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Hello, anon!
So I've made a couple of posts in the past about this, but perhaps it's time to make a more comprehensive list. Sadly, the list of my favorites hasn't been expanded that much in the past year bc life has been kicking my ass since I haven't had much time for reading while also working on my own writing. But here goes.
Starting with the one-shots because they often get ignored:
Silhouettes by Jelly
Reincarnation AU. Armin spirals into madness as he tries to remember his past life, with Annie at the center of it all. Beautiful and concise, it'll have you sobbing on the floor.
Graffiti Love by brandymallory
Reincarnation AU. Armin and Annie are graffiti artists communicating with each other via murals. The understated, shimmering longing paired with the coolness of the street art scene is something else.
A Fistful of Latent Images by @aquietjune
Post-Canon Fort Salta fic. Armin and Annie navigate their relationship amidst the chaos of a post-apocalyptic world. Extremely well-written with great pacing, it captures the dissonance of normality after absolute devastation perfectly.
Look! by @lucaaazd
Modern AU. Kid Annie, still reeling from the loss of her father and subsequent adoption into her best friend's family, rescues Armin from his bullies. Grief and trauma mixed with the innocence of youth, its haunting carefreeness will fill you with an odd sense of optimism.
a crash course in curve lifts by @corner-stories
Modern AU, ice-skating. Armin and Annie, athletes who usually compete individually, train to perform a Pair routine for a gala (hopefully I got the lingo right). The commitment these two show to each other and their craft is absolutely heartwarming.
Now the multichapter fics:
A warrior in name, A traitor in game by @diam-etrical
Inspired by The Hunger Games. EMA in Marley. Set in a universe where the Warrior candidates have to fight to the death in an arena to get their titans. This will have you at the edge of your seat for sure. Also the character dynamics are expertly crafted.
Cigarette Duet by @darcycrow
Modern AU, set in Istanbul. Armin is a transfer student and new in town, he and Annie share a smoking spot in the schoolyard and bond over their existential dread, love of cats and weird relationship to intimacy. I'm here for the dry wit, the psychoanalysis and the sharp commentary about dating in the modern world.
Tater Tots & Heavy Thoughts by Anonymous
Modern AU. Armin is a social worker with a traumatic past, Annie asks him to help her brother who's a recovering drug addict (and then asks him out). This fic handles some extremely sensitive issues with care and compassion, it's a story about healing and not letting your past define you. Absolutely captivating and at times heartbreaking.
My Yellow Light in Your Soft Whispers by @annawayne
Post-Canon fic. Set roughly ten years after the Rumbling, Armin and Annie try to rebuild their trust in themselves and each other after a traumatic event. One of the most romantic entries on this list, steeped in rich symbolism and metaphor, the love Armin and Annie share is carved in every word, phrase and sentence.
See You Again by @dudewhy3
Modern AU. Estranged childhood friends, Armin and Annie, meet again after years apart, only Annie is sick and Armin is her doctor. It's a beautiful story about enduring love, compassion, second chances and vulnerability.
Love Letters from the Skies to the West Coast by @midnightraine131
Modern AU. Pastor's son Armin befriends Annie, a Californian girl who's new in town and also a bit of a wildcard. This is a sweet and funny story about the batshit shenanigans kids get up to, but also about the stifling confines of small religious communities.
Abandoned but worth a read regardless:
These City Lights by Katsy0c0
1920s AU. Armin is an up-and-coming Hollywood director and chooses Annie as his leading lady. An oldie but a goodie, the setting is exciting and glamorous and the relationship between the two is sweet and thrilling.
I Shall Slay by GoldenDoodleLover
Modern AU. Crack fic. Armin is recruited by his lit teacher Levi into a team of students who shall be participating in underground rap-battles. Absolutely hilarious and the verses are kinda fire.
#there's a ton of great fic out there#these are just a few faves#also I may have forgotten some and for this I apologize#aruani fics#fic recs#asks#aruani
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This small project is to celebrate AruAni's writers~
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Thank you all for your wonderful and fantastic pieces of writing, and for keeping creating for our lemonheads - all of you matter and your efforts are enormously valuable. I cherish all of you :)
Using this opportunity, I also want to thank EVERYONE who writes and draws for AruAni fandom - unfortunately, I couldn't include every single author, and I apologise for it, but I just want to let you know that I deeply appreciate all the efforts and love AruAni writers give into their stories, making them alive and so great. And for artists too, all of you are an incredible treasure for fandom, I can't thank all of you for all the beautiful, funny and phenomenal pieces of art you share with us.
Thank you, all of you🖤
#aruani#armin arlert#annie leonhart#annie leonhardt#aruani fanfiction#aruani fic#aruani fanfic#attack on titan#aruannie#armin x annie#my art#artists on tumblr
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(art by @novalise1 on X)
HOW TO BE | AOT MODERN AU
EREMIKA & RIVETRA (MULTI-CHAP SLOW BURN)
Levi's taken it upon himself to raise his orphaned cousin, Mikasa. Devoted entirely to keeping her safe from the dysfunction of the Ackerman family, he strives to give her the type of life she deserved from the very start. Now depressed, emotionally damaged, and entranced by heavy eyeliner and sad song lyrics, seventeen-year-old Mikasa struggles through growing pains during her pursuit of happiness - all while being so hopelessly in love with a boy who sometimes can't keep his mouth shut.
Mid-2000's Modern/High School/College AU. Goth, angsty Mikasa and protective father figure Levi. Eventual Eren x Mikasa, eventual Levi x Petra.
CW: Graphic depictions of violence, blood, alcoholism. Attempts of suicide/completion of suicide. Mentions of molestation/attempted molestation (no graphic depictions). Dysfunctional family life.
NSFW content in the future.
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Hello there! I thought I'd finally share my story with the tumblr side of the AOT fandom, so if you're into character studies of your AOT faves, a ridiculous amount of teenaged angst, and horrifyingly tragic backstories, then this if the fic for you! Take a dip into the complex familial bond Levi and Mikasa share while you discover all the heart-wrenching pain between your favourite ships!
Big big big credit to @novalise1 on X for their amazing art that you're seeing above. They drew these a while before my fic was even conceived, but I stumbled upon them about a year or so later and they coincidentally fit the fic so well. I knew I had to show you all their talented art!
If you would like sporadic chapter updates, you can also find me on X @infinitify_ or feel free to shoot me a message in my asks here on tumblr!
But anyway, happy reading!
#infinitify#aot#aot fic#eremika#rivetra#attack on titan#attack on titan fic#ao3#archive of our own#aruani#but crumbs#rivamika#jeankasa#angst#slowburn#aot slowburn#eventual smut#at some point LOL#eren#mikasa#armin#goth mikasa#nerd armin#levi#petra#erwin#hange#levi aot#mikasa aot#eren yaeger
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A little gift I made for @aruanimess !! The new chapter of By Each Crime was just SO GOOD and... well... I wanted to put this moment down on 'paper'!
Love the way you wrote Armin in this chapter🥺🫶 I hope you like it!!
#aot#attack on titan#snk#shingeki no kyojin#armin arlert#annie leonhart#aot scenarios#aruani#aot fic#my art#stella sketches#annie x armin
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Imagine Annie and Armin’s kid (likely a daughter) being raised in the spotlight since her parents are famous and she just is so unbothered and uncouth about it.
They’re at a press conference and she’s about four or five years old, dressed up, standing still next to her mother. But she looks extremely bored. She has Annie’s no-nonsense resting face.
Armin’s at a podium answering questions behind a microphone, and he looks down to his daughter tugging on his pant’s leg and reaching for him, her eyes all big and pleading.
Of course he’s going to oblige when she’s looking at him that way, so he hoists her up to his hip and gives her a peck on the cheek and tries to continue with the press conference.
Until she leans down and grabs the microphone.
“You have something to say, sweetie?” One of the reporters asks.
They shouldn’t have done that, Armin thinks, but he can’t stop her.
“Yeah,” she says in her bored little voice, “can you all shut the hell up please? Daddy said he’d take me and Mommy to get ice cream when this is over and I’m getting bored.”
Annie’s sighing to herself, grabbing the girl from Armin and stowing her under her arm while the little girl tries to kick free before giving up and just hanging there limp and defeated.
Armin’s yanking at his collar, blushing in embarrassment over his feral kid, but he can’t help but laugh. “She’s so well-spoken for her age isn’t she?” He defends, before asking for the next question.
And of course, after the presser, she still gets her ice cream. He can’t say to no to her. Or Annie.
#here’s my little aruani baby headcanon no one asked for#other people have speculated that she’s a feral little kid#maybe kind of creepy like Eren#and I AGREE#i picture her like those celebrity’s kids that just do the damnedest things for paparazzi#bc they’re so used to it#she’s giving Alice Roosevelt vibes tbh#armin arlert#annie leonhart#aruani#aruani babies 🥰#aot headcanons#aot fic-lets
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pov aruani on the boat as the world is literally ending
#aruani#armin arlert#annie leonhart#sorry it’s just a sketch 😅#slightly suggestive#?#idk i certainly don’t imagine this situation staying very sfw for long..#armin x annie#aruannie#aot#boat sex!!#boat sex!!!#btw i have a fic about this……… am still writing but. letting the world know it does exist#my art <3
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Who painted the sky?
Chapter 21: Stolen Goods
When she opens the front door fifteen minutes later, Annie finds Armin leaning by the camp van, trailer attached. He’s wearing his green hoodie, hands buried in its pockets, a smile plastered on his face. She suddenly feels extremely underdressed, the pair of shorts and white shirt she’s hurriedly thrown on doing nothing to keep her warm against the chill of the night. Annie narrows her eyes and Armin’s smile grows.
2.45am
Armin: u up?
Annie: no
Armin: lovely
Armin: do you trust me?
Annie: depends on the day
Armin: meet me outside in 15
Annie: what for?
Armin: just trust me!!
“What’s that?” She gestures towards the van and crosses her arms against her chest in an attempt to keep herself warm.
“A surprise,” Armin beams. He steps aside and opens the passenger door, holding it open for her. “Do you still trust me?”
Annie presses her lips together for a second, considering her possibilities. Then she sighs loudly. “My trust is thinning by the second,” she finally says.
Armin���s laugh pierces through her ears as she gets on the passenger seat and secures her seatbelt. Armin wastes no time in getting behind the wheel and starting the car.
“Did you even ask Hannah before taking her van?” Annie asks as they back out of the parking lot and onto the street.
Armin slowly stops and checks both left and right before continuing, though Annie’s pretty sure that’s a one way street anyway.
“I’ll bring it back by the morning, she won’t even notice it’s gone.”
Annie studies his features very closely. He keeps his eyes focused on the road, his brows slightly furrowed, his hands maneuvering the wheel with ease. And he drives so slowly, Annie can’t decide if he’s just being mindful of her or actually doesn’t usually go over thirty-five kilometers per hour.
“Will you tell me where we’re going?”
“If you ask nicely,” he teases, turning the radio on.
Instead of music, they’re met with the morning news read in such a monotone voice it could put them both to sleep. Armin turns it off again. Annie stares at him, her eyes narrowed, lips pressed together. She crosses her arms over her chest, not saying a word. She can see him tense up under her stare, he steals a tiny glance at her and she raises an eyebrow, demanding an explanation.
He looks back at the road, a smile slightly pulling on his lips. As if he were proud of this whole ordeal.
“We kind of stole the canoes,” he finally says, in such a casual tone that you’d think he does it on a daily basis.
Annie’s blood boils. “What?!”
“We’ll bring them back!” he defends.
“Armin, why would you steal the canoes? And at this hour!”
“I thought it’d be fun!”
“You thought stealing someone else’s property would be fun?!”
Armin laughs nervously. “Believe it or not, I actually have a plan.”
Annie raises an eyebrow at him. “Let’s hear your plan then.”
“It wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you–”
“Armin, I will kick you out and drive this car back to camp myself if you don’t tell me what we’re doing on the road, at three in the morning, with someone else’s canoes,” Annie threatens, in the most imposing voice she can master.
Armin sighs heavily. “I thought it’d be quite romantic to go canoeing at night and stargaze and, I don’t know, just spend time together.” He steals another glance at her., shrugging helplessly, his complexion pinking up. “And you seemed sad that you couldn’t come canoeing this week and missed out on all the fun, so I thought this might cheer you up.”
“And you thought involving theft would make it more fun?”
“Kinda?”
“I–” She finds nothing to say, her mouth agape as she stares at him in astonishment, yet her face is getting warmer by the second.
She covers her mouth with her palm, staring at him with big eyes, her chest growing warmer. Her lips arch up then, and she snorts at the idea of it all. Her giggles turn into a laugh, and she finds herself bending over and holding her stomach, not able to stop her laughing fit.
Armin steals a glance at her as she keeps laughing and nervously chuckles. “I’m not sure if I should be scared or laugh with you,” he admits.
Annie takes a deep breath in, trying to calm down her laughter. “Gosh, Armin, you’re so stupid, I love you.” Her voice sounds breathless, then she breaks into giggles again.
Armin‘s eyes widen. He remains quiet, his cheeks growing pink. He swallows the lump in his throat, allowing himself to sit with her words for a few seconds as she keeps chuckling. His lips unknowingly curve up at the sound, the oh so adorable sound.
“I love you, too,” he quietly says, eyes focused on the road.
He smoothly takes a turn to the left and enters a portion of the road that’s more lit, for he can see the trees on either side of the road more clearly now.
Annie’s laughter soon ceases. She wipes a tear from her eye, then turns to him with a big smile. “What was that?”
He’s almost disappointed that she didn’t hear– but maybe it’s for the better. He shakes his head as if to chase the thought away, pushing a little smile on. He clears his throat.
“I’ll put on some music.”
He fishes his phone out of his pocket, opens the music app and clicks on a song, then hands the phone to Annie. She connects it to the aux.
Low piano tunes start playing as he starts the car again, followed by a little harmonica solo, then Piano Man fills the car.
The two are quiet as the song follows its course, the car rolling down the empty road. Annie steals a glance at Armin, trying to read his mind, hoping he’d return her glance and find her eyes and smile at her, that sweet smile of his that always calms her nerves– but he doesn’t. He did so the whole ride as she was fishing for answers out of him, and now he’s so focused on the road he won’t spare her another look.
"The aux is all yours if you want to put anything on," Armin says.
Annie considers it for a moment.
"Sure," she mutters. "But my phone's almost dead."
"You can use mine."
"Is that okay?"
"Of course."
Annie smiles shortly and picks his phone up, already having a song in mind.
"The password is ema-eight-six-four."
Annie hums as she types it in. She's already on the music app when the phone unlocks.
"Who's Ema?" she asks, typing the song's name in the search bar.
Armin visibly tenses, his eyes growing wider, his jaw clenching. "It's not a name."
Annie raises a curious brow. She finds the song and clicks on it, soft guitar tunes echoing through the car, followed shortly by equally soft words, and First Day of my Life makes itself at home.
"What is it then?"
He doesn't say anything for a long second. Annie blinks once, twice, tilting her head at his profile, trying to read his mind.
"It's an acronym."
"Oh." Annie's silent for a while, letting the song play on. "What does it stand for?"
Armin steals a glance at her. His fingers grip the wheel tighter. "A is for my name. Armin. M stands for Mikasa."
He goes quiet again, as if considering his next words. Annie nods along, her curiosity growing bigger. E must stand for their other friend he keeps mentioning. She doesn't remember Armin ever mentioning his name before, despite talking about the two all the time. She wonders why. Armin always pictured him as such a good friend, yet he's never mentioned his name. Yet he seems to get sadder whenever he mentions him.
"And E stands for Eren," Armin finally says, his voice barely above a whisper. “He…” Armin trails back, then takes a deep breath and blinks rapidly, as if chasing tears away. “He was– He is my best friend.”
Pressing her lips together, Annie looks over at him– his frown, his clenched jaw, his fingers turning white on the steering wheel. His eyes focused ahead and only ahead, as if not seeing anything beyond that.
Annie tilts her head. “Was? Did you two have a fight or something?”
Armin opens his mouth but then closes it again. “Oh, no, I could never fight him.” A sad smile makes its way onto his lips. He loosens his grip on the steering wheel. “He always did whatever he wanted, fighting him would have been futile.”
Annie furrows her brows. It was always the past tense with Eren, as if– oh.
Oh, no.
Annie’s eyes widen in realization, the puzzle pieces finally fitting together.
Armin takes a deep breath in, as if to calm himself. “He is my best friend,” he says again, this time more content. He brings the car to a stop, and only now does Annie realize they’ve reached the canoeing spot. “He went missing a few months ago. The police searched for him, we searched for him, but then his birthday came around, he became a legal adult, and they stopped looking. Now he’s just… missing.”
Annie bites her lips, her eyes wide. “I… don’t know what to say.”
The boy nods slightly. After a moment of silence, Armin takes a deep breath in, letting it out through his mouth slowly, then takes his seat belt off and flashes her a smile. “Let’s go canoeing, shall we?”
Annie hesitates for a second, uncertain of whether this is the right thing to do or she should say something. She’s not sure what– sorries would do nothing to make it all better, she knows that much. The blonde eventually nods, and they get out of the car. She comes around the car and, standing on her tippy toes, wraps her arms around his neck.
"I'd tell you that I'm sorry, but I doubt that would help," Annie says, tightening her embrace.
Armin lets out a huff. He puts his arms around her and rests his chin on her shoulder. "It's fine," he whispers.
Silence falls over them for a moment, the water’s constant running and the owls’ occasional booing the only sounds in the valley. Armin’s arms soften around her, his eyes fluttering close as he buries his face in the crook of her neck. His heart beats against her chest, and hers against his, and for a second she thinks that this is the closest they’ve ever been.
Then, "I'm sorry," Annie says.
Armin huffs a short laugh, tickling her skin. "You're right, that doesn't do shit."
Annie scoffs a little herself. "I know!"
He takes her hand and helps her into the canoe, and she settles on one of the benches.
Armin allows himself to enjoy Annie's warmth for a second more before he parts from her.
The two open the trailer and take one of the many canoes out. Once they settle it on the shore, they decide to leave their shoes in the car, since they'll have to get in the water to push the canoe anyway.
Just as he’s about to join her, Armin’s eyes widen as if he had just remembered something, and he asks her to wait just a moment before he dashes to the car. Annie tilts her head to the side, brows furrowed– this is getting weirder by the second.
He’s back in no time, a backpack swung over his shoulder. He tosses it into the canoe and it lands with a boof, sounding rather heavy; it even looks stuffed, round on the sides, as if it were bearing heavy luggage. Annie’s frown deepens at the sight of the mysterious bag, wondering what he might have brought in it, but the boy seems not to notice her confusion. He pushes the canoe into the water and jumps in and settles on the bench in front of her.
“What’s in the backpack?” she questions, taking the paddle he’s holding out for her.
“Oh, just some snacks,” he smiles, slapping his paddle in the water.
Annie does the same, not ceasing her questionnaire. The paddles rhythmically hit the water, one in, one out, one in, one out, creating a splashing sound, the calm water only disturbed by them and the occasional fish jumping around.
“Snacks? What for?”
Armin scoffs. “You’re really not into surprises, are you?”
Annie sighs, her shoulders slumping. “I’m not fond of them,” she admits.
Armin hums. “Okay,” he says, his voice soft. “We never got to have our picnic,” he says.
Annie hums in understanding– they didn’t, the consoulers were tasked to clean the children’s dorm on the weekend the two of them had planned it, and they never got around to rescheduling it.
“So, I thought we could have it now. We could stop on that little island and stargaze and eat snacks.”
Annie takes a moment to consider the idea, a smile involuntarily raising to her lips, her face warming. He really thought this through, huh? She wouldn’t have ever thought she was worthy of so much thought and consideration, yet here he is, having planned an entire night adventure for her just because she seemed sad to have missed the canoeing.
“Ok, we can do that,” she finally says. “I’d love that.”
“Good.”
The moon shines high above them, reflecting in the water, only allowing Annie to briefly see Armin's face– but even then, she can tell apart the red on his face, the sheepish smile on his lips, and the somehow determined look in his eyes. His eyes, searching hers so intensely, she can feel her own cheeks warm up, the tips of her ears catching fire, and she's sure he can see it too, for his smile boardens.
He puts his paddle on the floor of the canoe with a click, causing the canoe to slow down. Annie does the same, following his movements, squinting her eyes to get a better look at what he’s doing. Armin brings the backpack closer to himself, unzips it, and starts rummaging through its contents. He eventually retrieves a bag of chips, a victorious expression on his face.
He opens it and thrusts it towards her. "Chips?"
“I thought we were supposed to have the picnic on the island.”
“We can have some snacks now too,” he shrugs, popping a chip in his mouth.
Annie leans forward, careful not to dip the canoe at any end, and grabs a handful of chips, popping them in her mouth one by one. He’s chosen the cheese flavoured ones– her favourite. He insists on sharing them, yet he lets her have the most.
Once the chips are no more, Annie wipes her hands on her shorts. As Armin puts the empty bag away, she picks up her paddle.
But Armin doesn’t do the same. Instead, he just stares at her, a dumb smile on his lips, his eyes sparkling with a kind of softness she finds foreign. Way too foreign.
Annie frowns. "What?"
Armin opens his mouth but then bites his lip. Then he smiles again. "You're beautiful," he says, his voice barely above a whisper as if not to disturb her beauty. He says it like a secret needing to be kept, as if the world could not handle it had he spoken any louder. As if her beauty were something to be protected.
Annie’s eyes widen briefly. She freezes in her tracks, hand frozen midair. If her face wasn’t pink before, she’s sure it’s bright red now, for even her ears have caught fire. She falters, her hands growing weak, and almost drops the paddle in the water, but thankfully manages to catch it in time, bending over the edge of the canoe, dipping her hand in the water in the process.
Annie’s lips press together as she watches him try to catch his breath. He seems to calm down at some point, then starts laughing even harder.
Armin presses his lips together as if trying not to laugh, a soft snicker still escaping his lips.
Then he bursts into laughter.
"I paid you a compliment and you just– you dropped the paddle, An!" he manages to say between laughs and hiccups, clutching his stomach.
Biting her lips, Annie looks away, her face so hot it feels like it’s going to explode. She listens as Armin tries to calm down, taking a deep breath in, her eyes focused on the moon’s reflection on the water. It’s a full moon, so shiny and beautiful that not even its own reflection in the water seems to do it justice.
Suddenly, an idea morphs into her mind, and she forgets all about her embarrassment. She turns towards Armin, who ceased his laughter and picked up his paddle. Seeing the look on her face, his expression morphes into one of curiosity, his eyebrow arched.
“Let's go for a swim,” Annie says, taking even herself by surprise.
Armin's eyes widen. “Now?”
“Yes.”
“Right now?” he asks again, a smile blossoming on his lips.
Annie rolls her eyes, smirking to herself. “Yes, Armin, right now. Or do you not know how to swim?”
“Of course I know how to swim,” he says, his voice sounding almost offended.
Annie laughs again and sets her paddle on the floor of the canoe once more. She grabs the hem of her shirt and pulls it up and over her head, remaining in only her black sports bra. Her skin shivers at the sudden contact with the night cold.
“What are you waiting for then?” she teases even further.
She folds her shirt and her shorts and places them safely on the bench, then tentatively stands up, scanning the water with her eyes, trying to decide whether she should actually do it or not. She closes her eyes, swallows hard, and jumps in without another thought.
The water is so cold when she touches it, it makes her skin shiver. As she emerges from the water and moves her now wet hair out of her face, Annie wishes she wouldn’t have been so reckless. She looks up at Armin, who's staring at her with an unreadable expression on his face, something like surprise mixed with delight, his smile growing wider. Annie finds herself mirroring it.
“Armin, come in!”
His hands go to the hem of his shirt, his eyes never leaving her. He pulls it over his head, and Annie turns around, feeling her face warm up at the mere thought of seeing Armin naked.
Shortly after, she hears a splash as he jumps into the river, followed closely by a small shriek.
“You didn’t tell me it’d be this cold!”
Annie laughs shortly, finally looking up at him. Before she gets the chance to take a good look at him, arms wrap around her waist, and she’s being pushed under the cold, cold water, letting out a shrill of surprise.
The two sink under the surface. Annie’s eyes widen in surprise, a bubble of air escaping her lips; her hands instinctively go to his arms and clutch his flesh, holding on for dear life. She only catches a glimpse of Armin’s shit eating grin before she’s pushed out of the water, his grip tighter around her waist. The cold hits her in the face, the hairs on her arms raising at the sudden change of temperature. She wraps her arms tightly around his shoulders, both in an attempt to ground herself to something and get warmer, his skin against hers extremely hot. He buries his head in the crook of her neck, his shoulders shaking with laughter, but his arms are wrapped securely around her waist– although Annie’s not sure if she is clinging to him or the other way around.
“Why did you do that?” she asks, but her voice is breaking into laughter too.
Armin tries to answer, but just as he’s about to open his mouth, he’s splashed with water right in the face, making him recoil. Annie giggles shortly at the look on his face, her head feeling suddenly very light, her chest warm– and once again, she wonders what kind of spells he’s put on her to make her feel like this so suddenly, so unexpectedly.
She moves his wet hair out of his forehead, wanting to see his face better, and his eyes pierce through hers as soon as she does, shining in the dim moonlight. It illuminates them so beautifully, makes their blue even brighter, more intense, and she finds herself drowning into them, so, so deep, as if he were inviting her into his soul, laying it bare for her to discover. His touch is gentle on her skin, his warmth and heat sheltering her from the cold of the night.
Annie parts her lips slightly, then presses them together, afraid that the wrong words would come out. A hint of confusion passes Armin’s eyes as he searches her face. Annie looks away, denying the thought, overly aware that she could not hold back if she looked at him any longer, that she shouldn’t, for the summer is almost over, and if she hasn’t until now, why would she allow herself to fall now–
“Annie,” he says her name in a whisper, like a sacred relic that should be preserved and protected from the rest of the world.
She closes her eyes, furrows her brows. She shouldn’t, she knows she shouldn’t, but the dam is slowly, slowly breaking, the water overflowing, threatening to spill over.
A warm hand touches her cheek. Her eyes flutter open, and widen even more when she finds Armin staring back at her, his eyes so comforting, the smile on his lips reassuring, letting her know that if she falls he will be right next to her and hold her hand through it all, making the crash softer.
His lips part.
But before he gets the chance to say anything, she makes up her mind. She gathers every ounce of courage she has left in her, and she grabs his face in her hands, and she wants to tell him that she does love him, and she wished their time together would never end but it will end, and they will part ways, and she’d be damned if she let the time pass without doing something about this fire he’s ignited in her, and–
Before she knows it, her lips brush against his. Her lashes flutter against his cheek, his eyes equally as surprised, and she closes her eyes, tentatively places a hand on his jaw, and-
Armin pulls her closer to him, placing his hand firmly on the small of her back, bringing the other to her face, moving a strand of hair behind her ear before tangling his fingers in her hair. A sigh escapes Annie’s lips as she slowly moves her lips against his, sending a shudder down Armin’s spine– and he’s not sure what takes over him, but he’s suddenly kissing her so hungrily, moving his lips against hers with such need, bringing her closer, closer, as close as he physically can. Annie slightly parts her lips, and Armin wastes no time in taking the invitation, sneaking his tongue past her lips– and she allows it, and she tilts her head back a little, and he takes her all in, his kiss sending shivers through every particle of her body. The cold slowly disperses, the moon shining brighter even, and as their lips dance together and Armin's hand moves slightly up on her back, making her skin burn, she wonders why she hasn’t allowed herself the luxury of kissing him this freely before.
Something cold and slick suddenly touches her leg, moving along it. Annie yelps, breaking away from her lover, and dips in the water, her eyes widening in panic when she realizes she's going down, Armin’s support suddenly gone.
It takes the boy a solid second to come to his senses, grab her arms, and pull her up. Annie takes a deep breath of air when she finds herself not drowning anymore, clinging to his arms for dear life.
“What happened?” he asks, his voice alert.
He squeezes her forearms in his hands, which feels weirdly grounding, and her body slightly relaxes. But the nagging feeling that something has touched her sends shivers down her spine.
“Something touched my leg!”
“What?”
Annie runs a hand down her face, moves her hair out of her eyes, and wipes her head around, squinting her eyes at the water, trying to see what it was, but the dark won’t allow her to.
“I swear something touched my leg,” she says, eyes still squinted.
Armin blinks at her once, twice, looks down in the water as if searching it too. “Maybe it was a fish,” he offers, “there are fish in the river.”
He looks up at her, a smile starting to pull at his lips, his eyes slightly squinted as if trying to see her better. His hands still holding her by the arms burn through her skin, her face warms up, she feels it in her ears even.
“Probably,” she mutters, lowering her gaze.
Armin smiles softly. His hands leave her elbows then, yet her skin continues to burn, and the boy swims away. Annie narrows her eyes before diving right in and swimming after him. But he’s faster than her, five feet ahead, and he doesn’t look like he'd slow down. He turns around only briefly, to catch a glimpse of her, his smile widening when he does so, then he turns away and disappears under the water. Annie takes a good look at the spot where he previously was, takes a deep breath of air in, and dives into the water.
When she opens her eyes, Annie finds Armin already looking at her, a big smile plastered on his lips. He extends his hand forward, showing her his palm, and she puts her own palm out, paralleling his, extending her fingers so she can touch each of his fingers, and lays her palm flat on his. A bubble of air leaves her lips when she smiles. A similar one leaves Armin’s when he mirrors her. He interlocks his fingers with hers, holding her hand delicately, his smile widening. In the dim light of the moon and the stars shining above them, with his hair floating around his head and the kindest look on his face, Armin looks absolutely beautiful, taking her breath away.
Without letting go of her hand, Armin swims up and breaks the water’s surface, pulling her with him.
There’s a big smile on his face when Annie faces him again, and she finds herself mirroring it. He’s looking at her with sparkling eyes, and she’s thankful for the dark, for it provides some sort of shelter from the intensity of his gaze– she’s pretty sure she would have melted right away had he looked at her that way in broad daylight.
“This is so fun!” he says, his voice filled with excitement.
Annie lets out a chuckle. “It really is!”
“I love you!”
“What?
“I said I love you!”
Annie’s eyes widen, she feels her face burn. Her heart skips a beat, beating so fast that it threatens to burst out of her chest. Yet her muscles relax, a big smile pulling on her lips.
“No, I heard you, I was just giving you an out!”
Armin laughs, throwing his head back, the crystalline sound echoing beautifully through the valley.
“I don’t need an out, I love you! I have loved you for so long it hurts, Annie.”
The girl takes in a deep breath, trying to calm down her nerves, trying to calm down her racing heart, trying to cool down her burning skin– but she can’t. The effect his words have on her entire being is impossible to undo.
Before she knows it, the words that have been itching on the tip of her tongue for so many weeks finally set free. “I love you, too.”
Armin’s eyes widen then, and his lips part slightly. He gazes at her with a look she doesn’t quite understand. Annie bites her bottom lip, suddenly very aware of herself and her surroundings and the cold of the night, and his eyes on her, bubbling with questions he doesn’t seem to want to ask, the water splashing against their bodies softly. But she doesn’t regret saying it– she’s been wanting to say it for so long, she’s been wanting him to hear her say it for so long.
His face flashes pink, so bright it’s visible through the dark of the night. “You do?”
Annie giggles, floating closer to him and cupping his face in her palm, holding it so gingerly. “Of course I do,” she whispers, resting her forehead against his.
She grazes his cheek with her thumb, searching his eyes curiously. He slowly raises his arms around her, resting his hands on the small of her back, and tugs her closer, until there’s no room between them even for the water. Very slowly, Armin brings his lips to hers and kisses her, much softer and much shorter than he did earlier, as if to seal their newfound love.
Then he parts away, a soft smile resting on his lips, and buries his face in the crook of her neck, eliciting a little giggle from Annie.
“We should get going,” she mutters, threading her fingers through his hair.
He shakes his head, tickling the skin on her neck. “Not yet.”
Annie hums, resting her cheek against the side of his head. “It’s getting colder,” she warns. “Your lips will turn purple.”
But he says nothing, only tightening his hold on her. Annie sighs.
“I can’t kiss you if your lips fall off.”
Armin scoffs lightly. He looks up at her, meeting her eyes with such a serene look on his face. “Alright,” he mutters.
He kisses her cheek, then takes her hand in his and tugs her away. They help each other back in the canoe and take their assigned seats on the benches, facing each other. Armin rummages through his backpack and produces a yellow towel out of it.
Annie snorts. “You really thought of it all, didn’t you?”
Armin leans forward and places the towel on her head, gathering her hair and squeezing it gently. “I like planning my surprises thoroughly,” he smiles, massaging her scalp.
Annie’s face warms up. “Is that so?”
“Yeah.”
He drops the towel on her shoulders. Annie hastily dabs the water away from her body and returns it to him with a thankful smile. She hastily puts her shirt back on, then watches Armin do the same. He puts the towel aside. They soon start paddling again, the canoe drifting through the night slowly and surely.
Once they make it to their usual stoppage spot for their picnic, and pull the canoe up to the shore, Annie is not surprised to see Armin pull out a blanket either. He did say he likes planning his surprises to the smallest detail. They spread it out and seal the corners with pebbles to make sure it’s secure.
As Armin takes out everything he’s prepared for the picnic, Annie rubs her hands together in an attempt to chase the cold away. Her eyes follow his every move, watching patiently and he unpacks cookies and casseroles of fruit, and paper cups. Once it’s all laid out, Armin stands up with a proud smile to admire his work. His eyes meet hers, and his smile momentarily falters.
“Are you alright?”
Annie nods thoroughly. “Yeah, just a bit cold. Don’t worry about it,” she hurries to add, still rubbing her hands together.
Armin shrugs his hoodie off and holds it out for her. “Here,” he says.
Annie presses her lips together. She can’t possibly take it, and leave him in only a t-shirt.
Armin sighs. He takes a few steps towards her, closing the distance between them, and drapes it around her shoulders, rubbing her arms up and down as if to prompt her to put it on properly. “I can’t have you get sick again.”
Annie eventually does as she’s told, slipping her arms through the sleeves. She already feels better, the warmth of his hoodie engulfing her. She rests her forehead against his shoulder then, hiding her burning face from his gaze. Armin laughs softly, bringing a hand to her head and gently running his fingers through her damp locks.
His skin is warm, and his heart is beating so loudly she can hear it, and soon their heartbeats and their breathing sync.
He retrieves his hand from her hair, nudging her shoulder slightly.
“Annie, look up,” he says, his voice barely above a whisper, as if he were holding his breath.
Annie complies, looking up at him with a small frown. But he’s not looking at her, his head tilted up towards the sky. A whimsical smile is resting on his lips, his eyes sparkling with wonder.
Curiosity takes the best of her. She straightens up, his arm falls from around her, yet his hand bruises against hers, and she finds it in herself to take a hold of it, wrapping her fingers around his much bigger and much warmer ones. She follows his gaze, and looks up.
The view Annie’s met with is mesmerizing: thousands of little, sparky stars light up the night sky, blinding her, reminding her of a life she’s never lived, in which the stars belong to her and the sky is her canvas. It is so beautiful, she has to pinch her skin to make sure it's even real. A billion stars shine above them, the full moon throning in the middle of them, illuminating the river and the valley.
A shooting star falls so fast, she almost thinks she dreamed it up, were it not for Armin marveling at the sight and pointing up to show it to her. A smile pulls on her lips, and she feels at peace, standing there with his hoodie around her shoulders, with his hand holding hers, admiring the world around them.
“What do you think?”
“It’s beautiful,” she mutters, somehow afraid she might disturb the serenity of the stars. "Who painted it?"
His eyes lock on hers, a smile playing on his lips. "Hmm?"
"The sky. It looks like a painting." Annie's lips curl up as she leans her head against Armin’s shoulder again. "Who painted the sky?"
He takes a moment to consider, his eyes going up once more. He watches the sparkling dots patiently, trying to make out the shapes of constellations, his hold on Annie's hand tightening only slightly.
"I don't know," he finally says. "But I'm sure they painted it for you."
She hums lightly, a cue of red spreading in her cheeks, looking up once more. Her eyes hover over the sky a little longer before settling on one star, and a little idea pops up in her mind.
She points up. “See that one blue-ish star that shines a little brighter than the rest?”
Armin’s gaze follows her finger and he nods slightly.
“I’ll name it after you,” she whispers.
His eyes light up, he wraps both of his arms around her and buries his face in the crook of her neck. A light giggle escapes Annie’s lips as she pats his hair.
“Really?”
“Yeah.” A thought forms then, and, however cheesy it might sound, she voices it out. “That’s Armin, the star that lights my way.”
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so y'all remember that animation of armin as jd went viral a while back (veronica open the door bit)?
now... i don't think jd and armin are similar at all. but i thought this would be so fun to experiment with :D can't wait to dig deeper into armin's cold-blooded side that we all know exists lol. also i luv the idea of aruani as criminal lovers 😌
so i present you 🥁 🥁 Bad Girls Gone Worse
#aruani#armin arlert#annie leonhart#attack on titan#my post#aruani fanfic#aruani fic#heathers au#aot heathers au#aruani heathers#armin arlert jason dean Heathers#my writing
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Update for my AruAni fic!!
HI HI MY READERS AND OOMFS!! I have GREAT NEWS!! AH! As of now- while editing still must be done... chapter 30 of my AruAni fic, The Difference Between Us is now content completed!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
It is... nearly 41k words... and I can assure, will increase as I revise and edit through the chapter in the coming days. This is a HUGE chapter, and I hope you will all enjoy it for those who are caught up or interested in reading! The final scene of the chapter is one that will certainly need revisions, as I want it to be as emotionally driven as I always try to bring to this story!
I hope to post another update soon! Thank you everyone for the support :3
#aruani#armin arlert#annie leonhart#aruani fic#aruani fanfic#aruani fanfiction#attack on titan#shingeki no kyojin#the difference between us
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Ok so I know none of y’all is ready for this conversation but now y’all gotta be ready cause we’re sitting down and we’re having it.
EYE am the first one that physically collapses and starts foaming from the mouth when this conversation is brought up but I’ve rarely ever seen people look eachother in the screen and be direct, sincere, blunt, only people on tiktok, so EYE am gonna say this and get it out of my chest cause I can’t do it no more.
CANON AOT CHARACTERS ARE MUSTY, CRUSTY, STINKY, FILTHY, NASTY, MUCKY.
Yall just remember that all events from season one (from trost) to season three all happened in the span of FOUR MONTHS. Four months in which they went on mission god knows how many times and how long. When had my babes got time to clean themselves? LIKE TWO. Two full body cleanses and maybe a couple more but they were just armpits and face. They were surely unbearable to be around. And don’t get me started on the skid marks, that’s the ultimate proof. Like literally how many times did they clean up from head to toe and change/wash all of their clothes. Let’s not think about it moving on.
ik you guys won’t hear me out on this but cadet days were the worst. Self care products were probably expensive and limited as wall Maria had fallen, so they couldn’t even use a proper amount. Kids going through PUBERTY. A big bunch of BOYS training ALL the time under any weather with LIMITED soap. Any of you ever been in a boys’ locker room or a freshman class? You remember the smell right? Cause you ain’t forgetting such violation. Yeah now imagine that in cramped living spaces like the barracks FULL OF FILTHY PUBESCENT BOYS living there all the time everyday. Like I’d rather have a corpse under my bed than walking in there. The girls were better but not THAT MUCH. They were going through evolution🎉 too.
So like canon aot fics are so good like chefs kiss but when I remember this…ik it’s gonna be painful. Y’all remember that napoleon letter to his wife? No? Yeah? Those who do, you get what I mean. I mean I’m not like shaming anybody or kinkshaming or whatever but can a girl wonder.
The matted, oily, dandruffy, dusty hair. The sticky face. The death breath for panting for a long time without eating or drinking or rinsing. The STENCH especially on the boys (ik eren and Reiner were lethal) BUT THE GIRLS TOO THEYRE NOT SAFE. The built up sweat from wearing the same clothes for four months. The dirt under the nails. THE CHEESY FEET. The fungis under those clothes. I physically cannot go on I’m sorry but there would be so much more to say it’s not even funny atp.
Again I’m just wondering like I’m being realistic no shame at all, I’d be in the same situation if I woke up there tomorrow, I’d have a panic attack for sure because I care too much about my hair but like again, what can i do ima kill titans and think about my marinated armpits later right? Don’t cancel me please.
Like I’m just wondering how in fics did they even kiss during those times or like do the devil’s tango in the barracks or anything else at all. Like am EYE the clean freak or do you guys see the vision???? I guess there is a smut plot armor too. That’s impressive I mean it.
Anyway for anybody wondering YES LEVI TOO. He can’t escape the mustiness and has the same chances at cleaning himself as the others HOWEVER we know he’ll do it correctly unlike somebody else.
Again ik they were different times and situations I’m just wondering yk whatever cancel me.
WARNING: THIS WAS A 4AM STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND IM NOT GOING TO REREAD IT, IT 99% WONT MAKE SENSE TO YOU AND THAT’S FINE, IM ON THE VERGE OF DEATH (RUSSIAN SLEEP EXPERIMENT VICTIM) AND NOTHING EVEN MAKES SENSE TO ME RN. DANCE TO THE BIG BIG BEAT.
#attack on titan#aot#armin arlert#aruani#annie leonhart#snk#shinjeki no kyojin#stream of consciousness#aot hcs#aot headcanons#aot fanfiction#aot fic#aruani fanfic
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🌼🏵️ Ch 38: Something new, something old 🏵️🌼
Heyyyy ho I'm back with 14k words!!!!! Sorry to keep everyone waiting but I hope this is a good read! Thank you all for your continued support and love T^T
Also a very happy birthday to @laamante-delaluna! It isn't Saturday yet, but I hope you have a great year ahead!
#VBEOW#aruani#aruani fic#aruani fanfic#armin arlert#shingeki no kyojin#annie leonhart#attack on titan#snk#aot#aruannie#armin x annie#jeanpiku#moonfic
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⚠️ NSFW scenario ⚠️
Annie pauses while riding Armin. A small wince distorts her pretty face.
“What is it?” he asks, concerned.
She pouts. “Ovulation pain,” she explains. “My ovary stings with every thrust.”
“Would you like to shift positions?”
Her bottom lip sticks out even more. “I wanted to ride you.”
Armin laughs. “It's all right. There's always next time.”
With a resigned huff, they switch. Annie props her hips up with a pillow and Armin kneels on the bed to take her from behind. He slides home.
He pants. “Is this better?”
Annie sighs, a soft sound of relief mixed with pleasure. “Much,” she hums.
Armin smiles against the shell of her ear, nuzzling the downy hairs there with his nose. “We were meant to mate this way,” he murmurs. “Like little monkeys.”
He rocks inside her in a steady, sensual rhythm that makes her shiver and makes him moan.
“Bonobo monkeys fuck face to face.”
The comment is almost lost between heavy breaths, small groans and the squeaking of the mattress. But when her remark registers, he freezes.
The meaning of it washes over him, it sends his mind buzzing and his pulse racing. He growls low in his chest, fingers digging on her thighs, hips bucking wildly.
“I fucking love you,” he rasps.
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I want to share this gorgeous beauty of arts Kiki (Twitter and Instagram) made for my post-canon AruAni fic, My Yellow Light in Your Soft Whispers.
I'm genuinely SO, SO grateful for this and for Kiki pouring her heart into these arts based on my story, and I'm genuinely so, so, so touched for it (yeah, I teared up, could you tell) (・ัω・ั)
It's SO beautiful!
I really wanted to share this with all of you here as well, and I got the permission from the artist herself, so here it is!
#aruani#armin arlert#annie leonhart#annie leonhardt#attack on titan#aruani fic#aruani fanfiction#aruani fanfic#my yellow light in your soft whispers
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said that i was fine
SAID IT FROM THE COFFIN
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This is exactly how I envisioned the opening scene from Flowers, the short Aruani fic I wrote last night 🥺🩷 So glad so many of you liked it!
#aruani#armin arlert#annie leonhart#aot headcanons#aot scenarios#my art#attack on titan#snk#aot#shingeki no kyojin#aot fic#aot fanart#stella sketches
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Annie was in the middle of throwing out the roasted potatoes when Armin stood silently behind her. She had cleaned herself up; at least, she felt less annoyed now. She picked up the leftover steak and used her foot to nudge the trash bin closer. Just as she was about to dump the plate into the bin, he finally broke the silence.
“Hang on! Are you throwing that out whole too?” Armin asked, disheartened.
Without looking at him, Annie replied, “Steak isn’t good once it gets cold. The fat’s already degraded. You don’t want that in your body.”
“But we could reheat it and toss it into a salad tomorrow. Please don’t waste it,” Armin tried to persuade her. However, Annie still pushed the entire chunk of meat into the bin and abandoned the plate in the mountain of dishes piled high in the sink.
Armin’s heart sank as he watched Annie’s effort to make this dinner special for him ruined because he had failed to keep his promise to spend time together as they’d both wanted from the start. It was his fault for letting work intrude on his personal life—it had always been this way, yet he refused to change. He hated himself for that.
“Annie, please, I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you,” Armin pleaded.
Annie finally met his gaze, her tone firm. “Armin, if you’re blaming yourself because you think I’m giving my all to you and you can’t match that, don’t. You were already an important man when we started this relationship.” She paused, as though she wanted to say more but brushed the words away. “It’s okay. I understand.”
#fic wip#I decided to continue this one shot for Armins bday but it had never seen the light#6k words and counting am I really sure this is a one shot#Saturdays with you#sneak peek#armin arlert#aruani#annie leonhart#aot modern au
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