#they could've been together when he died- could've broken up and remained friends- WHATEVER

[ultfreakme]

You know what? Fuck it. I hope Sokka was single and had no kids because everyone talks about that like it’s some depressing, sad thing when there’s legit no canon evidence he wanted any of this(probably because he’s a teenager but whatever) or had any of this in TLOK. Sokka living large being the cool uncle, having fun. He wouldn’t have even been alone, he was in SWT as the chief with katara, his nephews and niece, and he probably trained Tonraq to be chief, he clearly was an important figure in Republic City. I bet Sokka had an amazing, fulfilling life, even if it was cut shorter than most of gaang like I wish people would not talk about Sokka not having a mentioned spouse or kids as some tragedy when neither of those things are a mandate or necessity for happiness.

[velvett-tearss]

Black Tea & Blushes — L. Ackerman

summary: The two of you never got along, but there were times that even fire and ice made a perfect pair.

warnings: cursing, no spoilers for anything past early s1, Levi’s a little shit at first (surprise, surprise), mentions of blood (they’re fighting titans :-) lol) gn!reader (no pronouns mentioned)

genre: semi-canonverse, fluff, enemies to lovers (?)

word count: 3.3k

a/n: this was very self-indulgent lmao, sorry if it’s a bit messy 😭, <Hange, Connie & Sasha3 make an appearance bc I love them and you should too, hope you enjoy it <3

"Couldn't you have gotten a cadet to do this?"

You raised a sharp brow at the man, trying to keep yourself from flipping his desk over. "Would you have yelled at them like you just yelled at me?"

The man's grey eyes didn’t meet yours, but there was a scowl on his face. Despite his steely eyes, he didn't say anything back. Instead, he pursed his lips and turned back to continue his paperwork.

You huffed in an attempt to ground yourself after being yelled at for the past two minutes. You took a sip from your own cup of the tea you had prepared for him, letting yourself savor the taste.

     "I don't understand." you said, tasting the earthy, black tea. "You said it was too cold last time, so I made sure it was extra warm. What's wrong with it? Is it too sour for you? I only added a few drops of lemon this time."

Levi remained silent, but you stood your ground, tapping your boot against the pavemented floor as you waited at his desk for an answer. You wouldn't let him win, not this time. Day after day, it seemed like he only grew ruder and ruder.

Your dislike for Levi Ackerman started the day you met him. He was still just a soldier when you joined the Survey Corp, and it wasn't long after that he become Captain.

He was mean, and he never seemed to care about anything, but God forbid you make a reckless move out in the field. It was as if all hell broke loose if you used a bit too much gas when slicing the nape of a Titan's neck.

     "Not everyone is Humanity's Strongest." you had spat at him when he scolded you on the way back to the walls. That only earned you a glare, seeing as Hange managed to secure your safety. If it weren't for them, you were certain you would've gotten stuck with stable duty for a month's end.

     You were glad he was nice to them, at least.

     At some point, you got promoted to Captain as well. One would think that since you shared the same rank, he would grow warmer to you, but that was another one of your mistakes.

     Everything about him rubbed you the wrong way, from his disagreeable manners to his awful way of speaking to soldiers. And, it was your disdain for him that got you stuck in this mess.

"A cadet could've done this." Levi stated again; you felt like you were being patronized. He raised a brow at you, holding the teacup in his hand. "A cadet could’ve made better tea than you.”

"Obviously not, Captain." you threw back sourly, snatching the cup from his hand. "A cadet could not have done this because if I hadn't interfered two weeks ago, who knows what you would've done to the poor man. And, all he did was make your tea wrong!”

Levi blinked at you, appearing bored with your conversation. "If you hadn't interfered, that soldier would be back with those good for nothing Military Police Officers doing what they're best at."

     You gritted your teeth. "And, what are they good for, Captain Ackerman?”

     His brow twitched slightly. “Absolutely nothing."

You let out a bitter laugh, placing the white ceramic teacups back on the tray you had brought in. "Now that you say it out loud, that reminds me a lot of someone I know."

     "What an awful way to talk about yourself.” Levi threw back with ease.

     The urge to roll your eyes at him was weighing on you, but you were stronger than the immaturity he seemed to bring out in you. "Captain, you must be growing old if you've already forgotten we're the same rank."

     Your decision of keeping yourself calm in his presence payed to be of use when you noticed the slight pause in his pen strokes at your words.

     But, you were well aware of how trustworthy Levi was in the sense that you knew he could always come back with something even worse than what he's told you before.

      "If you were of any use, you would know what's wrong with your tea. I'm sure even King Fritz could tell good tea from awful tea, and he's the most useless of them all." Levi told you, pen moving over the papers in front of him swiftly.

     "He could probably also tell a grown man from a spoiled brat," you told him, taking the tray with you as you left his office. "But, you make even that task seem impossible."

     You had to stop the triumphant grin from growing on your face when you heard his faint scoff from the other side of the wooden door.

Even if you managed to snag the last word of that argument, it didn’t feel as good as it usually did. The only reason you involved yourself in Levi Ackerman’s nightly tea was because 1) you didn’t like the way he spoke to the poor soldier who got stuck with job of handling it, and 2) Erwin asked that you try and be a bit nicer to your fellow captain.

You only did it to keep your job, really, and you would never let your Commander think less of you, even if he did favor Levi. Even Hange had tried to coax you into not letting The Ackerman’s sharp tongue get to you, but that didn’t seem to work.

Levi and you would never be friends, if that’s what Erwin meant when he pulled you aside at supper a few nights before. It was a lie to say you didn’t admire the man’s impressive skills, because you did.

But, admiration and respect were two separate things.

The two of you were jagged edges of broken glass that didn’t fit together, and that was perfectly fine. You didn’t mind being Levi being a sharp piece of glass, just as long as he kept his corners to himself and far from you.

Erwin, as observant as usual, caught on to the solution to your problem, and he even made sure you and Levi would rarely ever cross paths when the Scouts were out on an expedition. The two of you worked on opposite sides of the formation.

The only time you would ever work together would be if there were no other options, but both of you were reliable in your own senses: him with his... whatever he called it, and you with your wits.

You didn't mind being farthest from him, and if it were up to you, you'd go even farther.

     “Hey, you got new glasses.” you stated, noticing the new pair of brown frames that Hange wore the morning as the Scouts waited for the signal to begin the expedition.

“Oh, don’t remind me.” they said with a frown, holding the glasses in their hands. “Last night, Moblit and I were doing some research, and someone must’ve stolen my glasses because I couldn’t find them this morning.”

“Stole? Isn’t that a big accusation?”

They let out a hearty laugh. “It is! That’s why I’m saying it!” Hange replied, golden eyes widened at you in exasperation. “I’ve been stuck with these, and they’re too big for my face. All they do is fall off.”

“So maybe don’t wear them?” you wondered as you caught a glimpse of the dark head of hair you knew too well. “What’ll you do if you lose them out in the field? Better safe than sorry.”

“I wish, but I’m as blind as a bat without them.” Hange reasoned with a sigh before quickly composing themselves. “But, now that you mention it, I never did mind a challenge.”

The smirk growing on their face was one you didn’t quite like. Before you could talk some sense into them (if that were even possible) the signal went off to begin the mission.

They gave a wide smile and a thumbs up as a good luck token. "Don’t do anything crazy!” you called out when the two of you parted ways, taking your squad with you. “I mean it, Hange!”

Hange waved you off, charging in faster in their horse. It was up to poor Moblit to chase right after them.

Your squad remained close together for the majority of the mission. There wasn't much to do on your end of things, which was a relief. At some point, you decided to stop for a quick break before pushing forward.

If you were able to see five mintues into the future, you would never have let your squad talk you into taking a lunch break. Just as you were relaxing a bit, there was an Abnormal coming from the thick trees.

Your sense of smell wasn't as skilled as Miche, and if it weren't for one of the younger cadets on your squad who had a keen sense of hearing, you all would've been Titan food.

It didn't take long for you to spring into action, your squad following suit. You made sure to use the plans Erwin had issued out on previous Scout meetings.

When the Abnormal finally made it to where you and your squad stopped, the beastly creature managed to catch one of your soldiers in midair. As the young boy was raised in the air, his stomach couldn't contain his recent lunch.

Gravity works in wonders, you thought when his earlier lunch fell onto you with a splat! You couldn't blame the poor boy; it was better upstairs than downstairs. As terrible a feeling it was to have chunky vomit all over you, you knew it would be as even worse feeling if the boy died under your care.

Your squad got to him before any damage was permanent, at least physically. When the killing blow was done, you tended to your soldier. He muttered out apologies for having thrown up on you, but you were merely in the line of fire.

"It's okay, Connie." you reassured him after pulling off your green cape that had been soiled in aid to shield you. “I’d rather it be your lunch on me than your organs.”

You ordered that he ride with your other cadet, Sasha. He let out a pained laugh at your words, leaning against her on her horse. She scolded him for “wasting so much food,” to which lead to their silly banter, which you didn’t mind as long as they were safe.

     As unfortunate as it was, that incident wasn't the last of it. There wasn't much time between Connie getting his ribs crushed by a Titan and the numerous amount of red flares that were being shot into the air.  The amount of red powder in the sky was enough to cast a shadow of worry over you.

     By the time your squad made it to where the red flares had been signaled, it was a mess. Abnormal and Pure Titans were ambushing the rest of whatever was left of the Survey Corp. Your squad wasted no time in following your orders as you made a beeline for the trees where a group of Abnormals were huddled together.

     When you finally got a good look at the scene in the forest, your sight was met with Titan smoke and blood of fallen comrades. It was a disaster, as it always was. But you knew, where there was smoke, there was definitely fire.

And, that fire was Humanity’s Strongest Soldier.

He looked ablaze, nothing but a flash in the distance. Slicing Titan limbs as if they were merely flowers in his way, Levi Ackerman was kicking ass. It was in moments like this — where he looked like the answer to all the prayers of the people inside the walls — that you wondered if you truly hated him all along.

“Section Commander!” Moblit cried, chasing after Hange as they swung on the highest tree of the forest. It seemed as though they forgot all about how loose their glasses were as they did a number of twirls in the air. His voice was enough to snap you out of your trance and assist your fellow comrades.

You managed to fight off three Pure Titans and two Abnormals for what seemed like forever. It might’ve been even worse if not for Connie Springer’s lunch all over you that acted as Titan Repellant.

Perhaps you would tell Hange of your new discovery, but every time you managed to get close to them while fighting off the Titans, all they did was badger you with questions upon questions.

“Are you sure you haven’t you seen them?!” Hange cried for the fifth time, eyes squinted at you from their branch opposite you. Moblit was fighting off a creepy Abnormal with ugly teeth a few feet from you.

“No, I haven’t! And, didn’t I tell you your glasses would fall if you took them with you?!” you shouted back from your place on the tree before taking a breath to try to slice the neck of your second Pure Titan. “Go back to the wagon, Hange, before you get yourself killed!”

They huffed and puffed, but they let Moblit guide them to the wagon to wait until the rest of the Scouts could find a moment to retreat back to the walls.

After finally slicing the nape of your final Titan, you looked over to where you had last seen Levi. Only, he was nowhere to be found. A panic set in when you couldn’t find any sight of him.

“Captain?” you called out from your place on a tree branch where you were catching your breath. You squinted your eyes to get a farther look, but it didn’t help that much. “Captain Ackerman, are you there? Do you—”

But, that’s when you felt a jostle of wind hit your back. You turned quickly to see the dark-haired man swinging through the trees, holding an unconscious Oluo.

You followed him, figuring if you took his squad member off his hands that Levi would have a better chance of taking down more Titans. Maybe even with a man who weighed far more than himself in his hands, Levi could still have a better chance than you.

“Captain, I’ve got him. I’ll take—”

But, Levi wouldn’t budge. It was like he wasn’t listening to you, and you didn’t know if it was by choice or coincidence. You huffed and rushed quicker to help him in carrying Oluo.

Maybe it was just your luck, or maybe it was just his, but right before you managed to reach him, a Titan’s jaw came from below him, wide and ready for lunchtime.

There was nothing for him to do, not with his hands full. Surely he knew that from the way his grey eyes finally broke through from that awful void he’d placed you in, the one where all you ever got from him was scoldings and insults and cold stares that often made you wonder if he actually did hate you.

And, for the first time, you saw panic flash through his grey eyes, his life flash before his eyes.

“Levi!” you cried, using the rest of your ODM gear’s gas to catch up to him. You knew if he were to survive such an event, he would scold you for wasting your gas on an old lump like him.

But, for once, Levi had something to say about you that didn’t regard your incompetence to make decent tea or your recklessness that spurred you to use all your gas just to save him and the bullheaded, baboon by the name of Oluo.

It was your astonishing speed.

You got to the two men right before the great wide jaws of the Titan could snap closed and swallow the three of you for its meal, which Levi had to admit (but probably never would) was quite impressive.

“Shit!” you hissed out when the three of you landed on another tree branch. As quick as you got to the branch was as quick as Miche was to come and ensure your safety, slicing the Titan’s nape with ease.

Oluo was still unconscious and a little bloodied up and battered, but he was safe.

“What the hell were you thinking?!” Levi yelled, voice slightly hoarse from everything that had just happened. His hair was a mess, and you held back a laugh at the sight of him. “Why— why would you? I mean, what— and, why do you smell like—”

“A thank you is perfectly fine, Ackerman.” you coughed out, catching your breath from the overexertion you just forced yourself through. Carrying two grown men was tough, especially when it was between life or death. “As for the smell, one of my soldiers threw up on me.”

Levi blinked at you, his expression consisting of disgust and confusion. “What?”

“My soldier. He threw up on me earlier.”

“I heard you the first time.” he told you, blinking quickly as if it were going to grant him some clarity. You didn’t know if his confusion was from your act of saving him and his squad member or from not knowing what to say to you after.

He looked funny, with his hair that of a bird’s nest and his cheeks flushed pink.

“Did you hit your head on the way down?”

“W-what?”

“Your head? Did you hit it?”

“No, I-I’m fine.” he scrambled upright, finding purchase on the unconscious Oluo’s shin. Your eyes flickered to where his hand was placed, and he snatched it right off immediately, burning a deeper shade of pink.

“Oh.” you muttered, holding back a chuckle. There was no way Levi was without a concussion, not with the way he was acting all of a sudden: stuttering and turning pink on you. It was a wonder you caught up to him before he collapsed.

“Are you sure you’re okay, Captain?” you asked again, fixing your uniform before getting to your feet. You wobbled a bit; Levi raised a brow at you. “You look sick. Why don’t you sit in the injury wagon for a bit on the way back? Just in case.”

He waved you off, standing on his two feet as well. You didn’t want to cause a fight, not right after what had just happened and not outside the walls, so you decided to say nothing about his seeming concussion.

The two of you lifted Oluo off the ground, blood seeping from the side of the man’s mouth. “Is it his ribs? Was it an Abnormal? They were awful today.” you questioned, looking to Levi for answers.

“He bit his tongue, again, before ramming into a tree.” Levi told you, averting his gaze from you as he shifted the man against his shoulder for a better grip. “He said something f-fell from the sky.”

You nodded, letting yourself chuckle. “What could it’ve been? Bird shit?”

Levi shrugged at your words.

He was far too quiet for your liking. Maybe he did have a concussion. It wouldn’t be good if he rode back like that. Perhaps if you spoke to Erwin or Hange about it, one of them could convince Levi to get checked out once you got back to the walls.

The two of you managed to get back to the rest of the Scouts safely. You helped Levi placing Oluo in the wagon with the wounded and the fallen while everyone else was getting accounted for.

All the while, Hange was trying to persuade Erwin into letting them form a search party for their glasses that had fallen while they were swinging on the trees.

Though you were straining to listen to their conversation, you were more than certain that Erwin would never allow such a thing, but you had to admire Hange’s efforts, as fruitless as they were.

“Thank you.”

You snapped your head to Levi.

He refused to meet your gaze again, busying himself with readjusting his soldier’s cape. If not for the obvious step into uncharted territory between the two of you, you would’ve commented on the rosy blush he adorned.

Suddenly, you were overcome with a laughter, waving him off with your hand quickly. “I was just joking about that, Captain. Sorry, I don’t mean to laugh, but I’m just surprised you actually—”

He scoffed, the expression on his face shifting to one of impatience. “Don’t be a brat. Just take the compliment.” Levi huffed out, visibly annoyed with your chatter.

A look of shock overtook your face. “Oh, so you’re complimenting me? Why didn’t you just say so, then?”

“Oi, that’s not what I meant—”

“No, it’s fine. I heard you, loud and clear.” you interrupted, smiling widely at him. “You’re oh-so very welcome, Captain Ackerman, and if you ever need me to save your ass again, you know where to find me.”

Levi opted to say nothing back, merely shaking his head at you when you gave a lazy salute and started back to the other side of the formation where your horse and squad awaited you.

“Besides,” you shrugged, turning back for a moment to catch him looking at you. “Who else would teach me how to make tea?”

note: I don’t think I specified it, but Oluo was knocked unconscious bc some object (Hange’s glasses) fell from the sky lmao 🐸

[lgbtqlegends]

the legends as daughtry songs

listen okay Daughtry is my favorite band and i saw them in concert recently (2/12) and had this idea in the car on the way home and i just remember it so- here we go.

SARA

Undefeated

this is probably the perfect song for sara, because she's been through so so much shit in her life, but she's still undefeated. she could be battered, beaten and bruised, but she will Not be broken, and she'll keep getting back up. she'll keep fighting. words can hardly describe how perfectly this song works for sara. she can take pride in the fact that she's still here after everything she's been through, and especially now, with the legends and ava, her team, her strength. she knows that she can and will take whatever hits the world throws at her, but none of it will ever break her or her hope and humanity.

AVA

Start of Something Good

it's a very good song to describe her and sara's relationship, especially with how ava has said before that after she met sara, her whole world kinda came undone and sara brought her to life, but it took some time for them to really get to a place where what they had was good- beyond good, even

SNART

White Flag

snart is definitely not one to surrender or raise a white flag when things get tough, and he'd much rather die than bow down and take it, but he's gonna do it when he damn well pleases and he's gonna be smart about it

MICK

The Victim

this song fits really well with his season 1 chronos arc, and a few lines specifically, his character in general. specifically, "not gonna be the victim, don't wanna be your slave, not gonna be addicted to a system i did not create" and "stop making me the monster, stop messing with my brain" fit really really well with his character

JAX

No Surprise

mostly because it wasn't really a surprise that he'd leave the ship after stein died, and it was really just a matter of time because the memories of him on the ship were too painful and he needed a fresh start. although his adventures with the legends certainly would be a tough act to follow

STEIN

Home

mostly because the thing he wanted most at the end was to go home and be with his wife, daughter and grandson, although the legends and the waverider had definitely become like a second home/family as well. also the part of the song that says "i've not always been the best man or friend for you, but your love remains true" def works well for him since he had to keep reminding his younger self to do better for clarissa

RAY

Cinderella

i think it's a pretty good song for how he feels about nora, and how he knows it's forever with her. also it's a little funny bc he would definitely be the one cleaning Everything

KENDRA

Break The Spell

kinda describes the whole situation with carter, and how he kept pushing about how they had been together and destined to be so for thousands of years and hundreds of reincarnations and she kinda goes with it for a while bc she doesn't really think she has a choice, but eventually she does manage to "break the spell" and dump him to chase her own freedom and destiny

RIP

Gone Too Soon

this song works really well for him and how he lost his wife and son at the hands of vandal savage. they were taken from him too soon, and he would do anything to try to save them and bring them back to him, and not a day goes by that he doesn't think about them or miss them

AMAYA

Lioness

did i do this partially for the title because amaya wields the spirit totem? yes, i did. but also this song is 100% about powerful women (as stated by daughtry himself when he was introducing the song during the concert) and amaya is a pretty fuckin powerful woman. also the line "i could see it in your eyes, you could've eaten me alive, just to show me you could" is so damn raw and powerful lol and it fits really well with amaya, especially when you can see the animal ashe that she's conjuring in her eyes

NATE

Call You Mine

mostly for nate's tendency of doomed romances, and relationships with people from a different time/life. first with amaya, who already had a set destiny that she had to fulfill, and then with zari, whose life and entire being changed with heyworld. the entirety of this song is just very nate

ZARI 1.0

Breakdown

feels very fitting with the whole 2040s dystopian seattle reality that she lived through, and how the world, and specifically ARGUS, told her she was wrong and evil for who she was. how she was tired of all the lies and the prison and torture that metas endured, and all the deep-seated anger that living through it caused

GARY

Traffic Light

it seems like a very fitting song for him, because he's always offering to be a listening ear for people's problems and being Gar Bear and trying to give people advice when he thinks they need to hear it. and it makes sense for him, because he was kind of always the one that felt like nobody wanted him around, because they'd always kinda just disregard him and he'd take it and internalize, but eventually does see his worth and stops letting himself be treated like that and becomes, without changing who he is, a person that the team Does want to have around, and then he also takes the time to ensure that no one else feels that way, ensures that they know they belong

JOHN

Bad Habits

honestly the title itself of this song is pretty self-explanatory for why i chose it for john. but beyond that, the song itself fits him pretty well, both before his time with the legends and throughout his time on the ship. because he's Always had bad habits, right until the very end, also his bad habits are pretty much exactly the ones in the song lol

NORA

Asylum

i mean,,, nora was pretty much in and out of asylums her entire childhood while damien darhk was trying to get her ready to give herself to mallus, and it wasn't until ray and zari took a chance on her and broke her out to give her some kind of semblance of normal and happy that she really felt good. before that she was kinda always afraid. and then, of course, after that she ended up in another asylum again, but even then, ray never really ever gave up on her

CHARLIE

Long Live Rock & Roll

this one feels pretty self explanatory. charlie's in a rock band and rock music is,, kinda where they found themself and it's what they love. but this song is also pretty fitting in terms of the journey that charlie went on with the legends, too, and how they found a family with the legends and how that'll never change, because once a legend, always a legend

MONA

Waiting for Superman

this one also feels kinda self-explanatory. mona's a romantic, and she really wants to find love, and she almost had it with konane, until he had to go (and then died) and she was upset and hurt and angry, but eventually the legends, and especially zari, helped her to see that she can and will love again, in time

BEHRAD

Cry For Help

others have put my explanation for this choice much more eloquently than i, but: behrad has put on this act his whole life of being this super chill, stoner, always go with the flow guy because it's what he thought he had to be for people to like him and for people to stay, but now he's at a place where he's starting to feel like he can be honest with the legends about who he really is, and how he's not always go with the flow and how he's scared,, a lot, and how sometimes the weight just gets too much and he needs help sometimes, rather than just always being chill about everything on the outside

ZARI 2.0

As You Are

when thinking of how to best explain this choice (which to me at least is very fitting), one single line from z2 pops into my head: i have millions of followers, but 0 friends. and how no one really saw the real her, or the person she wanted to be, at least not until she joined the legends, and especially became friends with ava ("you got one" 🥺). the legends love her as she is, they don't try to change her or compare her to zari 1.0, they let her exist for who she is and they love her for it, even when the rest of the world doesn't get to see it

ASTRA

Heavy Is The Crown

this song is just,, very astra vibes, with her having been raised in hell, and her having been practically a Queen in hell, and then having to live with that and deal with everything it entailed. and yeah the power she had was nice, but now on earth and in the mortal world, heavy is the crown, y'know. she had to learn to experience things and deal with what life was like on earth, and john was,,, Not much help so she was kinda on her own, until she let the legends, and especially spooner, in to help her n support her so that she didn't Have to do everything on her own

SPOONER

On The Inside

i'm gonna be honest, i'm not like 100% happy with this one, but of all the songs i listened to to make these choices (which, i think was just about all of the daughtry songs i know and love, which,, is a vast vast majority), this one seemed to fit the best. i don't really have a well-thought-out or eloquently put reason as to why, this song just kinda felt like spooner's song

GIDEON

Dearly Beloved

dearly beloved fits the whole team really well, and their relationships with each other and how it's kinda like,,, them vs. the world a lot of times, and it seemed rather fitting to choose gideon for this song since she's pretty much always been at the heart of the team, and they wouldn't have been able to do what they do without her. plus it's nice because she loves them all so much and they all love her just as much too, and they're all family, and they're all in this together

GWYN

Life After You

it fits fairly well with the whole situation with alun, especially given how gwyn literally said that he couldn't bear to live in a world without alun in it, and how he really would do anything to get his boy back, considering he quite literally invented time travel to save him, because he loves him. and given his time with the legends, and what they've (especially ava) helped him realize and come to terms with, he wants nothing more than to just,,, be with alun because alun is his person

also i'm sure if anyone wants me to, i could make other parts to this with like,, songs from some of my other favorite bands (such as: 3 Doors Down, Nickelback, Matchbox 20, Citizen Soldier, Simple Plan, and others if I can think of them. tho they might not all be this long, depending on how many songs i know/like lmao)