#VBEOW

[moonspirit]

🌨️❄️Ch 30: It's Snow Country!❄️🌨️

As we head into winter, this chapter is mostly a kind of prelude to the events about to take place. Still, there's some fluff, some angst, and then some- woah, welp, spoiler!

[distortedclouds]

Another wonderful VBEOW chapter by the tanelted @moonspirit 😌

[cloudywithachanceofmuchmellows]

I've been patiently waiting since yesterday evening until tonight to read @moonspirit's latest upload and this is what I've come to after refreshing the page for the past hour or so .... 😔

I guess the long awaited seggs between Armin x Annie has broken the internet!🙈

[midnightraine131]

Hellooo Raine!!! This year I got to know you, and read HiPS - thank you so much for writing! I can't wait to catch up to it :3 Also, a very Happy New Year's Eve, and a Happy New Year 2024 to you - may the coming year be good and kind to you :3

Hii Moon!

First of all, Happy New Year to you too!

You have no idea how much it makes me sooo sauuur happy that you read my work. In the span of six months, I'm grateful to have shared quite a number of Aruani simping moments with you, at least virtually.

I'm looking forward to more VBEOW chapters in the future as well. Your Aruani at Port Salta Series is truly an adventure! Please free Annie from her emotional constipation and have her propose to Armin already. No, I'm not spoiling; please make me stop, XD.

Wishing you good health, lifelong happiness, and more inspiration to come.

I can see the effort you put into your work, but please, please take good care of yourself too.

[moonspirit]

⏱️❄️Chapter 31: As always, some chaos, some fluff, some angst ❄️⏱️

This is the latest I've ever delayed in updating #_# But somehow, by the power of... Idk, Aruani, I guess? I got it done. Now I'm gonna just go die. Bye.

(also I've been writing so long in present tense, I can no longer summon two legible sentences in past tense. Very sorry 🥲)

[moonspirit]

🏮🍻🍻🏮Chapter 29, in which the Ambassadors go drinking! 🏮🍻🍻🏮

Self explanatory title, so get ready for some lighthearted fun!

[moonspirit]

"He crosses the distance and kisses her."

@annawayne drew this moment from the end of Ch.11 of VBEOW. And I haven't been able to breathe, Anna it's so gorgeous (and please stop springing surprises on me like this, my heart can't take it T////T) Thank you, thank you SO MUCH - they're sooooo pretty and you got it exactly as how I pictured this moment in my head. I'm so in love T////T

[moonspirit]

Chapter 27: Oh-finally...?! Armin said what?! 💌

I am tired so I can't think of anything to say, but I hope you enjoy it T////T

*thrusts chapter at you all and collapses*

[moonspirit]

Trying to get into the mindset of Aruani angst and Aruani fight and yet all I have in my head are filthy thoughts...

[moonspirit]

I was wondering if you ever thought about how armin and Annie in VBEOW would have their first actual fight? And I’m not talking about the miscommunication they had in the past but an actual heated fight. How long would they fight for, would Annie still sleep in armin’s room or would she go back to her own and now they’re both miserable and alone or would they just sleep with their backs facing eachother. Would they make the other ambassadors uncomfortable with their lovers quarrel? And who would be the first to apologize?

Hi anon!!!

It's funny and also delightful that you ask tbh, because there will be a major, proper "fight" in the winter arc. It may not have been very apparent, but all the ingredients for a fight have been brewing for a while. As for what it's going to be about - the hints are there!

I really liked writing about their miscommunication in the Peace Summit Arc (I remember breaking that one down to the basic ingredients over here), and combined with the circumstances aruani were under and the stress factors weighing in at that time, it explained quite a bit about how these two function during a fight. Annie has a tendency to run when there are things she doesn't want to face, and Armin's immediate thoughts are that he's not reliable enough to prevent her from running in the first place. While Armin tried his level best to talk and communicate with her, he also fucked it up by suppressing his suffering for her sake, which in turn hurt her because Annie believed she wasn't good enough for him to confide in. There were very heavy external forces (ie the success of the Peace Summit and his fever) that, while burdening them to the max, also somehow kept them in check by pushing Annie to step up for Armin when the time came, and forcing communication. If not for these two factors, I believe their misunderstanding would've lasted longer.

Now. That was a prelude to how wrong things can go.

I think that for all of Armin's efforts at getting Annie to "talk" to him about the things that bother her, and how they agreed to "do better" in chapter 24, it won't be that simple. Annie is a character who struggles with communication as a whole. Armin is a character who struggles with deep rooted self hatred and poor self esteem. These will all factor in (among other things) to whatever is about to happen in winter.

As for your other questions, without spoiling anything that's actually about to happen, I'll answer in the context of Aruani in VBEOW, in general:

1. Annie will likely not sleep with Armin. His room is a place of strong comfort to her, and as much as she may yearn for exactly that when they fight, leaving his side to sleep in her own, much more "lonely and empty" room mirrors her habit of "avoidance".

2. How long they would fight for will depend on the severity of the fight itself.

3. The other ambassadors will be distressed ofc. It's not only the tension in the air and Armin's giant cloud of despair and agony floating over his head wherever he goes, but they also genuinely care for Aruani, and seeing them fight is going to be very disheartening.

4. The first to apologise is Armin. Whether or not it's his fault, even if it's mother nature that caused the fight, even if it's nothing either of them can control, he'll apologise*. And Annie will be bothered by this habit of his too.

(* unless... Hehehehehhee)

Thank you for your interest, I deeply appreciate it T___T

[moonspirit]

Chapter 21: in which Aruani cuddle ❤️‍🩹

We will talk about horses, bread, and mineral water. And I can't say anymore than that xD

[moonspirit]

🌾🪻🪻🌾 For this one, something unexpected! 🌾🪻🪻🌾

Never did I see myself writing this, but here we are xD Anyway, I hope it's a good experience :3

[moonspirit]

🎀❤️ Chapter 28: Have you missed Silly-Annie-in-Love? ❤️🎀

Nevermind 11k words, now it's 12.3k and there's nothing I can do about it. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy!

[moonspirit]

Chapter 22: Aruani Band-Aid time! Or no, wait-

In this chapter I try out three different writing styles and stick them all in together. I'm sorry about any typos or grammar mistakes, I'm currently down with a cold and somehow managed to get this done T/////T Anyway, enjoy~

[moonspirit]

"A for Annie"

“Annie,” He murmurs, caressing her jaw.

Her eyes flutter open weakly.

“Will you let me show you? That you’re wrong?”

“…Mmm...?” Is all she says, too kiss-drunk and dazed to focus on anything but his mouth. In the dim light beaming in from outside, she leans in again, but he stops her with a thumb pressed to her lips.

“Watch me.”

And he leaves her standing at the door, blinking with confusion, while he takes slow, deliberate steps backward, eyes locked with hers as he begins to strip.

It’s easy when he has no pride.

@annawayne strikes another sneak attack and brings to life this moment from chapter 24 of VBEOW, where Armin is a slutty, slutty criminal asshole, stripping for Annie. I'm going to the fucking hospital, BYE.

[moonspirit]

Am i tripping or did armin think annie was going to give him the hanko in ch23 LMFAOoo

Going forward, Armin anytime Annie reaches into her pocket:

Literally how many times has Annie given him near-cardiac arrests by now. I've lost count. Poor guy.