#how to say i love you

[theunsaidsyllables]

If I loved you and you loved me and we never realized it until the end, then maybe we loved in different languages and it was lost in translation.

[a1-playboy]

It’s sickening really,

The way I want to watch you slowly rip my chest open

To feel your cold fingers dig my heart out

You get off on the thought of leaving me empty

I want you to eat it, rub your teeth on the blue vein to make it hurt a little more

Rip through it slowly with your eyes meeting mine

I’d see ethereal beauty

My oxygen thief

[rat-off-string]

[youre-a-miracle-of-the-universe]

to be loved is to be known

i know your usual order by heart (i love you) here's a thing about the tv show you mentioned you liked recently (i love you) i got you hair clips 'cause last time we met you said you needed some (i love you) i know you're staying up late playing that game, please go to bed soon (i love you) i baked you your favorite cookies for your birthday (i love you) i saw this thing and thought you would like this so i bought this for you (i love you) i appreciate you opening up and telling me about your worries, i know it's hard for you (i love you) oh isn't this your favorite childhood cartoon? (i love you) i got you a keychain with your favorite character from that anime (i love you) i know you prefer walking on the right side so i change sides for you (i love you) i know you struggle with talking to people so i do the talking when it's possible, even tho i struggle too (i love you) im running a little late for our meeting but i know you will be too so it's fine (i love you) i know you wake up earlier than i do so i woke up especially early today to spend more time with you (i love you) i know this thing means a lot to you so i will fight for it (i love you) you seem a little upset so i got you to talking about your beloved pet cause i know it will cheer you up (i love you) i know you love my dad's bread so since he baked some bread rolls i brought one for you (i love you) i know you lack physical contact but are too proud and shy to ask for it so i make excuses so you can get some of it (i love you) when you show me your drawing i put a lot of attention to the details bc i know you like to make even the smallest things meaningful i know you'll be happy i noticed some things (i love you) i was craving some sweet drinks so i got the one you like too so we can share (i love you) i know you like tangerines but hate peeling them so i peeled one for you without asking (i love you) i bring up and old inside joke that always makes you laugh when you get sad (i love you) i could name your recent hyperfixations in order (i love you) i know you love to talk but are insecure if anyone wants to hear you out so i reassure you every once in a while (i love you)

[mikasa-last-hope]

How do you think Levi and Mikasa confessed their love to each other?

Hi Anonymous! Thanks for your question.

To begin with, I ship Levi and Mikasa of course but I want to make it clear that my answer will remain based on IF Levi and Mikasa love each other.

I may disappoint you, but I don't think Levi and Mikasa are the type to openly and easily say "I love you" or stuff like "You're the love of my life." "Marry me."

For me, Levi is a man of action so therefore I would see his feelings expressed more through actions like protecting her, supporting her, being what she needs in the moment (a confidant, an accomplice, a punching bag, an advisor, a mentor…. etc.), he could be more tactile with her than with others (a hand on her shoulder, a light ruffle/caress on her hair, holding her back briefly by her hand or waist, rubbing her back for comfort, grabbing her face/arm/legs sharply if he suspects that she is injured…etc.) but mostly with a LOT of eye contact, eyes are the window to the soul after all. He could also express it verbally but implicitly with undertones like "I'm on your side/I'm with you." "I'm not favoring you/her, it's just that it annoys me less." And come on let's go crazy why not more concrete stuff like, "I'm not really an envious person but sometimes it pisses me off when I see that titan brat… he has something that I want and doesn't even know it."

Nevertheless, I believe that Levi is able to say "I love you". To me, he would have no problem assuming his feelings once he understood the nature of them but just wouldn't want to flaunt them. So eventually, he might say it if he thinks it's useful, it wouldn't necessarily be emotional but maybe more pragmatic? For example, I can very well imagine a scene where Mikasa would be upset by something Levi might have said or done or not done, she would ask him explanations, shooting him with her burning eyes and raising her voice while Levi would stay calm and give her a short, simple and clear answer: "I love you. " As if he was just saying a fact, letting Mikasa do what she wants with it, without expecting anything in return, because for him it's one-sided and he has accepted it. Mikasa feels uncomfortable and looks away from Levi. (a little like Daenerys in this scene of GoT :

And finally... she leave the room without a word but with a beating heart...

Haha Yes, I am a little sadistic !

Concerning Mikasa, as I think she's shy on that level it would take time but she will get there for sure. And if she falls in love with Levi in the original SnK plot I think she would first be in denial for a long time given the grudge she had against him after the court so I don't think she would realize or accept her feelings quickly and easily. On the other hand, I think that unlike Levi, she will be really emotional but she would only be able to confess her feelings verbally and clearly in a critical moment like he or she is about to die, that she knows they or one of them wouldn't make it, it's the end so she has nothing left to lose. OR eventually in a happy-ending where, after a long road full of pitfalls, she will thank Levi for having been there for her no matter what and will tell him with kind eyes and a sweet, genuine smile that she has always loved him… well almost always!

To summarize, Levi would (possibly) be the first but Mikasa will express it more clearly and emotionally.

So here I hope my long answer is interesting and that you liked it. I went more with the idea of a Rivamika romance during the events of SnK because I think there's so much material for it, hence my Ackerbond fanfiction (which I don't update, I know… 😔)

Looking forward to a new question or message if you want to answer this post 😉

[des-no9]

"I go where you go" will always get me. Always.

[noelledeltarune]

EVERY SINGLE DAY there are MILLIONS of characters in their late 20s who get falsely accused of being father figures to teenagers when in reality the description of "weird older cousin" or "step-sibling that moved out before you were born" is 1000000x more apt

[mrtequilasunset]

Listen man, you guys can't be like "you guys need to be normal about asexuality" and then turn around and get weirdly judgemental when you find out someone doesn't have sex by choice. Like that's weird that some of you do that.

[inkskinned]

because sometimes there are invisible tests and invisible rules and you're just supposed to ... know the rule. someone you thought of as a friend asks you for book recommendations, so you give her a list of like 30 books, each with a brief blurb and why you like it. later, you find out she screenshotted the list and send it out to a group chat with the note: what an absolute freak can you believe this. you saw the responses: emojis where people are rolling over laughing. too much and obsessive and actually kind of creepy in the comments. you thought you'd been doing the right thing. she'd asked, right? an invisible rule: this is what happens when you get too excited.

you aren't supposed to laugh at your own jokes, so you don't, but then you're too serious. you're not supposed to be too loud, but then people say you're too quiet. you aren't supposed to get passionate about things, but then you're shy, boring. you aren't supposed to talk too much, but then people are mad when you're not good at replying.

you fold yourself into a prettier paper crane. since you never know what is "selfish" and what is "charity," you give yourself over, fully. you'd rather be empty and over-generous - you'd rather eat your own boundaries than have even one person believe that you're mean. since you don't know what the thing is that will make them hate you, you simply scrub yourself clean of any form of roughness. if you are perfect and smiling and funny, they can love you. if you are always there for them and never admit what's happening and never mention your past and never make them uncomfortable - you can make up for it. you can earn it.

don't fuck up. they're all testing you, always. they're tolerating you. whatever secret club happened, over a summer somewhere - during some activity you didn't get to attend - everyone else just... figured it out. like they got some kind of award or examination that allowed them to know how-to-be-normal. how to fit. and for the rest of your life, you've been playing catch-up. you've been trying to prove that - haha! you get it! that the joke they're telling, the people they are, the manual they got- yeah, you've totally read it.

if you can just divide yourself in two - the lovable one, and the one that is you - you can do this. you can walk the line. they can laugh and accept you. if you are always-balanced, never burdensome, a delight to have in class, champagne and glittering and never gawky or florescent or god-forbid cringe: you can get away with it.

you stare at your therapist, whom you can make jokes with, and who laughs at your jokes, because you are so fucking good at people-pleasing. you smile at her, and she asks you how you're doing, and you automatically say i'm good, thanks, how are you? while the answer swims somewhere in your little lizard brain:

how long have you been doing this now? mastering the art of your body and mind like you're piloting a puppet. has it worked? what do you mean that all you feel is... just exhausted. pick yourself up, the tightrope has no net. after all, you're cheating, somehow, but nobody seems to know you actually flunked the test. it's working!

aren't you happy yet?

[perfectlyripeclementine]

calling my lover "mine" but not in the way that my toothbrush or notebook are mine, mine in the way my neighborhood is mine, and also everybody else's, "mine" like mine to tend to, mine to care for, mine to love. "mine" not like possession but devotion.

[sevenines]

OBSESSED with this new su signing poster. pearl holding greg just because. slightly older steven with attempts at growing out facial hair. the little pebble in the corner. garnet criss-crossed on greg’s van. lapis’ pants riding down so low you can see her hip. bismuth with that muscle definition. connie’s preppy outfit. peridot’s blank glasses.

[a1-playboy]

I would rather choke than deal with the heaviness on my heart. I feel imprisoned by devotion. Look how long this love can hold its breath.

[secondbeatsongs]

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[tadfools]

You guys are commenting on the fics you read right? You’re at least leaving kudos on the Astarion smut and the pairs that have less than 20 fics for them too? You’re bookmarking stories you really like that are still being updated and ones that haven’t been touched in over a year right?

You know that even the smallest interactions are like cocaine to fic writers right? You understand how important a string of emoji hearts left behind on chapter at three am is right?? Right????

You’re treating AO3 like a community and not a content factory….right?

[unbeardedpocket]

Bougie love is a customized massage chair

Tender love is a warmed towel after a winter shower

Respectful love is asking ‘what do you need right now?’

Childlike love is packing pickles because I know you like them

[theoldkyokodied]

The Allegiance of the Ascended Vampire and the New God of Magic