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nightfall-kachiniko · 3 years

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requesting really any angst with the aot girls 😭 just need some angst i will take any go nuts

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「 AOT Girls (+hanji) reacting to you dying in their arms 」

Paring : Mikasa x reader, Annie x reader, Pieck x reader, Hanji (she/they) x reader

~ 「 I suggest you listen to this song while reading for a more emotional experience (if you’re in the mood to cry lmao) 」 ~

She cant believe her eyes. All that she can think of is how bad she failed you as you laid in her arms, blooding spilling out your mouth and head. Your arms and legs were gashed in big marks, as you felt the world before you slowly cave in.

“Y/N PLEASE!” Mikasa cried out, holding your hand. You tried to give her a small smile. “PLEASE DONT PLEASE JUST STAY PLEASE!” The woman cried hugging you. “I-I Am so sorry..” she gasped in between her tears, profusely apologizing at not being able to save you.

“you remember when we were kids?” You softly said, looking back on the memories, “Y/N P-PLEASE….p-please… please don’t leave me please please..” her sons became whispers, unable to control her emotions. “When we used to run around like animals,” you softly chuckled. You looked up at the weeping woman that was ontop of you. Slowly reaching out your arm, you placed it on her cheek, “I love you..” you confessed.

“my love..please..” Mikasa cried, her words begging like a prayer. She hiccuped as she grabbed your hand tighter, holding it. “We’ll meet again, I promise.” You said, accepting your fate. “No no.. no! Please y/n just wait a little longer please!” The Raven haired woman cried. “I love you, so much mika,”

“P-please.. please…” she whispered as you kissed her. “Another life my dear,” tears streamed down your cheeks at the sight of the end of you. “Forever and always Mikasa, I’ll always love you..” Mikasa hugged your frail body tighter her teeth gritting as her heart basically pumped out of her chest. “I love.. you to..” she said, holding back anymore tears. “I’ll.. see you.. later…” and as with your final words you took your last breath as the world faded forever around you. “Y/n.. honey..” she said, “y/n..” Mikasa tried shaking you but to no avail.

She weeped as she held your body, screaming at the top of her lungs as she cried. That’s all she could do, for her lover was gone. ‘Another life, we’ll meet again,’ was the words that lingered in her head. She still couldn’t accept the fate of her lover, the one of death.

Zipping through the trees as she rushed over to you, not giving a shit about the titan that just ate another one of your comrades. Annie scrambled to your body as it hit the floor of the forest, blood rushing out of your head as your stomach had been impaled, gash next to your heart and she knew, you weren’t going to make it.

“Y/N!” she screamed coming down from the trees. The sky up above was all you could stare at. You couldn’t move, your body almost on the state of paralysis. “Y/n!” Annie ran to you, kneeling at your side. Your wounds were bad, injuries that even the best doctor in Marley couldn’t even fix. “Honey.. honey hey!” She said, grabbing your hand, “it’s gonna be okay,” the blonde said, tears welting up in her eyes. “A-ah…” you groaned out in pain.

Annie dug through her bag, her hands shaky and panicked, trying to find bandages. “Shit,” she panted as she hurried to take off her jacket. She placed her jacket on your gash, pushing down hard, trying to stop the bleeding. But it just wouldn’t work, blood kept seeping through it, and the now blood soaked jacket was no use.

“annie..” you tried calling out to her as she dug through her bag again, trying to find something, anything, to help. “Annie… hey..” you saw the way she was worried, her panicked expression and tear filled eyes giving you no sign of hope. “W-WHAT!” She yelled at you, jolting her head towards you. “It’s okay..” you tried to give her a reassuring smile, softly trying to grasp her hand but due to your injuries to no effort.

“I- I JUST NEED TO APPLY PRESSURE I-!” you interrupted her unnerved yelling. “It’s okay.. you cant do anything about it …” you tried saying to her. “N-NO! DAMNIT I JUST NEED SOMETHING! ANYTHING!”

“Annie, love..” Your girlfriend broke down crying into her palms, her tears everlasting and her face a bright pink from crying so much. “I’m glad I got to call you my girlfriend..” you lazily smiled, “NO DON’T YOU FUCKING GIVE UP YET!” The blonde screamed at you, tears soaring down her face. “ WHY DIDN’T YOU JUST STAY NEAR ME I COULD’VE…I…”

She wanted to curl up into a ball and die along side you there. She knew she couldn’t do a thing about your fate, and now that it’s approaching sooner than the breaths you take she couldn’t accept it. “You mean the world to me… you know that..?” You told Annie. She tightly grasped onto your hand, holding it close to her face and kissing your fist, sobbing hysterically. “Y/n please you’re my only reason of living..” she whispered, trying to catch her breath. “You’ve got a purpose, more than me.. okay..?” Tears of your own rolled down your cheeks.

“You’re not a lost girl, annie, you’ll find your way..”

Eren jeager’s first attack on Marley at Willy’s speech was a shock to everyone. The chaos all around you had suffered long and far as the titans began their fight, punching, kicking. Laura Tyburs titan emerging and Eren jeager eating it. Your body laid lifelessly on the road. Lights soaring up ahead of you as the sound of ‘three dimensional Maneuver gear’ flew past.

Pieck saw you on the ground, her eyes scared and filled with terror. “POCK! GO KILL EREN!” She demanded, screaming as her titan form hurried to you. Pieck stopped with a thud as she emerged from her titan, seeing you on the ground.

“LOVE!” She screamed at you, her fingers near your neck checking your pulse. “Mmm..” you moaned in pain, as your tired eyes scanned the blurry vision infront of you. “I- I NEED TO GET YOU TO SAFETY I-!” She panicked as she saw one of the scouts fly above you both. Her gaze worried as she tried to lift you up.

“Pieck..”you said. “I- I HAVE TO GET YOU TO A DOCTOR I-!” “Why are you.. yelling..” you said in confusion. Blood trickled down her hands that laid under your back as she picked you up onto her lap. “What’s..happening…?” You said, unknowingly. “I-I’m scared…” you managed to get out in between gasps of air.

“I-it…” The woman stopped in her tracks, “d-dont be scared y/n.. I promise everything’s gonna be okay we”re going to get you to a doctor and they’ll take care of you and by tonight we’ll be in bed together cuddling-“

“I don’t think I’ll make it till tonight..” your tired voice said. “It’s okay though.. I just wanna spend right now.. with y-you…” Tears fell heavily down Pieck’s face as she kissed your cheek, gritting her teeth trying to not make you panic. “No no baby you will, you will I promise love!” She said, brushing your hair with her hands. “PIECK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?” A man running up to Pieck in Marley’s military uniform screamed at her. “GO GET A DOCTOR!” She yelled back, holding your hand tightly. “IT’S Y/N! PLEASE JUST GET HER HELP!”

you groaned in pain, your hands becoming numb as your vision faded from dark to light. “Pieck.. Thank you..” She jolted her head towards you, terror written all over her face. She saw how you lost that glimmer, that spark in your eyes. “W-what y-y/n baby please..” she said desperately.

“I don’t feel anything Pieck,” You said to her. “Y/n we’re getting you help I-I promise!” She wiped her tears. “You know I’ll see you again lovely..” Pieck looked at you in horror, “no love.. no please just hold on.. please,” she cried, her body shaking over yours. Tears falling down onto your wound. “I remember our first date…and I was so awkward….and I fell over with the drinks.. and even the waiter laughed” you recalled, trying to remember happier times.

“Y/n.. oh sweetie oh..” she held her mouth as she sobbed, hysterical. “You know.. you were the best girlfriend I could ask for… peck peck..” calling her by her nickname. “I love you…”

“Please don’t go..” Pieck cried. “Please.. please..y/n… please..”

“How lucky I am… to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard…” You whispered. “Forever.. My Pieck..”

The ground below the section commander scattered with blood.

The titans surrounding the entire wall, trapping you all. The mission to retake wall Maria has failed. Almost all the horses had been crushed. Rock flew in Hanji’s way as they braced themself for impact. In the distance your ODM gear worked faulty and you fell halfway down the wall, rock hitting you as it smashed into your body and then into the wall, inches behind you. You harshly hit the ground, landing on your side. Rock blasted in your rib cage as you screamed in pain. And for a moment your vision blurred and you blacked out.

“Y/N! Y/N!” you heard your lover screaming at you, shaking your body. You slowly opened your eyes to be greeted by Hanji, their eyes watery and filled with tears as they wrapped bandages around your wound. “h-hanji…” you managed to get out, as you looked up at her, their glasses broken and their eye bleeding swell.

She wrapped the bandages around your bleeding wounds as they cried. “Honey..?” You looked at hanji as they looked back. “I did good..right?” You asked her. Hanji gritted their teeth “ no you’re not leaving just yet! I’ll be damned if you do!” They replied fiercely. “Hanji… but I think I’m ready..”

“NO GODDAMNIT!” she snapped at you, their eyes deranged and red, tears still flowing down them. They punches the floor as they gave up in frustration, begging to full on weep. “Baby..” you said, saddened by hanjis expression. “I’ll be okay.. I swear… no matter what..”

“Why Couldnt Erwin just let you stay home!” She cried, gripping their chest as if they were gasping for air. “Hanji.. I promise..” you said to her, blood trickling out your mouth as your eyes lazily focused on the person in front of you, weeping about your soon to be fate. “I had fun..” you said to yourself. “I met you… I love you Hanji..” you said to them.

They looked at you, pain in their eyes as they tightly hugged you, pulling you into their arms. She sat you on top of her lap, hugging your numb body. Blood scattering all over her clothes. You buried your head into their shoulder as they petted your hair, sobbing. “I’m so glad we were put here at the same time.. aren’t you.. my crazy scientist…?”

Hanji couldn’t speak. The feeling of the loss of you overbares them. They couldn’t say anything. They just cried into you, absorbing the last few seconds you have with them. “I love you so fucking much y/n.. I love you… I love you… I love you.. I love you..” they kept repeating, kissing your cheek as they said. “P-please don’t leave me please..”

“I’m never gonna leave you…” you said to her, “I’ll always be right here,” you said, putting your fist to Hanji’s heart.

“I offered my heart….right section commander…?” You asked as they gritted their teeth, trying to not scream from crying. “Please Hanji.. I did good right…?”

“You did… amazing….you gave it your all..” She said,replying to you. “I love you…” they cried.

“I love you more..”

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ladyquietus · 3 years

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In Your Memories ❅ Part 3 (Last Part)

Note: I do not own any characters and plot of Attack on Titan, they rightfully belong to the owner as this is only a work of fanfiction. Also Contains spoilers if you haven’t read the manga.

Warning: Angst, Death, Sacrifice, Swearing, and a long read

They all rushed outside, grabbing their ODM gears and preparing themselves for the worst, y/n has started to carry a heavy heart. She couldn’t bear to tell Reiner, nor even meet him. It’ll trouble him even more, maybe it’s best to leave him be...

“Y/n, we’ll get through this okay? We’ll find a way, just please... we don’t want to lose anymore friends,” Jean turns his head behind, still running up the stairs. His eyes started to glisten with upcoming tears, he looked back infront before any of it could fall.

y/n couldn’t say anything, she only looked down at the gray steps. Trying to calm down her heartrace, she tried to hold her tears back, numerous memories started to cross her mind. She felt another pang in her chest, wiping off the tears threatening to leave the corner of her eyes. She hastily wiped them off with the sleeve on her forearm.

“Oi, stop right there!! this place is under the control of the Yaegerists!! Don’t act as you-” A male scout and others came falling in, their rifles pointed at us. But Jean quickly held his collar, pulling him in, in a menacing way.

“Listen trainee, do you intend to risk your life, to stop us from rescuing your dear master Yaeger? Then don’t prevent the whole army forces from fighting against Marley!” Jean growls,.

“Unlock all the cells!” Connie pipes up, taking the keys from the scouts and started unlocking the cells one by one.

Y/n opens a cell gate, only to find Commander Pixis with a black cloth tied around his upper arm.

“Commander!” Y/n greets, opening the cell gate wider for him and other soldiers pass through.

“Are you alright?” Armin notices and approached them.

“I haven’t gone senile yet, but... I drank too much...” Despite being a cool-headed Commander- Pixis’s voice was laced with a small hint of grief- looking at the black cloth.

They all stood with a tensed look on their faces, the silence heavily weighing the atmosphere.

Commander Pixis cleared his throat, before opening his mouth into a shout.

“Listen well everyone!! There is only a limited number of three dimensional maneuver gear equipments here! Those who aren’t wearing a black armband, gear up in priority!! As for heavy drinkers who successfully fell for the enemy’s plan, follow me!! Come to the front line and face the invaders!!”

“Understood!!” the soldiers yelled back.

As they were busy preparing themselves, Y/n approached Mikasa who was slipping on her ODM gear.

“Mikasa... I wanna go with you,” y/n says, her voice firm despite her trembling hands.

“y/n... it’s best if you get out of here while you still can- go far away, out of Zeke’s range. We’ll meet again,” Mikasa’s eyes started to get glossy, holding y/n’s hands in a comforting way.

“I know but... there’s no escaping this, I want to at least give my all to stop Zeke and Eren while I still can. Also with Reiner...” y/n trails off, her shoulders began to shake as she lets out a sob.

Mikasa pulls her in to a hug, she let her tears slide down on her pale cheeks as they both let out their cries.

After a few seconds, they both pulled away- smearing off their snots and salty tears.

“My decision is final,” y/n stammers, but the look on her eyes says it all.

Mikasa nods in understanding before handing y/n another ODM gear.

Once she’s all prepared, they all rushed outside- only to see a gruesome sight. An airship flew above them but it was caught in a raging fire- filling the sky with smoke as it crashed down near the border.

Y/n quickly shifted her gaze at the sound rocks being thrown and crash, rubbles falling everywhere. Her eyes widen at the sight of Reiner’s armored titan kneeling on the ground, half of his face was full of steam- healing himself from whatever Eren had done to him. Y/n’s chest began to tighten, it ached with worry and fear. She didn’t want to see him die, she needed to see him after all of this shit.

“What happened to captain and Hange?” Jean asks as they began to approach Yelena.

“Seems obvious they must have been defeated by Zeke, he showed up at the time and place he had agreed on with Eren like he has promised to.”

“That’s ridiculous!,” Connie says.

Armin gritted his teeth as he turned towards them.

“That’s too bad but there’s no other way!! it’s in order for Zeke and Eren to the save the world!! Let’s join the Yaeger Faction and help them coming into contact!!” Just as Armin finished saying those words, they backed up a bit and clenched the weapon on their hands. Yelena was now standing behind Armin, her face turned into a mixture of anger and insanity. But, then it turned into a smile.

“Please help Eren and Zeke, I trust you Armin,”

“But.. Mikasa, we can’t kill Reiner,” y/n mutters to Mikasa as they both took off with their ODM gears, landing on top of buildings as they drew closer to the titans.

“I.. I don’t know anymore y/n,” Mikasa looked torn.

In all of a sudden, bullets came flying through. They managed to dodge it and his behind the roofs of the houses. Y/n’s heart started to pound, she began to take in deep breaths. Thinking about seeing Reiner again

Eren was now limping his way towards Zeke’s titan, who laid flat on the ground. Galliard managed to clamp his jaw on Eren’s leg but it didn’t last long when Eren raised his close fist and smashed on the top of Galliard’s head.

y/n couldn’t move, her breath hitched when Galliard wasn’t moving anymore. Eren was about to finish him off when a powerful bullet striked him on the head. They all looked over to the source to find the Cart Titan on top of the wall.

“Y/n! look out!” Armin shouts, his hard gaze focused behind 2 soldiers that were close behind y/n, their rifles aimed.

She was slow, her foot slipped from a tile and she fell-she won’t be able to dodge their bullets despite the ODM gear.

She shut her eyes, awaiting for the impact but was surprise to find an arm encircling around her. Lifting her off to another building just as the bullets roared and chraged to kill. She looked up at Jean, his eyes pained but he was still glad that he made it in time. She saw a slit of his suit dripping blood, he was shot.

“Jean, you’ve been hit!” y/n panics, a flash of Sasha’s death ran through her mind. They both landed safely on top of a house, Y/n immediately ripped a piece of cloth from her sleeve and tied it around Jean.

“I’m fine, it’s just a graze. You should really leave y/n, if Zeke-”

Before Jean could even finish, Zeke’s beast titan spoke as if he was in despair.

“I’ve fallen... to the ground...was I.. shot..”

The Armored titan was now on top of Eren, desperately trying to defeat him as the Jaw titan remained still on the ground, hot steam surrounding them.

“Eren... now I call the titans!!” the Beast titan started to rise.

“No... no, fuck!” Jean curses, immediately taking y/n again on his arms and flew to a nearby building closer to where Reiner and Eren are.

“Please wait!! Falco he- he has accidentally ingested your spinal fluid!! Don’t scream!!!” Colt rushes to the beast titan with Falco by his side.

“Reiner!! Eren!! Please, don’t let him!! y/n drank Zeke’s spinal fluid!!” Jean musters all of his strength to scream at both titans.

Y/n’s lips quivers when she meets the Armored titan’s eyes, she could tell that Reiner couldn’t believe it. She could feel his doubt, his fear, his regrets.

“Y/n...” Reiner trails off.

No, It couldn’t be true. Not my y/n…

“Jean, get away from me… let me go,” She knew this was it, she can’t let Jean get in the way with her shift. She can’t let Reiner see her turn into mindless titan, it’d kill him.

Y/n pushes Jean off and immediately flies off just enough to get away from him, from her friends.

The Beast Titan widens its mouth, its guttural scream coursed through the air. Flashes of light appeared simultaneously all over the place, Y/n could see Colt holding dearly to his brother- not caring that he’d die.

But what pained y/n the most was seeing Reiner, not taking his eyes off of her. The conscious sight that she last saw was him trying to reach her, as the bright light roared.

“Reiner, you dumbass.” Y/n bites her lip, trying to hold her tears back as Historia wraps a cloth around his bloodied arm.

The tower has begun to get infested with Titans, one of them Reiner managed to throw off a window but it also injured him.

“Don’t worry about me, okay y/n?” He soothes, placing a hand on her head.

Y/n noticed a tint of redness on his cheeks, she already knew that she didn’t causes that. But a particular blonde woman instead tending to his injured arm. Not only was y/n worried about Reiner seriously getting injured- but her jealousy of Historia has started grow.

She never knew when her feelings for Reiner started but what she did know was- she didn’t want it. No matter how hard she tried to rid or forget about it, it always comes back stronger. She couldn’t bring herself to even confess, even if they were together- she didn’t want to lose him, they were scouts.

After Historia finished bandaging his arm and left to join with the others, they were left alone.

Still, Reiner was never aware of y/n’s feelings, Nor was his that was starting to creep.

Sure Historia is beautiful and could make any guy fall for her but he couldn’t shake off his feelings for y/n. She was quiet but her presence was comforting and warm.

“How’re you feeling?” Y/n asks, taking a glimpse at him.

“I feel a bit better, it takes more than a Titan to kill me.” He tries to at least enlighten the mood, it was the first time he has seen y/n worry so much.

She wasn’t amused at all, her hands were shaking and it was clearly visible to Reiner.

He didn’t think at all but placed his free hand on hers, he couldn’t bring himself to look at her. Not wanting to let the feelings take a hold of him, he’s on a mission for Christ’s sake.

Jean flew, landing on a roof on his back. The steam that y/n released was burning, but the emotion of seeing his friend turn into a pure Titan was so much more.

“No…” Jean’s lips quivered, watching the naked Titan stood- frozen as if it was taking everything in.

Until Zeke has let out another command to the new pure titans to attack Reiner.

Y/n charged at him, along with Falco. It was such a painful sight for him, to lose one of his friends much to a fate worse than death.

“Y/n!” He couldn’t help but scream, jumping from one roof to another.

Anything, anything at all to help her. There has to be something.

Titans sprang everywhere, cornering every street where ordinary humans once stood.

None of them had time to think or even grieve, as they try to avoid being shot at or eaten.

Y/n, y/n, y/n, y/n. Reiner’s head repeated her name over and over.

At the same time, he noticed falco changing direction towards him. His mouth wide open, aiming to kill as Zeke ordered.

Reiner managed to stopped him, his hands gripped on falco’s shoulder. Pinning him down next to Eren by their necks,

I can’t handle them both at the same time.. Eren will get away.. I need to end Falco’s misery..

And y/n…

His heart ached, sparing a glance at y/n trying to snatch soldiers on roofs.

His troubled thoughts gained a moment for Eren, noticing the opportunity- he pushed off Reiner. Immediately trying to reach the Beast Titan’s evaporating body.

Reiner managed to snatch his ankle, Eren fell face first from the sudden action.

This loosened Reiner’s grip on Falco, making the titan take a mouthful of Reiner’s hardened nape.

Just when things were about to get worse, The Cart Titan’s heavy artillery shot more on the Beast Titan’s lying body. Hoping for a higher chance to stop the brothers.

For a moment, Reiner relaxed a bit. Even thought about letting Falco inherit the Armored Titan, but what lies heavy in his mind was his beloved. He was torn.

Falco pulled away from Reiner, surprising him. Then noticed a staggering figure making his way towards them.

“I don’t have any strength left.. to heal my own body. There is no way I’m going to just die for nothing.” What’s left of Porco’s face looked defeated, but was ready to sacrifice himself to save Falco. Reminiscing at the memories he saw from his brother.

Falco rushed towards Porco, gobbling him up as if he was nothing.

They were stunned at the scene displayed.

Furious, Reiner tried to take out Eren from his titan form but failed to from hardening his body. Eren’s human form managed to come out and run towards Zeke.

The Armored Titan screamed, his hand almost reached Eren until a missile landed on his hand, and another on his neck, exploding. Missing his chance.

No, no, no, no. This is not supposed to be it. I need y/n.

Its too late to reach for Eren now, the least he could do is reach for her.

Dragging his body as quickly as he could to her, he made his decision. Its the least he could do for her, after what he put her through.

His form was exhausted, he was just close to her.

Reiner loosed his hardened nape and came out from the Armored Titan, wanting to get her attention.

“Y/n!!!” He yells, waving his arms.

“Y/n!!!” Screaming his voice out.

Y/n’s nude mishapend titan form took notice of this, her attention shifting to Reiner.

“Yes, yes come at me. I’m here y/n! I’m here, I’m sorry for leaving you. I have no excuse for what I had done-” He let out a gasped as she grabbed him. As if everything was moving so slowly, Reiner had to say a few more things.

“Y/n, my love.. I hope you’ll forgive me. I’m sorry for not saying this sooner, but… I love you. I really do. I hope my memories will let you see just how much you fulfill me to the point that I won’t let death stop me.” A few tears escaped from his eyes, looking into her expressionless eyes, his hands even caressing the flesh of her hand- wanting for her to even feel his warmth.

Her mouth started to open wide, pulling Reiner in.

Live for the things we couldn’t, y/n. I promise to never leave you again like before. I’ll be with you, as you’ll have me.

Reiner closed his eyes as Y/n consumed him.

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Thank you for reading In Your Memories (A Reiner short fanfic). Along with all your patience for the last part, I do apologize for the long publish and the quick and rough story!

I hope ya’ll enjoyed it :)

#reiner x reader #reiner x you #shingeki no kyojin reiner #reiner imagine #reiner braun #aot #attack on titan fanfic

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0aurelion-sol0 · 4 years

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The importance of the number "3" in SNK.

(This is my second meta so please be gentle with me.)

You might think this meta or theory might be a little bit of stretch but I want to do it anyway because I think there is an interesting pattern with this number throughout the series. It is either something something intentional, the favorite number of Isayama or nothing particular.

But I don't so let's get into it.

Trios.

Throughout the series, there has been an important number of groups composed essentially of three people.

They are even right now in the story, three important trios.

The classic one, the E.M.A trio. ( Eren, Mikasa and Armin.)

The veteran trio. ( Hange, Levi, Erwin.)

The warrior trio. (Reiner, Annie, Bertholt.)

And even Jean, Sasha, Connie are a trio.

They essentially all are a big part of SNK and represents each of them, an important of SNK's narrative.

The E.M.A trio is our first and main trio of the series, they represent friendship and even family to some entent in the face of war and conflict. It is also a trio especially built around the relationship about each other. They are also the basis for many of the other trios out there.

The veteran trio is literally about veterans and how they face their responsabilities against war and themselves, they are with the warrior, an extremely tragic trio built around the importance of carrying your dury to respect your fallen comrades even at the expanse your own health. They are essentially a representation of our own veterans who went through war and hell. They are also what the E.M.A trio could become if they become veterans just like them.

The warrior trio. They are a parallel and a mirror of the E.M.A trio. Their relationship aren't the best, they are child soldiers and essentially are a representations of the dangers of war. They are also the other side of the coin and represent the contrast that has largely changed the story.

Each of these characters reflects in another character from the E.M.A trio.

Eren reflects in both Reiner and Hange.

Hange through their obsession with titans and sometimes extreme violence as shown during the uprising arc and even lunacy in her suicidal approach mirrors Eren sometimes. They are both extremely strong willed. But Hange is also what Eren could have been if he grew up in a different environment. They are also extremely androgynous.

Reiner. I don't think it needs an explanation. You can find plenty of other metas out there about how they mirror each other. They are the hero of two different worlds. Isayama has made an interview about how he is the main character now in the manga during the Marley arc. It is also to be noted that their both suicidal. They also have a strong driving force that can push people to follow them. Their character design are also contrary to one another.

It is also good to note that Hange almost killed Reiner during the Shiganshina arc. Perhaps representing or foreshadowing an older Eren confronting Reiner.

Mikasa is reflected in both Levi and Annie.

Levi. Of course I don't think there is an explanation do here. Ackerman. Heavy and important connection to someone else. Strong characters. Very cold and closed people. He is a representation of what Mikasa could be if she lost Eren. Just like he lost Erwin, Mikasa could potentially become like him after losing Eren. Their character design are very much alike and they are both extremely muscular.

Annie. They mirror each other through how different they are to one another. They have a few common aspect. They are in a relationship that is impossible to one another. Annie - Armin, Mikasa - Eren. They are both excellent fighters. They both are cold but care for their loved ones. However Mikasa is a natural born fighter or atleast one that became a fighter through natural ways. Whereas Annie has trained with her father to get there. While Annie runs away from conflict, Mikasa isn't afraid of it as most her life has been built around it. Just like Reiner and Eren, their character design are also very contrary to one another.

We can also note that Annie killed the whole squad of Levi and fought against both him and Mikasa at the same time and that both of them have fallen asleep and dissapeared for a long period of time, at least in the manga's publishing of the chapter.

Armin reflects in both Erwin and Bertholt.

Again with Erwin, there is this representation of what he could become or what he wants to become. We know Armin has always been against his revival and doesn't think he can live up to the commander. They are both extremely smart and have very good results in their strategy and military operations, they both aren't scared to sacrifice themselves.

Bertholt. They both feel weak. They both feel useless. They both use the same logic in some kinda way. They both have hidden talents. They both have a hidden monstrous side in them. They were and are the Colossal Titan. They both have "romantic feelings" for Annie. However, Bertholt doesn't have the same strategic skill as Armin, he even needs people to tell him what to do sometimes. Their character designs are extremely contrary to one another. Armin is bubbly, small and blonde haired. Bertholt is stone faced, tall and black haired.

Erwin and Armin were at the center of Bertholt and their own fates. The Serum event changed the manga. It is only fitting that his parallel gets the Colossal Titan.

If we now look at Jean, Sasha and Connie...

Eren is what Jean can never become. Jean doesn't have the same power or should I say mentality to be able to kill those children in Liberio. No matter how cool he thinks Eren is. He will only have what Eren has failed to use : empathy. And the not-so-much rival of Eren, is in the traditional sense of shonen, the one who respects him the most. Mikasa "loves" Eren and Jean loves Mikasa but she doesn't have the same feelings back just like Eren.

Sasha is what I think Mikasa could have been if she had a family and who she was before losing that family. They have the same moment of definitive action which overcome their insecurities. Sasha facing off against the titan which threatens Kaya, Mikasa killing the man who killed her parents.

Connie's illogical breakdown when he tried to sacrifice Falco is what Armin fears, the feeling of wrong that is inside of him, the feeling of not living up to Erwin. The man who he sees as always putting logic over emotions something that didn't happen when he was revived. The fear of one day responding with emotions rather than logic and will then confirm he was not the right choice.

Historia's trio.

Historia has three different people in her life representing something important to her.

Frieda = Family

Ymir = Love

Eren = Friendship

But they also represent many of her dualities in her development.

Frieda = Selflessness/ Inaction

Eren = Selfishness/ Action

Ymir = Pride

It is very interesting that one of the most complex character of SNK whose themes still rings true today has this particular set of three people who defines her or at least helps define herself. She then must have some importance to what is going on right now.

Three groups.

The latest arc has been a war in all the sense of the word with three groups fighting for supremacy.

The Jeagerist, nationalistic organisation and fascistic of the oldest Eldian King's ideology we know. Led by Eren Jeager and Floch Forster with the help of Marleyan Volunteers, Zeke Yeager.

The Marleyans, colonialist, genociders and fascists fighting for the supremacy of Marley and the genocide of Eldian. Led by Theo Magath with the Eldian Warriors.

The Eldian Army ( Survey Corps at most. ) built around the patriotic values of the 13th Commander of the Survey Corps Erwin Smith or the Survey Corps at large. Against the genocide, the euthanisation and hopes for a peaceful and non-violent future. Fights for Freedom and Humanity. Led By 14th Commander Hange Zoe.

So there is atleast a definitive pattern here. Maybe it's all a coïncidence or a stretch.

But I have more.

So let's pass some of them right now.

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There are nine titans. 3 x 3 = 9.

The Eldian Military has three branches : The Survey Corps, The Garrison and the Military Police Brigade.

The soldiers use an equipment called the "Three" Dimensional Maneuver Gear.

They can use three weapons : Swords, Guns and Thunder Spears.

There are three titans that attacked Eldia : The Colossal Titan, The Armored Titan and The Female Titan.

In Shiganshina, three titans were actively on the opposite side (not counting Pieck as she barely fought unlike Liberio and The Attack on Eldia by Marley.) : The Beast Titan, The Armored Titan and The Colossal Titan.

This resulted in three groups :

Eren and Armin vs The Colossal Titan.

Levi and Erwin and the rest of the Survey Corps vs the Beast Titan

The 104th and Hange vs The Armored Titan.

The 104th has lost three main characters that were on their side eaten by titan: Marco, Ymir and Bertholt.

Eren has lost three who formed his family : Hannes, His Father and His Mother.

There are three commanders from the Survey Corps that we know who have died. Keith Shadis, Erwin Smith and Hange Zoé.

There are three warriors who attacked Shiganshina with Marley : Reiner, Pieck and Porco.

There are three walls.

There are three royal families.

Ymir Fritz has three daughters.

Eren has three titans : The Founder, The Warhammer Titan and The Attack Titan.

We have only seen three Ackerman fighting: Mikasa, Levi and Kenny.

Titan Shifters have 13 years to live.

Erwin Smith is the 13th commander of the Survey Corps.

We have only seen three nations physically: Marley, Eldia and the Middle Eastern Alliances.

Only three nations plays a significant role in the story: Marley, Eldia and the Azumabito's nation.

The Manga has been divided into three different period.

1. The Fall of Shiganshina to the Female Titan Arc.

2. Clash of the titans to the Return in Shiganshina.

3. The Marley Arc to the War for Paradis Arc.

Now let's look at the page cover of volumes.

Volume 3 shows us our first look at a titan shifter.

Volume 1,2,3 act as a representation of the E.M.A trio.

Volume 1 = Eren

Volume 2 = Mikasa

Volume 3 = Armin.

Volume 13, volume where the Uprising Arc start. The most important arc of the manga in terms of this thematics still relevant today.

Volume 23, volume where the timeskip happens and shows us the other perspective of this manga.

Volume 30, shows us Paths and The founder Ymir.

Volume 31, Future Memory of Eren seeing Mikasa facing the Colossal Titans.

Volume 32, Possible Hope, the Alliance happens. Marley and Eldia helps each other to save the world.

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There is still more. My first meta has been about how SNK's afterlife is real.

This makes up for three different dimension.

The Living World.

The Afterlife

Paths

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The Anime also followed that pattern with:

The Third Opening.

Literally called " Shinzou wo Sasageyo " taking the catchphrase of this manga and making an anthem about it while also having many subliminal message about the story.

The Third Ending.

It spoils the whole manga and the origin of the story. It reveals the three daughters of Ymir and is the creepiest thing ever put out in this world.

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Now for the last point. Yes there's more but It's the last one I promise.

We need to take a look at every chapter who has a three in it. And we can see that in every single chapter something very important happens.

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Chapter 3 : Presentation of the three branches of the Military, of all the characters and return of the Colossal Titan.

Chapter 13 : End of Trost Arc, A possessed and uncontrolled Eren Yeager, " I'm willing to be the butcher " while we are being shown an untamed Attack Titan. Possible Foreshadowing of the last Arc with a Possessed Eren Yeager, Mikasa fighting titans and saving people and Armin trying to get Eren to his senses.

Chapter 23: The First appearance of the Female Titan and our first look at the possibility of another Titan Shifter. Also our first look at Ymir Fritz appearances in the form of the female titan as she was a woman herself and because there is no male titan.

Chapter 30-39 : Foreshadowings left and right about what lies inside the wall. The Warriors and about the existence of Marley.

Chapter 33 : First appearance of the Colossal Titans inside the wall.

Chapter 43 : The Clash of the titan begins. The Armored Titan is revealed with the Colossal and fights with the Attack Titan.

Chapter 53 : Our First Look at Frieda Reiss and the powers of the Attack Titan and the Founder.

Chapter 63 : Eren and Historia learns the truth about Grisha Yeager. He's the one who killed her family and sister Frieda Reiss. Historia is confronted to a choice.

Chapter 73 : We return to Shiganshina and establishes our main trio's thematics.

Eren = Rage.

Mikasa = Pride.

Armin = Hope.

We also learn how Eren started to know he wasn't free, through Armin's eyes and passion of the outside world.

Chapter 83 : The Serum Event or Serumbowl start. Levi fights with Eren and Mikasa to choose who will get the spinal fluid and eat Bertholt, the Colossal Titan. Armin or Erwin, who is the right choice ?

Chapter 93 : Marley Arc, Zeke pressures Marley to go and attack Eldia, something they didn't want to do which will result in the festival, the attack on Liberio and the retribution for Liberio and the Rumbling. Reiner prepares Falco for their dark future.

Chapter 103 : The Liberio operation is a sucess. The Warhammer is taken, the port is destroyed and Zeke is retrieved.

Chapter 113 : Zeke And Levi fights, Zeke start his operation to euthanize Eldian. Levi is defeated by Zeke putting him out of the action for a short time.

Chapter 123 : The Rumbling is starting. All Eldians see Paths and hear Eren's speech. Mikasa question her perspective of Eren.

Chapter 130 : The Rumbling has finally arrived in Marley. Eren's motivation are slowly being revealed and deconstructed. Historia reappears after a long period of time.

Chapter 131 : The effects of the Rumbling happens. Horrible death for Ramzi and his friend. Ymir Fritz appears. Eren and Armin connect through Paths. A partial answer to "that sight" is revealed.

Chapter 132 : Floch Forster dies bringing an end to the Jeagearist. Hange Zoé dies making her the third commander of the Survey Corps to die. The afterlife is revealed, the plane takes off and our heroes goes to see Eren.

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Again, it's a pattern. I don't know if this is something important or a way of Isayama showing he likes the number three. I don't have a definitive idea as to what this could mean but there is something to dig here.

This leaves us on a interesting and ominous note.

The chapter 133 is right in the corner, if my theory is right. Something important is going to happen.

We've hit our lowest point in the series and the Jeagearist arc has officialy ended. What is going to happen now ? Well...

The possibilities :

1. Historia's pov. It has been a long time, we've asked of her. And it's also been a long time her attitude has made no real sense. At least character wise, she has regressed like every character and it's intentionnal on Isayama's part. She must have some importance.

2. Levi's pov. We've got Armin's, Hange's and Mikasa's. But we don't what he really thinks about all of this of Eren's change.

3. Ackertalk. Levi and Mikasa needs to talk about it. They need to go through this for their development.

4. Levi and Armin talk about his choice to save him over Erwin. They never really got to talk face to face about it. They need this closure and now that Armin is the commander, he needs Levi support the most.

5. Possible talk with Annie about what she did to them. If she ever got on the plane with the kids, I think Annie needs to be confronted with that.

6. Possible new about how or where Zeke is ?

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Whatever it is, we're entering the final phase of this manga. This chapter is going to set up the final plot points of the story and now, more than ever, our characters are going to face their biggest challenge.

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How BW’s approach is still important & legitimate part of Team Rocket... but with *needless* artificial, unnatural Filters to it that mask The Truth and badly hurt the characters’ performance and importance on the show!

Just something I wanted to do for a long time but the upcoming episode with “cool” TR meets “regular” TR (and the nonsense of it when faced with all the facts!) convinced me to do it now

I won’t be talking about all the messed up appearances of XY TR which are plenty - but instead focus on VERY SPECIFIC aspects of them in mostly well-written, interesting episodes with cool ideas. Then same with SM and Journeys. And how, despite their good characterization/potential/or despite all sane reason, they are always made to fall short which in turn contributes to lessened importance of Jessie, James and Meowth as legitimate characters in the series that’s constantly evolving and changes with each new generation (just look at what they’re doing with Satoshi and all the callbacks now - or weird dimensional/mysterious plot bits - and say it to my face that it doesn’t evolve and doesn’t experiment and doesn’t “modernize” in order to attract wider audience).

Also, please note - there is a pattern across all three post-BW series and... recently almost all the writers involved in the production are completely new ones. But the pattern is still there, despite all this! So it can’t be a coincidence or my imagination or anything of a sort :)

So here we go...

Mega Evolution and the Prism Tower!

- They try to capture and control Garchomp with a cybernetic device that makes his eyes turn red and go on a rampage (hmm almost like Plasma tech some episodes back!), with ominous and fashionable self intro. But... turns out it was completely random, not part of any plot and they disgracefully blast off in a manner of seconds never to be seen again!

Keromatsu VS Yayakoma! Aerial Battle Maneuvers!!

- Their talk with Giovanni is played out very seriously and like an intro to their regional schemes, like it’s supposed to be, but then... they jump and fool around with excess happiness and no secrecy in the middle of the crowd in a completely forceful, needless manner, just to make a pointless, forced statement that they’re not “serious” anymore. Only...

Harimaron VS Mega Mega Nyarth!!

- BW-styled tech fest! Hack the surveillance, inspect the phenomenon, kidnap the brain, “torture” the prisoners, steal the data, hack it, implement it with the mecha program, create super weapon. Also, despite there being NO REAL PLOT, the footage they watch at the beginning is a direct result of the Garchomp rampage they caused earlier. But hey, wait... there is this needless line of dialogue about how they’re doing it as part of their plan to capture Pikachu... whaaaat? Are you kidding me?

Madame X's Plot! The Scary Calamanero!!

- The intro scene looks like something out of BW when they plot their next steps in a greater scheme of theirs. Only... they’re not, they’re just watching the footage of Pikachu!

The Bond of the Aurora! Amarus and Amaruruga!!

- Their use of camera-shaped drone working almost similar to their BW drones was curious, curiously enough in the episode numbered 23...

The Undersea Castle! Kuzumo and Dramidoro!!

- Also, episode number 24 (oh the irony also postponed!) had them use very cool explosives/rocket launchers under water to steal a sunken vault, almost like special ops thieves. Very reminiscent of different BW schemes, right?

Hearts Calling to Each Other! To the Other Side of Wave-Guiding!!

- They improved their mega mecha tech and increased the power of their mons including Sonansu to beat everyone up but... not part of ongoing plot like BW times, not even acknowledged as something crucial. But hey, it was almost like that gear the “fake” “different personality” “cold” black-uniformed TR is using in Dialga/Palkia specials!

The Clumsy Pukurin VS the Rampaging Bohmander!!

- Speaking of cold, they’re not done with their Pokemon-control attempts that ultimately make pokemon go on rampage - but once again pretty random, not part of ongoing subplot and kind of lost... in the huge pile of poorly done, low quality XY TR episodes

Luchabull and Dark Luchabull!

- The alternate motto in this one was notable - the cool visuals and respective colors in the intro sequences very BW-stylized

Decisive Battle in the Badlands! Fight, Numera!!

- This one was apparently regular except... the evilness and smirks was super hot from them in this one! Almost like during BW operations. Funny. The choice for it was super random but prove enough it is legitimate part of them and I don’t mind the hotness. But yeah... one may wish they had a bigger reason for such evil sexiness and gloating or that it was part of a climax of their bigger scheme!

Protect the Future of Science! The Electric Labyrinth!!

- Another BW-styled fest and they’re ALMOST like Team Plasma from Episode N in this one! With their own name for their Pokemon control project: The Guidance Waves! Not part of any longer subplot of course... No involvement from their organization nor Giovanni...

The Coveted Mega Evolution! Gaburias's Bonds!!

- Another powerful Mega Mecha and... Guidance Waves again! Only apparently they work on any type of Pokemon now and they’re after Garchomp again! Imprisoned in a Zager-beam cage (has already appeared previously, no mention of Zager though) and they succeed! Well, almost! But even then... they get to be blasted off instead of retreating with dignity and even though it’s been proved Guidance Waves is something that they just HAVE and already succeeded with it... no mention of it ever again...

Battle in the Wetlands! Numelgon VS Florges!!

Conclusion! Numelgon, Somewhere Over the Rainbow!

- Two-parter in which Team Rocket’s role is very reminiscent of their operations in BW. Working behind the scenes as the main catalyst for the conflict and keeping the viewer in the shadowy uncertainty. Their aircraft in this one is even VERY BW-inspired, especially the interior. However... it’s mostly a regular stealing scheme and Pikachu stealing scheme with a quick blast off as usual...

THE ENTIRE TEAM FLARE ARC

- Whenever something important happened and big confrontations with Flare grunts or Zygarde core, they were fine, almost like during Plasma arc in BW! TRio were even part of prophecy and promised to play a role in the big events to come.

BUT...

The Explosive Ground Force! The Zygarde Capture Operation!!

- This one was the culmination of their rivalry with Flare and they even said their famous BW catchphrase here - all for the sake of Sakaki! They failed to capture the target but had another talk with Giovanni, looked almost foreshadowy... only nothing came out of it, Giovanni never appeared during the arc/provided no intel nor backup, and... oh well, they were still doing completely random stupid appearances in-between Flare episodes! And their only reason to be there in the end... was because they had no cash and needed to earn it at the league (you know - instead of hunting for Flare... which would make more sense)

Thunder and Onvern! The Lightning of Anger!!

- Here they go after Zapdos and Ash only meets them by pure chance. In the end almost catching it with a mecha that looks like something Dr Zager could have designed for them... but there is a quick blast and they blast off... rather than make their escape at least and be 100% pro with dignity in this one

The Endless Zero! Until the Day We Meet Again!

- There is a HQ call scene where they relate everything what happened during Flare crisis to Giovanni - such long talks with the boss and HQ only we witnessed in BW previously. But... instead of thinking of a good way to provide them with a legitimate credit or believable story that saves their faces... the writers just went over their heads and made them tell the boss they personally commanded 100% Zygarde in the battle with Lysandre himself... and he just believed it, how stupid is he??? Why won’t he ask them for Zygarde then??? And how stupid and pretentious are THEY??? This unbelievable level of STUPID, even though they actually had legitimate things to say that could have saved their face before the boss, and no doubt helping to save the world from omnicidal maniac who just broadcasted himself before the whole world... would have been enough. And yet they needlessly made JJM into lying utter fools here with this faked footage, why?

Hello, Roto, I'm the Rotom Pokédex, Roto!

- They are established pretty well, even said to be “reborn in body and spirit” once in Alola. They arrive separately on a plane on Giovanni’s orders and the boss himself was redesigned to become a super scary mafia goon with rougher face - but he will once again play no significant role in this series. What?! Still, they’re no longer blasting off in this one! They’re carried away by Bewear which is notable because any sort of alteration to their exit routine has only ever occurred in BW before...

The Vagabond in the Market, Nyabby!

- This episode pretty much established they’re getting their own subplots and time free from the main cast/Pikachu. Their scene at the café even reminds us of their similar ones in BW era, also very stylish looks and disguises.

The Extracurricular Lesson is Hidoide!?

- We’re reminded they are agents of Team Rocket and the subplot that they’re supposed to report regularly to HQ/Matori is established! Wow! What could it all mean??? (spoilers: it will amount to pretty much nothing and no consequences whatsoever!)

Really!? Mao's Great Cooking Operation!

- The ongoing subplot in which they were slowly building up their secret base is finished. They even got the antenna that’s supposed to capture all of Alola’s communications. They’re getting more subplots here! You know, like BW and some subplots pre-BW (though those weren’t that complex). However... their own place of technology... won’t amount to anything in future plots! It’s meaningless!

Fighting for a Crystal! Rocket-dan VS Skull-dan!!

- This ought to be the only and last time when they used their secret base tech to research stuff and do shit... and then off they go to battle Team Skull, coincidentally in episode 25 (I guess 24 was taken!), however it’ll be their first and LAST meeting with Team Skull trio (during the next one they don’t even remember them!). How fucked up is that? To establish this cool rivalry that’s mostly funny (with some BW angles to it though) but then... do nothing with it?

Alola at Kanto! Takeshi and Kasumi!!

- They go all the way to Kanto to meet Matori at HQ... there must be a reason right? No, the episodic plot just demands it, so they’re there and they’ll do the usual but in Kanto. No scene at HQ, no meeting Matori/Giovanni and apparently they receive no objectives either. No idea what they even talk about during their scheduled reports with HQ... and why would Matori summon them to Kanto just to talk the usual that they usually talk via computer screen... Yeah, *when the entire TR organization is made to do stupid, unexplained shit just so JJM can be somewhere and do their usual unimportant shit* and it ought to get worse...

The Shapeshifting Metamon, Find that 'mon!

- They infiltrate Aether Paradise to capture Pokemon and potentially gather up some data on UBs. Very cool and sounds like a way to go, with some BW vibes and potential for hacking. In the end, it’s even implied they got their hands on Faba’s secret database and we get a very ominous ending, with potential villain partnership with Faba or against him. But NO, next thing we see is TR quitting on him and the entire Aether Paradise building, eager to return to their malasada stand - and to make things worse and what I forgot to mention - they were only in Aether Paradie to begin with because Faba randomly approached them on the street and offered them an alternative side job, not because they actively sought to crawl their way in! Also, yep, no hacking no nothing, no scene with Giovanni about UBs either... PS: the scene where they quit on Faba is actually really brilliant and VERY TRio but this is not justification enough for lost opportunities and anyone with brain cells can see the perfect setups and potential go to waste here prematurely, cut with the executioner’s axe... even though it shouldn’t be so! It doesn’t make sense!

The Strong Sleeper, Nekkoara's Secret!

- Eager to focus on capturing UBs they repeat for the Sakaki’s sake catchphrase once again! But... they’ll quickly forget all about it and focus on their side business - malasada stand! Something isn’t right here...

The Evil Nyarth is an Alolan Nyarth!?

- The pacing becomes increasingly annoying in this one. No words from the boss about UBs, no comment regarding whatever they’ve reported to him about their actions in Paradise facilities... but he is so happy they showed him Alolan Nyasu! Good job! WTF?

Rocket-dan's Island-Visiting!? Get the Z-Ring!!

- Team Rocket gets a hint from the boss to go to the corrupt policeman and get a Z ring in his name... they do that and obtain the Z move power. But it’ll lead to nothing! Won’t ever be used by them to seriously power up! Won’t be useful in a bigger scheme because there won’t be one! To make things super interesting but WORSE... Nanu knows Sakaki and Sakaki has a serious chat with him as if he was calling a long lost friend - it’s never explained and never mentioned ever again! So it’s no just Team Rocket TRio who are kind of left behind and artificially made to always fall short despite good characterization and hundreds shades of BW that frequently appear... but by extension the entire Rocket organization and the boss!

The Big Old Thug is an Island King!?

- Team Rocket obtains useful information regarding legendary being of light and they immediately pass it on to Matori for the boss. They’re the only active agents in Alola, mind you. Well, stuff they regularly did in BW right? So what could go wrong, seems like they did something useful? No, because the plot says Giovanni already knows all about it from unexplained random source - just because the writing is a bitch, wants to make JJM looks like failures even when they aren’t written as such and turn Matori into sort of a bitch too even when she shouldn’t be one!

A Crisis in Alola! The Darkness that Devours Radiance!!

- They’re all under the influence of radiating energy that makes them numb, true, but their interaction with Matori in the Nekrozma finale clearly INSISTS on making them ‘rivals’ and enforces the idea of enmity between Matori and Jessie - even though they aren’t nowhere near rivals and shouldn’t act like it. Matori considers them useless so doesn’t want them to be involved here and JJM do the usual “we gotta get it before they get it” instead of becoming sort of an allied ground support/intel source... for a change. Speaking of which, the Matori Matrix unit which is supposed to be an elite unit... doesn’t look that impressive and doesn’t do much, their tech amounting to launching nets and aimless back and forth in the skies... kind of a downgrade compared to tech-savvy, more dangerous and calculated stuff from Best Wishes (but even their OS schemes with Lugia, Red Gyarados and Johto’s electricity crystal looked more impressive than Matori Matrix!). So once again, it’s not just JJM who are derailed - even though they surely suffer the most. And before we get into pointless reasoning such as “both trio and organization were supposed to be more funny and more prone to silly failures in SM, stop seeing old BW stuff here” - oh well, there is THAT one scene with TRio before the Pokemon school where they go on a serious rant about what they’re going to do and they do that with hyper BW-styled approach in their voice and real serious, determined looks. The writers know damn well how to characterize them in certain situations... and yet they’re still derailed and driven into pointless conflict of interests and/or being depraved of opportunity. Furthermore, TRio are the only ones left who could have seen the Blinding One in action and confirm its existence/power after Matori’s retreat but instead they’re carried away by Bewear... and then they’re also at Paradise when Rotom shares the data from the event but nowhere near that room... talking about denial and lost opportunities huh? And thus we’ll never know what even were Giovanni’s plans regarding the Blinding One...

Alola at Alola! Takeshi and Kasumi!!

- Everyone at HQ is busy and Alolan Nyasu says they don’t have anything new to report anyway. Jessie and Meowth act like idiots here and treat their malasada stand like a success that would interest HQ... which is not the first time they’re being so forcefully obsessed with it. And yet once again only James is the voice of reason here and the only one who hasn’t gone completely mad. Only this time he outright admits it IS the truth and they haven’t achieved anything noteworthy, so it is only natural that HQ would forget about them and soon they’ll have nothing left but their typical shopkeepers jobs which is terrible - all said with BW-styled HQ in the background. But there is more - once they decided on their new mecha and hatched a scheme they were shown on a background very reminiscent of the “skyscraper construction” shots from their BW mottos... Two times in a row here, not a coincidence!

Super Fast Kuwagannon! The Awakening of Mamane!!

- Unlike XY, where high-tech was prevalent (even though used stupidity and with boring effect), in SM Rocket tech is already pretty sparse and needlessly, forcefully phased out of regular use except for mechas. Which is why their use of high tech, VR glasses and other stuff, along with how well they’ve planned their scheme of mass pokemon kidnapping during the race here while behaving themselves so professionally was surprisingly BW levels of cool! And to think they’re back to regular salesmen and complete oblivion soon enough... and most of the time they’re pretty ignorant of UBs or not even present in UB-focused episodes...

Emperor of Destruction Guzma!

- As already mentioned, they forgot all about Team Skull here! Also, the league subplot was introduced here but with this nonsense idea that... championship would help them conquer the Alola region or own the islands? What? So that’s their ultimate Alola ambition now for “reasons” not clearly defined... while selling malasada... UBs don’t matter... HQ doesn’t matter... While JJM taking part in the league was a very nice concept on paper and a real sight to behold... the many contrived reasons they used to justify them taking part in it were... not good.

You're Being Watched! Rocket-dan's Alola Forms!!

- Now, this is a horror writing. Overall the episode that’s very innovative and pretty cool, with their interactions with Matori in the field and such. However, the needless HORROR downside - Matori visits them only because she wants to take Bewear away from them (why waste the fuel? stop sending them salary then if they’re lying or refusing!), makes needles remarks about JJM being lower than grunts (how so!?! why do you employ them then!? why they have direct line to the boss sometimes?!) and when that all fails she wants to kidnap a baby (yeah, right hand mafia girl needs to kidnap a baby to please the boss... the fuel was not even worth the trip!), so again Matori is being forcefully painted as “the evil bitch” while JJM are the “good guys” completely justified (or rather artificially forced into) betraying Team Rocket! At last they’ve done it, sounds like a fanfic dream come true! Oh wait... and Matori is beaten up by Bewear, her aircraft blew to pieces, she is completely traumatized and all is alight, this betrayal is never mentioned again! Not to mention the audacity of Jessie to badmouth Matori when Matori stands right in front of them and has never really done anything outright hostile against them up until this point (she was just doing her job and she is their superior in Alola, like Zager was in BW). And yet it’s Matori who needs to suffer... and gets turned into even worse version of herself in upcoming Journeys episodes!

The Semifinals! Kaki VS Glazio!!

- Doughnuts sales continue... and JJM suddenly realize they forgot something important but they don’t remember what... Ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment where it’s completely self-aware on the writers’ part - it takes a moment but JJM finally realize they forgot being evil and have become a “regular salesmen.” Not only that, for the sake of Sakaki appears yet again! JJ praise Meowth for “being so evil” when he comes up with appreciate grand scheme, and all of a sudden they’re back to villain business that’s been artificially taken from them. Still... their final plan isn’t much of a scheme because once again the writers refused to utilize them as a bigger threat here, despite all this!

Thank You, Alola! Respective Departures!!

- Despite their complete lack of achievements in canon and betrayal of their superior Matori (contributing to destruction of Team Rocket property)... the boss seems happy greeting them with a smile and ordering them to come back to HQ. Just like that! Why... throughout the whole series, mind you... INSIST and ARTIFICIALLY derail them from villainy and small successes/effort then? And forcing them into pointless, contrived tension with superiors? So in the end it looks like they haven’t really done anything, completely ignored their TR responsibilities and even betrayed TR? Yet the boss is... happy? How stupid is that?!

Fushigisou, Isn't it Mysterious?

- To add insult to injury, the next episode they’re in... they get a very shadowy intro with a brand new BGM that screams “Pokemon mafia!” and the entire scene/dialogue are very reminiscent of how their BW’s intro looked like... not only that, they’re seemingly (kind of) promoted and given special machine with TR-enslaved Pokemon to use as they please! Giovanni mentions something about “his ultimate weapon” but it’s never really clarified what he means by it and - you guessed it! - as of today he is still nowhere to be seen! Still, Team Rocket characterization from this point onward becomes exceptionally well-balanced... they’re their usual selves but they can also become hardcore battlers and criminals who approach their objectives with ruthless dedication and sexiness, kind of more frequently than SM - the enslaved, powerful TR mons making them very efficient threat on top of it. The impression which is of course diminished by frequent regular blast offs into the skies but still...

Daimax Battle! Dande, The Greatest of Them All!

Satoshi VS Dande! The Road to the Strongest!!

- Team Rocket were sent to Galar to capture a Pokemon capable of Dynamaxing. They’re undercover here and on a mission - sneaky, focused on their objective (not Pikachu!) and they actually succeed in the end, just like BW! Wow! Not only that, the Pokemon they captured ends up as a slave in their machine! But other than that... nothing more, that’s not really an ongoing subplot or anything, they’re just doing the usual appearances of the day...

Hibanny, Use Your Flaming Kick! Face Tomorrow!!

- Turns out Team Rocket got their own evil lair in Kanto - with a hidden entrance in a phone booth like some sort of spies and the design has a military-bunker look to it with walls of concrete... They have billiard table and other things which make the space really cool looking and like a lair of official TR members. The intro sequence is very cool as well, with serious undertones and BGM, even though it’s just James delivering snacks! Nice. However, just like Alola, their base isn’t really used for anything significant. We don’t get to explore different rooms, or tech they may have, or them planning and executing a larger scheme, or anything... but we’ve already seen them relaxing on sofas, complaining, eating or sleeping like hundreds of times! Yeah...the pesky pattern still here...

Take a Break! Rocket-dan!

- In episode numbered 24 (uh again?) we get to see Matori’s TR operation and in her cool intro sequence she mentions how Giovanni wants to bring order to the whole world... and she uses a helicopter here, cool! Really strong BW vibes. However... the main “plot” of this episode is actually JJM being sent on vacation as part of Matori’s contrived scheme/hostility against them in order to ensure they won’t disrupt her plan even though sending them on vacation is the EXACT thing that sends them her way! You can’t get more contrived than that... and to make things worse Matori mentions everything should go smoothly because she got rid “of Team Rocket’s problems” and it looks like she blames every failure of every TR agent on the fact that JJM breathe as official members of Team Rocket and she considers them dead-weight, which then again results in JJM betrayal of Team Rocket and Matori’s failure, but at least this time around it’s made more believable because done undercover (even though this entire contrived plot is NOT believable in the slightest!). To add insult to injury this episodes kicks off with JJM planning something seemingly serious in front of a map, presumably on Giovanni’s orders, and once the plot of the episode is concluded Matori says she’ll let Giovanni know they’re back on their mission! WHAT?! And yet... she needed to get rid of them... and called them problems, obstacles... for reasons utterly contrived... this woman gets turned into an utter, walking paranoia here... Oh and yeah, but even though this scene confirms JJM are doing more than just chasing after Pokemon of the day - which means they must be considered competent enough to be even given such other tasks! - Journeys series doesn’t really elaborate much here... and next time they’re back to their regular schemes and failures... so the illusion is kept, The Truth remains masked, and they are once again derailed! While Matori’s delusions are accepted as truth... by most, less careful viewers. Also, Jessie is stupid as usual here about Matori - she even rage quits on her! Complete lack of respect from Jessie given no decent reason for it (at least not any that they know of!)

VS Thunder! A Legendary Raid Battle!!

- It is curious that Goh and Ash accidentally bump into TR in this one - while they’re scouting a secluded building for their potential second base... yeah, sounds like something they would do in BW, or perhaps it was even an actual mission they got from HQ, who knows, it’s not really a subplot or anything...

Sword & Shield I - IV

- While already heavily packed with content, so I wouldn’t mind TR absent or wasted potential, the things that occurred here are still peculiar... On one hand, JJM are investigating Rose’s company on Sakaki’s orders and they know he’s in possession of the evilest Pokemon - TRio are hinted to be debriefed on the subject, just like in BW! Eternatus foils their plans by taking control of Meowth but then the mere mention of the boss is enough to restore him to normal and off he goes to battle Eternatus while in his Dynamax gigantic form! On the other hand... that’s where the episode quickly gets rid of them and sends them blasting off into the skies without any sort of real contribution to the conflict... and the other downside of the episode is their tech - they’ve been sent there by Giovanni who knew exactly what Eternatus was capable of but... they’re provided only with a regular net launcher... and there is no open communication with the HQ during the episodes or any follow-up report... Seriously?!

Please! Catch Morpeko!!

- What I haven’t mentioned yet was the introduction of Morpeko (as Bewear 2.0!) except it terrorizes them and steals their food supplies. Its appearances become more invasive as time goes by and seems like an excuse to stop them from a serious life of crime... Indeed, the period of Morpeko food terror saw the increase of more adventury, very fillery and random schemes of theirs rather than decent heists and actions. Still, eventually it was caught and stopped being such a hindrance apparently... Does it mean anything changed and they were given more interesting roles and more well-thought-out schemes? Or started to use their secret base more often for... well, cool stuff? Eh... not really! Still denied!

Darkrai - A Midsummer Night's Dream

- Matori Matrix aircraft appears again, with a little more technological flair and increased fire power, but still... Matori and her crew seem as awkwardly inefficient as usual. Matori contacts the TRio because she wants them to “help” with her mission - while in truth she hopes they’re going to get the blame for eventual failure! Another contrived and brainless plan of hers! At least TRio are more eager to help in this one but... once again, the TRio aren’t allowed to use any sort of technology here in order to track their target or anything of a sort so they’ll just eventually bump into it at random (because that makes sense? and apparently Matori’s stupid plan sucks completely because Giovanni obviously won’t blame TRio without an aircraft over Matori who got a badass aircraft and was in charge of the mission in the first place... the writing is trying so hard to create unneeded rivalry/contempt between them but doesn’t even try to make sense of it!). Also, another thing that sucks is that TRio are still denied of becoming allies here and working together with Matori’s guys... instead they enter the scene right after Matori’s defeat and get immediately taken out as well without any sort of meaningful interaction with the twerps and returning Dawn... That’s a weird choice and needless waste of screen time... but this weird, needless artificial barrier that separates JJM from other Rockets, even physically, was indeed put in place! Yet again.

Dialga & Palkia! The Space-Time Cataclysm!!

- And here we go... in the special Dialga/Palkia episodes - after many episodes of JJM absence, mind you! - the main badass stars are JJM but... they’re said to be alternate dimension JJM with “different personalities” even though they are not much different from our regular JJM. The only difference here is that they aren’t subject to the ongoing crazy pattern of artificial limitation/filtration as so thoroughly described here! And they merely do SHIT with the help of TECH in the SPECIAL episode that CALLS FOR IT and are USED as the MAIN source of SERIOUS threat and part of PLOT given OPPORTUNITY and POTENTIAL for it. Meanwhile, in order to keep up the ongoing farce and mask The Truth even further... the regular Journeys JJM still appear in the episode! What they should be actually doing as part of Giovanni’s agenda and catalyst for the plot of those episodes (with or without Matori involved in it) was cut out from their very soul and hearts and introduced to us as “alternate personality JJM” who by all means aren’t our JJM but they’re suddenly good enough to become part of plot and do something cool as JJM in place of actual JJM! So yeah, BW is still VERY IMPORTANT and LEGITIMATE part of regular JJM as showcased here and even though artificially limited/reduced/hidden it reappears constantly. For so many years now! Those cybernetic suits guys? Same people. Same personality really as our regular JJM. They’re merely not subject to the pattern described here and... god forbid the unnatural, contrived Filters in the writing applied over our regular JJM were dropped - that would reveal The Truth too openly and by extension turn them into more useful, evolved, more varied, more important characters on this show! We can’t have that! Which is exactly why this special needs to use alternate TRio instead...

Sounds stupid, right? But this is what anti-BW folks (and VAs themselves!) have wished for... that’s quite a number of episodes described but what’s important is that I don’t even count characterization takes scattered across both normal and bad episodes (like more competence shown, cool approach to battles, aware of their grander goals other than Pikachu, sitting out some episodes if not needed, some kind of tech and hacking etc. all of which thanks to BW renaissance)

While XY TR was indeed a corpse (hardly comparable with the quality of their pre-BW counterparts), SM and now Journeys, while comparable with the pre-BW quality, from the looks of things aren’t really THAT much different in the matter discussed here - and in the long-term this still looks to me like a painful and slow death sentence since the characters clearly aren’t allowed to do shit and when shit happens JJM can only contribute to convoluted writing and plot bits, all in order to enforce “the charade” - either because there is a strong exec decision after BW that they’re supposed to be like that and stay like that no matter what... (for “play it safe” reasons or something? IDK) or the VA’s opinion on the matter (and by extension maybe TR fandom’s - but which is less likely, actually, because writers are supposed to care about their target demographics not fandom) is enough to dissuade the writers from PROPER writing at all times and from using TR characters in interesting, modern ways with more nuance if the situation calls for it. But at the same time the writers aren’t fucking idiots so are not likely to completely remove the potential or forget about what’s proper - which is why they refuse to officially demote Team Rocket into forgotten agents they were pre-BW and - quite often! - come up with characterization, gadgets or plot bits reminiscent of Best Wishes, albeit messed up, incomplete, immediately opposed or fractured, like described above. They are not really turned to dust and walking relics of the past but at the same time they’re very limited in what they can be used for. Which makes JJM less and less relevant day after day (and the most dichotomic in the writing!). No wonder then that they appear less and less... and rarely a part of ongoing events... merely a footnote in an ever changing and surprising modern Pokemon series...

But that’s exactly what “everyone” wanted and largely contributed towards because they couldn’t get their heads around what happened in BW and how BW-inspired stuff might actually benefit JJM in the long-term if given a chance and sympathy where due, isn’t it? Couldn’t get their heads around it, and that includes the amazing, talented VAs themselves...

SAD.

I really want it to change someday...

And it better change for the better someday... with those hurtful Filters and Contrivances phased out of use before JJM become even less relevant and useful in this show... because there is no going back to the past. The past is in the past! BW is part of them now and it will be part of them, with filters or not. As time has shown you can’t erase it, you can’t ignore it, it’s been constantly there throughout all these years... The only choice here is between constant, hurtful Limitation or... well, facing The Truth. Without limits, without filters, without bizarre dichotomies and silly, needless contrivances applied over the characters and their plots... JUST LET THEM BE FREE AND PROSPER

#team rocket #pokemon writing #pokemon #anipoke #pokeani #bw team rocket #pokemon journeys spoilers #glad i got it out of my chest #maybe it'll help someone to see the light...#maybe

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morai-thoughts · 3 years

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As The World Caves In

Genre: hurt/comfort

Summary: Sansa contemplates the aftermath of the battle after the titans break through the wall for the second time. Petyr is there to comfort her.

Words: 1080

Fandom: Game of thrones, Attack on titan

Extinction. Humans were doomed to extinction.

Sansa threw back her head, trying to extract the last drops of wine from the bottle. After the devastation the city had suffered, it hadn't been hard for the girl to get the alcohol, which for a Garrison soldier like her, was off-limits.

Chaos was the new normal. At least for today.

From the heights of the inner wall, she gazed at the remains of the shattered city. Below, at the foot of the wall, amorphous, hulking figures watched her hungrily.

Five years ago, no one would have imagined that the titans would breach the wall, let alone that it would happen again. In the blink of an eye, the Trost district fell after the return of the colossal titan, who opened a breach through which the rest of the deformed humanoids slipped through.

One hundred years they had remained protected behind the walls. A hundred years since the last humans sheltered from the hell outside and condemned themselves to live like cattle.

There was a clattering noise as one of the four-meter titans trying to scale the wall slipped and fell into the void. Sansa would have laughed at such a pathetic scene, had it not been for the rest of the mindless faces watching her from below. If she moved, they would follow her with their eyes. If she yelled at them, they wouldn’t flinch.

They waited patiently. For they knew that time was on their side.

Sansa knew it too.

Nothing had changed in a hundred years, it wasn't going to change in five.

Her family wasn't coming back.

"Damn it!" The girl threw the empty bottle angrily. The glass flew into pieces as it smashed into the head of one of the titans fifty meters below.

The alcohol numbed all her senses, but for some twisted reason she was unable to dull that memory of the day her whole world ended.

“I wouldn't go any closer to the edge if I were you.”

The voice sounded closer than she expected. Sansa ignored the newcomer and dropped to the ground. The last rays of dusk hid behind the horizon bleeding into twilight.

“Does it even matter?”

The girl covered her face with her hands and closed her eyes. With each breath, she heard her heartbeat rumble louder and louder. Then, she felt a pang in her stomach and that made her squirm like a worm.

Amidst her drunken daze, she heard his footsteps advance to a stop beside her.

“Of course it matters. You're still alive, everything matters.”

Sansa clenched her fist tightly. No , she wanted to scream. She wanted to tell him it was all useless. Nothing had changed over the years.

Flashes of bodies torn apart and blood in the streets flashed through her mind. Many of the comrades she had grown up with hadn't survived, and the girl could still hear their cries of despair.

A thick jacket rested on her shoulders accompanied by hands she was well familiar with.

“If you stay here you'll freeze to death.” Seeing that Sansa did not react, Petyr sat down beside her in silence.

From her position on the ground, the girl observed the captain's profile. He had a few fresh scratches, but didn’t appear to have been badly hurt. He wasn't wearing the three-dimensional maneuvering gear either, so the girl assumed he had taken the elevator route to get here.

“I'm tired of all this too, Sansa.” He said holding one of the wine bottles up to his nose, “but that's no reason for me to indulge in booze, much less this cheap alcohol.”

As Sansa did, the captain tossed the bottle glass across the wall. Sansa did not answer, she stayed absorbed in her own thoughts.

The wind blew stronger, whistling around them.

It was hard to believe that yesterday she was having lunch peacefully, together with her companions. Next to Petyr.

Just like her family five years ago.

She didn't know when, but there came a moment when she couldn't take it anymore. Sansa burst into tears. Her uneven cries filled the silence,

“It's not fair!” She exclaimed, “in five years nothing has changed, we're still in here like cattle and all we do is die."

It was all useless. All those years in the army, for nothing. There was no other solution except to climb up to the Sina wall, the innermost and most protected wall. A wall that at this rate would become their worst enemy, a mousetrap where they would starve to death for lack of supplies.

The world is cruel , Sansa knew it perfectly well. She was tired of knowing it.

"Sansa, ssssh, that's it," a pair of gentle arms helped her to sit up. The girl wiped her face with the back of her hand, but another stopped her. Gently, a soft handkerchief removed the tears from her face.

"One day we'll get out of here," he promised her, but Sansa heard only empty words.

"You don't know that-" she shivered back.

"Sssssh, yes I do."

And for a moment she believed him, because deep down she wanted to believe it too, or because something in his intense gaze convinced her. She didn't know what was going to happen in the future, no one did.

Sansa stroked his rough cheek, then his temple, the back of his neck, making sure he was really here with her and not her delirium from the alcohol. Carefully, Petyr lifted her up and laid her on his lap.

“Beyond these walls, there is burning water, a land made of ice and endless fields of sand. It is the world my parents wanted to go to.” He kissed her crown. His voice was so calm, so full of tenderness, “and we're going to see it together Sansa, so you have to keep going forward.”

“You're crazy,” she whispered, clutching his jacket tighter.

The man chuckled, laying another kiss on her brow, “maybe.”

They remained in each other's arms until the stars came out. Everything continued as if nothing had happened, as if all the lives they had lost today didn't matter. She still felt the dullness of alcohol, but instead of a slight warmth, the chill of the night invaded her flesh. Shivering, she clung tighter to the body she lay upon.

“Don't leave me.”

Petyr held her tighter.

“Never.”

Sansa closed her eyes and dreamed of giant lava lakes, fields of sand, and endless wastelands of ice.

#fanfic #my fanfiction #GoT #got au #pxs #Petyr baelish #sansa stark #petyr x sansa

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laurelleghuleh · 4 years

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OCAF | Ch. 6 “Homecoming”

Warnings: read the masterlist first and check Ruth’s chart.

Songs: "Hello My Old Heart" by The Oh Hellos, "Broken Bones" by KALEO, "Streets" by Doja Cat.

LEVI'S POV

I couldn't figure out where I was.

I was surrounded by the green hills and a boundless land loomed all around me. Nevertheless, I kept walking in the meadow, without a precise goal. I thought it was a farm. There was a light breeze caressing my skin and the sun was high in the sky.

All of a sudden, I heard a voice. "Levi, my sweet Levi"

"Mom?... Mom... Is that you?"

When I saw her, she was already running towards me with her arms outstretched and her hair swaying in the air. I hugged her tightly, lifting her from the ground and I felt my body naturally responding to hers like I remembered every inch of her.

"Mom..." I whispered burring my face in her hair, placing my chin on her shoulder. For a moment a sweet feeling of peace made me feel light. I felt at home.

"My sweet little angel," she said. I believed I'd forgotten that sound, lost somewhere in my mind... But no, deep down inside of me, I knew it was her.

"Mom..." I inhaled her scent as we stayed like that, embraced. After a while she moved away a little and, staring intensely at me, she started caressing my face and hair.

Her glassy eyes looked all over my face, observing my features, my contours.

Her lips twitched as she tried to say something. I rested my head on her hands and took a breath of relief. I felt so in peace there, in her hands.

Watching her carefully, she was actually different from my memories. Her face was full, her hair strengthened, her expression quiet. She seemed in good health.

"I see you are in shape. I know you're a soldier now" she said "Look at you, all grown up, Levi..."

"Mom..." I kept babbling.

"We don't have much time, Levi. I have something to tell you...Listen to me... Don't be afraid"

"Mom, what are you talking about? I'm not afraid"

"Oh, Levi... Yes, you are... Let yourself go, fearlessly..."

"Mom?"

"Don't be afraid, Levi" As she repeated my name, the sound of her voice changed, altered, and got lower, warmer, younger. Whose voice was that?

"Don't be afraid Levi"

Her face started to blur "Mom, what's happening?" Her features faded away until I couldn't recognize her anymore. Now someone else was in front of me and that's when I saw her "Daphne? Is it you?" I asked. "Don't be afraid, Levi" she said.

A strange sensation flooded all over me. I was still overwhelmed with tranquility, still serene in those hands, even if they were Daphne's. My mother's face seemed to appear again and I was more confused than ever. I shook my head and she disappeared again, suddenly replaced by a blurred image and then definitely by Daphne's features. I attempted to touch her face, trying to stop her from switching. Their voices overlapped "Don't be afraid, Levi"

I finally managed to grab her cheek and her face stopped. Daphne was now in front of me. She was wearing a long, white and plain dress, something like a tunic.

"C'mon Levi, they're waiting for us..." she said taking my hand in hers.

I didn't protest and simply asked "Where are we, Daphne?"

"Stop it with these silly questions and follow me, Levi"

We started running across the lawn, towards what seemed to be a big farmhouse. She repeatedly turned to look at me, smiling and gesturing me to hurry up. Her smile shined brighter than the sun behind her figure. She looked happy and I was at peace.

All of a sudden, the loud noise of the military alarm violently woke me up. What was that dream? As I washed my face in the sink, I tried to rewrite my dreams and rebuild all the pieces of those blurred memories I had.

My mom. Daphne. A farm. What the fuck was that supposed to mean? I had never felt so confused and rested at the same time. After all, sleeping was not so bad.

Fuck, I am late.

I went down to the cafeteria where I found Hange and Daphne animatedly chatting.

"Morning sunshine!" shouted Hange at me. Here we go again.

"Good morning, captain" calmly said Daphne, handing me a warm cup of tea and then sliding on the table a small plate with some biscuits. A faint smile appeared on her face and I politely nodded in response.

"Did you sleep well, captain?" she then added. I knew she was referring to our last encounter. If only she knew what happened in my dreams...

"It's true, Levi, you're glowing today!" Hange stooged her.

I gave both of them a dirty look and then, burring my face in the cup, I said "Yes, thank you, I slept well". If you only knew...

While I was drinking my tea, I couldn't stop thinking that maybe what happened the night before could have been the start of something. We could have been friends, or at least not jump at each other's throats at any time. We could have tried. And yet I still couldn't figure out what that dream meant, and between one cookie and another the images buzzed in my head, to the point that I could no longer stay at the table.

As soon as I was done, I tried to leave, but my attention was caught by their conversation. Hange was trying to convince her to participate in another of her goddamned experiments with the titans. Therefore, I spoke. "Daphne serves me today," I said, grabbing her by the shoulder, urging her to stand up with me, "I'm sorry, four-eyes, next time".

"Ooooh c'mon Levi, didn't they teach you the noble art of sharing?" protested Hange.

I didn't even bother to answer her, while Daphne and I were rushing off. She turned to Hange a couple of times as if to apologize, and I pulled her out of the cafeteria by the arm.

"Thanks for the rescue, Captain" she said smiling.

What is it now? First, she calls me Levi, then captain again?

"There's no need to call me Captain when we are alone. You can call me Levi" I extended her an olive branch "But not in front of the other brats. They'd get carried away" I corrected myself.

"Ehm... Ok, thanks... I'll see what I can do about it... So, what do you need me for... Levi?"

"What?" I asked her.

I had lost track of our previous conversation as I contemplated her face asking me: "You said before you needed me today"

"Ehm...Yeah. Sure. That" I pulled myself back together "So... today we'll train with the 3D maneuver gears. Since you're already pretty skilled with that, you'll help me with the brats. And after that, you'll put them away where we usually keep them"

"Oh, great. I'm looking forward to it!" she said enthusiastically.

"I see you're in a good mood today" I told her.

"Actually, I am in a good mood..." she replied, shyly.

The training went smoothly. Except for some of them. Hopeless cases.

Daphne helped me throughout the whole session. She even showed some tricks to the other cadets. I noticed she had a peculiar way to move her blades. She rotated the blade's grip with only one or two fingers, never losing control of it. Fascinating. Rather fascinating.

When I was on my way out, I walked up to Daphne and I said, "Gather all the devices and bring them down. It'll take you a while. When you're done, meet me for lunch"

She nodded, mimicking a military salute. I almost laughed.

In the meantime, I went to do some paperwork for Erwin and after I headed down to the cafeteria. Later, Daphne joined us and we all started to eat.

At one point burst into the room Hange. She threw herself into our table, crying and breathing heavily. Daphne promptly asked her, "Hange, what's going on??"

"Sonny and Bean" she kept babbling, "Sonny and Bean... somebody killed them... somebody killed them..."

We were all shocked by that news. How was it possible? No one could have killed them without the three-dimensional maneuvering devices...

Erwin rapidly commanded everyone to not move from the cafeteria and ordered his team to patrol the castle.

I turned to Daphne, who was trying to comfort Hange, and I asked "Did you see anything odd after putting the devices back?"

She shook her head "No. I recounted them several times to be sure. They were all there. And when I came back upstairs, there was no one around the hallways. They must have taken one of them while I was already here...".

I trusted her.

"All right..." I sighed deeply "Hange, you can go to your room and calm down. Daphne, if you want, go with her. I'll join Erwin in the research...".

We had already combed half the castle and actually a couple of gears were missing, but there wasn't a shred of evidence of what happened.

Soon after I met Hange, alone.

"Weren't you with Daphne?" I asked her. "I was about to ask you the same thing... When I calmed down, she told me she'd come looking for you, to help-"

It took me a second to understand. You fucked up big time, girl.

I don't know how, but my instinct told exactly where I would have found her. I took my device with me and went quickly down to the basement.

Please tell me you didn't. Please tell me it wasn't you, I kept saying in my mind.

Once there, I found a hatch on the ground half opened and, unfortunately, I realized that I was right. You fucked up big time, Dafne. You fucked up.

I still remembered vividly that time when I rescued her down there and after a while, I heard the noise of a device, her device. There you are.

"So, you decided to get yourself killed today" I said, catching her off guard.

She was about to jump off a manhole after she supposedly had broken its sides to make it wider.

"Levi..." she said, backing away from the hole and then standing up "Levi, wait..." she continued. She looked frightened. You better be.

"You know, I must admit I fell for it, lock, stock and barrel. I believed you... I wanted to believe you. And then... And then you decided to make this huge mistake right under my nose..."

"Levi, it's not what it looks like..." she began to say.

"So tell what it looks like, Daphne? Tell me!" I yelled at her, almost growling.

"I did not kill Hange's titans! I swear! I would never do that to her, you have to believe me..." she shouted, close to tears.

"Really? And you think I'll buy it now?"

"Levi, I beg you. I'm telling the truth. I just took advantage of the situation to run away, but it wasn't me! I'm just trying to get back to the Underground... I just want to see my sister again... just for a second...I beg you Levi..." she cried.

Were you really about to leave? Like this?

"While everyone's looking for the responsible, looking for who stole the device and killed the titans, you thought it was a clever choice to run away. To steal a gear to escape down here? Have you lost your mind?" I ranted as I approached her, through the filth of the slums.

"I didn't steal anything! This device is mine!" she yelled at me "I earned it! I didn't steal it from anyone!" she kept shouting.

"This device? The device you earned by putting out to half the Underground? You mean that device?"

I didn't mean it that way, but I was too angry with her to think straight.

She suddenly attacked me, driven by an uncontrollable rage. She got bloodshot eyes and she was grinding her teeth, in a rage. Not making a special effort, I only parried her punches.

Once she noticed I didn't resist, she eyed me, confused by my reaction. Therefore, she stepped backward and fell down the hole, never looking away from me. And I didn't stop her.

I felt again that strong frustration growing inside of me. I don't know what to do. I never know how to act around her. What should I do now?

I sat there for a while, contemplating the underground from the hole. Its pungent smell came up to my nostrils and brought back to me some memories I thought lost.

You don't even understand what you've just done to me, Daphne. I can't sit here and do nothing. I have to go find her. Now. Before she gets in trouble.

Fortunately, I hadn't lost sight of her and following her, I made my way over the roofs of the capital, thanks to the gear.

She went down the street, covering herself with the cape she was already wearing before. I guess she doesn't want to catch anybody's attention.

So as soon as I touched the ground, I walked around to steal a cape and hide my device and uniform. Luckily, I found a small market stall where, after threatening the owner, I got a pretty big one.

At one point I saw her entering a small road on the left, so I hurried to reach her before I lost sight of her. Where is she now?

Around the corner, I felt a knife at my throat. "Where do you think you're going?" That was her.

DAPHNE'S POV

"Where do you think you're going?" I threatened him pointing a knife on his throat.

As usual, Levi remained calm, even if I had definitely caught him off guard.

"I'm coming with you," he said.

"Forget it" I told him and then got back on my track "You're just gonna get in my way, so get the hell out of here."

"Say whatever you want. I'll follow you anyway" he stated.

I turned around and said "Look, Levi, everybody around here knows who I am, so..."

"Then, we will keep a low profile..." he interrupted me, looking at me with a serious expression painted on his face.

"What do you think you're doing, uh? First, you called me a whore and then-"

"I never said that" he interrupted me.

"Tomayto tomahto" I mumbled as I started to walk away, leaving him back.

He followed me, so I turned back again "Stop following me"

"No" he only said. I rolled my eyes and walked away again. "Then hurry the fuck up" I commanded.

He didn't complain much, but after a few steps, he told me "But I'm warning you, as soon as we're done here, I'll bring you back up to the castle and this is not up for discussion".

"Whatever..." I replied.

However, we were already close to the brothel. Therefore, I grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up a ladder, from which we would have had a better view of the building. We put ourselves on the last step. It was rather small for both of us to sit straight and he was literally breathing down my neck. But neither of us seemed to mind it.

"See? Over there. That big mansion. My sisters are there" I said.

"Why such a big place? How many of you are there?" he asked.

"Do you mean my sisters? When I was still there, there were eight of us: me, Abigail, Nina, Ruth, Saejin, Tabitha, Eve and Chadia. Chadia was very old and had a few affectionate clients. She died the year before I left. There are Miss Martha and the Master. His minions, about a dozen, the stableman and many other patrons. On the ground floor, there are two betting rooms. I can't tell you how many people usually hang out there, but not a few, especially at night. Looking at it now, I'd say there are even more than I remember..."

He nodded, analyzing the building "Yes, I already see a dozen only through the windows, four at the entrance, two in front of the gate...What were you thinking, uh? Let's ring the bell and say hello to everyone, perhaps?"

I twisted around to confront him. How dare you...

Turning my face, I realized how close we were. Our eyes locked under the hoods and for a moment I forgot what I wanted to say. I swallowed as I couldn't take my eyes off his. I hate the way he makes me feel.

"So?" he asked me, bringing me back down to earth.

"There is a passage..." I coughed " There's a passage I know that's gonna take us to the back of the brothel. If we're lucky, we might not find a lot of surveillance and be able to get upstairs".

He nodded and once back on the road we descended into a small and old aqueduct and finally we arrived right where I wanted. We hid behind a fence covered with weeds to inspect the building.

"Great. It's packed with these pricks. Lucky us" he commented sarcastically.

"Shut up or we'll get caught" I whispered at him.

"Look, I see someone coming outside..." he told me turning my chin in the direction of the building. At the back door appeared two men carrying a body, a dead body, and throwing it to the ground, next to the trash.

I froze up. That's not possible, I thought. Ruth.

They had thrown that body in the trash, as if it were garbage.

I would have recognized her among a thousand. It was Ruth. My poor little Ruth.

Her ebony skin was covered with pustules and various wounds, her little face was swollen. But I knew it was her. Her figure, her clothes, her hairstyle. It was her. Ruth.

For a moment I felt myself fainting. My head was spinning and my heart was pounding, crushing against my ribcage. "Ruth... Ruth..." I babbled.

Then suddenly, blinded by the pain, I shouted her name, crying desperately.

Apparently, someone heard me and those two men turned in our direction. I suddenly felt Levi picking me up and taking me away from the fence.

"No, Ruth... How dare they... How... Ruth..." I kept talking incoherently, screaming and wriggling in Levi's arms.

I couldn't even properly walk, Levi had to carry me away. I was panting and shaking. I couldn't see straight. The images of Ruth's body thrown out of the door repeated in my mind nonstop. I was only able to whisper her name or "Levi, Levi..." as he continued to carry me away from there.

"I'm not sure but I think they are following us now... Please, Daphne, move" he said still holding me tight under his arm.

"I-I can't..." I managed to stutter. I felt like everything around me was spinning and I couldn't regain my composure. Luckily, Levi was supporting me all the way.

"Ok. Now, they are definitely following us and I have bad news for you. They have the 3d maneuver gear too. We can't afford to pick a fight here. We need to change our route and find a quiet place to use our devices without being seen... C'mon Daphne, you can do it" Levi said.

I was still shaking as Levi suddenly turned right. He had practically lifted my whole body from the ground and as soon as we got there, he gently put me back down.

"C'mon I think we made it..." he whispered.

But at some point, a pair of men came out from an alley and we had to rush and change our route again. We ran away from them, hiding between the flock of people and we made it again in another deserted lane.

"Play along, I think I have a plan" announced Levi.

After getting into another street, Levi suddenly pushed me against the wall. He put his forearm over my head, hooding my figure under his coat. I still couldn't stop panting.

"Levi... Levi" I continued babbling.

"Shh, be quiet, they are coming" he whispered getting closer to me.

"Levi... Ruth is dead, t-that was her body... and she-" I stuttered, still shaking.

"I know, but please Daphne, calm down, calm down..." he said placing his forehead on mine "Shh... they are coming" he kept saying.

"Levi... Levi...I-I...Ruth..." I stuttered.

I was trying to pull myself back together, but everything seemed to blur. I couldn't slow down my breath and all I could feel was a deep pain in my chest. I put a hand on my heart and I whispered again "Levi..."

"Please, shh..." he hushed me again.

I felt one of his hands hooking mine on my chest, he looked into my eyes intensely and all of a sudden, his lips found mine.

My heart was pounding so fast in my chest I could only focus on how soft he felt against my mouth. He was gently pressing his lips on mine, but as soon as I squeezed harder his hand, he inhaled soundly and let a warm breath out of his nostrils. He immediately pulled me in and now we were glued to one another.

It felt so addictive I couldn't allow that moment to end.

As soon as I felt him slightly moving away, with my free hand I grabbed his coat and crushed my lips against his, again and again. He didn't protest and rather lowered his forearm, sliding his hand under my hood, running his fingers through my hair. I felt my knees getting weaker as he parted his lips allowing my tongue to slip inside his mouth.

Nothing else existed, all my senses were absorbed by how intoxicating he tasted.

My hands found his chest and then his neck, so I pushed him even closer to me. I was kissing him like my life depended on it.

A suffocated moan slipped out of my mouth as I felt again his hot breath and he almost lost it. I suddenly became aware of how aggressively he was responding. It felt like he wanted it so badly. As much as I wanted it too. So, I let myself go, completely, and the air got thicker. I felt my cheeks flushing, I was out of breath. None of us dared to break off that kiss. When his hands found my waist, I felt lightheaded. His touch was so gentle while his lips were hungry, possessive, consuming.

All of a sudden, he stopped and pressed his forehead on mine. We eyed each other, both out of breath. Our lips were swollen and our cheeks red. I didn't know what to do or say.

Levi swallowed noisily and then whispered, still pressed against me "I think they're gone. We have to head back now...".

#LEVI ACKERMAN #Levi fanfiction #levi x oc #levi x reader #snk fanfic #snk levi #snk fanfiction #snk #aot fanfiction #levi aot #levi #Captain Levi #levi heichou #read on wattpad #read on ao3

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LIGHTNING’S STUCK IN THE CUBEVERSE YOU SAY?

*levi straps on his three dimensional maneuver gear* Levi: “not if i have anything to say about it!“

#mclevi

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fxckboy-ymir-blog · 7 years

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Honestly, furiously typing up an essay that’s due in an hour to the Attack on Titan battle theme is an etheral experience 10/10 would recommend

#the three-dimensional maneuver gear one #to be exact #it's incredible I feel empowered #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin

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thedyingmoon · 5 years

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💚 See Me Now 💚

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~ Levi X Bullied Reader 💚

~ (F/N) (L/N) is the last girl any Scouting Legion Squad Leader would want to have on their ranks. She is very timid, shy, quiet, and a bit clumsy, but most of all, she is weaker compared to other Cadets. Despite all her flaws, she has compassion and she is willing to put others before her in times of need. She also secretly admires the infamous Captain Levi Ackerman of the Special Operations Squad, the team which her best friend, Petra Ral, once belonged to.

~ Levi Ackerman only cares about two things with regards to his new recruits; their ability to clean and their worth in battle. It doesn't matter if you are selfless, if you have none of those traits he is looking for, you are not welcome to join his squad. He is also very devastated with the loss of his one true love, Petra Ral, the most clever and reliable soldier he knew.

~ One very unfortunate event occurred and ever since then, Levi hated (F/N). Despised her. But, one particular moment happened in which Levi was left pitiably helpless and severely weakened. One twist of fate forced him to rely on the one person he detests the most, (F/N).

~ What will happen to the two? Will Levi change his attitude towards the bullied girl, or will he carry on hating her for the rest of his life? Will (F/N) strive to meet Levi's standards, or will she just give up and succumb to her own weakness; her inability to face her fears?

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I. Pain

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It started about five hours ago.

Hange and the others were checking all the vacant rooms of the vast Scouting Legion Headquarters to see if they could scrounge anything useful. It was meant as a pastime. Hange and her squad had been working nonstop on the field, studying the Titans they caught and saving their own skins from their guinea pigs at the same time. Plus, their fruitless work for the day was beginning to take a toll on all of them.

If Hange says break time, then it's break time. No other soldier could stop her from doing, otherwise. Maybe except Erwin Smith but, he's away on a meeting. So, when the eccentric Squad Leader focused her sight on the windows of the once occupied rooms of the Headquarters, she just couldn't contain her excitement. Who knows which kinds of items they'd find there? And she desperately needed a breather, seriously.

So, with her squad ( who was, unfortunately, unwilling to go in the first place ), Hange began exploring the rooms. (F/N) (L/N), the latest recruit, was with them.

(F/N) recently graduated from the 105th Trainee Squad. She did not make it to the top 10 of her batch, so she had no other choice but to choose from the other two options which were available to average Cadets like herself, the Garrison Regiment, or the Scouting Legion. Now, (F/N) has no desire, whatsoever, to be a part of the Garrison. She had seen most of them during her countless strolls on the district even before she was a Trainee, and she found them very lazy. And they're drunk most of the time.

So, she slapped herself back to reality to face the only place that she could stomach to go into, which was the Scouting Legion. She was well aware of the mortality rate among the soldiers of the Legion but, at least they have done something meaningful in their lives, and that was to bring glory to mankind. At least it would be better than spending the rest of her life staring at the walls while draining a barrel full of beer.

With that firm decision on her mind, she packed her bags and left the Training grounds, along with those few from her batch who were actually insane enough to be a part of the Legion, also known as the Suicide Squad.

But, that was not the entire reason why she decided to join the Corps.

Petra Ral, her most cherished childhood friend, was there. She really wanted to meet her after such a long time of separation.

Only that she was too late, for Petra had already passed away.

(F/N) suppressed her tears, careful not to let her team mates see that she was starting to cry seemingly for no reason at all.

"Hey, (F/N),..." said a small, sweet girl named Nifa, one of the few soldiers who she easily got along well with. "Do you think we'll find something interesting here, like an old diary or something?"

"I'm not sure, maybe." answered (F/N).

They've been rummaging things from room to room, but they still couldn't find something that could be considered at least decent, save for some items like jewelry or some fancy clothes, which were considered luxury among people like them, for they simply couldn't afford such objects.

They were in one of the rooms on the left wing when Moblit, Hange's faithful assistant, finally whined.

"Squad Leader, what will we do if Captain Levi finds out we're invading rooms? I'm sure we're gonna get all our butts thoroughly kicked!"

Hange just smirked. "Oh, Shorty? Ha! Why do you think we brought brooms and rugs? Of course, he wouldn't think negatively of us once he noticed we're cleaning, right?"

"Squad Leader, you're so careless!"

Captain Levi Ackerman,...

(F/N) couldn't help but smile.

She has been hearing news of his bravery since she and Petra were still teenagers. And they both admired him. Actually, it was one of the reasons why Petra joined the Scouting Legion. She also wanted to dedicate her life to him and to prove to him that she could stand on the same ground as him.

To stand on the same ground as him,...

It was one of the things that (F/N) couldn't do. She could barely balance herself on the three - dimensional maneuver gear. She couldn't win against anyone in hand - to - hand combat. The very few times she did, she was just lucky enough to be paired with someone weaker than her. She couldn't even land a deep cut on the practice dummies. All in all, it was a great wonder to her, and a great confusion among Cadets of her batch, that Keith Shadis didn't send her away to cultivate fields in the recaptured lands. Some of them even thought that she seduced her way into the Trainee Squad, which was impossible. Some began bullying her. It was the most awful three years of her life, but she had to stomach it.

She had to.

And the only thing that kept her going was the fact that she could be with her best friend again. And that she could finally see the man she adored.

Even if it was just a glance from afar, since Petra had already declared that she would be the one to be Levi's wife,...

(F/N) sighed. Even if Petra's already gone, she just couldn't bring herself to even talk to Humanity's Strongest Soldier. She honestly thought that she would be disrespecting Petra if she did.

So, she could only be contented with simple glances towards him. Sometimes, she would be lucky enough to see him in the mess hall during supper. Even if the Captain wouldn't notice her, she was happy that she was able to see him.

"Hey, (F/N)!" Hange said, nudging her with an elbow. "Are you even listening to me?"

Somehow, her thoughts drifted far enough that she failed to notice that her Squad Leader's talking to her. "I-uhh, I'm sorry?"

"Aww, come on, (F/N)!" said the bespectacled woman. "Don't tell me that you haven't worn a dress in your lifetime."

"What?"

Hange showed her a beautiful white dress embellished with pale pink lace that she got from one of the dusty drawers. "I said I think it suits you. Why don't you give it a try?"

"Yeah, (F/N), you should try it. It's just the right size." Nifa chimed in.

"I-i-i,..." (F/N) stuttered. "It's embarrassing, Squad Leader. The others might laugh at me."

"Oh, you mean them?" Hange pointed at the guys, who began reading what looked like romance novels they got from the shelves. "Nah, they wouldn't even notice the difference. Go on and give this one a try. That's an order."

Hange handed (F/N) the lacy dress. Nifa pulled her towards the walk - in closet. "Come on, I'll help you get changed."

(F/N) went with her reluctantly. A few minutes later, (F/N) came out wearing the dress. It made the men drop whatever they were holding. Hange smiled proudly, almost like a mother. She ran towards the girl and gave her a really suffocating bear hug.

"You look so lovely, (F/N)!"

"Y-yeah, you do,..." Moblit muttered, his cheeks starting to blush.

The timid girl couldn't help but smile. It was very rare to see her do so, since she was quiet most of the time. "Is that true?"

"Why would we lie to you, eh?" said Keiji, one of Hange's Squad members.

Hange leaned closer to (F/N) and whispered, "I think Levi will like it,..."

The girl drew back in embarrassment, her cheeks starting to get red. "How did you know?!"

Hange laughed at her. "You are quite obvious, dear girl! Besides, the others here know you have been staring at Shorty for a while now, isn't that right, Nifa?"

Nifa smiled guiltily at her. "I'm sorry, (F/N)."

(F/N) desperately grabbed Hange's collar and looked up at her with imploring eyes. "Did you tell him?"

"No, I didn't. Yet. Do you want me to?"

"No! Please, don't tell him. Please, Squad Leader, I'm begging you,..."

Hange ruffled (F/N)'s hair affectionately. "Alright, I won't tell him. But, you have to tell him, yourself one of these days. You can't hide your feelings from him forever."

"I agree, (F/N)." Nifa said. "Because, who knows? The Captain might like you, too,..."

"No, he wouldn't like me,..."

"Of course, he would!" Hange slapped (F/N)'s butt. "I'm sure he would notice you. Plus, you two would look good together, since you're both small,..."

"Who would look good together?"

A dangerously low voice said. All of the occupants of the room turned on the doorway to see none other than Captain Levi, himself. He was standing there looking at them like they were some criminals caught in the act of stealing. His cold, steel blue eyes were dangerously emitting waves that could simply kill all of them with just a glance. (F/N) noticed it, too. She also noticed her traitorous heart, which began beating wildly against her scantily - clad chest ( she was used to wearing simpler shirts that didn't show off her skin ).

Hange seems to be the only one who was unfazed by his presence. "Oh, hi Levi! We just started cleaning the room. Oh, gosh, will you look at the dirt? You know, we must get back to work immediately."

Levi was about to leave the room when something happened that they didn't fully expect. His eyes suddenly snapped towards (F/N), who was standing quietly on a corner. (F/N) noticed that the Captain has finally looked at her. And so did the others.

Hange was right, he would notice me!

(F/N)'s mouth was beginning to form a simple smile when she realized that Levi was striding towards her. And quickly.

And before anyone could stop him, Levi ran towards (F/N) and,...

...slapped her angrily on her left cheek, making her lose her balance with the sheer force. However, he was not done, yet. Before she could even hit the ground, the angry man grabbed her laced bodice and shook her violently.

"LEVI!" Hange shouted, but it was no use.

"YOU BITCH!" Levi spat angrily at (F/N). "YOU, FUCKING SLUT! WHO GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO WEAR PETRA'S DRESS? IT'S HERS! IT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU!" Levi began tearing her skirt and the lace that was covering her chest. (F/N) couldn't do anything against the man, for she was weak and he simply overpowered her. "TAKE IT OFF, YOU STUPID BITCH. TAKE IT OFF!"

"LEVI, STOP IT!" Hange and Moblit forcefully grabbed Levi's arms to stop him from assaulting (F/N). The poor, bewildered and hurt girl finally fell on the floor, pitifully covering her small body. "I MADE HER WEAR IT. IF YOU SHOULD GET ANGRY AT ANYONE, IT SHOULD BE ME!" Hange shouted at Levi.

"Please, Captain Levi, we're so sorry!" Moblit uttered, deathly afraid of the one man who could bring down multiple Titans in a single attack.

Levi removed his arms from Hange and Moblit's grasp and looked at both Hange and (F/N) with fierce eyes. "I think you have a lot of free time on your hands to snoop around people's rooms. How shameful." Levi turned once more to (F/N), whose tears began streaming down her swollen face. His voice was full of malice and hatred towards her. "Disgusting."

The sky outside gradually became darker. It's going to rain.

Levi finally turned to leave, but before he went outside, he threatened, "(L/N), extra five hours on combat training and stable cleaning duty starting tomorrow. And you are not stopping, or eating, until I give you permission to do so."

With that, the man finally left.

Hange shot Levi's back a very angry look and went to (F/N). "(F/N), are you okay - ?"

But, before she could even help her up, (F/N) quickly got up to her feet and ran towards her quarters like someone fleeing for dear life.

The rain is coming.

They are coming,...

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A/N: Oh, my gawd! Here it is! The part I'm most anxious to post! *shudders* I hope (?) you like it. ( Okay, world! Gonna hide for now! ) 😨😨😨

~ Tagging @yepps and @levi4mikasa . 💚

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#attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #levi ackerman #captain levi #see me now #levi x reader #levi x you #chapter 1 #pain #snk hange #snk moblit #snk keiji #snk petra

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