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the uni is DRAINING me (dies), but I tried to redraw anyway

so very rough sketches, especially with Maria

Wanted something more.. symbolic? Idk

Maria has a sheaf of hay and sheeps - as far as I remember the territory of first wall was very important for agriculture and livestock. Also I see her as a youngest or the most innocent one, aka sacrificial lamb (her wall falls first).

Rose - oh, my imagination died so I gave her quiver of arrows (also her crown looks like antlers?). I lowkey see her as a stubborn and free one. Plus, Sasha's village is located in Rose Wall and they were like.. hunting there for generations?? (i need to rewatch AoT)

Sina - her crown weigh heavy. The one who tried to fight for her people, create fair laws. And failed. Maybe someone from her entourage assassinated her. A unicorn is a noble creature, but it does not exist-nor does justice exist within the Sina walls.

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I continued writing actually and the current project is "(somewhat) a queerplatonic Hange x Reader Collage AU + Backstory = not fluff as usual, lots of angst and hurt/comfort" which is giving serious mathematical equation vibes and there isn't even maths in it yet.

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Here's the actual link to YouTube if you'd rather watch there

To all the levihan enjoyers I highly recommend watching this even if you don't know the au ;) tho of course you're welcome to look it up here on my blog first if you're so inclined

Never in my life have I finished an animatic this fast, I started it thursday night and finished this morning, which as I said on my side acc was the result of self inflicted crunch time and quite a few all nighters too but I had so much fun I regret nothing >:) just don't expect this level of speed of me ever again lmao

It's funny like I had the idea when I was going through my playlists for songs that remind me of this au (I have a whole playlist for it too lmao) and this one just hit in such a way that I just immediately sat down and started drawing.

Some translation notes: Pettäjä in the song's context actually means cheater but it can be translated as betrayer and with the blessing of my friend I changed it into traitor even tho it's a tiny bit of a reach (traitor would be petturi) XD but close enough and it has better flow. Also the "this is how we sit" part references a children's game but in the song's context it's like here I sit in indecision about this choice I have to make, thought that might be a little unclear if you're not finnish idk. Also "kämppä" means place in the way a flat means a place, like an apartment xD but let's just ignore that.

Kudos to Sanni also, she's a very nostalgic and dear artist to me since hers are the first two live gigs I ever went to and I've had the luxury to see her many times after those too by chance. :')

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Coffee Talk

Platonic Hange x Reader | Canon Timeline | ~800 words

“They call it coffee. It’s like black tea but they use ground up beans for it. The plants they are from couldn’t even grow here because the weather is so different! Can you believe that? There are places out there where it’s always hot and where they have totally different plants!” Hange waved the package of the dark, strong smelling powder in front of your face. It had been confiscated from the captured Marleryan ships along with other goods that nobody on Paradis had ever seen or tasted before. “Can you get me the microscope ready? I’m gonna try to make us some of that to drink and then we can have a look at the powder and fluid close up.”

“Sure.” You put down the documents you were currently sorting, watching as Hange was already out of the door, a faint “You’re the best!” echoing from the hallway through the door they forgot to close in a hurry. Normally you’d suppress a sigh at that, but there was no normal any more since the Battle for Shinganshina. Hange hadn’t talked about it much ever since they returned, aside from stiffly formulated official reports and parts of the speech as they were sworn in as the new Commander of the Scouts.

The lab had become eerily clean and ordered since there was noone around to conduct eccentric experiments and make a mess. It barely looked like the work environment you had become so used to. On top of that the specimens and illustrations of Titan-related research slowly but surely migrated to a shelf in the corner, replaced by plans and documentation of Marleryan inventions and science. Most of it weapons, though you made a point to keep extra stuff on those steam powered transportation devices the Marleryans called trains. That had been one of the things Hange had allowed themselves to be excited about.

After some time reminiscing, you got up, closed the door properly and put away the documents into the neatly ordered folders where they belonged. Your hands itched to go around and clean up something, double check the notes taken that day, to do anything but having to stand around and wait. But there was nothing left to do, making you even more aware of everything that had been lost. Your introspective standing in place and staring was soon interrupted by the door handle creaking a little when being pushed down, then screeching as it went up, back down and up again as someone was obviously struggling with opening the door. Was Hange already back? Or maybe making that coffee didn’t take that long? Either way, you opened the door.

“Careful, careful.” Hange’s brows were furrowed in concentration as they carefully side-stepped past you, balancing a tablet with a tea pot and several cups filled to the rim with different shades of dark brown-ish fluid, strategically stacked next to each other. The smell was intense and very different from the kinds of tea you knew.

“Sooo-“ They stretched the sound until being close enough to set down the tray. You heard the clinking of the cups against each other, trying to look over Hange’s shoulder to try and see better as Hange was moving left and right, lining up the cups in a neat row. “I figured if I didn’t know how to make this, we could just figure it out together. A little experiment.”

You smiled. It was hard not to when Hange was this genuinely excited, when you knew they had a plan and that this plan involved throwing things together that might or might not mix. A calculated game of chance. Just how much you’d missed this. Hanges bright smile as they held a cup of pure coffee a little too close to your face.

“It should be cold enough to drink now. What do you think about the smell?” Hange asked. “Really strong. Not like black tea. More… condensed.” You chose your words carefully, choosing them with a precision that you knew Hange could make work best in their carefully crafted network of references based on others observations. Carefully you took the cup from them, eyeing the drink. “But also bitter. Really bitter.”

Hange got out their writing utensils, scribbling down some words you’d have to decipher later. Not that you minded. They had fun. Hell, you had fun. That was research for you, a serious investigation and a talk with a friend.

“So, tell me more about that.” Hange’s glasses reflected the laboratory light in a short glint as they looked up at you again. No matter how precise you were, they would always ask. And you’d have something more to say.

A/N: I'm just dropping this here and fading into obscurity again till the next time

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Neither God, nor Slave.

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i've actually been head over heels obsessed with aot and it's finally time for some fanart

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Hange looks like they are holding back their chibi self from getting into mischief.

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Zeke and hange friend au

Sorry they look kinda wonky

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The idea of Hange and Armin playing with a model train is one I will deeply cherish forever.

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i love their cute little face wkfjsjajgjskwfn

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Even if SNK is my favourite manga I don’t draw much of it, so here's one

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Who else thinks we should have had 6 seasons and a movie with these two solving crimes and building inventions that blow up?

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Flügel der Freiheit 🪽

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Something something it was very good. We even got the after credit scene that I hadn't seen in any decent quality before.

It still has the same emotional impact as the last times I've watched it and I don't have had any smart thoughts about it in the last days, just that I was glad I got to experience it.

I'll go see the cinema run of AoT The Last Attack on Tuesday! Just bought a ticket and am super excited to actually see it on a big screen. Since it came out I've watched it a bunch of times and always admired the animation so much, it's gonna be so good!!

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Movie starting, my popcorn is half empty as it should be. Will write sentimental thingy about it later

I'll go see the cinema run of AoT The Last Attack on Tuesday! Just bought a ticket and am super excited to actually see it on a big screen. Since it came out I've watched it a bunch of times and always admired the animation so much, it's gonna be so good!!