#if ymir had a child au

[amadholes-lostre]

[teakookssi]

Before I Leave You [Eren/Levi x Reader FF]

[ full story can be found here or here ]

[Overview & prologue]

➺ pairing: levi ackerman/eren jeager x fem!reader 

➺content: mafia au, crime, arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, angst, lol so much angst

➺warnings: YO. SHIT. IS. DARK. violence, blood, strong language, guns/weapons, and illegal activities are all mentioned but hey, that’s attack on titan for you, so if you can handle that, you can handle this (: 

chapter 10: crime & punishment

“Well, if it isn’t my wayward daughter,” Ymir says to you in greeting, his deep voice rumbling against the quiet night as he comes to stand in front of you. “Finally found your way back home, I see.”

You turn your head away petulantly, jaw clenched. His tone is mocking, trying to provoke you. Wanting to get you to admit you messed up. That the sole reason he is here is because you disobeyed him and are incapable of handling things on your own.

You have too much pride to admit to such a thing, but your father is not one to let you off the hook so easily. 

His hand is cold and rough as he tilts your face to his.

Piercing sapphire eyes stare down at you, pinning you in place. You're not surprised by the lack of warmth or the hint of danger you find in them. But there’s a chilling intensity to them, reminding you of the deep, vast ocean in the middle of winter. 

You fear you will drown in them.

“You’ve been out playing past your bedtime, darling,” Ymir chides in a fatherly tone while subtly glancing over your features for any signs of damage. When he finds none, his devilish smile grows wider, revealing his sharp canines. “We can’t have that now, can we?” 

As he says this, two of your father’s men appear behind him and reach out over you to rudely yank Eren from your side.

Naturally, Eren panics and calls to you for help, but you do well to neither react nor turn back to look at him. Not when your father is watching you as closely as he is. Either way, you don’t need to look behind you to know they’ve dragged Eren up the stairs to your front porch and roughly shoved him inside your house to wait for judgment.

You let them all do as they please without protest, but the same cannot be said regarding your father, and you pull away from his hold with open resentment. 

Ymir blinks, his hand hanging momentarily in the air as he acknowledges your little tantrum, but his calm demeanor remains unchanged and he drops his hand shortly after. He then straightens and beckons you forward with a crooked smile. “Come, now. We have much to discuss.”

Taking the lead, he follows his men's footsteps in the direction of your front door with the menacing grace that would make even the fiercest animal bow down to him. You throw Levi one last deadly glare in his direction before begrudgingly following after your father. 

There is no hiding how much you don’t want him here. Ymir's presence for you is degrading and belittling. Reminding you that in comparison to him, you are still nothing more than an overindulged child who had been handed guns and knives to play with like toys. And that no matter what you do, you are incapable of inflicting any real damage or bring about any real change to the family business unless he willed it first. 

But your sullen attitude doesn't seem to faze your father. Rather, he seems to find it all the more inviting—much to your great displeasure.

Making your way inside with the rest of your circle in tow, you catch sight of Eren sitting nervously in the foyer as two of your father’s men stand over him, keeping him in place. You feel his gaze on you as you walk past, but you don’t spare him a single glance. One of your father’s men stands waiting for you outside your study a few doors down, which is where you assume your father has taken station, so you head straight towards it.

You take a deep breath and exhale sharply before stepping inside. When you finally do, his guard closes the door behind you with a deafening click that leaves the room in eerie silence. The room itself is a mixture of leather chairs, fine furniture, and wooden floors—not much unlike the rest of your house—while the lamps in the room turn the lighting dim, and a warm rich yellow hue.

Your father stands near the far right of the room by your desk with his back to you, pouring himself a drink from your stash of liquor. 

As you anxiously await for him to address you first, you deliberate the best way to approach this. If you want things to play out in your favor, you need to play your cards right. You can’t afford for him to know the truth about what really happened to you this morning or all your plans involving Erwin will be ruined.

After taking a shot of his drink, Ymir places his empty glass back on the table next to your bottles of liquor, and you brace yourself.

“I thought I taught you better than to let yourself fall prey to your enemies,” your father finally says, keeping his back to you. His tone is nonchalant, but you can hear the familiar edge in his voice that tells you he is very much upset. 

“I didn’t fall prey to anything,” you reply back curtly, trying to match his casual tone, but a note of irritation remains present in your voice. “I chose to run away.”

He glimpses over his shoulder at you with a raised eyebrow. “Is that what you’re calling it?”

“It’s the truth,” you tell him sharply. “I left of my own free will.”

Your father hums in thought before slowly turning to face you. His expression still calm, but skeptical. “Then why do your people tell a different story?”

You roll your eyes with a sharp sigh, not missing a beat. “Because they only ever know what I need them to know.” You wave a dismissive hand in the air. “It’s a nuisance having to explain to them every little thing I do.”

Ymir studies you closely for a moment longer before pouring himself another drink and taking it back with him to sit at your desk. “They say you were in poor condition this morning,” he informs you, leaning back in his chair. “That you were struggling to even walk. You were advised against going out in such a state, but you refused to listen.” 

Under his hard, stern gaze —were you anyone else— you would have bent down to his will right then and there. But you were not like everyone else. And if you didn’t want things to get worse for you, you could not be the one to cave in first. 

You offer your father a tight lip smile. “Right, well as you can see…” You gesture to your fully composed self before pulling out the leather chair facing your desk to sit across from him. “I can put on quite a show.”

But your father remains unconvinced. He reaches for his drink on the desk and takes a swing at it. “Historia insists otherwise.”

“Does she now?” you mutter dryly as he goes on, leaning back in your chair.

“She claims she saw you lying on the floor in my office. Unconscious. That that’s how that boy was able to kidnap you.”

Your siren gaze locks onto him like an iron snare. “That boy was just doing as I said. I was the one who told him to make Historia believe he was taking me back here. I made him persuade her not to tell anyone so we wouldn’t be followed.”

A flicker of barely controlled fury crosses your father's face as his steely eyes narrow on you. “You left unprotected and without notice.” Slowly, he rises to his feet and leans over the desk in front of you with a low growl. “Why?” 

It takes all your willpower to hold your ground and keep your leisurely posture from shifting under his scathing look.

You shrug halfheartedly. “I was…” you start to say before trailing off as something catches your eye over your father’s shoulder, making you pause as your blood runs cold with dread. 

The dead girl in the white bloody dress stands behind your father, haunting you as if she'd never left at all.  

Your eyes nervously flicker back to your father. Did he catch the wave of panic and fear that ran through you just now? You can’t read his expression, but if he did notice something, you needed to make it seem like it had all just been a trick of the eye and not you accidentally revealing how mentally unstable you really are. 

Your father keeps staring at you, waiting. 

“I was bored,” you finally answer him, hoping your voice doesn't betray how on edge you are. 

“You were bored,” Ymir repeats flatly. He looks almost insulted that that’s the best excuse you can come up with for him. Still, he nods with a click of his tongue, and with eyes downcast in thought, stands to circle around the desk before you. 

“I’ve tasked you to maintain order within this business while I secure our future in this world,” Ymir says with a scowl, his voice deep and rough. He points to the door behind you—to the world outside. “This sector is your playground. Crime gangs, your playthings. That should be more than enough to keep you entertained.” His scowl deepens as he leans forward, gripping the sides of your chair and caging you in his arms. “What more could you possibly want?”

His close proximity has you inhaling his familiar scent—a strong mixture of whiskey, cigarettes, and sandalwood cologne that overwhelms your senses. But his words momentarily still your demons, allowing your mind to refocus as he reminds you of your ultimate goal. 

“You know what I want.”

A muscle in his jaw twitches. “Is that why you left that little message for Erwin with that journalist’s wife?”

Your eyes gleam against the light. Hitch. 

Oh, that woman had done most beautifully. After you'd left Marlow’s household, you’d had Sasha stay behind —keeping herself to the shadows — to make sure Hitch delivered your message to Erwin as she promised she would in accordance to the deal she’d made with you. According to Sasha, Hitch did in fact wait with her sleeping daughter in her arms, in the middle of the bloodbath you and your people left behind until Erwin showed up. When Erwin finally arrived less than a half hour later, he offered Hitch and her daughter protection, as you knew he would. But much to his surprise, and your extreme delight, she out front denied him.

“You can’t protect anyone,” Hitch had spat at him before placing a blank white envelope in front of him. “The daughter of Ymir sends her regards.”

Inside the envelope was a sheet of paper with two sentences: I win. Your move. Which Sasha had assured you he’d read because he then crumpled the paper in his hands and left.

Admittedly, it had been a bold move. You had gambled it all on the love of a mother for her child, but Hitch was a smart woman. Allowing Marlow to side with Erwin had lost her her husband. She would not make the same mistake twice and risk losing her daughter the same way.

Your father's grip on the sides of your leather chair tighten as he notes the smug look on your face, bringing you back to the present. “Proud, are we?” 

But you bristle at his tone and jump to your feet, scraping the chair behind you. “I did what was necessary!” you snap back at him unapologetically, pointing at his chest. “To protect your reputation. As you told me to do.”

Ymir’s patience wears out. 

“No.” In one swift movement, Ymir reaches for your extended arm and pulls you in towards him, making you collide against his chest. “You acted out of foolishness,” he growls at you with bared teeth. “To prove a point. To put yourself on the playing field—without even thinking about the consequences. Of the delicate situation you would have put us in if things ended up getting traced back to you.”

But your father doesn’t have a firm enough hold on you. Fueled by your own anger, you easily twist free from his grip and shove him back, even though he hardly moves an inch. 

“I was careful!” you cry out with indignation. “Have you so little faith in me you think I would risk everything unless I knew the outcome with absolute certainty?” You shake your head, bitter. “You and Levi are the bloody same.”

You turn on your heels and march for the door, having had enough of his scolding.

“We are not finished,” your father says brusquely just as your hand closes on the door handle. 

You pause, hearing the warning in his tone. For a brief second, you contemplate leaving regardless, but you know it’ll just make things worse for you in the end. Reluctantly and through clenched teeth, you let your hand fall away. 

“Sit down.”

Your hands curl into fists at your side, hating the way he speaks to you. So you remain standing where you are, refusing to face him.

Ymir scoffs at your defiance as you hear him light a cigarette behind you. “I give you a small taste of power and you think yourself untouchable. But all you’ve done is prove to me you are not ready for any of it, no matter how strong or skilled you think you are.” Disappointment is laced in his voice as he blows out a smoke and adds, “Levi was right about you. You’ve grown far too impetuous and way too bloody fearless.”

Your eyes widen, enraged. “Levi?!” 

You turn and stride across the room to where your father now sits regally behind your desk, a cigarette in between his fingers. 

“Levi doesn’t know shit about me.” Not anymore. Not how he used to. “But of course, go ahead. Take his word over mine. Like you always do. What do I care.”

A small smile commandeers your father’s lips as he exhales a puff of smoke. “Oh, I don’t need to take his word for it. You’ve seen to that yourself.”

Your eyes narrow dangerously. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

He gives you a pointed look. “This isn’t the first time you have deliberately put yourself at risk for the sake of getting what you want.”

“Oh, for fuck’s sake!” you exclaim, exasperated. “I was never in any danger! Despite what you and Levi believe, I’m not helpless. I’m not weak. I don’t need to be protected. I can take care of myself. That’s what you trained me for all these years, isn’t it?”

Ymir's features harden. “I raised you the way I did so that I wouldn’t have to worry over you.” Your eyes follow his right hand as he moves it across the desk to tap the end of his cigarette on an ashtray. “But your actions as of late are rather concerning. I was willing to let it go, but now we have you disappearing for hours, acting recklessly and without reason.”

You shake your head and look away, frustrated. This was rendering futile. No matter what you said, your father wasn't going to believe any of it. 

“For the time being,” he goes on to add, “I want you home. Where you will be heavily monitored.”

You tense. “What?”

But Ymir continues. “You will have no control over the business. Nor will your little circle of misfits toys be obeying your every whim. They will be under orders to not let you leave the house.”

“For how long?” you ask through clenched teeth. 

Ymir shrugs and puts out his cigarette on the ashtray. “Until Levi sees fit.”

You close your eyes and exhale sharply. That manipulating son of a bitch! Nevertheless, you reign in your temper and throw the traitorous bastard to the back of your mind. You would deal with him soon enough. 

Flashing your eyes open, you focus all of your energy on your father. “This is fucking bullshit!” you tell him reproachfully. “How is any of this fair? I only did what you would’ve done.”

Ymir fixes you with a gaze dark and hard as coal. “And I need you to be better.” 

With an air of finality, he directs his attention away from you. “Call in Mr. Yeager,” Ymir orders aloud across the room to one of the guards stationed outside the door. 

You stiffen nervously as your gaze shifts to the door and then back to your father. “Why?”

Your father’s tone grows mild. “He has an interesting last name. Yeager. Don’t you think? Not very common.” But the evaluating look in your father's eye tells you he’s scheming, and you’re left feeling uneasy. He then slides his gaze over to you with a tilt of his head. “But perhaps more intriguing is this odd fascination he has for you that everyone keeps telling me about.”

Your jaw sets. “I’ve already looked into him. I told you, he’s harmless.”

Ymir raises an eyebrow. “You surprise me, daughter. Since when do you start letting your guard down around people that isn’t us?”

You scoff incredulously. “Are you serious? You’ve met the guy. You can’t seriously think he is capable of any ulterior motives—”

Your father cuts you off with a dangerous glare. “That boy did not come out of nowhere without reason and fall helplessly into your lap just to let himself be groomed by you. A wolf dressed in wool is still a wolf.”

You both slide your gaze to the door as you hear footsteps approach from the other side.

“But who knows?” your father muses ominously from behind your desk. “If he survives, we might make something out of him yet.”

You frown. If he survives?

Before you can ask anything further, the door swings open and Eren steps inside.

— 

“Mr. Eren Yeager,” Ymir says in way of greeting to the nervous looking young man making his way across the room towards him. “Take a seat.”

Eren wisely does as he’s told and sits across from your father in the same chair you had been sitting in moments before. His green eyes flick over to where you stand behind your father’s chair, but a look of indifference is all you greet him with and he flinches, disheartened.

Your father observes this exchange quietly before drawing Eren’s attention away from you. 

“You seem to be playing quite the hero for my daughter lately,” Ymir begins calmly, almost pleasantly. “Always coming to her rescue. Obeying her every whim. Giving in to her little tantrums…”

Eren promptly shakes his head. “Sir, I didn’t mean to cause any trouble—”

Ymir raises a hand to gently cut him off with a tight lip smile, sliding his icy gaze over to you. “Listening to her will always lead to trouble, I assure you.” 

You grimace and lean back against the bookshelf behind you with arms crossed, unamused.

“But…” Ymir reverts his focus back to Eren and gives him a knowing smile. “Something tells me you already know that.”

Eren doesn’t miss a beat. “I only wanted to help her,” he swears, throwing a glance at you.

But this is as much patience as Ymir is willing to offer because though his demeanor remains calm, your father's voice grows hard as steel. “You helped put her life at risk. At any given moment she was away from her guards, she could have been captured, held for ransom. Murdered. You could have led her into a trap. Betrayed her.”

Eren looks appalled. “I would never—” He turns to you for help, but your cold expression tells him not to expect anything from you so he hastily turns back to your father. “I would never do anything to hurt her.”

Ymir raises an eyebrow dubiously. “I’ve heard better lies spoken from lesser men. My wealth and success is no secret, Mr. Yeager. And people are capable of monstrous things if it means a chance at getting their hands on it.”

But this only causes Eren to withdraw back slightly in his seat, understanding clouding his expression as Eren confirms where, or rather whom, it is you’ve picked up your vindictive attitude and negative view towards the world. 

Sensing this change in him, you watch him carefully as his hands curl into fists in his lap, thinking he might give in. But then he steals a sideways glance in your direction and says pointedly, “Not all humans are monsters.”

You scowl, taking this as an invitation to come out and play.

“No,” you tell Eren none too kindly. “They’re worse.” You cock your head to the side, cruelness dripping from your voice as Eren stares back at you warily the closer you step towards him. “But not you, right? You’re the exception?”

You sense your father observing you closely from behind, wondering where you're going with this. Unaware that Eren’s words had been addressed to you and your morally grey decisions.

Your eyes narrow as you go on to say to Eren with open disdain, “In comparison to us, you’re a bloody saint, right?” 

Eren looks pained. “Anya, please—”

You cut him off and throw Ymir a wry smile over your shoulder. “How blessed are we, Father, to have a holy angel in our midst?”

But Ymir simply raises an eyebrow at you, unimpressed. As if to say, “Are you finished?” 

Lips pressed, you make an exaggerated gesture towards Eren, replying silently, “He's all yours.” 

You leave them to serve yourself a much needed drink, all the while scanning the room for any signs of that ghastly ghost of a girl. But the girl in the stained dress has remained absent ever since Eren first stepped into the room. 

You refrain from dwelling on that fact. 

Twirling the drink in your hand, you observe from afar as Ymir rises from his seat to make his way around your desk, forcing Eren’s attention back on him. He lights another cigarette in the process. 

“Mr. Yeager,” Ymir says, taking a seat at the edge of the desk in front of Eren and gesturing lazily in your direction. “Considering my daughter is standing here alive and well, I am willing to overlook today’s incident. But if this happens again, and I find you in the center of it, I promise I will not be as forgiving. So for your own sake, I advise you to keep your distance from her.”

Eren blinks up at your father in alarm, not at all expecting to hear such an order. “You want me to…?” Eren trails off as his head turns and his eyes slowly make their way across the room to where you stand. 

Your jaw clenches as you struggle to keep it together because that devastated look on his face is affecting you far more than you care to admit. So when Eren finds you taking in his reaction, you briskly turn away and walk off to the other side of the room, feeling unsteady. 

But that does little to stop him. Without thinking, Eren starts to get up, intent on reaching you to make you change your mind. Probably thinking this is a request you made that you wanted your father to fulfill. “Anya—”

Your father, however, keeps him seated, a heavy hand clasped firmly on Eren's shoulder.

“Looking after my daughter isn’t what you were hired for, Mr. Yeager,” your father reminds him coolly. “There’s no need for you to concern yourself over her.” 

And yet, despite your father’s warning undertone, Eren grows unresponsive, eyes lost in thought as he stares blankly at an invisible spot on the floor in front of him. 

Ymir cocks his head at him curiously before giving Eren's shoulder a firm shake. “Eren.” At his name, Eren slowly blinks to attention, signaling your father to press forward. “All I need from you is to keep working that charming smile of yours on my business partners and keep my company profiting.” He then gives Eren's shoulder a tight squeeze. “Fair enough?”

When Eren makes no further protest, Ymir starts to walk away to prepare himself another drink, thinking this is the end of the conversation. But Eren is far too still for your liking. And you fear the things going through his head as he then says to your father, “With all due respect, sir, but I can’t do that.”

Cold dread roots you in place as your father stops short a few feet away from your table of drinks. He stands unmoving for the longest of seconds, his back facing both you and Eren as you anxiously wait for him to respond.

Finally, Ymir gives the slightest tilt over his shoulder. “What was that now?” he asks Eren politely. 

But even with his back to you, you can hear the smile stretched on your father’s lips, and you realize this must be what your father has been goading Eren towards this whole time. 

“Stop,” you find yourself warning Eren as you try to cross the room towards him in urgent strides. “Stop talking. Now.”

But your father turns before you can reach Eren and Ymir raises a hand in your direction. That’s all he needs to do to stop you in your tracks. 

“Please continue, Mr. Yeager,” Ymir prompts, regarding Eren with a dark look in his eye that confirms your suspicions over this mysterious ploy of his. “You can’t do what exactly?”

Eren swallows nervously, but he locks eyes with your father nonetheless. “You want me to keep my distance from your daughter because you don’t trust me.” He nods once in agreement, his tone mild. “That’s fair, but…” He shakes his head with a clenched jaw. “I also can't turn my back on her.” His voice suddenly hardens, turns angry. “I won’t. Not when I know that every day her life is at risk. That the reason she’s always in danger and needs to be protected in the first place is because of the kind of businesses you run behind closed doors.” 

You slam your drink on the table beside you and lunge for Eren before your father can react. 

“Are you mad?!” you demand Eren vehemently, trying to play the role of the loyal daughter coming to her father’s defense. “You dare accuse my father—”

“Now, hold on, darling,” Ymir cuts you off, stepping in your path before you can properly get your hands on Eren. “I’d like to hear more about what Mr. Yeager has to say about the matter.”

You steal a nervous glance up at your father who keeps an arm around your middle to keep you in place. Ymir’s focus, however, never strays from Eren. 

“Why?” you demand, haughty. “He clearly has no idea what he’s talking about.”

Eren's gaze cuts to you sharply. “I know enough!” he snaps back at you, refusing to be blindsided. “I know that people walk the other way when they see any of you walking down the street. I see their fear. And I know what happens to those that threaten your family.”

You fight back a grimace, thinking now he’s really done it, as a sinister smile begins to creep up across your father's lips.

“You speak of things that can get you killed,” Ymir tells Eren before leaving your side to approach him the way a wolf sizes up its prey before going in for the kill.

Sensing his impending doom, Eren rushes to explain, “Because I think you’re making a mistake.”

“A mistake?” 

“Yes.” 

You don't miss the way Eren passes saliva down his throat as Ymir’s six foot three figure closes the gap between them. But despite your father's height tactic—which you know he enjoys exploiting to intimidate and exert his dominance over his enemies—Eren doesn’t back down. 

His voice remains steady as he tells your father, “I think I can be of better use to you if I remain by her side.”

You tsk in contempt so as to intervene. “As what? My guard dog?” You bark out a laugh. “Please. You have no survival skills whatsoever. You can’t protect anyone.”

Eren manages to look slightly smug as he turns to face you. “I saved you once before, didn’t I? I can easily do it again.”

That earns him a harsh scowl from you. “You acted out of stupidity, not skill.”

He lets out an irritated half laugh. “Then where were the rest of your ‘skilled’ guards when you needed them? I wouldn’t have had to jump in and save you if they had been doing their job in the first place.” 

Before you can argue back, Eren turns to Ymir. “Sir, her friends are too loyal to her to go against her. If she gives the word, they’ll let her do whatever she wants, even when they know it poses a threat to her life. Just look at what happened today. They let her leave the house this morning when she was struggling to even walk!”

You scoff in disbelief, your blood boiling as you sense yourself losing further control of the situation. Because what the hell was happening right now? Was this how Eren was planning on securing his bet with you? By sabotaging your relationships and forcing his way into your life so you had no way of escaping him or his moral influences? 

You turn on your father angrily, expecting him to put an end to this and back you up, only for you to find him standing a few feet away, busy pouring himself the drink Eren had interrupted him from preparing earlier before. 

“Father!” you cry out impatiently, demanding his attention. “Are you seriously going to let him keep talking about this? Tell him to fuck off already!”

“Well, actually, darling…” 

Ymir takes a languid drink of his liquor, the ice in his drink clinking against the glass with each slow and calculated step he makes back to his seat behind your desk. 

“He has a point.”

You stare at your father for a long moment, dumbfounded, before your eyes drift back to Eren and you slowly start to connect the dots. 

You shake your head, marching towards your father. “No. Absolutely not. That’s not why I brought him here!” You lean over the desk standing in between you and him. “His image is supposed to remain clean. If he’s seen in places he’s not supposed to be, working with people who—”

Ymir cuts you off with a wave. “That’s the least of my concern.” He leans back on his chair to evaluate Eren carefully from where he stands behind you. “What I want to know is just how far he’s willing to go to protect you.”

“As far as it takes,” Eren promptly answers, stepping forward. “Whatever she needs from me, I’ll do it.”

Your shoulders sag and you close your eyes in defeat as his response rewards Eren with a wicked grin from your father. “You would die for her?”

“Yes.”

Ymir raises an eyebrow. “Even…kill for her?”

A small noise of hesitation, like a strangled breath, escapes Eren's throat, snapping your eyes open. You twist towards him, noting his prolonged silence. 

Only for you to find he’s already looking at you. 

You try to look away, not wanting to get caught in those bright green eyes of his, but your body won’t cooperate. The way he’s looking at you is unnerving. Like he’s able to see past all your jagged edges and metal armor into the weary soul buried within.

Perhaps he can, because his eyes do not leave you as he answers your father with vast conviction, “If it meant saving her life, yes.”

You falter, breaking free from his gaze, as you feel something heavy unfurl in your stomach, and it takes you a moment to understand it's guilt. To hear that Eren would allow himself to be corrupted for your sake…

Your father laughs, deeply amused. “What deep devotion you spark in the hearts of men, Anya! Such bravery!” 

His words cause you to flinch, but Ymir doesn't seem to notice. “You reckon he'd still feel the same way,” your father questions, “if I told him of all the countless hearts you’ve collected and buried deep underground?” You freeze, the color draining from your face as Ymir adds, “Of all the blood and death that follows wherever you go?”

You watch Eren’s expression fall, turn woeful, as he lowers his gaze to the floor, unable to look at you anymore.  

“You did not know, did you?” Ymir asks Eren cruelly. “Of the murderous little creature she really is.” 

Not wanting to hear Eren’s answer, you turn to your father angrily. “What is even the point of this? He’s not actually going to take part in—”

Eren cuts you off. “It doesn't matter,” he says tersely, trying to force himself to believe what he's saying, that he really doesn't care. And yet, he cannot control the unsteadiness you hear in his voice. Or the troubled look displayed across his face, expressing how much he’s struggling to override his moral code. 

Your father notices it too. “Oh?” he asks Eren curiously. “It doesn’t, now?” 

You try to step in, wanting to put an end to this. “Father—” 

But Ymir is far from finished. With Eren still positioned on the opposite side of your desk from Ymir, your father leans towards him in his chair with keen fascination. 

“Then you think someone like her—” He gestures to you standing to his right with an open hand. “—someone of her nature… is worth signing away your life for?” 

Against your better judgement, you steal a glance over at Eren anxiously, awaiting his response. 

He wouldn't agree to this. He couldn’t. Because despite what your father believes, Eren is very much aware of the kind of monster you are. You’ve killed in front of him, threatened his life countless of times. Plus, the only reason he told your father he knew what happened to people who betrayed your family was no thanks to you. Eren was distraught after learning what you’d done to Marlow. He wouldn't stake his life for someone capable of something like that. You were sure of it. 

And yet…

Eren straightens, squares his shoulders. “She’s important to you, Sir,” Eren answers your father evenly, staring him down. “So, yes.” His eyes then lock with yours. “I believe she’s worth protecting.”

You stare at Eren in shock, completely taken aback, until you glimpse over at your father smiling up at him. As if what Eren said is exactly what he wanted to hear. 

You turn away, feeling sick. 

Ymir proceeds, oblivious to your growing restlessness. “Very well, Mr. Yeager. If you are so highly familiar with the framework of my organization, then you must know that if you do this, and you pledge your loyalty to us, there will be no going back.” With his elbows resting on the arms of his chair, Ymir claps his hands together like a businessman ready to seal a deal. “Do you understand that?” 

Eren nods earnestly. “I have nothing left to lose.” 

Your father glimpses over Eren's shoulder to where you stand glaring at him and Eren from afar, quietly seething. “Then you have your work cut out for you.” 

Eren remains undeterred as he starts towards you expectantly, eyes glistening with joy. In his mind, he thinks he's won. Your father has granted him the permission and freedom to remain closer to you, which is what he wanted. 

But you instantly draw back, maintaining your distance. 

Eren halts, confused, and you ball your hands into fists at your sides. Hating how completely unaware he is of the triumphant grin plastered across your father's face behind him. Of the conniving plan your father surely has in store for him that will most likely cost him his life.

You shake your head at Eren with a look that’s equal parts pity and disappointment. “You’ve just made the worst mistake of your life.”

Before he can ask you anything more, you turn on your heels and storm out of the room. Overwhelmed with how trapped and powerless you feel. Because you can't shake off the reality of what's just happened. Of how, out of the three of you standing in that room, the only person walking out of there victorious here tonight was your father.  

—

As you walk out of your study, the two guards standing outside the door join Eren and your father inside. 

Not expecting your father to call you back in, but wanting to create distance between him incase he does, you make your way out of the hallway. As you try to slip away undetected, you catch a glimpse of your cadre waiting for you in the living room, looking concerned. But it's not them you're on the hunt for. You need to regain some sense of control again, and to face them now will only serve as a reminder that you in fact are not. 

Unfortunately, Mikasa spots you first before you get the chance to make your getaway. “Anya! What happened?” she asks, coming to join you in the hallway. “Is everything alright?”

But it appears the events of tonight have begun to mess with your mind because all it takes is Mikasa’s Ackerman blood and resembling grey eyes to have you seeing Levi instead. The hallucination lasts only seconds, but it's enough to trigger you. 

Mikasa draws back as your siren eyes, red with irritation, zero in on her. But it's too late for her now. 

“Is everything alright?” you repeat dryly, taking predatory steps towards her. “Yeah, everything’s bloody brilliant! No thanks to your stupid cousin. It was him, wasn't it? He went running off to my father like a bloody snitch and exaggerated everything to make him come down here and investigate.” You reach out and yank her collar to pull her towards you. “Do you have any idea what this has cost me?”

Nimble footsteps sound behind you that might otherwise have gone unheard of if your senses weren’t as sharp and highly trained as they were. 

“So then what would you have had us do?” Comes Sasha’s fiery retort. “Twiddle our thumbs and do nothing?”

You release Mikasa from your hold as you slide your attention over to Sasha and the rest of your circle who have followed behind her into the hallway. 

Sasha faces you with arms crossed and a deep scowl on her face. “We thought the worst. You were gone for hours, and with no word from you—”

“That’s the fucking problem!” you exclaim in frustration. “Why? Why do you all suddenly doubt me? I always say I’m fine, don’t I? That I’ve got everything under control. But no one fucking listens to me!”

Connie bristles, stepping forward. “If you had just let us know you were leaving—let anyone know where you were really going—this wouldn't have happened!”

Your eyes pierce him like daggers. “If I had wanted you to know, I would have told you.”

“Anya,” Jean calls to you softly then, surprising you with the amount of hurt you hear in his voice.

Still, you turn to him irritably, expecting more retaliation. But when you find nothing but weariness on his face, his eyes soft and pleading, you feel like someone has suddenly doused you in a bucket of ice, cooling you down instantly. 

“How can you still not trust us?” Jean asks you with a level of pain that ruins you. “We’ve been by your side for years. We do everything you ask. We don’t question you because we trust you. We will do anything for you, just as you've done for us.”

“You don't have to keep everything all to yourself,” Mikasa adds gently beside a remorseful looking Historia. “Let us carry the burden of your sins with you.”

For the briefest second, your anger and frustrations subside as your heart caves in to them, and it's like you can finally breathe again. 

The bond you share with these people is a strange, but powerful one. Before you met them, you'd always carried with you this inexplicable sensation. Like you were searching for something, or someone, and that feeling never fully went away. It wasn't until you finally crossed paths and laid eyes on them that you knew with absolute certainty they were the ones you were searching for, the ones you were meant to find. 

But the moment is cut too short. 

From the corner of your eye, you catch sight of your father's men begin to approach your circle from down the hall. And with a clenched jaw, you stifle down the blinding rage that burns within you as you’re forced to watch them round up your people and start shoving them out the front door.

“Oi! What are you doing? Get off!” your cadre protest in alarm as you lean against a pillar near the front entrance, needing to see them off in a seemingly unbothered fashion. 

“Oh, but haven't you heard?” you inform your cadre mildly amidst their confusion, folding your arms across your chest to keep your hands from drawing out your weapons and attacking your father's men. “My father has relieved you all of my command. You don't take orders from me anymore.” 

Their stunned expressions is the last thing you see before your father's guards slam the door in their faces. Once they station themselves at the door, they finally turn to face you. One of them gives you a wolfish grin. 

“Off to bed, princess,” he says mockingly. “You’re under curfew now.” 

But your deadpan gaze wipes their stupid grins clean off their faces as they catch a glimpse of the danger lurking within, reminding them that you are not someone to be taken lightly. Something your father had failed to do. 

Ymir was free to take everything away from you as he pleased. Everything, except your cadre. For better or worse, they had chained themselves to you. They were yours to keep and protect and command as you willed. Your father could not have them.

“Tell my father,” you say to his guards darkly, “if he thinks I’m going to take this all quietly, he is sorely mistaken.” 

Leaving them to their post, you head upstairs in search of the man responsible for causing all this mess. You had seen Levi come inside with everyone else so you knew he was somewhere inside the house. The rooms you'd walked past in the hallway downstairs were all empty so you’re safe to assume he’s in his room upstairs. 

As you climb the last set of stairs and round the corner leading to his bedroom, you can feel the fatigue of this day begin to catch up to you, urging you to turn back and rest. But the level of rage burning inside you was overflowing. It needed an outlet, and you were about to give it one. 

[crazychaoticizzy]

Cast of Characters

A Phantom of the Opera AU…

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Opera Singer!Reader, whose father died when she was young and was promised to get sent an angel of music.

Opera Singer!Reader, who received lessons from a mysterious voice and went from chorus girl to main star in one day.

Opera Singer!Reader, who sings like an angel and captivates those around her with her voice.

Opera Singer!Reader, who always rolled her eyes and scoffed when any rumors surrounding the ghost that haunted the opera house were passed around, knowing full well it was nothing more than a fairy tale.

Phantom!Eren, a musical genius who’s works are the only ones performed in the opera house.

Phantom!Eren, who is the voice that taught Opera Singer!Reader and the angel of music that took her under his wing when her father died.

Phantom!Eren, who quickly developed an obsession with his pupil, and pulled strings to get her a starring role in his operas.

Viscount!Jean, who sponsors the famous opera house and knew Opera Singer!Reader as a child.

Viscount!Jean, who fell for Opera Singer!Reader upon seeing her debut performance.

Viscount!Jean, who vowed to protect her from the voices in her head and her own nightmares

Ballerina!Mikasa, who is Opera Singer!Reader’s best friend.

Ballerina!Mikasa, who had grown an odd interest in the phantom the opera the janitor spoke about.

Ballerina!Mikasa, who, despite being obsessed in knowing more about the phantom, knows it’s nothing more than a child’s scary story.

Ballet Instructor!Hange, who’s parents forced them to become a ballerina when they were little.

Ballet Instructor!Hange, who had met Phantom!Eren when he was still a young boy in the circus.

Ballet Instructor!Hange, who felt a kind of pity for the small child and protected him in the basement of the opera house.

Ballet Instructor!Hange, who set this whole thing in motion when they introduced Opera Singer!Reader to the man in the mirror…

Janitor!Levi, who’s worked in the opera house the longest and knows all the secret passages and everyone’s story.

Janitor!Levi, who knows about Phantom!Eren but decides he’s nothing to be concerned with.

Janitor!Levi, who shares dark rumors about the opera ghost to scare the young ballerinas and singers.

Managers!Erwin and Armin, who bought the opera house when their junk business suddenly skyrocketed.

Manager!Erwin, who took Armin under his wing when his grandfather shared his interest in money management.

Manager!Armin, whose logic and intelligence are always underestimated because of his age.

Managers!Erwin and Armin, who gradually begin believing in the opera ghost when strange things continue to happen.

Stars!Historia and Ymir, who played the main roles in all the opera house’s productions before Opera Singer!Reader came along.

Stars!Historia and Ymir, who became the first famous lesbian couple in the country.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Reiner and Bertholdt who’s roles I couldn’t figure out in this au so now they’re part of the stage crew and occasionally play background props like trees

this is an au I thought up a while ago and now I’m finally posting about it

y’all I’m gonna put so much work into this please don’t let it flop 😭 reblog and comment to let me know how you feel about it please 🙏🏼

and also: DON’T BE SCARED TO LEAVE REQUESTS FOR THIS. cause tbh I have some ideas but I wanna be more interactive with y’all and want to know your guys’ thoughts on this

and let me know if you wanna be tagged anytime I write for this!

thank you and love y’all

-Izzy <3

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Oh! Idea! It’s kinda sad though

Can you make a Levi x reader where the reader was like this powerful immortal warrior who was well renowned throughout the walls (she remembers a time before titans and the walls existed).she meets Levi after she saves kuchels life (yes she’s alive in this,as are Isabel and farlen).Levi is not a fan of her at first as he thinks she is stuck up and doesn’t see them as people because there from the underground but as they get to know each other through expeditions and daily tasks at scout headquarters he warms up to her and eventually is crushing hard.on a night of them just talking and stargazing on the roof she reveals that she knew there from the underground and doesn’t really care and actually really admires him and how strong he and the others are to have lived through that as she was in a similar situation as a child (think original!Ymir as a slave) and she knows how hard it is to fight and get out of that sort of situation and unfortunately she didn’t have

Someone like Erwin to help her escape and had to claw her own way out of the slums of her homeland (a nameless kingdom that has long since fallen ). The ending is super fluffy and maybe smexy 😏 ? Where Levi worships her body and her scars and tells her how proud of her he is that she survived for so long

So, this is a lot of parts being asked for and is almost a long fic ask. I'm going to say that everything in your ask has happened and I'm going to pick it up after the war has ended. I hope that's okay!

Things are different

Pairing: Post-War!Levi x Fem!Reader

Genre and tags: canon AU, fluff, slight angst, romance, heart-to-heart, talking, connecting, lifespan change, suggestive, beginnings of smut, body worship.

Concept: After Eren was killed and the titan curse is broken, your immortality also ended. You slowly come to terms with your new life and try to wrap your head around life as a mortal. You open up to your lover, Levi, and let him into your heart and soul. You two connect even more and begin to remind each other of the love you share.

Note: This story contains suggestive material.

Tag list: @levisbrat25 @ladycheesington @skittlelover69 @nbinairyn @nyxiieluna @galactict3a @notgoodforlife @li-anne @strawberrybunny123 @demonsimp6

You smiled softly at Levi's deep voice vibrating through the house as he spoke to his mother and two friends, all had been saved from a tragic fate because of you. You were happy that Levi had so many around him and the titans didn't devastate those around him.

Your cheeks burned when the door closed as your guests left. Your heart throbbed in your chest as Levi's heels tapped on the wooden floor and got closer to you. You blushed as you kept cutting up veg for a nice meat pie.

His feet came to a stop and he observed you. He could see you were a little flustered by him. He loved that after all these years he made you giddy with love. He watched you closely before placing his hand on your bum and kissing your cheek.

You smiled softly and enjoyed the affectionate act. You gasped when you felt a sharp pain coming from your finger. "Ow." You looked down and saw you'd sliced your finger a little. "Oh..."

Levi grabbed your wrist and lifted your hand. "You okay? Let me look." He inspected and hummed as you remained quiet. "Doesn't look deep. Let me take care of you."

He guided you to the sink and cleaned the wound. He grabbed his aid kit and placed some ointment on your wound before wrapping it up. He checked the rest of your hand before sitting you down and cleaning up the blood.

He finished up and noticed you'd still not said a single thing yet. He looked over at you to see you were staring at the bandage on your finger. He felt his heart sting with worry. You'd had moments where you'd stare off into the distance. You were different ever since Eren died and all those cursed were freed.

Levi dragged a chair close and sat before you. He held your hands and smiled softly as he spoke your name to you and grabbed your attention. He tilted his head a little and smiled again when you locked eyes with him. He gave your hands a gentle squeeze.

He kissed your cut finger. "Talk to me."

You welled up a little. "It's just...before when I got cut, I would heal quickly and a scar would be left, but now I just bleed and stay cut for a while." You frowned for a while. "It just got me thinking. I'm mortal now and before I was, I used to just throw myself around with little care. I am covered in scars from me not protecting myself better because I just thought I'm immortal and I'll be okay." You shook your head. "It's not the case anymore. Things are dangerous and I need to take better care of myself." You sniffed a little. "Forgive me for getting emotional. This has taken me a while to face."

Levi softly kissed your lips. "Don't be sorry, okay? This is a big change for you. You went from not being able to die to be able to. You went from crying about not being able to grow old with me to worrying that you might die before me."

You laughed a little and rubbed your tears away. "Must be so stupid to you."

"Not at all. You're an incredible woman." He massaged your hands. "It must have been so hard to be alone all those years and to watch so many die." He sighed. "It was hard for me to see some scouts die, but countless people?" He kissed your hands. "I love you. I'm never going to leave you and I'll make sure you're protected."

You rubbed your tears as you smiled. "Levi, you need looking after and protecting. You have injuries."

He placed his hand on your heart. "So do you." He smiled softly. "Just because your wounds aren't visible doesn't mean they don't hurt."

You sniffed a little. "Thank you."

He kissed you before standing. "Let's finish dinner together."

You smiled softly before joining your husband in the kitchen and making the rest of the pie. You started making the sides and the drinks as Levi set the table up. You dished out dinner and sat with your man as you chatted about simple things.

After eating, Levi cleaned up and made you sit in the living room with a book. You wrapped up in a blanket and cradled your tea cup in your hands. You smiled at your husband when he climbed under the blanket and joined you for cuddles.

Levi kissed your temple as his hand began to wander over your thighs. "You're perfect."

You blushed. "Thank you, but I'm not sure."

He leaned closer and kissed your neck. "You really are."

You hummed a little. "Levi." You gasped when his hand drifted up high between your legs. "Mm, Levi."

He pressed his lips against yours and lowered you down against the sofa. His fingers tangled in your hair as he massaged your scalp. His tongue skillfully moved against yours as you were led to bubble-filled happiness inside you. You were in utter bliss.

Levi pulled back and sighed. "I love you so much. You are perfect and being with you, meeting you, marrying you and spending the rest of my life with you is the best thing to ever happen to me."

Your cheeks burned at Levi's sweet words. "My life is better with you. You are the only one I have left in this world. I love you and I'll forever be yours. I know my life will be scary now that I'm not immortal, but I know you'll be there for me every step of the way."

"Always." He slowly popped the buttons on your shirt to reveal your wonderful body. He sighed as he took in your soft skin with some scars. "You are incredible."

"I have a lot of scars. They remind me that I was careless."

Levi leaned down and kissed a few. "They show me how hard you worked to survive." He moved his hands up your body and unclipped your bra. He removed it and looked down at your body. "You are so beautiful."

"But..."

He captured your lips. "I love you and I'm so proud of you."

You welled up. "Really?"

"So fucking proud."

You wrapped your arms around Levi and pulled him down for a passionate kiss. "I love you, Levi. I'm proud to be with you and love you." You played with his hair and hummed a laugh. "Now, please make love to me."

Levi growled against your lips and started kissing down your body. "Oh, I will, my darling." He kissed your pelvis making you blush. "But first, I eat."

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The Vanir Gods

As shown in the voting results, the first race of the Nine Realms we will talk about will be the Vanir Gods and what they are like in my AU.

Who are they

In Norse mythology, The Vanir are a group of Gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future. The Vanir were one of two groups of Gods venerated by the ancient Nordic pagans (the other being the Æsir), with the Vanir symbolizing the peaceful aspects of nature.

Origins and History

In my AU, the Vanir are native to the Realm of Vanaheim, but this was not always the case, during the kingdoms' younger years, the Vanir and their oldest and most detested enemies, the Aesir, were actually one tribe, the Vaesirs, however, everything changed with the leadership of Borr, the son of the first Norse god, Búri.

Borr believed that he alone was the most superior god of his tribe and that everyone should kneel before him, however a faction of the tribe led by none other than Njörd, the god of the Seas, did not believe this, believing that Borr had the mind of a spoiled child and for that reason they decided to leave the tribe and find a new land in which they could be free from Borr's clutches.

For a long time, Njörd and his people had difficulty finding a new home, but when Odin and his brothers killed Ymir, things changed for the Vanirs. When the first Giant was killed, his flesh fertilized a barren land, from it, plants quickly grew and became gigantic trees full of food, rivers sprouted from the ground, animals’ native to that land quickly began to appear and above all, a humid climate reigned over this new land. Seeing this as their home, Njörd named this land Vanaheim, where they would prosper for several centuries.

However, this all quickly fell apart with the war between them and the Aesirs.

The Aesir-Vanir War

For a long time, the Vanir have always had disagreements with the Aesir Tribe, due to the thought that only they should rule the Nine Realms.

However, after years of simmering hostilities between the Aesir and Vanir Gods over the murder of Ymir, the almost extermination of the Giants and the Aesirs desire to conquer and control their realm and others, the Vanir God Freyr, son of Njord and twin brother of Freya, attempted to improve the relationship between the two factions.

Traveling to Asgard, Freyr taught the Aesir how to use techniques in Vanir magic in improving crop yields and producing bountiful harvests, which would be enough to feed all of Asgard. However, because the Aesir were too impatient and not well disciplined in Vanir spellcraft, their attempts at using magic ended up going wrong. As a result, Freyr was wrongly blamed for it and was accused of sabotage.

With a mob of minor Aesir gods then proceeded to tie Freyr up before burning him alive.

However, he managed to survive and somehow was rescued by two unknown figures who took him to Vanaheim.

Enraged by what happened, the Vanir swore revenge against Asgard. After a series of skirmishes between the two sides, Odin, the head of the Aesir, assembled a large army and marched towards Vanaheim. Though the Aesir initially dominated the battle through brute force and Odin's leadership, they were eventually repelled by the Vanir's magic.

With both Asgard and Vanaheim ravaged by the war, along with them being both being ‘REDACTED’ by the ‘REDACTED’, the factions found themselves locked in a stalemate. With seemingly no end to the conflict in sight, Odin's advisor Mimir was appointed to be the arbiter between the warring Gods.

Mimir eventually settled on a peaceful solution in which Odin would have to marry the Vanir leader, the goddess Freya, uniting the two factions as one.

Though Odin readily agreed to the marriage, Freya still harbored resentment against him due to the suffering he inflicted on her brother and her people.

In the end though, Freya agreed to the union, believing it would establish peace between the realms. In response to the marriage, the Vanir wished to welcome Odin into their culture. However, the Allfather proceeded to trick them into believing that Freya has abandoned them. As a result of Odin's deception, the Vanir now saw Freya's marriage as a betrayal and a cowardly way to pass judgement on her actions. As an insult to injury, during the wedding at a Vanir shrine in Vanaheim, they wrote the word "Traitor" as a way of denouncing her.

Despite this uneasy truce, many felt that it would only be a matter of time before the simmering tensions would eventually break out again and the war would restart.

Although she missed her home, Freya was happy in Asgard. She taught her husband magical Vanir spells, and even found a new sense of purpose with the birth of her son Baldur. At this point, she was also appointed as Queen of the Valkyries. However, Odin eventually grew paranoid of the Jötnar and their prophetic knowledge of Ragnarök. After Odin was banished from Jötunheim for trying to steal their knowledge, Odin ordered Thor to use Mjölnir to slaughter all the Giants across the realms, which caused Freya to begin loathing the Aesir.

later, the All-father reveals his true nature to freya and asked her to give him the same protection spell that was bestowed on her son Baldur. When this was refused, he was livid and begins trashing her room causing Freya to leave him. In his wrath, Odin proceeded to strip her off her Valkyrie wings and her fighting spirit, leaving her unable to raise a hand against anyone, even in self-defense. Odin then proceeded to expel Freya from Asgard, leaving her permanently trapped in Midgard. The realm gates to both Vanaheim and Asgard remain locked for anyone that isn't a Vanir or an Aesir, respectively.

Status

After the marriage between Odin and Freya ended, the Aesir re-invaded Vanaheim. Without Freya's leadership, the Vanir soon were overwhelmed by their numbers and tactics, and most settlements in the realm have been obliterated, with their ruins being occupied by Odin’s army. The surviving Vanir and their supporters either retreated to the jungle to continue the fight under their new leader Freyr, or, in the case of non-combatants, concealed themselves with magic.

For now they only hope that somehow Freya return and help them liberate the realm.

Abilities

Seiðr Magic- The Vanir are renowned for their natural affinity for magic, more specifically the arts of Seiðr.

Seiðr by itself is a well-known power in the Nine Realms. Before the Desolation, it was rarely practiced or used by mortals, as the usage of Seiðr is considered disgraceful or unmanly. However, when the desolation came, many have delve into the dark arts through different means, which would permanently twist and corrupt them into terrifying being as they would lost most of their humanity if they successfully mastered the use of Seiðr magic.

One example of how powerful it is was during one of the Vanirs battles against the Aesir, their Seiðr spells were capable of pushing back what was described as the largest army ever gathered, inflicting tremendous losses on their enemies.

It seems the mystical ways of the Vanir can be taught to other races since Freya was the one who taught her former husband Odin the art of Seiðr, and Sindri, a Dwarf, went to Vanaheim to learn their magic in order to improve his smithing skills.

In addition, thanks to their magic, the Vanir are aware of the existence of microbes, such as germs and bacteria, and they seem to know about the antibacterial properties of oak wood. Overall, it appears that the Vanir (barring the use of magic) are more ahead in the field of medicine than any other race in the Nine Realms.

In my AU, the reason why Seiðr can corrupt mortals and not dwarf, giants and gods is due to the fact that the immune system of both three races are adapted to face the Seiðr’s corruption, while the mortals immune systems are useless against the corruption.

Old Magic- Ancient Vanir arts, known as the Old Magic, were capable of reanimating the dead, and some of them even had the ability to manipulate time itself.

Fun fact, Vanir's magic was something that the Vanir learned from the Giants. However, it should be noted that each race can make new techniques as Odin made new spells to use against Freya. This could also imply the more powerful old magic of the Vanir were the techniques the Vanir developed after learning it.

Builders: The Vanir themselves can be considered 'ecological builders', this is due to the fact that they are able to build their temples, homes and roads in a way that they are able to live in harmony with their realm and without causing any environmental impact on it.

High Fertility- The phrase, 'Breed like rabbits', is the best way to describe the Vanir in this aspect. By living in an extremely fertile land, the Vanirs, both men and women, gained an absurdly high rate of fertility, so much so that a simple Vanir goddess can give birth to three or six babies, although this in itself is a very rare occurrence.

In addition, even after giving birth, the Vanir woman will be ready to have more babies in less than three weeks. This of course can become a problem and for this reason, the Vanirs use various types of contraceptive methods, so that at least they can control the population, as they understand that if they continue to increase in numbers, their realm will not have enough to provide them.

Symbiotic relationship - The Vanir over the years have developed a symbiotic relationship with the flora of Vanaheim, so much so that when they are in their realm, certain plants begin to cling to their hair, arms and legs as a form of positive mutualism, with the plants using the Vanir to spread their seeds to other areas, while the Vanir absorb the energy that the plants obtain from the sun.

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Conclusion

While gods are seen as narcissistic, controlling and abusive beings, the Vanir are the proof that not all pantheons are terrible, in a way; they are proof that some gods can be good and for that reason, they are even more adored by mortals than the Aesirs.

Too bad many mortals cannot see this thanks to Odin.

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Next up: Aesir gods.

P.S- If you have any question, send them in the comments.

[pickalilywrites]

SNK Actors AU. New Years party to celebrate the the completion of the anime series. Including characters from the beginning of the series

thanks :)

resolutions

scouting legion. marley warriors. actors au. 2124 words. read on ao3.

“Who wants alcohol?” Pieck asks in a sing-song voice. She smiles as she approaches the group of child actors. In her hand are some plastic wine glasses. Behind her is Porco with a disapproving frown on his face. She’s offered them alcohol once before at the previous cast party, the one that they had thrown to celebrate the end of Attack on Titan, but this time the children are less enthusiastic about her invitation to drink illegally. 

“No thanks,” Falco says with a sour face and Udo and Zofia nod in agreement. “It was so sour last time I could hardly finish my glass. Drinking is weird. I don’t know why adults do it.”  

“Well, I’ll have some!” Gabi says, puffing out her chest proudly. “I can take it because I’m so mature.”  

“You gagged the whole time you drank it last time,” Udo points out.  

“Shut up! No, I didn’t,” Gabi hisses, looking up quickly to make sure Pieck hadn’t heard any of it. She clears her throat and smiles broadly up at Pieck. “Anyway, I would love a glass, Pieck.”  

“Coming right up,” Pieck says with a wink.  

Porco follows closely behind Pieck. He glances back at the kids who are laughing and teasing each other, happy to be reunited after a busy year of wrapping up such a large project and starting new ones, and then leans towards Pieck once they’re out of earshot. “Do you think she’s going to figure out that you’re just giving her prune juice?”  

“Gabi? Nah,” Pieck laughs as she hands Porco the extra glasses so that she doesn’t have to bother with them. “Udo, on the other hand, is pretty clever. I think he has an inkling that I’m not actually giving them alcohol. He’s gearing up to be a little mini me.” 

“God, I fucking hope not,” Porco mutters.  

Nearby, the other actors that played the Marleyan Warriors are chatting with Ymir and Historia. Despite only Reiner having any decent screentime post season three, the five are quite close and talk easily with each other. Although the other four actors appeared either infrequently or not at all during the later seasons of the show, they made sure to meet with each other every few weeks to catch up. 

“How did we get a big enough venue for this? It’s like everyone’s here,” Reiner says with a grin. He smiles at another passing cast member and raises a glass towards them in greeting. “Did we really invite everyone? There are people here that I haven’t seen since season one.”  

"The more, the merrier,” Annie says although her tone and expressionless face doesn’t quite agree with the words she has just spoken. On her plate is a small pile of cookies, tarts, brownies, and whatever sweet treat she managed to snag from the dessert table. The actress’ sweet tooth was so amusing to the writers that they had written it into her character for the show.  

“Are we supposed to mix and mingle?” Bertholdt asks nervously. He loosens the tie around his neck and puts on a shaky smile as he looks around the room. Even after being a part of one of the biggest shows on television and participating in comic con during all his active years as a cast member on Attack on Titan, Bertholdt is still wracked with nerves when put in a room with too many people. “Is it okay that we’re just talking amongst ourselves?”  

Historia takes a sip of her champagne and waves her free hand at Bertholdt dismissively. “It’s fine. If they wanted to talk to us, they’d talk to us. People just find their natural groups after working with each other for so many years.”  

“Historia’s right,” Ymir says with a grin. She has one arm slung around Historia’s shoulders. “You worry too much about other people, sweet Bertl. Just have a few more drinks. You look like you can use some.”  

Bertholdt, never much of a drinker, begins to protest even as his friends goad him on.  

Connie Springer is one of the only people not wearing formal attire for the end of the year wrap party. Instead, he’s thrown on jeans and a t-shirt with the words “I survived the Rumbling” emblazoned across his chest. He’s proudly showing off his shirt to the other members of the main cast that had been in the Scouting Legion who are watching him with amusement.  

“I made one for everyone! Well, everyone who survived the Rumbling anyway. Sorry, Sasha. These are for heroes only,” Connie snickers as he begins to hand out matching t-shirts to his costars.  

“Hey, no fair! I saved people, too! I had that whole arc in the village,” Sasha protests.  

“Doesn’t count, you had to be alive during the final battle,” Connie replies and laughs when Sasha pouts in response. 

“These look great. Did you print them yourself?” Jean asks. He’s slipped the shirt on over his outfit even though it looks ridiculous when paired with his midnight blue blazer and matching dress pants.  

“I did indeed!” Connie says, puffing out his chest proudly. He watches Mikasa and Armin carefully. The two have accepted the shirts but haven’t put them on yet. “You guys don’t have to wear them right now, but promise me you’ll wear them.”  

“Oh, I’ll wear it. Sometime. In the future,” Armin says with a frown. His tone is unconvincing but the tentative promise seems enough for Connie.  

Mikasa nods at Eren who, like Sasha, is also emptyhanded. “Why doesn’t he get one?”  

“Are you kidding? He’s the one who started the Rumbling in the first place! I’d never give him one,” Connie sniffs.  

“Hey, you guys wouldn’t have even had the Rumbling without me. It’s because of me that you’re able to have those shirts printed in the first place,” Eren says with a charming smile. Even though the last episode had been filmed months ago, he still keeps his hair long although tonight he’s swept it up in a bun.  

Eren’s comment is met with a chorus of boos and the leading man only laughs as Mikasa and Armin take a few swings at him with their new shirts.  

“Oh, to be young,” Hanji says with a smile as they observe the younger cast members joke and bicker amongst each other. They lean over to nudge Moblit with their elbow, a lopsided grin on their face as they ask, “Their phones are probably still blowing up with movie and tv show offers.”  

“As if yours aren’t,” Moblit says, and Hanji laughs in reply. Moblit is only speaking from his own experience, but he’s received offers ever since his character’s death during the middle of the show. He hadn’t even thought his character was all that popular, so he was surprised at the “Justice for Moblit” campaign and numerous fans who have recognized him on the streets. He’s had his fair share of movie and tv show offers, although typically for supporting roles. He expects Hanji’s offers are even more impressive.  

“That’s true. Too many to choose from, although that’s kind of the opposite of a problem,” Hanji laughs. They gesture towards Pixis who’s chatting by the punch bowl with a few other actors who were part of the Garrison members. “Even Pixis is busy after the show’s ending. I heard he has a role lined up as a crazy king in a historical fantasy show.”  

The premise seems familiar to Moblit. “Throne of Lies? I think my manager sent me a script a few weeks ago. The director was interested in casting me as a knight or something,” he frowns. “God, they’re going to kill me again, aren’t they?”  

“It could be a good thing. My fanbase absolutely exploded when I died. I was more popular dead than alive. You should consider it,” Hanji says. They toss their head and look back to where Erwin is talking with Mike and Nanaba. They wave Erwin over, nearly knocking Moblit in the head with their arm in their excitement. “Hey, Erwin! You have any roles that you’re taking soon? Maybe there’s a project we’ll have together.”  

“Mmm?” Erwin hums. He feigns oblivion but everyone knows he’s incredibly private about his life. Only his closest friends know about his private life and hardly anyone knows what projects he’s in until they begin airing. It’s no secret he’s in high demand after his role as Commander Erwin Smith, but what upcoming roles he’s accepted remain a mystery. “I’m sorry. I haven’t decided yet. I’m still going over the scripts.”  

“You’re as tightlipped as ever,” Hanji grins. “Directors must love you. You never give anything away. I didn’t even know you were doing that spy thriller until it came out last year. Nobody heard so much as a whisper until the trailer was released.”  

Erwin shrugs. “What can I say? I like my work to speak for itself,” he says before taking a sip of his drink. 

A few tables away the other Scouting Legion members are conversing with Zeke much to Levi’s displeasure. They get along well with one of the series’ main antagonists even though all the members of Levi’s Squad had perished well before Zeke had appeared in the show. Even Farlan and Isabel, guest stars for a special episode, seem to be enjoying Zeke’s company. It’s difficult for Levi not to take this as a personal betrayal.  

“So they really had you bare ass naked on the set?” Auruo asks with an expression almost akin to awe. It’s the sort of admiration he had previously only reserved for Levi.  

“Multiple times, actually,” Eld says. He holds up fingers as he begins to list out all the times Zeke had appeared on Attack on Titan in the nude. “That time the goddess Ymir reconstructed his body, the finale, and then there were all the times he showed up shirtless. The fangirls went crazy.”  

“Oh yeah, I remember all those trending hashtags because everyone got a good look at that,” Gunther says, nodding at Zeke who just laughs modestly. “Pretty sure some of those scenes were just fanservice. Even the writers knew how popular Zeke was among the audience.”  

“Come on, they could have chosen other people in the cast to strip down,” Farlan says, and it’s only now that Levi feels he has an ally. Farlan gestures towards his own abdomen. “Nobody has any idea about the body I have and it’s only because the writers weren’t smart enough to write it in. That 3DMG training alone gave me abs for the next month and the poor audience doesn’t have a clue.”  

“Jealous?” Isabel snickers and Farlan scowls in response. 

Petra nudges Levi who notices that she’s not taking part in the conversation with the rest of their colleagues. She smiles up at him knowingly. “Do you have any interesting projects lined up, Captain?” she asks. Like many of her costars that had been part of what the fans affectionately call “Squad Levi,” she still keeps his title when referring to him.  

Levi has been in demand since his first appearance midway through season one although he had declined any additional work, choosing instead to focus on Attack on Titan until its completion despite the long hiatuses in between seasons. He hadn’t really thought of doing anything afterward, at least not immediately. He prefers to keep a low profile and Attack on Titan has already propelled him to heights of fame that he had never intended of reaching.  

“I’m not sure. This project was already a lot of work,” he admits. “I have a stack of projects my manager sent me that I still haven’t read.”  

“Maybe something more lowkey? There are a few indie projects that have blown my way. I can contact a few people if you’re interested, although my projects fall mostly in line with romantic comedies and the like,” Petra warns with a laugh.  

Romance of any kind would clash with his current image as a cold, calculating fighter, but Levi doesn’t actually mind. He could use a change of pace and reuniting with an old costar for an indie project could be an interesting challenge for the new year. “Sounds like it could be fun,” he says much to Petra’s surprise.  

“You’re not afraid of tarnishing your image as Humanity’s Strongest?” she teases. 

“Humanity’s Strongest New Year’s resolution is to take part in a good but unexpected production,” Levi replies with a shrug. He gestures to everyone else at the party. “I’m sure everyone here has similar goals for the new year.”  

The two enjoy their drinks and company as the others around them exchange stories of their old days and hopes for the future.  

[strscrossed]

It's weird but I like scenarios with Eren being the father of Historia's child (but only when it's not about love). While reading the manga, I always thought he was in love with Mikasa while being the father but only because he "helpt" his friend to get pregnant fast. I mean, isn't it better to sleep with your attractive friend who knows your secrets instead of sleeping with a unknown guy ? In modern AU, I totally imagine Historia and Ymir asking Eren to be their sperm donor and he accepts because Historia and him are BF

I was iffy on eren being the father because if he was the father, there would’ve had to be a good reason for it. because he’s in love with mikasa, I couldn’t imagine he’d do it unless there was a reason and a damn good reason at that. like the best reason I could come up with is to protect her from jaegerists because they would want her gone as well. I’d love to see an exploration of that while loving mikasa as well.

I love the idea of eren being a sperm donor though for yumihisu! because that shit is expensive and she knows eren and he probably owes her for something 😂

[melishade]

Z-King: Awesome idea for Terran, makes you wonder how Founder Ymir feels about the Engeron involved in the titans and titan shifters. Also looks like Gabi got the short end of the stick with the Starscream AU.

Gabi’s death in the Revenge Timeline

How energon affects the Paths...is a bit of spoilers for Attack on Prime, so I won't elaborate for now.

And of course Gabi would get herself killed in one of these timelines that I have for Attack on Prime. Gabi is a very foolish character. She's impulsive, reckless, arrogant, and many of her own actions have nearly gotten herself killed, or have gotten someone else killed.

Example 1: Her introduction

Gabi literally offers to throw herself in danger to take out the armored train. She succeeds, but five seconds later, a soldier she didn’t kill, is trying to shoot her down with a machine gun.

Example 2: The Liberio Attack

Yes emotions were running high and there was chaos all around. But Gabi made the impulsive decision to try and join the fight. She gets stopped by the two guards at the interment zone, and as they are distracted, they get shot down by Sasha trying to tell Gabi to leave.

Example 3: Assassin’s Bullet

Gabi had no real reason to jump onto the blimp other than an emotional one. She was going on a suicide mission based on anger and grief, and yes she did kill someone, but if Falco was not there, she would have died. She only lived because Falco cared enough to follow and tackle her out the way.

Example 4: The Pitchfork at the Farm

Gabi and Falco are on the run, and Kaya states that she knows that the both of them are from Marley. Instead of trying to think rationally, and is instead flying off the handle, she tries to stab Kaya with a pitchfork! And Falco has to stop her. First of all, she’s outnumbered, and secondly, she’s a fugitive. If Gabi somehow managed to successfully kill Kaya, she would have been given the death penalty at that point because she killed an unarmed, civilian, child. On top of that, Mr. Blause, who is a hunter, may have shot her dead.

Example 5: The restaurant incident

The biggest example of Gabi being impulsive and reckless. Yes, Gabi and Falco go to Niccolo and ask for help, but when Niccolo realizes that Gabi is the one who kills Sasha, Gabi doesn’t shut her mouth. She keeps running her mouth, proudly stating that she killed Sasha. This causes Niccolo to fly off the handle and now Falco has to save her from getting hit with the wine bottle. But because she didn’t shut up, Niccolo lays her sins to bare before Sasha’s family, he holds Falco hostage and almost kills him, and Gabi keeps talking and insulting Sasha, which almost results in Kaya stabbing her in the head with a knife! But even after that, it’s too late now, because Falco is now infected with Zeke’s spinal fluid. All because Gabi did not think for once brief second.

Now you could argue that Gabi is a child. She was brainwashed. She didn’t know any better. Fair argument. However! You know who also was a child that was brainwashed and in theory shouldn’t know any better: Falco. Falco was in the exact same situation as Gabi, if not worse because he and his brother were forced to become warriors or get turned into titans. Falco knew when to read the room! Falco knew when to not put himself in danger! Falco knew when to keep his mouth shut when the situation called for it! The only reason he’s in a terrible situation in the first place is because he cares too much for Gabi.

So it would make absolute sense that Gabi would get herself killed in an Attack on Prime AU timeline, especially by someone like Starscream. Because Gabi is not picking anything up, she’s flying off the handle trying to prove a point and be right, that she is pissing someone off that has been through emotional, physical, verbal, psychological trauma by the same person that she’s talking about, along with his dislike for humans being the cherry on top.

Shockwave was running on logic, which is why she’s still alive in the Dark Timeline. Starscream was running on emotion, which is why Gabi died in the Revenge Timeline.

[findusinaweek]

Fandom ask game: 4, 6, 16?

Oh! Hi! 4) Mmm. Attack On Titan, off and on. I think any large fandom kinda just sucks to be in through. I'm not really in the fandom. More like hanging off the edge asking "May I please see Ymir and Erwin?".

Fruits Basket fandom in 2007?-2013 as an Akito roleplayer because Akito is a terrible person. I can't deny that. So everyone expects you to roleplay them in their worst moments. But I was more interested in the religious/familial hierarchy roles they fulfill and the gender fuckery from the manga. And most other people in the fandom circles I was in were there from the anime. So...not only was I roleplaying from a different gender, I was roleplaying with entirely different motivations than the others and it made everything rather annoying. I hated their favorite characters and they hated mine (which is fair, Akito and Shigure are terrible people that are meant for each other.). Honestly, anime fandoms in general have been pretty awful. And that brief trip into Homestuck. Oh yeah. The Borderlands fandom. I love more terrible people in those games.

6) The Locked Tomb because it has very visually appealing fanart and everyone keeps selling me on it. But I don't have the mental energy to finish a book.

I'm playing both Disco Elysium and Hades but they are very hard for me to get into gameplay wise. I really like the fandoms though. So I need to actually play the games.

Barbarians but I don't have the energy for subtitles either. I'm just full of mental blocks lately, but things are getting better.

16) Ok, here are some things I'd like to do:

I want to make a smutty Alexidas comic? series of pictures? to this song. I've had it planned out for months. I have the...references. I have time.

On the same note I want to do a comic of Deimos! Alexios and his...child self? to this song. I think it'd be healing?

I want to write the Eruri modern au/record shop au fic that I made a playlist for in 2018.

I want to make a series of Kassandra pictures in AUs.

I want to make a lithograph of Brasidas.

I want to singlehandedly make a sequel to Dream Daddy but it's just a Mary Christiansen and maybe Val but I've already dated a Val and that went badly dating sim. You can date her and she leaves Joseph for you. You live the rest of your days in a happy group with Amanda and Mary's terrifying children and Robert visits often and gets in recovery for alcoholism.

Uh. I want to write a lot more weird little fics for AC Odyssey and apparently they will all have to do with hair.

I want to finish my WIPs.

I want to start the planned depressing yet wholesome Steddie Christmas/holiday fics I had dreamed up.

I want to make some filthy Borderlands stuff. Idk what kinda stuff. I haven't thought that far. Just. Some stuff. Should exist.

I want to make a massive oil painting portrait of Eliot Waugh from the Magicians. Also one of Brasidas. Also one of Kassandra. Also one of Erwin Smith. Also one of Anna Karenina. Also one of...ok my teenage dreams were oil portraitist so that's just...a thing I want to do.

I want to learn how to sew really well and recreate every outfit Villanelle ever wears in Killing Eve.

I want to learn the shanties in AC Odyssey and record myself doing every voice so I can just do harmony with myself.

I want to write a fic to go along with the Alexidas pieta to explain how I feel about Alexios grieving.

I have a lot of dreams.

[amadholes-lostre]

Some snippets of chapter 2

[umbry-fic]

A lion would make an excellent cooking teacher, right?

Summary: It's a lazy afternoon at Dirk's house, and Lloyd and Colette have an idea on how to pass the time...

Fandom: Tales of Symphonia Characters: Colette Brunel, Lloyd Irving, Original Dæmon Characters Relationships: Colette Brunel & Lloyd Irving Rating: G Word Count: 1237 Mirror Link: AO3 Original Post Date: 12/06/2022

Notes: Written for Colloyd Week Day 4: Cooking. This is just a crack fic that takes place in the Dæmon AU but at no particular time, with a sprinkling of Colloyd.

Previous fic in the series

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Lyra sighed, deigning to raise her head from where it was pillowed on her paws. She’d been lazily lounging on the wooden floor of Dirk’s kitchen for the past hour, tail slack, mind blissfully blank as she stared at a single patch of darker brown, perhaps caused by something being spilt in the past. Kratos was nowhere in sight, off somewhere else in Iselia with Dirk doing something. She couldn’t remember what. Maybe errands?

Her mind was too foggy to drag anything out of. Or to think properly about the situation she had found herself in.

“So, let me repeat. “You want me to teach you how to cook?”

She held Lloyd’s gaze, unwavering, determined not to lose the same battle she’d been defeated in many times in the past, when he was but a child who barely reached her head when she stood up. Now he towered over her, a stark reminder of all the time that had passed, lost and never to be regained. She was fortunate enough to still be here, to have opened her eyes in Ymir forest, Ariel’s frantic shaking somehow getting through the flames of pain licking at every inch of her body. A miraculous chance, that sometimes she had no idea what to do with, and didn’t even think she deserved. But it was here to stay, and she was determined not to squander it, to scoop up every grain of time and hold it close, to never let it go again.

Colette nodded, kneeling on the floor to lower herself to Lyra’s level, Pan buzzing above her head, a yellow blur chirping in agreement.

“Me?” she repeated, incredulous, and still slightly grumpy from having her wonderful cat-nap interrupted. Not truly sleep, but the closest she would get to it without actually falling into dreamland. “The one with no hands.”

This seemed like an absolutely horrible, terrible idea that could end in nothing but disaster.

Yet she couldn’t find it in herself to shoot the idea down immediately. She didn’t want to see Ariel looking sad - the droopy ears never failed to tug at her heartstrings. Her greatest weakness.

“I’ve already explained it, haven’t I?” Lloyd scowled, crossing his arms over his chest. “You’re the most experienced among us!”

If by experience Lloyd meant helping Kratos back when her form was still fluid - grey, faded memories from a good 4000 years ago, or simply watching him work while she maintained the very position she was in now…

Then sure, by that definition, she was experienced.

“Yeah!” Ariel chimed in, tail wagging rapidly. “You’d be the perfect teacher!”

Flattery wasn’t going to sway her, but it sure did warm her heart.

“I know you’ve been repeating the same request for the past five minutes, but are you really sure?”

She had to admit to herself that she was fighting a losing battle, even as she tried to strengthen her resolve, making her last stand. As the eldest here by a long shot, it was her responsibility to stop anything reckless from happening before it was too late. This wasn’t even her home, after all! It would be rude to cause a mess here. Marie had even warned her against being dragged into their schemes, which even the seemingly immovable mole had fallen victim to several times.

Her will was quickly crumbling under the insane pressure. Ariel’s wide, pleading eyes, that she’d never been able to say no to, Lloyd’s fiery determination, surely able to inspire anyone, Colette and Pan’s adorable excitement, infectious and spreading to her, even through the heaviness that pressed on her limbs. A coordinated four-way attack that she had no ability to defend against.

“And we’d really like to learn!” Colette exclaimed. “I’ve only managed to bake cookies so far, and I’d like to do more. So I can… Um… Make something for Lloyd, maybe…?” She turned her head, blushing, wringing her hands. Behind her, Lloyd stared at her with such a soft gaze, cheeks flushed a bright red, making Lyra feel like she was spying.

Ah. This was a familiar sight. Two lovebirds, wanting to do something for each other, to express their love and care.

It brought back good memories. How awkward Kratos had been, dancing around Anna and his emotions for the better part of two months, Anna teasing him relentlessly before finally putting him out of his misery.

“Fine,” she relented. After all, who was she to stand in between two lovebirds and their wish?

“Thank you!” Both Dæmons cried in joy, flooding her with a flurry of fur and wings in her face that completely blocked her vision, coming dangerously close to poking her in the eye.

“So, how would you four like to start with the simplicities of fried rice?”

Now the only thing guarding against disaster would be her reflexes, and the strength of her prayer to Martel to watch over them.

~~~

Marie watched as Lyra muttered nonsense, head buried in her paws, hunched by the side of the house. She looked utterly miserable, tail curled around her body, trembling.

“There, there,” Marie said drily. “Where’d Lloyd even get the chef hat from?” The very soot-covered hat sat on Lyra’s head, procured by mysterious means that she would never understand. Struggling to reach it, she gave up, half sinking back into the burrow from which she had emerged. In the distance, Dirk surveyed the situation through the open door of his house, smoke pouring out of it as the two sheepish culprits tumbled out, both profusely apologizing.

This whole situation was rather amusing, but she wasn’t looking forward to all the clean-up that would have to be done later. If any of the smoke had made it into her burrows, the entire length of the tunnels would smell for the next few nights, clogging her sensitive nose and making sleep torture.

Maybe she’d just sleep out under the stars for the time being.

Unable to reach Lyra’s head, the only source of comfort she could provide was poking her stubby arms into the lioness’ sides, eliciting distressed squeaks that were uncharacteristic of the first impression she’d had of her.

“I didn’t think they’d succeed in burning the pot when it was just… rice,” Lyra sighed, still unwilling to show her face.

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Had she not learned anything, from all the stories they had swapped? On that one lazy evening resting by the fireplace, bowls of stew laid out for them to enjoy, lick by lick.

“I didn’t think they’d actually set the lake on fire before!”

“What, do you think I was just telling tall tales? I don’t do that. Every word out of my mouth is nothing but the truth!”

“Sorry…”

At first glance, the lioness might seem terrifying to some. Holding herself proudly, able to produce a threatening snarl to warn people off, capable of biting someone’s head off with the sharp canines that glinted in her maw. But, really…

“You’re a giant softie, you know.”

Lyra had nothing to say in response to that, only further wallowing in misery.

At least Lloyd and Colette still seemed to be having fun, laughing as they took turns wiping soot off the other, only to get it on each other’s faces with their fingers. Their blackened Dæmons groomed each other, seeming none the worse for wear.

And, well, Marie was sure Lyra would come around eventually.

[jayteacups]

In the Actor AU, “Memories of the Future” took forever to film because Eren and Zeke kept making the baby who played Baby Eren laugh by pulling silly faces instead of staring ominously like in the script.

Awww yess I love this HC! Actor AU is my absolute favourite, I'm gonna use this as an excuse to talk about a few of my actor au headcanons

Random AOT actor AU hcs!

It took a record number of takes to shoot that scene with Eren and Zeke ominously staring at baby Eren, because they kept breaking out into smiles at the baby who kept smiling and waving at them all cute and stuff

Hange writes fanfiction of the characters in their downtime (they're a very avid multishipper. they definitely enjoy erurihan the most tho lmao). Connie is an avid fanfic reader and has no idea that Hange's written some of his favourites.

Zeke has a secret stan account for canon Levi. (and actor Levi too tbh) Levi found out, laughed for a grand total of ten seconds, then blocked every single one of Zeke's accounts. Zeke retaliated by making even more. Levi's still on the hunt to find them and block

Talking of, Zeke and Levi are hilarious though when they're interviewed together, so for the press stuff for S4 they were together for pretty much every interview (to Hange's chagrin, because before Zeke became a prominent character it was always them, Levi and Erwin being interviewed as a trio). there are youtube compilations dedicated to Levi and Zeke's banterous moments, titled something like 'levi ackerman and zeke jaeger having a lovers spat for seven minutes straight' 💀

Armin loves reading fan theories! spends hours on stan twitter stalking through tweets about what people think is in the basement and laughs at how horrifically wrong they are

Jean and Marco worked on a project together before being casted for AOT! (yes they were child stars too lol)

Annie is really shy off screen

Eren can't keep his mouth shut about spoilers for shit. It just comes out. Hange had to literally clap a hand over his mouth during an interview because he was about to let slip the identities of the Armoured and Colossal Titans during an interview lmao

Every time a character dies every cast member buys that actor flowers. Gabi bought Sasha a humongous bouquet as a gift after shooting Assassin's Bullet because she lowkey felt bad, it was so large that Sasha could hardly carry it by herself.

Levi has a lot of stunt experience so out of the cast members, he does most of his stunts. His stunt double likes to joke he has the easiest job because he barely needs to show up

Erwin went to a convention whilst cosplaying his character once. got told by a bunch of fans that his eyebrows weren't big enough but was an otherwise very convincing cosplayer

Actor Eren hates canon Eren so much especially in S4. Just reads his lines and sighs and goes 'is this dude fucking serious'

Erwin is a talented pianist and performs covers of the show's opening and ending songs, the soundtracks, etc.

Floch was a huge fanboy of the series and ran around his house screaming when he got casted for his role

Before becoming an actor for the show, Floch also ran an AOT facts page on instagram or something, that's how committed he was to the show, and still keeps it going incognito (listen i hate canon floch so to compensate im trying to make actor floch seem nice lmao)

Actor Floch also hates canon floch if we're being honest here

Yelena and Porco were just here for the paycheck they had no idea what this show was before getting casted and lowkey can't wait to finish it lol

Gabi and Falco make tiktoks all around set - both their idea and a new marketing ploy. Pieck is a recurring star in these tiktoks. Mostly it's her napping between takes whilst Gabi and Falco snicker and zoom in on her face with a dumb filter on or something. Sometimes they go up to other actors and ask them a question about the show, their character, or what happens behind the scenes

In a similar vein, Connie and Ymir run a podcast like this where the actors get to expand on those things past a two-minute tiktok! They started this after S2 (connie and ymir brotp!!!) Also out of all of the actors Connie is definitely the most interactive with the fans. interviewers love him too!

On this podcast, sometimes Ymir invites Historia and they read PG Yumihisu fanfic lol. Ymir also loves it when fans give her yumihisu fanfic or fanart to sign at fanmeets! and they're definitely dating offscreen.

Mikasa hates the red scarf with a passion. Levi hates the cravat with a passion. Makes them sweat like crazy especially when they're shooting during the hot summer (and gets in their faces for stunts)

After 'Friends' aired, Kenny, Kuchel, Levi, Mikasa, grandfather Ackerman, Mika's dad's actor and the actors for child Levi and Mikasa all took a big group photo. Mikasa posted it and captioned it #ackerfam

Actor Jean's favourite character is Armin

Actor Eren and Mikasa's favourite character is Hange

Actor Connie's favourite character is between Levi or Jean

Actor Erwin's favourite character is Erwin 😎

Feel free to add more!

[yesokaythatsfine69]

Moments in-between

Description: HC's of aot characters that are all kinda madly in love with y/n, if only just in different ways. Aspects of Modern au.

Character(s): Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Marco, Sasha, Connie, Historia, Ymir, Annie, Reiner, Bertholdt, Levi, Erwin, Hanje

POV: 2nd, 3rd

Warning(s):

A/n: I know I said that I was ending my aot works but after the last episode's intense trauma I need some home groan therapy. Also please don't make fun of me for misspelling both Bertolt and Hange's names continually. Enjoy

Word Count: x

Song: lmao listen to everywhere I go by Hollywood undead.

*none of the gifs used are mine, full credit goes to the maker.

Y/n invites the AOT gang to a party.

You looked around for your friends, having foolish lost track of the chaotic group after you paused to hang your coat up. You warned them all to remain close, these college parties tended to get a little wild for your liking, but of course, they were all too stubborn.

"Hey you! I already said that we weren't playing Lady Gaga here!" Your ears prickled, and you turned, seeing Hanje at the DJ's box. You quirked a brow but made a mental note of where she was for later.

You moved on, searching for the rest of your friends. You opened the door to a bathroom, finding several girls hunched over, puking into the toilet, sink, and tub. Erwin was standing in the midst of the chaos, holding their hair as they drunkenly emptied their guts.

"Erwin? We've been here five minutes!" Erwin looked up at your newfound appearance. "Y/n! Quick, I think something in their drinks made them sick, you need to warn the other people at this party!" You met his blue eyes, "What?" He made a motion with his right hand, accidentally tugging on a girl's hair and bobbing her head. "Hey!" She squeaked before puking again. "Hurry, Y/l/n! They may not have much time left."

You rolled your eyes. "Erwin, they're drunk, not suffering from food poisoning." He looked down at the girls. "Really?" You sighed.

Later, you came upon Levi, who had been keeping a practiced eye on Hanje and other various members of your friend group. He had designated himself the designated driver of the group, which was admirable but you made sure not too drink too much either, knowing that there was no way Levi could possibly deal with all of you being wasted.

Reiner had challenged Annie to a drinking game, and was in the midst of losing miserably, whilst Bertholdt silently cleaned up the mess that Reiner and Annie created with their squashed beer cans.

You also found ymir and Historia cheerfully dancing to Poker face, and you marveled at the way the two seemed to be in their own world. You smiled, at the red that dusted ymir's cheeks and at Historia's hand on her cheek. A crash from the kitchen behind you caused you to cringe and jump slightly, before you rushed in.

Not unsurprisingly you found Connie and Sasha at the epicenter of the chaos. Neither were drunk but both were still idiots. A broken dish and what had been cheese fries was on the floor at their feet. "Hey! What'd I say about getting into their food?" You pointed threateningly at the duo. "If we do it don't get caught?" Sasha had a fry in her mouth and big eyes. "Clean this up, I'll go get Levi." "Oh, no don't get Levi!" Connie whined, waving his hands dramatically. "I'm getting him!"

Marco and Armin had found a old monopoly game and had sat down to play it in the dinning room of the house. You found it especially funny at the amount of girls the two had unwittingly attracted, who sat down to play with them.

"Y/n!" You perked up and turned, careful to not spill your drink. Jean smiled at you, his eyes the tiniest bit lidded. "Care for a dance?" You had actually been expecting this, since Jean's flirtiness doubled with the mix of alcohol. "You look hot, y/n!" He gently wrapped his hands around you as the two of you slid onto the dance floor. You laughed, enjoying Jean's wild dance moves. Finally he popped into a Russian dig, "hype me up best friend!" He called, and you whooped until he ran right into Eren.

"You drunk idiot! Hello, Y/n!" Eren glared at Jean, but smiled at you. "Look at this drink I made! It was clear but now it's brown!" Before you could respond, Jean hopped up. "y/n doesn't care about your shit drink!" You sighed as the two began arguing, which slowly developed into a tense dance battle between the two men.

Mikasa had been with Eren, you guessed most likely protectively watching over him. She watched with you, before you smirked and outstretched your hand. Mikasa took it, a blush creeping onto her cheeks.

In the soft glow of a living room, you and Mikasa danced together to an old 80's tune, the rest of your friends giving elsewhere. It was a nice party.

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Y/n wears a skimpy outfit

You smiled at yourself in the mirror, tugging gently on your new top. Oftentimes you found it hard to truly appreciate your body, but the corseted top made you feel like a definite hot girl. You wore long black shoes, tight leather pants, dark jewelry. You just looked ready to step on some bitches.

You exited your room, and grabbed your purse, ready to head out with your girls. Eren was sitting on your coach, playing some video game. "Hey we'll be heading out soon so I left some numbers to order pizza for when you get hungry." You turned, digging in your purse for your keys. "Y/n, I'm not a child! I can take care of- holy shit, y/n!" You turned, Eren had dropped his controller, no longer focused on his game. "You can't go out like that! There are men out there!" You smiled and pulled out ur taser, flashing it a couple times. "I know."

Mikasa exited her room from the same hall, entering the living room. "Y/n, you look nice." You smiled and put your taser up. "thanks Mikasa!" "Wait, Mikasa you're going out too?" Eren stood up. "it's girls night out, Eren." You rolled your eyes. "but I wanna go too!" Mikasa opened her mouth but you beat her to it. "No."

The front door opened and Armin entered, his blonde hair flittering in his eyes. "Hey; Eren, Mikasa, and..." A blush erupted onto his cheeks. "Y/n!" His blues casted panicked glances around the room as if he wasn't sure he should make direct eye contact with you.

Eren pointed to his flustered friend. "See!" Again you rolled your eyes. "You look v-very nice, y/n." Armin mumbled before he sat down. "Thanks, sweetie." Armin's face reddened.

Suddenly the front door to the apartment flung open, allowing Jean, Marco, and Connie to enter. They were in the midst of conversation, laughing at a joke Connie had said. "Hey bitch-" Jean's words caught somewhere in the back of his throat as he saw you. His cheeks erupted into fire and he stopped, causing Connie and Marco to slam into him. "Hey!" Connie looked past Jean's frozen position, and smiled knowingly. "Bark, Bark, Bark! Y/n you look a sexy grim reaper!" Jean blinked as you laughed. Connie slid past Jean and made his way to the kitchen, giving the others a greeting as he did so.

Marco smiled at your outfit. "You look so pretty y/n!" Your cheeks were beginning to hurt from happiness and you wondered if you should wear this stuff more often and not just in your dreams. Jean seemed to snap out of it. "You...you...nice, y/n." He managed to get out, not right before Eren made fun of his stuttering.

Sasha exited her room, and to the delight of everyone gave a twirl in her little dress. "y/n! You look very nice!" She may or not have said whilst grabbing your boob. Historia admitted to helping you pick out the fit, and ymir made everyone thank her for her service.

"you should wear this more often, y/n. Or at least less more often." Annie nudged you from behind. You were amazed at her sauveness but also the blush that dusted the tips of her ears.

Reiner and Bertholdt came through the fire escape (because Reiner has been on a "parkour!" Kick recently. But Reiner made sure to call you hot, (effectively pissing off both Jean and Eren.) And Bertholdt simply blushed, quickly agreeing with Reiner.

Finally Hanje, Erwin, and Levi arrived, Levi bringing leftovers from his tea shop. Hanje had squealed and called you "hot!" Erwin was certain you were only wearing a bra and refused to look at you, whilst Levi couldn't take his eyes off of you, but said nothing all the same.

"Well ladies, I hope you all are ready!" Hanje smirked. "Who's riding with me?"

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Y/n gets a tattoo

"So...what do you think?" You stood in front of Hanje, Annie, and Ymir, your shirt raised to your underboob. Hanje clapped excitedly. "It looks great, y/n!" "I like the view." Annie said dryly. Ymir nodded. "yeah it's nice, just don't show Historia."

"Don't show me what?" Historia entered the living room via the kitchen. Immediately her eyes found your tattoo, and she smiled. "lovely!"

The others found the tattoo under different circumstances however.

Sasha had known first, since she went with you to get it originally, having helped you pick out the design. By that I mean, she mainly just agreed with whatever you said but helped you out none the less. Mikasa found out before you were training together, (she thought it looked cool).

Eren found out because he walked in on you in the shower. "Shit! Wait is that a tattoo!?" He would've told you he liked it had you not kicked the shit out of him and lectured him about coming over to your apartment constantly, blah, blah, blah.

Armin found out because you showed him, (and he promptly died a bit) but he also really liked it and you invited him to come get another one with you some time. Maybe, just maybe you had a weak spot for the blonde.

Jean and Connie found out because you sent Marco a snap of it, and they looked at it from over his shoulder. Connie laughed at Jean's sharp in take of breathe and Jean tackled Connie. Meanwhile as they fought in the background Marco sent you a video snap of his response.

Reiner found out via a training session, much like Mikasa. "Why, y/n I never knew what a sly devil you could be!"

Bertholdt knew because Reiner made sure to describe it to him in great detail, knowing that the tall fellow would get flustered.

Erwin was probably told at some point but forgot so anytime he sees in you in a bikini or something skimpy he gets his mind blown.

Levi found out because, you may or may not have sent him a snap (with much different intentions then the one you had sent Marco.) Levi thought it was badass, though.

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Y/n kisses the AOT gang

Yes, you had kissed each member of the gang. For any of these bitches, they could get it, let's be real.

You had given Eren forehead kisses many a time between he and you. This had been pretty random but regardless, it was something the two of you did often.

You often kissed Armin on the cheek, pinching them together whilst you smushed his face and pulled him in for hugs. Really, you loved Armin.

You kissed Jean on several occasions, partially because you weren't one to refuse an offer from an attractive man and also it was the quickest way to fluster the boy. He has the king of talking the talk but never actually walking the walk.

You give Marco and Connie platonic cheek kisses everytime you see each other. They also give you cheek kisses back. Marco also gives hugs!

You blow Reiner kisses all the time because that's exactly what your friendship is.

You give Bertholdt sweet little cheek kisses and he's always a blushing mess afterwards.

You give Erwin goodbye kisses and he always returns them.

You've made out with Levi. His tongue's been in your mouth. Yes, you kiss.

You give Hanje cheek kisses all the time. You seriously love this woman.

You've made out with Annie too. You also give her kisses on her neck just to hear her giggle.

You and ymir don't usually kiss, but you and Historia kiss each other's cheek.

You've kissed Sasha smack on the lips before, and you two cuddle all da time.

You give Mikasa forehead kisses because touch isn't necessarily her love language but you know when she needs it.

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Y/n gets into a fight

You don't get in trouble, like ever. You're reliable, kind, level headed. However sometimes you come across a Titan of an issue and need your friends to rally behind you.

Historia will get into an argument for you, but she isn't scary at all, nor is she very powerful when it comes to muscle might.

Mikasa will kill a bitch for you. Straight up. She may not always show it outright but she loves you.

Ymir would video tape the ass whooping of whoever dares to cross you until they tried to come after Historia. Then she's seeing red.

Annie would laugh at whoever is trying to fight you. She won't step into the fray directly until you need her though, she trusts you do take care of it.

Eren doesn't care if they haven't even thrown a punch if they even say a damn thing that he doesn't feel you deserve he will start the fight. He has no self control. He's an aries.

Jean will also fight for you. He'd be a hundred percent more levelheaded about the problem but he won't let you take shit.

Connie will at first be confused and then pull his signature "bruh" face. He'll be the one that takes the phone from Ymir after Historia gets involved.

Sasha will try to protect you the best she can. She doesn't want you hurt so she'll probably grab a spoon as a weapon and charge.

Reiner is just trying to vibe and then suddenly he's pulled into an all out war. Sigh. But at least it's for you.

Hange will find this all very funny, but she'll help out in between snorts.

Erwin will just stand there looking at your antagonist dead in the eye with the slightest raise of his brow. That's the end of it all.

Armin will go all manipulative bestie on however is bothering you.

Levi merely get in between you. He may be short but nothing scare him and he's literally willing to kick some ass if need be.

Bertolt would just take you somewhere else. Yes he's super annoyed and upset at this person, but he has better things to do with his time.

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Y/n gets a dog

To be honest, you'd wanted a pet for a long long time. Living closely with seven other women- and essentially nine men, had made that prospect rather slim, until one day approximately four months ago when you dropped the question.

The response was rather positive, so you carefully crafted a schedule and supplies.

The little puppy had been the runt of the litter, but that didn't bother you one bit (your not so secret infatuation of a certain 5'2" raven haired fellow solidified that.)

You were the first person to arrive home that day, and when you did you hurried to get the house puppified.

Bertolt came by early that day and was the first to see the puppy. At first he wasn't so sure about the little rascal. It seemed so hyper, a little too hyper, actually. But then, it licked him and he fell in love. He actually completely forgot you were even there he was so enthralled.

Levi came by with takeout, and much like Bertolt he wasn't sure about this creature. He'd always been more of a cat person, but even then he wasn't exactly an animal person. Just too messy. But for your sake he pat the pup on the head. (And to both your and bertolt's shock the puppy began to follow Levi around.

Armin loved the puppy. He immediately scooped it up and sang to it. You had never seen the blonde so happy as he cooed over the little Beasty. He raised it up into the air and swung it until Levi yelled at him for waving the animal over the takeout.

Erwin seemed a bit indifferent to the dog, almost as if the animal had just always been there. He did make sure however to share his food with it.

Hange tickled the poor animal savagely, vowing to buy it a sweater for the winter. You told them they didn't have to, but they refused. "What's a godparent for?"

Sasha vowed to help feed it and promised it that she would only buy it the best food possible.

Marco adored the tiny thing. "have you named him yet?" He had asked while lovingly scratching behind it's ears. "he looks like a sugar...or a Coco?"

Connie immediately sat down and started playing with newly named Sugar. "Connie! You're getting Sugar too riled up." Levi warned, but right then Connie was attacked by the tiny pup, and despite the small size of the dog the sheer force almost knocked Connie over. "Tch, idiot."

Jean was the first to take Sugar for a walk and you joined him. Together the two of you laughed at how cute Sugar looked as he bounced around in the grass. You made sure to have Jean clean up after him though, don't worry.

Sugar immediately fell asleep on Eren who threatened anyone that would dare touch or wake up him. Eren was extremely content with this little ball of joy.

Annie wasn't really excited for the puppy but she did promise to train Sugar when it was time, so there's that.

Ymir tried to act similar to Annie but Ymir is a total dog person, and after a bit she scoped up Sugar and put the sleeping pup on her own lap.

Mikasa was just happy everyone else seemed happy. She did sit by ymir though so she could get a few good pats in.

Later that night Historia grabbed the puppy and took him into her room, which she shared with Ymir. Really this puppy wasn't yours, it was everyone's.

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The AOT gang goes to a concert

You pulled into Eren's hand practically dragging him through the crowd. "That's the last time I'm letting you lead us anywhere, Eren!" He groaned behind you. "I thought the sign said Row one, it was an honest mistake!" You shot him a dangerous glare. "It was a sign for the bathroom!"

Finally you met up with your friends, who were all already comfortably seated, waiting for the concert to begin. "Hey guys sorry we're late, we had some...sign trouble."

You and Eren found your seats, "Good news is if anyone wants to know where the bathrooms are.." you elbowed your brunette friend.

When the concert began, it was immediately pretty damn hype. You and Jean clasped hands and danced together, shouting out the lyrics to the first song at the top of your lungs.

At the second song and Sasha took orders for food, and grabbed some grub. As you waited in the unnecessarily long line you pulled her into a hug and took a quick picture.

When you returned you stood by Reiner, but some big headed bastard had moved in front of your spot. So you climbed into Reiner's shoulders and screamed at the stage from your pretty impressive view.

Connie dared you to throw your bra on stage, but didn't actually think you'd do it. His face, and literally everyone around you, was priceless. In fact, you got a round of applause.

Hanje was video tapping about 90% of it, but they often drapped a hand around your shoulders and pulled you into the video, the two of you singing along to the musicians voice.

You and Levi held hands when a soft song came on, him pulling you into his chest at just the right note. You dipped your head into the chin, enjoying the soft thud of his heartbeat against the deep bass of the speakers. It was nice.

You face timed Bertolt, who unfortunately couldn't attend because he had "work". He enjoyed the concert better from that angle anyways.

You and Historia took a ton of pictures! So many! Some weren't even in focus! But you two didn't care!

Marco grabbed his phone light every chance he got and kept accidentally flashing it in people's eyes. He got you like seven times.

Erwin kept complaining that it was too loud, but you literally saw him full on do the sprinkler because he was vibing so hard.

You and Mikasa went to the bathroom together, and you forced her to take a picture with you. You also got lost on the way back but Mikasa helped guide you back. What would you do without her?

When you returned you ran into ymir and Historia dancing together, laughing and giggling. Damn them and their happiness.

After the show you and Armin went and met the people you watched and got a picture with them. They kept referring to Armin as your boyfriend so in the photo he looks like a tomato. He swore you to secrecy.

On the way back to the apartment you switched riders with Hanje so that she could take Eren home and you could just take Annie back to the apartment you shared. The whole way back you just let loose in the car. Annie could be very loud when with people she trusts entirely.

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Y/n flirts with the AOT gang

Unfortunately for you y/n you're not the sad drunk, clumsy drunk, dancer drunk, you're the flirty drunk. I guess there are worse things, though. These are the times when drunk you has flirted with your friends and their reactions.

One time you got blasted at a work party and Eren had to come drive you home. He was shocked at first, but he truly does care about you and is also the most oblivious person ever so he was just like "okay."

Annie was super confused at first, but she actually really liked the attention. She'd never admit that to you though. So she just kinda bumped shoulders with you and almost knocked you down, had she not caught you.

Jean actually almost shit himself your flirting flustered him so bad. But he realized that you were drunk and immediately lifted you up and took you home.

Armin blushed, squeaked, and giggled. He knew you were drunk but he just couldn't help it. He helped you to bed and you fell asleep next to each other.

Sasha took you out to eat immediately after you said you wanted to go on a date with a hot babe like her, because she just needs one reason to go get something to munch on. It helped sober you up and when you puked she held your hair. Besties.

You did have a line though and you never actually flirted with Historia or Ymir but Ymir always took videos of you drunk and Historia always made sure to help you to bed. Those two were your constant watch dogs though when you were having fun.

Reiner "pretends" to go along with your flirting. He really just likes it because your hawt. "oh really? Tell me more about my eyes." He does however makes sure no one messes with you and always makes sure you get home safely.

When you get drunk around Mikasa the Ackerman always just pats you on the head. Sometimes though she makes fun of you.

Whenever you flirt with Connie hes also drunk so he flirts back. The two of you are the most chaotic drunk duo though and always end up breaking shit.

Erwin tells you to stop. "Stop that y/n, it's weird." But he's always blushing when he says that and he acts like a parent. "No, no more tequila!"

Hange will literally just have fun with drunk you. She'd vibe and even give you her glasses.

Marco would think it's really funny, but he'd stick with you for as long as he needs to to make sure you're okay and then he'll take you home.

Levi will look so annoyed and so done but he'll blush and wrap his fingers with yours. Much like Jean, he'll try to take you home as soon as possible. He gets jealous way too easily for this and often he'll stay the night with you.

Bertolt's brain literally melts. Reiner has to drag him away from you. You've broken the poor man.

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They walk in on you changing

Annie- She opened the door and come in without even paying attention, realized you were essentially naked when you squealed. She rolls her eyes, and mutters "look the door next time," but that's a mental image she'll be keeping for a while.

Armin- he doesn't even allow himself a second peak, immediately putting his hand over his eyes. "Oh! I'm so sorry y/n! I-i-yeah!" He practically runs out of there faster than lightening.

Bertolt- He freezes, and you have to push him out. His brain dies and he stands outside your door for several minutes still trying to process.

Connie- he doesn't even notice you, but when you yell at him he simply turns and farts at you.

Eren- "If you were changing why didn't you lock the door?"

Erwin- "I'm sorry I thought this was the bathroom. Did you get a new book shelf?"

Hanje- She comes in, sees that your changing and puts a hand over her eyes, continuing to tell you what she wanted.

Jean- he puts his hands on his hips and smiles, "you knew I was coming, didn't you?"

Levi- he doesn't really care and neither do you (nothing he hasn't seen before) but he doesn't make sure to shut the door and wrap you on the head. "you have a lock, brat, use it."

Marco- opens door. "Whoops." Closes door. "Sorry y/n!"

Mikasa- "hey y/n," just continues.

Sasha had half a donut in her mouth when she walked in on you and then immediately it fell from her mouth when she turned and saw your body. she blinked and quickly bent over, grabbing her donut and covered her eyes, but only partially.

Reiner- "Hey, y/n I- Woah! Nice ra-" you effectively cut him off by throwing a shoe at his face.

Historia- "Oh! Sorry sweetie, you're so pretty, oh my goodness!"

Ymir- after storming in she proclaims, "Historia saw you naked, I have to kill you now."

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They find you crying

We all have those days, and this is when they find you having one.

Ymir found you in the your bedroom, completely bundled in blankets with the lights shut off. She notices that you've been crying because your sniffing loudly, but says nothing about it. "Hey, Y/n, do you have the wifi password?"

She'd leave, but tell Historia, knowing Historia is better suited to check on and deal with helping you. Historia will walk in and raise her hands, in an open hug. You'll wordlessly scootch over and allow her to slide in beside you and gently pull you into her grasp.

Sasha heard you crying and grabbed her comfort snacks, a blanket, and the puppy. All of which she carried into your bedroom. The two of you would sit, eat, and watch some comfort shows. "it's the best medicine!"

Reiner saw your car parked outside the apartments and thought he'd knock on your car window. When he got up to your window though, he noticed the tears that were streaking down your face. He'd immediately climb into the other side of the car, hopping into the passenger seat. You're shocked, having not even noticed him hanging outside your car to begin with. "Uh, Reiner?" "So," he buckles up. "Who did it?"

Mikasa could hear you crying when she was up late at night, (your door had been open a crack.) So she grabbed some ice cream and two spoons, and wordlessly walked into your room. She said nothing and didn't press you for information, and the two of you shared Sasha's favorite ice cream.

Marco witnessed you go full on break down mode after a ROUGH day and immediately gave you the greatest pep talk known to man. You were so amazed at his genuinely kind words you stopped crying, but Marco had become so touched that he had started.

You had actually went to Levi's apartment, and sat with him. He made you tea and listened silently as you told him about what had happened and how sad you felt. He didn't press any advice on you or dry your tears with grandiose words, but he genuinely listened and acknowledged your feelings. Then you cuddled, and it was more than enough.

Jean said something flirty to you and for one reason or another it set you off and tears were aflowing. At first he panicked because he thought he made you cry. When he realized it wasn't him, he gently brought you into him and held you as you cried into his shirt. Finally you looked up at him and he wiggled his eyebrows mischievously, "Would sex make you feel better?"

You called Hanje and told what happened after a particularly rough day, so she and moblit went and grabbed you some takeout and spent the day with you. They even took you to egg the offenders house. Revenge is sweet.

Erwin thought you were sick, so he left after finding you crying in your room, bought you soup, made it and just acted like you were sick. You didn't have the heart to tell him the truth.

Eren saw you crying and then flicked you in the head and promptly left. You were stunned, but also found it funny and confusing, so you stopped crying.

Connie facetimed you and by the end you weren't crying because you were sad, but because Connie's really fucking stupid.

Bertolt noticed you were in your room for a while so he checked on you. He gave you a hug and then asked you very nicely to "stop crying."

Armin literally sat his ass down and stayed with you until the two of you fell asleep. He's a top tier friend who cares deeply about your emotional health so he does everything he can to sort you out. He holds your hand, nods, listens, gives you advice, and agrees with you.

Annie calls you a crybaby but she sits down beside you none the less. She doesn't press nor did she speak. But she wants you to know that's she's here in her own special Annie way.

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Thanks for reading! Remember, requests are open!

[lostbbygorl]

OVERPROTECTIVE LEVI X PREGNANT READER:

✨ "Y/N, don't even think about it"- Him 24/7

✨ Levi didn't know he wanted kids till you announced your pregnancy. He never even thought of it till he saw how excited you are

✨ He likes kids but he doesn't think of himself as dad material. He warms up to the idea more after yall go thru baby shit on pinterest

✨ Now he's more excited than you to be a parent but as always face blank mouth zipped

✨ His current mission: keep wifey y/n alive and safe and healthy so she can shit a child out of her body. HE IS DEAD SERIOUS

✨ I imagine as a husband Levi is kinda strict. I also feel like the only form of alcohol he consumes is wine. Yeah forget about alcohol for the next 9 months sis

✨ Levi gives all the wine in your fridge to Hange and Erwin

✨ Next, you're forbidden from driving a car. If you make a plan with a friend, either he'll drop you off, or he'll only allow the friends that pass the "driver vibe check" to ride the car

✨ Friends that pass the driver vibe check: Mikasa, Armin, Marco, Historia, Colt, Pieck, Erwin, Nanaba

The ones that are on the black list: Eren, Jean, Sasha, Connie, Hange, Ymir, Miche, KENNY

✨ PLSSS THIS MAN HAS BANNED HIS OWN UNCLE FROM VISITING THE HOUSE 😭😭😭

✨ I imagine in a modern au. him and Kenny are on....better terms than in canonverse. Which means Kenny in his own way really admires you. And well I think everyone has a soft spot for his annoying ass

✨ Kenny is mad asf that Levi has "betrayed his own blood" but that doesn't stop him from seeing you. Levi left for groceries one day and mf Kenny climbed the window. Levi doesn't know yet and hopefully he never will

✨ Levi hates it when you're not resting

✨ He's so sweet he's gonna do all the chores for you. Yall are more of a takeout couple kinda couple than a homemade meal kinda couple

✨ Levi is a horrible person to have cravings around

✨ He only allows junk food like once in a month and you're so pissed at him for it. He's being a bitch only because he wants both you and his future kid to be healthy

✨ If he sees you even glance at an eclair he'll death glare you

✨ Yall probably had a yelling match for this reason exactly

✨ Sasha becomes your food dealer after this. Another thing he hopefully won't find out

✨ With mood swings Levi's okayish with. He rolls his eyes constantly but yeah he's sensitive

✨ Despite his hardassery, he loves you to the moon and back

✨ When you're sleeping, he has a tiny smile tugging on his lips cuz hes so lucky to have you

[ackermansupremacy]

Hey we texted and now Imma officially request this PLS PLS PLS BABY.

Pls do a hc format post on modern au marley kids being friends with the 104th squad, and a warriors one too pls.

And if u do, pls add Ymir and Marco in the 104th part.

THANKS

Oh my goudddd i got u bestie SORRY THIS TOOK ME SO LONG TO GET OUT

Gabi

Of course, Gabi and Reiner get along great 

They’re cousins after all 

So the two of them were basically built in buddies from the start 

They’re the youngest members of their family so at all reunions (do white people have those?/srs) they were always forced to sit at the designated childrens table 

And were always expected to get along despite them having a fairly large age gap 

But due to all the time they spent together they became pretty close 

Even though their energies are polar opposites 

But you know who balances that shit out?

PORCO.

Porco is a perfect mix of both of them he loves playing pranks on Reiner but also scolds Gabi when she needs it 

Reiner is literally exhausted by the feral energy and basically holds the two of them on leashes 

He cannot take them anywhere in public without being humiliated and violently humbled all at the same time 

But when shes not with Porco and Reiner you can usually find her with JSC

Jean, Sasha and Connie became friends with her completely by accident when they met up with Reiner one day and she happened to be there

Ever since then they’ve kind of been inseparable

She matches all of their feral energy and its HILARIOUS 

They always play video games together and she becomes such a beast at mariokart and mortal kombat that Jean will NOT play with her anymore 

Her and Sasha always go on the food runs together because shes so happy that shes not the only girl in that little group anymore

People genuinely believe shes Sasha’s little sister 

And they kind of just go with it, neither of them really mind it  

Hot take, another person she really got along with was Eren 

Before he became the emo boy we all know and love 

Since then, he doesn’t really hang with her as much and just considers her a nuisance

But she still harasses him cuz she thinks its funny which GREATLY annoys him

All of them being together at once is literally hell for Reiner and you can rarely catch him there without hearing him say “I need a cigarette” at least three times 

Falco

Falco and Historia are definitely buddies 

She def used to babysit him when he was a little kid 

He had his first little crush on her when he was like seven and he gets relentlessly teased for it 

She absolutely adores him and thinks hes the cutest thing ever and constantly tells embarrassing stories from when she used to babysit him 

Much to his dismay though

Even tho she hasn’t babysat him in a few years shes still there for him a lot 

She picks him up from school sometimes and when his parents are out of town overnight she’ll drop by with pizza or she’ll make a homecooked meal for him and Colt just to check up on them 

 And she of course takes Ymir with her since they’re a packaged deal, whos constantly giving Colt serious side eye whenever he looks at Historia for longer than five seconds 

Ymir and Falco also get along really well, hes also been around Ymir a lot, all the way back when Historia insisted they were just friends 

So Falco is used to her being in the car while he gets rides home from school

Another person he also really gets along with is Marco! 

Marco is one of his biggest role models because hes basically in the same role in the friend group as Falco 

And Falco really admires the way he’s able to deescalate situations and diffuse arguments all while being very kind about it 

When Marco finds out he is GASSED 

Him? A childs role model? 

Its the greatest honor hes ever received and he feels so special cuz he loves kids! 

Hes always there to give him advice that hes too embarrassed to ask Colt for 

And gives him rides in Historia and Ymir’s stead

Falco very much prefers being around the 104th as opposed to the warriors since they’re closer to his own age and the warrior intimidate him a bit honestly 

But i can see him hanging around Zeke quite a bit 

Someone mistook Zeke for his father once and Zeke just went with it

And Pieck made it the BIGGEST running joke for YEARS

Zofia

Due to being friends with her Mother, Pieck and Zofia are super close!! 

Pieck absolutely adores her and spoils the hell out of her  Every birthday, every christmas since she was practically a baby Pieck would buy her cute little dresses fit for a porcelain doll 

Pieck was the first person who ever did Zofia’s makeup, curled her hair and painted her nails 

She was the first person she ever had a sleepover with too when she was little! :)

Since Gabi isn’t the most girly, Pieck holds tightly onto the femininity that Zofia likes to show 

Whenever theres a school dance or any formal event, Pieck is always the first person Zofia goes to because she knows exactly where to get dresses and pretty nail polish

She definitely gives her a ton of cute nicknames like Zofie and Zoe <3

I also headcanon that Zofia and Annie are distantly related

The kind of related where they would only see each other once in a blue moon at someones wedding or a funeral for an old family member neither of them remembered

Despite this, whenever Zofia gets dragged by Falco and Gabi to one of the get togethers the 104th has 

Annie always makes sure Zofia stays close to her and doesn’t get wrapped up in whatever crazy shit Connie, Sasha and Jean are doing 

Her and Annie aren’t exceptionally close but they’re close enough that Annie looks out for her 

The only other person Annie trusts with looking out for Zofia is Bertholdt 

He feels super special with being trusted with this job because he thinks it might be able to score him some points with Annie

Zofia sees through his crush SO quickly 

And she of course teases him about it 

And exploits the hell out of it and uses it as blackmail when necessary 

She basically has him wrapped around her finger 

He doesn’t even mind it that much cuz he thinks shes adorable and like a mini version of Annie and truly believes she can do no wrong despite Reiner’s warning 

“I’m telling you Bert all those little shits are evil...” “Come on Reiner they’re just little kids!!”

Udo

I know shes not a warrior, but y’all already know he gets along the best with the love of my life Hanji Zoe

Shes definitely one of his moms closest friends 

And his science teacher! 

They’re the reason why he loves science so much! They’ve taught him most of the stuff he knows about all of his special interests 

She gives him rides home from school sometimes when he doesn’t walk back with his friends 

They always stop by mcdonalds for ice cream and fries on the way home despite her knowing sugar makes him really hyper 

But thats a problem for his mom not them LMFAO 

Hes a mature kiddo so hes always gotten along really well with the adults, so he gets along well with his other teachers Levi and Erwin as well 

But out of all of the 104th, Udo and Armin are for sure the closest 

They share a lot of common interests and always have a lot to talk about 

For one Armin loves hearing all the facts about animals, birds and bugs 

And the two of them like to go bird watching together while everyone is inside fighting over the Xbox controllers 

I see the two of them getting overstimulated by sound and lots of people being around so they like to go for quiet walks together and chat amongst themselves in general silence 

They talk about the books they’re currently reading and share story ideas and prompts with each other 

As well as new music artists they’ve discovered that they think each other would like 

Udo is kind of like the chaotic to Armin’s calm

Its a good balance for him, compared to the others Udo is a lot quieter and calmer and they have a lot more in common than he does with some of his friends 

So hes like a little brother :) 

However upon learning that Udo looks up to him and sees him as a role model that made him really nervous and suddenly makes him feel like hes not worthy of being a kids role model and like he would let him down somehow 

But its okay, because its hard to let them kiddos down <3

IM SO SORRY BESTIE THIS TOOK ME SO LONG TO GET OUT ILY

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whats the omegaverse au about with eren being the father of historias child?

okay, this one is really, really dark but not for the reason you think so tw and cw right now.

so one idea is that she's the omega farmgirl that alpha delinquent eren sneaks off with every sunday after church to mess around with. mikasa is a young omega mother who had a...very unfortunate past few years after being kidnapped by an alpha to the underground. she has two alpha daughters and she killed her mate but that was covered up by her relatives. she works as a nurse now under grisha and that's when she meets eren who is instantly into her. unfortunately around that time, historia realizes she's pregnant because they fucked while she was in heat but then eren comes around to break it off because he met someone else. their relationship was purely physical but she says nothing. later on, she meets ymir, a beta. they fall in love. of course eren does find out and well...

that's the gist of the idea. yes i know mikasa's past is dark in this case but i love a) stepdad eren and b) sa is a trauma i have coped with. so!