#eremin

[llegato]

the lovers

[clfixationstation]

As much as it frustrates me when people believe romantic relationships are somehow more valuable than platonic ones, I also don't understand why someone shipping characters who are close friends together (f/f or m/m) is seen as diminishing their relationship.

like, the characters are still besties. the romance is built off their deep bond, the friendship is why people ship it

I'll see it under edits a lot, comments like, "finally, someone who understands they're JUST FRIENDS" or "why are you ruining their friendship?"

And look, as someone on the aro and ace spectrums, I really understand frustration with other people devaluing platonic bonds, I truly do. However, such statements often devalue friendship within them ("just friends") and assume the people who ship them cannot possibly comprehend the complexities of the relationship simply because they see it as romantic - which is not the case. tbh sometimes I end up shipping a pairing because the only people thinking deeply about their bond and posting about it are the shippers! (that's what happened to me with eremin lol)

uh anyways we know the answer is primarily homophobia, probably mixed in with some genuine frustration about amatonormativity. It sucks that the language aro/ace people have for commenting on this issue is so similar to the rhetoric other people use to poorly conceal their homophobia. There is a genuine discussion to be had about how romantic and sexual relationships are valued over platonic ones and placed on a pedestal, but they get lost in the sea of bad-faith comments.

For instance, I do sometimes see the bond between characters be reduced to their romantic connection, even in well-intentioned analyses. The "would friends look at each other/treat each other like THIS?" style of posts also often rankle me because yes! I do look at my friends with adoration, and we do hug and we do go out of our way to support each other. Yet, those are traits I enjoy in ships, so I can't even get too mad lol. The problem is when that type of affection is thought to be relegated to romance.

extension of thoughts

[ponury-grajek]

Eren, Mikasa and Armin living their dream cottagecore life (as they should)

Commission for @nachtyr-haus-comics <3

[muckyzart]

eremin cuddling. yay

[zekethejaeger]

why is this literally the gayest scene in aot

[hhonbun]

“Binoculars of a Scout”

Field Notes:

clear skies.

mild winds from the west.

zero titan sightings as of yet.

there is a rumour that eren and armin are way too close to each other.

[daniii-draws]

that one tt trend with eremin✨

[korogie]

The thing abt aot is that the entire story revolves around Eren seeing Armin's eyes and realizing he isn't free. Which could mean nothing

[susanoois]

they are dating!!!!

[xhimei]

“can you stop shipping two male characters with each other? itʼs not even funny” only when they stop staring at each other like that

[kathrahender]

A man and a woman share romantic themed scenes and other wholesome moments.

Everyone: Omg they're an awesome couple! They belong together! They're beautiful and perfect! They're my OTP 😆😆❤️❤️

Two men/two women sharing literally the same scenes or even more emotional/romantic themed scenes than the main canon straight couple has.

Everyone: They're just friends/rivals. They have a platonic relationship. Why do you ship them? Why can't two men/two women be just friends???? Why they have to be boyfriends/girlfriends????? 😭😭😭

Don't make excuses. Just say you're homophobic. And if you really aren't homophobic, if you don't like the ship for other reasons, not because they are two men/two women, just directly say "I don't like them because X" but don't use those arguments because if you do I'm just gonna assume you're queerphobic. I don't know, use the "I don't like the trope of their relaitonship" "I prefer another couple". But don't use the "they're just friends" because that argument is so overused.

[clfixationstation]

Seeing people pull the "they're like sisters" or "they're like brothers" card to shut down gay ships makes me so upset. If the creator doesn't do it, the distributor or side material does as a means of censorship. And even if it's completely absent from the text, members of the fandom still plaster them with that label.

Then they'll try to paint you as problematic for shipping "sibling coded" (??) characters, or feign upset at "erasure of friendship" when they don't have the same energy for friendships between a woman and a man.

continuation of this post

[kyojuuros]

[ashtrayangell]

i think that childhood best friends to enemies trope is the most tragic thing to ever exist bc like. we’ve both done unspeakable things to each other and there’s no getting back to what we were at the start of this but there’s a part of me that still knows you like no one else could ever possibly know you. the whole idea of trust and devotion turned to a mutual, burning hunger to destroy each other. I hate you this much because i loved you this much. drives me insane.

[zekethejaeger]

eremin headcanon dump that have literally stemmed from nothing ( *¯ ꒳¯*)

armin reads to eren and it relaxes both of them

they always hold hands / play with eachothers hands

armin was a slightly demented child but only eren saw that side of him

most people see how close eren and armin are and find it weird which makes armin a bit anxious but eren couldn’t care less about what others think

went through an awkward “kinda dating” stage

they sometimes bump into eachother through the night when armins up late helping hange with work and eren can’t sleep because of nightmares. eren finds armins presence helps him sleep better

erens a dog person and armins a cat person (but they both love both)

armin thinks erens titan is cute

when they were kids eren used to sneak out and knock on armins window if he couldn’t sleep (armin said he found it annoying but secretly loved it)

[nanaba]

i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet) reference by 第1793个失踪的梦