#geek bertholdt

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they listen to fall out boy while they hold hands in the shower

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1989 (Jean’s Version)

Chapter 1: Welcome

Like any true love,

It drives you crazy

—The body was identified as Porco Galliard, a senior at Marley High School. Initial reports say the cause of death was blood loss from multiple stab wounds to the chest area. No suspects have been arrested at this time but investigators are looking into—

Jean officially said goodbye to his last summer break ever as he walked up the steps of Trost High with his backpack slung over a shoulder. The keys to his '87 Mustang jingled with each step and he still smelled a bit like smoke from the cigarette he'd put out in the parking lot.

Familiar faces swarmed as he entered the cold hallway and it honestly beat the heat. Everyone buzzed with excitement and nerves; new meat Freshmen unsure of where to go and Seniors already counting down the remaining days until graduation when their first period class hadn't even started.

"Oh shit, if it isn't my favorite second-best thrower?"

Jean rolled his eyes as Eren Jaeger approached with open arms, like they hadn't just all been hanging out at the movies over the weekend. Bertholdt worked the concession stands and prying free popcorn and soda after 7 o'clock came easy.

"Whatever Jaeger," Jean said, rolling his eyes and giving in to a fist bump. He was more surprised to see Eren in on time and not behind the building smoking--

"Fucking finally, Floch!"

Their morning greeting was cut short as Floch Forster walked up. Not on the team but he hung around enough to play equipment manager and occasional weed dealer. And as Jean watched Eren fork over a handful of crumpled bills and Floch slip over a baggy, Jean knew which role he played today.

“Did you hear about Porco?” Eren said and Jean slapped his arm.

“Dude, don’t be so fucking loud about it!” Jean spat. “It’s not exactly the best thing to talk about on the first day.”

“Look, I’m doing my due diligence to make sure you losers don’t bring it up around Reiner.” Eren shook his head. “Poor guy. Do you think, you know, he did it?”

“Bertholdt?” Floch whispered. Eren snorted through his nose and Jean shook his head.

“Is a little respect for the recently deceased too much to ask for? Even if Porco was a total asshole.”

“Whoa! Sorry, Mr. Funeral Director, didn’t know you had that big of a conscience.” Eren waved his hands to further sell his sarcasm but Jean still frowned. “Sounds like you’re still mad Porco fucked Reiner first.”

Jean may have been a bit scorned by Porco’s quick work but he held his tongue.

The news barely broke and it stirred whispering rumors throughout the school halls. Everyone wanted to know the bloody details more than the truth; a student’s body found gutted with stab wounds all over, face down in a football field and no cameras, the last person to see him alive was his alleged secret boyfriend from a rival school. Jean hadn’t had a chance to even ask Reiner about it because he was busy being interrogated by the cops, mourning and attending therapy.

"Anyway, see ya, geeks," Eren said, waving them off and heading toward the exit.

Floch looked on with his puppy dog eyes as a teacher stopped Eren in his tracks. Behind him, everyone’s laughter boomed because he had been caught, chastised, detentioned and all before the first bell.

It was all expected, all typical. The same way it had been last year. Jean sort of thought things would change this year. Nothing major or dramatic just not be quite so predictable. Cookie cutter. It was a scripted high school experience and he wanted a new beat to dance to for his senior year.

He’d changed and somewhere hoped the rest of the year would follow.

He slapped Floch on the shoulder, pretending to transfer a bit of confidence so he didn’t have to watch Floch suffer, and walked ahead to his class. At least they'd get their letterman patches they'd ordered--

He knocked shoulders as he turned the corner and books hit the floor faster than he could react. A planner, journal, binder, ocean blue pencil bag. The boy muttered sorry and adjusted his glasses before dropping to his knees to pick up his belongings.

Candy-colored plastic beads decorated his wrists in rows.

"Hey, sorry about that," Jean said, bending down and scooping up the planner. He glimpsed a written schedule and tucked it between the pages of the planner while sneaking a peak at the blond hastily stacking his belongings.

He wouldn't have guessed the guy was a senior but the schedule confirmed it.

"It's fine," he shrugged.

Jean held out the planner and offered a smile. "We have the same math class. Sorry, didn't mean to look, I just--"

"It's fine." Firmer this time. A flush of color blossomed over his face, his perky nose, under ocean blue eyes.

Wow.

Wow.

The first warning bell broke the trance. Jean glanced away at the scattering crowd, as students begrudgingly went to their first period classes. Some were lost on accident, some on purpose, teachers came out of rooms to stand like foreboding guardians to their classes. Jean looked back, just in time to see the blond turning away. Head down, shoulders slumped, the best way to stay hidden in the sea of faces.

And Jean never even caught his name—

“Was that Armin Arlert?”

Jean looked at Eren as he suddenly appeared at his side. He held a pink detention slip in his hand, the ink still wet.

“Who?”

Eren snorted. “The mousy blond. Armin? Wait, you weren’t even here for that.”

Jean’s mom moved to Shinganshina from Trost the summer before Junior year. He remembered it so well because he hated it. Hated the school. Hated Porco for snatching up Reiner.

He remembered the news and pushed away the thought.

“What happened?”

Eren checked his watch. “Just drama. Hey, you have history with Mr. Smith right? Can you take notes for me? I’m meeting up with that Hizuru babe from the private school.”

Jean rolled his eyes. Mikasa was a babe but it was the first day of class. Eren’s inability to maintain any patience flew over Jean’s head.

“Sure thing.”

Eren fist bumped his shoulder and tossed the pink slip in the trash’s direction — missed— and headed toward the exit. Jean didn’t watch to see if he made it or was intercepted again, but looked back in the direction the blond, Armin, scurried off to.

He started toward his own first period class but he couldn’t quite shake Eren’s words. He wondered, as he exchanged courtesy good morning’s with Mr. Smith, just what had happened Sophomore year.

~~

Jean walked into his Calculus class early. It was one of the few classes he didn’t share with Eren, Floch or anyone else on the football team. And after a messy Home Ec. Class with flying eggs and too much flour, he looked forward to something quiet and a little far from his usual rowdy group.

He stood a second in the doorway, examining the available spots. Not that it was the most popular class so the seats were plenty available. He just told himself he looked for seats because he really scanned for—

“Excuse me.”

Jean looked around as the weird goth girl stood behind him with her heavy-eyelinered glared. He knew better than to test Annie anymore than necessary so he slid aside so she could slip into the room. Great. Annie, but still no Armin. Jean walked to a desk near the back of the room and opened his notebook. Annie got the nice spot in the back by the window and he wasn’t going to fight her for it.

“Good morning, my future mathletes!” Dr. Hange chimed, walking in with a wave. Jean never understood why someone with a real doctorate would actively teach high school calculus but he appreciated Dr. Hange’s presence in the school. “I can’t wait for this year. I have so much in-store—”

Hange paused as a figure appeared in the doorway, too quiet and inconspicuous but Jean saw him like a blinding light.

“Ahh, lost?”

Armin nodded. “Sorry. I think this is Cal?” He held up his schedule, the one Jean had seen earlier, and Hange skipped over to take a look. After a glance, Hange smiled.

“Ah, yes! Welcome in, take a seat!” And they gestured to the infinite rows of desks.

It wasn’t a joke that its popularity was nonexistent.

But Armin smiled and quickly ducked his head as he headed to an empty spot. Jean looked at him, caught his eyes, and even waved. For a brief moment, Armin really looked at him and he foolishly thought Armin would come sit by him.

Again, foolish.

Armin’s face twisted at the site of him and he slipped into an empty desk halfway down the row over. Jean deflated as Armin pulled out his notebook and his textbook.

So it was a challenge. Or maybe just futile. But Armin’s dismissive response to him piqued Jean’s curiosity. Hange turned away to the board and Jean scooped up his belongings, to shift two desks up and sit next to Armin.

Blue eyes glanced over and Jean heard a groan. Against the window there was a pop of bubblegum from Annie.

“Hey,” Jean said, waving.

Armin gave a thin-lipped smile, that really wasn’t a smile at all, and a curt wave back.

“I didn’t get to introduce myself earlier. I’m Jean.” Armin didn’t reply, but he did start to scribble in his notebook. “Um, Armin, right? I’ve never seen you before. And I know all the seniors here so—”

The bell rang again, the sign for the new period to start. They could hear the last bit of scurrying to class as Hange closed the door to officially start.

“How did you know my name?”

Jean looked at Armin, while Armin’s eyes were trained on the board. He whispered soft, so no one but Jean could hear. Jean picked up his pencil and placed it to his own notebook like he prepared to take notes.

“Eren said you used to go here. I’ve only been here since junior—”

Jean glanced at Armin and he’d gone rigid. Stiff all over and his pencil gripped tight between his fingers. Jean swallowed.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to pry.”

“Is that all Eren said?”

Jean’s throat dried. He didn’t mean to touch a nerve.

“Yeah.”

Armin didn’t reply. He didn’t nod to acknowledge. He kept his eyes on the board and his hand working the pencil as Hange taught. Like some sort of robot, or if his body was possessed by something.

He kept quiet, until the bell rang again. It heralded a sigh and stretches from the rest of his class, while Hange panicked over losing track of time. They hastily scribbled the homework assignment on the board in certified chicken scratch.

Jean didn’t know what to say to Armin, if anything. An apology felt out of place. An attempt to carry on a light-hearted conversation felt forced. He packed away his books as Armin stood up.

“If Eren says anything, just know…I’m not that same person anymore.”

Jean stopped and looked up at Armin. He still had that distant look in his eye, unable to really look at anything but the things ahead; the board, the wall, the door. Jean didn’t even know what else Eren would have to say about Armin, if anything, but he had his brewing assumptions.

He turned to say more but Armin scooped up his belongings and made for the door, to disappear in the hallways before Jean had a chance.

Across the room, his eyes fell on Annie. She watched it all with quiet judgment.

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AOT Characters When Drinking HCs

My friend and I were talking the other day and made some HCs about the AOT characters when they’re drunk— I shall share a them here 😎🤙

cw// alcohol, vomit

modern au shit so this like doesn’t apply season 4 characterization

The 104th Gang

Eren:

- Angry drunk

- To quote my friend, you would say something around him and he's just "ohmmy GODDD shutttt the fuck UP”

- It literally doesn’t matter what you say he will tell you to shut up

- Picks fights for no fucking reason, especially with Jean

- If they’re out to drink he would start a fight with a stranger

- Mikasa literally has to drag him away from fights

- Probably drinks too much and vomits for HOURS and then brags about how high his alcohol tolerance is

- Claims he doesn’t get hangovers but everybody knows he’s lying because he will absolutely just zone out of every conversation the next day

- Always looks like he is on the verge of vomiting again

Mikasa:

- Does not drink because she has to babysit Eren

- However when she does she does not drink a lot

- Probably gets like really flustered and embarrassed, maybe a little touchy b/c her head hurts or something

- Like she’ll lay her head on Sasha’s shoulder meanwhile Eren and Jean are yelling at each other in the background

- Does get a hangover but usually it’s just a headache and she’ll be EXHAUSTED

Armin:

- COMPLETE fucking lightweight oh my god

- Do not give this man alcohol he will absolutely get wrecked

- One glass of wine is probably enough to get him tipsy

- I can’t decide if he would be the kind of person that gets really emotional and cries about everything or if he would go on long drunken rants about the most random shit

- Probably both

- Like he would be crying about the fact that he learned about otters having a favorite rock or this REALLY round corgi he saw last weak and it was just too cute

- Mikasa has to babysit both Eren and Armin whenever he drinks because Eren will absolutely try and drag Armin into his fights

- And with the drunken courage he has Armin would absolutely join in by yelling or hyping Eren up

- He becomes such an enabler

- Would have a hangover if he didn’t pass the fuck out and sleep the entire next day

Connie and Sasha:

- Two for one deal, they are always hanging out whenever they drink

- They’re the most CHAOTIC fucking duo ever, like they would somehow get their hands on a bunch of firecrackers and let loose

- Sasha would probably try and talk to any animals near by

- Connie would be laughing and saying shit like “SASHA the dog can’t fuckin’ talk back 🙄”

- They spend their hangovers bitching and whining about how much it hurts

- Probably would wrap themselves up in blankets in a dark room and snacks and spend the whole day just waiting it out

Jean:

- Same thing as Eren

- Except he also gets more flirty, but it’s not good and usually he ends up embarrassing himself and scaring away the girl he was talk to

- Finds Connie and Sasha and joins them on their shenanigans if he ain’t arguing with Eren

- Probably claims he has really good ideas and then next thing you know all three of them are in a police station and it’s definitely his fault

- “What the fuck made you think taking that woman’s dog was okay”

- “It looked SAD, Connie! And Sasha helped me!”

- “NO—“

- Spends his hangover day with Sasha and Connie

Historia:

- The most giggly fucking drunk you will ever meet

- Laughs at EVERYTHING and asks really dumb questions because suddenly she just has one brain cell

- Also a lightweight just not as bad as Armin

- Ymir has to babysit her and then when Ymir is drunk is the other way around

- They take good care of each other

- Ymir thinks she’s the most adorable thing ever and probably gives into every dumbass request Historia makes

- “Ymir! Let’s go out to eat!”

- “Hist, it’s 2am.”

- “So? There’s someplace open somewhere!”

- “...Fine.”

- Also sleeps her hangover off but Ymir has some water and pain meds ready for whenever she wakes up

Ymir:

- Oh dear lord she becomes very cocky and flirty

- Hangs off Historia’s shoulders the whole time and absolutely starts a fight with whoever looks at her gf

- Eren tried to fight her once and he got his shit beat

- The next day she would be so dramatic about how much pain she’s in just to get Historia to pay attention to her

- And ofc Historia always does < 3

The Warriors:

Reiner:

- Mans becomes such a an emotional bro

- Like he will throw an arm around literally anyone and go off about how much he just thinks they’re the darndest thing

- “Bert have I ever told you how great you are?”

- “All the time. Like a lot. You’ve said it 12 times in the last 10 minutes. Are you okay?”

- Completely denies it happened the next day and pretend he doesn’t feel like shit

- Bertholdt would find him dead to the world on the couch in some weird ass position and then force him to get up and go to bed

- “Dude you smell like ass.”

- “Shut up and just get me some water please.”

Bertholdt:

- Does not drink a lot at all especially around the 104th

- He has to make sure nobody fucking dies, especially Reiner and Annie

- He would have a beer or five with Reiner every so often and then he’s like really clingy and cuddly

- He’s embarrassed about it the next day and also pretends he never got hammered

- Sometimes one of the 104th will walk into their house and Bertholdt would be squished betweeen the fridge and the counter

- He has somehow made his way into the kitchen and will just fall asleep it the weirdest fucking places

- Reiner leaves him there because he feels to bad to move him when he looks strangely comfortable all twisted

- Whenever he and Reiner drink together they will send drunk snaps to their friends

- “Bertholdt just messaged me???”

- “Is he with Reiner?”

- “Yeah I think s— oh no.”

Annie:

- Doesn’t drink a lot either but when she does she also tries to start fights with people

- It never works out and she ends up having really deep and heartfelt conversations with them

- Like I imagine her trying to fight Armin and he’s just shaking I’m his boots and then she just stops and says

- “Ya know, sometimes I get really sad...”

- And so begins the start of their friendship

- For all the AruAni shippers I feel like she would be really protective of Armin and make sure nobody starts anything with him

- Or if they’re with Eren and the gang she will throw hands with Eren if he tries to drag Armin into his disputes

- She also probably hangs around Mikasa to make sure she’s okay and to pretend to hate it whenever Mikasa lays on her shoulder or thigh because she feels sick

- Banysits Reiner and Bertholdt whenever they’re drinking together, and then bullies the fuck out of them the next day

- “You guys are dumbasses.”

- “It was REINER’S idea!”

The Veterans-

Levi:

- DOES NOT DRINK even though he absolutely would

- He like becomes such a fucking mom lowkey especially whenever the kids are getting out of hand

- He’s dealing with a bunch of toddlers plus Hange and Erwin come on

- “Don’t touch that.”

- “Put that down.”

- “Quit yelling.”

- He never offer to clean them up or get them anything because that’s disgusting, however he does make sure everybody is at okay before leaving

- Like that they’re all breathing or nobody is missing

- After that he’s out and then the next day he just stares at them like the most disappointed parent ever

- He tolerates Hange and Erwin a little more, like they both get clingy and he actually lets them just hang off of him or something even tho he hates it

- Would probably hold Hange’s hair back if she throws up, or at least make sure it’s tied up. He has to resist the urge to vomit himself because he just cannot handle it at all

- But then he would just leave her on the bathroom floor asleep

Erwin:

- Oh boy he probably gets so emotional

- The complete opposite of his usual personality it’s so fucking funny

- Will cry about anything and once again like Reiner and Hange will talk about how great you are

- Doesn’t remember SHIT the next day and literally has no clue he acts like this and refuses to believe it whenever somebody tells him

- Hange recorded it once and he just “😐 Delete that, please.”

- Hangs around Levi and is very grateful that he lets Erwin be an annoyance

Hange:

- Tells the kids to be careful with alcohol and then immediately is found face down in a bush

- She becomes like 10 times more bubbly and absolutely batshit

- Laughs really loudly at everything

- She and Armin would get into excited like half conversations about fun science facts or whatever

- Like they absolutely geek the fuck out

- She also probably goes off about how much she loves everyone

- “LEVIIIIII!!! You’re so WOMDERFUL!”

- “Thanks. Now get off of me, bitch.”

- Levi has to babysit her and Erwin LMAO he’s the designated driver every single time

- Always knows the perfect cure for a hangover so she doesn’t usually have a really bad one

This turned out A LOT longer than I thought it would be, oops! Anyway I love doing these so I’m gonna start making more. I will probably do a lot for AOT and Hetalia so 😗✌️ prepare for cringe

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AOT characters and their interests/hobbies 💞

been thinking about these a lot and wanted to share :]

no warnings

eren

collects vintage electronic things like gameboy cartridges, ataris, old nintendos, etc. I feel like he would also collect caps from energy drink cans, not for any particular reason, he just thinks they look neat

mikasa

I've mentioned this before but I'll die on the hill that she loves embroidery and sewing and makes things like scarves, hats, and gloves to donate

armin

has no shame whatsoever about being super into flowers and gardening. also likes rambling about marine biology, he was always fascinated by the sea and y'all already KNOW he'd geek about the stuff that's actually in it

connie

really likes insects! he has had several bug collections and some of his favorite decorations are framed bugs. tried to get into pc building at some point but couldnt really figure it out

jean

old music, old movies, vinyl records, etc. has several guitars both acoustic and electric and only knows a few songs on each but he just really likes collecting things and is a bit of an artist so he has sketchbooks laying everywhere. the first song he learned on electric guitar was seven nation army and he got really good at it so he played it repeatedly for weeks until connie begged him to play something else

sasha

y'all mfs already know this girl would love cooking. I also think she would really enjoy being an archery instructor and learning about various hunting methods in her spare time. she has always wanted to try catfish noodling but connie is her impulse control to not do so

historia

literally so good at makeup. doesn't even do it on herself most of the time because she likes putting it on other people. considering how tiny she is she tends to insist on sitting in someone's lap to do their makeup and y'all already know ymir is a volunteer. other than this she's also super "green" and infodumps about environmental sustainability to whoever will listen. once again, ymir

ymir

linguistics. my friend said that ymir would really enjoy studying and learning languages and honestly, hard agree. she would familiarize herself with the dialects of a language and also learn about ancient languages as well

hange

absolutely enthralled by animal biology and the way things work. takes every chance they can get to dissect something. has a collection of various animal skulls and always feels the need to tell people that no, they did not kill them themself, even though nobody asked

levi

this man would be so good at interior design. everything has a perfect aesthetic, is symmetrical, neat, has good palettes, the right furniture, everything. he'd totally talk shit about what you've done with the place

erwin

I cant explain it but he has the vibe of someone who'd be really into mythology and anatomical painting. would also probably taste test wine. a very sophisticated kind of man

reiner

once again I will die on the hill that he doesnt play sports himself but he probably really likes watching ice hockey. only bert knows this but he's also pretty good at carpentry and has built several shelves by himself that he was really proud of. a very hands-on kind of person

bertholdt

bird nerd. bird nerd. he loves birds and always feeds them. is also quite the artist and has lots of little scribbles all over his belongings. likes writing too but hasn't told anyone he writes except reiner

annie

she thought it was dumb at first but armin got her really into gardening and now they manage a garden together. he tends to the flowers and she tends to the vegetables. she also enjoys painting nature scenery, so there's a nice painting of their flower and vegetable gardens hanging up

porco and pieck

putting them together because they're pretty much the same. they both love watching unsolved true crime documentaries/videos together then infodumping to each other about their own theories. porco also really likes history and rambles about it to her whenever it comes up e.g. pointing out historical inaccuracies in films. also porco does yoga don't @ me

zeke

anthropology. I refuse to elaborate but just know I'm right. he goes to anthropology museums and absolutely geeks about everything

yelena

religious studies. need I say more

niccolo

yes he absolutely is into cooking but consider: he's also an absolute champ at pottery. he makes his own pots and jars and little mugs. in fact a lot of the indoor plants armin and annie have live in pots that niccolo made especially for them

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SNK characters as world of warcraft players

Eren - Fury Warrior (Human, worgen)

Has 2 mains, human and worgen. Eren thinks human is the superior race even though everyone knows is the most boring. He's the typical alliance player that rages at you. "You horde scum" Not so good at first. Gets better at playing with time. Always in war mode.

Mikasa - Arms Warrior (Human)

Top dps and she's really good at pvp. Overall a natural good player. Eren always asks her do to duels and she always kicks his ass. Not interested at anything, just wants to play with Eren. Does RBGs with him.

Armin - Frost Mage (Human, Female Draenei)

Big nerd that knows all the lore and is pretty much always raid leader, he's really nice when players don't know the mechanics. Always trying to do achievements. Too scared to do pvp. Does freaky shit in rp moonguard.

Jean - Guardian Druid (Worgen)

Every worgen player i've met was a little bit of a simp im sorry. But Jean is genuinely a good guy, he just wanted to get a girlfriend when he was younger then grew out of it when older. Started as a feral until he realized being tank helps to queue faster in dungeons. It's raid leader when Armin can't make it. Main tank

Marco - Holy Priest (Draenei)

Think of the nicest player that ever helped you, that's Marco. He helps new players when they don't understand or get lost. Big patient fella, if you need gold he's gonna help you in that too. Top healer in raid. Sometimes switches to Shadow. Does random bgs with Jean just to have fun (doesn't like it much because it can get toxic)

Sasha - Marksmanship Hunter (Pandaren)

She used to be those hunters who ruined your day by tanking with her pet getting everyone wiped. But learned how to properly play and now she's top dps. She met Jean when he was tanking with his bear and raged at her in the whispers. They are besties now <3 Loves doing cooking proffesion, that's how she met Niccolo.

Connie - Enhancement Shaman (Dwarf)

He think dwarves are a funny looking race that's why he chosed them. Average player who just wants to have fun. Regardless of what he's doing pvp of pve he never rages. As a shaman he let's the elemental pets do all the work and gets overconfident, the reason why he loses. Fools around a lot with Sasha

Reiner - Protection Warrior (Orc)

Used to be Worgen and be part of the same guild as the rest but changed to Horde because of race benefit (everyone does that nowadays) He only did it because his friends did, so he feels sad about it. His new guild is called Marley. Top and main tank of the raid. Still talks with his past guild but Eren is pissed at him for leaving the Alliance and always attacks him when he has the chance.

Bertholdt - Fire Mage (Troll)

He likes trolls because they are tall and chill, just like him. Same story with Reiner. Being a Fire mage pretty much makes him top dps and someone you don't want to fuck with. He could be one of the best pvp players but prefers to keep it low and have fun. Does R Arenas with Reiner.

Annie - Windwalker Monk (Blood elf)

Same story with Bert and Reiner. She's one of the best pvp players, and does R.Arenas. A lone player, when not doing pvp she works in her proffesions and enjoys the beauty of WoW. Her dad showed her the game when she was young. Reiner and Bert asks her to do stuff together but she rejects them. Likes the company of Armin or Bertholdt alone.

Historia - Discipline Priest (Voild elf, Vulpera)

She has 2 mains. Void elf to be with her guild, and Vulpera to be with Ymir. She's always nice and helping other players but most of the time she wants to do achievements with Ymir and do holiday events. Has the BEST transmogs of them all. And pretty mounts.

Ymir - Affliction Warlock (Nightborne)

Amazing pvp player, but not a big fan of it. Specially because it can get really annoying and childish. At first she carried Hisu in dungeons because she was a "noob" giving her advice on how to properly play. Ymir when really bored likes to troll others and sometimes camp them until Historia tells her is enough.

Levi - Assassination Rogue (Gnome)

Known as one of the best players in WoW. Big fanbase. Kenny, his uncle, teached him since he was a kid to play the game and ever since then he mastered it. He chosed Gnome as his main because even though gnomes are always the butt of the jokes he thinks getting your ass kicked by one is satisfying. Used to play with his two friends until they quit the game, then had his own guild and they also quit the game. So he feels nostalgic sometimes.

Hange - Beast Mastery Hunter (Night elf)

Geek. Knows all about lore but also is really good at being BM hunter. You just can't escape their traps ;). Big big fan of WoW, you are not sure how long have they been playing this game. Never misses Blizzcon events. They are always with Moblit who remindes them to take a break from the game and go have some rest. They have a lot of rare objects and mounts. Likes to hang around with Levi.

Erwin - Retribution Paladin (Human)

Do I even have to say something? He's a human paladin. Guild Master of Survey Corps, used to be really active when younger but as he got older doesn't appear much. He did a lot of pvp, one of the best. Was raid leader along with Mike and Nile. Just like Eren he believes in the Alliance and knows a lot about lore. Ask him anything.

Porco - Feral Druid (Zandalari troll)

He thinks zandalari are the coolest race blizz has ever thought of. He's an average good player. Played a lot with his brother Marcel. Until the later quit the game to focus on other stuff. Used to make fun of Reiner for being bad at it, but now they play mythics+ together.

Pieck - Guardian Druid (Tauren)

Average good player, she's calm and trust her teammates in raids even when things might not look so good. Second tank. Loves being a druid because she can carry her party members in deer and bird form. At some point she met Jean and exchanged tips

Zeke - Elemental Shaman (Pandaren)

He's that player that frustrated you so much you wanted to throw your computer at the floor because he wasn't doing the mechanics right or in bgs. And you know he's doing it on purpose. That troll motherfucker that ganks you even when hours passes and you wonder why people like him exist. Has a monkey pet named as "Monke" that he takes everywhere. Has macros where he says weird shit before you kill him. But he's actually a really good player when serious. Raid leader of his guild. If there's one player Zeke won't fuck with, is Levi.

Falco - Restoration Druid (Tauren)

He and Gabi are new players but learn fast, Falco likes to enjoy the game slowly appreciating the stories, characters, and overall have a good time with his friends. Ends up stressed healing Gabi's ass since she keeps tanking without a care. Tells her she should listen to Reiner's advice as a tank.

Gabi - Protection Warrior (Orc)

She saw the way Reiner played and wanted to be just like him. Gabi levels up really fast with war mode and dungeons. Problems comes she lacks experience so she needs Falco by her side healing her. Eren once saw her in war mode not giving a crap she was a low level and ganked her.

Floch - Unholy Death Knight (Human)

Level 58 DK. That dude that all he does is complain in the chat. In bgs he shits at everyone for not doing their job while he has low dps. In trade chat you are always gonna see him having a discussion about how the game is dead, everything sucks, back in the day "when classic was good". Always joins Eren's RBGs.

Im sorry this was so much fun to do. I didnt plan this

[eyes-brainrot]

Hear me out on this crack theory for the fake preview 'verse:

In one of the interviews about Isayama’s inspiration for creating it, he said 21 Jump Street was one of them (part 4). Now I’ve never actually watched the movie, but this is the plot on IMDb:

So it’s basically two adult men pretending to be teenagers infiltrating a high school, looking to bust up a drug operation.

Levi is implied to having ties with a criminal organization, where his old gang (the Levi squad) tries to bring him back in by showing him detergent packaged like drugs.  (Volume 24 fake preview)

Since this has loose similarities to the movie, there can be other aspects that are also put in. Like the identities of the undercover cops! Who is well known for not looking his age?

And who’s always seen around him?

'One an honor roll geek, the other a cool, athletic underachiever.’

Does this ring any bells? Who in the HS Universe does this description fit?

So basically, I believe fake preview Reiner and Bertholdt are uncover cops pretending to be teenagers, just like in canon where they’re titan shifters from outside pretending to be soldiers.

Reiner in canon is pretty smart, but in the HS au, all the stereotypes are played straight, so he’s a stupid jock in this universe. Sadly there’s not much to be said about Bertholdt since he doesn’t talk in this au. He’s described as Reiner’s gopher and is always around him. The nerds in this universe are actually Marco and Armin, but they don’t have a connection to Reiner.

This will probably never be confirmed, but it’s fun to think about

bonus:

This is also in the Volume 24 fake preview, right before they encounter Levi. Just a neat reference.

I also believe in the fake previews universe came first theory.

I think it goes like fake previews > AOT junior high > AOT main

[ackermans-freedom-inc]

Hold on hold on hold on

Pieck because she sneaks around. Like a sneak peek.

Reiner Braun because he's brawny, a big boi.

Porco Galliard because I want a gallery of that boys face.

Armin because I want that boy to be mine.

Annie Leonhart cuz sass queen is a lion.

Erwin Smith cuz he could smother me and I would thank him.

~Ereh~ Yeager cuz I could drink that boy all day.

EVEN ZEKE cuz that boy makes me geek out.

Bertholdt Hoover cuz he always hovering around.

Mikasa cuz she could kick my ass. Plain and simple.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Levi Ackerman CUZ HE CAN RIP MY JEANS RIGHT OFF OF ME.

*standing ovation*

[namelessfushi]

Aot head cannons. If the characters were high school students

Eren: People are friends with him out of pity. He thinks his a popular kid but really everyone thinks his kinda annoying. So damn angry over everything

Mikasa: Smart kid but keeps it to herself. Low key a Yandere but people are too scared to mention it to anyone. Quiet in class but rolls her eyes at the louder students

Armin: Smartest kid in class and everyone knows it. People always go to him for help with their homework and his happy to help.

Sasha: Always brings two lunches. Gets in trouble for eating in class. She definitely brings cup cakes in everytime it’s someone’s birthday. Also clowns with Connie

Connie: Class clown. Gets in trouble for trading food with Sasha by throwing it to each other across the class room

Jean: Hugs flirt. Is actually really cool but people get put off by how desperate he comes across. Also really damn angry but over things that actually matter

Historia: Popular girl but isn’t afraid to be herself. Definitely owns a hydroflag and wear scrunchies. Probably got voted the prom Queen

Yimr: Edgy lesbian. Stomps trump supports in her spare time. Super protective girlfriend so of course no one messes with either of them

Annie: Quiet kid but will kick the ass of any bully. She takes at least 3 different types of Martial arts. Oblivious to social ques

Marco: Token Gay kid. Super kind and supportive to everyone even to those who don’t really deserve it and might be mean back *cough* Reiner *cough*

Reiner: Jock who bullies the gay kids but he also kisses his homies in private. Everyone thinks he loves himself but he regularly stays up till 4am crying

Bertholdt: Shy band kid who doubts his talent but he’s a killer bass player. Doesn’t like conflict but has to get Reiner to chill out sometimes. Also his Reiners homies

Hitch: Standard popular girl and tries hard to fit the mold. But in her spare time she makes egirl vids on TikTok

Marlowe: Gamer guy who’s looking for his bi alt gf in the form of a TikTok egirl. Pretty chill. Does good in school. Low-key would doxx homophobes on the Internet

Floch: He thinks everyone likes him when no one does. People aren’t even his friend out of pitty. He makes “women belong in the kitchen” jokes and thinks his actual funny

Hange: The crazy but cool science geek. Has definitely accidentally set the school on fire more than once during science fairs

Levi: Mysterious older students. There’s probably an after school cult dedicated to him. He seems really edgy and mean but his friends make fun off him for being a secret softly

Erwin: Huge over achiever. Head of the school council. Captain of the sports team. Takes extra classes. Tutors the younger students and does volunteering on the weekends.

Zeke: Super smart. Does really well in school but doesn’t really enjoy it. Only works hard so he can have the job he wants in the future

Gabi: Just moved up to the high school and is already trying to pick fights with everyone. Will pick a fight with absolutely anyone even the teachers

Falco: Spends most of his time trying to stop gabi from fighting. Really enjoys art but is kinda shy about his interests

Pieck: 100% the weird kid in the class but she’s actually really funny when you get to know her. Or horse girl

Porco: A bit of an asshole. Has a really small and select group of friends. Tries to keep up his cold persona around his close friends but his really a bit of a goof

Marcel: One of the cool jocks who people can actually stand being around. 99% of the school agrees his the better galliard brother

Colt: Protective over brother. Pretty popular in his year and gets along with everyone. Definitely smart but doenst show it off. Probably write writes poetry

[aion-rsa]

Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 9 Review: Brave Volunteers

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This Attack on Titan review contains spoilers.

Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 9

“Welcome to Paradis Island…”

Attack on Titan’s final season has expertly played with the viewers’ expectations, but “Brave Volunteers” feels like the most atypical episode of what’s been an extremely unpredictable season. 

On one level, an episode that’s largely set in the past and is almost entirely designed as an expository device shouldn’t be a very satisfying installment of Attack on Titan. The anime has done episodes like this before, but it actually feels appropriate for it to pump its breaks a little and take stock of everything that’s happened so far now that the season has passed the halfway point. 

This may technically be one of the “least best” episodes of this season, but it still works a lot better than something like this should. “Brave Volunteers” shows confidence build up in multiple characters as they become optimistic about the future, but in reality this episode is a study about just how much these characters don’t know, which is a stark realization that goes double for the audience. 

The final moments of Attack on Titan’s previous installment set up so many jarring twists and altered relationship dynamics. The audience is confused, much like Falco and Gabi are when they see Zeke working alongside the Eldians. It’s a major indication that the entire first half of this season has been a much more complicated plan than what’s initially been indicated and “Brave Volunteers” finally provides some helpful answers before the series takes another major turn towards its apocalyptic endgame. 

Some people may lament how much of “Brave Volunteers” is spent looking back at the past. However, this choice is excusable because it narratively works much better than if this material played out in chronological order at the start of the season and the audience were clued in to Eren’s plan. The season is stronger by essentially making the audience an unofficial Marleyan. “Brave Volunteers” is full of answers, but it still feels like there’s a lot to this plan that’s being kept in the dark to everyone.

The crux of “Brave Volunteers” comes down to Eldia’s invasion of Paradis Island and the unlikely arrangement that they enter with Zeke and a determined soldier named Yelena. A tense parley takes place between these factions and the Eldian and Marleyans reluctantly decide to pool their resources together to take on the larger threat of Paradis and the Founding Titan. There’s a lot to digest as Attack on Titan breezes through its plan and there are some enlightening glimpses into strategy, like how Eren wants Armin to tap into Bertholdt’s memories as a way to learn of their enemy’s plan and gain the advantage over them. Everyone is still planning multiple moves ahead in this metaphorical match of monster chess. 

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The secret alliances between Zeke, Levi, Eren, and Yelena are major turning points, but the biggest twist in “Brave Volunteers” is reserved for its ending. It turns out that Armin’s captive audience through this engrossing story is none other than Annie Leonhart, which is a major revelation that throws more significant players into the final chapter of this war.

The flashback nature of “Brave Volunteers” thankfully gives the audience a little more time with Sasha. It’s very fulfilling to see her in her element again, but it also makes every moment with Sasha incredibly bittersweet considering where things end. Her funeral is a rough scene, but it’s also an important moment for everyone to catch their breath after moving non-stop for so many episodes and not allowing themselves the opportunity to grieve. The pain of Niccolo, a completely new character, is proof of how much Sasha made a difference to those around her. At least she got to taste lobster before she went out.

A lot of this episode is constructed around characters slowly letting down their guards to strangers, whether it’s intentional or otherwise. The twisted “welcome wagon” skit that Hange engages in with the soldiers on Paradis Island is treated like an affable icebreaker as these characters broach new territory. However, from the point of view of these strangers it’s a gesture that paralyzes them in fear; not unlike the way a soldier may tease a prisoner of war or how a predator plays with their food before consumption. 

It’s another jarring reminder that this is a milestone event that’s depicted for the Eldian Warriors, but it’s also a momentous occasion for the people on the other side of this attack, yet for completely different and more harrowing reasons. Every episode from this season contains playful actions that are intentionally meant to be double-sided depending on from which side of this war they’re being considered.

The most dangerous example of this is present with Yelena, a ruthless and obsessed figure that’s determined for Eren to recognize his greatness. In the present it seems very likely that Eren has developed a God complex where he believes that everything that he does is justified and the necessary means to an end. Those kinds of feelings don’t just develop on their own and it wouldn’t be surprising if Yelena is the one that continually bolsters up Eren’s ego to the point that he’s beyond viewing himself as anything other than perfect. It’s a dangerous echo chamber of delusion for Eren. There’s already a very palpable sense of tension that accompanies everything that Yelena does. 

Yelena proves that she’s already willing to kill for Eren, but it’s enlightening to hear her explain her reverence towards seeing Zeke’s Beast Titan for the first time. She reveres the monster as a God. Yelena displays a fascinating perspective towards Titans that hasn’t been examined in the past, but makes so much sense in regards to how lost and disillusioned individuals will sometimes praise weapons of destruction. 

Yelena’s devotion to Eren also allows “Brave Volunteers” to dig deeper into where Eren’s head  is currently at and how much of his humanity he’s lost in the three years building up to the attack on Marley. They’re brief moments, but Eren appears to be getting numb towards death as he focuses more on the good that he’ll cause once all of this is over. He’s consumed over how the world views him and his kind as devils and he’s determined to either prove them right, or completely wipe them out so that there’s no one left to harbor these disparaging thoughts.

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These concerns over Eren grow greater while he innocently trains alongside Armin and Mikasa. It’s comforting to see these three together, but there’s an unspoken animosity that’s formed. Even Armin laments how he feels like he has no idea who Eren is anymore. It’s seriously chilling when Eren calmly talks about his Rumbling plan while he fires off rounds at the range. He’s completely hollow in the moment and Armin and Mikasa can sense it. 

Some powerful words that come out of Eren in this episode is how, “We can’t win if we don’t fight.” This philosophy may be true on some level, but what’s ultimately important is who is fighting whom, and over what. Eren’s bleak message radically contradicts what Willy Tybur preached during his final moments at the Liberio Festival: the only way that this war can be won and that peace can be achieved is if everyone works together. Eren has used his power to work together and build an army that intimidates the world into submission. He manages to take Tybur’s speech and weaponize it in a way that only further proves his point. 

Attack on Titan’s future is definitely going to feature more individuals working together, but it seems like it will be under duress and through Eren’s increasingly tyrannical rule rather than a mutual appreciation to fix the world. Oddly, it’s Onyankopon’s words that “Everybody exists because somebody wanted us to exist” that are unintentionally profound and speak to how everyone should be looking for ways to come together to do more good, not evil.

“Brave Volunteers” is a dense and necessary episode that leaves Attack on Titan in an exciting position as serious dissent begins to crop up around Eren. However, now everyone is too deep into this plan to abandon ship. It leaves the Eldians in rewarding territory and even though they now have more power than ever before there are much more fundamental problems that begin to arise. 

Eren is increasingly comfortable to embrace the devil role that the world has been all too eager to label them with rather than fight the narrative and prove that the only monsters here are the antiquated rules that the public has clung to in fear. The opening credits have been telling the audience since the very first episode of this season: You are the real enemy. 

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This empty threat suddenly feels crushingly authentic for the first time.

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AoT Characters’ Special Interests/Fixations

I love thinking abt this shit and I have A LOT for most of these mfs so 😇 btw this is literally just copy and pasted from the conversation I had w a friend abt this 🥰

no warnings

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Eren:

- Video games but like the development and history on them, is a big geek for old Nintendo and Atari games

- Has probably played every video game in existence

Mikasa:

- KNITTING AND EMBROIDERY!! Loves it bc her mom taught her how to do it

- Makes hats and mittens for the others, everybody has at least one personal hat she made them

Armin:

- Weather patterns in various parts of the world, also just in general regional and geographical shit

- Knows a bunch of random ass facts about like every type environment on earth. He would also be really into cultural studies

Jean:

- In canon he draws so YES he loves drawing. Enjoys drawing and practicing human anatomy

- Also collects vinyls for no reason other than he thinks they’re cool and he likes music a lot. He plays guitar

Connie:

- Cartoons and animation. Adores Disney HJDJF. Also a big big big fan of Animaniacs

- He was so stoked when it got rebooted please

Sasha:

- OBVIOUSLY cooking, like she loves practicing and makes everybody special meals or treats on their birthdays or special events

- I also think she would really enjoy reading tbh? She prefers audio books tho. Loves the Warrior Cats and Harry Potter series (and Percy Jackson why not)

Ymir:

- Linguistics. I can’t explain why I just think she would enjoy learning languages and all about dialects and shit

- Probably knows several languages but she’s not fluent in many

Historia:

- KINDA BASIC but she loves doing makeup, is so so good at it. Everybody lets her practice on them. She also loves watching beauty guru videos

- really into like bead jewelry making, shes made everyone bracelets

Levi:

- Interior design. This man is SO GOOD at designing rooms and color matching shit. His apartment looks hella nice

- Will critique decorating skills absolutely unwarranted, he’ll just walk into a house and complain HDHDN

Hange:

- Anatomy, loves learning about how the body’s work of literally anything creature ever

- Knows several obscure facts and probably has animal skeletons in her apartment

Erwin:

- UHHH art history? Specifically medieval and cubism

- He has a bunch of random paintings in his house even if he doesn’t really like them

Reiner:

- ABSOLUTELY into carpentry, loves building shit especially small figures and furniture

- Everyone has at least one piece of customized furniture by him in their house

Bertholdt:

- Insects and bugs bc he’s a fucking dweeb. Loves to go bug catching and bird watching. He will write down shit he observes in journals

Annie:

- Painting and gardening, it’s really calming to her compared to like everything else she does NDNFJ

- Has a garden with Armin, Her side is better ❤️❤️But she helps him out

- Has like three pigeons that just hang out on his balcony bc he keeps feeding them

Porco:

- Cars and computers vibes, is everyone’s like go to free mechanic. He builds computers for money sometimes

- I can also see him being really into true crime but in the like “well if I were gonna commit murder” way JDJFJ

Pieck:

- Fucking. Cryptids. Her favorite is Nessie. Porco got her a Nessie plushie and it’s her fave

- LOST MEDIA PLEASE she would be OBSESSED with that, tryna find like old videos or games that have just been lost to the internet

[feralaot]

headcanons for the aot characters at a museum?

AOT characters’ day at a museum

modern

eren: doesn’t care about the exhibits and just follows his friends around but eventually he saw a dog and was excited so he followed the dog and got lost. museum security had to find mikasa for him

mikasa and armin: both of them take a lot of time going through each and every piece reading all the labels and learning as much as they can about the art in particular, then they both geek out over it and ramble to each other nonstop on the way home

jean: takes an edible before he gets there and goes absolutely bonkers when he sees a god damn dinosaur skeleton exhibit

connie: giggles and points when he sees someone naked in a painting

sasha: spends all of her time in the paleontology part, carrying around a bunch of stuff she still has from the cafe. she sits and stares at the extinct animal statues while eating chips

historia and ymir: historia drags ymir around like an excited child and their parent, forcing her to hold her up if she’s too short to see over something. ymir also lowkey really enjoys museums and particularly likes anthropology and artifacts so historia always gives her time to marvel at them

hange: gets forcibly removed for trying to lick the exhibits

levi: is the guy forcibly removing people

erwin: carries all of his kids’ things in a backpack while they look around and has his trusty nikon d610 on hand so he can force them all to take a lovely group photo he can savor

reiner: LOVES the dinosaurs. once he’s done dragging bert through all the dino exhibits though he’s gonna try to round up the kids because they always manage to dupe him and leave his sight. but by god he’s gonna look at the dinos first.

bertholdt: such a good mom. he holds all of gabi and falco’s stuff while they look around and always ask them if they’re thirsty or hungry. when he’s not bothering with the kids he’s taking a lot of candid pictures of reiner happily pointing at the dinosaurs that he saves

annie: usually goes off on her own because she spends a long time looking at each individual exhibit and nobody wants to wait that long for her. she really likes looking at old machines in particular, like steam engines and planes

porco: history aficionado right here. he genuinely enjoys museums and makes little comments to himself when he sees exhibits he likes. takes a lot of pictures on his phone too

pieck: no matter what she has a backpack with her the entire time with water and snacks that she brought from home because she thinks museum concessions are too expensive. she just likes listening to porco ramble to himself and follows him around

zeke: seems nonchalant but is lowkey geeking out on the inside the whole time, he’s super enthusiastic about museums and anthropology in particular. he really connects with the neanderthals, you know?

[hajime-isayama-official]

In an alternate universe, who out of the 104th/vets would be a band geek or a theater nerd?

Theater nerd: Reiner, Bertholdt, Annie, Eren, Marco, Historia, Ymir, Hanji, Mike

Band Geek: Mikasa, Jean, Sasha, Connie, Armin, Levi, Erwin, Nanaba, Moblit

[recentanimenews]

Funimation Introduces Returning "Attack on Titan" English Dub Cast

The dub for Attack on Titan Season 2 comes this weekend (4/22) to Toonami and then to Funimation Now the next day. As Funimation notes, even though it has been four years, many on this cast should be familiar. See the list of new and veteran English voice actors as they appear this second season.

  CHARACTER CAST     Season 1 Eren Bryce Papenbrook Armin Josh Grelle Mikasa Trina Nishimura Levi Matthew Mercer Sasha Ashly Burch Conny Clifford Chapin Christa Bryn Apprill Erwin J Michael Tatum Hange Jessica Calvello Miche Jason Douglas Moblit Jerry Jewell Ymir Elizabeth Maxwell Hannes David Wald Reiner Robert McCollum Bertholdt David Matranga Jean Mike McFarland Nanaba Lydia Mackay Nick Francis Henry Pyxis R Bruce Elliott Carla Jessica Cavanagh Marlo Todd Haberkorn Hitch Brittney Karbowski     Season 2 Episode 26   Gelgar Jason Charles Miller Lynne Felecia Angelle Tomas Marcus D. Stimac     ADR Crew  ADR Director Mike McFarland ADR Engineer Brandon Peters Assistant ADR Engineer Xavier Earl Assistant ADR Engineer Goeff Bisente

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[feralaot]

AOT characters in school hcs </3

writing these while i sit in a zoom completely dead to the world

no warnings

modern / school au

eren

dead to the world. zones out and falls asleep all the time. how the hell does he even sleep? it’s so loud in this class what is wrong with you eren. he also yells at teachers and has the most detentions

mikasa

takes two sets of notes for herself and eren bc he won’t do it himself. he doesn’t even study them nor does he actually throw them away so he just has a pile of old notes written by mikasa that he does nothing with

armin

the only one that’s actually actively engaged in class. raising his hand, asking questions, etc. total teacher’s pet. always has honor roll and if a teacher raised their voice at him he’d probably cry

jean

just the really cryptic kid who doesn’t seem to do anything at all but is somehow passing. avoids eye contact with the teacher when they’re looking for hands but is somehow always the one that gets called on

connie

not paying attention, ever. is sending sasha memes the entire time. has had his phone taken away so so many times but it doesn’t stop him

sasha

same as connie, sends him memes during class but she also has snacks stashed in her pockets

historia

always has a water bottle. favorite subject is international relations. hydrates while taking notes <3

ymir

literally pays 0 attention she just has earbuds in during the entire class and hides them under her hair while she jams to mother mother or something. favorite subject is linguistics

hange

the cool science teacher that has set their desk on fire several times and insists on doing experiments almost every class. during a quiet work period they’d probably be so bored they fall asleep and one of their students has to wake them up. literally everything is a challenge to them. they’ll hear that erwin’s students are enjoying his class or something and they’re like oh yeah?? parry this you casual [blows something up for a demonstration]

levi

smth tells me he would be a french teacher. always has his students do things for him e.g. move desks, organize things, etc and usually has to have one of them reach things for him like books on top of shelves

erwin

yall already know this man is a history teacher. he’s usually deadpan and smells like coffee all the time but lowkey really enjoys his job and is enthusiastic about teaching history

mike

the gym teacher that always feels the need to show off for some reason. when he joins one of the dodgeball teams he loses all self control and goes completely ham

reiner

has never done an honest test in his life. always has some kind of cheeky little way to cheat his way through even though if he really wanted to he is probably smart enough to do things on his own. him and annie cheat off of each other and talk major shit about other students

bertholdt

he’s canonically good at everything he learns so I think he’d also be on the honor roll. definitely the responsible one. organizes all his notes and schedules and deadlines and turns things in on time (usually). his favorite subject is geometry because he likes shapes. “did anyone do their part of the project? guys?”

annie

also probably dead to the world. zoned out the entire time but somehow she’s always passing. very respectful so you wouldn’t guess that she’s had a lot of detentions for fighting

porco

he actually is pretty smart and could definitely do things if he wanted to. favorite subjects are english language arts and social studies but in any other classes he’s just.... not going to pay attention if he doesn’t like the topic. his motivation is nonexistent. but if you tell him to write an argumentative essay it’ll probably be 10 fucking pages long because boy oh boy does he have opinions. used to get in trouble a LOT for being disrespectful

pieck

she’s really good at math and does pretty well in most classes but her english teacher has had to talk to her several times about how “poggers” and “swag” are not academic language to use in essays. and that it is infact very rude to call fellow students daft shits

zeke

the other history teacher that has a feud with erwin. hangs out in the teacher’s lounge a lot and probably steals erwin’s lunch and blames it on those pesky students. he would never say it to any of his students’ faces but he judges them so hard like he’s genuinely disgusted when his students dont wash their hair or some shit

yelena

really quiet and really cryptic. probably prefers to sit on the floor instead of her chair

niccolo

just a friendly little nerd that everyone seems to love for some reason. if he gets picked on by someone literally all the jocks, preps, geeks, etc come to his defense 

[aion-rsa]

Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 5 Review: Declaration of War

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Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 5

“If you were trying to save the world, well then I guess you didn’t have a choice, did you?”

Attack on Titan’s previous episode addressed the idea of conscription returning to Marley and emphasized how the nation can’t help but engage in war. Conflict is in Marley’s very nature and they’ve developed an existence that consists of expansion or destruction. However, it doesn’t matter how much Marley acquires because it’s not even really about them strengthening their empire. It’s that they don’t know how to exist without war. They’re incapable of doing anything else. 

This final season of Attack on Titan has carefully contrasted Reiner and Eren as alternate heroes for opposing causes, but Marley’s “conquer or die” philosophy highlights how identical these two characters are. They’re two individuals who can’t do anything but endlessly fight for their cause with every fiber of their beings. There is no alternative and “Declaration of War” shows the danger of when two unmovable forces like that collide.

Episodes like “Declaration of War” are my very favorite pieces of television. The timeline for this entry is very boiled down and the majority of it takes place over the course of a speech and a stage play. It’s mostly a conversation, yet it’s packed with more tension than any other episode from this season. “Declaration of War” makes every sentence count and it’s a highly emotional affair. It’s consistently gripping to see someone as steadfast as Reiner get reduced to a trembling, sobbing mess as Eren just confidently breezes through his plan. 

The episode juxtaposes this dread with the juvenile Marleyian play about their manufactured history regarding the Titans and King Fritz, which only further highlights the mix of extremes that are present (those weird ass trombones from the festival are also a fantastic touch). There’s a very innocuous moment where Reiner’s mother and Annie’s father commiserate over how their children have dedicated themselves to war, but Mr. Leonhart is lost in denial over Annie and insists that she’s still alive. It may not feel like much, but Bertholdt and other casualties are also characters that have parents just like Reiner and Annie who don’t get to have closure over their children’s deaths and are forced to find ways to continue to live.

Reiner’s fear over Eren through all of this highlights one of the most satisfying elements of a series when it’s in its final season, which is looking at how far characters have come since the beginning. Eren made great strides last season, but it’s hard to even recognize the lost and petrified Eren that whined his way through the first two seasons of the series. This Eren does not give a damn and it’s chilling when he threatens to turn into a Titan and kill the people in Reiner’s community considering that when the anime begins Eren’s on the receiving end of this destruction and his people are under siege. It’s a powerful level of irony that’s definitely not lost on Attack on Titan considering this final season’s promotional art has revolved around this idea, but it’s still extremely effective and hammers in the anime’s larger points.

Willy Tybur’s big speech is positioned as the centerpiece of the Liberio Festival, but it’s also the episode’s highlight. Attack on Titan effectively builds anticipation over Willy’s proclamation about his plan for the Titans. It’s such a satisfying monologue that sets the stage for where this final season—and the series as a whole—is heading. Willy combs through his revelation that Marleyan history on the glory of Helos is all a lie and that King Fritz is actually a savior, not a villain. Willy goes on to explain that Fritz promised to not subject Marley to the Founding Titan if these two nations could find a way to live in peace and abolish war.

All of Marley’s propaganda has been in service of this peace and to prevent a war-torn future, even if it’s all predicated on lies. This is huge news for the Marleyan population to consider, but there’s a seismic addendum that’s included with all of this. Willy explains in a very calculated manner that this peace has been destroyed by one specific individual, Eren Jaeger, who has claimed the Founding Titan ability for himself. 

The Marleyan population has never heard of Eren before, but his name immediately galvanizes them all and gives the people a common enemy. It only takes a few sentences for Willy to put a gigantic target on Eren’s back and turn him into a scapegoat for an entire nation. It’s an absolutely chilling moment that’s up there with the very best scenes from Attack on Titan. Marley has a clear figure to focus their rage on, but they don’t even know that he’s already within their ranks. Another terrifying wrinkle in Willy’s plan is that he’s accounted for Eren’s actions to kill him and many of the people at the festival, but he knows that this is the necessary step to trigger war and solidify Eren as the villain that he’s painted him to be. He gets exactly what he wants.

Willy’s plan for martyrdom could not be more perfect, but it unexpectedly proctors an unusual partnership between Eren and Reiner that may be the only key to a future where Marley and Eldia aren’t both flaming wrecks. This culminates with the episode’s extremely rewarding conclusion where Eren and Reiner both fully understand that they’re the same. Both of these characters reflect how much the events of the series have changed them when Reiner begs for forgiveness and Eren insists that he doesn’t even have anything to apologize over. It’s the unifying catalyst that’s necessary to throw them headfirst into battle. 

The final moments of “Declaration of War” are significant for a handful of reasons that will all have major repercussions, but it also feels like everything in this season up until this point has been prologue and that Attack on Titan’s conflict is about to finally begin. Willy’s been crushed. The spark has been lit. This episode is methodical and self-contained, but it’s full of exactly what makes this series so good. Every minute of “Declaration of War” is gripping and a showcase for strong storytelling and character development.

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Oh, and Pieck and Porco fall through a pitfall trap that’s almost certainly the work of Team Rocket. But don’t worry, it’s a good thing.

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