#jeankasa fics
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bloomwinxstuff · 2 years ago
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Hold me like the night holds the moon in its arms.
-Alexandra Vasiliu
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solciego · 1 year ago
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Any jk fic recommendation?
Hi nonnie! ❤️ Yes yes and yes! Tbh I'm often searching for more jk fics to read!
Here's a list of some I could think of that are really meaningful to me. Hope you like them! ✨
Guide me through the storm, I'll carry you to shore by mintchocolatedreams
This is one of the first Jeankasa fics I've ever read and it changed me completely. It made me feel in love with them and I'm a jeankasa shipper thanks to this one. Every single time I think about jk, this one comes to mind!
Colapso by Shkebma96
This one is the perfect jk post canon fic! I'm a sucker for post canon aus, and the moment I started reading this one I knew it would become one of my favorites!
Fluttering by Reikukaja
This one is part of a series I really enjoy. I'm obsessed with the plot and the characters truly feel like themselves!
Coffeeless Mornings by Yakarmi
This is just hilarious, I was cracking up after I finished reading.
Comrade in (your) arms by underleaves / @solivagantress
I read this one recently and it changed me. I live for this one, and the author's writing is priceless!
Whiskers Wish by Rubysilk98
I've never thought I'd enjoy reading a fic about Jean turned into a cat, but it's not only funny, it's just so sweet and comfortable. I really enjoyed the family dynamic!
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infinitify · 7 months ago
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(art by @novalise1 on X)
HOW TO BE | AOT MODERN AU
EREMIKA & RIVETRA (MULTI-CHAP SLOW BURN)
Levi's taken it upon himself to raise his orphaned cousin, Mikasa. Devoted entirely to keeping her safe from the dysfunction of the Ackerman family, he strives to give her the type of life she deserved from the very start. Now depressed, emotionally damaged, and entranced by heavy eyeliner and sad song lyrics, seventeen-year-old Mikasa struggles through growing pains during her pursuit of happiness - all while being so hopelessly in love with a boy who sometimes can't keep his mouth shut.
Mid-2000's Modern/High School/College AU. Goth, angsty Mikasa and protective father figure Levi. Eventual Eren x Mikasa, eventual Levi x Petra.
CW: Graphic depictions of violence, blood, alcoholism. Attempts of suicide/completion of suicide. Mentions of molestation/attempted molestation (no graphic depictions). Dysfunctional family life.
NSFW content in the future.
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Hello there! I thought I'd finally share my story with the tumblr side of the AOT fandom, so if you're into character studies of your AOT faves, a ridiculous amount of teenaged angst, and horrifyingly tragic backstories, then this if the fic for you! Take a dip into the complex familial bond Levi and Mikasa share while you discover all the heart-wrenching pain between your favourite ships!
Big big big credit to @novalise1 on X for their amazing art that you're seeing above. They drew these a while before my fic was even conceived, but I stumbled upon them about a year or so later and they coincidentally fit the fic so well. I knew I had to show you all their talented art!
If you would like sporadic chapter updates, you can also find me on X @infinitify_ or feel free to shoot me a message in my asks here on tumblr!
But anyway, happy reading!
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yourteght · 26 days ago
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» ENCONTRE-ME ONDE O SOL PARTE — pedido pessoal
⟅28.10.2024 — Amo o universo de aot e nunca tinha editado com eles por... preguiça ou sei lá o pq MAS isso acabou e vou editar com eles sim pq eu quero :] bem, essa capa era bem específica em um detalhe que eu me apaixonei: por do sol. Tinha que ter as cores de um por do sol e eu tentei ao máximo trazer as cores de um por do sol que vi uma vez na praia :3 e ficou bem lindo.
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casualaruanienjoyer · 4 months ago
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Idea: Assuming Jeankasa is endgame (e.g. he’s the man with her at the grave in her last scenes), how do you think that relationship progressed?
Hello Anon! Thank you for sending me a request! I hope you're having a nice day🥺
I love the idea of Jeankasa ending, I think Mikasa deserves to be happy😭 in my head it takes a while, but they do eventually get together. So here's a lil something for you!
Wish I could be there with you
Everyone knows that Jean had a thing for Mikasa. He finds her to be incredibly beautiful, but also determined, ambitious and most of all, kind.
He knew that for a long time there was no space in her heart for anyone but Eren, and any advances would be nearly pointless. Jean was not happy with how Mikasa was treated by Eren, it always felt that he was dragging her along, aware of her feelings for him but not man enough to acknowledge them. But this was none of his business, really. He was only a bystander.
Then the Rumbling happened, the end of the world came and went and Mikasa was nowhere to be seen. He worried for her, but this is Mikasa they were talking about.
When news came that she made it back to Paradis he was relieved. He decided to start sending out letters the moment they were able to. Asking how she was doing, about Paradis, telling her about his life with the other Ambassadors.
Mikasa's letters were considerably shorter than his at first, but over time they became a source of comfort for her. Talking to Jean felt like owning a diary. He was easy to talk to, and he made her laugh sometimes. It took her a while but over time she started opening up about her feelings. About how lonely she felt every day.
"I wish I could be there with you, Mikasa" was a line she kept reading over and over.
Years pass and the Alliance arrived back to Paradis. Jean spent a comical amount of time fixing his hair, his face and suit. He’s wearing his best perfume.
As they disembark he spots Mikasa in the crowd, smiling. He can't help but sprint towards her, but when he gets close his nervousness gets the better of him yet again.
"H-hi! Mikasa" he says, smiling awkwardly.
Her hair had grown long again. She looks thinner and a bit tired, but she’s smiling nonetheless. Oh god, Jean forgot how to function completely. Has she always been this pretty?
"Hello Jean. Welcome back." She says softly.
"Y-yeah-um Mikasa I-" but then everyone else circled around Mikasa, Connie, Armin, even Reiner and Annie, and they all hugged and laughed together. The moment was lost.
This wasn't Jean's chance.
Later that night everyone agreed to go out drinking. They wanted to celebrate not only the reunion with Mikasa, but with their families and home. Armin and Jean had booked a table at a pub nearby which had lots of different kinds of food and alcohol to enjoy.
The table is rowdy, Reiner and Connie singing, Pieck bringing over more and more booze, Armin gazing at Annie lovingly, completely drunk while Annie munches on various desserts off the pub's menu. Jean only had a bit to drink, but can’t take his eyes off Mikasa. He feels bad, was it really ok for him to have feelings for her still? After everything that happened? Was it fair on her?
But then Mikasa walks over and asks him to come out for some fresh air and he agrees. The pub air was becoming a bit stuffy. They exit through the backdoor into a beer garden, which wasn’t currently in use as it was still cold outside. The two of them lean against a brick wall, admiring the beautiful trees and decorations in the garden.
"Jean" she says softly. So softly.
"Ah-yeah? Um, how are you?" Jean manages to reply. His cheeks are red, partly from the alcohol but mostly because they’re standing so close to eachother.
"I've been well. Thank you... for being there for me. For writing all those letters." She looks at him with a tiny smile on her lips. Her cheeks are the same colour as his, but Jean can’t remember if she had anything to drink.
"Of course, you're our friend. We were all so worried about you" he says sheepishly.
"Mhhmm" she hums.
There’s silence for a while.
"Say, Jean, I've been meaning to ask, what did you mean by..."she pulls a little letter out of her pocket, unfolding it. "This" Her finger points at a line that reads: "I wish I could be there with you, Mikasa" which makes Jean blush even deeper.
"W-well, you see..." all the replies he had prepared in his head, all the pick up lines, seductive and charming ideas are gone. His brain is now pudding, unable to form anything coherent. He clears his throat.
"I misses you. A lot" Mikasa says.
"We missed you t-"
"No, Jean, I missed -you-." She turns towards Jean, now leaning on her side, her face unreadable. Her tone is serious.
"I- I also missed you" he replies in a weak voice. Is this really ok? He doesn’t want to hurt her, or himself.
She takes one of his hands in hers, not breaking their eye contact. "Are you, holding back?" Her gesture makes him snap out of his worries.
"Of course I am, Mikasa!" He squeezes her hand tightly, turning to face her. "There's nothing more I want to do right now than to hold you, but I'm worried, you know?" His face is beet red, and Mikasa can feel his hand shaking slightly. "I've been so worried about you, a-and then I saw you and you looked so-"
He suddenly feels very warm, realizing that Mikasa pulled him into a tight embrace. Was he dreaming? Or maybe he died and ascended to heaven?
"I also... wanted to hold you. I was so lonely, for a long time I didn't know what to do with myself. With, Eren gone and everything." She mutters into his chest.
Jean hugs her back tightly. He couldn't imagine just how lonely she must have been.
"But reading letters from you and the rest helped me realize that I need to move on. For him and for myself" her grip on his shirt is tight. She looks up to see Jean glancing down at her, smiling.
"Will you help me learn how to live for myself?"
Jean's hand reaches up to stroke her hair.
"Of course"
It might take months, maybe even years for Jean to tell her how he really feels, but for now all he wants is to hold her for a little longer.
💜This fic is now also on AO3 !
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heavenzscent · 1 year ago
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Jeankasa Fic recs (all complete)
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corner-stories · 3 months ago
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ghost town + jeankasa please???
September Prompts 🌻
22. ghost town modern au kinda? also this is set in Toronto bc why not? Ontario deserves representation, too. (ao3.)
As she drives she keeps her phone in the cupholder — the bright red notification blaring on the screen, capital letters repeating the same message over and over until it's the only thing she can think about.
Her foot is firm on the pedal as she drives through what was once a vibrant city, now rendered into a ghost town. For once traffic in Toronto is sparse, but not for the reasons she would like it to be. She goes faster once she's on the 403, soon speeding across a highway that she's not used to seeing so empty. Static plays from the radio, a noise that grates against her ears yet she tolerates in the hopes of hearing another update.
Nothing changes by the time she arrives at Oakville. Undeterred, Mikasa parks the car on the street, steps out, and rushes straight into her apartment complex.
As she goes she gets a brief glimpse of the others on her street, a place that had grown so familiar to her over the years is now rendered uncanny in the absence of residents. Far off she swears she can see other people leaving their homes, bags slung over their shoulders as they hop into vehicles. She can already imagine a look of discomfort on their faces, anything to mask the terror of a scenario filled with so many unknowns.
What's happening? Why is it happening? How did it lead to this?
Those same questions run through Mikasa's head as she enters her building and dashes up the stairs. She gets to her apartment and knocks on the door hard enough for her knuckles to hurt.
"Jean?!"
Barely a second passes before she grabs her key and opens the door. Her apartment is quiet, an abode characterized by laminated wood and beige carpeting, but made more lively through the presence of plants and paintings, the smaller kinds that collect in the corners or on sections of the walls. She ignores it all as she heads to the bedroom.
She opens the door and a sigh of relief escapes her once she sees him there.
As to be expected Jean is asleep in their shared bed, tangled in the sheets and breathing slowly. He's a night owl by nature and under normal circumstances Mikasa would let him rest, but the fear rushing through her veins knows that it can't be. She steps over and kneels at his side of the mattress, shaking him awake with a sense of urgency.
"Jean? Jean!"
His eyes open abruptly and he takes a moment to blink before focusing on her.
"Mikasa? What's— oh."
She doesn't waste time — she tugs him by his shirt and pulls her close to him, holding him in the kind of hug where her head very perfectly fits against his shoulder. If not for his sake than for her own, and for the fact that all she needed to know was whether he was alive.
Jean hugs her back, though his gesture is more awkward and stilted. When they pull away the first thing Mikasa sees is the look of confusion in his eyes.
"What's going on?" he asks, obviously concerned.
Mikasa stands up. "You were really knocked out, weren't you? Check your phone."
As Jean reaches for the device on his night stand she goes to the dresser and cobbles together a quick outfit. She tosses the clothes on the bed and sees him eyeing his phone screen, a sense of terror slowly overcoming him as the details become clear. She's not sure which word in particular causes his skin to crawl — outbreak, evacuation, epidemic — but at least now he knows why she had returned home so quickly.
"How did I fucking sleep through this?" Jean says, running a hand through his messy hair.
"You tell me," Mikasa replies. "But we have to get to Brampton."
She leaves the bedroom and returns to the living room, where she goes to a closet and finds a backpack. As she rummages around the apartment for essentials to bring along — medication, identification, her late father's old wristwatch — she realizes that the fear that had permeated her on the drive from downtown is not completely gone. She tries to hold the feeling down as she slips an extra phone charger into her bag — she can't let it bother her, not here and not now. If not for herself, then for Jean — she can't lose him too.
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peacefulharu · 8 months ago
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Jeankasa Hunger Games AU coz Jean totally gonna pull a Peeta and volunteer himself when he sees Mikasa has been chosen as a tribute.
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jkbabies · 1 year ago
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Jean and Mikasa after a fight:
"How are you feeling right now?"
"Murderous."
"Okay." —he gives her a hug and she crumbles.
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bloomwinxstuff · 2 years ago
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[Jeankasa fics/AO3]
This is so worth it to read,,, I don't even know spanish and i am really using a translation from the web to read this and turned out.... the story is so wonderful! I had a mixed feelings when i read this. Chapter 11 made me tear up so much🥲 and there's still have 9 chapters left! Hashtag post-rumbling jeankasa, because post-rumbling jeankasa is everything.
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solciego · 1 year ago
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Jeankasa in pop terms | @jeankasachallenge
Jeankasa; Little woman inspired
"Don't marry him," Jean's words cut through the air with chilling clarity. Mikasa's heart lurches in her chest, and in her mind, a whirlwind of thoughts is unleashed. Why now? Why Jean, of all people, is saying this to her?
The atmosphere grows tense as silence hangs between them. The whisper of leaves rustled by the breeze seems to quiet in comparison to the emotions engulfing her. Mikasa, her gaze fixed on the ground, feels her heart pounding with an intensity that threatens to burst from her chest. Thoughts crowd her mind, an uncontrollable torrent of memories and reflections.
"What?" she says in a barely audible whisper, seeking confirmation, an explanation. But Jean's words are not ambiguous; they carry a meaning she fears understanding.
The distance between them shortens as Jean approaches.
"Don't marry Eren," he repeats.
"Why?" Mikasa watches Jean's eyes, searching for answers that have remained concealed until now.
"You know why," his response is gentle yet firm.
Incredulity dances in her eyes, her mind grappling to make sense of what's happening. No, this can't be real. Emotions within her stir. Her younger self would have reveled in this declaration, a romantic twist of fate. But in this very moment, it seems absurd, almost surreal.
She recalls the days of her childhood, when her heart raced at his mere presence, the affectionate gestures that initially made her fall for him, the shared smiles. How secretly she had longed for this moment since childhood when she looked at Jean with innocent and affectionate eyes. Even now, glimpses of the boy who once lived next door linger in her memory, interwoven with the man before her.
She feels a pang of pain in her chest as if something vital is being torn apart within her.
"No, no," she whispers as if denying it could reverse the turn of events.
"Yes," his voice expresses conviction, unyielding in its insistence.
Jean extends his hand toward her, attempting to touch the soft skin of her cheek. But Mikasa retreats, as if his touch were an invisible burn. Tears finally spill over, streaming down her cheeks. The pain in her chest is tangible as if a part of her being is slowly being torn away.
"You're being cruel," she murmurs with a voice fractured by emotion.
The accumulated pain of years, the feelings she had tried to ignore and forget, all surge with force. Tears trace paths down her face as she struggles to maintain her composure. She had thought that when she left for Europe with her Aunt Kiyomi, she could finally leave behind these emotions that had tormented her. But here she is again, facing the same feelings for the man who was once her secret longing.
"What? How am I being cruel?" Jean questions, his voice slightly faltering.
Mikasa inhales deeply, her heart now spinning in a whirlwind of affection for a man who once felt affection for her sister. The situation feels like a tasteless joke, a cruel twist of fate. Did he truly believe that she could be a substitute, a consolation prize just because Pieck had rejected him? The struggle between pain, anger, and betrayal boils within her. Did he think she would simply run into his arms the moment he asked her not to marry Eren?
The weight of her affection for him is undeniable, but that doesn't mean she's willing to be used as a replacement for her sister, a stand-in for unrequited love.
All the pain she had harbored for so long rises from the depths of her past, accumulating in her throat until it's finally released, unleashing a flood of emotions she had tried to suppress for so long.
"I've been second to Pieck my whole life, and I won't be the person you settle for just because you can't have her. I won't do it, I won't."
The weight of her revelation hangs in the air, a raw vulnerability exposed. The pain in Mikasa's heart, her frustration, and her unwavering affection, all spill out in a torrent of words, painting a vivid canvas of emotions that can no longer be contained.
The fragile threads of her composure unravel.
"Not when I've spent my entire life loving you."
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pickalilywrites · 1 year ago
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Pickalily's JeanKasa Masterpost
A masterpost of my JeanKasa fics and drabbles. Will be updated accordingly ♪(´▽`)
Across the Ocean to See You
Canonverse. One shot. Jean crosses the ocean to see Mikasa.
Break My Heart Again
Canonverse. One shot. Jean loves her no matter how much it breaks his heart.
Enough
Canonverse. One shot. Jean doesn't want much for her. Even a little bit of her time would be enough.
Fall Apart
Canonverse. One shot. Mikasa has never let herself fall apart, but even the strongest soldiers fall sometimes.
I Don't Want to Break Your Heart
Canonverse. One shot. Mikasa knows how fragile the heart is. Jean is willing to take all the risks despite that.
Let Her Go
Canonverse. One shot. Eren's perspective on Jean and Mikasa's relationship.
Love Makes You Stupid
Canonverse. One shot. Sasha helps Jean calm his nerves before his big day.
Pull Me In Close and Don't Let Go
Canonverse. NSFW. One shot. Jean and Mikasa go swimming in the lake.
Slipping Through My Fingers
Canonverse. One shot. As Mikasa falls apart, Jean does his best to comfort her.
Take Care of You
Canonverse. One shot. Mikasa picks up her three drunk friends from a bar. Jean is particularly affectionate.
To Love and Be Loved
Canonverse. One shot. Mikasa has always kept Jean at arm's width. Jean's love is a little more stubborn than that.
Welcome Home
Canonverse. One shot. Jean welcomes Mikasa home after the war.
What I Want to Say
Canonverse. One shot. During a quiet moment, Jean takes the opportunity to say what he has always wanted to say.
Who I Wanted to Be and Who You Are
Canonverse. One shot. With Jean, she can be everything she wants to be. With Jean, she becomes someone she cannot be.
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Selfish
Canon Divergent. One shot. Mikasa doesn’t need love. She doesn’t even want it, really, but sometimes in the middle of the night when she’s lying wide awake with only her lonely thoughts to keep herself company … she yearns for it.
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A Shining Knight
ASOIAF AU. One shot. It takes years to become a knight. Jean knows this more than anyone. He served as a page in his youth, and he’s still serving his time as a squire. His master works for the Royal House Tybur, although the knight has yet to be bestowed with the honor of becoming a part of the Kingsguard. It was unlikely that his master ever would. Only a few knights were trusted enough to become a part of the Kingsguard, and one spot has been reserved for one person in particular even though she has yet to be knighted.
New Girl
Avengers AU. One shot. Balancing adolescence with crime-fighting would be difficult for any teenager. At least the new girl makes things a bit more bearable.
Tension
Ballet AU. “Delivery,” Jean calls, knocking at the door. He hears a muffled voice reply, “Coming!” and he leans back against the doorframe as he waits to be let in. He raises an eyebrow when the door finally opens. Jean dangles a bag, a carton of ice cream inside of it, in front of his friend’s face. “I thought you could use something nice to eat.”
Real Beauty
Celebrity AU. One shot. Jean is granted permission to shoot photos of the elusive celebrity Mikasa Ackerman.
After You
Coffee Shop AU. One shot. Jean and Annie convince each other to ask out their respective crushes. After the other person goes first, of course.
Indirect Kiss
College AU. One shot. Jean mixes tequila into his hot chocolate. Mikasa thinks it's ... an interesting combination, to say the least.
A Way to Say I Love You
Modern AU. One shot. They say there are five love languages. Jean is pretty sure that feeding your partner strange snacks is another one.
We Broke Up Series
1 | 2. Post Break-Up AU. Jean and Mikasa has broken up, but that doesn't mean their love is gone.
Muse
Reincarnation AU. One shot. Jean paints her over and over again, the woman who has haunted him even in his dreams.
What Was Lost
Reincarnation AU. One shot. In another life, maybe they can find happiness together.
I Find out My Crush Is a Mob Boss’ Daughter 
Shoujo Manga AU. One shot. Mikasa Ackerman is eating alone again. It’s been this way since the beginning of the school year. When Jean had first enrolled in Rose Academy, a private high school known for its rigorous education system, Mikasa was the first person he had noticed. It was not the shiny, black limousine nor the suited bodyguards that accompanied the first-year girl to the gate that caught Jean’s attention, although those things certainly did help. Rather, it was the way Mikasa carried herself, her head held high with a mature expression of someone well beyond her years, that intrigued Jean.
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smallblip · 1 year ago
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all I know is no one loves me like you do
jeankasaweek2023 prompts (days 2 & 3): post-war, choice, marriage
[Part of the <higher than a motherfucker, dreaming of you as my lover> series]
“I wish I were meeting you for the first time...” she whispers. What she means is- I wish I didn’t exist before this moment.
And Jean understands. But maybe he doesn’t agree. In every lifetime, he was meant to spot her from across the room, to take nervous strides towards her and tell her how beautiful she looks. In every universe she mutters a nonchalant thanks. God it’s so embarrassing. It’s so embarrassing that it keeps him awake some nights. He would groan then, and Connie would ask him, very politely, to shut up.
But there’s no point crying over spilt milk.
Because everything has to die before it gets better. And in every universe it does.
<LINK to the full shabang>
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casualaruanienjoyer · 4 months ago
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AOT Art and Writing Master Post!
Hi there! You can call me Stella! I made this post as a quick and easy way to navigate my work on here. I sketch and write silly moments that make me happy, and I hope they will also put a smile on your face. My main ship is Aruani, but I like many others!
🌊For my artwork including sketch requests and other pieces visit the #stella sketches tag!
🌊For the Reverse Aruani AU I've been writing and drawing about, visit the #female armin colossal annie au tag!
🌊For all my fics, scenarios and headcanons, visit the #stella writes tag! Or use the quick link hub below! I also post them on my AO3!
⭐FIC/SCENARIO LIST
Armin x Annie - Cadet series: Flowers, Weapon , Dance, Question , Want
Others: Will you marry me?, Pretending to be you , Admiration , Triple Date
Levi x Hange - Tea for Levi , Post war Part 1 , Post War part 2 , Post War part 3 , Mixed Headcanons
Eren x Mikasa - Set up , Mixed Headcanons
Sasha x Niccolo - Meeting Niccolo's parents , Inelegant
Jean x Pieck - Sharing a tent
Jean x Mikasa - Wish I could be there with you Mixed Headcanons , Babysitting , Meeting Jean's Mom
Jean x Marco - Triple Date , Small headcanon
Jean x Floch - Before Shiganshina
Reiner x Bertholdt - Triple Date
Mikasa x Sasha - Death
⭐HEADCANON LIST
(WHAT WOULD AOT CHARACTERS DO?)
As a job, After a hard day, On a date ,Playing Monopoly! ,Volunteering with pre-schoolers, At the beach ,Favourite Ice Cream flavour ,DND characters, Playing Sports, At the cinema, At a theme park, What movies they would like, What video games they would like, Pets they would have, As mythical creatures, On a cruise ship, Camping!, At a retirement home, A surprise party for you!, Favourite food
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anaharae-s · 10 months ago
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corner-stories · 9 months ago
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wildflowers in every direction
Mikasa Ackerman. Jean Kirschtein. Cottages. Flowers. Beautiful Dreams. 830 words. (ao3.)
On the edge of the forest is their little corner of the world, a rugged cottage surrounded by fields of green, a stream that leads into a pond, and trees of every size. The life it gives its inhabitants is quiet, but after a previous existence filled with blood, warfare, and battles of heaven and earth, a little bit of peace is the least they can ask for.  
At the back of the cottage is a slope covered in grass and wildflowers of every color. At the top is a tree older than the structure in front of it, one with branches so vast that it often casts shadows on sunny days. 
And here Mikasa lies, hidden under the shade in the midst of early spring, an afternoon characterized by the shining sun and the final throes of winter having melted away. She sleeps in peace, entangled in the arms of her lover as the only sound that fills her ears is that of a breeze, a gentle force that sways the leaves on the branches, creating a noise that is beyond soothing. The aroma of wildflowers in every direction combined with Jean’s clean, soapy scent and suddenly she feels like she’s living a life she never deserved.
A life of tranquility, nature, and not the neverending nightmares that had plagued her first nineteen years. 
She wrestles with survivor’s guilt more often than she would like — images of those she has lost slipping into her mind in moments that should be full of bliss. Why has she been spared? Why is she allowed happiness when they are not? Why is she given the chance of life when some deserve it more? 
The remorse never truly leaves, but in the last few years it’s been growing with her, becoming more refined and palpable as she ages. 
Because on occasion she’ll get a day where she feels free, a day where she feels like she deserves the life granted to her. 
Her existence now lies in the forest, where she splits wood before dinner while the dog basks in the sun, or watches Jean as he sits on the porch and sketches to his heart’s desire. On warmer months he’ll cool off in the pond at the bottom of the hill while she hides under the shade of the tree, and in the colder ones they’ll huddle close by the roaring fire. Sometimes he’ll kiss her hair or she’ll nuzzle her face against his chest, where she always likes to be, then make a quip or two about the unruly state of his beard, to which he might laugh and kiss her even more. 
On really good days she knows that this is what she’s earned. She’s spent far too many years in agony, and who’s to say that after all of that she isn’t entitled to just a sliver of joy? Who is to say a forest cannot grow back after being devastated? It just needs a little time. 
So Mikasa lets herself rest in Jean’s embrace, basking in the warmth of him and the sun as the afternoon goes on. 
She doesn’t know how much time has passed since she fell asleep, but after a few moments she opens her eyes. Her head is against Jean’s chest and one of his arms is around her shoulder, holding her close like she can slip away at any moment, but she knows she won’t. She could never. 
She looks up very slightly to see Jean awake. In his free hand he is holding an open book, which he reads as she rests. He does this often and sometimes she swears that the position he’s in cannot possibly be comfortable, but he has yet to utter a single complaint. 
Mikasa takes him in, the light hitting his sun-kissed hair and making the hue of his hazel eyes shine. 
Near their feet is the dog — a pointy-eared canine named Hugo who sports a mix of black and brown, but mostly black fur. Despite his jaws and wolf-like appearance, he’s a lot more comfortable napping with his masters as opposed to doing anything else. Fortunately, neither Jean nor Mikasa seem to mind. In fact, they prefer him this way. 
After a few moments Jean glances down and catches Mikasa staring at him. A smirk tugs at his pretty lips. 
“Sleep well?” he asks. The arm around her shoulder moves to play with the strands of her hair. 
“I did.” She then proceeds to nuzzle her face against his chest again, pressing a kiss to where his beating heart is. 
Five more minutes, she could whisper like she does in the morning, when slumber has been too kind to her and all she wants is a few more moments of peace. Nowadays Jean can read her like a book, so she never really has to say it anymore. 
“I had a beautiful dream,” she says instead before closing her eyes and letting herself fall asleep again. 
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