#like i cant express how much i believe that

[eueuphoriaz]

Great analyses!

I might have missed out the whole discussions of the opaque glasses thing but I do agree that the first meeting is filled with suspicions and awkwardness. And if we think about the whole sequence, a lot of hesitation on both sides.

Now, Hange never hides her intention to get to know the trio. She tell them straight up. "You guys are good, I want to learn from you"

Now, all those moments of her opaque glasses in the manga, coincide when moments of awkwardness, like when she forgot a name but remembered the names of his friends, or when she is "rejected" (I dont think Levi actually rejected her cos he probably doesnt know where his strength come from too.), or when she is rejected again and decided to give them their space.

But in all those moments, we also see sincerity in her eyes, accompanying the opaque glasses that hide the awkwardness of the situation she is in.

And she is sincere when she tells them her intention- I want to know you to learn from you.

Now, the manipulative part of her giving the sweets to Isabel.

Note that Isabel is the only one who showed signs of dislike towards Hange even when Hange had been cleared of "eavesdropping".

When Hange praised them after her first "rejection", she was clear in her intention too- "we all saw you guys fought and you all are good"

And it is this sincerity that broke Isabel, who felt a connection immediately.

Now, I think it is important to note that Isabel is not a weak link. The trio came from the Underground and they are wired for survival. Furlan doesnt really care as long as Hange doesnt interfere in their jobs. Isabel is just being herself and acting like a cool thug.

In fact, I think that she is the toughest link to break because it says a lot when someone build an emotional wall against other people (as a form of self-defence). And for Hange to break it down with sincerity, I think this is why Levi's and Hange's first meeting is so important- Levi's first experience of kindness towards people he cared for.

And my explanation on Levi's confusion expression is linked here

Now you can see that Hange's praise is sincere, and her joy in seeing Isabel connect with her is also sincere. And of course, Hange being Hange had to try her luck again with Levi, and this is when it clicked to her- Levi is not unbreakable. (See that side-glance he is giving to Hange? I bet she can sense a change in his attitude there)

Of course, I believe that there is still some hesitation in Hange because she had been "rejected" by Levi. So, her next plan, or experiment, is to build a relationship with him. Like how she builds the relationship with Isabel.

Now, I think that that whole sequence is also her attempt to show her sincerity, to tell Levi:

"Look, I have shown that I mean no harm and sincerely appreciate you all, even if you disbelieve me (as in Isabel's case)"

And her action of consolidating her friendship with Isabel just proves that point. If anything, it just shows how sincere Hange is.

Is there manipulation? I do not think so but I think that there is hesitation on Hange's part and Hange, trying her luck again, is definitely not as confident as she was when she made her first proposal to Levi. She probably is also thinking a lot behind those glasses on what could happen next, if she try her luck with Levi again.

Vulnerability

I just want to point out that Hange had, on their first encounter, revealed her vulnerability- when she says that she cant balance with her belt at first, and giving her item (treats) as a friendly gestures. If one is manipulative, I dont think that they would expose themselves or give up so much at a first meeting, without knowing if the goal of their intention (in Hange's case to learn from Levi) would be met. Hence I think that Hange is sincerely wanting to befriend them.

And Hange, knowing that Levi probably needed more time, did not pursue the topic of teaching her again. Her invitation to their next meeting is actually just a personal activity- lunch.

Hange and Levi's first meeting in No Regrets and what it means to Levi

I'd like to talk about a scene in No Regrets that gets brought up sometimes by certain people in the fandom, which is Levi and Hange's first meeting, but I don't think fandom talks enough about the emotional impact this scene must've had on Levi, or why that first meeting is so important to him. This scene always manages to make me feel emotional no matter how many times I think about it, hence why it's my favourite part of the manga, because for the first time since Levi, Furlan and Isabel got in the Survey Corps, someone treated them with kindness and didn't look down on them.

The first thing we can notice from the way Hange approached them is how genuine and excited Hange is with what they achieved with the Titan, making sure to include them all in the achievement and not only Levi as seen here by how Isabel tells Hange that their group is amazing and Hange agreeing with her.

Hange is interested in getting to know more about Levi's strength, but it's in a way where they want to learn from him and get taught by him rather than in an idea of using his strength as a tool. By bringing the other Scouts in the conversation as seen below, Hange encourages Levi to teach them his tricks so they can all have better chances of survival and also kill Titans more efficiently from now on.

Hange wants to get to know Levi as a person first and foremost, which does impact Levi who hasn't really met anyone in the Survey Corps until that point to be interested in himself as a person and not just as a tool, and in his friends too as he's inseparable from them. Hange doesn't forget about them and even includes them in the conversation in their own easygoing way as seen in this panel.

Continuing on this idea, one of the most important parts of this scene is how Hange isn't only friendly with Levi, but they're friendly with Isabel and Furlan too, going so far as to give Isabel a treat for the start of their new friendship. It might not mean much, but for people who recently left the Underground where getting treats was probably a luxury or at best hard to come by, Hange's action will impact them far more than some people might realize. These three have constantly been called thugs or have been disrespected until they showed their technical prowess with Titans during their first expedition, so to see Hange push past that barrier by wanting a genuine friendship with them is such a contrast to the way they have been treated by the others all this time. And even when Levi is curt with Hange, they don't give up, inviting them all to a meal after the expedition is over, which shows how much Hange wants to get to know them better as people, and not only as soldiers skilled with ODM gear.

I think what impacted Levi the most out of that exchange wasn't necessarily that Hange was kind with him. It's definitely important, but when we know how much Levi cares about the ones he loves, how he values their lives much more than his own, it's that Hange was so kind with his friends that really impacted him the most, and I don't think fandom talks enough about it. How affected Levi must've been by Hange's sheer kindness without expecting anything in return from him in a world where that concept simply didn't exist. Levi was being kind with others, but this is the first time we see someone else that isn't part of his group be kind to him in return. I think what Hange did that day for him and his friends meant a lot more to Levi than we realize. Someone in the Survey Corps finally treated them as they should've always been treated, with respect and kindness and not with disdain or even coercion. And Hange isn't bothered by his refusal to communicate with them as seen by Furlan's reply here: "Anyway, Hange doesn't seem particularly bothered."

They respect his boundaries when Levi doesn't feel like answering since he doesn't want to get attached to new people (we know how that plan failed in retrospect, but he still tried), and that's because Hange doesn't try to force anything out of him. They tried and he didn't want to engage, that was fine with them, they'll still want to be his friend in the future regardless of Levi's answer. And I don't think fandom gives enough credit to Hange in this scene.

This scene will forever remain my favourite in No Regrets because it shows just how incredibly kind and friendly Hange was with Levi since the very beginning. Yes, this has to do with Hange's personality, that it's just like them to be attracted by the new outsiders or misfits and try to befriend them, but the important part is that someone at least tried. And it makes total sense how out of everyone we know, it had to be Hange to carry out that role. Someone caring as much about his friends as Levi simply cannot be hated by him. This scene actually destroys that claim even more, because by this definition, Levi would have to hate the first person in the Survey Corps to actually be friendly with his friends, the most important people in his life at that moment in time. It's again completely nonsensical to say that, and I do think the people who keep saying it either have forgotten this scene exists or they'd rather ignore it because it wasn't included in the OVA. But regardless of the reason, the fact remains this scene is part of the No Regrets manga and is important to delve even further into the relationship of Levi and Hange as it presents the blueprint of their relationship. Supportive and caring for each other until the very end.

[pyschologicalrocketgirl]

Lucas Sinclair owns a vespa

[doodlebloo]

It's been talked about to death and back but. JSchlatt joining the DSMP, only ever logging on for lore purposes, playing a fan fucking tastic villain that was an absolute joy to watch on screen, equal parts menacing/intimidating and goofy, completely stealing the show and perfectly matching the silly-but-serious energy of the lore up to that point, doing that for 1 season that I still think is one of the most impossibly coherent and thematically powerful pieces of roleplay media to date, and then having his character die after he'd run his course and never logging on again. was completely fucking legendary. He knew exactly what he needed to do and he did it flawlessly then left.

[saetiate]

hi.

i read your fic forsaken by all the gods on ao3 just now and i wanted to let you know that you were right in calling it your magnum opus. i can’t say for sure because i’ve never read your work before so it could just be one of your magnum opuses (opii if you will) and i honest to god have no idea who this michael kaiser is, i was just looking for a good royalty au/arranged marriage fic, but i’m so glad i found yours. i don’t know how you made characters i’ve never even heard about before seem familiar and oh so distinct in under 15k words, very impressive!! and the magic? i don’t know how much of the gods/magic etc came from your beautiful big brain and how much of it builds on existing canon but i applaud you for it either way because of how immersive and unique you managed to make it feel! also how you wrote their relationship’s progress? like waves lapping at the shore, i tell you. i loved everyone’s characterisation, your interpretation of fate and goddess with her hands tied and another with hers held.. you wrote a beautiful fic, thank you for sharing it. i wish i had more words to express my appreciation but i’m a bit stumped right now with all the feelings you’ve made me feel with your writing.

anon i am not gonna lie i am gonna cry rn this was so so sweet of u to drop into my inbox i am so heartwarmed i wanna keep this as a note tucked in my pocket forever. FOREVER LIKE TRULY THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME i am so incredulous and wide eyed reading this i cannot believe this is for me and my writing in my inbox ohmygod

i can’t believe you don’t even know who kaiser is this is so funny to me HAHA HES from a football manga fwiw which makes what you've sent in even more special to me!! i can't believe you read the fic anyways!! to hear how much you enjoyed the lil magical world and the characters and their relationships… i am really so so grateful to read this, this means the world to me.

i am so honored to receive this in my inbox, i'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond but like truly i have been rereading this and being like omg!! i can't believe someone said this about my writing!!!

i am so so full of love for you anon, thank you again <33 words cannot express how much this means to me and i hope you have the most loveliest 2025 <33

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[deus-ex-mona]

genuinely, though, this has truly been a time to be a lurker on jp music project twt

[yaoianimeremade]

Soon im rly gonna do it

[mushtoons]

You're the only person I follow who still does the "multiple of the same post" reblogs anymore and I love it so much! I'm just like! Look! Friend is excited! It's been rebloged 8 times! Vry nice!

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[fashionbitchgd]

vip mutuals where are yall i need to share this moment 😭😭

[fleshandwires]

OUGHHH. OUGHM UFHAHDUFN UGHHSHJFISFN (dying)

[microwaving-tesilid-argente]

it's really funny rereading the early chapters of s-class heroine because ailette calls tesilid all sorts of names and it's such a far cry from her round 17 attitude

[phagodyke]

was gonna say smth else but this turned into a vent sorry everyone just ignore. typical weekend post on this blog u know how it is here we go👍

[hofftrans]

Platonically adore my psych for a number of reasons but a big one is that her whole practice is committed do de-colonising and stripping anglo christian values from therapy. Discussions on violent urges and guilt below the read more

So in my last session when I was like "I know I am a bad person because I solved most of my problems growing up with violence and genuinely enjoyed doing so what if I'm the next jack the ripper no one should enjoy violence" and my psych just uno reverse cards me and goes "Nah fuck that, all the examples of you hurting people are in situations where you were actively defending another person, often a minority, and gave warnings before attacking. Its bullshit that people are 'allowed' to hurt you but if you hurt them back you're suddenly the monster. Fuck that. You had your power stripped away and found a way to get it back, of course that felt good" and then we spent the last like ten minutes flipping between being nostalgic about past fights and talking about subjects like the military, police brutality and the way the western world moralists and demonised violence from any individual or group other than the ones that support the oppressive status quo

[angelmichelangelo]

bro dominos pizza really tastes like ass huh

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[jammy-badger]

okay quick rant

fucken hate how christian/catholic/whatever people act like a kicked puppy whenever you express even a remote discomfort about them or their religion

like ill say the smallest thing about how im not religious or at most like an offhand mention of like, 'yeah no im not religious because of past bad experiences as a queer neurodivergent person and im not interested in or comfortable with engaging with it' and they ALWAYS take it like a personal attack, or worse an invitation into a theological debate

like i totally understand how all-consuming christian (and all its variants, don't @ me) faith can be, ive been there, but would it kill you to just have a little self-awareness about you?

however good your intentions may be, it costs nothing to consider how christianity/catholicism/whatever has huge connotations to queerphobia, racism/colonialism, ableism and abuse and that countless people from vulnerable groups have suffered, and that people's discomfort is not an invitation to justify or defend yourself or your faith. seriously