#what is the reason zoes behind on training?

[hertwood]

Everyone at this location was lovely to me and very cognizant that I've been pretty screwed over but the store manager has the audacity it act like it's my fault I'm behind??? I rly did not survive years of medical trauma to still be gaslit like that. So happy to never see her again

Respectfully on the verge of quitting. So glad I never have to come to this location again

[melishade]

If you’re still doing the dialogue prompts, could you do “What can I do? How can I help you?” For Ratchet and Optimus after he woke up and continued to heal? (In my mind ratchet waited so long for prime to wake and I always love to see how authors write their interactions).

How about Optimus and Ratchet interacting during those three months before the peace treaty summit in Aveneg.

Ratchet couldn't help but notice all of the changes in Optimus' behavior ever since he had gotten him back.

Before Optimus became one with the Allspark, the Prime took great care and detail in hiding his emotions. It was something that he had trained himself to do during the war. It did come with some drawbacks, but Ratchet knew that Optimus was doing it for their protection. He needed to be their strong, reliable leader in times of strife and spark ache.

But now on this strange world, he saw Optimus being more expressive than he usually was. He saw more smiles and gentle words of assurance. There were many that still looked to him for support and reassurance. There were many that wanted to praise and thank him for saving the world, which he believed Optimus deserved. But he noticed expressions of sorrow, of shame and guilt, of pain. Was Optimus hiding something from him? Was he still hurting and he refused to say anything? He-!

"You should check on Optimus," a voice spoke up, and Ratchet turned his attention to them: Hanji Zoe. The human who somehow managed to get Megatron under their thumb was now hanging from the ceiling of the Nemesis with that strange contraption around their waist.

"Optimus has not reported any medical failings," Ratchet reasoned.

"Please," Hanji scoffed at that, "You and I both know that Optimus hides how he feels and doesn't admit to how he's feeling unless someone forces him to open up."

Ratchet sighed, finding himself agreeing with the human.

"I noticed him holding his servos a lot," Hanji informed, "Rubbing the joints a lot. I don't know if it's something he picked up or if he's hiding his pain. If you could check him over, that'd be great."

"...Why are you telling me this?" Ratchet couldn't help but ask.

"Because you're his doctor," Hanji answered automatically, "He needs you right now. You can provide a comfort that I can't."

Ratchet was taken aback by the confidence Hanji seemed to have in him.

"And also, Optimus locked himself in a room and I don't know how to get him out," Hanji added.

"And you didn't start with that?!" Ratchet yelled.

"I didn't want you to panic!" Hanji exclaimed.

Hanji had directed him to the room Optimus had locked himself in and Ratchet immediately inputted the override key to unlock the door. Ratchet stepped in and immediately shut the door behind him before anyone else could step in. The medic found the Prime seated on the floor. He looked uncharacteristically...meek and feeble. One knee was raised and the other was lying flat on the floor. His battle mask was on, and Ratchet could hear soft mutters come from the Prime.

Ratchet wasn't going to lie to himself: he didn't know how to handle this. To help Optimus like this, he-!...Start with a check up first. That should help. Ratchet got down on his knees to look him in the optic, and saw panic in usually calm cerulean.

"Optimus," Ratchet quietly spoke, "Are you in pain?"

Optimus blinked, registering the sounds of Ratchet's words and raising his helm. Ratchet took notice of his now trembling servos.

"May I take a look at your servos?" Ratchet asked.

Optimus shut his optics and slowly offered his servo to Ratchet. Ratchet gently took it and examine it with great care.

"Any pain when I do this?" Ratchet applied some pressure to his joints. Optimus shook his helm. "How about here?" Ratchet applied pressure to another spot on his servo.

"No," Optimus mumbled quietly.

Ratchet sighed in defeat, letting go of Optimus' servo. Ratchet knew that it was the actions he had to take in order to save the world. Ratchet knew that Optimus was forced to break his code and kill someone that he cared about. This wasn't anything physical that Ratchet could fix. But still...Optimus was someone he cared about. "Optimus, I know that it has been four years since we've last seen each other, but I can't stand seeing you like this. I can't bear to see you in pain. What can I do right now? How can I help you?"

Optimus glanced over at Ratchet. "Just...do not let anyone in this room for the time being."

Optimus wanted to be alone. He wanted to grieve by himself, like he usually did. Ratchet nodded in understanding and defeat, and slowly stood up to exit the room and lock the door. But Ratchet was stunned when Optimus grabbed his wrist.

"Optimus." Ratchet looked back to see Optimus retracting his mask.

"...You can stay," Optimus decided.

Ratchet didn't need to be told twice. The medic sat down next to Optimus, causing the Prime to relax a little bit. He flinched when Ratchet scanned his body before looking at the result of Optimus' vitals.

"We have more than enough energon now," Ratchet reminded, "There's no need to neglect your rations."

"...It was a force of habit to conserve my energy," Optimus confessed.

"Well, you don't need to do that anymore," Ratchet reassured, "You can consume as much energon as you want. I'm sure it will take time to get used to it now. It took me some time too."

Optimus hummed in agreement. The Prime then slouched against the wall before resting his helm atop of Ratchet's own. "I hope this does not bother you."

"Never," Ratchet declared, "I've missed you. I'd do anything to help you."

"...I missed you too," Optimus reciprocated his feelings.

(I think a lot of my dialogue prompts are going to be centering around the events post Rumbling. Lol.)

[nightmanatee]

why is it actually hurting like it hurt everyone else and why there might be timetravel/some other mystery involved. or... kinda part 4 of me trying to theorize on what has been going on in lis:de.

part 1 part 2 part 3

a part where i recap old posts.

so in the first 3 parts i've theorized that safi might be behind either max not coming back to arcadia bay sooner/reconnect with chloe or she will do something about this in the future by forcing max to stay at caledon. then i've made a post about how i feel like safi from "refuse" timeline has reasons to mess up with chloe and arcadia bay and how she has a high chance to do this considering that this is the most important part of max's life no matter how hard safi tried to change it.

and finally i've come to realize that maybe there was another timeline, similar to this one. where the original max mad a really bad choice and regretted it enough to start using her powers again.

now i want to talk about a thing where safi's part in max actually hurt and there's no reason not to believe it. and only bc it starts too early for the game to be split in 2 timelines, max might not realize that this is why things keep happening.

a part where it hurts.

it is rather interesting that we "hear" chloe and max during lis1 events in double exposure. whether or not it's a "mockery" with max "remembering" the moments with chloe telling her that she's gonna be in her life forever she still thinks of it. it starts before safi's dead and that's why it's tricky but nothing is impossible with a time traveling potentially happening in the game. the only question i have is that these lines are... wrong? it feels like they happen in a wrong order/at a wrong time.

during the turtle bar scene in ep1: "my powers might not last"/"that's ok, we will"/"chloe!" - this is from ep2 the first time max actually saving chloe at the train racks (considering that every other time is optional (i mean... except for the very first one but i won't count it for now)). however!! the last "chloe!" and the storm sounds are NOT from this scene. not from this scene overall. which is weird. the first quote is not also direct one.

during the safi's death scene in ep1: "max!"/"i caused this. i caused all of this" - the change does in the "background" with us hearing the radio station informing about the storm. again. chloe does NOT say "max" at the start. but max does say that she's caused the storm. instead it goes "this is my storm. i caused this. this happenes in s1ep5 when max is faced with the final decision.

2 days after safi's death in ep1: "don't say that, i won't trade you!"/"no matter what you choose i know you'll make the right decision"/"max, it's time" or "i'll always be with you. forever." - 1st phrase is max's answer to chloe saying that arcadia bay citizens deserve to live more than her. THEN chloe reminds max of all these 5 days. and only THEN does she say the "no matter what you choose". it's interesting tho that they do pay attention to what goes where with bay or bae.

could it all just be them changing lines/the way they go so as to not fully copy them. OR. could it be so that just like with max they play with our memories as well changing bits here and there?

a part about nightmare again btw!!!

so. the motel nightmare. in bay!motel part the "tv show" talks about mother having to identify a body of her daughter - a very obvious connection with joyce. "can we confirm that this is your daughter, zoe?" even the name!! the next room has therapist talking about trauma and how it will "drown you if you let it".

bae!motel has characters talking about each other and it also might be a little insight in max and chloe's fallout. i honestly don't know which one is who in this part bc it seems like chloe did cut out max out of her life esp with book titles (she just doesn't want to talk to me anymore and "lose my number" trust me chloe i've tried), but also it could be max considering her "nightmare" where she is the one to "move on" with a new "cool" friend.

the second "room" is more hopeful? with the weather broadcast talking about how "

finally the 3rd room seems to be just screams of different people (could be caledon students, could be arcadia bay citizens).

just like i've talked about this in other parts max's nightmare having a motel room, blackwell's bathroom and a darkroom scenes is interesting considering it was all about helping safi and taking "her" parts out of people's minds. i guess these 3 parts were the ones where max does it for herself. with the final 4th part being a scene with safi at the start of ep4. but why these parts?

could be:

either safi is "deeply" connected with max so that max has to go through not one but THREE nightmares and the worst parts. that's why it takes max 1 scene per person but 3-4 for herself.

or hints at what safi was planning to do - replace chloe as herself/make max relieve the trauma of jefferson/mess up with max ending up alone (a few things we already see in the game btw).

or maybe... this are hints at what safi HAS DONE/WILL DO. i don't think they'll go as far as lis1 timeline but could be safi actively planting herself or/and amanda as chloe 2.0, max was a teacher so maybe safi could ruin her career by fabricating something bad against her as a teacher, and she could ruin things between max and either joyce or chloe.

a part where safi tried to use max's old memories to connect with something new.

ok but seriously this happens too many times to be a coincidence. she calls max "a partner in grime". we hear the first ever memory and IMMIDEATELY after that safi talks about chloe (could max just not "feel" safi doing things to her bc she didn't know what to look for before) and right AFTER that she talks about amanda NO MATTER what you tell her.

amanda/vinh romance happens only after max talks about how she's lonely and she needs to do something about this (and it's even more important that you start this scene in "living" timeline).

arcadia bay and lakeport/blackwell academy and caledon university are connected as well, even the creators mention it. it's the "opposite mirror" - just like safi herself is.

so ofc safi's death sends max into the grieving spiral reminding her of chloe. esp considering the 2nd nightmare scene with max "shooting" safi herself while impersonating nathan.

max's "hurt" lays in ending up in the same "space" a decade later, experiencing a traumatic even and what safi's part does to her is max having to at least experience 3 nightmare scenes and at max - something more during the entire game.

moses was acting just like safi and it was a bit on the nose with the writers hinting on other people acting like safi, gwen was reckless and ready to die in a storm, lucas was grieving maya and reading a poem. i guess other characters "got away" with the worst things being loretta being too scared and vinh having to realize that safi doesn't care about him at all.

but what about max?? what is it that safi was "doing" to her if she didn't want to hurt max but max still had to relive these moments? is it just her going through her own little "side quest" or is there something more???

a part where max is being made another offer.

she's made max feel "obligated" to stay at caledon, bc she knows that max kept running away during all these years. in ep1 she talks about max running away from her past, during the game we notice that she learns about chloe/arcadia bay, she sneaks into max's house (also interesting that gwen makes a remark about max breaking in into other houses? was it bc max loves going into abandoned spaces or is it safi?) and goes through her arcadia bay stuff.

the "good person" moses asks max about her reconnecting with chloe/going back to arcadia bay but for some reason (=bc of the new "threat" that safi is) max feels the need to stay here, at caledon. disconnected from everyone else. oh and don't forget this one:

is it really what max wants? is it??

or is it safi trying to manipulate max yet again by making her "want" to stay here either to be able to fight against safi, or to keep arcadia bay/chloe safe, or to wait for safi to come back.

honestly my main reason to keep doing this is dev's "we've planted seeds" during the game and that this is "headed somewhere". i'm just trying to guess where exactly.

[kamiko1234]

I am currently at the end of chapter 3 of The Titan's Curse and oh man, do I have some thoughts. So first things first. I do not like Artemis. Like, at all. She's currently inhabiting spot 2 on my "I hope Luke wins because of you guys" RIGHT after Ares himself. I REALLY don't like the whole "anti-boy" thing she and her Hunters have going on. Like, okay- I get it to some degree. Chasity and maidenhood is like- her whole thing. But honestly, at this point, it feels almost fanatic. I'm a girl myself, and it makes me genuinely uncomfortable how they act and what they say. It also weirds me out how.... pushy they are to Bianca ? Especially how they seem to disregard Nico in all of this. It was stated that Bianca and Nico are their only remaining relatives. Percy brings up a very valid point in the fact that Nico cannot become a Hunter. Bianca would leave her only brother behind, her brother whose only family she is. And in response Artemis and Zoe just- blow that whole concern off ???????? Saying that they would become Bianca's new family. It could have worked better had this decision only attempted Bianca- BUT IT DOESN'T. What about Nico ? Who would become Nico's new family !? Well APPARENTLY Artemis and her Hunters COULDN'T CARE LESS because he was born with the wrong gender. Sorry kiddo though luck ig 🤷‍♀️ And then that nasty comment when they talk about Nico going to camp with "that's all boys are good for" The fuck Artemis????? I know DAMN WELL ur ass didn't just insult the ONE relatively safe place for demigods where those kids are trained up to do the shit YOU AND YOUR FAMILY are too lazy to do !? Like I have my problems with Camp, not gonna lie. I still think it's still unsafe (even if it's better compared to- well, everywhere else) and their teaching methods are a bit questionable (how has no one thought of organizing some damn therapy for these kids !?) BUT ALSO !?!?!?!? Bianca who JUST said she was still thinking about joining the hunters only to then immediately make up her mind and join ? Naw I'm calling foul play. At this point I'm not putting ANYTHING past ANY god. I would fully trust Artemis to manipulate Bianca's mind or something. I swear to god with every chapter I read I become more and more of a Luke apologist. He went off the deep end for a good freaking reason and he has every right to personally decapitate every god to ever walk the earth. But also, ANNABETH BABY ARE YOU OKAY !? ARE YOU GOOD GIRL ??? WHERE'D YOU GO !? God I am PRAYING it ain't Tartarus or anything- atleast Artemis said she'd search for her so I suppose Mrs. "Human rights for men ? Who needs that !" isn't TOTALLY useless beyond ending my nerves. Poor Nico by the way, he seems like such a nice kid ! A total nerd and drok which honestly ? Stan. As someone who's a nerd myself (although I'm more in the Anime and history department (weird combo ik)) I can stan him. But also MY POOR BABY. That child basically lost his sister to something I'm not yet convinced isn't some weird cult RIGHT AFTER being attacked by a literal MONSTER.

That must hurt. As for Thalia.... yeah not sure about her. She seems to have some bad blood with the hunters of Artemis and that Zoë girl which makes her immediately more likable to me. But also I was sort of thrown into a loop with how suddenly the book started into the story, I would have liked a bit of a slower start with more build-up to get to know her better.

She seems to have a pretty confrontational personality , which is the main thing that makes me a bit unsure about her. But other than that she sems pretty cool so far ! Hope to see more. One thing however made me worry a bit.... that mist thing. Where Thalia was able to manipulate the mist, and upon Percy's questioning asking if "Chiron didn't show you that yet". How it's treated to be nothing special....... listen if I wasn't a bit iffy about the whole system of the Camp I am now. Why didn't Chiron show Percy that ? It doesn't look to be some special ability reserved for children of Zeus. Infact, why didn't Chiron show that EVERY demigod !? I am hoping to god that an explanation for that's gonna come up later to explain this. Otherwise I'll just have to assume that Chiron is refusing to teach those kids a valuable and also kinda important skill just because.

(Also on an off note, y'all remember that one "Who's Jason Theory" I had a while back where I concluded he's either from Roman North Korea or a Rome fanboy ? Yeah I got it confirmed from a friend a while back that he's from Roman North Korea. Holy fuck, so apperantly The Democratic Demigod's Republic of Rome exists canonically. And apparently they are the East Germany to Camp Halfblood's West Germany. Yikes. Don't know much more tho than it existing and apperantly being well, Roman North Korea. So please no spoilers there ^^)

(Please mark any spoilers in your replies/reblogs so I can avoid them, thank you )

[rodimusprime2017]

A Monstrous Introduction - Legion Of Superheroes

Chimera!Male Reader X Kara Danvers

A inhuman roar is heard throughout the campus as Mon-El hears it, so does Supergirl and Superman as they were both confused on what can make that sound, but Mon-El knew who.

Mon-El: Uh oh, he knows. He must’ve seen you arrive as he’s closing in right now.

Supergirl: Who’s he?

Mon-El: He? Oh, I think you’re about to meet the strongest student here, and the most fearsome.

The trio suddenly hear something big land behind them as they slowly turn to see to Supergirl’s shock, a giant silver robotic gorilla as blades come out of his arms, ready for a fight.

????: Who are you, Kryptonian. Speak now, or I’m gonna be the Maximal who’s gonna rip out your spark!

Mon-El: Chimera! Stand down! She’s not with Zod! She’s new here for Daxam’s sake.

Superman: Is he always like this?

Mon-El: After Zod, yes. He’s an Alpha for a reason, and a leader.

Chimera taps a strange symbol on his chest, causing him to change into a teenage boy with E/C and H/C.

????: Sorry ‘bout that. Needed to let off some steam. Who’s the gorgeous blonde girl dressed like a cheerleader?

Superman: This is my cousin; Kara Zoe-El.

Supergirl: Call me Supergirl.

????: Oh, we’re giving up our secret identities. Call me Y/N L/N aka Chimera. King of Beasts and God of Monsters. I could use a new training partner, especially one of your type. Sorry, I apologise.

Supergirl: It’s okay, be yourself as you want.

Tagged: @primeofprimes115

[bronx-bomber87]

We are ten Eps in! Thank you all for your continued interest. Still surprises me so thank you all :)

1x10 Flesh and blood

Not really an ep with Chenford. BUT it’s a very good Lucy episode. Adore any Lucy driven episode she’s a BAMF as we all know. Love my girl. Fantastic look into her development as character. Also the intro of Angela/Wes. So let’s dig in.

I LOVE that the Captain decides to ride with Lucy. She seems so shocked she has been chosen. While Tim is so good for her, she also needs strong female presence in her training as well. Harper says it best in s2 about her needing that. But we will get there haha With this ep we see no one is more of a BAMF example for Lucy than Captain Anderson. Naturally Tim gives Lucy a hard time for riding with the Capt. making her even more nervous than she already is. Telling her what a weight that'll carry for her all day.

Poor Lucy doing what both Talia and Tim say. Who is she to say no? Both of them are T.O.’s and authority figures to her. Lucy is all jitters for riding with Anderson, so naturally she doesn't stand up for herself but the Capt does.

Capt. Coming in making them get their own gear is hilarious. She puts them both in their place for using her. I love that she does all of this in front of Lucy. Showing her that strength and leadership by calling them out and having them relieve her.

Lucy isn’t mad about it at all. The look on her face is priceless for couple reasons. One She is impressed watching Anderson do her thing by telling them what to do. Second you know she’s enjoying seeing Tim be ordered around like that haha. Especially since it’s for her benefit. Good day to be Lucy Chen haha

Lucy and the Capt get their first call. It’s where we learn she knows how to speak Farsi. What a BAMF. She attempts to talk down a bickering married couple in Farsi. The background behind her as a character is so rich. Truly think she was such an amazing Capt and character. Bummer we don’t get to keep her long. We learn she escaped a bad marriage as well from the call they take. Love what she tells the wife. ‘We can’t control how others are going to react.’ If that ain't the damn truth.

Lucy hears cop cars outside and goes to check it out. Jackson decided to bring in the cavalry, even though Lucy gave the all clear over the radio. Her chewing Jackson out is amazing. The way she legit destroys him for coming is epic. Whew don’t mess with that woman. She’s spicy haha Jackson leaves with his tail between his legs and goes back out on patrol.

After he's left Lucy blames herself for letting the husband upstairs. Where he killed himself. She won’t let Lucy carry that burden though. Her reply to Lucy when she says she let him get away is perfect. ‘Yes you did. But he’s not dead because of that.’

So begins Wopez, they’re so fiery right away. It’s amazing haha this dude has it right. Digging on each other yelling so close. Got that chemistry and fire right off the bat haha

Poor Lucy is having a rough day. First she lets the husband go on their first call. Now she’s let her captain get hit in the face cause she ducks. All her fears she had from this morning coming to life. Tim’s words coming to haunt her.

Minute they get back to station Lucy apologies for ducking. Anderson isn’t even a little mad. Lets her know she should’ve ducked. That she’s a little rusty it seems. Zoe goes on to tell Lucy she was an MP for the marines. Thats how we find out she learned Farsi from that. Lucy is so very impressed. It’s written all over her face.

So nice for her to have such a bad ass role model. Lucy says she should tell everyone her history. If they knew she wouldn’t have cops flying in to save her. We get the best line of the scene. ‘You don’t tell people you’re a bad ass Officer Chen. You just gotta show em.’

She continues her bad ass streak with an unhinged and recently released criminal. He is asking her what he would have to do in order to go back inside. She doesn't reply how he likes so he takes a hostage. Says he's going to kill her so he can go back in for life. Capt tries to talk him down best she can. He doesn’t listen to her at all. She distracts him by asking why he has his safety on if he's so hardened. It takes him by surprise enough that she takes his ass down all by her onesies. We find out after there was no safety and she charged a live weapon. Hence the bad ass continuation.

The scene is lightened up by Tim’s skunked ass walking into the lobby LOL They’re all so disgusted by the smell. His face is priceless as he walks away. He too is having quite the day without Lucy LMFAO.

Lucy comes to see Capt Zoe at the end of shift. Telling her how grateful she was for today, that she learned so much but she’s sorry if she let her down at all. i.e. the husband, getting hit etc.

She really needs to hear this and from her amazing captain no less. Tim is so good for her but she also needs that affirmation as well. The thing Lucy lacks the most in the beginning is confidence. That she’s good at this job, has amazing potential and is impressive. So impressive her captain decided to go on patrol with her over all the other rookies. Over the legacy and over the Rookie she hand picked for her station.

She has a long road ahead of her no doubt. Her arc into the character she is now is incredible. To watch her go from a doubtful non confident person into who she is now is a delight. Anderson sees the same things Tim does in her. The relief on her face is so evident. Especially when she says she’d ride with her any day. ❤️

Twas such a good ep for Lucy. No Chenford to be seen sadly but a really good ep none the less. Definitely not lacking in entertainment value. I do love the show as a whole for a reason. Well that’s all she wrote for 1x10 feel free to comment/like/reblog. So appreciate those of you who do. Make my whole day.

Also I Couldn't find some gifs in the Library no matter the combinations I tried to save my life LOL even 'The Rookie 1x10' came up with Nothing it was insane. So here is the link to the sets I took it from. The ones without credit below the gifs in my review all belong to the link below :) It has both sets I used. Thank you for your amazing sets hopeful this never happens again for future reviews, love crediting via the library. Also thank you to for the still I used as well :)

Per usual please feel free to comment/like/reblog should you chose to do that. Appreciate everyone thats been on this ride with me, I shall see you all in 1x11

[jeanbie]

since you requests are open i was wondering if i could request a fic where the reader is hange’s little sibling and joined the 104th corps and then the scouts? idk what it would be about but maybe the reader and hange fan-girling over titans while everyone just watches like “wtf 🤨” I really love your writing and i think it’s *chefs kiss* Thank you!!!!!!

UNORTHODOX ★ masterlist.

genre: canon compliant au | warnings: made up science about titan teeth, idk i didn't invent titans | notes: i'm SO SORRY this is like 500 years late. but i wanted to get this done and so did something with the idea-- i hope you like it... i can do more with this if ur not happy!! thank you anyway for requesting <33

It would be safe to say that after Eren's success in stuffing closed the hole in the gate to Wall Rose, many fresh faced recruits fell into the training corps hoping to catch a glimpse of the boy the people called 'monster'. 

There was no arguing that Eren had done humanity a favour, trapping out the titans and bringing meaning to their lives for what felt like years and years of endless suffering and darkness, but it was human nature to fear what could not be readily understood. Many recruits joined to feel something, to make their deaths swift and meaningful (if one has to die, why not make it sacrificial, rather than being a tasty meal for the titans when they next slipped through?), some even trying to see the famous Eren, titan clad and all.

Not many felt interested in learning about the biology of titans, the physics of their existence and movements and the anatomy of their large, scalding hot bodies. If they did, for whatever reason, they were directed to Hange Zoe, who knew that despite their ferocity, titans were fascinating creatures worthy of intellectual study. Little numbers of soldiers believed in that theory, although it seemed inevitable that one day Hange might not be alone in their unorthodox views.

The sun was up, bathing the castle in light yellow, almost a lime glow. In the basement, where he normally slept, Eren found it hard to tell the difference between day and night, save for the exact time each morning that Levi came to collect him from the dust and cobwebs that served as decoration in the basement. In all of his cleanliness, Levi did not like the basement, and with the possibility of Eren turning into his giant titan form at any given moment, decoration and care seemed wasted on what might end up being rubble and ash. Eren didn't have a clock, or a sundial to tell the time, but he often guessed that Levi came down to him at seven each morning—by then, the sun had been up for a few hours during the summer. He remembered it rising early when he was a boy. 

"Good news," is what Levi had said to him that morning, leading him through a stoney maze of stairways leading up to the veins of the castle. Yawning behind his hand, Eren had asked what he meant. "Your friends'll be here today. New recruits, too."

Eren's eyes lit up. There wasn't much for him to feel excited about around here— the novelty of being freed from the basement each morning had by now worn off, and his chores and routine around the castle didn't feel like much to celebrate. But the thought of hearing his friends' voices, seeing their faces…now that was a treat.

Levi and Eren headed to the main foyer of the castle, flanked with banners and old paintings that needed dusting again. Trying to ignore it, Levi led Eren out to the front patio where Dieter stood grooming his horse's mane. He looked over with acknowledgement as the duo passed and returned to stroking her furs as quickly as he glanced over. The new recruits were just outside the forest perimeter. If they paused and strained, they'd hear the soft bristles of horses and their hooves on mossy cobbles, the snapping of dried lawn and twigs on the winding path from the main stretch of road to where the headquarters was posted.

Most higher ups from the corps would be here today, with the exceptions of Commander Erwin and Captain Mike, who were away on a slight tip of business and would be back by the evening. Levi looked out at the courtyard, honing in on the weeds and the overgrowth of plants to the far side of the courtyard, near one of the old cobbled buildings that connected to the stables and store cupboards. He frowned. Squad Levi had been at the headquarters longer than anybody else, and with the previous recruits coming and going, he thought at least one might extend a helping hand and prune around here.

So much for appearances, he thought, although not even he cared too much about the way things looked on the outside. When it came to general cleanliness and the way a home (or any living space) looked, then he believed it mattered just a little bit more. 

"Get to work while you wait," Levi suggested, already on his way to the stables. Eren looked back, unsure, but got the hint when Levi gave him no further instructions. He sighed, fetching a rake from the stables and heading back towards where Dieter was pulling the mats from his horse's mane. 

He didn't need to wait for long— the parade of recruits arrived after a few minutes and clambered from their horses in a rectangle of foliage. Three soldiers bounded over to take care of the horses, and the recruits followed someone else dressed in green and beige to a path that curled up towards the front double doors to the headquarters. Eren was just setting the rake back in the stables when he noticed the familiar and retreating heads of his friends, and couldn't help but call out to them as they left. 

After a brief exchange of woes and glee, and a rather brisk and icy talk of comrade's deaths, Eren's attention turned to the small figure beside Armin, who Eren had personally never seen before. He quickly did a one-over, unable to figure out anything about their identity from their appearance. When he asked who they were, Mikasa told him that they were Y/N Zoe. 

"Zoe?" Eren repeated, his eyes slightly loosened. "As in, Squad Leader Hange Zoe?"

Mikasa shrugged slightly, her gaze flicking back to them. "Possibly."

That's odd, Eren thought. He didn't know that Hange had a sibling. 

There wasn't much to know about Hange, and not much that they let on about their personal life or past. All people knew at face value was that Hange was eccentric, eager to learn more about the titans trying to eat them. They were impulsive, reckless, taunting the titans to their faces and bouncing back with their gear like a spring. Hange was confident and sometimes inappropriate, but a few clueless moments short of being a genius. Eren thought Hange was brilliant, and one of the smartest people he'd personally ever met, albeit strange and slightly overbearing. He'd gotten to know Hange fairly well because of his 'affliction', but still, Hange had never let on about their family. It was entirely possible that this recruit was their sibling. He just didn't know for sure.

Levi was generous that morning. He was good at his job, and true to his word, but not totally heartless— he granted Eren the rest of the morning and afternoon to catch up with his friends before his nightly chores after supper, and then it was time to retreat back to the basement and stare at the hollow cracks in the walls. Eren followed his friends around the headquarters, all the while glancing over at the new addition to his dysfunctional friend group. They stayed close to Armin, but occasionally he found that they were locking eyes. He felt his stomach twist nervously. Since the world had discovered he was a titan-shifter, he couldn't deny that he was starting to feel a little paranoid about who might be trying to hurt him.

"Mikasa said your surname is Zoe, right?"

Eren found himself drifting to their side and asking them this, curiosity consuming them. They looked over, their eyes slightly wide and round. They even looked like Hange. He felt like he knew the answer but still asked anyway.

"Any relation to Hange Zoe?"

He sensed a twitch in their body. "Yeah, actually. They're my older sibling. Why, are they here?"

Eren pointed back to the headquarters with his thumb. "Probably in their office. Either that or the lab. Wanna go say hi?"

They didn't need to be asked twice. Eren bid farewell to half of his friend group and led Hange's sibling, Armin and Mikasa back towards the castle. On the way, he learned their name, their general background. Y/N Zoe, part of the 105th cadet corps and had excelled rapidly alongside four other recruits who were given an early graduation. Y/N—you— didn't seem particularly athletic, and he settled on the idea that you were studious like Armin, a possible Zoe family trait. He had half the mind to think that you were the spitting image of your sibling. Your eyes marvelled at Eren like he was some kind of god, when in actual fact he was far from it, closer to a devil in the depths of hell according to some townspeople and the police. 

They found Hange in their office, surrounded by journals and documents and doing a lousy job at staying awake. Eren knew that the last few days had been hard on Hange with the deaths of their titan subjects, but they always did their best to appear bright and optimistic, if not vengeful about who might have slain them in their sleep. When Eren rattled his knuckles against the slightly ajar door, it pushed open with a creak and Hange shot up suddenly. They hit their knee on the underside of the desk with a sharp wince, some documents rustling on top and a half-drank cup of coffee nearly spilling over the rim of their mug. Hange turned, startled, and broke into a smile when they noticed you.

"Y/N!"

Hange rose from their seat and approached you, gathering you in their arms. Eren, Armin and Mikasa took steps backwards, giving what they could of privacy although none turned away. Hange laughed and lifted you from the floor. Although slightly maniacal, Eren thought it was good to hear Hange laughing again.

"When did you get here? And why?"

"This morning," you said, and Hange looked at your attire, at the forest green cape over your shoulders. They seemed alarmed by it.

"I thought you were joining the military police," Hange said, sounding almost disappointed. "You knew I needed an inside man to help me out with my experiments."

"I know. But the night before the ceremony, I heard about what happened to those two titans. It seemed like you needed more help here than you would from the military, so…" You raised your arms in a slight bravado, smiling: "Here I am."

They seemed put off at first, but after a while, it was clear that the arrival of a second Zoe in the survey corps seemed like the very revival that Hange needed. Alongside the other three, Hange led them around the castle on a novice tour, pointing out the paintings and studies and picnic benches in the hall where they ate, and chatted, and shared ideas and theories and worries. Not once did the subject of titans come up, although Eren had assumed that was one of the things that the siblings shared common ground over. Your eyes had glistened when looking over Hange's journals, and it made a lot more sense as to why you hungrily looked at him like a meal, or what he now believed you thought was a test subject. He gulped. Somehow, he felt like Armin had led you right to him.

Dinner rolled around, and fortunately, Eren's chores wouldn't proceed until every last slop of stew had disappeared from his bowl. There would be no food wasted if you could help it— if you couldn't eat your fill, then give it to the next person. Eren wolfed it down, not wasting the chance to relax before being sent around like a slave by Levi's command. Speaking of, Levi sat at the head of the long table, meanwhile several other soldiers gathered around them. It was the most alive Eren had seen the castle in, well, forever, and even Captain Levi seemed to be more at ease than normal. He sipped from a cup of tea, listening to the animated story between you and Hange. Naturally, Eren felt his attention pulled over as well, even more so when his name came up in bated breath.

"Eren is fascinating." Hange was speaking, pointing at Eren. Your eyes followed in wonder. "I've been studying his body for days now. You wouldn't believe the things I've learned through him."

"Like what?" you asked suddenly, your head whipping back to look at them. A shared stillness met every sitting soldier. They thought Hange was the only one crazy enough to want to know about how titans lived, as opposed to all the best ways to slay them. It seemed like you were following in their footsteps, which meant more torturous jargon, more indigestible tangents about titan biology, and more and more chaos to mull over a meal.

Hange swallowed a spoonful of slop. "When I studied Sawney and Bean, I observed inanimate qualities. It seemed like they had minimal brain activity, doing things as a kind of program. When they saw me, they wanted to eat. With Eren, it's just like a dog listening to tricks. Breathing hitching when you talk, the dilation of pupils when given a command or praise."

"Hey, are you calling me a dog?" Eren asked with a frown.

"Oh, no!" Hange assured. "You're a very valuable subject, Eren! Which reminds me—Y/N, did you know that titans' teeth are actually made of the same material as humans? They both contain enamel and pulp. Their teeth are almost as hard as bone to them. It's the last thing to degenerate when they die."

You gasped softly, eyes blown open. It seemed to confirm that another titan crazy Zoe was on the scene. Even Levi paused, his eyes washing over with a flicker of dread. He downed his tea and rose to leave, and anyone intelligent enough would follow. Still, Eren felt an intrigue in what you'd say next—maybe you'd surprise everybody with something sane.

You didn't. "Fascinating," you gasped. "But…why? And why do they even eat when they don't get hungry?" It seemed like you and Hange had talked this over once or twice before—Eren was under the impression that most people just assumed titans ate humans because they were ravenous, or maybe you were simply just smarter than everybody else. "Titans are so big, they could just crush us with their feet and hands. Why do they eat?"

"It's extraordinary, isn't it?" Hange agreed, leaning back. "That's why I'm so thankful that Eren over here fights for humanity." Eyes fell on him and he writhed, anxious. "Say, Eren, you feel hungry when you look at us in your titan body?"

Eren's mouth opened with surprise. He looked back at you, noting the bated breath of anticipation. He sighed: "Can't say I do, Hange."

But Hange grinned, tapping your shoulder roughly and you met their gaze with a smile that matched theirs. "It's just wonderful, isn't it? A titan. Ours. Ours—" She tapped them again with a wide expression, "Maybe you can help me out."

"With your work?" you questioned.

"Sure! Who else?"

Eren noticed the look on your face. It was the same kind of look that he used to give his teacher back at school when he was given praise, the look Armin had when Eren talked about seeing the world beyond the wall—the look of wonder and glee, the idea of being chosen for something, to be honoured by the choice. Although your were siblings, he probably wagered that being asked to help Hange was as big as him being asked by Erwin to be the next Commander. The honour would be unparalleled to anything else. 

Still, he couldn't help but be morbidly curious about the fascination you both shared about titans—about him. His skin crawled with invisible bugs, parasites creeping up his arms and into his armpits, and he wriggled nervously. If his work hadn't already been cut out for him with Hange leaning into his private comfort spaces with studious eyes, then he wasn't at all prepared for what would come with Hange and their sibling. With a shared affinity for titans, he knew there'd be no places to push his pride and secrets, no way to mess up what would be incredible studies and progress. 

He let out a breath, suddenly anxious. For some reason (he felt like he knew the reason why), Eren felt like you'd be nothing like he first expected when you popped out from beside Armin in the courtyard, and that you'd be another knot in his stomach in terms of his usefulness to the corps. Suddenly he wanted to be back in that basement, carving shapes into the darkness of the walls. He just hoped you'd be less probing than your sibling, but judging by the insatiable desire to pick him apart and study his every move, he felt like he was wishing on a dead star.

[spicywhumper]

@febuwhump 2024: day 12. semiconscious + whump bingo: kidnapped

series: midnight tales | rating: teen and up audiences | word count: 1,012

cw: implied past child abuse & homophobia, kidnapping, drugging

she heard that it's potentially dangerous to walk alone this late at night, but considering how Zoe's is much, much stronger than she looks, she never felt truly concerned about any of this. why would she? she can throw man twice her size into walls and make their skull make dubious noises. so Zoe doesn't truly worries herself with coming home late at night.

she needs to provide, alone until Sienna finishes her training and get an actual job. they can hold on for now, Zoe's paid pretty well for a waitress in a pub that has the average of two costumers a month. it's not a good life right now, working ten hours a day and coming home late at night, looking like the perfect target to what people do to young women in dark alleyway. it's just until Sienna finds her footing, because Zoe's the only one left (because Sienna's the only one left).

Sienna has been acting a little oddly recently, Zoe's planning on asking about it. on having a long talk about it, she wants them to work. she wants them to be a healthy couple (to be better than her parents). it started a couple of weeks after her heat, Zoe isn't sure if it has something to do with that. they spent together before, just not... like this. it felt nice, Zoe ending up with her back and arms shredded or not.

she's thinking about what she'll do to make up for whatever she has done when she hears something, someone behind her. the air moving, warmth, her instinct yelling at her that she's in danger, danger, danger! (danger different from what she's used to, danger that she knows it's in her DNA too, wicked evil carved on her bones)

before she can react, fight or flight, there's an arm around her neck and she's trapped in a chokehold. she lws at it, feeling ho w it's too firm and cold to be human. Zoe's lifted and she kicks widly. she doesn't know how to formally fight, all her fights hd been bar brawls and alike, just anger and instinct and violence (violence that she knows exactly where it comes from and she despises it so much that its honestly pathetic).

the hold doesn't give, even when her figer tear the sleeve and her nails dig into skin, even when blood coagulates at the scrathes she left. the hold styas until she semi-conscious, she has barely the awareness that a needle is being pushed into her neck and then the darkness seem to consume her.

Zoe tries not to think about how a part of her, a too large parrt of her, welcomes the darkness evey single time she falls asleep. lshe hates that a part of her wishes it will never let her go. (because it's the part that longs to take her away from Sienna, you can't leave her, you're the only one left. it's the part that was gone even before Zacky was gone.

she thinks it was gone when her father spilled her blood for the first time. maybewhen she realized that she's the shield.

maybe it's when things became too tough, and mother finally did something.)

she struggles for as long as she can, and it's not long (and it's not enough), whatever's in the syring makes her weak and compliant. her attacker turns herand lifts her over their shoulder. Zoe's larger than the average woman (which's not that hard to be these days), taller and stronger, still feels small like a toddler with how easily the attacker carries like a sack of potatoes.

they walk and walk and walk, deeper into the shady part of town. farther and farther away from Siena, who's waiting for her. probably with diner ready, table set, like she does (Sienna says most of traditions and whatever are just plain stupi, but she says she enjoys being a housewife for Zoe to come home to. illegal or not, a reason to be murdered by most people around them or not, Sienna enjoys it. hidden under the safety of their softly pink walls and simple decorations, Sienna says she'll be Zoe perfect little wife in there.

Zoe finds annoying, sometimes, Sienna deserves better.

but if it makes her happy, if it helps her coping, Zoe will let the amused part of her take over her reactions.)

Zoe's trying to fight, have control of her body, but the drug has taken root on her muscles and there's nothing she can do. just be carried away from home, from safety.

they enter a backdoor, she counts thirteen starcase steps, six steps, and then she's in the cold concrete floor. her haze vision still registers the glint of metal bars, the attacker locks the door and leaves.

then the woman approaches, shorter and significantly smaller than Zoe. but she has a glint in her eyes that makes Zoe crawl back, barely able to understand what's going on, barely abl to move and not sure how she's even breathing without choking. Zoe needs to move away from this presence.

the woman smiles at her, too many teeth to not be a predator that wants Zoe's blood, flesh and innocence.

"I'm Magdalene," she says, voice silky, fakely sweet and Zoe might throw  up. "but you shall call me Doctor. I've been watching you, your family. a shame your brothers didn't make it, a shame you're much stronger, better than them. males tend to be more usefl for what I need," she crouches as close of the bars as she cam. "but you will do, Zoe"

"fu-k -ff," she mumbles.

"such a wild animal already. it's normal, I noticed, for little punching bags to grow up into violent people who need their own punching bags. be glad I caught you. how long until Sienna would become your punching bag? and couldn't escape you? not when she's so, so dependent of you. really, if you love her, be glad that I'm, in the end, saving her from the monster you'll become."

[stanurines1mp]

Free

FREE /friː/ -able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.- Freya Ludwig's past of solitude soon changes as she meets the main squad of the Scout Regiment. But is she just another slave of loneliness or will she find the one to set her free? From Attack On Titan / Shingeki No Kyojin, An Eren Jaeger x Fem!OC Story.

𝔬𝔫𝔢

𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝 ← ᴘʀᴇᴠ ɴᴇxᴛ → 𝔪𝔞𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔱

I felt my lashes fluttering against the skin of my under eyes. The blurry vision of the thin hair soon cleared out to show me a few silhouettes standing before me. Blinking a few more times, the silhouettes soon turned to unfamiliar figures. 

My mind stung, a slight ringing haunting the back of it. Blurred pictures were then put together and I regained the memories of moments before. 

Letting out a slight gasp, I noticed- Felt the soreness in my wrists. Glancing back, I saw my hands tied behind my back. Returning my eyes to the group of people, I scanned them quickly. 

"Hi!" The one most in front excitedly exclaimed. 

One of their eyes was covered with a patch while the other one was covered by their glasses. But I could still see their excitement. Weird, to be excited with someone you'd just tie up. 

Regardless, I remained quiet. To this, the same person introduced themselves. 

"My name is Hange Zoe! I'm so excited to have you here!" 

"You're gonna scare her off like that," I heard a deep voice say. 

I shifted my gaze to look at the short man standing next to the person called Hange. He had his eyes darkened and sharp on me, clearly intimidating me. 

Sadly, it worked. I feel tense under his gaze. 

"Oh, is that right? I'm sorry, then," Hange apologized. "In any case, do you know where you are?" 

"Paradis," I answered, my voice raspier than usual which causes me to swallow my saliva. 

"She speaks," the man from earlier sassed. 

"You hijacked my boat," I said as the memories from earlier returned properly.

"Sorry about that," Hange sheepishly apologized. "We just wanted to talk." 

"Do you think tying up the person you want to talk to is a good start?" I let out, a playful smirk drawled on my lips. 

"I hope you can forgive us for that. After all, we were told to be careful of your abilities," Hange chuckled lightly. 

"My abilities?" I questioned with my smirk from earlier still on display. "I doubt there's anything I can do against the Founding Titan." 

"We hope it won't come down to that." 

"I understand," I nodded my head. "So what do you want to talk about?" 

"It's our understanding that you're a Warrior-"

"More like a rejected Warrior," I scoffed. Seeing the questioning look on Hange's complexion, I explained further. "When I applied to be a Warrior and underwent training, I wasn't as qualified as the others. So, instead of putting my life on the front lines, the government decided they could use someone to do their dirty work."

"You were an assassin," the short man concluded. 

"I still am," I shrugged mindlessly. "I was sent here to assassinate the Founding Titan."

"Why are you telling us all this so easily?" 

"I figured this would happen," I simply said. "The Marley government is too arrogant to think they could easily kill the Founding Titan. I mean, I'm a good assassin. With humans, that is. But when it comes to Titans... That's a little out of my forte. For all I know, the only reason they sent me here was so I'd get killed." 

"So, you're betraying your country?" 

"I couldn't care less about them," I laughed humorlessly, my eyes returning back to the man. "If you want me to work with you, I'd happily oblige. But maybe you could start by taking these off me?" I raised my brows, my head tipped to my tied hands. 

"Of course, of course!" Hange nervously laughed before approaching me to untie my hands. 

Immediately I brought them forward, slightly massaging my sore wrists. "Thank you," I mumbled, though clear enough to be heard. "So, I assume you're the one in charge here?" I rose my brows as my pair of eyes darted to Hange. 

"Commander of the Scout Regiment, Hange Zoe," they stretched out a hand which I took firmly as I shared a handshake. "This is Captain Levi, our Strongest Soldier," they gestured, earning a nod from the man called Levi. 

"I'm Freya Ludwig." 

I was then brought to a camp filled with more people. Though I expected to see adults like Hange and Levi, I was instead met with teenagers, seemingly around my age. 

Hange introduced me to them, one by one. Despite my being from the other side, they seem to have accepted me, not bearing any form of hatred. At least none so far from those I've met. However, I was struck with surprise when one of them -the very one I was meant to kill- asked me something. 

"Have we, met before?" 

His voice was soft and careful as he asked, almost scared of my answer. But he also seemed unsure. And I wasn't the only one taken aback by his inquiry from the looks of his friends. 

"Uh, no, I don't remember ever seeing you," I answered nervously with all the eyes on me. "This is my first time here," I added. 

"Right," he uttered lowly, almost unnoticed. Almost. "I'm sorry. Forget I asked," he pleaded, his gaze lowering in what seemed like a disappointment. 

But what did he expect me to say?

It wouldn't make sense if I said I did. If anything, I'd just be lying. The closest thing I had to him was information about one of the Titans he held alongside a brief description from Reiner who was sent to infiltrate the island. And the memory of his Titan hijacking my ship. 

I tried to ignore the odd question from him earlier but even as I conversed with the others, I could feel his eyes on me. It was an odd sensation, almost a burn in a place foreign to me. The burn was unlike the ones I was used to. Still, I tried hard to ignore it. 

I was glad when Levi came to the camp to inform us that we should all head in. One of the girls, Sasha Braus, was assigned to lead me to the tent I will be staying in. Thanking her, she sent me a bright smile and a wave before leaving. 

It was safe to say that I was in disbelief at the hospitality I'm receiving. My own tent with a bed. I couldn't even remember the last time I spent a good night's sleep on a proper bed. 

Before I could break into the bed, I saw a figure looming outside my tent, their shadow cast under the sky. With my green light, the figure entered and it was one of the girls from earlier. 

Her name was Mikasa Ackerman. In her hands were neatly folded clothes that she proceeded to hand to me. 

"A change of clothes for you," she clarified. 

"Thank you," I replied with a small smile, earning a nod from her. 

I took the clothes and she left soon after. I ensured the tent was properly closed before I began stripping off my clothing. My body felt rather tired, but it wasn't new to me. 

Once I felt the new fabrics touching my skin, I let out a hum of relaxation. The clothes touched nicely against my skin, leaving a chill feeling that would bring a sense of calmness to my mind. 

Then, I resumed my intention before Mikasa gave me a visit earlier. I approached the bed, kicking off my shoes before I laid myself on the bed, my legs dangling over the edges. I felt shivers down my spine at the sudden comfort in this world that I was taught to hate. 

I pushed myself further into the bed, letting my body sink into the soft material. I was hoping to have achieved long hours of sleep but it seemed that my body had to adjust to the environment. 

The strong wind had jolted my senses, triggering my fight or flight mode which ultimately caused me to awaken from my sleep. I blinked my eyes open which were now wide awake. 

Despite my urges and tries to return back to slumber, I was met with failure. So to fill my time, I decided to take a stroll along the campsite. 

And maybe breathe in the view.  

[paleoblue]

loreposting time!!

i kinda have three sets of main characters, but right now i'd like to discuss just one of them. it's a trio including two brothers and a close friend: tanner williams, alfred williams, and zoe esperanza.

tanner is a senior investigator at the new blythe city detective agency, and zoe is his assistant. alfred is tanner's brother who he is very protective of. they become a trio after a certain incident, but i won't go into that yet as i am still working out the exact details.

tanner is well respected within his community and kind of acts like a father to those around him. he's good at reading emotion and great at giving advice, and he's also very humble. he's not the smartest or coolest person in the room, and he doesn't ever try to make it seem like he is, but he always strives to do better. he's not afraid to get his hands dirty, either. unfortunately, however, his ambition causes him to overwork himself to the point of often being very fatigued and even unhealthy. he tries to make time to take care of his brother, but there's not always an opportunity. he advocates for truth, but he's not going to say something if it might negatively impact the situation.

alfred is like a foil to tanner. he's a very intelligent person, but he doesn't like to work. he's incredible at thinking outside the box and looking at things from a different perspective, but he never utilizes this ability. he's flirtatious, bluntly honest, goofy, and bad at reading the room. he feels comfortable right where he is and doesn't really attempt to do better. tanner tries to push him to find a path in life, but he won't budge. he's also chaotic and disorganized and never really finishes projects he starts. but he says that it's okay—that he's just along for the ride of life. that mentality is what determines his every move.

zoe is the most sensible and strict of the three. being tanner's assistant, she helps with his work and makes suggestions along with providing her thoughts on a case. she's great at organizing things and she stays on a tight schedule. she speaks with precision and elevated vocabulary. her intelligence is more of the common sense variety—she acts purely with logic and reasoning and tries not to let emotion affect her action. she's not perfect, however, and can be very self-conscious. she cares a bit too much what others think of her, and constantly compares herself to them. this is why she stays behind when there's dirty work to be done—she doesn't want to be noticed.

alfred and zoe don't get along at first. alfred is brutally honest which makes zoe uncomfortable, and zoe's serious attitude jars with alfred's sarcastic nature. but, with tanner's help, they learn to tolerate each other and even become friends. tanner's soft and warm attitude mediates alfred's goofy chaos and zoe's desire for order. alfred's ability to rethink things and change perspectives if the train of thought has reached a dead end compliments zoe's ability to use common sense to create a basic understanding of a situation and make more logical conclusions. tanner makes this possible by gathering the information and making a comprehensive record of what he knows. as a team they are much better than they are on their own.

more on the actual story of these three soon. there's a few things i need to iron out before it's ready to go.

[maiamars]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (If you want to of course!! Shejs) TALK ABOUT CHRIS HAVING THAT SMALL ONE SOFT SPOT FOR ETHAN AND ETHAN ONLY 😭😭 Like everyone else he's cordial with sometime nice for appearances but ethan? He's soooooo sweet to himleon and Claire come visit and it's like a whole different person

so yeah, Chris having a soft spot for Ethan is canon idc.

like him calling Ethan a trophy in those sketches during developpement ?? him calling Ethan to tell him that Zoe is ok ? capcom wanted that from the start. him being probably the one behind Ethan's personnal training ??

in re8, Ethan could have been under Miranda control but he probably went in front of the whole team like im going to take the risk and i dont want to hear a word about it from all of you. His "i'm surprised that you have made this far" sound more like "you are a stubborn man i swear to god". his angry "Because i knew you would want to be involved ! And this job is hard enough without civilans someone i appreciate getting in the way" ?? His smile when Ethan shows his stubborn side like his face screams "i freaking love u but i know i cant stop u so please stay in shadows as long as u can, stay safe, wait for me". Him being worried in a second over the phone ??? Him leaving everything the moment he hears Miranda voice ??? Him going in a full combat mode for him. The long pause on Ethan picture, his tired sigh, and his "goddamnit when does it ends ?", the symbolism of this alone. Him regretting not telling ethan to the whole team. His small "Ethan... is gone"+"he is dead" like he still doesnt want to accept it. Him putting everyone to safety but not himself bc he has to end Miranda with his own hands for Ethan. Him being frozen when he see Ethan coming up to Miranda bc how a dream can happen in this hell ?? but still being there for him when he sees a opening and he just shoot Miranda when she talk about killing Ethan for good this time. Him running to him, screaming his name. Him allowing himself to be soft "come on ethan. wake up. please dont leave again." Him and his "hey. hey. hey." Him knowing in his soul that ethan is on a borrowed time and he wont admit it : "she is waiting for you/you tell her yourself". ETHAN KNOWING THAT CHRIS WONT LEAVE HIM SO HE PUTS AND KEEPS THE MUTAMYCETE BTW THEM ??? CHRIS AND HIS LITTLE "ETHAN...", HIM KNOWING THE REASON BEHIND THAT ACT. The way Chris tries to stay stoic, like he doesnt even want to look over the window not even after the explosion but he breaks down at Mia's "what have you done ?". He punch as he screams "he is gone ! I tried !" (I wasn't enough to keep him safe). The way his "He stayed so we could all escape" just refleted the way he knew Ethan ???????

Chris was so whipped over Ethan like ?????? Like i won't believe that Leon and Claire didn't know about him ? like who the fuck can make chris smile ??

And for the bonus :

"cHRIs DiDnT Like EtHan" = Chris goes into a full soldier mode, he is ready to burn the whole world to avenge Ethan BUT the only one who break down that mold is Ethan/notion of Ethan

[sugurugayto]

unusual behavior | levi ackerman x reader

Summary: Levi is acting weird these past few days. Hange is set on finding out the reason behind it. (Hange's POV)

Warnings: implied making out, other than that, none. just Levi acting strange bc of you.

Word count: 700+

ao3 link in the notes

Hange Zoe is a naturally curious person.

Whether learning more about titans or people, especially their friends, they have an inclination to want to dig deeper and uncover more things.

Today, Levi has been the unfortunate victim of Hange’s curiosity.

There’s something about him these past few days that seemed… different. He’s not as grumpy as he usually is, his patience doesn’t run out that quickly anymore, and he doesn’t get mad at their jokes when usually he’d tell them to shut up. They even caught him smiling one time, only for it to disappear after they entered his office.

Something was definitely up with him, and now they’re dead set on finding out the reason behind it all.

And now as Levi sits at his usual spot in the mess hall, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to find out what’s going on with him.

Hange decides to sit across from him to observe him closely. But it seems like he didn’t even notice them sitting opposite him, his attention is elsewhere. Hange follows his train of sight and sees he’s looking at the queue for food. Perhaps he’s waiting for someone?

Their assumption was confirmed when you emerge from the front of the line, two trays of food in hand. His eyes are on you as you approach him and you place the other tray in front of him.

“I think my foot’s starting to hurt just from standing there.” You sigh as you sit beside him.

“I told you I don’t need to eat. And if I did, I could’ve gotten it myself.”

“Nonsense. Just eat your food.”

You notice Hange simply sitting across from you but not eating, not even a piece of bread in hand.

“Hange.” You say to get their attention. “Are you not eating anything?”

Leave it to you to be concerned with everyone’s well-being.

“Oh, no. Don’t worry about me. I ate a little before coming here.”

Hange returns their look at Levi and then notices a bruise on his neck.

“Levi, how did you get that bruise?”

For a moment, Hange could’ve sworn they saw his eyes widen for a moment but it was gone in an instant.

“Training.” He says simply.

Hange looks at him incredulously. Usually, he’d say “that’s none of your business” or “stop being so nosy.” You seem to pick up the change in his behavior too, seeing as your eyes widen and you try to stifle a laugh.

They proceed to observe him and nothing else and nothing unusual happened, except that he was a little more talkative than usual.

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Walking towards his office to hand him some paperwork, Hange is now curious more than ever as to why Levi is acting weird. They still have no clue what was causing his strange behavior.

They'd find it out. And if they can't, they'll just force the answer out of Levi himself.

Soon, they're near his office, and they call out his name. “Leviiiii!”

Not bothering to knock, Hange lets themself in his office.

Only to see you there too, finishing up buttoning your shirt up and they look at Levi who’s tucking his shirt back in his pants. Both your and his brown jackets are off and his cravat is on the table. You both froze when you realized they already let themself in.

“Hange!” You say in an enthusiastic tone, a bit breathless. “What are you doing here?”

Oh.

Oh.

That explains everything.

They remembered that one time they caught Levi smiling in his office, you were there too, sitting opposite him. And the way Levi looks at you all the time, then the bruise on his neck too, and with how you’re acting now - it was all plain as day.

Hange lets out a shit-eating grin at the realization. And it wouldn’t be like them at all if they don’t tease their beloved friends about this revelation.

“I should’ve known.” They casually say, the grin only getting wider. “No wonder shorty here isn’t as grumpy as usual.”

You now both look like deer caught in headlights, eyes widening in surprise as Hange tells you they know. It’s funny how you two thought what you were doing before they entered the office wasn’t obvious with your disheveled looks.

Levi clears his throat. “Why the hell are you here, Hange?”

“I was just about to hand you paperwork, but it seems like you’re busy with something more important.” They say and proceeds to wink at you, causing your face to become more flushed.

Hange moves to get out of his office to give you two privacy again, but they stop, hand on the doorknob.

“Levi?” They call out. “Remember to lock the door next time.”

[love-anddeepression]

Jealousy-Pin Hawthorne x reader

This is Part-1

Requested-Nope

Warnings- Jealousy? Insecurity, wanting to stab someone, sad reader, sad Pin, language, death of a horse (not graphic. part of backstory), this is a bit dramatic for a Free Rein fic. not proofread.

A/n- This is a self-indulgent fic and does not follow the timeline of the show, i’m pretty sure I don’t know what I’m doing.

Summary- Y/n is jealous of Zoe

Tag: @thatfangirl42​

Damn her, damn her for being so perfect. Damn her for getting everything you ever wanted.

Damn her for taking away Pin, your best friend.

Damn her for taking away Raven, the only thing that reminded you of Diana.

Damn Zoe Philips.

Flashback

It seemed as if the world stopped moving.

Your mare, Diana broke her leg.

She had to be put down.

“ Y/n, we have to.” Pin said, “ Diana is in too much pain, do this for her.”

You couldn’t, how could you? The black mare was the one thing that made you happy. She was the sweetest, most loving creature, even Raven liked her, and he hated everybody.

Pin knew how much you loved Diana, and how much she loved you. It broke his heart, because not only was he devastated over Diana, he knew how much she meant to you. You never had the best relationship with your parents, so you decided to come here, to live with your relatives. Diana was there for you, she made you laugh, she’d chew your hair, and she trusted you, more than anyone.

“ Pin, I can’t! She can’t die! She won’t! She’ll heal and we’ll all be fine.” you replied.

Sighing, he came over you and took your hand.

“ Y/n, Diana is in pain, if you love her, you have to let her go, I’m so sorry Y/n/n. Please do this for her. Relieve her from her pain.” 

Sobbing, you nodded and he pulled you into a hug.

“ Shhh, cry all you want sweetheart. Let it all out. Everything’s going to be alright.” he kissed your head.

~~

Pin helped you get over Diana’s death, bit by bit. He introduced you to a new horse Shadowfax. That was when you realized you loved him.

You thought he loved you too, after all, he was closest to you. Always defended you from Mia, you both always rode together, and he liked having you around.

How wrong you were.

Everything changed the day Zoe found Raven.

Raven, who liked you the most, went and bonded with Zoe. 

Pin seemed to hate her at first. But you saw the was he looked at her when he thought no one noticed. 

You thought you could physically hear your heart break.

So you distanced yourself. From Pin, from your relatives. From Becky and Jade. 

You only focused on riding. 

~~

“ Y/n’s acting strange lately. Have you noticed Becky?” Jade asked her best friend as they were hosing down Bob.

“ I’ve noticed Jade, we should talk to her.” Becky agreed

“ She’s been getting better and better at riding everyday. She’s going to make the under-18 team. I bet you.” Jade nodded towards you, who was practicing , “ and she’s not talking to Pin either. I found that so strange! They’re so close! and Pin really likes her!”

“ Let’s talk to her after she finished practicing.” Becky suggested.

“  Yes, let’s.”

~~

“ Well, that didn’t go well at all.” Becky grumbled.

“ Agreed.” Jade replied.

You gave short answers and when they prodded you, you snapped at themm clearly angry.

“ Pin’s the only one who’ll be able to talk to her.” Jade said.

“ What’s up guys?” Zoe came up to them.

“ Y/n.” they said in unison.

“ Oh. what happened?”

“ She’s not talking to any of us.” Becky explained.

“ Yeah, I found it weird. Pin keeps talking to me about her, he’s getting worried. She won’t talk to him.”

“ He needs to go talk to her!” Jade exclaimed, “ I can’t see my friend like this! She’s only focusing on riding, tiring herself out everyday and not talking to any f us!”

“ Pin needs to talk to her! I ship them so much! I can’t let that ship sail!” Becky groaned.

“ Becky! Jade! Calm down. I’ll talk to Pin and tell him to talk to Y/n.”

~~

God, you wanted to stab Zoe, like just lodge a knife in her stomach and watch the-

“Woah! Getting a little ahead of myself there!” you said to yourself. But what else was there to do.

You felt bad for snapping at Becky and Jade and wanted to go apologize to them. So you made your way to the stables and there you found Pin..and Zoe.

They seemed to be talking quite seriously and Zoe looked around before whispering something in his ear.

You couldn’t take it.

Head up, chin out and fighting back tears, you walked past them to Shadowfax’s stable to tack him up. 

“ Shit.” Pin whispered.

“ Go! Talk to her!” Zoe pushed him towards you.

Taking a deep breath, Pin made his way to you.

“ Hey Y/n/n.” he said, coming to pet Shadowfax.

“ Hi.” you reply.

“ Are you okay? You’ve been distant lately.” 

“ I’m fine, thank you for asking. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go practice.” you lead your horse out and quickly made your way to the training area. (i don’t what it’s called).

Pin followed you and took your hand, you pulled away and didn’t look at him, missing the hurt on his face.

“ Shouldn’t you be with Zoe?” you ask him, voice bitter.

“ Zoe? Is this what all this is about?”

“ Like I said Hawthorne, I have to go practice. Good day.” you walked away..

“ Dammit!’ Pin shouted after you left.

~~

After your practice and rubbing down Shadowfax, you made your way to the cafe. You were pushing yourself a bit too much, and walked home tired and on the verge of fainting everyday.

You went inside to find Becky at the register. Good, you still wanted to apologize to her.

“ Hey Becky!” you call out, making her eyebrows go up.

“..Hey Y/n.” she replies.

“ I just wanted to say, I’m really sorry for how I snapped earlier. I don’t know what’s gotten into me these days. I hope you can forgive me.” you apologize.

Becky smiles before reaching out and giving you a small hug from across the counter.

“ I forgive you, now lemme get you a cupcake.” 

~~

“  I just want to know, why are you not talking to us anymore? What have we done? What have I don-”

“ Pin! Stop talking to yourself in the mirror and come down! I need your help with dinner!”

“S-sorry coming dad!” Pin yells and runs down to the kitchen.”

-----

“Y/n, please just tell us!” Jade coaxes.

Clenching your jaw, you refuse to look at them. They started prodding you with questions again and you almost snapped at them.

“ Please, we just want to know what’s going on with our best friend.” Becky puts her hands on your shoulders,

“ Me?” you scoffed, “ isn’t Zoe your best friend.”

Becky glanced at Jade.

There, That’s the reason

“ Y/n, we like Zoe a lot, but she could never replace you. You’re our best friend too! and Zoe’s really nice, but she isn’t you, no one is . We love you!” Jade hugged you from behind.

Tears start forming in your eyes and you hastily blink them away.

“ I’m so sorry. I was such a bitch to both of you.” you hold their hands.

“ Hey, it’s ok, we forgive you.” they sandwich you in a hug.

~~

“ So, what’s the deal with Y/n? She isn’t coming over anymore?” Ted asked Pin,

“ I don’t know dad, she isn’t talking to me, she just glares at me and tells me to go play with Zoe instead of wasting my time.” Pin grumbles.

Ted starts chuckling, clearly understanding what’s going on.

“ Dad, why are you laughing?” Pin questions, unamused.

“ Oh son.” Ted gasps, “ you’re so oblivious.”

“ What do you mean?”

“ Pin, Y/n likes you, and she’s jealous. The same way you were jealous of how much time she spent with Marcus, she’s jealous of the how much time you spend with Zoe. Go now. Talk to her.”

“ What?” Pin asks, a little stunned.

“ Go Pin!” Ted shoves him out.

~~

“ I was jealous, I thought that you didn’t want to be around me anymore. I thought you preferred Zoe and I wouldn’t be surprised, she is lovely. But the truth is, I love you Pin, god I love you.”

“ You know, if you want to practice confessing your love, it’s best not to do it where someone else can hear it.” Marcus’s voice comes from behind you.

“ Oh shit.”

[biggest-stupidhead]

Levi x Reader where Levi accidentally hurts the reader during a training exercise.

This was so fun to write! Thanks for sending it in, I loved this idea :)

Summary: Levi takes it a bit too far

Word Count: 2.9K

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It was a sunny afternoon when they arrived. The trio stood up on the small stage elevated above the rest of the regiment. You were transfixed by the way they carried themselves, so unlike the other people that you had met thus far. The youngest one, a boisterous redhead with sparkling green eyes stood proud, chin held high with a dazzling grin. The blonde stood just as tall, his shoulders squared and blue eyes shining with excitement as the squad leader introduced them. However, the third one seemed hardly interested in giving off a warm or inviting greeting. While he stood just as tall, his arms were crossed and his eyes were narrowed as he surveyed the crowd.

"Introduce yourselves." The man said, stepping aside to give them a chance to speak.

"The name's Isabel Magnolia!" The redhead exclaimed as she gave a sloppy salute. You felt the corner of your mouth tug upwards in amusement.

"Farlan Church." The blonde said simply, his hand fell to the right side of his chest and you heard a few soldiers murmur at his small mistake.

"Levi." The other man said, not even bothering to give the salute.

"Dismissed, carry on with your daily training." The squad leader dismissed the soldiers and you found yourself glancing over your shoulder to watch the trio begin their tour of the grounds.

"Say, that dark haired man was rather mysterious." Hange leaned down to comment as she fell into step beside you.

"I'll say, didn't even give his last name!" You agreed as the two of you set off towards the sparring grounds.

"They sure are an interesting bunch." Hange rubbed her hands together and a blush began to blossom on her cheeks. You swatted her bicep and shot her a sharp glare.

"Don't go getting weird ideas now." You scolded and she whimpered dejectedly.

"No need to worry." She patted you square on the back and you jutted your bottom lip out in a pout.

"That's impossible when it comes to you." You scoffed as the two of you rounded the corner and came into the dusty field the scouts used to spar in.

"You're just being dramatic, now let's get started. I sure hope that you've improved since the last time!" With that, the two of you found an empty space and began to spar. You had been partners since your training corps days, seeing that Hange was so much better at it than you, she had offered to give you some pointers.

Towards the end of the afternoon, a few hours before dinner. The trio arrived at the sparring grounds, standing off to the side taking in the sparring soldiers. The redhead rushed fearlessly up to a group of younger girls who were on a short break. She fell seamlessly in with them and even began to spar with them a bit. Farlan gave Levi a clap on the back before jogging over to a group of men and also slipping easily into a conversation.

"Looks like grumpy needs a hand." Hange nudged you and you shook your head.

"Are you insane?! There's no way-"

"Oi! Levi! Over here." Hange yelled over you and waved excitedly at the man who's brows furrowed at the stranger calling out to him like an old friend. When he made no move to join you, a sense of relief filled you, maybe there was hope that you wouldn't have to speak to the grouchy stranger.

That was until Hange snagged your arm and hauled you in his direction. You stumbled after her, a furious blush filling your cheeks and neck as some soldiers looked up at the commotion. She came to a stop a few feet away from him, holding her hand out to him with a bright smile.

"I'm Hange Zoe! And this here is (Y/n), want to spar with us?" Hange introduced the two of you and Levi kicked the toe of his boot into the dust, causing a small cloud to fill the space between you.

"I'd rather not." He said bluntly and you tugged on Hange's jacket.

"See, I told you to leave him be." You hissed and Hange shrugged you off.

"I'm eager to see what you're capable of, and (Y/n) here needs a fresh sparring partner! I'm afraid she's gotten much better than me and you look like the perfect partner!" Hange shoved you closer and you swallowed thickly as his eyes raked up and down your form.

"Not interested." He stayed firm in his previous standing, however Hange was persistent.

"One match, that's all I ask." She held up a finger, glasses glinting in the light.

"If I do this, will you leave me alone?" He growled and you tried to take another step back, not eager to spar with the stranger.

"Of course." Your eyes fell on Hange's back, where her fingers were crossed at the small of her back out of his view. You let out a pathetic whimper at this.

"Fine." He raised his hands up, fists curled tightly as he widened his stance.

"Go get 'em champ." Hange clapped you on the back and you inhaled sharply, mirroring his stance. You weren't one to back down from a challenge, even if you knew you were about to get your ass handed to you.

"Last chance to back out." He warned, and you shook your head, he nodded in response. In the blink of an eye, he rushed you. Despite his short stature, he was rather fast, closing the distance between you in shocking speed. You narrowly dodged his experimental first blow aimed at your face.

You sidestepped him and swung at his exposed stomach, he blocked you effortlessly with his forearm and swiped at your own open abdomen. You weren't nearly fast enough to dodge this one, taking the blow, you used the force of the hit to take a healthy step back. He was relentless, pursuing you and taking another swing at you. This time you were ready, catching his wrist and steering him away from you. Now that you were back in his space, you tugged him closer, bringing your knee up and landing a solid hit to his lower stomach. You felt the rush of air tickle your face as you knocked some wind from his chest.

He grunted and swung again, this time landing a punch right on your chin, you felt the skin split as your ears rang from the impact. Your head fell to the side and you stumbled back, embarrassment flooding through you as the blood ran down your chin.

"Cheap shot." You growled as he stood back, allowing a moment to see if you fell to the ground, thus rendering him the winner.

"No such thing." He countered before stalking towards you. Your vision was still swimming as he began to rapidly attempt to punch you once more. You narrowly dodged them before spotting an opening in his own stance. You didn't even think before putting all your strength into an uppercut, you felt his sternum through his thin shirt and a small surge of pride filled you when he let out a pained grunt.

It was his turn to take a step back, but you remembered the ruthless way he had come at you moments before and you returned the favor, landing two more hits to his stomach before retreating. On your way to a hasty exit, he snagged your bicep in a vice grip, pulling you against him and turning you around, twisting your arm behind your back painfully.

You felt the joints crack as you were forced into the position. His leg swiped your own feet out from underneath you and you tumbled to the ground with him resting the majority of his weight on you. Your mouth was filled with the taste of iron as the gravel bit into the side of your face.

Even though it was clear that he had won, he remained on top of you, twisting your arm further and further. You finally let out an agonized yelp when you felt your arm slip out of its socket. He grunted, seemingly pleased with his work before standing up once more. A crowd had gathered around to look on in horror as he stood over your pitiful form.

"Anyone else?" He growled, chest rising and falling from the exertion of the fight. When nobody said anything, he turned on his heel and stalked back the way that the trio had come from.

"Didn't think so." He mumbled as he pushed past the few soldiers that had crowded around the two of you.

"Levi! Wait up!" Isabel called after him, the pair followed their friend, shooting an almost apologetic glance back at you as you propped yourself up on your good arm. Once they were gone, Hange rushed to your side, pulling you to your feet with concerned eyes. You hissed and pulled free from her grasp and she winced as you cradled your injured arm.

"I told you I didn't want to fight him." You snarled before storming off of the grounds, blood dripping down your face and arm aching. Now you wouldn't be able to participate in the upcoming mission all because some calloused man had taken a fight too far to boost his ego. Not to mention, the only reason you had been put in that position was because your friend had set you up, knowing full well how prideful you were.

--

You skipped dinner, too ashamed to show your face in front of the others. Instead you camped out in the infirmary, arm tied into a sling and chin covered in a massive bandaid. Not to mention the scratches on the right side of your face from being pressed into the coarse dirt.

As you had presumed, the injury that Levi had given you would take more than three weeks to fully heal, meaning you would be exempt from the upcoming expedition in less than two weeks. You were beyond pissed, you had worked so hard, finally improving in your ODM skills. It felt as if all of your hard work had been lost, and now you would have to work even harder to regain that skill after being prescribed rest with little to no training.

Two weeks later you watched the scouts pack up and head out for the expedition, you stood by the stables, glaring holes into the back of Levi's head as he guided his horse from the stall. He didn't even spare you a glance as he mounted the black mare and spurred her to fall into step with the other soldiers who were filing out of the castle gates.

If he lived, you vowed to approach him and give him a stern talking to. Hange snuck up on you, gripping the reins to her horse in one hand and using the other to ruffle your hair.

"See you soon." She promised and you nodded as she walked the mare out of the stables and mounted it, glancing over her shoulder to give you one last small wave. You nodded and cradled your arm in the sling as you watched your squad leave the grounds, the last group to depart.

The grounds felt empty and you felt even emptier as you wondered the halls of the castle on your own. You kept yourself busy with some chores that the doctor had given you the okay of completing. About halfway through the day, rain clouds moved in and began to weep over the dry earth. You stood near the window and gnawed on your cuticles, thinking of all the issues the storm brought that could interfere with the expedition. You could only hope that the rain had missed them and they were making good time.

--

Of course, luck had not been on the scouts side that day. Not that it wasn't surprising. They crawled back to the castle with their tails between their legs, bloodied and mangled. Only the lucky ones made it back alive, others meeting a much worse fate on the other side of the wall. You stood by the door holding it open for the medics as they hauled in the injured. Hange was helping a young woman in, offering you a pained grin as she passed. Your mouth couldn't even begin to return the smile, instead you nodded and closed the door behind her.

Erwin came in last, Levi following him like a shadow, wet hair covering his eyes as he followed the commander obediently. Your eyes narrowed in confusion, last you had checked, Levi had barely been able to look at Erwin without showing a hint of malice.

"Get some rest." Erwin dismissed him and you watched him split off, marching back towards the dining hall. You debated following Erwin and asking how the mission had gone, but the way his blue eyes avoided yours told you that would be a conversation for another time.

So instead you retreated back to your room, going to dinner would be too depressing. Seeing all of the empty seats always broke your heart.

--

It was months later that you found yourself alone with Levi for the first time. It had been an accident of course, you had crept down to the kitchen in search of a glass of water. The raven haired man was seated at one of the long tables, a cup of steaming tea in front of him. You silently closed the door behind yourself and rushed into the kitchen, hoping to quickly get what you came for and retreat.

However as you stood chugging the water, you couldn't help but feel bad for the man. Of course you had heard of the brutal ends his friends had met, and the harsh words that Erwin had given to him afterwards. You felt bad for him, nobody wanted to befriend him except for Hange, especially after what he had done to you and what he had planned to do to your commander.

So carefully, you set the glass in the sink and rounded the counter that separated the kitchen from the dining hall. You felt like you were walking on eggshells as you crossed the room to stand across the table from him.

"I-I should've said this earlier...but I'm sorry about your friends." You stumbled awkwardly over your condolence and Levi glanced up at you. Smokey grey eyes apathetic as always as he met your eyes.

"Wasn't your fault." He responded as he lifted his cup by the rim to his lips.

"No...but I'm sure you miss them. May I?" You asked, gesturing towards the open seat across from him.

"Knock yourself out." He shrugged and you sank into the seat. The two of you sat in silence for a few moments as you grappled for something to talk about, something to lighten the mood.

"Your arm is healed." He commented, nodding towards the arm he had yanked from your socket. You scoffed and rolled your shoulder, still feeling a small pang of soreness in the motion. The doctor had told you that it was unlikely that you would regain full motion anytime soon.

"Somewhat, no thanks to you." You meant it both teasingly and seriously, just because his friends had died didn't mean that he had your full forgiveness yet. You had lost people too after all.

"What was I supposed to do? Kiss it better?" He asked gruffly, lifting his cup for another drink. You let out a bark of laughter, head falling back as you laughed at his crass words.

"Maybe next time." You chuckled and Levi clicked his tongue in response.

"Surprised you think there will be a next time." Levi's brow was raised in slight amusement as you leaned forward on the table and grinned brightly at him.

"I'd like to get a few pointers." You shrugged and he rolled his eyes.

"Based on our last bought, I doubt you can be taught." He grunted and you gasped in offense.

"Oh come on, I did hit you a few times." You giggled and Levi glared at you sharply.

"Who's to say that I didn't let you have those hits?" He set his cup down and you scoffed.

"As if." You rolled your eyes and shot him a playful grin, he shook his head and slowly stood from his seat, moving towards the kitchen.

"Don't get cocky chicken wing." He called over his shoulder and you felt the blood rush to your face and the backs of your ears.

"Chicken wing!?" You stood and chased after him into the kitchen.

"Who came up with that, tell me or so help me-"

"I did." He shrugged as he began rinsing out his cup.

"Oh so you break my arm and then you call me mean names? What an asshole." You leaned against the counter as you watched him wash the tea leaves out of his cup.

"I didn't break your arm." He clarified and you seethed.

"Not the point."

"Do you want my help or not?" He asked, turning to face you, his expression neutral and a tad annoyed.

"Yes....but don't call me that again." You scolded, jabbing a finger in his direction accusingly, he only shrugged and watched you stomp out of the kitchen.

He couldn't help but feel the small tug of affection that filled his chest, after speaking to you he realized just how alike you and Isabel were. This only made things harder for him of course, after losing those two he became determined to remain detached. But now you and Hange were making that hard for him. And if he was honest, he couldn't say he was all that mad about it.

[douxie-casperan]

Rise of the Titans and the assassination Hisirdoux Casperan’s character development

I’ve been ranting so much since Wednesday morning that I finally condensed by thoughts of WHY this one subject keeps setting me off namely the utterly diabolical way they handled Douxie and Archie’s relationship in Rise of the Titans and how it wasn’t just enough to hit him with the nerf bat.

Please note I’m at the point where I literally cannot tell the difference between Aaron headcanons, Teny headcanons and my own they are all mixed together in the blender that does funky things. I also apologise for typo/weird wording it’s half 1 in the morning and I’d rather sleep than edit.

~

If asked to sum up Hisirdoux Casperan there are certainly several things that come to mind:

Sees the value in people as a whole and will find do anything if there is a chance of help someone out

Prefers tactics that disable/banish rather than kill an enemy yet willing and able to pull the trigger if circumstances become forced

While not academically inclined he is very capable of thinking on his feet and outside the box calling back to his time on the streets where a split-second decision making is the difference between being caught and not

Terrible at planning he’ll be in there figuring it out as he goes along which is what makes the previous point so vital to literally how he goes through life

A natural charmer that would let him talk his way out of trouble 9/10 providing a perfect cover for his distrustful nature and reluctance to be touched by random people

Very down to earth, humble and never one to brag unless outright sassing someone

Will bang out some hot tunes at the drop of a hat, his love of music has never wavered once since he caught the bug despite instrument hopping ironically becoming a jack of all trades much like his magic style

The earliest memories he can recall are him as a young boy lost in the woods where he was for an unknown amount of time before his soon to be familiar finds him amongst the roots covered in dirt and drying tears, there is nothing before that. Unbeknownst to him is the colour of his magic matches the blue of a lost mother’s eyes and the song that haunts his nightmares as much as fire could well be hers though there is no way to be sure. From that moment on Archibald, shortened to Archie, would become his entire world and their friendship only becoming closer during the years they prowled Camelot together trying to keep themselves in one piece until the fateful day Douxie tricks the wrong person leading him straight into the path of the famous wizard Merlin Ambrosius.

It's no real secret that Merlin is a very closed off person who keeps his emotions as well guarded as his secrets, prefers the style of negative reinforcement over positive encouragement and is a very strict perfectionist in his. At this point in his life he can be very easily described as a disaster that is genuinely doing his best with every little mistake held of his head and his future self when brought back to that time period is belittled by Lancelot (Errand boy) and Arthur (Boy) too meaning it’s hardly a wonder his confidence was very fragile revelling in the times where he could do things without being told off for it. With Morgana largely ignoring him too (Though personally I like to think as he got older she’d occasionally take an interest until the blistering arguments with their master started to talk over daily life) a certain disguised dragon would have remained a lifeline and give that physical affection he craved much like being told he’d done well never seemed able to earn.

With Killahead he’d lose that home and family he made leaving just the two of them behind struggling to figure out their place in the world that had abandoned them.

There wouldn’t have been the words for it back then but the way he had been treated prior was outright abusive instilling very bad habits into Douxie yet by irony he was always willing to give people the benefit of the doubt and help those in trouble without thinking earning a reputation as the Shepard of Fire. He refused to become like him seeking to be better, perhaps not as a wizard (Even though he was learning new charms and spells along the way) but certainly as a person. Despite everything he suffers through or witnesses in the intervening years, the loss of friends and kindling of far newer ones he never loses his good heart 

That said is it any wonder that after rightfully sassing Merlin for resurfacing, ignoring his existence despite being in the same town and only visiting him to run a finding errand that all the confidence he’d managed to build completely from scratch after Camelot wavered causing him to fall back solely into trying impressing his old Master who was acting like his humble apprentice must have coasted the past few centuries who himself fell back into old habits of belittling? It’s only when Merlin started to truly listen and acknowledge that this was not the same Moppet he once knew after Excalibur was fixed that their relationship finally started to become more like equals. After the defeat of Janus the changeling that broke into the castle he touched Douxie’s shoulder with a genuine smile and for a second he simply didn’t know what to do because the old man never did this before his brain kicked into gear and realised he’d finally earned that one thing he’d been so desperate for his entire life: That in Merlin’s eyes he could be more than a failure who only caused problems for the closest thing to a father figure he’d ever had, never solved them.

A staff will be earned, history would be set back on trap by banishing Morgana tag teaming with Archie because they know one another inside and out, as promised he’d get the kids back to the present but soon after things would go badly wrong. They’d lose Jim and because of his very nature he’d make a gamble to try and get him back because that life is worth trying for just for in a moment of surprising selflessness Merlin would be sacrificed to save him. The only constant in his life apart from Archie would apologise, openly express pride and how the greatest thing he’d ever done was saving this orphan, call him son for the first and final time before turning into ash in his arms. There would be no time to grieve for things will barrel into the crescendo of Douxie sacrificing his own life to buy everyone time to escape because if they did that everything he’d ever done would be worth it with one last whispered goodbye.

(Zoe sees him fall, so does Archie – His heart would break if he was conscious just like theirs does when his body crumples into the ground)

On the very fringes of the Light Realm he is gifted one more conversation with Merlin in a truly heart-breaking sequence (THANKS TENY) where they can just talk without any fear of consequence or politics and just be completely honest. Douxie is allowed to stand equal to Merlin, to have the hug he’d needed since he was a child and be allowed to simply let go of every pretense and cry his heart out because this can never happen again. He’s allowed to say goodbye to both his master and Morgana who had both shaped so very much of his life but like the painting he’d always remained firmly in the long shadows of until that moment.

When Hisirdoux Casperan finally leaves Wizards if we just accidently deliberately put the shawarma back in along with checking in with Zoe before departure, it is with having learned to live during his wandering years but this is the point of true freedom because he can finally escape into his own light with Archie by his side to keep Nari out of the hands of those that would see the world harmed. It won’t be easy but it feels possible somehow even with the knowledge everything is simply running on borrowed time.

Then Rise of the Titans happens.

At first everything is genuinely fine! No more running, they engineer a solution shut the Order’s magic down to make them a lot less dangerous and potentially at least incapacitate them until they can come up with a longer-term solution but all the best laid plans and all that. Douxie’s quick thinking stops the train from crushing any of the people below and it’s a very him style move to switch places with Nari to stall for time because for some reason the plot disabled Claire from portaling her or any of the threatened people/heroes to safety. He openly sasses the Order despite knowing the consequences will be bad for him because once again he’s managed to trick them, buy time that at the other end isn’t even slightly utilised until he’s forced back into his own body in excruciating pain. Archie immediately mobs him with comfort just as he has done every single time the wizard is distressed or collapsed with exhaustion without thinking because that is what their bond is like, incredibly close and far more than the Soul Bond mark that connects them together. They’re very alike in that regard, you have to earn the right to touch while equally knowing exactly what form the other needs the most in that precise moment in a way very few others could.

Bar the moment of figuring out that an illusion is in place to hide where the Order is opening the Genesis Seals and the brief insistence on reconnecting with Nari somehow Douxie manages to forget everything that makes him who he is after this point choosing to stand in the background being very no thoughts head empty or can only use the most basic spells of his youthful days not the seasoned master wizard he should be. Nomura is treated like an innocent slip rather than an outright death he did absolutely nothing to prevent (Not to mention the stupid daytime thing) nor seems to care particularly about afterwards yet with Nari’s he’s allowed to openly grieve in a gorgeously animated visual showing how he’d failed to keep her safe despite everything. He did nothing to help here either mind despite allowing himself to be tortured in the same piece of media to keep her safe, just watched another loss happen right in front of his eyes in his conga long line of them.

Then there’s Archie, oh god then there was Archie.

The dragon who even here he’d been shown to have an incredibly close bond with him decides you know what sod that tell him goodbye I’m going to make a joke about having a kingdom now dad and me are trapped in here forever. Douxie on his part looked sad for all of three seconds saying that he hoped he’s happy like it's a pet that wandered out into the world one day and never came back instead of a lifelong companion that has been there for as long as he can remember. He was now completely alone in the world since Zoe was also written out entirely and because every bit of his background had been forgotten about it somehow meant nothing. This wasn’t “I know you miss him, I know you need to grieve but you are running out of time” moment like things had been with Charlie, this was “cool shapeshifting dragon cat is now stuck in a plot hole that’s a shame” with zero pay off or any of the genuine reaction that should have been there or hell even trying to Ohana him back that very second because it never should have happened in the first place. Then even this wasn’t enough somehow, they managed to de-power Douxie even further into uselessness bar the (Admittedly nifty!) sticky feet stunt, the one who fought Skrael and Bellroc to a stalemate was shunted aside with barely a thought and his head would somehow get even emptier.

The one person who knew the danger of time magic the most stood by and said nothing.

The one person who would suffer the most by a reset because the lynchpin to his issues would be asleep if you got it wrong and should have drilled it into Jim’s head the best time to aim for stood by and said nothing.

The one person who had just suffered the loss of his familiar, best friend and only family along with the almost sister like Nari stood by and said nothing.

Then to add further insult to injury the caption when Douxie and Archie is shown says Some go their entire lives living an existence of quiet desperation because every drop of his character growth, his ability to finally start addressing his trauma instilled back in the 12th century, the staff he longed for was instead openly mocked by going “Aww he got his cat friend back how nice!” Everything he’d rightfully earned and had now would be unable to progress until certain criteria are met because it hinges entirely on the Trollhunter going to Merlin’s tomb and there’s only so much your support network of two (One if she’s written out) can do, the root of the majority of his issues all stem from one man.

And this folks is why I’ve been going on multiple rants about Douxie in particular, everyone was hit with the out of character bat to some degree in this film but when they came for him they didn’t just stop after they took his legs out because they wanted him to suffer from something he’s never had any control over to begin with all over again. Abuse survivors deserve better, these characters deserve better and we as viewers deserve far far better writing than we were forced to endure.

[shxyo-sho]

Hello there,

I saw you were accepting request and wanted to send in an AOT ask (hope this is okay with you). Could I please have a headcanon for Eren, Armin, Levi, Hange and Reiner with a reader who is not particularly strong and feels like a burden to the rest of the survey corps? Thank you so much and have a nice day!

them reacting to reader feeling like a burden ♡

pairings: levi, hange, armin, eren, reiner x gn!reader

warnings: swearing, season two spoilers, kinda slandering 💀

genre: fluff, a lil angst

a/n: omg tysm for requesting this is my first aot post aaa! I’m also very sorry for how late this is, I was in a small writers block for a while :( as always have an amazing day and I hope you enjoy <3

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Eren Yeager

When you tell him that you feel like a burden he is genuinely confused

Hes never really thought of you as weak

C’mon think about it!

You fight flesh eating titans on the weekly and are still alive

But he has to admit

He tends to feel like a burden to humanity as well

Being the reason for many deaths and catastrophes really takes a toll on him

(who woulda guessed 🧍🏼)

Especially when hes not strong enough to right his wrongs

He places a hand on your shoulder and looks into your eyes

“why don’t we get stronger together, hm?”

And he meant what he said

Trains with you during his free time and makes you spar with him

Even if your tired he forces you up, knowing it’ll benefit you in the long run

Is surprisingly very helpful and supportive

Armin Arlert

Hearing that you feel like a burden rips his heart into two :(

Your amazing in every way possible

And he intends to have it ingrained into your brain

Sits you down, rubbing soothing circles onto the back of your hand

And he starts spewing compliment after compliment

Gives you absolutely no time to react

Another one who tends to feel in the way at times

I mean he’s literally never killed a titan before

(In a world full of them smh 🤦🏼 )

Even so he’s smart enough to where it makes up for his lack of titan killing, you point out

Simply shakes his head no and starts aggressively loving you

“your just as smart and strong as anyone else, don’t let anyone tell you different”

period king

Prob the best one to come too this for, highly recommend

You walk outta that room feeling confident asf cause of that mans words

As you should

Levi Ackerman

Is partially confused and the other part completely understands

Makes sure you know your not a burden

Maybe not as sweetly as armin did but you get what you get

“don’t be stupid, your not a burden nor a bother to anyone”

Gets mad thinking someone put this idea into your head

He demands names immediately 😠

He’ll send that person with Isabel and Farlan

(LMFAO IM SORRY ILL STOP)

If your still feeling bad about yourself he’ll give you some live proof

Walks up to eren and them with you trailing silently behind him

“Do any of you think of them as a burden?”

Everyone shakes they’re head no and levi turns toward you with a smirk

“That’s what I thought”

Will train you if that’s what you want but won’t offer it first

Tries to sneak in a little affection here and there

Though he’s still pretty bad at comforting you🧍🏼

Hange Zoe

You feel like a what ? A burden ??

No, this simply won’t do, nopeee

Pulls you into a hug, asking why you might feel that way

They literally just get so clingy omg

Constant skin on skin contact

You will not be sad for much longer I can promise you that much

Similar to eren, they help you out with training and such

Is an amazing mentor, they know exactly how to explain everything

But if your more of a visual learner, they won’t mind showing off a bit

For learning purposes of course !

Every time you perfect something new, hange is on your ass

Hugs, and excited screams of ‘you did it’ or ‘I’m so proud of you’

Literally your entire motivation is that you want to get praised

(ooo kinky /j)

Also makes you feel very confident with all the compliments they’re throwing your way

(hange come tell me your proud of me RIGHT NOW)

Their methods are effective and hange makes you happy so it’s a win-win situation really 🤷🏼

Reiner Braun

Gets a little awkward upon hearing that you feel like a burden

He’s just not sure what to say or do

Because of this he kinda just follows you around, trying to comfort you

(It’s giving me, a dog on a leash 🤨)

He also feels pretty out of place most times

I mean he literally is

(I’m the armored titan and he’s- 😟)

Another praiser over here y’all

Though he kinda just tells you what he wants to hear

Assuming it’ll help, which it mostly does

“I’m so proud of you and your an amazing person”

Gives small hugs and forehead kisses to make up for his lack of comforting skills

You could never be a burden to him, no matter what

This he’s sure of

Now all he needs to do is make sure you know that as well

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