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ithildinwrites · 2 months ago

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anime recommendations

it was really hard to limit myself bc i’d recommend all the stuff i’ve watched but then this thread would be too long so! i’ve linked my anilist below if u want more recs from there bc i record them all :)

JUJUTSU KAISEN

ongoing (manga completed)

47 eps + 1 movie

genres: adventure, dark fantasy, supernatural

notes: jjk is hands down one of my fave animes. it just has so many cool characters and the growth that they go thru is so cool to watch, plus the power system is really cool (albeit a little complicated) and it really keeps you on your toes so i always rec this one

HAIKYU!!

ongoing (manga completed)

90 eps (inc. ova's) + 1 movie

genres: comedy, coming of age, sports

notes: hq is one of those feel good animes. gen always makes me so so happy and it always puts me in a good mood. v minimal sadness and v focussed on the character's growth and their relationships with each other. underlying themes of overcoming stuff and becoming a better version of yourself etc. and it focusses on other teams as well, not just the main team. i love love hq with my whole soul and it'll always be so so special to me, i can't not recommend it like i could talk about it for hours

ATTACK ON TITAN (SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN)

completed

94 eps (inc. ova's)

genres: action, dark fantasy, post apocalyptic

notes: aot has one of the best, if not the best, written stories in media, like not just anime. i think it's the best written thing i've ever seen in my life. some things you don't even notice unless you rewatch and you realise how much of what happens later has been hinted at since the very beginning. it's insane how well written it is. gen such an incredible piece of media and no one who wants to get into anime can not watch it, i think it's a must. it was the first anime i ever watched and it just hooked me straight in.

DEMON SLAYER (KIMETSU NO YAIBA)

ongoing (manga ongoing)

63 eps (if watching mugen train as eps not movie)

genres: adventure, dark fantasy, martial arts

notes: i feel like i don't commonly see demon slayer be recommended to people despite it having such a good story, which is insane to me. a lot of people put emphasis on other shows for being heartbreaking / devastating but no one ever mentions demon slayer and it broke me honestly. it's just so devastating in so many moments but that's what makes it so good! you get to see different perspectives, including some from the demons and it explores people changing their opinions on things and how this organisation works and people's motivations, and ofc follows tanjiro on his journey to save his sister and turn her human again.

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD

completed

64 eps

genres: adventure, dark fantasy, steampunk

notes: oh fmab my beloved! it's focussed on two brothers trying to get their bodies back after they messed the up trying to bring their mother back from the dead (they're alchemists). they're v young and also in the army so it's super interesting seeing the missions they go on and the other people in the army they're close / not close with. the enemies are also v well thought out and idk everything in this show is just done so well which shows why it's so highly rated on imdb and myanimelist. it also has such a good ending which is so rare with shonen like i do think hq and fmab are the exceptions to that lmao

HUNTER X HUNTER

completed (i think?) (manga ongoing)

148 eps + 2 (non canon) movies

genres: adventure, fantasy, martial arts

notes: hxh is so good???? yes, it's kinda long but all the arcs are so different it's worth it. the way u get to see gon and killua grow so much from the beginning and how their friendship evolves and the skills they learn and the people they meet is so cool. the show is pretty lighthearted in the first few arcs but it gets darker the further you progress and it all comes to a head in the chimera ants arc. greed island is my absolute fave arc i just adore it sm u get to see killugon flourish! they have one of the best, if not the best, friendships in anime

BLACK CLOVER

discontinued (i think?) (manga ongoing)

170 eps + 1 (non canon i think) movie

genres: adventure, fantasy

notes: i gen never see anyone rec black clover except one friend who told me it was good and i gave it a shot. when i tell you i was hooked so fast???? yeah it's kind of a typical mc has no powers type plot but the found family is INSANE! the black bulls have such a strong bond and they're all outcasts who found each other after yami recruited them it's so cute. they also all develop and grow into their powers and grow stronger as the series develops and it's so cool seeing all the magic knight squads and the arcs are so good. so many arcs so much cool stuff and it's not even finished yet. the found family got me hooked and now im stuck here forever

FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEYS END (SOUSOU NO FRIEREN)

ongoing (manga ongoing)

28 eps

genres: adventure, drama, fantasy

notes: one of the prettiest animes i've seen. the music and vibes really remind me of lord of the rings (one of my alltime fave movies ever). it feels so beautiful and fantasy-esque. also it gets quite sad when u think about it but somehow also maintains this really lighthearted whimsical vibe. it's so cool seeing frieren's journey with fern and stark and at the same time getting flashbacks from her original journey with himmel, heiter and eisen even though it was a long time ago but we still learn more about them. v cosy anime.

BLUE LOCK

ongoing (manga ongoing)

24 eps (not inc. s2 which is currently airing)

genres: sports, thriller

notes: bllk is the anime i've recommended the most to people i think. smthn about the vibe in s1 (s2 wasn't out atp) hooked me and then i went and read the manga and just fell more in love with it. idk maybe it was bc it's so crazy seeing an mc like isagi bc it isn't very common to see someone push for working alone and not in a team. maybe it was the bond and relationship he has with his teammates and friends and rivals but it just got me and i've recommended it to so many people and gotten so many people to watch it lol

FRUITS BASKET

completed

63 eps + 1 movie

genres: romantic comedy, slice of life, supernatural

notes: fruba is prob the only shojo on this list even tho i've watched other shojo's. fruba just hit the hardest. it's got elements of fantasy in it and really goes into exploring the backstories of so many characters, not just the main ones, and you learn about them and why they are the way that they are. it's so cool bc it's a story about not only romance, but healing and saving people and friendship! so much friendship! the mc, tohru, is one of the sweetest girls ever i adore her.

KAIJU NO 8

ongoing (manga ongoing)

12 eps

genres: adventure, sci fi

notes: kaiju no 8 reminds me of attack on titan a lot: the whole becoming a kaiju thing and also wanting to protect the people around him plus building bonds w the people in the defense force with him and being surrounded by strong people. the character designs are also so cool and the kaiju are so interesting. also super refreshing to see an mc in his 30s bc i feel like that's not very common but it's cool bc he's like everyone's dad and OFC FOUND FAMILY yk the drill it's like my fave trope ever you'll see it's a common theme

WINDBREAKER

ongoing (manga ongoing)

13 eps

genres: adventure, martial arts, yanki

notes: i actually have two posts on windbreaker, u can read pt 1 here and pt 2 here! anyways yk the drill: found family. that's out the way now, let's talk about our mc. his name is sakura haruka and he's super strong and ofc he's been thru shit. he doesn't take affection v easily and people being nice to him makes him flustered so he's shy and blushes a lot bc he's not used to it. it's cool seeing people supporting him and his friends being there for each other and how they protect the town and all the enemies or enemies turned friends. it's cool seeing all the kids help each other idk. i've seen it be compared to tokrev a lot but i really don't see the comparison lol

YURI!!! ON ICE

completed

12 eps

genres: sports

notes: you're prob noticing a theme with the sports animes but what can i say, a girl needs a break from the sadness shonen hits u with lol. okay! yoi is so good; first of all animation, it's mappa so ofc it's good come on now, they've done aot (s4 onwards), jjk, csm and hells and bf. this anime got me so interested in figure skating like it's gen so cool seeing all the routines people come up with and how it goes from a mess of a routine at the start of the season to the end! also super inspiring seeing a character like yuuri who struggles with anxiety bc it makes it feel more real to see a fictional character go thru that like yk he still goes out there and skates despite it all idk it's cool

LINK CLICK

ongoing

23 eps

genres: supernatural, drama, fantasy

notes: the best way to describe link click is mindfuck. it's INSANE. so much happens and stuff links back to other things in ways i didn't even think was possible. it's abt these two guys and one of them can go into photographs into the body of the person who took the photo and they use this to solve people's questions and find stuff etc and ofc it evolves into more serious issues but it's just super cool. so well written and incredible animation as well. idk if it classifies as anime bc it's in chinese but i couldn't Not put it here it's just too good

THE ELUSIVE SAMURAI

ongoing (manga ongoing)

12 eps

genres: adventure, comedy, historical fantasy

notes: i finished this kinda recently bc the episodes were just airing but it's so good! the animation is insane and again, found family!!!!! they're just a bunch of kids and the mc is the son of the shogun who is super good at being elusive and running away and the others are his retainers, or his most trusted guards. they're all kids but they're so talented and he's gathering more and more supporters to his cause and it's so cool seeing how they overcome their obstacles like enemies bigger and stronger than them but they still push thru to try and get his kingdom back

VIOLET EVERGARDEN

completed

13 eps + 1 movie (movie sucks ass tho don't watch it)

genres: coming of age, steampunk

notes: so beautifully animated it's insane. every episode is done so wonderfully and it makes me so emotional. i think i cried watching every episode. it's about this young girl named violet and she's been a child soldier for most of her life but then someone close to her dies and tells her "i love you" right before he dies so she goes on a journey to find out out what love is basically and just meets so many people on her journey. it's really sweet.

AKAME GA KILL

completed

24 eps

genres: action, dark fantasy

notes: without saying too much and spoiling it, this is one of the most unexpected animes i've ever seen. there's a group of people who are all v strong and talented and they're classed as criminals. i don't remember everything that happened bc it's been years since i watched it but i remember it being so good and being unable to predict anything that happened bc it all came out of nowhere. all i can say is, don't forget who the series is named after (akame).

HIGH CARD

completed (i think?)

24 eps

genres: action, adventure, fantasy

notes: high card reminds me of kingsman a lot and that's a good thing. it's such a cool concept to give different playing cards different abilities and people who have those cards get those powers. plus the fact that they're an organisation masquerading as a normal business makes it cooler (this plus them dressing all formally is what reminds me of kingsman)

TRIGUN STAMPEDE

ongoing (manga completed)

12 eps

genres: space western

notes: maybe some of the best animation i've seen in a series. vash and nai are so tragic i can't stop thinking about them even after it's been ages since i finished the anime and the other characters are so cool??? i love how vash has a skewed sense of like morality if that makes sense bc he wants to not hurt anyone but that in turn hurts people and it's just cool and nai is also so interesting. i don't want to spoil anything but the designs and everything are so on point AND THE MUSIC IS AMAZING! i haven't even talked about wolfwood but we'll be here all day if i start he's awesome

HELLS PARADISE

ongoing (manga completed)

13 eps

genres: action, dark fantasy, psychological thriller

notes: hells is considered one of the dark trio with chainsaw man and jujutsu kaisen but i don't see as many people talk about it as they do with the other two which is such a shame bc it's so good. there's bits that fuck with you so much like i was convinced i was being gaslit at one point but it's just so good and the worldbuilding and fantasy elements on the island are so insane and well done. the mix of characters is also so cool bc there's so many different ones with different motives and they gotta work together it's just cool

SK8 THE INFINITY

ongoing

12 eps

genres: adventure, sports

notes: sk8 is incredible like idk how in 12 eps they managed to make me like so many characters including all the side ones like cherry, joe and miya but also introduce a villain and a conflict, make a fight and resolve it all and we even get a beach episode! the underlying yaoi makes it even better like that scene with langa and his mother and the "reki my love... for skateboarding" like they knew what they were doing. anyways incredible character building esp on reki's part. i love seeing how down he gets bc he's more relatable that way yk like he's the sunshine character who's outwardly so happy but he gets so self conscious as well idk i see myself in him a lot i love reki

FREE!

completed

41 eps + 3 movies (i think? free is confusing okay)

genres: sports

notes: last sports anime i promise. free is prob the most emotional of all the sports animes i've seen and it's not even that bad. can i entice u with the one bed trope bc they fully did that in the show w 2 of the male characters. anyways it's a swimming anime and the mc is haru who loves the water and he only swims freestyle. he has a group of friends (one of them being his childhood bestie) and it all starts when his old friend comes back from school abroad and he's different. i love free a lot i feel like it's very realistic too

okay we're done, here's my anilist so u can see the other anime's i love bc i promise there's good stuff on there :D

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pickalilywrites · 7 months ago

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AOT actors AU. The entire cast at the awards show for the 10+ categories the Final Chapters and series were nominated for.

ty for requesting :)

yet to come

scouting legion. marley warriors. actors au. 3272 words.

“Everyone please welcome the one, the only, Mikasa Ackerman to the red carpet!” Eren Jaeger exclaims. He does an exaggerated, sweeping bow, as Mikasa steps onto the carpet and the cameras flash. His smile grows even bigger when he lifts his head up to see Mikasa roll her eyes at him.

“Do you have to do that every time we get on the carpet?” Mikasa asks with a laugh.

“Of course, I do. Bear with it this time. It’s the last time we’ll be on the carpet for Attack on Titan. You should savor this moment,” Eren replies. He gets back up on his feet, not bothering to dust off his suit or smooth out the wrinkles. Instead, he eagerly offers an arm to Mikasa who takes it with a gracious smile.

A little further down the carpet is Armin Arlert in a sky blue suit embroidered with ocean waves at the bottom of his blazer. He smiles nervously at the camera, still not used to the attention even though he’s been a celebrity for years. He looks relieved when Mikasa and Eren join him, his shoulders relaxing and his smile genuine once Eren throws an arm around him.

“Arlert, you should have worn something that would have shown off your tattoo,” Eren complains. Eren gestures towards his chest where his tattoo is — three flying birds away — just right above where his heart is. The dark lines of the tattoo are easily seen beneath the sheer fabric of his dark green shirt. Mikasa has a matching tattoo just above her collarbone.

“Ah, it’s difficult to show people anyway. It’s on my back,” Armin mumbles, his face flushed. After the last episode of Attack on Titan was filmed, the three main actors went to a tattoo parlor and got the tattoos as a symbol of their bond together after spending nearly a decade filming together. While Mikasa and Eren had gotten the tattoos in places that would be easy to display, Armin chose a place on his body that would be a little more subtle.

“It’s fine. It was meant to be discreet anyway. Stop teasing him,” Mikasa says, squeezing Eren’s bicep.

Sasha gazes at the trio enviously. “Why didn’t they invite us to get matching tattoos? Weren’t we all a squad together?”

“Fake friends, all of them,” Connie huffs in agreement.

“You guys can just get tattoos without them,” Jean points out, but Sasha and Connie shoot him glares that say they disagree.

“Then they wouldn’t be matching!” Sasha points out. She swishes the skirt of her green gown, a frown on her face. “I just got a tattoo of a potato to remember the show by.”

“I got a potato tattoo, too!” Connie says excitedly. He tugs up his shirt a few inches to show Sasha a lumpy potato that had been inked on his hip bone. He ignores the curious flashes from photographers. There are celebrities with worse photos.

“Wow, that’s amazing! We both got the same tattoos,” Sasha marvels. She looks at the tattoo on Connie’s hip and compares it to the potato that she had tattooed on her bicep, a look of genuine wonder on her face.

Connie and Sasha then turn to look at Jean at the same time, both wearing mischievous expressions on their faces. After working with them for several years, Jean knows that he’s not going to like whatever they’re going to suggest to him.

“No, absolutely not,” Jean says with a shake of his head before they can even speak. “I am not getting a tattoo of a potato just so we can match!”

“Please, Jean, please!” the two beg, chasing after him when he starts to run away.

“Wow, it must be fun being young,” Erwin chuckles. He had never been a flashy dresser, but he looks dazzling in his black suit. As always, he wears a bolo tie, the same one that his character wore on the show. After the show had ended, Erwin had been given the commander’s bolo tie as a memento.

Hanji pops up from Erwin’s side, a grin on their face. “Hey, it’s not like you’re old to begin with,” Hanji tells him.

Moblit shows up beside Hanji, exasperated and slightly out of breath. He has one hand on Hanji’s elbow even though he knows he’ll be unable to stop Hanji from running off. “Hanji, you need to slow down so that people can take photos!”

“Oh, they’ve taken photos of me before,” Hanji says with a wave of a hand. They gesture towards Erwin. “They’re not excited about me anyway. They’re more excited for Commander Eyebrows here. Wouldn’t you say he’s the most popular commander from the series?”

“I don’t know about that,” Erwin chuckles. “I’m not the one nominated for an award tonight.”

“Oh, it’s only for a supporting actor. It’s not like I’ll win anyway. There are a lot of other great nominees up for contention,” Hanji says with a laugh.

“But what if you do win? Wouldn’t it be a waste if they didn’t get a single photo of you?” Moblit asks. He tugs at the sleeve of Hanji’s blazer helplessly, trying to get them to turn and face at least one camera.

Hanji looks over at Moblit and decides to take pity on their long-time costar. They throw an arm over Moblit and wave at a camera cheerfully. “Alright, let’s take a photo for old times sake. I don’t care so much about immortalizing this night on the slim chance that I do win, but I’ll regret not having a photo of us together. Who knows when the next time we’ll work together will be?”

“You’re usually not this sentimental,” Moblit mumbles, the tips of his ears turning bright red as Hanji laughs and pulls him in even closer.

There's a ruckus at the red carpet entrance where celebrities are still arriving. Ymir is announcing Historia’s arrival loudly and proudly, waving their arms to capture the attention of every photographer at the ceremony. She’s much more theatrical in announcing Historia’s arrival than Eren was about Mikasa’s.

“Everyone, your queen has arrived!” Ymir shouts. She reaches into the front pocket of her blazer and throws a handful of confetti into the air. As it rains down, she pulls a party streamer from her pocket and blows into it.

“Ymir, you’re being embarrassing,” Historia scolds, but she’s laughing as she says it. She lets Ymir take her by the hand and doesn’t bother suppressing a smile when Ymir lifts her hand and kisses her fingers. Although she acts otherwise, she adores receiving this type of attention from Ymir.

“Well, what are you doing? Hurry up and take your photos!” Ymir says to the photographers, but they don’t have to be told twice.

Historia has always been a popular celebrity to photograph at red carpet events. She’s rarely left out of “best dressed” lists, and she looks absolutely ethereal tonight. Her hair is done up in an elegant bun and a sparkling tiara sits on top of her head. She wears a beautiful white gown, its long train trailing behind her along with the matching white cape that drapes around her shoulders. As she poses for the camera, a regal smile on her face, Ymir helps to fix her train when she changes into a different pose.

A few actors from the first season observe a limo pulling up at the red carpet. There are only a few more minutes before the awards ceremony begins, but Levi Ackerman exits the car with an untroubled expression on his face. He’s usually on time, but tonight seems to be an exception. With the same unbothered expression, he walks to the other side of the car and holds open the door for another passenger to get out.

“Hey, Petra! You’re late!” Auruo calls from the red carpet, waving Petra and Levi over.

“I got a flat tire! Levi had to give me a ride,” Petra says with a grin. She and Levi fix her train before she takes the arm Levi offers and allows him to lead her down the carpet to meet the rest of the actors that made up the original Squad Levi, as the fans so affectionately call them.

“Are you sure you two didn’t plan to show up together?” Gunther asks, eyeing Petra and Levi suspiciously. “You two look awfully cozy.”

“No, we planned it. I absolutely gave Petra’s a car a flat tire and made sure she would call me so we could carpool to the awards ceremony,” Levi says. His expression doesn’t change and his tone remains flat the entire time he’s speaking, so it’s difficult to tell if he’s joking.

“I honestly wouldn’t put it past you,” Eld chuckles. He takes a look at Petra’s emerald gown and then at Levi’s outfit. “You guys are even matching.”

“Us?” Petra says, looking over at Levi in surprise. She laughs and then pinches the cape that hangs on one shoulder of Levi’s suit. It’s a dark green velvet that’s almost black with golden feathers embroidered on the other shoulder and collar of the suit. “These aren’t even the same shade.”

“Well, you do look good together, a little too good for two people who didn’t intend to come to the awards show together,” Gunther says, stroking his chin exaggeratedly.

Some of the ushers are gesturing for the celebrities to hurry up and enter the building so that the ceremony can start even as the photographers beg the stars to stay so that they can take one more photo.

“We’d better go better they lock us out of the building,” Eld says.

“As if they’d ever lock the Captain out,” Auruo sniffs, strolling after Eld at an easygoing pace.

“The show ended months ago. How long are you going to keep calling me that?” Levi sighs.

“Forever,” Auruo says solemnly.

“You’ll always be our captain, Captain,” Petra teases and gives Levi’s arm a squeeze.

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Annie doesn’t bother sitting up in her seat or looking nice. She’s leaning on her armrest, her cheek resting against her hand as she looks on with a bored expression. It’s been a while since she’s attended an awards show as an Attack on Titan cast member since she had pretty much been shoved into a basement after season one. She thought that her return in the final few episodes would mean something more than sitting through a four-hour long awards show where they weren’t even winning any awards.

“Hey,” Annie whispers, poking Bertholdt in the side so that he jumps in surprise. She raises an eyebrow at him when he looks down at her, a startled expression still on his face. “Can you hunch over more so that you cover me? I hate seeing articles about I have a ‘bad attitude.’”

“I-I’m not really sure,” Bertholdt stammers, but his shoulders are already slouching and he’s sitting in a way that is sure to block Annie from anyone who might be trying to get a photo of her from the side. “Are you not enjoying yourself, Annie? It’s the last awards show we’ll ever go to for Attack on Titan.”

“Losing’s not as exciting the eighth time around,” Annie replies, and Bertholdt lets out a nervous laugh. She examines her nails that have been painted an icy, glittery white to match her dress. There’s a slight blue hue to the sparkling tulle of her dress that almost makes it look like crystal when it shines underneath the bright lights. She frowns when she sees Bertholdt’s back straightening out of habit. She reaches out suddenly, clutching his arm in a vicelike grip. “If you cover me, I’ll buy you a cake after this.”

“You know you can’t bribe Bertholdt like that,” Reiner says with a grin as he leans over Annie’s other side. He’s not nearly as tall as Bertholdt is, but he is much bigger than Annie and can shield her from the other side easily. “You can bribe me like that, though.”

“Two cakes,” Annie says, her back to Reiner. She holds two fingers up in Bertholdt’s blushing face. “I’ll give you two cakes if you cover me.”

“You don’t have to give me anything,” Bertholdt mumbles, slumping back down as Annie smiles for the first time that night.

Pieck observes the trio in front of her amusedly. She turns to Porco and gives him an alluring smile. “Should I bribe you, too? Do you want cakes, Pokko?”

“Bribe me for what? Do you even want anything?” Porco asks. Like Annie, he’s never been one for awards ceremonies, but he doesn’t care half as much as what the press says about his lack of enthusiasm or the eventual “Porco bored as hell” memes that will inevitably pop up on the internet the next morning.

Pieck reaches out to poke him in the cheek. “I want you to eat cake. You look sooo cute when your cheeks are full. It’s adorable,” she coos.

“You don’t have to bribe me to eat. We can just eat together,” Porco sighs. “Preferably in a place less stuffy than this.”

“But don’t I look amazing in this dress?” Pieck asks with a playful flutter of her eyelashes, swishing the skirt of her silver-blue gown.

“Stop fishing for compliments. Everyone knows you look amazing in everything,” Porco replies, and Pieck giggles in response.

A singer — some up-and-coming popstar that Porco can’t recall the name of — is announcing the nominees for Best Drama, one of the ten categories that Attack on Titan is up for. The cast is only half-listening now, most of them over awards ceremony after attending them for nearly a decade. Many of the cast members are giggling over alcohol and gossiping in between award speeches. After losing so many of the awards they had been nominated for, they didn’t have high hopes for the remainder of the night, so it’s a surprise when Attack on Titan is called as the winner.

“We won? We won!” Sasha says. She’s the first to react, jumping down excitedly and pulling Jean and Connie up with her. She doesn’t even mind that she’s spilled her drink on the floor.

“Come on, come on!” Eren laughs. At first, he leads Armin and Mikasa up the steps of the stage with him, but he gestures the rest of the cast members to follow him as well. He notices the minor cast members remaining in the audience, and he gestures even more exaggeratedly for everyone to get up on the stage. “Come on, everyone! Everyone should be up here! We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for everyone!”

It’s the first time the entire cast of Attack on Titan has been gathered on one stage. Given the large cast size, it’s a tight squeeze to fit everyone, but they manage it.

“Why did you have to stand next to me?” Levi grumbles.

“Don’t be so cold, Levi. I thought we had gotten closer after filming together for so long,” Zeke grins. He scoots in even closer to Levi and throws an arm around the scowling actor’s shoulders.

“Close, my ass,” Levi says under his breath.

Even the members of the child cast — Gabi, Falco, Udo, and Zofia — are on the stage. Having only been a part of the last few seasons, they aren’t quite as used to awards ceremonies and are caught up in the glamour of it. Pieck and Porco have to put their arms around them, holding them back so that they don’t bounce around stage like pinballs.

“Speech! Speech! Speech!” the children cheer.

The award — a trophy shaped like an angel with is arms extended as it holds a crystal orb — is nestled carefully in Eren’s arms. He waits for the audience and cast members to quiet down before he leans down and begins to speak.

“It’s been a long, long journey, but an unforgettable one,” Eren says with a gracious smile. In the corner of his eye, he sees Armin wiping away tears and he can’t help but laugh a little. “I don’t think anyone could have predicted the success that Attack on Titan would have when it first started. It has been an absolute blessing to be able to work with such an amazing cast and crew for the past decade, but it’s been an even greater blessing to have shared this experience with all the fans who have shown us nothing but love throughout our journey. Thank you to the writer for being able to share this story with the world, and thank you to the director and crew members for helping us bring this story to life. Because of Attack on Titan, we’re able to have memories to treasure for the rest of our lives, and it’s an honor to be recognized tonight.”

Eren and the rest of the cast bow as the audience erupts into applause.

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“Are you guys going to the afterparty?” Reiner asks. He points at each member that had made up the Warriors. “Afterparty? Afterparty? Afterparty?”

“Afterparty!” Pieck agrees cheerfully, touching her index finger to Reiner’s.

“Is it at Pixis’ again? He’s pretty spry for his age,” Porco muses.

“Can we come, too?” Gabi asks excitedly.

“I’m afraid not, Gabi. It’s an adult party with some no-no juice,” Reiner replies. He pats Gabi on the head sympathetically.

“Why can’t you just say alcohol like a normal person?” Porco grumbles.

“How about we have another afterparty tomorrow that everyone can go to?” Pieck suggests. She bends down so that she’s eye level with the rest of the children. “Maybe we can go to an amusement park altogether.”

“With everyone everyone?” Gabi asks, her eyes widening. Her excitement has been reignited.

“Yep, with everyone everyone,” Pieck says.

“Everyone, we’re going to an amusement park!” Gabi cheers even though no formal arrangements have been made, but her friends are already jumping up and down and celebrating with her.

Annie sidles up to Bertholdt. She tends to attach herself to his side, but it’s unclear whether it’s because his large frame easily hides her from any prying eyes or if it’s because she actually enjoys his company. It could be a mix of both.

“Do you know what the catering situation will be at Pixis’?” Annie asks.

“Ah, I think he usually leaves that up to Nicolo,” Bertholdt says.

Annie nods, her lips pursed as she mulls over Bertholdt’s answer. She typically passes on cast parties, but she does enjoy good food. It just so happens that Nicolo probably has the best taste out of the cast. Finally, she tells Bertholdt, “I think I’ll go this time.”

“R-really? That’s great!” Bertholdt stammers in surprise.

Eren smiles fondly at his fellow costars as they get ready to leave the awards ceremony. He’s not the type to cry, but even he’s getting a little tearful at the sight. “It’s really the last time we’ll be gathered like this, huh?”

“Well, not really,” Armin says. His eyes are still red from crying, but he offers Eren a comforting smile. “I think we’ll still see each other for years to come.”

Mikasa takes Eren’s hand in hers and gives it a squeeze. “You said it during your speech, didn’t you? We made amazing memories together, but I don’t think we’re done yet. We still have many more to come.”

“Yeah, you’re right.” Eren smiles amidst his tears. He squeezes Mikasa’s hand back. He’s thankful for all the years that they’ve spent together and even more thankful for the time they have yet to come.

#snk #mikasa ackerman #eren jaeger #armin arlert #actors au #modern au #requests #asks #answered #anon #anonymous

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lostcauses-noregrets · 1 year ago

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Did Isayama really say Erwin would be a NEET in a world without Titans, or was that just him showcasing his humour? Because I can definitely see Levi or Eren as NEETS, but Erwin? 😭

Isayama did indeed draw NEETwin, but it's very much tongue in cheek. This is one of six “What If?” illustrations that Isayama drew for the Shingeki no Kyojin Inside & Outside Guidebooks in 2014. The other illustrations feature Levi as a chef and kindergarten teacher, Annie and Mikasa as cage fighters, Eren and Jean doing standup comedy, and Sasha, Connie and Reiner in a band. They're all hilarious but not to be taken seriously.

I have to confess that my mind is absolutely boggling at the idea of Levi lazing around like this. I can't imagine anyone less likely to frittering their time away doing nothing that Levi!

#asks #erwin smith #neetwin #levi ackerman #snk #hajime isayama #official art

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ivuamxo · 1 year ago

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PAIRING: jean/mikasa

RATED: mature

SUMMARY: They didn’t do things in halves.

A/N: y’all i can’t help myself and i wrote again. i’m sorry for not replying to comments b/c i just get so shy. but i read them all & i’m so very appreciative.

i wasn’t sure whether to put this under itching to taste or this fic… but i kind of want to leave itt as its own thing. i’m thinking this fic will just be added lil bits. (M-rated bits??)

Jean towers over their comrades. His eyes still burn into her. And there is absolutely nothing that could have prepared her for him.

She recalls being so confused, why he would look at her with—adoration, that’s what it was. And still, even now, he is doing the same. He’s guarded in his gaze, but she still sees it. There’s nothing quite like it.

She imagined that in the many years that have passed, that maybe it would be different…

But she continues to accidentally make eye contact with him.

#jeankasa #jeanmika #jeankasa fanfiction #mywrites #jean x mikasa #BYE!!!!!!!#ok now i’m like really done

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eruricanonarchive · 2 years ago

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Hajime Isayama: “But to Levi, Erwin is the person who once said to him, “let’s save humanity together”.” — Isayama on the Shingeki no Kyojin ANSWERS Guidebook, 2016

“Levi put his absolute trust in Erwin, making use of his power to serve his Commander. Erwin for him is a person whom he considers his "chosen one". — Levi's profile from the Attack on Titan Character Encyclopedia/Guidebook 2017

“For Levi, that person is Erwin, whose existence exceeds that of Levi’s own. But is it acknowledgement as much as it’s due to the Ackerman bloodline? I would say it’s probably instinctual.”

Isayama – “He is currently like a balloon dangling in the air rather aimlessly. To Levi, staying with Erwin until Erwin’s last minute gave him a feeling that he has accomplished everything he needs to. Of course, I think he still has the goal of killing the Beast Titan.”

Ono Daisuke – ' I think Levi was always the last stronghold of Erwin’s humanity. '

Kamiya Hiroshi – ' But for Levi, up until that point, even if he failed, even if his life was lost, as long as Erwin was still living, it’d be okay.

"Because of the relationship between Erwin and Levi, if Erwin has already decided on something, then Levi thinks that it is the right thing to do. In other words, Levi prioritizes it [Erwin’s orders] more than his own safety or the safety of his subordinates." — Kamiya Hiroshi

“For Levi, of course, losing Commander Erwin left a huge impact in his life. From that point onwards, his life in a sense is like a 'yosei'.” — Kamiya Hiroshi in the 2021 Anime Japan panel

“To Levi, no matter what outsiders say about the thing between him and Erwin, he never cares and plans to explain it. He thinks that even explaining it, no one can understand.” — Tetsurô Araki

I choose the guy whom I want to put my faith in. Erwin is like that, too. No one knows what he is really thinking deep down. But I trust his judgement...That’s why I chose to follow him...Even if I am led into hell, I have no regrets. Not one bit. — Levi Monologue, Character Song

“I will put my trust in [Levi's] strength for as long as we fight, and I am sure that he will continue to fight the titans while believing in me in return.” — Erwin's assessment of Levi, Attack on Titan Guidebook: INSIDE & OUTSIDE

Goodnight. Sweet dreams, dear. Act II: Levi : Takes place after Erwin’s death and Levi is so depressed that he even loses “the mood to sigh” and “also loses the will to curse at them (after Hange makes a joke about stealing his tea)” He goes to his room and he dreams of Erwin’s voice. Despite knowing it’s a “delusion”, “he (Levi) lends his ear to the words, is it because Levi wants to believe something of it too?” And Levi also imagines the sea would be the same color as Erwin’s eyes were.

Crumbled Castle Gate : Erwin is alone on the wall above a crumbled castle gate, and is upset. Levi comes looking for him and they share an intimate talk, constantly stealing glances at each other. While Levi was peering at Erwin’s expression from the side of his eyes, he comments on his eyes and Erwin laughs softly and asks him “so you are saying that I look quite young because I have the same eyes as a young new soldier?” At the end of the story, this is the interaction described between them: “Finally, Erwin looks away from the outside scenery and looks at Levi’s face. Levi tilts his face up, looking up to the taller man.”

“Carrying his promise to Erwin in his heart, Levi launches a decisive counterattack against Zeke, the Beast Titan.” — Levi’s profile in the 2021 “Attack on Titan Character Encyclopedia FINAL

“Levi doesn’t allow anyone to get at his heart except Erwin who is the only one he completely trusts.” — Attack on Titan: OUTSIDE Osamu, 2013

“Levi trust this man more than anybody else” — Erwin’s profile from SnK OUTSIDE Osamu

Animedia : "Many were touched by the depth of Levi's love for Erwin" (そんなリヴァイのエルヴィンに対する愛情の��さは感動を呼び、) The kanji used to refer to Levi's love was "愛情", which is the kanji used to refer to romantic love between partners.

“If it’s with you, I can do it!” “His one and only partner, he faces the titans with Erwin’s feelings in his heart”

#eruri #eruri is canon #levi ackerman #erwin smith #leviackergay_#attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin

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ryuichirou · 1 year ago

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Today’s replies! We’re covering a lot of topics today: some are related to our posts from this week so far, then there is one about Scott Pilgrim Takes off, and one about the Shingeki no Kyojin fanart. Let’s start with the latter one.

amydesailes asked:

Hi!

I remember a few years ago you were drawing a lot of snk related stuff. Do you think that you are making a comeback sometime? I feel like the fandom is much more calmer now.

Ohh that was such a long time ago and it was such fun time… well, a lot of it was stressful as hell because of the fandom and the shipwars and the non-shipping crowd who are quick to shit on artists who draw niche things; but to be honest, this isn’t the only reason why we stopped posting snk fanart. The main reason was that we were getting burnt out and wanted to consume some new media, and it’s nothing unusual or bad: it happens all the time. We dive deep into the title, have a lot of ideas, create AUs, draw and post stuff, and then after some time we move on. There are some titles that we revisit every other year or so, without diving too deep into them, and sometimes we just randomly remember about the characters and get the urge to draw something with them (we’ve done a couple of Zevi sketches even after technically stopping posting snk, as you might’ve seen).

With SnK, even though it’s been quite a few years already, I think it’s still kind of fresh in our minds, so we don’t have anything new to say with our posts or my art…yet. So I can’t really predict when we’ll come back, but you know what they say; a criminal always returns to the scene of the crime lol We love Shingeki very much, so even if it takes a long time, it’s inevitable.

Also, we are very grateful to have people who remember our stuff from back then and even wait for us, I am honestly surprised by it... So thank you so much for asking <3

Anonymous asked:

Which one of the Scott Pilgrim girls do you like? And other than Todd and Wallace, which other male character do you like?

My absolute favourite is probably Julie, and it’s partially because I have the Aubrey Plaza Bias, but I also really liked what they did with her character in the anime. She has the best faces, she’s so animated and so evil. I would love the second season (that we won’t get) simply to look at her more lol

I am also super weak for Kim, she and Julie both are my “best girls”. Kim’s personality just perfectly fits the type of character that I usually like, and I really like the bitter-sweetness that comes with it.

Speaking of the anime specifically, I also really like what they did with Ramona and Roxie. Their relationship didn’t get much depth in the movie (for obvious reasons, they didn’t have time to dive deeply into any relationship), and it was very delightful to see them work through what happened between them… in a way, I guess. Plus, Roxie is an idiot and that’s awesome lol

Ep3 was too much for me in general, all the girls’ interactions were very good + oh my god Hollie’s hot.

Now for the guys… Oh, Gideon, absolutely, he is great. He is such a highlight of the movie, we adore him a lot. So it was interesting to see his trajectory in the anime, and I am very happy that he is just… naturally evil and controlling fuck lol

Matthew was very enjoyable in the anime and I’m glad he got more attention, Lucas was animated very nicely and had a couple of very funny lines. I also think I developed a soft spot for Stephen at some point lol

hipsterteller asked:

I saw Vil and Neige they look so cute together…

characharing asked:

neige and vil look so smallll it's cute!

Thank you so much!! <3 I’m happy you like them hehe.

Anonymous asked:

Aw...that's cute. What life be like if those two were friends or more?

Rook wants a picture of Neige and Vil as kids

Vil would have a much calmer life, that’s for sure… I honestly can’t think of any downside of that scenario, other than it would’ve robbed us of Vil’s meltdowns over Mira’s search results lol

Oh Rook will get that picture; I am 100% that he would somehow manage to get it. This is his treasure, his most important possession; he’ll be buried with that photo…

blackbutlerfandomnerddomain asked:

AWWWWWEEEE BABY VIL AND BABY NEIGH!!!!

I for sure feel like it should be canon that Neige fell for Vil around a certain part of their youths, like maybe it was for a show scene and Neige sees Vil by a tree for the scene and BOOM! CUPID STRUCK OUR BOY HARD

HEHEHE IT’S THEMMM!!!!

Yeah I’m 100% sure that Neige fell for Vil back then. Not only Vil was so cool and professional and mature, but he was also so so so pretty. Even if their characters weren’t supposed to fall in love and Neige’s character was supposed to be bullied by Vil’s character, Neige just couldn’t stop thinking about how pretty Vil is. And not a single person noticed… That’s why he’s a great actor lol

Anonymous asked:

Honestly who in the cast do you think could actually settle down with one another in some type of lasting relationship? I think Trey/Riddle for example or Azul/Idia (I feel like they count because even it is business, it's a binding thing yk)

~ 🐩 anon

Oh good question! Other than Trey/Riddle and Azul/Idia, the first couple that comes to mind is Rook/Vil, who pretty much already feel like a couple that’s been together for quite some time. Their household situation would probably be complicated, but in general they’re each other’s partners for life I think.

I would also say ADeuce but they’re the type of couple who is always together but just can’t settle down because of some stupid reasons. Jack might steal Deuce from Ace and settle down with him lol Who else… Kalim and Jamil are stuck together, they don’t count lol

Anonymous asked:

Imagine Jamil spending eternity being in Azul's captivity.

(this is related to our latest AzuJami art… I think)

Not only this sounds hot, this sounds like Azul’s absolute dream… And he sees that dream every night, and this is why he sleeps with a smile on his face, that creep.

Anonymous asked:

Even if you don't see him as a top

Vil would be amazing at aftercare and you know it!

(this one is related to our aftercare hc post)

I agree, Anon! I actually wanted to mention him in the post because of that. He knows everything there is to know about aftercare and which products work the best. He is so well-prepared for that it’s almost ridiculous.

Jamil is also good at it, but he basically had no choice but to get good lol

#replies

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1up-girl · 1 year ago

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20 Questions

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 10 works.

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 131,856

3. What fandoms do you write for? Only Zelda right now, but I have done stuff for Evangelion and Teen Titans in the past! Also looking to add a Shingeki no Kyojin piece in there soon.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Reverdie (413), Fragmentation (290), After the Rain (200), Tacet (188) and Finding and Keeping (175)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Always! I'm very greatful for folks taking the time to read and comment on my stuff. It really means a lot to me, so I like to show my gratitude in the comments.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Ooof uhhhh like none? I think I did some themed one-shots that were downers but like...I really can't bring myself to end on angsty notes.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? They all end happy, but I think Love Stayed With Me has to be the happiest by default because [TOTK ending spoilers here]

8. Do you get hate on fics? Thankfully, no! It would be okay if I did, though. Like whatever, a hater isn't paying for my service so I wouldn't really care if they were wasting their energy in my comments section.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Yes! It depends on the situation, really. I'm a big fan of smut that is sort of exploratory and almost innocent, where two characters are exploring these feelings with one another and discovering that bliss for the first time. But on the other hand...I am like, beyond ready to write Link getting pegged LMFAO. I'm not too picky about smut.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written? No... I don't think I have. I think I planned one when I was like 13 but I can't remember the fandoms or anything.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Have had stuff reposted without my permission on other sites, but my name was still attached to it. So like...not entirely stolen haha. No one reposted under a different author's name.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? No, but I WOULD LOVE THIS

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yesssss! Currently worked on A Song of Storms with @deiliamedlini!

14. What's your all-time favorite ship? I really think Zelink takes the cake for me. I've never simped so hard for a ship. I love how they are cosmically entwined, soulmates which can come in really lovely, heartfelt forms, or angsty, miserable forms. They aren't limited by one iteration. gOD.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? As much as I wish I could, I don't think a longfic is in the cards for me. I'm frankly not creative enough to keep the momentum up ;_;. Maybe if the right inspo hit. But at this point I write shorter things and I don't expect to not finish them at some point, even if they take a while to crank out.

16. What are your writing strengths? I like to think that I have strong ideas on characterizations, and that the prose carries the ideas that I'm trying to convey. (Particularly about Zelink.) I love the poetic imagery for them and enjoy metaphoers and loooove religious imagery for them as well.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Absolutely fucking plot and also finding the balance between like, wanting langauge to be flowery and not overdoing it. I am always tearing my hair out over it.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? Oh I'm very down lol

19. First fandom you wrote for? I think would have been Teen Titans when I was like 12.

20. Favorite fic you've ever written? UGHHHHH I don't know, maybe Reverdie because it was so music inspired? And I loooooove writing pining Link and the sexual tension between them. Part of me actually thinks about rewriting that and making it longer, dragging it out even more than just 4 chapters, but I think that's me being sadistic haha. Love Stayed With Me was also so personal to me because it was crafted sort of in real time with playing TOTK. And of course has all my own personal baggage tied into it.

THIS WAS FUN THANKS FOR TAGGING ME @zellink! I'll tag @deiliamedlini @wanderingnightingale @itcantbe @softlessly and anyone else who wants to do it!

#fanfiction #author #zelink #so much zelink

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drunkaloneagain · 1 year ago

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thoughts on the conclusion of Shingeki no Kyojin (and why Zeke’s plan was “better”) by drunkaloneagain

Ignoring both Zeke’s and Eren’s (largely selfish and shitty) motivations, it occurs to me that Zeke’s plan was by far the more compassionate option, as it allowed for any remaining Eldians who didn’t choose to be born “island devils” / had nothing directly to do with the sins of their ancestors to live out their remaining years in relative peace, until the bloodline ultimately died out due to sterilization.

In Zeke’s plan, significantly fewer innocent lives would be sacrificed (short and long-term), and given the severity of the sadistic and irredeemable crimes against humanity carried out by the first Eldian king after obtaining the absolute power of the Titans, this plan is actually pretty considerate toward the subjects of Ymir who are essentially doomed to be born with their higher capacity for destruction (Titan powers).

To illustrate why I consider Eren’s plan shitty, consider this metaphor (I’ll be using America since I’m an American):

Imagine that in a hypothetical world, all White Americans were suddenly able to be traced back to one ancestral group responsible for orchestrating the Native American genocides, slavery, the construction of the railroads, exploitation, and deportation of immigrants, etc.

Now, imagine this group of Whites were “held accountable” for the abhorrent acts committed by their ancestors, given an isolated island separate from the mainland to reside upon as they saw fit as long as they stayed there, while the mainland, became generally populated only by American POCs and known as “New America”—except for a few armband-wearing “honorary New Americans” who face discrimination / prejudice / hate from the POCs who now control the mainland)

100s of years into the future, after the truth of the atrocities committed by their ancestors have been lost to time or forgotten (human nature), a White American descendent is born on the island and the island has developed into a nation in its own right—complete with its own social problems. The child grows up to become a young man outraged by the injustices of the situation they’ve been born into (an “Eren-child” if you will).

Yes, the Eren-child is understandably angry. He himself nor his parents—not even his parents’ parents were actually responsible for the evils perpetrated by their ancestors. Moreover, the Eren-child was hardly educated in childhood as to why his people were forced into this isolation due to the corruption and politics of the island itself.

This is why, I more or less liked Eren… At least until he decided to genocide the rest of the world for the sake of himself and his island brethren—even after he comes to fully understand the horrors that his ancestors unleashed onto the world. Worse, he effectively decided to prove the world right for discriminating against / hating his ppl: Eldians would come to bring unprecedented destruction, death, and suffering to the rest of the world (much like the first king did after obtaining the power of Ymir and the first Titan). For these reasons, I consider Zeke’s plan to be a lesser evil.

Going back to my White American Eren-child metaphor, could you really agree with such a child’s decision to follow through with obliterating the billions of ppl on the mainland (the “New American” POCs)—especially after he had been made aware (via Paths or some similar phenomenon) of the atrocities committed by his ancestors (Native American genocides, slavery, the construction of the railroads, exploitation and deportation of immigrants, etc.)?

Speaking for myself, I don’t at all.

I should add, that there is one way I have thought of that Eren could have (imho) utilized The Rumbling and his Titan powers via the Coordinate to do the “most right possible thing” but he’s way too selfish and motivated by rage / stupid to have done so—and I think he even knows this—but that’s a whole ass different discussion so…

#writers on tumblr #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #eren aot

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danganronpasurvivoraskblog · 2 years ago

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(To mod) In your opinion, how would the cast of Brave Danganronpa Coward's Paradise react to someone like Kuripa and vice versa?

//Ok, let me try and break it down...

//Bare in mind, this is being posted before Chapter 1 of BDR:CP has been dropped. The only personality we know the characters for are what is shown in the prologue.

I've mentioned this before, but I honestly think Hiroto and Kuripa wouldn't get along. Their situation is very much a Batman VS Red Hood dynamic. Sure, Brave DR hasn't shown much to suggest that Hiroto has a creed against killing, but given his personality, and how he's embarrassed that he even has his Ultimate Talent in the first place, I'm guessing he's got his shit together. He's willing to get his hands dirty and beat people up in his pursuit of justice, but I doubt he'd go so far as to take a life. Kuripa on the other hand, has absolutely no qualms with doing so if it thinks it would be best in the long run. He's not inherantly sadistic and violent to small-fry thugs who are doing petty crimes, but for big criminals, they're fair game for the slaughterhouse. And I feel regardless of how bad a crime is, or how big the fish is, Hiroto would not accept Kuripa's methodology, and they'd butt heads often.

I feel like Kuripa would really fall for Hana, and would really want to get along with her, but Hana would be way too scared of Kuripa and the baggage he comes with to want to get close to him.

Kuripa and Daisuke would get along fine. They'd be far from besties, but Daisuke would be able to look past Kuripa's baggage and see him for his good qualities, which Kuripa would appreciate.

If Kuripa ever met Urara, I feel like he would be squealing with excitement once he finds out who she is. And not only that, but I feel like Urara would be doing the same back once she finds out who Kuripa is, and that he's also Takuto Mikizuki. I like the idea that they're both massive fans of each other's industry work, and would be begging one another for each other's autographs. Urara may even have been a member of the Kyojin's if she was canon to this timeline, though it would depend if she could handle any slight lewdness that comes up in conversation.

Hibiki would be terrified of Kuripa once he sees him get into an aggressive mindset, but I feel like other than that, they'd be fine with one another.

Rei would be extremely skeptical of Kuripa, and watch him judgmentally from a distance. Kuripa wouldn't have any interest in striking up a conversation with her, or being her friend. He'd probably just glare back and pull faces.

Kuripa and Kazuya would get along like two savage meerkats fighting for dominance. Which is to say the former would get easily pissed when trying to out-snark and out-douche the latter, and they wouldn't get along even remotely.

I genuinely think that Kuripa and Honoka would, both figuratively AND literally, get along like a house on fire. Given not only his obsession with social media and internet, but also his compressed lust for death and destruction, there wouldn't be anyone better to help him let loose that burning blaze within. Same vice versa.

I feel like Kuripa wouldn't particularly want to be friends with Yukio, but also wouldn't have any problems with him. All Yukio would really want to know about Kuripa is what his tastes in sweets and confectionary's are, and I'm sure Kuripa would willingly admit that Yukio deserves his title.

Kuripa may recognize Stella from one or two celebrity voice overs from animations he's watched, but since he tends to stay away from live action television, I doubt he'd really know who she is, much like Hiroto didn't in the game. I feel like they'd be fine around each other, and in a few ways, would relate due to how they're both firm in their thoughts and opinions.

Much like with Hiroto and Rei, I get the feeling that Goro would be skeptical of Kuripa, and keep a close eye on him while he's in his presence. All things considered, with Kuripa's ridiculous strength, he might even be a good challenger for Goro in the ring. Not that Kuripa is a trained Sumo Wrestler or anything, so maybe he wouldn't have much of a chance. After all, he's far more apt with bludgeoning people with his fists and cutting them apart with his place than just shoving them out of a circle.

I get the feeling that if Kuripa ever met Mitsuba, they would bully the shit out of each other. Mitsuba would make so many biting comments about Kuripa, only for him to bite back twice as hard, and the spat would just never end.

Kuripa seems like he would get annoyed very easily if he ever had to deal with someone like Ichirou. Slow types are not people he is comfortable dealing with. On top of that, the very fact that Ichirou has a medical talent, and is a trained doctor, is already enough to make Kuripa dislike him. As we know, Kuripa has an innate detest for medical practitioners and hospitals.

Kuripa would get along with Ume, and while that doesn't make a lot of sense, there is an in-universe lore reason why that we haven't got to yet. One of his classmates at Hope's Peak that he was very close to had a similar occult-based talent, and this will be elaborated on much later down the line. But the point is he would know how to deal with Ume's creepy and silly quirks, and would know how to relate to them.

While I don't know if I would call them friends, I feel like Kuripa would always be willing to scrap with Daigo. Suffice to say, Kuripa would MORE than earn Daigo's unbridled respect, since he's probably one of few opponents who could absolutely DEMOLISH Daigo in a no-holds barred fight, especially one with no limits and no rules. Not that Daigo would be an easy challenge, and that in turn, excites Kuripa as well. They'd be able to bond over their thrill and love for combat, and a good scrap.

Lastly, I think Kuripa would like Anko. Given that she shares a lot of personality traits and mannerisms as Kokichi, Kuripa would know how to deal with her, and how to handle her odd behavior.

//Hope that cleared some things up for you.

-Mod

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findroleplay · 7 months ago

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Hi! I (21+) am looking for an mxm (trans characters welcome!) ocxcc Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin rp!!

I’m looking for someone to play Zeke Yeager against my warrior! I have an oc fully fleshed out and think the two would mesh well together and would love to try it out! In return, if you want to double I am absolutely down! I’m willing to offer you pretty much any mxm pairing! The only character I will not plat is Eren (sorry), and I have the most experience playing Erwin, Levi, Armin, and Bertholdt, but give me some time to rewatch some scenes and I’ll do whoever you want!

If we double, I do expect both roleplays to be given equal attention - I would even especially love if the plots both merged and were written alongside one another, even giving the opportunity for our characters to interact! I love ocs and I want to really get sucked into it all and I prioritise story and plot over rps that revolve entirely around romantic relationships. I will happily listen to you gush about your oc, eagerly plot and enthuse about your ship, bring 100% of my energy and enthusiasm for them, as long as you will do the same for me!

I am a novella writer and love detail, world building, plotting, fleshing out characters and arcs, writing side characters and branching out plots. I love the AoT universe and would love if we could really explore that!! That said, it is very dark, and while I have no triggers/limits, I expect dark content and violence to show up a lot. I love angst, the grittiness of the universe, putting our characters through hell and back and rewarding them with some wholesome moments and character growth. My oc is incredibly fleshed out and I would love for my partner to be willing to really sink their teeth into this too! I don’t expect novella replies every time, but short responses bore me quickly and won’t work out, sorry. I rp on discord and I’m super excited to get into this with someone, and I’d love for us to be able to chat ooc and get along! Nsfw wise, I’m absolutely open to it, but I focus on the plot first and prefer when it comes naturally for the ships, and I don’t like strict top/bottom dynamics. This is getting long now so I’ll wrap it up! ⚔️⚔️

#roleplay #rp #attack on titan rp #shingeki no kyojin rp

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pickalilywrites · 11 months ago

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Aruani going to see a movie on Valentines day. Modern AU fic.

writing this fic made me feel better~ thank you

things best left unplanned

aruani. college au. 2122 words.

Armin Arlert is the type to meticulously plan everything down to the last second. It’s relaxing for him to come up with a detailed itinerary that includes bullets with sub-bullets that have their own sub-bullets that have their own sub-bullets. Crossing out completed tasks gives him a surge of dopamine like no other, but he knows that it’s not the lifestyle that other people would deem normal. The way Armin operates currently leaves hardly any wiggle room for error. Of course, Armin creates different scenarios in his mind and plans out alternative schedules should the original be abandoned due to circumstances beyond his control, but there are unexpected events that can avoid his foresight completely including (but not limited to): traffic jams that span half the city and render nearly every mode of transportation useless, restaurants closing for maintenance, and unplanned power outages. For Armin, these are catastrophic events that might as well be equivalent to the whole world crumbling around him. For Annie, it’s just another day and she takes everything the world throws at her in a stride no matter how unexpected.

Although she’s very different from Armin, she doesn’t seem to mind the to-do list Armin brings to every date. She watched with amusement as he would cross out every activity they completed in their holiday-themed date to-do list even though other people would probably make fun of him. She even waits patiently for Armin if he has to pull out his alternative schedule if their original plans get derailed. She adjusts so calmly to Armin’s rigidly planned itinerary that Armin can’t believe it sometimes, especially considering how laissez faire Annie is with her own plans.

When Armin asks Annie what her plans are for the weekend or the evening, she usually just shrugs her shoulders and tells him she hasn’t decided yet. She could watch a movie or read a book, but she doesn’t tie herself down with a detailed schedule that needs to be followed to the very letter. Maybe that’s why she has such a calm demeanor, especially compared to Armin’s tightly-wound personality that is threatening to snap at the nearest unexpected inconvenience.

Armin knows that his rigid disposition is grating. Even his friends, despite their patience, can grow irritated when Armin displays his inflexibility one too many times. Armin doesn’t want his unyielding nature to wear Annie down, too. It’s a wonder she hasn’t grown tired of him already. He probably should have been more courteous towards her, especially when planning dates in the past. Heck, they had spent the entire winter going through a painstakingly planned list of holiday activities Armin had scheduled, so Armin decided to take a much less structured approach this upcoming Valentine’s Day by planning absolutely nothing besides a skeleton of an idea.

“The movies?” Annie asks, looking up at the theater that Armin has led them to. Her ungloved hand is clasped in Armin’s mittened hand as she casts her boyfriend a skeptical glance. She’s used to Armin pulling out a list by now and going over each bullet even though he memorizes everything the night before, but he’s empty-handed now. She raises an eyebrow at Armin. “What movie are we going to watch?”

Armin gives his girlfriend a strained smile. His hands are itching to reach into his pocket and pull out the schedule he didn’t make. His anxiety is spiking, his heart is racing, and he’s feeling light-headed. If he thinks about it too much, he might puke. He swallows down the bitter bile rising in his throat and says, “Oh, just whatever good is playing. Did you want to watch anything in particular?”

Annie notices his uncharacteristic behavior, but she doesn’t comment on it. Instead, she shrugs at his question and answers, “I’m good with whatever.”

The response should ease Armin’s nerves, but it only makes him feel worse. It’s not Annie’s fault. There isn’t anything that would make him feel better in his current state.

“Right, that’s great,” Armin says weakly. Hand in hand with Annie, Armin marches weakly up to the ticket booth and says, “Two tickets, please.”

The high schooler working there glances up at Armin. He has bags under his eyes like he stayed up studying for an exam. He looks so miserable that Armin almost apologizes, but before he can the high schooler yawns, asking sleepily, “What movie?”

“Er.” Armin glances up at the movies that are currently showing but is soon overwhelmed with all these titles he’s only seen in advertisements or commercial breaks on TV. “Do you have a recommendation? Anything that’s showing within the next hour or so should be fine.”

The ticket stand worker hums and types something into the computer. The computer is a dinosaur, a boxy, old model that Armin hasn’t seen since at least elementary school, and the high schooler bangs on the monitor in the hopes that this will speed up the computer. He sighs through his nose when the computer fails to give him the movie schedule and taps his fingers impatiently, giving Armin and Annie a tight-lipped, apologetic smile as they wait. After a moment, the theater employee says, “Alright. Busy day, but holidays like Valentine’s Day usually are. All our romance movies are sold out until tomorrow evening. The action, sci-fi, and drama movies are all booked, too. We do have some seats open for the animated children’s film that’s screening as well as that horror movie that just came out. Do either of those sound good to you?”

Neither of those sound good to Armin. Nothing about an animated children’s movie or a horror movie sounds remotely romantic to him, although he knows it won’t bother Annie whether they watch one or the other. He doesn’t want to leave the theater without having watched anything, though, and so he grits his teeth and asks politely for two tickets to the horror movie because he figures it would be more appropriate for people his and Annie’s age.

“Are you okay?” Annie asks, glancing at Armin. She’s holding Armin’s hand, but his grip is much tighter than it was before they had stepped into the theater. If Armin were to take his mittens off, Annie would see that his knuckles have gone completely white.

“Yep. I’m fine,” Armin says, although his answer comes out stilted and unconvincing. He tries to smile, hoping that his expression will be enough to fool his girlfriend. “I’m just excited to watch the movie.”

“You hate horror movies,” Annie points out.

“I ... I’m not opposed to watching them with you. I know you find them entertaining,” Armin says, and he gives Annie’s hand a quick squeeze. “Besides, it’s a horror movie that’s being released on Valentine’s Day. How scary can it be?”

“Hmm” is all Annie says in response. She observes Armin for a moment before squeezing his hand back. “I’ll grab some snacks for us. I’ll be right back.”

Normally, Armin would tag alongside her and insist on paying, but his nerves are absolutely wrecked and all he can do is nod numbly as Annie’s hand slips out of his and she heads towards the concession stand. She comes back shortly with a large bag of popcorn drizzled with butter and an assortment of candy.

“Ready to go?” Annie asks.

Absolutely not, Armin thinks, but he fakes a smile and nods before dragging his feet as he follows Annie into the theater.

It turns out, Armin discovers, that a horror movie released in the middle of February can be absolutely horrifying. The movie itself is shot in highly saturated colors, a stark contrast to the typical horror movies that Armin is familiar with where most of the scenes are so dark that he can hardly tell what’s going on to begin with. At least with those types of movies Armin can’t make out what’s on the screen and only the fear of the unknown can scare him. In this movie, Armin can see everything and even the most mundane scenes terrify him because the eerily vibrant colors on the screen are assaulting his corneas.

The movie starts out like any ordinary coming-of-age college movie about a film major with a seemingly normal life going about his day. It’s only the oversaturated color palette and odd shots that linger far too long on characters after they’ve finished speaking that give an indication that this isn’t an ordinary movie about a college student and self-actualization. Soon after the film major finishes a date with his girlfriend, he goes to bed and wakes up the next morning only to find out that his girlfriend has been murdered and all the clues lead to him only he has no recollection of killing her at all. As it turns out, his girlfriends have a habit of being murdered and he’s accused of murdering them each time, but nothing can ever tie him to the crime.

Armin feels queasy after the first murder. The camera focuses too long on the girl’s body, her blood spilled across her bedsheets and pooling on the hardwood floor. The bright crimson blood that fills the screen is even worse than the dull merlot that Armin is used to in gory horror scenes. As the film student descends into madness, unable to recall if he’s really at fault for all his girlfriends’ murders, Armin can feel himself spiraling further and further into a wormhole of despair. He tries to minimize his fear by watching through his lashes, squinting but not quite closing his eyes so that he can at least say he watched the movie if Annie asks, but it doesn’t work. His hands clutch at the arms of his theater seat and he finds himself descending into the darkness as the minutes tick away until it overtakes him completely.

Armin wakes with the theater lights shining in his eyes, flinching at the sudden light. “Wha’ happened?” he mumbles, sitting up in his seat. He wipes at his mouth with the back of his hand and is horrified to find that he was drooling.

“The movie ended. And I think you passed out in the middle of it,” Annie replies. She doesn’t seem at all bothered. In her arms is a bucket that had once been filled with butter but is now being used as an impromptu trashcan to hold the empty candy packages that Annie had somehow finished by herself. Annie notices Armin’s expression of despair and humiliation and assures him, “It’s fine. You’re actually lucky that you missed most of the movie. It wasn’t that good. Not the worst horror movie I’ve seen, but it’s also not one I’d write home about.”

“Oh my god,” Armin groans, burying his face in his hand. He slips down in the faux leather seat and wills the earth to swallow him whole. He’s never been an impressive person, but he at least never wanted to look like a complete loser in front of Annie. It looks as if he’s failed today. He doesn’t think he’s ever going to bounce back from fainting during a horror movie. Annie must think he’s a complete idiot. “I’m the worst. I just wanted to be spontaneous for once, to be cool like you. I wanted to be able to go with the flow and plan things as they came up instead of being a stickler for schedules and rigid plans. I just ruined this Valentine’s date by trying to be cooler than I actually am and I -”

Annie pulls away Armin’s hands and leans over to press against a kiss against his lips. It’s enough to shut him up completely.

“Wh-what was that for?” Armin stammers. He can already feel his cheeks heat up. He can still feel Annie’s lips pressed against his and it takes all his self-restraint not to reach up and touch his fingers to where her lips once were.

“You’re cute,” Annie says. She sits back in her seat and observes her boyfriend to see if he’s calmed down. She tilts her head to the side slightly and says, “I enjoyed today even if you thought it was a complete disaster. It’s sweet that you decided to be spontaneous, but it’s not something you have to do if it makes you uncomfortable. I actually like how structured our dates usually are, and I love that you take so much time to plan everything.”

“Really?” Armin mumbles.

“Really,” Annie replies. She stands up as the credits finish rolling and holds out a hand to Armin to help pull him out of his seat. “Come on. Let’s get dinner together. I’ll take the lead.”

Knowing Annie, she doesn’t have a restaurant in mind at the moment, but she’ll be sure to find one soon enough. If Armin were in her shoes, he’d be nervously scrolling through Yelp for the suggestions and scouring by ratings, recent reviews, and distance. His palms should be itching to pull out his phone, but he feels strangely fine with Annie taking the lead.

“I look forward to it,” Armin tells her. With a smile, Armin takes Annie’s hand. He doesn’t know what she has planned, but he trusts that she’ll lead them somewhere nice by the end of the evening and somehow that’s enough.

#aruani #snk #armin arlert #annie leonhardt #college au #modern au #asks #answered #anon #anonymous #requests

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novella-writers · 7 months ago

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Hi! I (21+) am looking for an mxm (trans characters welcome!) ocxcc Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin rp!!

Like if interested!

#fandom rp #attack on titan rp

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forever-once-gone · 8 months ago

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Day 5: When they want a romantic night, and instead you’re obsessing over a fictional character; jealousy jealousy <3

Part of the Love, Amour, Aur Pyaar drabble series for February! (lol)

Word count: 0.8k, 0.7k, 0.9k, 0.7k, 0.8k, 0.6k, 0.9k (respectively, for a total of ~5.8k) again, wayyyyy too long :(

Content and Warnings: soft yandere (though can be read as not yandere, for most of them), love, jealousy, SPOILERS FOR JJK AND SNK (though I think everyone knows about the current state of jujutsu kaisen and shingeki no kyojin finished ages ago now), insecurity, threats from Y/n, Hoseok's section gets spicy, mature 18+ content, baby talk in Hoseok's, grinding, gn reader for most of them except Hoseok's where reader is very vaguely implied to be afab, kissing, throwing pillows, implied cosplay sex (?) for Namjoon, lingerie in Namjoon's, isolation from loved ones, UNEDITED (I thought this day would be pretty tame, but with with this big paragraph, maybe it isn't?)

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Seokjin (ft. Levi Ackerman from snk):

“It isn’t fair, you know, the fact that he had to go through so much. He was humanity’s strongest but really he was just an abused boy who did the best he could. He deserved so much better. I mean, at least he didn’t die. God knows that Hajime Isayama loves to kill all his characters.”

Seokjin just gritted his teeth, keeping his eyes locked with the wall.

“But like, still, considering everything, if one person deserved a true happy ending it was him.” You waved around your hand like a professor emphasizing the point they were trying to make as the other flipped through the pages of the manga you’d been talking about for the past fifteen minutes.

“Like, at least most of the other characters from Paradis had somewhat normal childhoods. They had some sort of happy memories, but Levi never got to have that joy. Everything in his life, when he would begin to cherish them, would get snatched from him! Petra, Gunther, Eld, Oluo, Furlan, Isabel, Erwin—all taken from him!” You pouted as you gazed down at Levi’s bandaged face, your frown only deepening at the sight of his missing fingers.

In a hushed voice, you said, “if I were Isayama, I’d have given him the best ending possible.” Then you let out a sigh before moving on from the sad page of Levi’s injuries. “But then again, Isayama barely gives anyone a happy ending, so the fact that Levi even survives is a miracle,” you mumbled near the end.

Jin just hummed, refusing to give you any proper response.

Just how many times do you need to discuss Levi when he’s right there in front of you? Quite rude of you to be talking about some other man in his thirties when your boyfriend has been sitting beside you for the past twenty five minutes. This should be considered cheating right? Emotional cheating, as you gush over some other guy instead of your handsome boyfriend? Seokjin sure thought so.

“You know the manga has been done for years, right?” Seokjin couldn’t bother hiding his snippy tone crossing his arms across his chest. “Maybe it’s time you get over it, and focus on more important things.”

Your brows furrowed together, looking up at him for the first time since you brought down the small stack of manga volumes from your bookshelf. You were greeted with the sight of you boyfriend sitting at the absolute far end of the couch from you, arms crossed, back straight, as he glared a hole into the wall beside the tv. He refused to look at you, even though you were sure he could feel your gaze with how he momentarily shifted in his seat.

“What’s this ‘more important thing’ I should be focusing on instead of Levi?” you asked, as you shut the book and placed it with the others on the coffee table in front of you.

Seokjin just shrugged his shoulders. “Idk, maybe your handsome boyfriend who finally had some free time today? You know, maybe him?”

His lips were downturned again, as you moved to sit right beside him.

You tried to fight back your smile by pressing a finger to your chin as if you were thinking. “But Levi doesn’t have free time today?”

Jin turned towards you so quickly, you were afraid he’d pull a muscle.

You giggled at the affronted look he gave you, mouth hanging open in disbelief.

“I’m just kidding!” you defended yourself, trying to pull his arms from his chest but failing miserably. “I’m sorry, okay? My gorgeous boyfriend is you, and I shouldn't be talking about some fictional character when he’s gotten dressed up so well for me. Isn’t that right?”

You managed to pull his arms away from his chest to give you a view of the nice clothes he had put on specifically for you. He wore your favourite clothes today, hoping you’d fawn over him, only for you to spend the better part of the past while talking about some drawing from a book. He thought you hadn’t noticed the effort he had put into today, but hearing evidence if your absolute attention had red creeping up his neck and onto his ears.

You threw yourself into his chest, causing his arms to wrap around you to steady the two of you. You nuzzled into him for a few seconds before looking up at him with a small grin.

“I love you, you know? More than anything and anyone. And I care more about our happy ending than anyone else’s, even if it is humanity’s strongest’s.” You strained up to press a kiss against his neck which left a chill against Jin’s skin, before settling down in his lap. Pleasure coursing through you at the sight of Jin’s pleased smile from below.

His arms tightened around you before he bent down to press against your forehead. “As long as you know who matters most,” he mumbled against your skin.

Yoongi (ft. Blade from hsr):

You finished up the simulated universe world. Even though you hadn’t gotten great relics this time around, you still got to collect the weekly rewards, so you couldn’t be too mad. But you had to admit, it did sting a bit.

You switched back to the character screen after salvaging the useless relics that you obtained and checking on your stock of stellar jades. Blade stared back at you as you fussed with the relics that you had currently adorned him with and tried to level up the one promising relic you had obtained. When you ended up with defense being levelled up for the second time, you gave up on the relic, instead just salvaging it as well.

You sighed as you clicked back to Blade, seeing him stare back at you before performing his idle, bringing his sword up to his eyes, inspecting it before bringing it behind to his back as it disappeared into shiny gold.

“Bladie, Bladie, Bladie… Why is it so hard to find good relics for you…?” You rested your chin in the palm of your hm gazing lazily at your monitor.

Blade, of course, did not reply. Instead he stared right through your soul as if putting the blame right on you.

“Hmm… I was so lucky when building Kafka, but the relics just suck when I’m farming for you.”

You clicked out of the character screen and instead ran around the map with Blade, listening to NPC dialogue and fulfilling random small tasks for stellar jade. You were out of trailblaze power and had nothing of significance to do. So you just enjoyed watching Blade’s mechanics as he interacted (being pretty liberal with the definition of “interact”) with other characters and took in his visuals.

He was your favourite character when you first started playing honkai star rail, but with time you realized you should probably try and make him stronger with more elite relics. It was harder than you originally thought. And now, even after a month of only farming for Blade, you had yet to pull what would be a legendary relic for him.

As you lamented your poor luck, you failed to notice the door to your gaming room opening behind you.

Yoongi creeped up behind you, listening to the music streaming its way out of the speakers he got for your set-up on your last birthday. He wasn’t surprised to see a zoomed in view of Blade’s face on your screen when he peered over your shoulder. He had expected it as soon as he’d heard the hsr soundtrack.

He stopped behind your chair, starling you as he began to speak. “Here I was hoping to see my wonderful spouse after work today, but instead I see them on a date with some depressed guy in my own home.” He sighed for effect, placing his hands on the back of your chair as he leaned over you to look at your screen.

“Oh hush,” you told Yoongi.

“What? So I can’t even speak up when I catch you with your second boyfriend now?” He placed his chin atop your head.

You laughed a bit, jostling Yoongi around a bit. “Don’t you know it’s rude to interrupt a date?” You finally played along.

“Not if it's between you and Blade, no it’s not. He doesn’t get to steal you away from me.” He wrapped his arms around your neck, holding you close against him almost as though he was pulling you away from Blade’s reach.

You held onto his arms as you laughed, feeling him press a kiss to the top of your head. Between laughs, you said, “Stop! You’re embarrassing me in front of my date.”

“Fuck your date.” He removed his arms from around you, spinning your chair around so you faced him. “You’re going on a date with me now.”

He pulled you up and out of your chair into his arms. He pulled you right into him until not even one air molecule was in between your bodies.

“Get dressed, I’m taking you out for dinner.” He reached a hand behind your intertwined bodies and turned off your pc with a pointed click.

He was willing to entertain your interest in other men so long as they were like Blade: fictional. The day he feels your interest swerving to real men, he wouldn’t take it so lightly.

Hoseok (ft. Choso from jjk):

“Look at him being all emo but so sweet!” you cooed at the man on the screen.

Choso was speaking to Yuuji about being brothers and just being all adorable, and it was getting on Hoseok’s nerves.

“Like when you look at him, you’d think he’s gonna be all grouchy or mean, but look at him—fuck, I’d ruin him.”

Hoseok’s eye was twitching.

“Like he’s so pure? But so hot? But so loveable? But so destroyable? I’d definitely ruin him.”

Hoseok’s blood pressure was rising.

“He’d be such a good father to my kids.”

Hoseok’s patience broke. “Well too bad Choso’s not real then since you wanna date him over me so badly!”

You jumped at Hoseok’s loud proclamation. You weren’t prepared for the enraged look on your sweet boyfriend’s face. Had you gone too far?

“I wasn’t being serious, baby,” you started, speaking as softly and level as possible. “He’s just a character that I find cute.”

Hoseok scoffed, his lips pulled into a frightening, annoyed half-smirk. “Yeah, a character that you want to have sex with.”

You placed a hand on his thigh, trying to calm him down. “Babe, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that.”

“Pfft, so now you feel bad? Not when you were talking about how another guy was so hot and how you want to have kids with him? And how cute you find him? Do I mean nothing to you?”

Hoseok’s leg was shaking now, falling and dropping under your palm restlessly. You tried to smooth your hands over his leg to soothe him, but it only seemed to agitate him further.

He scoffed again, not even giving you a chance to defend yourself against his accusations. “You’ve never called me ‘destroyable.’ What, do I not get that right? Do I need to put red eyeshadow around my eyes and paint a black stripe over my nose for you to think me worthy of being the father to your kids?”

You winced. You didn’t think something as harmless as a fictional crush would upset your darling boyfriend so bad, but now you could see how you’d been out of line. I mean, maybe you wouldn’t like it if Hoseok had spoken about some other person, fictional or not, like that in front of you.

You crawled over to him on the couch, straddling his thighs despite how they shook even with your weight pressing down on them. He hadn’t stopped his periodic scoffs, his eyes locked on a point to the side as he seemed to be caught within his internal dialogue. He seemed to only be making himself madder with each second.

“Baby,” you called him, placing your hands on his shoulders. “I’m sorry. I was out of line.”

Hoseok just shook his head, still not meeting your eyes.

“I was being stupid,” you continued. “Choso is pretty—”

He scoffed once again, causing you to wince. Wrong way to go about the apology, yet again. Goodness, why did you suck at apologizing?

“—But! I love you, not him. If anyone is cute, it’s you. If anyone is hot, it’s you. If there is anyone who I find loveable, it’s you. If there’s anyone that I want to destroy, it’s you. So don’t be mad, baby, he’s nobody.”

You did feel a little weird about how you had to make it clear that Choso wasn’t stealing you from your boyfriend, but you hated to see Hoseok so upset.

And it seemed like Hoseok appreciated the reassurance, because he was finally looking at you.

He watched you for a second, as you continued to massage his shoulders while sat in his lap. Hoseok could see Choso over your shoulder on the tv, and it gave him some sort of kick to know that despite him being on screen, you had your back turned to Choso. Your full attention on him, only him.

The worry on your face made contentment bubble in his chest, this is exactly how he liked you: fawning over him.

“Yeah, baby?” He asked, pulling you into him by the hips until he had his face pressed into your neck, placing small kisses on your pulse. “You like me more than him?”

You felt heat rise to your cheek as his hands slipped under your shirt, rubbing one hand on the small of your back as the other gripped at your waist, guiding you to grind against him.

“Yeah…” you managed to get out between soft gasps as he began to move you harder and faster against his hard-on.

He bit into your neck, rubbing his tongue over the teeth marks he left behind possessively. “You don’t sound all that convincing, baby.”

“I, um, I—” you gulped, overwhelmed by how quickly the situation had changed. You could feel him getting harder and harder under you. “I mean it, I only see you that way.”

Hoseok pulled away from the marks he’d sucked and bit into you. Looking up at you with a hooded gaze. “How you gonna prove it to me?”

You didn’t know what to say. Isn’t it proof enough with the way you were panting on his lap with his bulge pressing into you?

“Would you do anything to prove it to me?”

You nodded frantically at the olive branch he had extended towards you. He was giving you an out, and you would be a fool to miss it.

“Yeah, baby? You’d do anything?”

“Yes,” you purred, head falling onto his shoulder as he pulled your shirt off of you. “—do anything for you,” you said between gasps.

“Good,” he said, pressing his lips to yours, reaching down to unbuckled his belt. “Then make me a dad.”

Namjoon (ft. Nanami from jjk):

Nanami Kento was the living embodiment of a gentleman. The guy you’d bring home to your parents. The guy you’d imagine living the rest of your life with. The guy to buy you a house in the suburbs with a white picket fence. The guy who’d listen to your rants about work drama, or friend drama, or family drama, any drama really.

He was perfect.

And he reminded you entirely of your boyfriend, Namjoon. The man you could always rely on, the only one who you’d brought home to your parents, the man who forwarded you real estate listings every weekend as he’d sweet talk you with the plans he had for your future together.

He was perfect.

And you needed to see Namjoon in a Nanami cosplay.

“Please, baby, pleaseeeee.” You gave him the best puppy dog eyes that you possibly could. “Please, please, please, please! I’ll do anything for you if you do this for me!” You had your hands pressed together as you begged in front of him.

He had just gotten out of the shower after a hard day of dance practice, and with just a towel covering his bottom half, he was bombarded with you and the outfit spread out on the bed.

“Please, please, please! If you do this for me, I’ll even put that lingerie set that you got me as a gag gift, just please, try it on.” You grabbed his hand, pulling him from the ensuite door, closer to the bed. He had to hold onto his towel with the other hand to prevent it from falling from how hard you were pulling him. You’d, in the time it took him to shower, spread out an off-white suit, a blue dress shirt, a set of brown suspenders, and a yellow tie with brown animal-esque spots out for him.

“Love, I do not want to get into a suit right now. I just showered.” His hair was dripping onto the clothes as he looked down at them.

“Baby! Please! It won’t be for long, I swear! I’ll get you out of it as quickly as I get you into it, promise!”

Namjoon raised an eyebrow at your words, a smug smile shining down at you. “Oh~ I see how it is. Me in this outfit, you in that skimpy lingerie—you seem to have a very precise idea in mind of how you want this to go, hmm?”

You couldn’t help the embarrassment from washing over you. You punched his shoulder lightly with a whine, before wrapping your arms around his muscular bicep, pulling yourself into his side. You pressed your cheek against his cool, damp skin as a way to hide your shame. You could feel him chuckling at just how quickly he’d seen through you.

“I wasn’t thinking of only that… I also wanted to take some pics of you in the cosplay ‘cause I thought you’d look cool in it…”

“Fucking liar,” he laughed more heartedly at your piss poor attempt of saving yourself from further humiliation.

“I swear!” you defended yourself, looking up to see his dimples smiling down at you, eyes filled with love. Your heart stopped for a second looking at the handsome man. Did you need to see him in a Nanami cosplay to have some fun? Cause right now, looking at his sparkling eyes and wide smile, you didn’t think you’d be able to give him the chance to put on the outfit before you jumped at him.

He raised a questioning eyebrow at your sudden stillness. “Not gonna beg me to indulge in your fantasies anymore?”

You shook your head before pressing your cheek back into his bicep, only for him to pull him into his chest instead. He was looking down at you with that look again. The look that reminded you of how this was the only mad you’d ever consider marrying.

“I think,” he said, swinging you around his arms a bit teasingly as he continued to look down at you with his wet hair, and glossy skin, “that I could put on this outfit despite how tired I am if you stay true to your promise of that lingerie. Think you can do it?”

You thanked God everyday for blessing you with a man who indulged you as much as Namjoon did.

“A-huh,” you replied, breathless.

“Okay, then get to it.” He gave his head a shake, causing the water from his hair to rain down onto you, making you giggle, the tension easing. “You get as long as it takes me to put on this cosplay to figure out that set of straps that they called lingerie before I come to get you myself, okay?”

Jimin (ft. Alhaitham from genshin):

“Turn it off.”

“No.”

“Turn it off.”

“No.”

“Turn it off, please?”

“No, thanks.”

“Oh, come on!” He threw his arms up before throwing himself face first onto the bed. He whined into the duvet convulsing around before rolling onto his back when you didn’t come over to him to soothe him.

“You hate me,” he said, looking at the ceiling.

“Nope.”

“You do, I know you do.”

“Nope, I do not.”

“You do, otherwise you wouldn’t be playing that stupid, partner-stealing man’s story quest.”

“Nope, it just means I like the character.”

“It means you hate me.” He shuffled up to sit beside you at the headrest of the bed. Letting his head fall onto your shoulder as he watched Alhaitham’s inexpressive face on the phone screen. Stupid, stupid man.

“Just admit it, you hate me. We might as well break up since you like this guy more than me.”

“Literally when did I say that?” you sighed, trying your best to pay attention to the plot of the quest as Jimin continued interrupting you.

“Just now.”

“When?”

“When you just said it.”

“I actually didn’t say anything, Jimin.”

“You said it in your mind and I could tell.”

“Jimin.” You turned to look at him. He was still glaring at Alhaitham. “You’re always doing too much.”

“Just admit you want to break up.” He weaseled his way from your shoulder into your lap, his head right under where you held your phone, looking up at you with fake teary eyes.

“Baby, it’s a video game.”

“It’s a declaration that you hate me and that you want to break up.”

“Jimin, if you keep saying that, I might actually think this is your way of breaking up with me.” You went back to tapping at your phone and trying your best to recount what you were meant to do next.

“I would never!” Jimin defended, burying his face into your stomach.

You relented to his whining, bringing one hand down to run through the hair on the back of his head.

He was picking at the side stitches of your shirt absentmindedly though he was still buried face first into your stomach.

You felt him mumble something into your stomach. “Hmm?”

He looked up at you, repeating what he’d said, “I’m gonna delete your account if you don’t pay attention to me now.”

“Jimin!” You turned off your phone, trying to push him away from you only for him to hold onto you tighter, resuming his position against your stomach. “I’ve spent years on that, you can’t just delete it!”

He’d followed through on these sorts of threats before, so you knew he was not just joking when he said this. “I don’t care, I’ll delete it if it gets between you and me.”

He’d deleted contacts of friends, peers, and coworkers from your phone before, but you never thought his jealousy would extend to video game personas.

“Jimin,” you stressed. “He’s just a bunch of pixels on a screen.”

“And those unfeeling pixels are stealing your attention from me.” He looked up at you with a pout that would be cute if he wasn’t being completely disagreeable once again.

“I literally spent the whole week with you, didn’t open genshin once, why can’t I just play for a few hours now? Besides, aren’t you supposed to be at work right now anyway?”

“Can’t go when my spouse is threatening to leave me.” He was kicking his feet now, clearly content with how his threats had worked. Your phone was off now and you were looking at him, speaking with him.

“Goodness, Jimin. I really don’t know what to do with you.”

“You could kiss me for a start.”

“Not after how much you’ve annoyed me today.”

“So you are breaking up with me? For a stupid fictional scholar? A scribe?”

“You know an awful lot about the man you despise so much, why is that?”

“He’s trying to steal you away from me. Successfully stealing you away from me. God forbid I did some research on the man.”

“Just for that attitude, I’m not gonna give you any kisses.”

“Okay,” he straightened out in front of you, sitting between your legs. “Then I’ll give you kisses.”

He pressed a kiss to your cheek with a goofy smile. Then your forehead. Then your other cheek. Then your nose. With each kiss, another bit of your anger subsided.

“Now you kiss me.” He puffed out his cheek, bringing it in front of your face.

“You’re lucky you’re cute.” You grabbed his cheeks, and turned him to face you before giving him the proper kiss he’d been craving all afternoon.

He instantly melted into you, attempting to deepen the kiss, only for you to pull away from him.

“You only get more if you promise not to delete my account.”

He huffed. “Fineeee. I promise… for now.”

You smiled, shaking your head. “I guess that’s good enough… for now.”

Taehyung (ft. Howl Pendragon from Howl’s Moving Castle):

“Do you prefer blond Howl or black-haired Howl?” You were lying down on the couch with Taehyung lying on top of you, his head resting on your chest as Howl’s Moving Castle playing. You had stopped rubbing his back when you asked him the question, though your eyes remained on Howl turning into green slime over his dyed orange hair.

Taehyung just grunted, half asleep. His arm reached behind him, forcing your arm to move up and down his back again before letting go when you’d resumed your previous ministrations.

“What do you think?” you asked him again.

He was practically asleep, maybe it wasn’t the best time to be asking him about the movie.

Just when you thought he had fallen asleep he replied, “Orange-haired.”

You laughed. “Be serious for a second.”

“I am.” His arms tightened around your back, pressing harder into you.

“Come on, you’re not being serious. Blond or black?”

With his voice heavy with sleep he said, “Black.”

You hummed at his answer. “Yeah, black hair is nice on him. But I liked him blond better.”

“Why?”

“Why not?”

“His actual hair colour is black. It suits him better. It’s his true self.”

You pondered. “I guess so, but I just am a sucker for his blond look. Makes him feel… I don’t know. I don’t really have an explanation, I just like it.”

Taehyung was quiet again, you turned to check if he was asleep now but instead he was looking up at you with a scowl. “Is this your way of telling me you want me to go blond again?”

You brought a hand up to cover your smile, knowing it’d only cause him to be more adamant. “No, Tae. I was just talking. People always seem to discuss which Howl version they like more. Just wanted to know what you thought.”

“Well, I think I should go blond.”

“Literally why?”

“Cause you’re thinking of some other blond man. Want you to only think of me when you think of blond.”

There he goes again. “God, Tae. Forget I said anything.”

“No no, go on about how you hate my black hair and want to see me fry my hair to be blond again.” He was now propped up over you, using his hands to keep him hovering over you. All his sleep whisked away due to the arising fight.

“I wasn’t trying to imply anything, Tae. I love you how you are, I love your black hair.”

“Doesn’t seem like it.”

You were getting angry. Over the past few weeks he was getting more and more accusatory. Accusing you of not loving him. Of wanting to change him. Of having ‘wandering eyes.”

You were tired.

You didn’t even want to defend yourself at this point.

“Come on, say it.”

You closed your eyes, biting at your cheek as you tried to control your frustration. The last thing you want to do is give into his taunts and turn this into a full-on verbal fight.

You opened your eyes, bringing your hands to the nape of his neck, trying to pull him back into your chest. “Baby, let’s just watch the movie.”

Tae allowed you to play with his hair as he considered whether to drop the topic. With the way you were caressing him, he really wanted to, but the nagging voice in the back of his head urged him to continue.

You watched him analyze your face for a minute or two. And you did the same for him, counting the beauty marks scattered across his beautiful face. His black hair falling into his eyes as he held himself above you. It was hard to believe that this angelic man was the one who would make day-to-day life so difficult at times.

“Can we?” you asked. You brushed his hair back from his eyes, holding his bangs back for a second before letting them fall back to their place.

His eyes flitted between yours, debating. Then he gave in, falling into your arms once again. “Fine. But I choose the next movie, and I’m gonna make sure there are no pretty blonds in it.”

Jungkook (ft. Gojo Satoru from jjk):

“Nah, I’d win!” Jungkook yelled, running away from you, ducking from the pillows you’d throw after him.

“Stop it!” You picked up the fallen pillow before resuming your chase.

“Nah, I’d win! And then—” he traced a line across his neck with a wide smile, before throwing his head to the side, tongue sticking out.

“JUNGKOOK! Stop it!” You threw the pillow at him again, but Jungkook easily dodged it, running into the kitchen.

He giggled loudly as you chased him around the kitchen island, stopping when you stopped to catch your breath but then giving you another taunt to make you chase after him again.

“What happened to your big strong boyfriend, huh? Couldn’t keep up with Sukuna now could he?” He asked with a wide toothy smile.

“Jungkook!” You called the name through your snarling teeth.

“What did you say again?” He put on the most atrocious imitation of your voice humanly possible and said, “He’s Gojo Satoru! He’s the strongest sorcerer alive! He’ll beat Sukuna easy!”

“Jungkook, I’m gonna kill you!”

“Oh, like Sukuna killed your little sassy boyfriend?”

You threw the pillow at him again, only for it to hit the Gojo figurine you had placed on your side table. You both watched it tumble onto the ground.

It was still in one piece, but seeing it on the ground made your anger flare up even further.

“Jungkook,” you sneered, turning to look at his frightened face.

He had his hands up in defeat. “I didn’t hit it, you did.”

“Jungkook,” you bit out the word, stalking towards him.

“Hey, baby, it’s fine! Look, it’s fine.” He picked up the figurine, and to be fair, it was fine. But your anger didn’t care about that now. Your anime/manga boyfriend was dead, and your actual boyfriend was being a dick about how upset you were over it.

You had picked up the pillow again, walking towards him slowly, and as you pulled your arm back to hurl it at him again with a scream, he sped off for your bedroom.

“Y/n! I’m sorry!” He didn’t seem all that sorry considering he was back to giggling again like a child as you ran after him. He jumped around couches and tables before slamming the door closed before you could follow him into the bedroom.

“Open the door!” You slapped your hand at the door a couple of times, jiggled the doorknob only to find it locked. “Jungkook, let me in!”

“Nope!” He popped the p sound, giggling behind the door. “You gonna kill your real boyfriend just cause the inferior, fictional one died?”

He was honestly very happy that Gojo had died. He was tired of not being the only golden man in your eyes anymore. Jungkook was the one who was good at everything that he did, not that dumbass anime man. And he had proved it, didn’t he. Inadvertently. After all, Gojo was dead, so he wasn’t perfect now.

Jungkook was full of glee.

“Jungkook, if you don’t come out right now, I’m gonna rip your collectible posters.”

He just giggled again. He could imagine your angry frown perfectly. How you probably wanted to destroy all his anime memorabilia as revenge for how he made fun of Gojo’s death. But he knew you were all bark and no bite.

“No, I’m not opening it.”

“Open it.”

“Hmmm,” he pretended to think out loud. Then: “nope!”

“Jungkook, you’re gonna have to come out eventually, and when you do, I’m gonna be waiting right here for you.”

Jungkook laughed, but when three hours had passed and you remained in front of the door, periodically knocking and asking to be let in, he didn’t find it as funny anymore. Well, it was still a little funny, but also it was a bit scary how your anger wasn’t subsiding.

Jungkook listened to the doorknob rattle from the bed, but didn’t bother opening his eyes. It was locked, you couldn’t get in.

So then could someone explain why the door was swinging open and you were suddenly set on top of his supine position. Your eyes red with both anger and sadness, your scowl set deep.

“Hey, Y/n,” he said sweetly.

“Hi, Jungkook. Wanna repeat what you said earlier?” Your hands were pressed against his pecs, face leaning in closer to him with each second.

“I don’t think I should,” he said with an eased smile. His arms were crossed behind his head, as if he didn’t have his angry spouse sitting on top of him at the moment.

“Not gonna gloat that Gojo’s dead?”

He laughed, jostling you around with each breath. “Don’t need to. You already know,” he said with a smirk.

You took your pillow from beside his head and smacked him upside the head with it. The soft downy fluff only made Jungkook erupt into giggles once again, his hands coming up to try (and failing) to prevent subsequent hits. He only laughed louder and louder, until he had wrapped his hands around your torso and tugged you into him.

You continued to struggle against him. “Let me go!”

“Nope!” He pressed kisses all over your face between giggles. Laughing at your half-hearted slaps at his triceps and forearms. “Can’t let you go when I’m so happy to have my partner all to myself again. Fuck that Gojo guy.”

You stopped struggling, exhausted from chasing him around and making a lockpick to get into the bedroom. “You’re so mean,” you whined. “Remember you used to like him too. You said he reminded you of yourself.”

He pressed a kiss to your head. “Not since he made me second place with my own spouse.” He turned you to look at him, giving you a smile before kissing you sweetly.

You returned the kiss before breaking it. You pressed your temple against his pecs, snuggling up into his arms. “So fucking extra.”

As you can probably tell, I'm still salty about some things lol.

#bts x reader #jin x reader #yoongi x reader #hoseok x reader #namjoon x reader #jimin x reader #taehyung x reader #jungkook x reader #yandere jin x reader #yandere yoongi x reader #yandere hoseok x reader #yandere namjoon x reader #yandere jimin x reader #yandere taehyung x reader #yandere jungkook x reader #bts scenarios #bts drabbles #series: love amour aur pyaar #ev's writing

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swallowtail-ageha · 1 year ago

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Do you have favorite anime shows?

Yes! I used to be super into anime a few years ago, but now my interest and attention span has kinda dwindled so i'm not exactly up to date to the new hot animes (i do plan however on starting both Frieren and Dungeon Meshi)

If i have to make a list of my favourite animes, those would be (putting them not in a [most favourite-least favourite] order)

1- Shingeki no Kyojin. Hooly shit i think it was the first anime i seriously watched. The SnK manga was also the first one i ever purchased at like ~11. I just have so many good memories related to that manga

2- DOROHEDORO. God i. I think that animanga was tailor-made for me. It is extremely gorey, but also in a non edgy way. The tone is very lighthearted and the entirety of it's cast has it's spotlight. Also the character design is top notch and the ost makes me go insane

3- Tokyo Ghoul! Another childhood classic of mine (but that's more the manga than the anime) again i have so many memories about it including me doing my ghoul sona again at age 11/12. Good times

4- Pluto! I have never ever watched Astroboy in my entire life BUT i was also a huge fan of Urasawa's 20th Century Boys and Billy Bat so i decided to read it and when the anime adaptation came out i was "oh. They couldn't make it more perfect". Seriously tho, the animation, the story, the characters, the critique of the gulf war (since it was first released in the middle of it)... it couldn't be more perfect. Also Atom looks like my cousin so he's my special little boy

5- Shinsekai Yori. This is a weird one. I don't think that like. I'd actually recomend it to someone else. It's extremely slow paced and the whole subject matter is heavy. It's a dystopian novel-turned anime and i think that the pacing does get affected negatively by this. But if you're in for an heavy watch. Watch it. Please. The finale is one of the most poignant finales i've ever seen in an anime and i still think about it years later

5- Akira! While again this is one of those adaptations where the story had to be cut due to the rest of the manga still not being written, it holds up extremely well. Also the animation is gorgeous and last year i traveled to Rome to watch it at the Space Cinema for it's 35th anniversary and it was a spiritual experience. I do not think i ever looked away from the screen, even if for a split second

6- Vinland Saga! I don't have much to say about it especially to avoid spoilers since the anime is not over yet, but god. Thorfinn. I thought people were exaggerating when talking about his character development but he is genuinely wonderfully written. Also i loved the way season two ended with the poem being played while showing the characters of both the past and the present (and i don't remember if it was there in the manga? I think it was? But also the anime version is more cinematic for well. Obvious reasons)

7- Re:Zero! One of those things that i definitely shouldn't have watched as a preteen lmao. I am not a coneisseur of isekais, so i can't really fully appreciate the subversion aspect of it, but i love Subaru's character and the witch lore intrigues me so much, so if i ever get my hands of the novels i'll read them

8- Higurashi I do know that the anime compared to the novels absolutely sucks (iirc they cut a lot of content?) but i think it upholds very well on it's own (not like the umineko anime lmao). Also i had watched it when i was going through a very hard period of my life, so it's extremely dear to me

And that's it for now! Probably if you'd asked me this a few years back i would have replied with more shounens a la jjk and bnha, which i do still like (jjk way more than bnha) and for whom i had a hyperfixation on it, but again my tastes have immensely shifted and i think that overall these animes have made way more impact on me. Other two animes i really enjoy are FMA and HXH, but again while i recognize that FMA is a wonderful story and i do rank it quite highly it doesn't quite scratch my itch, and i constantly switch forth between loving and hating HXH (mainly due to the fandom's obnoxiousness in treating it like a piece of russian literature)

Have a nice day anon!!!

#also if we also have to talk about mangas i'd say berserk- obvs #then goodbye eri solanin and planetes #AND ALSO OYASUMI PUNPUN #<-manga that i definitely shouldn't have read when i was a depressed 15/16 yo #anon

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Concealed Dreams

Fandom: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan

Length: 1,830 Words

Ratings/Warnings: T for Teen, its SnK. Brief Mention of Child Abuse (it's Annie)

Relationships: Armin Arlert/Annie Leonhart

Summary: Every single thing Annie had done, all the suffering she had endured and caused, had been for nothing. But maybe there was still something to hold onto at the end of the world. – Annie’s thoughts on the boat to Odiha.

Annie sat limply, back to a railing, alone. Blue eyes open but seeing nothing. Empty.

She had always had a goal. As a child, it was to run faster, kick harder, fight longer, and win more. To do better, to become a warrior so that her father didn’t punish her. She spent her breaks training, kicking trees until her shins bled because she had been taught no other way. To do otherwise would be weakness.

When she left Marley and came to Paradis, an island full of Titans and Devils, she had a goal that consumed her. To return home to her father, who was waiting for her. Annie had become the monster that Marley had wanted to accomplish that goal, killing innocents when she helped breach the wall, deceiving people who called her a friend, and then finally hurting and killing them. And while a part of her was repulsed by what she did, the part that wanted to climb out of her and tear off her own skin as punishment, she would do it all again if that meant accomplishing her goal. To return to the only person who cared about her, who could care about a person like her.

When she had heard the news, that there was no way to save Marley, Liberio, or her father, she had felt her body drop, like every string had been cut from a marionette. Mikasa and Jean of all people had caught her, gently helping her to the ground. The Rumbling had made truly made strange bedfellows.

Hitch was right . There would be nothing but a corpse and rubble when she returned. The realization sapped her of anything she had left. All the people she’d killed. Everyone she’d hurt, all the families she’d broken had been for nothing . Nothing. And when tears welled up in her eyes, the first tears that she had let drop in front of other people for as long as she could remember, she knew that she had nothing as well. Not a single person in the world who cared about her, who was on her side. She was nothing now without a goal. There was no reason to participate in the violence, the killing anymore, the only thing she was good at. Annie expressed as much, before leaving the group to their discussion about how to stop Eren.

And that left her here. Alone, as she would always be. Legs drawn up to her chest, arms crossed to provide a facsimile of comfort. A foreign feeling. The grief had left her, leaving emptiness in its wake. Annie noticed Armin standing on the deck as well, blue eyes blankly staring at his feet. The last time she had seen him, he had been wounded badly, unable to even speak. Now, all that remained were two drying blood splotches and their associated holes in his otherwise white shirt.

Even in her emptiness, she still felt the urge to ask about his well-being. She owed him that much. “Are your wounds healed?”

Armin seemed to startle, looking at her with a bit of surprise. “Huh. Annie?” Figures , Annie mused, he was always lost in his thoughts . “Yeah, since we’ve had some time.” He looked around. “I never imagined we’d be able to relax like this.”

Was that what relaxation was? Aimlessly living without a goal, feeling absolute nothingness engulf the entirety of your being. Annie couldn’t see the appeal that the rest of the cadets had gossiped about.

Still, there were things that she needed to say to Armin. She patted the spot next to her. “Wanna sit with me?” Annie half-expected rejection, after all, there was little reason to be close to a person like her. But Armin sat down, mimicking her, drawing his knees toward his chest and resting his hands on them. He had always been kind.

She focused on her shoes, knowing that she wouldn’t be able to get the words out if she had to see his reactions. “I’d… been meaning to thank you.”

Armin gave a small sound of surprise. “Huh?”

Annie elaborated. “For coming to talk to me for years.” She had told him that she had heard him before, what felt like a lifetime ago when she still had a cause, someone in the world who cared about her. But he’d reacted with embarrassment. “Thank you.”

“Oh. Yeah.” Armin still seemed self-conscious.

“I was so lonely I thought I’d go crazy,” Annie softly admitted, remembering the eons spent in stifling silence, wanting to scream, to do anything to prove that she was still alive, that she still exited. “Hearing from you and Hitch was the only joy I had.” She didn’t know why she was sharing her feelings all of a sudden. Maybe it was because she had no reason to hide them anymore. Maybe it was because her time in the crystal confirmed what she already knew, that Armin was kind and good.

Armin seemed to want to say something. “ Annie. ” His tone holding something more in wait.

But Annie still had one lingering question that she had been asking for many years. “But why did you choose to spend time with a rock that never responded?” She turned her gaze toward Armin for the next question. She knew it was just a matter of confirmation now. “There were more cheerful and pleasant girls to talk to, right?” Adjectives that would never describe her.

Now, it was Armin’s turn to avert his gaze, a bead of sweat on his face. “That’s not the issue.” Of course it wasn’t. He had somebody he cared about, and it wasn’t her . Someone that deserved him. Annie blinked, her own thoughts confusing her. When did she start thinking like that?

Armin raised a hand to block his face from view, forcing out his next words. “It was because I wanted to see you, Annie.” Annie gasped in surprise, looking quickly at Armin in disbelief. His cheeks were flushed, and he still couldn’t look anywhere except his shoes.

Something warm bubbled in Annie’s chest. Was this what hope was? Hope that there was still someone in the world that cared about her . That all those visits had meant something to Armin, that letting his voice be her anchor for those years hadn’t been a mistake. She lowered her face, burying it in her knees. She wanted to be sure that she had something to be hopeful about first. “Why?” The question came out a bit muffled, but Armin seemed to hear her.

“What? You really don’t know?” Armin seemed almost flabbergasted, looking at her with wide eyes. “Even with how much Hitch teased me?”

Annie remembered Hitch’s teasing. “Well, you are a boy at that age. I bet you’d like to do all kinds of ‘discovering’ with Annie if you could.”

She shrunk back even more, blushing. “I don’t know.” I don’t know why you’d keep me company. I don’t know why you’d look at me like that. I don’t know why you’d care about me, why’d you even begin to like me after all I’ve done . But even with those misgivings, Annie couldn’t stop the bloom of warmth, of relief, from filling her.

The ship’s horn blaring interrupted her thoughts, bringing her back to reality. They were on a boat chasing after the apocalypse. There was only one way this story ended, and she’d seen it happen a thousand times. She cursed herself for having such weak, such stupid thoughts. “What am I even doing? Right now, there are millions of people being trampled across the word.” An image flashed in her mind. Her father, the only family she’d ever known, a body flattened under the march of a thousand titans. A fate she had caused countless others. “And we’re…” What. Relaxing? Confessing feelings? Falling in love? Annie didn’t know what this was.

“I get it.” Armin seemed to be holding onto her every word. There was a much more rational explanation for Armin’s behavior. One that didn’t involve caring for an enemy, her . “You’re a good person. That’s why you were willing to talk to an enemy like me.” The words felt like lead in her mouth. “It’s why, you won’t give up on talking to Eren. Why you visited the terrible Female Titan. I could have woken up at any moment. Talking was the only way to avoid conflict, to prevent bloodshed, right?” With that, Annie looked into Armin’s eyes, confident and knowingly. A part of her asked why she would say such things, why she would deny herself the only solace she’d known.

Armin turned away. Her heart fell. She knew it. Kind, good Armin trying to prevent bloodshed, still trying to keep the peace with the monster who had slaughtered his friends and threatened his life. Annie rose. She didn’t want to be here anymore, with a reminder of where she stood in the world.

A hand grasped hers and she froze. It was firm, but gentle, she could have easily slipped out of his hand or overpowered him, but she found that she liked the warmth of Armin’s hand holding hers. “Don’t go,” Armin gently requested. “And I told you before, but I don’t like being called a ‘good person’.”

He had told her, in an alley in Stohess, many years ago. “I killed so many people.” Armin’s eyes were now blank, as if he was reciting a report. “Civilians, even children. And now, I’ve chosen to betray everyone on the island, my home.” His voice shook. “And I’ve killed friends. I’ve long become a monster too.” Annie wanted to argue, to deny it, to tell him that he would never be a monster in her eyes, but she didn’t have the right words to say. Instead, she listened, as she always had, letting her back slide on the railing as she sat down.

Armin's tone turned wistful. “Some part of me thought that, one day, the promise Eren and I made to explore the unknown world together would come true.” Annie remembered that promise, told to her by a younger, more innocent Armin. The dream where they would see the wonders of the world beyond the walls, oceans and deserts.

“That world wasn’t what you hoped it to be, right?” Annie remarked bitterly. She had been a part of that world after all.

“Yeah, it was different from the world we dreamed of,” Armin admitted. “But I want to believe that there’s still a place we know nothing about, somewhere beyond the walls.” He turned to her and gave her a half smile. She simply nodded. Armin was always the one with the hope and dreams.

They fell into companionable silence. A seagull landed on the railing beside them. There was still so much to think about, and so much to do. They were still sailing to their certain death. But for the moment, Annie let herself feel warm with the fact that she wasn't alone.

A/N:

There are a surprising lack of fics tackling the boat scene from Annie’s perspective. Most focus on Armin, which makes sense given that he’s doing the confessing, but I do think it’d be interested to explore what she’s feeling, especially right after the news that her father is dead.

It’s honestly quite strange writing the most novelized scene in the entire AruAni fandom. There’s such a wide variety of takes on this scene, some solemn and angsty, some truly lighthearted, some have a mix. There’s even a huge variety of sexual content and their style.

Honestly, when I first watched the boat scene, I was not a fan. I usually prefer very explicit communication, so having two people basically dance around their feelings was so extremely frustrating. But as time has gone on, I’ve come to appreciate the subtleties of what the scene is trying to convey, the insecurities that both Armin and Annie hold, and why they can’t just come out and say what they feel.

I rewatched parts of S4 to write Absent Plans and Messy Crumbs, and I realized that the boat scene happens right after Annie learns that her father is dead and basically has as close to a mental breakdown as she gets. I really didn’t understand at first why Isayama had Annie basically give up right as Annie and Armin are supposed to get together. Like, wouldn’t it be a better relationship if Annie chose to stand by Armin here. (Also I wanted more scenes with Annie using the new ODM gear, it looks so sick). But, I think by having Annie leave, it emphasizes the exhaustion she feels and gives her closure on her arc, where she now chooses to do something because she cares about somebody else, and not her own self interest. She comes back eventually, so I wanted to keep that tone of exhaustion and defeat while leaving the beginnings of something great at the end.

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