Smith

warning: this story will contain 18+ elements including but not limited to childhood trauma, age-gap, power dynamics, graphic sexual content, substance abuse, self-harm, and language (more in depth tags will be at the beginning of each chapter if need be)

aot semi-cannonverse (takes place in aot universe but I am taking some artistic liberties with timelines, characters, world politics, and happenings)

plot: (y/n) is a young (female, she/her) cadet (22 y/o) with a complicated past. escaping from a life of meaningless pleasures in a foreign land, y/n hopes to make a difference by giving her heart as a member of the scout regiment. with only her brothers by her side, she steps into a world of uncertainty. upon integrating herself within her rank, y/n meets a man that would flip everything she knows about herself upside down... and she likes it.

author's note: this story is my own personal delusion about meeting and falling in love with Commander Erwin if I was in the aot verse. therefore, the character is loosely based on my life experience and self-image. however, it is my hope that all of you will see something of yourself in the MC and all of you Erwin-loving baddies will enjoy our blondie in a new story. I am also new to Tumblr and it seems there are endless things I must learn, so feel free to kindly correct me if I fail to add something to my posts that is necessary for your reading enjoyment.

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“I am never going to recover from today”

You whined, rubbing your sore biceps as you sat down next to Alexei. Your first day of training went off without a hitch starting with strength training, mobility, and some mild combat training. All things considered you excelled for a newbie, as did your brothers, which did draw attention from the instructors.

“What are they feeding you all where you’re from?” An older man with wrinkled features asked you as you racked the weight you were curling. You chuckled bashfully as you remembered the strict diet your mother put you on. You were not allowed to gain an ounce of weight that was not muscle, and your mother preferred you did not gain muscle because it’s not “feminine”. Your diet consisted of fish, grains, sour yogurt, and berries picked from the mountain during your daily hikes.

“My sister and I are simply gifted athletes.” Your twin brother said as he slung an arm around your neck. “Good news for the scouting regiment, we will be your secret weapon.” He said with a smile, pulling his arm from around your shoulder to flex his bicep.

Dinner that night was simple. Stew and bread. Two foods you were unfamiliar with but you welcomed after a very long day of training. You sat with your brothers, discussing the day’s trials, when three men approached your table. One was tall with sandy brown hair, one shorter with blonde hair and blue eyes, and one also tall with dark brown hair and striking green eyes. You noticed yourself maintaining eye contact with him as they introduced themselves as Jean Kirstein, Armin Arlert, and Eren Jeager.

“Mind if we sit here?” The shy blonde boy asked.

You all began to discuss your past and your reasons for joining the armed forces. You noticed Jean was arrogant and bragging about how he wanted to join the MP. Eren and Armin began to tell of their origin story when the room fell silent, as if all ears wanted to hear what they were saying.

“You mean, you were there that day? In Shiganshina?” A girl behind you uttered.

Shiganshina was a small village within Wall Maria that was attacked several years ago. Many lives were lost due to the walls being blasted open by two abnormal titans, or so you had heard. Even the news of this catastrophe spread to the country you were from. You found your eyes to linger on the green-eyed boy. Was it sympathy, or did you have feelings for him?

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Cadet training took all of 6 months. You grew closer to Sasha and the other girls in your cabin. You had made several friends and you spent more time with your brothers than you had in years. Not to mention you kept your eye out for that beautiful Survey Corps Commander, who you saw on occasion. He and the Commanders for the Garrison and MP regularly visited to receive updates on the cadet training. A friend of a friend told you that Commander Erwin had asked about you specifically to the instructor one day during weight training. You quelled your excitement as the likely reality set in that they were being nosy of the foreign cadets. You had been on the same playing field as all of the other cadets, but you always felt as though the leadership remained skeptical of you, despite asking for your help. Nevertheless, you knew you were beyond capable. Your body had become more muscular due to the constant training and you felt more ready than ever to move into Scout Regiment HQ.

That night would be the night you dedicated your heart to the Scouting Regiment. Even though you placed in the top ten in the 104th Cadet Corps, and you would have qualified for MP, there was no way you were giving up the opportunity to leave the walls again and be a part of the reason humanity would prevail.

As dusk fell, you made your way to the stage where you would make the most important decision of your life. Hundreds of cadets gathered, nervous, clamoring.

“Are you sure this is what you want to do, y/n?” Mikhail asked as he nudged your arm. You smiled at your brother. Misha, as you commonly called him was more like you than your other brothers. People commonly mistook him as your twin, instead of Alexei. Alexei and Nik, despite having hearts made of pure gold, are pompous and arrogant. You love them more than life itself but they certainly are the type of men to appreciate their own reflections a little too much. Misha was more introverted and sensitive, but is the type of man that would stand up for the little guy. He is brave and strong and you’ve always admired his stoicism. He is so much like your father.

“I’m sure. This is my chance to give my heart for the betterment of humanity.” You turned to your brother, smiling mischievously. “Besides, I have to keep an eye out for you three, make sure you don’t find yourself in ‘a pickle’ you can’t get out of.” The phrase “a pickle” was one you picked up from Sasha. He shot you an incredulous, but amused look. Your conversation might have continued, but the sound of a man’s voice broke up your banter. Your heart fluttered as you realized who the voice belonged to. A strong, masculine, and demanding voice that made your very toes curl, and made you wonder what his voice would sound like as a soft whisper, close to your ear while he —. You scolded yourself for being so unfocused.

“Soldiers, I offer you my congratulations for having survived this far. You are already miles ahead of those who dropped out.” He paused. “Tonight is the night you decide if you will dedicate your hearts to the future of humanity. You are all that stands between humanity and decimation at the hands of the titans. Your training, bravery, and focus has brought you this far, however an estimated 30% of you will not survive the first expedition.”

Utter silence. The Commander continued.

“The next expedition is planned for three months from tonight. If you are a new recruit you will be expected to give your hearts on that first expedition. Beyond that, many more of you will be a sacrifice in the ultimate goal of ridding humanity of the titans. If you are unsure of your dedication as I stand before you, you are dismissed”

You stood frozen in your spot. Shaking hands, sweat forming in small, cold beads on your forehead, and a stomach that felt like it would rather empty its contents on the dirt floor below you, you continued to lock your attention on the commander. Faces passed as the vast majority of soldiers walked past you. The Commander continued to speak, but you heard nothing. Less than 30 of the original 400 cadets remained.

Another pause.

“For those of you who remain, I hereby welcome you all to the Survey Corps. You are all brave soldiers.”

The proud look on his face sank as his eyes connected with yours. Another long pause. You felt another strong emotion you could not place. You watched the Commander fumble for words. Fumble. The brave, charismatic, and well-spoken Commander was fumbling for words as your eyes remained locked to his, your hand in a fist over your heart.

“We travel to HQ tomorrow at dawn’s first light. You are dismissed.” Then exits the stage.

You all relaxed your salute and turned to each other.

“That was badass.” A boy named Connie said nudging your arm. “I guess we’re full fledged Scouts now, huh?” You smiled back at him, distracted by your thoughts. Why was the Commander staring at you? Ordinarily you would not mind, in fact it was usually you staring at him. Does he think you’re freak? Did he not want you to join the Scouts? But why would he care?

You turned to leave feeling confused and almost regretful of your decision when a hand grabbed your upper arm and spun you to meet their gaze. A gorgeous pair of emerald eyes stared down at you through messy dark hair.

“Y/n, you look beautiful when you’re stressed out” Eren mused.

You urged your clenched jaw and tense shoulders to relax. A small laugh escaped your lips. “I didn’t realize I wore my stress so blatantly.”

Stopping when you realized he used the word “beautiful” to describe you. Don’t get it twisted, Eren is stunning, not your type on paper, but you could see yourself getting into lots of “trouble” with him. He continued.

“I don’t think you have anything to worry about, other than the leadership. They seem to hate you and your brothers. I mean, Commander Erwin couldn’t look more displeased to see you remaining in the crowd.” Ouch. You sighed. “Yeah I guess he’s not the biggest fan of me. I didn’t do anything to him. I’ve only ever been respectful when spoken to by any of the leadership.” Especially the commander.

Over the past 6 months you and your peers had gotten to meet and mingle with some of the leadership of each branch. Commander Pixis was an old, but charming drunk who spent most of his time with your circle asking you how to say swear words in your native tongue. And then laughing to himself as he said them to his section commander who was less than amused. Nile Dawk commanded the MP. He was a forgettable man if you had ever met one. He kept to himself mostly and kept his priorities at home, a family. You admired his allegiance to his wife as MP hopefuls flirted with him to hopefully earn a spot. Offering up all sorts of things as a sort of “under-the-table” way to earn a comfortable life in the interior city. Commander Erwin however was, in your opinion, everything a man should be. He was courteous, eloquent, even-keeled, and above all he was charming. You had to hide your joy when nosy Connie asked him if he was married and if “she is hot”, and the Commander shook his head. He laughed and said, “I have yet to find my better half. That’s the trouble with a life like mine.” The one interaction that you had with him (that you replay in your head every night before bed) was brief. He complimented your athletic abilities after a record setting run through the obstacle course with ODM gear. Asking what your motivations were for joining the military, not specifying your branch of interest. You told him, and he nodded. “That is admirable, L/N.”And walked away, a nod and a smile to dismiss himself. You called after him, correcting his pronunciation of your name. He turned around, a soft smile painted on his face. “I know, I just like the way you say it.” Then he was gone, and your knees were weak.

“Yo, drinks at the tavern tonight to celebrate our impending demise?” Jean requested from behind you, both hands on your shoulders. You chuckled at his morbid joke and leaned your head to touch his cheek affectionately.

As you all turned to leave, you looked back to the platform where the “higher-ups” stood. Probably scolding the Commander for scaring away 80% of the talent in the Cadet Corps to go join the Garrison and rot for the rest of their lives in booze and laziness. Your eyes yet again met his, but this time the eyes were somber pools of blue, colder than ever. You furrowed your brows as you held his gaze. A nervous cramp in your stomach told you that what you were seeing was real, not your imagination. The Commander was disappointed at your choice, but not for the reason you thought.

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[cosmicjoke]

Other than the fact that Eren wouldn't have had his "original" reasoning for hating the Titans, what would have things been like had Carla survived? Like humor me for a second that everything up to season 4 still happened, but

How do you think Carla would have reacted to Eren decimating Liberio and then later enacting the Rumbling? I like to headcanon that she would have scolded him out of it just based off of what little we saw of her in flashbacks/before she died.

Nobody was going to stop Eren. That's kind of the point. He had an unstoppable will. Like Levi says about him from the start, he's a monster of will. Carla wasn't able to stop Eren from getting into fights as a child, or dissuade him from wanting to join the Survey Corps. Grisha wasn't able to keep him from engaging Mikasa's kidnappers on his own, etc... Eren's never been controllable. That's part of what made him so dangerous. He was like the literal embodiment of a willful child, even as a man. Somebody beyond reason, somebody beyond logic.

[erisluna35ocblog]

This week on my Reverse AU OC portrait series, I'm using Blake to study how to do leather. Leather is such a complicated material to work with, its supposed to be so reflective hence the more intense highlights in his jacket compared to how I did Shizuke's black shirt and Blair's romper. There's also the contrast in rendering black fur compared to Blair's white fur coat. Rendering black in general is a whole different thought excersise compared to the whites on Shizuke and Blair.

Introducing the black cat for my OC's reverse AU, Blake Crawford! Compared to Blair's ring, his silver ring has an orangey tint, a referrence to how he's the fox in the original timeline. The inspiration to tie his hair back is from Attack on Titan's Eren, for the depressing edgyness. Unlike Fiona who's design took some cues from Ladybugs (Marinette and Bridgette), Blake's inner clothes is based on Nathanael's akuma form, Evillustrator. It's cause his original design takes cues from Nathanael. The reason for the aversion to referrencing Adrien and/or Felix is, other than their outfits just aren't very edgy emo, it's to signal he isn't supposed to be seen as a love interest for his Ladybug partner. I wanted there to be something of a hint with his role despite being the black cat. Instead of paralleling Fiona, his outfit parallel's Blair's more. The black fur lining and an oversized black jacket, the white (light gray) shirt underneath, the way his hair is parted, the stripes, the round details... I picked him to be the black cat so he can be more active with his arc where he's looking for his sister.

Why are the twins separated?

Much like in the original, he and Blair lost their parents and got separated because of the foster system. Blair ended up with their abusive relatives while Blake ended up with the Liungs... except they never got Blair back. It's too late by the time they found out those relatives sold Blair off to the Supreme.

Blake tried everything he could to reach his sister but the Supreme blocked him every time - she's their newest little child soldier, they still had use for her. Eventually, there was an attempt on his and the Liungs' lives. The only reason they survived was because the Resistance saved them.

There, Blake learned everything. His parents and the Liungs were members of the Resistance. Mrs. Liung, the only one left alive, stayed in contact with the Resistance despite semi retiring to focus on helping him get Blair back - it's the least she could've done for her fallen friends and husband. Yet they can't reach her no matter how many strings they pulled, which is really saying something as Mrs. Liung was a former celebrity and her strongest string is the Resistance Leader, Lorelei, who is the mayor's sister-in-law. They suspect the Supreme had something to do with it.

So to tally, the Supreme has: killed his parents, killed Mr. Liung, abducted his sister, tried to get him and the Liungs killed... Blake has plenty to be mad about. This is why Blake joined the Resistance.

At first, Blake was obsessed with taking down the Supreme for taking everything from him. He fought them from the shadows. He takes out his anger on their goons for getting in his way. It doesn't matter what they throw at him, he will destroy them all... This went on for years.

But alas, Blake is still young. After years of fighting the Supreme, things are looking more and more futile. He grew tired, both emotionally and physically. He was always fighting, always hiding, making sure the Supreme doesn't catch wind of both Blake surviving or the new black cat on the prowl... the stalemate was taking its toll on him. Nothing seems to be changing.

That is until Keagan brought a girl to their base.

It was a mistake, the fallen prince said. But Lorelei saw something in the girl and declared her the new Ladybug, his partner. The time to fight in the light has come.

Not long after this, the Supreme called in reinforcements to crush the Resistance. First was the infamous Ox-wielding Miraculous hunter they've imported from Japan. Second was their shiny new-bee who's brimming with potential... Blake's sister.

[papersteeth]

Hi again! Sorry if this is like really soon but unfortunately I have more questions. Oh and yes thank you for responding it was much appreciated and yes I was referring to your current fic sorry for not clarifying.

How far along is this taking place in s4? To clarify: How close are we to getting to the part where the attack on Liberio happens?

Are Marco and Erwin okay? Are they in a coma?

Will there be more flashback scenes?

When did Eren gain his titan abilities? If he got it at 15 right, then that wouldn’t make sense because his dad would have died a long time ago because they only last 13 years so it would have had to happen when he was like 12. Does that mean that he’s going to die even sooner theoretically because he would be older? I’m really just asking when he would have gotten the ability. Would it have been the same time as the original? Sorry if this is like an obvious answer I’m just confused.

Hello there again! No worries for more questions! Thank you for taking an interest in my fic and being so curious. Apologies for how confusing my writing has been so far too!

Just like last time, in case no one else wants to be spoiled on anything, the answers will be placed under the “read more” section!

How close are we to the attack on Liberio?— About over half a year, 6-8 months til then! Now, how narratively quick we’ll get there remains to be seen.

Are Marco and Erwin okay and in a coma?— Yes, they are okay! Well, as okay as they can be after I decided I wanted them to survive their survive their canon designated death events. The last thing that Eren knows of them is that they’re both in a coma.

Will there be more flashback scenes?— Only a few more past expositions! I say past exposition since I wouldn’t consider the way I’ve been bringing up the past in my fic as full on flashback scenes!

When did Eren get his titan abilities and all that it entails?— LMAO, there’s a reason I mentioned in my first chapter's author's notes how things happen at breakneck speeds and to not ask for logistics. But that’s ok! Now that you brought it up, you are actually very correct. My dates and age ranges are both all over the place and incredibly hand waved to suit this fic’s present plot. As you can tell, this is my first fic and I’m a very amateur writer(forgive me). I’m so sorry for all the confusion!

Yes, Eren would be 12 when he inherited Grisha’s titan and everything in the series start with Bert kicking in Wall Maria’s gate. That would also mean the kids had to wait 3 years instead of the canon’s 2 years before joining the training corps at 15. Then the training corps would last the 3 years still and Eren graduates at 18. The curse of Ymir is still working like in canon with its 13 years lifespan.

[jeanbie]

omg imagine going to a new year’s party with the 104th 🥺

NEW YEARS EVE WITH THE AOT CHARACTERS ★ masterlist.

⏤ noooooo because this is my fantasy......

during your first year of uni, you threw the new years party and invited around half of your course (nobody could fit into your kitchen, somebody broke the tv off the wall unit, and three people threw up in the courtyard and security had to escort them off the premises)

second year, everybody got sick and nobody felt like having a party (armin is convinced everybody had the famous coronavirus and a zoom new years party was held, which is never happening again as long as any of you are alive)

third year should have been your final year, but all of you went on study abroad trips or work placements or gap years until finally, final year is here and it’s a brand new year and brand new party

flat 6 is holding the party this year, meaning reiner, eren, jean and connie are the hosts

almost all of your extended friend group are invited: the four hosts, the main group divided into flats on different campus dorms, course friends, gym friends, even eren’s phd brother and his friends are coming…it’s the last new year at uni all together, so let’s make it count

the flat is dipped in darkness with sequins and confetti, shiny tinsel wrapped around furniture items and for some reason the christmas tree is still up in the corner of the living room

although it started off as a bad idea, everybody put together a collaborative playlist and pock is on the dex

eren thinks that he is still sober after four heavy rum and cokes but he isn’t

he’s high on that alcohol grind and high on life, half lidded, smiling at everything and everyone

mikasa’s letting loose, her hair is down and she’s in a dress that historia helped her pick

she’s probably drinking a gin or sipping on a cocktail

armin doesn’t drink too much (first year war flashbacks involving whiskey and too much weed), but he’s enjoying the playlist and has hooked up his switch to the tv and people are playing mario kart

jean is looking comfy in his clothes (which shocks many, but hey, it’s been a long year and he’s just here to make memories), he’s a touchy drunk so he’s always throwing an arm around your shoulders, is probably drinking something with vodka in 

connie’s already on his fifth vodka red bull and since jean is in charge of measuring the smirnoff, it’s likely that connie is one drink away from a blackout or a trip to the toilet bowl

he keeps trying to hijack the playlist even though a good chunk of it is his songs anyway 

he can’t be trusted on the balcony tonight but he keeps going out there to smoke weed with eren’s big brother (zeke says weed is good for the brain, and connie believes him because he’s doing a phd which means he’s really smart and therefore everything he says is true)

sasha is currently beating literally everyone at mario kart

ymir and historia are joined at the knee and ymir was originally committed to staying sober to watch over historia

fast forward an hour and ymir is joining reiner and connie in a game of beer pong

reiner is bad at beer pong but he’s very willing to drink anything that ball bounces into

and the same cannot be said for bertie who looked like he was going to be sick after a cup of strawberry flavoured gin

even annie is having fun tonight, cracking a few smiles watching reiner’s team lose miserably 

hange came to the party after her late lab and is still in her uni clothes, but she picked up a bottle of aperol on her way here and is trying to coerce erwin into making a cocktail out of it

erwin is in the kitchen helping jean and yourself think up cocktails for pleasure and for the long long torture of beer pong

levi didn’t want to come but he has major fomo and only pretends to dislike going to social events

actually sometimes he really thrives off the energy of people (especially his best friends) so it’s connie’s plan to give him a spliff and see if he unwinds

sasha even thinks she saw him SMILE tonight (he did) ((he does a lot, but they all still act surprised for the bit))

warrior unit came, but you’re not super close with them since they’re friends through zeke, who is friends with reiner, bertie and annie since they all meet up at the gym and they only met through eren

the clock is approaching 12…

the national streaming in london is on tv

outside, another dorm is having a bonfire and party and half of your party are on the balcony and by the windows and the other are in the living room, surrounding the tv and piling on chairs and laps

you’ve all had a planned new years kiss for a few weeks now

since none of you are officially dating (save ymir and historia, who will pick eachother regardless of if somebody else lucked out and got them), you picked names using spin the bottle

sure, by now, all of you have entertained hooking up, trying it with eachother to see what works, if anything works

there might be times where the urge becomes a lot, but for better or worse, you’re all still best friends and that will never change

this year, you’ve landed yourself with jean

which is fine, because you love jean, and he loves you

pairs are all naturally near one another as the reporter commences the countdown

10…….there’s a buzz in the air……9……..sasha is screaming that everyone should get ready….8….7….6….somewhere outside, people are yelling in excitement, their own delayed string of numbers…..5….4….3…..someone sets off a firework early in the distance…..2……you turn to jean, he’s smiling widely at you already……1……..and a cacophony of noise and bursts of colour

everybody cheers out blessings and then jean grabs at your shoulders and pulls you for a kiss

there’s a split intermission of kissing silence and everybody is screaming again

you pull back from jean instinctively through giggles, and he’s laughing too

“kiss like that when we get married please!” jean says, and you had almost forgot about your marriage pact

you laugh again, and the sky fills with colours of pink and orange and green

down on the grass, people have sprinklers and they scream up happy new year’s

you’re not the only people throwing a party but it feels like the flat are the only people in the world, present in the party, happy in each other’s company

[suprgamr66]

Writer’s comment: This all originated from a weird dream that I adapted into an infinite watch story so if things feel like they’re a little weird just know I tried to make sure that there was reason for things happening but yeah. I can’t guarantee this addition to the infinite watch chronicles makes 100% sense.

The infinitewatch chronicles:Timelines collide part I

An alarm is blaring as two lines start merging near the ends.

“Infinite!”, a man calls out, “you’re going to want to see this!”. A man in all black armor from head to toe with a grey V shaped visor and a yellow line glowing in the visor, and a power core with the energy of the infinity stones coursing through it with a dark purple crystal in the middle of the power core.

“What is it,” infinite says, his voice distorted by the helmet he wears

“The timelines. They’re merging”

“Which ones, when in their time are they merging, and what phase are they in?” Infinite asks.

“The timelines are the attack on Titan timeline and owl house timeline, the attack on Titan timeline is projected to finish merging as eren is running towards Zeke but before he gets decapitated, the owl house timeline is merging as belos is on his way to the heart, and they’re currently in phase 1 of merging. Phase 2 will begin in an hour our time, phase 3 will begin in an hour and a half, and phase 4 will begin in 2 hours.”

Another man, a similar armor to infinite’s but with rodan’s wings on his back, Godzilla dorsal plates on his arms, and one of king kong’s teeth on each hand all shrunk to human level of size. He says, “Infinite, lemme handle this. I’m able to keep the timeline’s safe. My armor is built to handle titan class organisms.”

Infinite says, “No. I’ll handle it for now, Titan. You may be the leader of the Titan division but you’re still new to the position you haven’t even seen a timeline merger before. Once I’m sure events in the timeline won’t change or cannot be stopped from changing I’ll call you in to help.”

Titan argues, “but my armor will let me grow to the size of a colossal titan. Maybe even Eren’s founding titan with more experimentation. If you go in you won’t die but if a titan tries to eat you and you kill it how can we be sure it wasn’t going to do anything else on the timeline.”

Infinite responds, “Killing one titan won’t lead to the timelines dying or getting destroyed.” He turns to the other man who warned him of the timelines merging. “Get the rift open. I’ll keep comms open incase things go south.” Suddenly, a machine starts sparking to life. A crack in reality opens up and infinite steps through. He enters shiganshina and curses under his breath realizing how far he jumped. He saw Eren’s titan vaulting the edge of the building preparing to fight the armored titan. He went to eren’s titan and reached the head, “Eren yager!” Infinite said. “Listen, I don’t have time to explain but I need you to come with me!” Infinite knew it would be too late to stop the timelines from merging so all he had left to do was recruit those who could help infinitewatch’s mission of keeping the Omni verse from being destroyed. Eren didn’t respond. He only continued walking forward as parachutes were falling from the sky and a ball of glowing lighting sparked in the sky “here we go,” infinite said. He considered calling Titan on the comms to get him to help but he decided he could take them on. “EREN YAGER!” Infinite tried screaming again, “JOIN US AND YOUR ISLAND WILL BE SAFE!!” Eren paused he nodded, however he created a bow and arrow out of a crystal like material that shined in the sunlight. Infinite mumbles to himself, “so he has the warhammer’s abilities. It’s the only explanation for his Titan hardening abilities to be this heightened.” But before he could prepare the timeline began breaking worse and he heard a loud roar. “FUCK!!!” Infinite screamed. Suddenly golden lightning began appearing in one area and titans began appearing everywhere. Infinite out of rage let out a burst of purple lighting that suddenly turned green which resulted in nearly everything being frozen in time. Eren’s Titan looked confused and suddenly they see a giant ape like Titan rise, also looking confused. “The beast Titan,” infinite muttered. Infinite says, “You can come out of your titans. I won’t attack you.” The beast Titan walks over as Eren yager exits his titan. He asks, “how did you do this?” Infinite responds, “I don’t have time to explain, all I can say is I’ve managed to freeze this timeline but I can’t hold it for long. I can’t hold it for long. I need you to go and retrieve Reiner Braun, Porco Galliard, Piek Finger, Levi and mikasa acherman, armin arlert, and only if you see the warhammer Titan, Laura tyber. Eren responds, “Laura is dead and why are we getting the armored, jaw, and cart titans.” Infinite says, “this timeline is doomed. We can’t save everyone. But if we can save powerful warriors then they can help prevent or make events like this less likely. I’ll explain when we get back to home base. I can’t keep this up for long, look over there.” They at one of the walls only to realize it’s starting to fall apart ever so slowly as the timeline begins to unfreeze, caused by a giant skull with a giant crown shaped house hovering above it. Titans within the walls begin to move ever so slowly but are slowly picking up speed. Eren nods and moves to go retrieve the people infinite requested however zeke is still skeptical. Infinite tells him, “look, you can either die here along with your plan or you can help me and live another day. Make your choice.” Zeke reluctantly agrees and leaves to go find them. Infinite says, “whenever you retrieve one of them, bring them back here. When all of them are back we’ll go back to my home base. Remember, the journey from here on out isn’t going to be easy. In fact it will likely be harder than anything you’ve ever experienced or what you were ever meant to experience. But when left with no choice, we fight on and continue the mission.” Eren and zeke nods as infinite begins straining himself more to freeze the time for longer so that the others can be retrieved. He knows he’ll have time later to recruit soldiers from the owl house universe but will need to get back to home base before a recruitment can begin. After some time, everyone infinite had requested was brought to him.

However, there appeared to be a couple of extras that zeke brought. “Who are these two?” Infinite asked. Zeke responded, “I won’t leave them behind. Colt here was meant to be my successor.” He pointed at the taller of the two. “And that one is his brother, Falco. Colt won’t leave here without him. He’s a warrior candidate. I’m not sure if you have something similar to what we had but he would be able to take on anything similar to gaining the abilities of the armored titan. Infinite who knows there isn’t enough time says, “fine. But he better be a good fighter.” Infinite radios his home base to send them back. A crack opens in reality behind infinite and they walk through, beginning the recruitment.

[damn-stark]

couldn’t have possibly watched the ending of aot without coming back here for this. truly have missed reading this piece of art. thank you for pouring so much effort and time into it.

everything from the intense fight scenes, the last goodbye to eren, to the nostalgia of reuniting with the past comrades, friends and family. everything was absolutely perfect.

i vividly remember watching the ackermans and pieck loading up onto falco when i watched the ending and i just remember sitting there thinking, “this shit boutta hurt when i read it fr.” AND IT DID

just when i thought i couldn’t possibly cry over the ending of this anime more HERE YOU ARE TO DROP THIS ON US. i’m excited to see how this beautiful piece of yours comes to a close. the future of jean and cherry. wondering how everything will be navigated now that the war is over.

will cherry end up joining jean, connie, armin and the rest of the warriors as a peace ambassador? and would they get married then? will she stay back at the camps to look after Levi maybe? (seriously doubt he’d allow her to waste her time now that they’re free of the war to look after him but YOU KNOW SHE WOULDNT HESITATE TO)

along with knowing that cherry wants to probably go back to the underground and restore her community. return to her original home with levi after having left for years, even showing jean her roots.

On top of the fact that cherry still has yet to meet her siblings and mom.

or what about mikasa? we know in the time skip it’s been a couple of years since the battle of heaven and earth. especially after losing eren i know cherry would NOT want to leave mikasa to grieve through that alone. would she then tell mikasa what eren had told her before he passed?

lastly seeing her having to work through all the ptsd and trauma she’s experienced. working through it with jean, and helping him with his own traumas. maybe even seeing her open up more about marley to him?

The way you wrote this is just so well thought out. With so much variety that even though it’s partly canon to the anime you still can’t tell what’s happening next. I’m sure with all these things Cherry will have her hands full. and i’m excited to see how she takes on this next chapter of her life. one of peace, one she truly deserves.

SO SO SORRY FOR HOW LONG THIS IS. i’ve waited all year for this i just couldn’t wait. thank you again author, you’ve delivered and continue doing an amazing job 🫶🏽

DONT WORRY I LOVE HOW LONG THIS I MISSED YOU!! I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MESSAGE, ITS ONE OF MANY REASONS WHY I GET INSPIRED TO WRITE THIS SERIES!!

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMMENTING!! Thank you I really adore you ❤️❤️

I thought that seeing her old comrades was so important, it’s like she was on autopilot so I wanted to write that to bring inspiration, and because I wanted one last moment with Eren 😣

I’m so excited to write these next couple chapters to show the affects of aftermath on the mental health more than anything, and to finally meet the family!!

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN ILY!!! ❤️❤️

[gcuienveres]

who: @cerissalefford where: the private apartments of guinevere lannister within the castle of highgarden, in the run up to the westerlands departure from the kingdom of the reach. this is set following lord eren marbrand's recent visit to the princess, and before the wedding of lenora lefford to jaehaerys targaryen.

it was her that had called for the lady of golden tooth to emerge from the side chamber that fateful day, pushing aside the heavy curtains where she had been holding the very thing guinevere found the most precious in this world. what leo lefford did not see after his departure and the door swung shut, was the sound of gasps and the raw emotive reaction that came with the household seeing what had become of one of their own. it was cerissa that had brought with her a white sheet from guinevere's own bed.

"and lady lefford is soon to be princess of the crownlands."

"and the stormlands."

and it was that sheet that guinevere herself draped over the corpse of the boy until the silent sisters arrived to take the body. he had died a martyr in her eyes. he would be blessed with salvation and peace for his suffering. for the injustice he had faced at the hands of a blade. the sound of her own knife against the plate broke her from her thoughts, before she dropped the cuttry against porcelin. there were many women that sat in another room, no doubt talking among themselves as she dined alone.

flickering her gaze through a veiled curtain, she saw cerissa sat alone. staring at her hands. her lips opened slightly, as though she wished to say something that would never come out. so instead, she called her name, just as she had done all those days ago.

"come and join me." she wanted to eat alone. she would not.

she had sent the lord commander a message requesting the information of origin for the choir boy, so she may forward her condolences to his family. condolences, and a purse of that tainted gold that would help them cover the money he no doubt would have sent back to help provide for whoever put a roof over his head. was that not how they fixed all in this cursed world?

she would wait a reasonable amount of time before seeing the lord commander once again, reminding him of the request. she would ensure he remembered the look on the boys face as the life seemed to lift from his body, and his soul leave him right before their eyes. she wondered what was behind the eyes of her youngest cousin upon hearing the sounds of what had happened, only noting that something was off in the way she seemed more jumpy than usual in the days that followed.

"i thought to save you from their constant buzzing. surely you hear enough about the wedding amongst your family."

[lostcauses-noregrets]

{Part 1/5} Hi Lost. It's the buzzed anon from before. Question from a friend: "So Erwin wants to reach the basement to prove his dad's theory about humans existing outside the Walls? But wouldn't that question already be answered with Annie's action of revealing herself as the Female Titan?" Me: "That only proved the existence of an enemy of the Walls and Annie being the Female Titan. That doesn't necessarily mean the enemy came from outside the Walls, and they still have to reclaim Wall Maria.”

{Part 2/5} Friend: "But someone would have had to order RBA to attack Maria in the first place, right? With their original plan being to join the MPs to reach the Interior, why would their handler be someone originating from inside the Walls?"

{Part 3/5} Friend: "And what about the Wall Maria attack itself? At that time, Bertolt and Reiner attacked it from the outside, and it's obviously impossible for them to either sneak past the Garrison guards, even if they were drunk, or get someone to smuggle them out. Also obvious, the reverse would be impossible."

{Part 5/5} So, my friend is asking why Erwin would still bother with the basement. They already immediately understood the need to retake Shiganshina, but they want to better understand what would be the point of Erwin reaching Eren's basement to prove his dad's theory "when they already have evidence of that in the MP's own basement?" I borrowed from @momtaku and joked that Erwin's trying to hide from MP's basement that he's having an affair with the Jaeger basement. XD But seriously, thoughts?

{Part 6/5} I was having a little trouble with my Google Docs suddenly freezing up, so let me know if any parts are missing falskdjlkfjdlkjfkld. XD

Hey buzzed Anon, welcome back! Part 4 of your ask has gone AWOL but I think enough has survived for me to get the gist of your question.

So as I see it, your friend isn’t entirely wrong. The revelation that Annie, Reiner and Bertolt are Titan shifters, and the fact that they attacked from outside Wall Maria, does imply the existence of people outside the walls.  That’s not the only evidence though.  Remember Erwin’s reaction in chapter 51 when he discovered that Titans were in fact originally people?  All those Titans outside the walls had to come from somewhere.  That was another important piece of information that helped to prove that his father had been on the right track.  Another valuable clue was Shadis’ story about discovering Grisha wandering alone outside the walls.  Erwin was adding up all these pieces of information and they all point to the incontrovertible truth that his father’s theory was correct; there were indeed other people outside the walls.  What Erwin didn’t know however is who those people were and why they wished to cause them harm.  That’s why he was so desperate to uncover the truth, which he believed was concealed in the Yeager’s basement, and of course he was right. 

Your friend’s reasoning reminds me a bit of people who claimed that Levi was right to “choose to save Armin*" because all Erwin cared about was proving his father’s theories were right and that once he reached the basement he would just give up and stop fighting.  That’s nonsense of course.  Although Erwin was driven to prove his father’s theories were correct (that’s the dream that drove him on) he also wanted to uncover the truth of the world and save humanity.  He’s not going to stop when he discovers the first piece of information that suggests he’s correct, he’s going to continue pursuing more and more information, until the ultimate truth is revealed.   Hope that answers your friend’s question Anon! 

* For the avoidance of doubt, Levi didn’t choose to save Armin, he chose to save Erwin by not turning him into a monster and allowing him to rest in peace.