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[kaidabakugou]

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[nenithil]

smartpass:Taking shelter from the rain: Armin&Moblit

Taking shelter from the rain

Armin&Moblit

translated from Chinese

thanks @ourmondobongo a lot for revise！

The work of the Survey Corps changed dramatically after the revolution inside the wall.

In preparation for the recapture of Wall Maria, they have been mustering supplies everywhere, making weapons and operation plans. At the same time, they also do all the publicity because they are entrusted with great hope inside the wall.

Especially members of the Fourth Squad, who have a close relationship with newspapers and the chamber of commerce, are busy as bees.

"So...uh... Hanji-san sent me here..."

It was a rainy day, and Armin went to visit Hanji. After looking all around, he eventually arrived in front of a pub in the street.

"The Squad Leader is still meeting with the Reeves Chamber of Commerce, looking like a long talk. Let's take shelter from the rain first."

Hanji's adjutant wore his usual gentle, slightly troubled expression, leading Armin to a window near the entrance of the pub. Here he could watch the area around the pub where the meeting was taking place, against the intruders.

●

Seeing Moblit, who usually has been on Hanji's side to assist her, at the moment unexpectedly left his superior for the guard work, Armin is quite surprised.

"Uh... Why is the Vice-Captain here? Is it all right for you not to attend the meeting?"

“As the leader of the Garrison Corps was present, it's okay I was not there.

Now, however, the three Corps are no longer separated from each other but have begun to develop by supporting each other and performing their respective duties.

The work with the Reeves Chamber of Commerce is also the same. Although it's currently being mediated by Hanji as a personal friend, it will eventually be handled by the Garrison Corps, which has a deeper foundation in this area.”

In other words, Moblit is now in charge of…

"Handover of work... Isn't it?"

"As a survey soldier, I... can't stay with her forever."

A flicker of imperceptible emotion vanished as his eyes returned to the notebook, which was taken out by him to write something.

●

"Eh, Armin, it's ok to wait for me at the military camp. Why are you going here?"

How long did the rain last? Sometimes torrential, sometimes just drizzling, but it doesn't look like it is going to stop. Just as Armin realized that the rain may continue until dark, Hanji finally shows up.

"Yeah, for I thought it would be quicker to find you here."

"The rain is so heavy, should we call a carriage to take you back?"

"No, Fregel will arrange it for me. We can talk about it here. Would you like something to eat? There's not much to eat, but it seems that the Chamber of Commerce will treat us."

"Squad Leader you are- if you did not eat during the meeting, you did not even eat lunch, didn't you? You must care more about nutrition..."

Hanji nods with "Ahhh, yes, yes, yes" and asks the manager to prepare the meal.

Looking at the scene, "Is this the next Leader of the Survey Corps in case something happens to Commander Erwin." Armin thought.

●

As usual, what Hanji talked about was all about fighting. After discussing various facts, they conceived the plans, then combined them with operations.

"--Um, about how to deal with this rigidification, the modification of the blueprint that came to my mind yesterday... Oh, where did it go? Is it taken by Moblit?

"I remember it was put in the memo. I didn't keep the blueprint."

Yeah, that's how it's been done lately. Hanji opens her memo and pulls out the blueprint.

"(Vice-Captain... Would he...)"

Armin's intuition told him that Moblit was approaching the battle with the same awareness as himself.

"Would the required force be too much for the user?"

"That's why deployment is so important! Armin, about the streets in District Shiganshina..."

Armin answered back, stealing a glance at Moblit, whose elusive eyes were gazing out the window at the constant rain.

“(The Vice-Captain already had the awareness, if necessary, he would count himself among the sacrifice).”.

Armin's idea is no different. Compared with himself, so many lives are more valuable. If facing a choice, someone else should be chosen. He should always be determined to step forward and consider what might happen.

--Survey Corps is a group of people who understand the priority of life. Captain Levi pointed out this.

It's raining in front of Moblit's sight, and in between the raindrops is the reality that people must face. Armin brushed those thoughts aside and turned his attention to what he ought to do.

[quokki]

well so i know you didnt ask me specifically but u did give me an excuse so: let me just talk abt hanji because i need to, bc i've been thinking aand

why i bias him: when i first fell into skz as i was just making my way through their mvs, didnt even know names yet except for chan and felix, id literally always turn around at han's part if i was doing sth else, and i'd be like 'oh its that guy again, he caught my attention again wow'. like i say this to all my friends but i really didn't know skz personalities at first, i was JUST watching MVs and performances for like a month and they just captivated me so much and he did the most. then my friend sent me a gifset of the 'happiness is a visiting friend' vlive (a life changing moment) and i was like 'ah fuck this is gonna be the guy isnt it' and i watched a bunch of his older solo vlives and i just... could not fight it anymore. I get so overwhelmed watching those lives because of how he oscillates between being deeply uncomfortable abt the attention and basking in it? it's really fascinating and i can never look away. it's also just a way he speaks, i understand like 4 words for every half hour i watch him but something abt the cadence and rhythm and the way his voice gets animated or when he starts really thinking abt this words and gets quiet again but still comes out with beautiful things to say.... it's really very special, just the level of excitement he brings to this job and this world, it's so beautiful.

2. favorite dynamics

binsung binsung aaahhhh..... listen like, the way jisung DEEPLY loves changbin but can never be... normal abt it... i like to compare the way felix and jisung interact with changbin bc its so funny to me, felix just goes in with all the love and warmth that is so inherent to him and changbin absolutely is ready to match it, even if it's more subtle, but that's what changbin does, right? he meets people where they are, when they show him love he gives it right back. but jisung.... he can't. he asks 'why don't you hug me more?' and pouts. he calls him a walrus and then gets surprised when changbin matches that energy... he tries to make fun of him but then can't fully commit bc he looked at changbin too early on in the bit and can't finish it now. he says 'don't look at my back i'm shy' but when changbin tells him to flex for the camera, there's no hesitation (last example pointed out by my friend tumblr user alexenglish) like.... he wants changbin to love him so bad but he just cannot get it out properly and i just.... feel a lot of things for that. the best part abt it is that changbin already loves him so much, han doesn't even have to worry abt it, changbin just does, but han worries anyway...

and then him and felix aahh, felix disables that inability to say nice things. like i don't think han is unable to, he just does it so awkwardly, always telling people he admires them or randomly thanking them or getting serious with compliments when it's supposed to be funny. but with felix, because felix just has that warmth: the love just spills out of him and he accepts it so effortlessly too, he plays along when han gasses himself up, he is so supportive even when jisung is objectively being a pest. so jisung can just... let all that love out. he can hug him and compliment him back and just let all the love that is WANTING to escape him (with all the members) flow freely. because felix does and felix will not make him feel weird for it and it makes me very emo tbh.

and then finally just as a last note: han was chans first kid. they picked each other. they chose to stay together. chan was the first one to say 'you're talented but also i am going to rely on you and you will have to deal with that' and han was the first one to say 'i trust your talent so i will try' and then they did it.... they recognised that their talents complimented each other and then they became friends after... but they really became friends. it's funny bc han seems like someone a lot of members want to protect in their own ways but funnily the guy who protects everyone else (chan) sees him as a friend first? as a dumbass he has to deal with bc he's so awesome that he wouldn't want to live without him anymore? i'm big on being friends on purpose, on picking each other over and over and i think those two do it? a lot?

I don't have any pictures, none whatsoever, i have like 5 saved on my phone but the rest just live somewhere in my head, the day you sent me your pinterest link... i was overwhelmed for hours... i can't handle having pictures of him i'm sorry

oh boy it’s hanji time...

bruh i get you cuz i literally chose him for his voice alone by listening to their songs before i really learned anything about them. and yes omg i need to finish his lives lmao (but they’re so long D:) and he’s soooooo cute. i like how he pays attention to his own behaviour during it and he tries to act in ways that he thinks we enjoy seeing? idk i just think it’s considerate

ooo the binsung bit is so interesting...

“he calls him a walrus and then gets surprised when changbin matches that energy... “ lmaooo

idk i guess maybe han just has a difficult time expressing himself or his feelings?

felix is soooo sweet and loving pls hes love shaped 🤍

omg i love how han was chan’s first pick like yes!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

oooh it’s okay! i have too many pictures of him lmaoooo... as you would know... so i picked a couple for you 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

send me a love letter about your bias 💌💌💌

[hoaxsen]

| angst has been coming to me easy now and idk how to feel about that.

| tw; character death, in depth talk of death, mentions of blood and other gruesome parts, season three spoilers.

| word count; 1.8k.

It was all over, spreading like a plague inside the walls upon their arrival. The victory of Wall Maria, along with the near extinction of the Scouts. How many supplies were lost during it? How much destruction was there while it all went down? Does anyone have a true number on how many bodies were being carried back on those flatbed carts after that expedition? 

They were mostly parts of bloodied and mangled things, some weren't even able to be called a body. More like a massive piles of mixed dirt, debris and whatever part of the human body there could be. One hundred and ninety nine people, turned into one enormous jigsaw puzzle that anyone has ever seen. How many carts were used for that, and which cart did this specific body rest upon? 

This body held the features of bright blue eyes, that the captain of the Scouts could sometimes find himself staring into for hours on end. Unknowingly at that. Blonde hair just swept back and kept so neat with its undercut. Sometimes Levi wonders if it was soft to the touch, it doesn't look to be hard, or dirty. Just right, minus those brows. If anything there were times where Levi wanted to trim the blonde bricks of hair off Erwin's face himself. 

Now, days like that will never come. For the sole purpose, of Erwin Smith being deceased. Giving his life up to his stupid cause and dream, this isn't what Levi meant by plundering your dream and lead those crying brats to hell. Was it selfish of him to think that Erwin might come back alive for him? It was, wasn't it? The man having to live through this shit as the leader, making gambles that no one knew how the hell they paid off. Let's not forget about the cadets and soldiers lost along the way in his gambles. A devil among men, though it was Levi wanting to be the one to raise hell right now. Bring a darker hell to the one on this very Earth for the fact that he chose to revive Armin instead of Humanity's Hope. 

Cold, and hardened steel grey hues watched as his body was pulled away, riding alongside on his own horse with this cart. Levi felt only himself at fault, what if he did revive Erwin? Despite the small specks of rocks, falling out and shredded intestines, and lack of life in the blonde's eyes, how would he look taking on the power of the colossal titan? Would he have looked the same as the treacherous Bertholdt, or better? If anything, he'd be alive right now. . .fighting a war once more in this hell. Yes, it was selfish, but Levi Ackerman had his reasons to be selfish in a time like this. Bringing back Erwin instead of Armin wasn't just going to be for humanity, it was also going to be for his own desires. To stop toying with the feelings the ravenette has for the blonde, to stop the daily lies about his ' small crush ' being just a phase. 

The captain never even got to make good on his promise before the commander passed. Wanting so hard and bad to end the Beast Titan, to make him feel the pain Erwin did before his final moments. Hopefully that chance comes back for him some other time. How badly Levi needs it, it'd only be fitting since Erwin gave up his dream for the wall retake to even have happened and succeed. 

For all Levi could do now, was regret and hope that Erwin's funeral would bring him into a small state of piece. Since the ex-commander was already in a permanent state of his own, never to be disturbed. The Ackerman slowly starts to wonder to himself, which kind of suit would really bring out a dead man's eyes? For blue, it had to be a subtle white, right? An ashen grey? Whatever color it was going to be, Levi knew he'd detest it. Knowing it'll be the final suit he sees Erwin in. 

Fast forward a bit to the lowering of the old Scouts' commander into the ground, Levi stayed behind a little ways after the ceremony. Standing before Erwin's grave, a short sigh leaving him as he placed a hand on Erwin's tombstone. 

Erwin Smith 

xxxx - xxxx 

Humanity's Beacon of Hope.

The words Levi read over, and over, and over again. Humanity's Hope, snuffed out a little ways too soon. Levi just had to wake up and face the music, it was bound to happen one day or another. He just wishes that day came a little later than this. Brushing his hand over the words, better now to say this before he keeps it inside for too long. He already regrets not saying this to him when he was alive. 

" How many of these have we attended for our fallen? Now look at you, dumbass. Right there with them, tell Petra I said hi when you see her. " 

His last chance to say this all know, because whatever God out there knows that Levi wouldn't visit Erwin's grave again after this. For the small grudge he'd hold against himself for using the syringe on Armin. 

" I followed you into the fire, made it out with a few scrapes. Though you were burned, still had the guts to carry on more bravely than me. . .even make a choice with that odd line. ' What if there is humanity outside the walls. ' Or some shit like that, and then I realized, and knew. . .that was how you were plundering your dreams and leading those crying brats to hell. " 

Unbeknownst to the captain, he wasn't alone. Just standing from afar, was another grieving heart. Armin Artlet, another soul wanting to say an unspoken peace to their old commander. But ended up seeing Levi there before him. 

" It's not fair you know, Erwin. Or that just might be me being selfish right now, yeah sounds like it. A biased opinion, since I fucking loved you and didn't have the guts to say it. Wanna know why? Cause I'm a coward. Since people I love keep leaving me in ways like this, death. Am I that detestable that death is the only way out? Gotta be, shitty way to go if you ask me, but probably your only way. Call it a curse, I guess. Sadly shit like this happens in the fucked world. I didn't even want to use it on Artlet, but you made your choice. So I had to make mine, fucking bastard. " 

Now that was a surprise to the little eavesdropper in the back, covering his mouth with his hand to not make a sound. Azure eyes bugging out of his head as the captain droned on. Armin himself wasn't even sure why he was saved, wouldn't Erwin have been a better pick? The power of the titan wasted on him, that's how it sounded. On the bright side, the colossal titan was in their arsenal with Eren's titan. Just with the wrong user in Artlet's mind. 

" It's not fair, you asshole. You get your peace, and leave me behind in this hell with a bunch of brats! Yes, they can pull their own weight. But you're not leading them anymore, instead it's gonna be someone else who can't live up to your name. All because I got emotional and saved that runt, when I knew, even with Hanji, that you were the better pick! A massive fuck up on my end, but then a small lived victory right? We have another titan ready to fight for us when needed. But I want you here! It's not fair, you trusted me to do the right thing with that weird liquid, and I don't know if I did! I promised myself that I'd follow you wherever, why did you have to go somewhere I can't go yet?! You and your stupid gambles, well make one with the devil down there and win, come back goddamn it! " 

At this point, Levi was screaming to a grave on the verge of tears. From standing to dropping on his knees, the turned up dirt from a freshly dug hole in the ground was staining his pants. Giving him the feelings of touching the underground floors, though this time he didn't care. Fighting back an attack of tears, his hands digging into the soil and gripping it. Dirt being trapped in his fingernails, a fierce look on his face with a few stray falling tears from his eyes. 

" I promise you, I'll make that sonva bitch pay. Along with aiding in to see that your final goal, your final dream is fulfilled. Even if I have to  die to make that happen. " 

It was a footstep, and the use of sharp senses that brought Levi out of his moment. Spinning around quick as could be, just to be met with a crying, tear stained face of one of his cadets. This was Levi's moment of vulnerability, being seen by Armin as if privacy wasn't a thing. Though now, the man couldn't hold it against the boy, dusting off himself to be free of the dirt and grime. Levi sent Armin a small glare, no words have been spoken yet, and not one really knew what to say. 

" Captain . . . I'm sorry, but you should have us--. " 

" Can it brat, I dunno how much you heard, and I hate repeating myself. But I'll make an exception, Erwin made his choice. I acted on it, now you might have to step up to bat. " 

Levi's words drew a small gasp from Armin, making him want to roll his eyes. 

" No one can live up to be Erwin, but I trust that you know what you're doing. Don't make me regret saving you now. " 

" Y-Yes sir! But can I ask a question? " 

That made a brow raise on Levi's face, a sign for Armin to carry on with what he was saying. The boy had to take a deep breath to even get the first word out. It almost made Levi scoff at a time like this. 

" Y-You l-love Commander Erwin, sir? Is-Is that true? " 

The stuttering fool really had the balls to ask. The captain almost looked impressed, but at the same time angered somewhat. 

" Yeah, I loved him, Artlet. A main factor playing on in why I wanted to use the syringe on him. But something happened during it, like I said. Don't make me regret it. " 

All he got was a frantic nod from the other blonde, even a salute for some reason. Levi responded with his own nod back, figuring now that his time alone with Erwin was up. Looking behind him at that grave, he sighed, his eyes narrowing somewhat. 

' Don't worry, Erwin. You won't be along for long, I said I'd follow you right? Into that same fire I'll soon be going. ' 

He whispered out, making his way to leave now. Going as far as to pat a startled Armin on the shoulder. His own line echoing inside his head to help cope with this, just tweaked a bit this time. 

' Plunder all your dreams, and lead those crying brats to victory. In his name. ' 

[smallblip]

Omg i was fangirling when you followed me *O* you are one of my fave levihan fanfic writers! your writing is so poetic and gorgeous! if I may ask, who/what are your writing influences? do you just happen to find your own style or do you emulate certain works of other people?

Hey @djmarinizelablog 💖 I saw your user pop up and I thought I followed you already but turns out I didn’t? So I fixed that.

Oh... oh no🥺 thank you so much! I’m so honoured and happy you enjoy my writing!

Uh! I write a lot to music? Sometimes a song *~•hits•~* and I write what I feel fits the vibe of the song?

As for styles my most natural style would be that of I see rivers/my jeankasa fics, ie: writing a whole bunch of nothing, no plot, nothing. Just characters being soft? And I think it’s inspired by novels I enjoy reading. I love Japanese writing- Murakami, banana, sayaka murata- because they have a knack of making the most mundane of things very beautiful. Also the style is always very bittersweet, and that’s what hits the spot for me! So when I write that’s always my aim!

I’m trying to learn to write in a more casual/fun(?) manner like in set phasers to stun and honey bunny. I think for those fics I need to be in a specific mood. I think watching a dance sequence in Mama Mia put me in the mood for set phasers to stun? Oh! Also Charlie’s Angel (2000), when Natalie was dancing in the club to baby’s got back and I was like heeeee! Fun! Or it starts from conversations/HCs I feel are natural for levihan (Hanji being a tease and Levi going along with it). For the casual fics I try to write as if I’m narrating my own life? Like in a voice that doesn’t take things too seriously and would make everything a little more bearable and fun?

The flow/casualness/ease of it is also inspired by the fics I’ve really enjoyed reading like counter attack, I’ m leaving are you coming with me?, the law of Levi, love me nice etc.! (They’re all old fics so I don’t get manga spoilers lol I’m a babyyyy).

I am having a go at writing more plot-based fics, because I do enjoy them but I struggle a lot with that😔 there’s thunder in our hearts is as far as I can probably go with plot lol!

Omg, thank you for asking? I hope I answered alright? I just... am still in shock that someone likes my writing enough to ask about the process/style so it took me a while to think if I actually do have a process/style?

You made my entire week? I hope your day has been kind and cute things are happening for you💖💖💖

[letusmeetagain]

What do you think about the Akatsuki no Requiem PV ? The one with the snake and the bird

Hi anon!

I wrote a thread on Twitter about it. I wanted to show how dull the current interpretations of that PV were. Some were misleading and also very biased for/by certain shippers. Not to be arrogant, but honestly... Some of them watched the PV, saw a baby boy and said "eren is the father", he will survive and go back to Historia without actually thinking about the connection to the series... In reality... The story is routing for the relationship between Grisha and Eren and maybe, as the title of the series, for the true protagonist that is the AT.

Shortly said, I think it foreshadowed a lot of things of the upcoming events. Just the theory spread by one user on Twitter was based on the idea that Eren would survive at the cost of everyone's lives. Then, the one spreaded in Titanfolk was also fixated to the sequence with the bird going back to its family and that was connected to the idea that that Eren truly wants to do everything for his child and Historia.

That being said, I truly think that the video was made either for a person that knew blimps of the future development of the story or made what they wanted to do and ended up inspiring Isayama. Either or.

In the first place, Isayama intended to do an ending where everyone's die maybe in vain like what happens in the Mist. He might have changed his mind about killing the whole cast.

There are some points I see actually related Grisha. To me, the bird and the egg are all the AT shifters mixed. And the memories the egg sees are the memories of Grisha, then of future Eren. The Egg could be an ignorant/child Eren. The cat interacting with the egg reminds me of baby Eren reacting to his older self and Zeke in paths. It was a way to show that the egg is actually interacting with the memories... Exactly like Grisha interacts with Eren and Zeke.

As you see, it's not a 100% accurate parallel to the canon story. But the concept is there.

The point is until now, just Sasha's death hat that big impact on Eren. You see the egg watching how the butterfly/feathers died trying to stop the hatred (the arrows are a metaphor for anger and revenge in many songs), then the egg gets mad and a lot of arrows come out of its body (like the way the past shifters appeared in ch 134).

The end of the video is the egg giving up on hatred. It could Eren or Ymir or even both.

To me it always looked like Eren would die to be honest. But EHs and Yeagerists always thought it would be Eren mourning at Mikasa's grave. Honestly, very biased.

That the alliance would die... Well.. some did. Hanji, Sasha for now. But taking for granted that the whole alliance would die was ventured as a wild guess. To be honest, the bird disappearing in front of a grave and the egg staying on a place that resembles paths isn't really supporting the idea of Eren's survival. It even routs for a cycle where child Eren wakes up in the first chapter showing that his life is a cycle without any true end.

It would make sense that the bird is in the end just the AT regardless of single individuals. After all... The series are named after the Attack Titan that searchs for freedom and freedom is related to birds.

Well... That's what I think about it.

Thank you for the question!

[rosaline-kei]

Request: EreMika; Mad Scientist!Eren shocks Frankenstein Monster!Mikasa with electricity to test the endurance of Mikasa's heart

Title: Franken-Kasa: Endurance of a heart.

Disclaimer:I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin / Attack on Titan nor its characters.

Fandom: Shingeki no Kyojin / Attack on Titan

Synopsis: (request from Anon tumblr user)  EreMika; Mad Scientist!Eren shocks Frankenstein Monster!Mikasa with electricity to test the endurance of Mikasa’s heart

Rated: T

Pairings: Eren Jaeger / Mikasa Ackerman

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Author’s Note (PLEASE READ BEFORE READING; IMPORTANT): Okay so I’ll admit, I never really read the original Frankenstein book and I never really read a lot of Frankenstein AUs (I didn’t know they were quite popular), so this was entirely new to me. So I apologise if the writing is terrible, I tried. I don’t mind writing new things, it’s great to explore but idk. This was just hard for me.

Moreover I apologise if Eren seems very out of character, it was difficult for me to write him as a Mad Scientist because I never really saw him that way. If it had been Hanji instead, that’d be a different story.

I also apologise if this wasn’t what you wanted, anon :/ ;I’m open to re-writing it, but please PM me and tell me anything specific you want (Don’t worry, I wont disclose who you are; you can make a throwaway account if you want haha)

I know you wanted the focus to be on the electricity heart endurance test thing, but its very hard to write a lot about it since I really don’t know ;-; ahh I’m terrible, please forgive me! I hope I did place enough focus on it… Please tell me your thoughts/feedback/criticism anon ;-; (Send me a message or hmu :))

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“Don’t worry, don’t worry…” Eren muttered quietly to one of his creations—Mikasa. That was the seven or eight foot tall girl’s name. He tightened the strap around her a little more while the raven laid on what was more or less like a hospital bed, with wires all over her body. “I know you’ll do fine for this endurance test. You have a strong heart.”

‘You have a strong heart’—that was what Mikasa wanted to believe too.

But it was because she supposedly had a weak heart that had led her to being in this situation.

She didn’t know the exact date of when it had all started. However, she remembered the day when Eren had shocked her to life, how her heart was like. How her heart had been functioning well during that time. Her heart wasn’t aching, her heart didn’t feel… weird. And as time went by, that changed. And Hanji—Eren’s mentor, another mad scientist—had noticed.

It was a week ago, on the day when Eren had given her his crimson coloured scarf when she found herself shivering. “Does that feel better?” He asked after he wrapped the red piece of fabric around her, albeit messily.

Mikasa nodded in response, and suddenly felt her heart racing, her yellow-ish pale cheeks reddening. Despite what all those articles that said about him being an insane, reckless scientist and maniac, Mikasa found it to be opposite. Admittedly, there were times when Mikasa had witnessed his mad scientist side spring out (something she believed that he inherited from Hanji, even though she wasn’t his biological mother), but she couldn’t bring herself to feel frightened. Not when they shared moments like these. Not when he gave her life, and taught her how to live. Taught her how to enjoy, and many other things that made her heart feel warm. (She didn’t understand why it felt like that, though.)

His company was just… nice.

She still remembered the day when he shocked her to this world, literally. Everything was white and bright, before she heard a laugh and saw a big grin plastered on his face, to which had greeted her. “Welcome to the world… Mikasa.” He had given her a name, too.

“I ought to buy a bigger one for you, though.” Eren commented, as he scratched the back of his head, noting how a ‘small’ scarf like that probably wouldn’t be enough to keep the tall and wide-framed Mikasa warm.

“No… its fine.” She smiled a little, and found herself clutching at her heart when she became aware of it racing.

“You have been clutching your heart a lot lately, Mikasa.” Another woman’s voice emerged into the conversation. “Is there a problem?” It was Hanji, who then proceeded to enter the room.

Hanji had doubted her student’s abilities to actually bring her to life. She recalled she had a previous colleague who struggled to do the same thing, to say the least it was a failed attempt that produced a monster. But once Eren succeeded, and once she saw that she wasn’t going to be another failure, she became just as enthusiastic and crazy over this project and experiment.

Before Mikasa could’ve answered, there was a sudden spark in Hanji’s eyes just as she thought of something. Something ‘fun’. “Eren. I want you to test the endurance of her heart next week.” She instructed, and the smile that slowly crept to her face had startled Mikasa a little. Sure, she had been relatively kind to Mikasa too… but she wasn’t Eren, and unlike Eren, she never so much made an attempt to form a bond with her.

An experiment. That was all Hanji saw her as, as of now at least.

“Think about it…” Her smile broadened, and her eyes widened. “What if her heart is able to withstand the shocks more than an average human heart? After all when you gave her life, you did do a few alterations am I correct…? But, anyway! Imagine…! Imagine if her heart is stronger than a human then…”

Mikasa couldn’t remember the rest of their conversation. The last thing she vividly recalled was the eagerness in both their tones as they continued to talk about the heart-endurance test, and all the possibilities.

Anyway, that was what that landed her in this situation. Her eyes traced towards the heart monitor. From what little science knowledge she gained after being here for some time, it was beating normally. It was still functioning normally.

So why… did it feel so… weird sometimes? Especially when Eren…

Her mind suddenly reflected to the time when he first brought her outside, and as a result of that decision, the townsfolk saw her. They saw his creation for the first time. And things went downhill from there.

Monster. Ugly. Disgusting. Insults and remarks like that came hurling at her or whispered among some crowds. She didn’t understand why, though. She hadn’t done anything wrong. Was there something wrong with her? Was it because of her pale yellow-ish skin? How tall she was? How there were stitches all over her body?

“You’re Mikasa.” Eren had answered her worries when he brought her back to his underground lab. “Ignore those bloody bastards, they don’t know what shit they’re talking about. They’re the real monsters…”

“Oh…” Mikasa muttered, and found her eyes looking at all the stitches around her body. “…is it because of these stitches, is that why they call me ugly? “She continued to ask, even after his reassurance.

“Huh? Ugly?!” He scoffed, as he approached her. For a moment, Mikasa thought he was going to slap her when he saw his hand moving towards her cheek. But he didn’t. Instead, he cupped one side of her cheek and she found herself nuzzling a little into it sub-consciously. His hand is warm, she had thought back then. “You’re beautiful, Mikasa.” From his angered and offended tone, he sounded gentle now. She liked this side of his.

And once again, her heart began to beat fast. Even in the present, just the memory of that moment, her heart couldn’t help but race…

What… was this feeling?

“Alright. Everything’s set up.” Eren said, “Are you ready, Mikasa?” He asked, his emerald orbs focusing on her. “Yes…” She nodded, as her own eyes looked towards the wires connected all over her. She wasn’t sure how long this test would last, all she could hope was pass and not fail Hanji’s and Eren’s expectations. She didn’t want to kill their enthusiasm, his enthusiasm. She didn’t dare ask what would happen if her heart was weak, if she failed and—

“You won’t fail.” He assured, as if he had read her mind. “You’re Mikasa.” He added on, as if her name and she, herself, was the synonym of strong and strength. “On a count of three… we’ll start with level one, and end at level seven…” He spoke.

“One… two… three…” And the next thing Mikasa felt was electricity running in her veins, and everywhere else. It didn’t hurt as much as she had anticipated… then again, they were only at level one.

“Good… good…” Eren muttered as he studied the heart monitor, “Next, level two…”

By the time they reached level four, Mikasa thought she would be fine. Perhaps, she was just imagining all the weird sensations that her heart had felt. All the heart racing, the uneasiness, the palpitations… the odd butterfly feeling that’d spread from her heart to her stomach.

Maybe she was over-thinking.

That was, until she reached level five.

It wasn’t like she was doubting Eren or anything, but the jump in the intensity from level four to five was way too high it made her consider if there was an error.

The second Eren shocked her, a scream involuntarily escaped her lips, and she found herself to be sub-consciously struggling as she felt another bolt of what seemed like lightning just terrorizing her heart. She resisted the urge to voice out any form of complain, she didn’t want to disappoint Eren. Not when earlier he had worn a proud sort of look as well as something of exhilaration when she passed level four.

“This is interesting…” Eren mumbled, without a hint of any form of disappointment, “Not much reactions from level four… and yet level five seemed excruciating for you.”  He took a glance at the heart monitor and only scoffed, “What an oddity… an average human heart would’ve given up at level three…” said Eren as he bit his lip before a smirk showcased itself. “And yet you’re here at level five, still alive… with no indication of any big increase in the rate of your heartbeat at all upon shocking you…”

Because Mikasa now felt the after-effects of the shock, her eyesight wasn’t as its best state and she couldn’t tell if that was drool coming down from his lips or sweat. All she could see or rather, decipher was the look of pure thrill shining in his eyes. She knew that look. He was thinking of all sorts of possibilities that Mikasa herself would never be able to imagine.

“Let’s move on to level six!” He said as he scribbled something down on his clipboard. But stopped half-way as he looked over to Mikasa, who hadn’t said anything yet. Who he noticed looked rather… uncomfortable after that nasty shock. “Or…are you too tired—”

“Continue.” Mikasa managed to speak, cutting him off. “I… can continue.” She assured.

Eren’s smirk broadened. “Haha… Hahaha!! You’re amazing, Mikasa! On a count to three, we will enter level six!” Mikasa nodded, smiling herself when she saw that shine in his emerald orbs sparkle even more.

“One… Two… Three!”

Level six came, and the hellish shock came at her heart. She struggled to hold back her series of shrieks and any form of fidgeting or troublesome movements, but no avail. A minute passed, and she was already sweating. The pain lingered longer than it should, and she chose to focus on the sound of the sound of Eren’s pen vigorously jotting down his observations instead of the pain. She found herself gasping for air as the next level six shock came coursing through her veins to her heart.

“Ahhh!” Eren exclaimed, “You survived level six… Hanji wouldn’t believe this! I—” he stopped rambling when her panting became louder and noticeable, with her normal pale yellow-ish skin tone turning into slight red. Exhaustion.

Mad man. Heartless. Crazy. Psycho. These were the labels Hanji and Eren would often get from outsiders who couldn’t understand the mind of scientists like them, scientists like him.

What was there to gain from creating Mikasa? What was there to gain from giving her a chance to live? What was there to gain to create her? People often thought these things when word came out about Mikasa, or rather ‘monster’ as what they’d call her. The only reason why the police and council weren’t on his case was thanks to the fact that Hanji had done favours to aid them in the past. Thus, they decided not to interfere in whatever they were doing. After all, Mikasa hadn’t hurt anyone yet.

Unfortunately, people still judged. And Mikasa couldn’t hide, not when she stood seven or eight foot tall with a skin tone so yellow and pale that it wasn’t considered human-ly. Not when there were stitches all over her from Eren’s attempt on sewing—on creating her.

But Eren didn’t care. He had his reasons for creating her, reasons that Hanji didn’t full know of. As long as Eren provided her with something to quench her thirst from any form of knowledge, she was fine with it.

And because she was his creation—no, he looked at her more than just something he created. Albeit, he couldn’t identify what it was as of now. And he was just thrilled to find out what it was.

Even if he was truly mad, he had limits. “We won’t go to level seven.” He sighed, placing his clipboard down as he approached her. Before she could voice any form of protest, he placed a finger on her lips while his other hand busied itself with unbuckling the straps on her. “Shh… we won’t tell Hanji… besides, thanks to your strong heart, it just further proves that you’re a success!” He exclaimed while Mikasa sat up once the straps came off.

If that blonde had been here, he’d have been shocked. No mad scientist would halt in any of their experiments, not Eren especially. They would always see things to the end. They would always find a way to get their answers. But ever since creating Mikasa, ever since spending time with his new favourite project—no, person, he had been quite… soft. Different. A more humanly side of him had emerged.

Even Eren couldn’t identify the reason why—which all the more had made him even more excited with this journey of him and Mikasa, with future experiments and other future things.

“…Are you sure, Eren?” Mikasa finally spoke after he had removed his finger from her lips. “Hanji might scold you and… I… don’t want to ruin your—”

“Ruin?!” He gasped, and he found himself moving his face rather close to hers, with his hands now on her shoulders. “Ohhhh Mikasa! This means big things! Your heart survived past the average human expectation! You didn’t ruin anythi—”

He was cut off by the sudden increased beeping sound of the heart monitor. “That’s odd.” Eren murmured as his eyes glimpsed towards the heart monitor, to see that her heart rate had abruptly increased, before looking back at her to see her cheeks slightly redden. “Are you sick?” He queried, as he placed his hand over her forehead. Can she even get sick? Eren pondered.

“N-No… I…” He was close. Too close to her face, and Mikasa didn’t understand why this closeness made her heart beat rapidly. If it wasn’t because of a weak heart, then what was the reason?

“You… H-Have you been getting enough sleep, E-Eren?” It was an attempt to change the topic. She didn’t wish to tell him about the strange things her heart felt, albeit she didn’t know why she didn’t want to tell him. Was this what shyness felt like? Whatever it was, she wanted to know his answer to her question anyway. Upon getting a closer view of Eren’s face and his emerald orbs that never failed to captivate her, she noticed his eye-bags worsening.

“Worry about yourself once.” He responded, “Besides science waits for no man. Ahh… I can’t wait to get these results to Hanji once she returns.” He spoke as he pushed himself up onto the bed that Mikasa sat in, sitting next to her.

There was a brief silence between them, until Mikasa broke it after her eyes stared at the stitches around her body for far too long.

“…Eren, why did you create me?”

Eren flinched. It was such an out of the blue sort of question. A question he didn’t like to answer.

His expression twisted into something that was a mixture of franticness, madness and distraught. And suddenly, Mikasa wished she could take back her words.

“Why… you ask…” He mumbled, his hand reaching out, pulling onto his hair a little before he started to laugh. “It’s quite… a story—”

“Eren!” A yell from his mentor that had just returned from her trip was all it took to snap him back to reality. “I’m back! And you have a guest upstairs, waiting for you at the doooor!”

“Huh? A guest?” Eren’s expression finally relaxed, and it relieved Mikasa… but it left her with a lot of questions. “That Arlert boy! He’s at the door!” Hanji shouted.

“Ah… Armin.” He muttered before hopping off the bed. “Wait here, Mikasa. I’ll be back.” Mikasa gave a quiet nod. And without looking back, he left the room to greet his guest.

Mikasa looked towards her right, where a mirror was placed. She stood up and walked towards it, staring up and down at her entire seven or eight foot tall frame. She found her hand moving upwards to clutch her heart.

She recalled what looked like hurt and distress written on Eren’s face when she asked the reason for her existence.

“It hurts…” She sighed quietly, before glancing down to her body, to see that the wires were still plastered all over her, and remembered that there were wires all over her too when he first shocked her to life. And she found herself wondering, how had he been living before she came along?

Despite all the time she spent together with him, he never told her about it. And all this time, she assumed he was just doing experiments. But something in her gut told her otherwise.

Every mad scientist has a reason for being mad, right?

The thirst and hunger for knowledge—that was one reason, but something in her gut also told her that that wasn’t just Eren’s reason.

“I wonder what he was like…” She murmured to herself, before her mind drifted off back to when their faces were just centimetres away. She found herself clutching her heart tighter. “And I wonder…what is this…feeling…?”

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AU Smartpass: Hange Zöe Interview

Journalist: So, is this not like they’ve already given up on you?

Hanji: Probably! Mike and Erwin say nothing about it. Ah, but Levi…

J: Did he say anything about it?

Hanji: Uhh… from time to time I black out from getting hit, then when I become conscious again I would get splashed at and somehow… it’s like having a bath.

J: It is… done by force, isn’t it?

Hanji: That, perhaps, is more like cleaning than having a bath! I think he planned it all out with my subordinates, but because I lost consciousness I can’t be sure.

J: Everybody’s names have been mentioned, so we would like to hear about your interpersonal relationships. We’ve got a question that asks, "What impression do you have” of firstly Commander Erwin, then Captain Levi, Squad Leader Mike and Deputy Leader Moblit.

Hanji: Right… I’ve known Erwin and Levi for a long time. Erwin actively supports my research, so he’s helped me a lot. According to what he has said, I think he also holds some kind of doubt towards the structure of this world.

J: What about Captain Levi and Squad Leader Mike?

Hanji: Levi you see, is bad at talking and a clean freak so everyone gets disillusioned, but he’s a good guy who thinks about his comrades. He has a rough attitude, but he listens to my research results and has the composure to only think about it.

J: Isn’t he’s a good superior officer?

Hanji: (cut off) …Yeah, it’s a strange attitude to people he meets for the first time, but the position of Squad Leader is justified.

J: What impression do you have of Deputy Leader Moblit, who is also an adjutant?

Hanji: Moblit? He’s an outstanding adjutant! His sketches used for research are good too. But, the fly in the ointment is that he always comes to stop me when I’m getting to the good part.

J: Doesn’t he do that because he is worried for you? Among the questions we got, some of them such as, “Aren’t you worrying him too much?” and “Please let him rest once in a while” showed concern for him.

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J: We have received many questions about your interpersonal relationships, such as, “Do you have any friends and acquaintances?” and “Who do you get along with?”

Hanji: Friends and acquaintances huh… Like I’ve said before, I adjust my daily life cycle to the Corps’ movements.

J: Your schedule is filled with research and duties, I see. In between all that, is there anyone you often talk to?

Hanji: Ah, it depends on the plan or formation but… I’m often stationed close to Levi’s squad, so I think we do talk a lot.

J: You have mentioned that you’ve known each other for a long time.

Hanji: Levi’s rough with his words, so it sounds like he’s angry, right? But he doesn’t truly feel that way, so there are times I help to explain that to everyone in his squad. Interpretation, people have called it.

J: Other than Levi, who else do you get along with?

Hanji: When I see the veteran soldiers who enlisted around the same time as me… if they’re still alive, that is… I would talk to them a lot. Also my subordinates.

J: I see. There are also many questions like, “Can you see with goggles?” and “How good is your eyesight without glasses?” about your glasses or goggles.

Hanji: Without glasses I can still see the face of the person in front of me, but it’s inconvenient during battles or research, I guess. Glasses can easily fall off, so I don’t use them on missions. There are skillful soldiers who can operate 3DMG with glasses, you know, but I’m not very good at it.

J: We also have a question about your glasses and goggles that goes, “They seem expensive, how many spares do you have?”

Hanji: I keep one or two pairs on hand, if they’re both broken I claim them with the Survey Corps’ expenses.

J: You put them down to expenses!

Hanji: But they’re necessities, so it’s a required expense! I don’t do things like Levi who claims expenses for the black tea he favors, you know?

J: That black tea… is paid for with expenses.

Hanji: Yes, glasses and black tea, they’re all supplies for the whole Survey Corps. It’s because our lifestyle is guaranteed like this that there’s no shortage of youngsters who aspire to be soldiers.

J: You’re certainly right about that. Another question we have is, “Do you do housework?”

Hanji: Like cooking, or cleaning? Hmm, I’ve done it before, on duty.

J: Trainee soldiers cook their own meals, and on expeditions cooking for yourself is also a must.

Hanji: Well, for me right now, as a Squad Leader, I leave most of it to my subordinates I guess.

J: We also have the question “What’s your type?” Excluding titans, that is.

Hanji: Ahh… everyone sure likes that kind of topic. I don’t think about it much, but let’s see, someone who is fine even if I can’t pay attention to them, I guess.

J: You respect freedom.

Hanji: Mm-hmm, for me right now, I’m interested in… mainly titans, and also the structure of the world and so on… way too many things. So, even if I had someone like that, I probably can’t spend much time together with them.

J: So someone who can accept your behavior and let you be free is ideal, isn’t it.

Hanji: That’s how it turns out. I don’t think such a convenient person exists though.

J: Do you chat with people like Deputy Leader Moblit?

Hanji: Moblit says things a mother would say. Like, did you eat properly? Or, did you sleep well? And his every word is really funny.

J: For example?

Hanji: Once, during an experiment I think, he said to me, Do you really want to live!? Pretty much the only one who says such interesting things to me is Moblit!

J: I see. Then, I’m going to change the topic a bit and introduce an unconventional question. “Please tell us about the time you recently got angry.”

Hanji: Angry? Me? What a strange question.

J: I’ve been told you’re the scariest when you get angry.

Hanji: That’s not true! Erwin and Levi have way scarier faces! Well… now that I think about it…

J: Did something come to mind?

Hanji: It’s not recent, but. Long ago, I got into an argument with a Military Police officer who made fun of the Survey Corps… He said such terrible things, I couldn’t take it anymore, and grabbed the scruff of his neck and threw him on the floor… almost.

J: That’s scary!

Hanji: Haha… It’s the folly of youth. Since Erwin and the others quickly intervened, it didn’t become an issue. Other than that… when I get mad, I kick and wreck tables and chairs… but doesn’t everyone do that?

J: Uh, I wonder about that… You give a calm impression, but there is something on fire hidden inside you.

Hanji: I’m always on fire! It’s for the sake of unraveling the mysteries of this world!

J: If mankind were finally liberated from the titans, what would they do?

Hanji: Mankind would rule. But I would like to research vegetation outside the walls, or study about humanity’s past.

TRANSLATION: Anon 4Chan user

[ SOURCE | AU SMARTPASS SITE ]

[levisassismysexuality]

So I put off writing for just about 5 years and have started up again. Read my babbles if you love a bit of modern day Ereri. 

(Those Eyes Saved Me)

Levi knew what it was to be broken. Kicked out of his home at sixteen due to his growing drug addiction, Levi grasped the harsh reality of life at an early age.

Now in his late twenties Levi is known as a 'good time' by the local business men and a trusted babysitter by women, who don't have a clue about their husband's seedy connection to Levi.

His life is far from perfect and his unhealthy lifestyle and choices are beginning to catch up with him, But a chance meeting with an honest little boy could change his life..

(There’s Something About Levi)

Levi is a 30 year old successful model and trend setter in the industry. He's spent most of his life working his way up to where he is now with a helping hand from his biggest fan and Agent Hanji Zoe and Personal photographer Erwin Smith.

Eren is a 19 year old college student studying photography. His adopted older sister Mikasa is also a well known model and uses her status to get Eren a professional helping hand up the industry ladder.

Eren is thrown into the whirlwind world of glitz and glamour all whilst being under the protective wings of Erwin. But the older man isn't doing all this for nothing... He has ever bigger plans for the young boy and when he catches onto the younger man's growing attraction for the seemingly mysterious model Levi, he begins preparing Eren for the job of a lifetime...

[kaidabakugou]

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TYSM BABYYY!! it wasss i just got home and i’m so happyyy!! KISSESSS!!🩷🩷

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It wasn't just Eren who's life was pulled to pieces. The second day of the trial saw both Armin and Historia called to answer questions. Armin's on account of how he'd grown up without ever considering the possibility that he could be royalty, followed by what he hoped to shape Eldia into and how would Eldia support Marley if Dina was to not return to the throne. Not having had to give a royal address, or having had to step so far out of his comfort zone, Armin's performance stunted and stuttered, bumbling his way through with a red face at the end. Historia faced an equally rough time. Draecia's stance of non-interference questioned over how it conveniently ceased to exist when it'd come to the princess private friends. They also questioned if the three dragons had actually been insane. Yes, they had been. Yes, magic had been used. Yes, the shackles and collars presented to the court were the ones used on the dragons. No, she'd never personally met the dragon. Yes, their identity had been confirmed. No... well, yes, you'll have to accept the testimony of a three-hundred-year old dragon that lives in the back of Levi's mind. Yes, they have the sword that infected him. No, it wasn't safe for anyone other than Levi to draw and handle it. Yes, it'd been the one Marley had tried to steal. Yes, the sword Zeke wore on his hip was made from Obsydin's mate. No, Eren had not known. Yes, they may examine and compare the scales between the shackles and Vermil's sword. Yes, possible infection may be possible. Yes, both Eren and Levi were both still affected. Yes, Eren's scales had been blackened. Yes, he had excess scale growth on his back. Completely inappropriately Eren was asked to bare his back, Freya using her magic to slice through his robes then to rejoin them. Yes, Zeke had known about this. No, Historia didn't know Zeke intimately and there had been no way to save him, or to save Erwin. Yes, she and Eren had tried to seal Obsydin's sword and failed. Yes, it went against not interfering, but Eren is a dragon with Levi as his human rider. No, it's not a typical arrangement. Yes, he has proven himself a good father to Luca despite the racial difference. Historia held her head high, projecting confidence despite the situation. Ymir, however, was ropable over the treatment of her pregnant mate. For Levi it was relief that Eren wasn't the only one they'd taken a hard stance on, though it wasn't a pleasure to see their friends going through the same treatment Eren had. The omega was holding his hand hard enough to crush it. Marley had been confident until it turned to their turn. Everyone in their party had thought Eren would be called to answer the tribunal again, yet, a rather severe looking man by the name of Theo Magath was called upon. As commander of the Marleyan Army, the man seemed... somewhat lacking. Perhaps it was simply Levi's self drawn conclusion, but it seemed to him that he was a man with his back against the proverbial wall. The way he talked and the way he carried himself indicated he believed in Marley and his home countries actions, but knew he was now in an impossible situation. Dina was the only one who wouldn't be walking away from this trial, and without some form of help from Eldia, Marley would fall. It was clearly a tough internal struggle for the man, shaking his beliefs to the very core. Speaking words of love for his homeland, and hate for both Eldia and Draecia, he served to make Dina proud. His gravely voice speaking of the few times he'd been at the same events Eren and Zeke had attended. Zeke keeping the omega on a short leash, and Eren's only redeeming social grace was that he knew how to keep his mouth shut. Continuing on, he explained how Zeke had betrayed them all at the final hour by choosing Eren over Marley. How unsettling it had been for everyone in Marley to learn that Zeke had impregnated Eren, only for the truth to finally be revealed that the child was not Zeke's at all. As the man began divert on that tangent, he was pulled back into line. The questions pertaining to Eren shifted back to Zeke and the sword he'd left Eren. Again, it fell to yes and no questions. Yes, he'd seen the sword before. Yes, it belonged to Prince Zeke, but... he wasn't allowed to explain his "but". Scolded that the question only required a yes or no answer, Magath clearly didn't appreciate taking orders from someone younger than himself. Keeping to the topic of Zeke and the sword, Magath was questioned over his knowledge of the slaughter of dragons along the border between Marley and Draecia. Initially he denied knowledge, insulting magic users until he eventually tripped over his own tongue, roaring that the threat dragons posed meant they couldn't ignore the great, and while weaponry had been developed, it wasn't enough. Mentally Levi was shaking his head the man, his face turned a ruddy red as he reiterated repeatedly that he'd done what he needed to protect to Marley. If Marley hadn't been completely fucked over by its royal family, the man's loyalty might have actually meant something. If he could take even a drop of that fire and turn it into a bullet... well, the consequences could be scary... if he wasn't going up against dragons, or Eren. Mostly Eren. Eren would protect the people of Marley to the death if pushed that far, and even if it meant destroying himself in the process. Given the gravity of the weigh the omega carried on his shoulders it was painfully easy to forget from time to time just how young Eren truly was. He wasn't even 19 when Levi was infected by Obsydin, yet the first thing he did was attempt to seal the dragon with his soul. A stupidly selfless act. Over and over again, Eren had pushed himself to the very limits of sanity in the search for peace. Over and over again he'd been the light in the darkness for Levi, his fire burning bright even when dimmed by the driving rains and howling winds of the storm his existence brought with it. No. Even if Magath fired that bullet, Eren's fierce and desperate love would ensure it would never reach its target. That's why Marley was left to grasp at straws. Left to twisting the truth and self promotion to prevent the world from crashing down on them in a battle that would erase the country from existence. They were in too deep now, and like many had wished over the centuries, they could not turn back the hands of time. When court let out for the day, the Eldia party retired to Historia's room again. Settling her mate down on their bed, Ymir wouldn't allow anyone close, despite Historia softly scolding her for her behaviour. With his arms around Eren's waist, Eren had his face buried against Levi's neck, simply holding each other as they processed another long day. Luca had caught the attention of Armin, while Viren was in Moblit's hold so that the two mate's might have a moment to regroup. The constant tit-for-tat was far more a strain on each of them than the hours spent standing in the courtroom. Levi could feel Eren's exhaustion almost bleeding into him, his alpha upset that their omega was so vulnerable to everything, and that they couldn't make a single thing about the situation better. Further back in his mind Obsydin was upset that Vermil's sword was still in possession of the tribunal for testing against the scales used to imprison the battle dragons. If all he had left of his mate was a scale, he'd never want to lose the item from his sights. Sighing heavily, Hanji broke the silence as she addressed Freya "Do you know what we should expect tomorrow?" Freya was as clueless as the rest of them "I'm afraid not. Maria and my father are yet to make an appearance in the courtroom. We must also await the results of the tribunal's test. Though their questions were hard, I believe that Marley is not going so well. Their Commander Magath has a clearly deep rooted dislike of magic" "Normally I would be the first to agree, but did you see the looks they gave at the explanation of Levi still carrying Obsydin. I don't think they believed the details" "Levi is what he is. He is an alpha human male, infected by dragons blood. We cannot change that. If we could give them the sword examine in a controlled environment, they may be more willing to accept things. Though, they did acknowledge that magic does run through the blade, so that is something" "But what's to stop them from saying it's Eren's magic? Obsydin was supposed to drive people crazy. Dragons even. Eren is part dragon, so how can we say that, when Eren is... standing there mostly intact" "Obsydin holds a very small part of Eren's soul that impossible to reclaim. If anything, Levi is the one we need to continually watch. Obsydin may have quietened his mind, but there is still an enormous strain there..." Levi would have growled if Eren hadn't given the softest of whimpers, his lover holding him even tighter "How do we know that if we do submit the sword for testing, that they won't use a magic that will cause some kind of issue?" "We don't. Absolutely none of us were prepared for Obsydin to still live. His case is unique, as is the fact he is a human rider. Being paired with Eren is the only precaution we can take... No offence, Levi. I'm purely speaking speculation" "No offence" was easy to say, but it didn't take the pain from Eren's scent, nor did it ease the burden on his mate "Look. Obsydin and I have a deal. If something was to happen, he'd step in. Right now though, I would avoid upsetting him. The tribunal has the sword of his mate, the last traces of Vermil. It's not a pleasant or easy subject" Hanji sighed again "This is something we..." "Hanji, not now. Talking in court is terrifying, and I think both Historia and I need a break from all this heavy negativity. Why don't we have dinner early? I know it's barely late afternoon, but I could sleep like the dead" Snorting against him, Eren nodded "Food and sleep sounds like a good plan" "We aren't going to discuss what happened in there?" Interrupted by both Eren and Armin, Hanji didn't sound pleased. Had Erwin been alive to be there, he would have insisted on a debriefing "We'll talk at breakfast tomorrow. Everyone is far too exhausted Hanji. Don't make me use my prince voice" "Oh no! The Eldian prince is getting bossy, Historia. Whatever shall we do?" Yawning, Historia ruined the teasing moment "I don't know. I'm sorry, I really am rather tired. I think tonight I should just rest" Pulling away, Eren smiled at Historia "I understand completely. Why don't the rest of us have dinner in Armin's room, that way he can deal with the crumbs in the bed" Bowing slightly, Freya then shook her head "I'm sorry. I too must excuse myself. I want to write down what happened today before I forget. Don't let our absence stop you" That was how it ended up with purely the Eldia party in Armin and Mikasa's shared room. Leaving his side, Eren had moved to Armin's. Levi was forced to squash down his jealousy as Armin snuggled into Eren's side, only finally beginning to relax when he realised Eren wasn't about to leave. The alpha hadn't thought of how hard it must have been for Armin to once again talk about how he'd been lied to his entire life. From the way he spoke, the Arlert's clearly loved the boy before their death. Maybe it would have been easier for Armin had they not? That way Armin wouldn't have been left feeling so conflicted over finding out his family wasn't actually his family. The way Levi looked at it, it was basically adoption, and as an adoptive father, he say without a shadow of a doubt that he adored Luca. It didn't matter to him that Luca couldn't speak to them with words, or that he was a dragon. Luca was Luca. He loved him and his mischievous outlook on life. If there was one thing he could change, it would be to undo all the terrible memories he'd left his son with as he was losing his mind. Even Luca's razor sharp claws made it onto his love list, as they were part of Luca. All of this was he couldn't say. He'd sound like a shitty idiot if he tried to put it into words, and may very well end up insulting Armin instead of helping. If Eren was to say it, he was sure the omega would get the point across. Why did his words have to falter when it came to talking to anyone but Eren? Even Hanji... He'd known her for so long, yet as they sat across from each other, she seemed unreachable. That night was far from peaceful. Staying in Armin's room, the silence was disturbed by Freya informing them that Historia had gone into labour, and as such, Ymir had taken her back to Draecia. The female dragon decreeing that if anyone was to follow them, or to disturb them, they'd find themselves small enough to fit within a snuff box... provided she was feeling generous enough to not erase them from existence completely. Eren was both worried and ecstatic, he and Armin quick to start guessing at clutch sizes and names, which Mikasa was soon pulled into. Armin and Mikasa also receiving a lesson in birthing a clutch that struck them speechless, and somewhat queasy looking. Surely they'd both had the "talk" by now, but in Armin's case he may have thought it really never needed given he was much happier with his books than people. It was funny how Eren hadn't been able to draw Mikasa into conversation since their fight, but as they got to talking, they fell back into natural habits, like the fight had never happened. Watching Eren interact with his best friends, Levi sighed wearily to himself having finally decided it was time for that talk with Hanji. He'd been talking himself out of it all along, building the issue to the point he grew angry at the mere thought of her. Eren and their sons would be safe under Mikasa's watchful gaze for a few hours, he'd already retrieved Luca's blanket, and Viren's clean nappies. Quietly excusing himself, he left to face Hanji, her room right down the hall and given Historia had gone into labour, Moblit was probably caught listening to her ask him a million questions over the birth of clutch, while Moblit's cheeks would be red as he attempted to curb Hanji's enthusiasm over the birth of the new dragons? It'd be dragons, right? She was having a clutch... so it had to be dragons? But then, how was a dragon rider born? Did they come from eggs? Shit. Hanji's imagined enthusiasm was wearing off on him, thought he was relieved that Historia wouldn't have to give evidence again, and that something joyous was finally happening after all the craptastic fun court was turning out to be. Reaching Hanji's door, Levi was quick to close just as fast as he'd opened it. There was a whole lot of nope in that room, that left his cheeks warm as he backed away. Talking to Hanji was postponed. Levi interrupting her and Moblit in a less than desirable position, leaving him with mental scarring he definitely didn't need and a profound regret that he didn't knock. Returning to Armin's room, Levi found Eren settled down for the night with Viren laying on his chest. Armin was curled into Luca, with Mikasa laying on the other side. How they'd all fitted into the same bed together, Levi wasn't sure. All he was left with was his annoyance that Eren wasn't in his arms, and that he'd seen Moblit dick deep in a very naked Hanji. His omega was probably going to laugh himself stupid once Levi informed him of the horrors he'd been forced to witness. * Eren was affectionate when he woke to find Levi sleeping in the room's less than comfortable chair. Rousing Armin to watch over Viren, the omega was quick to take Levi by the hand and lead him from the room. Confused as what was happening, the alpha found himself pinned against the wall between their rooms, Eren hungrily devouring Levi's mouth as he ground up against him for several long moment. Breaking the kiss with a shy smile, his omega nested his face against Levi's shoulder with a happy sigh "Well that was one hell of a wake up" Not caring they were in the corridor, Eren pressed a kiss to his neck "Mmm. I'm excited" With his erection poking Levi's thigh, Levi had already been clued in on his omega's mood. With last night's excitement and the trial's continuance, a horny lover was not what he'd expected "I can see that. I wasn't expecting this" "I know... can we? Fuck it, we can. I want you" Taking his hand again, Levi was pulled into their bedroom. While his dick was now wide awake, his brain was still struggling to catch up. Eren hadn't wanted sex... but for some reason that had gone out the window... again, he was definitely not complaining... he still wasn't complaining as they found their way into the shower, and he found his way between Eren's legs. Or when he was slightly over enthusiastic as he fucked Eren up against the shower will, with his lover's long legs wrapped firmly around his waist, mewing and moaning until both lovers finally came. Coming down from his high, Eren's lips were quick to find his again. His fingers threaded through Levi's hair as his green eyes stared down at him with such love that Levi couldn't find the words to tell him how incredibly in love with he was. It was Eren who finally brought him back to reality, his words mumbled through his kiss swollen lips "I really fucking love you" Snorting, Levi hiked Eren up slightly so his omega could rest his whole weights against the wall "I really fucking love you too. Want to tell me what suddenly changed your mind about fucking?" Eren took a long moment to reply, his fingertips moving to lightly scratch Levi's scalp "I just... had a dream about giving birth to your clutch. Maybe it's because Historia went into labour, but in my dream we had a whole brood of our own. All of this was over and it was me, and you, and Luca, and Viren, and another pup... and I... I think my omega's picked up on Historia's scent and is sending my body all kinds of mixed signals. I just need you... I feel almost dizzy with how much I need you right now" Dizzy wasn't good. Placing his palm to Eren's forehead, he didn't feel a fever. Levi was also fast to scold himself. They were in a hot shower. His hands too warm to tell, given how everything was warm "I'm not sick" "I was more concerned with you going into heat" Eren pouted "I'm not in heat. It's my omega being a shit. It wants it alpha to make everything better, and it wants another baby" Nuzzling into Eren chest, Levi mouthed his way down to take Eren's right nipple in his teeth. Biting gently, his lover moaned and clenched around him "So soon?" Rocking his hips Eren whined at the lack of movement, Levi smirking as he sucked "Not right away... God... Mmmm... my body needs to heal... but yes..." Pulling off Eren's nipple, his mate whined "Don't stop" "I'm not going to stop. I wanted to ask what you needed..." "What I needed?" "From me" "I need you to fuck me and knot me..." "I meant today. Should I scent you? Or wait until we're out the shower and screw your senseless? Cover you with the smell of our sex" Taking Eren's left breast in his hand, Levi moved to tease his neglected nipple "Scent me... I don't... don't want to smell like sex... in front of the kids... shit, you're going to make me come like this..." "Come as much as you like. You're safe with me" "I know... don't let anyone too close... my instincts... she's not even here and I want to protect her and her clutch..." Growling, Levi bit down hard enough for Eren to shriek. He didn't want his love thinking of another "Sorry. Sorry, sir. I wanted... you to understand" "I do, but no more talking of others while we are like this... I want your focus completely on me, sweet boy" "Sorry... I'll be good" "I know you'll be good for me. Always so good for me sweet boy. But I do think you need some form of punishment" Eren's eyes widened, his delight far too evident "No. Not a spanking. No, this one I'm going to save until I've knotted you all over again" "Will I like it?" "You're not supposed to like it" "Be gentle?" Abandoning Eren's breast, Levi cupped his mate's face, Eren nuzzling into his touch "Eren, you know I wouldn't hurt you maliciously as a form of punishment" "I do. I guess I should say you need to think of me like I'm coming out of heat. All I want to do is cling, and fuck, and cry. But I don't want to be a bother" "I would love nothing more than to hold you all day. You're not a bother, I promise you" "I don't want to go to court today" "Neither do I. I didn't have enough sleep last night" "I should have let you sleep" Eren's smile fell, Levi not liking it "Hey, I am more than happy to be woken up by my beautiful lover. I was simply surprised, is all. You said no sex, then you treat me to your body like this... I don't mind being sleepy" "I do. I saw you creep out last night. Where did you go?" So Eren had noticed? "We'll talk about that after. Now I've got you messed up like this, I intended to make the most of it" The second round was hard and fast, Eren begging him not to stop as he came between them again, biting hard on Levi's shoulder as he did. Lapping at the wound mark, Eren was putty in his hands as he cleaned him down, still knotted firmly as they finished showering. Carrying him out to the bedroom, Levi pulled Eren down atop him, covering him with the blanket as Eren curled into him "I'm sorry, I'm sleepy" "You don't need to be sorry. I did wreck your arse" "Mmm... you make me come too hard. Gonna have you in me all day... going to be thinking about it..." "You probably don't want to continue this chain of thought if you want to make it to court in time" "Instincts... what's my punishment" "I walked in on Moblit drilling Hanji last night" Eren groaned, half rising and dropping back against him "You had to tell me that? You couldn't have kept it to yourself? You're still in me... I'm not horny now" "I didn't like seeing it either" "Ugh... how am I supposed to look at her? How am I supposed to look at Moblit? And since when did you... did you not knock?" "No. I thought she'd be talking about Historia giving birth with Moblit, not... In the mood" "I guess... actually, I don't know what to say. I'm happy for them, but I didn't need to know my alpha watched them..." "I didn't "watch". I was traumatised" "Sure you were" Slipping his hands down, Levi groped at Eren's arse "I was. Seeing you talking with the others last night, I wanted to finally have that talk. I have no idea how I'm going to face them" "Me neither. Do you think Historia has had her eggs?" "Possibly. You passed the first few pretty quickly" Eren's scent turned sad. Levi hadn't thought things through apparently. If Eren felt like he was coming out of a heat, his omega was probably being more of a shit than he thought "I mean, I'm sure she and her clutch are fine. Ymir is probably watching over her, as they both bask in happiness" "I hope so. I'm so happy for them..." "It's ok you know, not be as ok as you're saying. This trial isn't easy, losing the clutch wasn't easy. I love you, you know" "I know... but... am I jealous? Is that why I want to protect her and her clutch, even though they're not here?" "No. It's because you care so deeply for everyone" "Is it though? My omega... it wants another baby so badly, but I'm barely coping with Viren as it is... and Luca. I want more time with them, but everything... it never ends" This wasn't a conversation for groping. Sliding his hands up, he wrapped his arms around his mate "I get it. Soon, though. Soon all this will be a bad dream" "If I wake up and find out this is all a dream, I'm going to be pissed" "Obsydin is going to find his sword smashed to pieces if this is a dream" "Mmm... can we stay like this a little longer?" "I'm not going anywhere" "But your knot's going down" "Eren. You told me your instincts are playing up. You told me your all over the place today. Now I know what to look for, I can help you through the day. That doesn't involve ravishing you and leaving" "I'm sorry" "Shhh. Relax... let your instincts calm. You're safe here with me" Mumbling something Levi missed half of it, only catching the end "if only that could be the case forever". A soft plea, not meant to be heard, but that didn't stop Levi from mentally promising his lover that it would be so. * With Eren's instincts being a mess, the omega accepted Levi's touches in the courtroom. Holding him close, Eren's head rested on his shoulder in a position that couldn't have been good for his neck. After the hit Marley had taken the previous day, there were less soldiers in the Marley side of the room, as Magath glared openly at everyone. Overnight someone had delivered new clothes to Dina, the woman now groomed and dressed in fine silks as she sat chained to the chair she was in. Levi didn't like it. Dina shouldn't be allowed such luxuries given her crimes. The first hour or so of the trial that morning was spent explaining that Historia had gone into labour, and wasn't able to attend as she'd returned to Draecia the previous night. Marley was fast to accuse Historia of running from her crimes, yet given the tribunal knew that she may go into labour, all of served to do was make them look petty. It wasn't like she'd magically fallen pregnant just to escape the shitstorm that this trial was proving to be, especially not after she'd stood tall and testified. Even Dina stated that these things couldn't be helped, and when it was time, it was time. Though that may have been to make herself look better. Moving on from the subject of Historia, it turned back to Vermil's sword. Testing having been completed overnight by one of the tribunal members. Rising to her feet, she neglected to make her name known as her long black curls tumbled down her shoulders "She's gorgeous..." Mumbling by Levi's ear, Levi momentarily tensed at the unexpected comment "... her skin looks so silky, and her dress... I wonder if she's a queen somewhere. I get the feeling she's a kind and fair ruler. Do you think she'd be open to trading with Eldia" Dressed in a blood red and gold dress, it hugged every inch of her dark skin. Levi forced to do a double take as he paid closer attention to her. Being seated at the tribunal table, she'd mostly been hidden. Now they viewing her in full regal elegance "She looks the part... she really does" Whining softly, Eren nuzzled into him "Don't go complimenting other people in front of me" "Why not? You just did?" "I know. I didn't expect you to agree so fast" "I'm a simple man..." "You're going to be elbowed if you keep going. She's staring at both of you" Scolded by Mikasa, the pair found that they were indeed being stared at. Despite the height differences, Eren still tried to half hide behind him, as the woman smiled at them. Maybe she was part dragon? Or something similar? Oh well, it wasn't as if they'd insulted her. Eren had jumped right to wanting to be friends with her, not that he expected anything else from him. She was also the first judge he'd been positive towards. Confirming the link between the scales and the sword, she stated she felt that the dragon magic within the scale had been bolstered with use of other scales, over years of use on multiple dragons. With her permission, the sword was going to be returned to Eren's possession, as per Zeke's last will and testimony, and as per the alpha's desire for the sword to be reunited with its partner. Progressing further, it was Willy who was called to testify. Standing on the Marley side, the alpha ran a hand through his hair with his trademark smile on his lips. Beside him, Eren stood a little straighter "I don't know if I want to hear this" "Eren?" "I know we can't trust him, but... I'm so sick of lies. He's going to lie. He's going to tell the court what he thinks they want to hear" "They'll know that" "But how am I supposed to abdicate the throne, when my liaison with Marley is nothing but a liar. Those papers, his papers, how do I know my wishes are going to be accepted? How do I do business with him, when I can't trust his words" "The same way Erwin and I did. The same way you have been. With a smile on your face, fake pleasantries and the knowledge that you're not lying" "That means nothing when you ooze character like Willy does. His family has connections world wide. I'm not like him" "No. You're not like him. He's a master manipulator, where you would rather bare the truth to all" "That's not true..." "Will you two be quiet already? Or do I have to seperate the pair of you?" Mikasa may have a point about being quiet, but she earned herself a growl over her joke of separating them. Eren's scent shifted the moment the words had left her lips, the space filling with the smell of pelting rain and burning forest, disturbing Viren's sleeping against his mother's breast. Hushing and bouncing their son, Willy shot them a confused look. It wasn't their fault that Eren had accidentally woken Viren. Eren was a bundle of nerves as it was, praying for the day to pass without major incident like they all were. Scowling coldly back at him, Levi pulled Eren back firmly against him, making a show of standing by Eren's side no matter what came from Willy's mouth. Confirming his name, Willy smiled broadly as his family ties were explored, agreeing that his family was indeed connected world wide and well travelled. Around him, the Marley soldiers all seemed to move away, leaving Willy to stand with no close support, unless that was all part of his plan. Asking Eren of the relationship between him and Willy, Willy confirmed that he was acting as Eren's point of contact for Marley. From there, Willy launched into a speech of his own, the tribunal not happy over it, yet letting him speak as it was related to the case. He'd approached Eren after Dina was arrested, as he'd been a close confidant of Zeke's, and Zeke had held grave fears over Eren's safety and that of what he believed to be his child. He'd also been appointed as Marley's temporary leader, a position he legally couldn't take with Eren still being alive. When he'd first met Eren, he'd been shocked that Eren didn't know he was legally a prince, recognised through Marley law as its legal ruler. Since then, his own concern had been for Eren taking up rule in Marley, advising him to draw up his legal papers to abdicate the throne, yet to wait until the trial had been presided over and a verdict delivered. Marley was in a bad way, and needed a stable monarch to help them find their feet again. He'd hoped Eren would take up the mantle, having legal claim to it and being an omega of "superior stature". As Willy talked, Levi's frown grew. His eyes narrowed and his scent sharpened. It was all to perfect. Is all sounded as if Willy was reading from a script, both staring in and directing a play so to speak. The courtroom his rapt audience. With careful words, he spoke of his closeness with Zeke. How Zeke had felt he was the only one he could turn to, to protect Eren from his mother. It struck Levi that that wasn't strictly the case. Eren had said Yelena was the one closest to Zeke, that the alpha had trusted her right up to the moment she'd run him through with her sword. Once he'd established that lie, every other word coming from his mouth only strengthens his suspicions. Dismissed early so the tribunal could discuss what Willy had presented, Eren had chewed his lip bloody on the walk back to the hotel. Allowing Armin entrance into their room, the Eldia party opened the door to find that Eren and Levi's room had been completely trashed. Even the bed had been torn to shreds by what Levi guessed was a sword. Handing Viren to Armin, Eren ignored his own safety as he rushed from Levi's side, to where their trunk contents had been strewn everywhere. It only took Eren a moment before he fell back on his arse, his hands going to the back of his head as he drew his knees up "They're gone. All my papers are gone. The spare copies are gone..." Off loading Luca to Mikasa, Mikasa was in the middle of altering the guard of what had happened as she accepted the dragon in surprise, Levi already by Eren's side by the time the female alpha comprehended what happened. Squatting down next to Eren, Levi rifled through the broken trunk to find the false bottom had been smashed through and that every single one of Eren's carefully penned papers were gone "Fuck... I'm going to fucking kill him" Looking up to Levi, Eren blinked "Who? Do you know who this was? They've used something in the air and I can't smell them" "Who the fuck do you think it was? It could only have been Willy. He saw how many documents you had. He spoke about them in court today. He was the only one who could have... orchestrated this" "Willy... are you sure?" Levi's anger manifested as he snapped at his mate "Are you fucking kidding me? Don't tell me you believed his lies, Eren. You fucking heard him. He stated that he took a copy of your papers from you. A copy. He probably had Marley going through all our rooms while we were at the courthouse!" "But..." "Really? You're going to stand up for him? There are too many inconsistencies in his story. He said he'd accepted the position as temporary ruling power, but couldn't take the throne because you are alive. He said that, Eren. We let him get too close, even though we suspected him, and look what happened! I know you had sensitive information in those papers, and now Marley has a copy of them!" With a miserable whimper, Eren pushed himself off the floor. Fleeing to the bed, he sank down on the edge "This is all my fucking fault" Shit... fuck... he'd forgotten Eren was on edge and basically a slave to his omega at the moment "Eren..." "No! This is all my fucking fault! I copied everything down! I insisted there were copies! I didn't trust him, and I let him close! All because I wanted to pass the crown off as soon as I could!" "Eren..." "This is karma! I caused all of this! I wasn't a good mate to Zeke. I wasn't a good mate to you. I couldn't leave Marley on my own, and just turn the crown down! I had to run off sprouting garbage about peace and freeing our people! Why the fuck am I not on trial?! I'm a murderer! I killed people and people were killed because I exist! Now I'm acting like this, because the man who was ostracised from Marley finally..." Waving his hand, Eren shook his head. Carrying Luca over to him, Mikasa had a fierce glare on her face as she sat beside her brother "Eren, we don't know it was him. He was at the courthouse with us all day. This is clearly an act of desperation on Marley's behalf" "How could it be? We're only three days in! Three! All we've been doing is giving statements. None of the information coming through has been vetted and processed. That could take weeks. Weeks, Mikasa. With Willy's testimony, it doesn't make things better. He made Zeke sound paranoid. He made him sound as if he was jumping at shadows while we still lived in Marley. That's wasn't... when we were alone, it wasn't like that. He believed himself safe there, and believed that the army backed him. Magath makes it sound like the army acted before consulting Dina, forcing her to sign off on the mess they created after the fact. What we need is Porco, Pieck, or Yelena to testify what really happened, but I killed two out of those three. He also made it sound like Zeke wasn't a man-whore. He spent the days after we were wed fucking other people. For all his talk, he never knocked anyone up to his knowledge. I feel like there's more to all of this, but I'm too fucking stupid to see it all" Placing Luca in Eren's lap, Mikasa went to place her now free left hand on Eren's shoulder. Eren immediately whimpering away from the touch "I'm sorry. I can't... not right now" "I'm not going to hurt you" "I didn't say you were" Clearing her throat, Freya drew the attention to herself "Mikasa, please do not take it personally. The lingering pheromones of Historia's labour have left Eren in a somewhat heightened state. It's called out for the dragons around her to protect her and her young. Both Steege and I are also affected. However, we've been exposed to these pheromones before, so are used to them. For Eren, it is most probably a new experience. I didn't think to notify him, as Historia's labour had barely started when Ymir left with her. I simply placed your need for Levi by your side down to your omega dynamic. For that, I am sorry. You're also right about the scent in the room. I would say something along the lines of a pepper was used, hence the irritation to the nose. You won't be able to rest here comfortably. Steege and I can change rooms with you" All eyes were on Eren. Levi anxious for his mate to accept the swap. Twice someone had been in their room, and now this had happened "No..." "Eren, you can't be serious" Armin summed up everyone's thoughts on the matter "I... if Willy's playing a game, we need to come together. If he's lying to us and toying us along, than what's to say he hadn't already considered Levi and I changing room, and set some kind of trap?" "And what's to say he doesn't know that you staying here is exactly what you would do? Zeke told him about you. About how you don't back down, Willy said that in court today. I think whatever he planned, he would have planned to take place in this room" Eren gaped at Armin for a moment, before nodding "I suppose so... I mean, you have a point" "Then we need to change rooms. Since Armin and I aren't affected by pheromones like you are, we'll move to Historia and Ymir's room. Eren and Levi can use ours. It's not as big, but it'll have to do. I'll station Connie and Sasha in this room, where they were supposed to have been. Sasha wanted to have lunch down in the dining room, and Connie has yet to discover how to say no to them. Jean swears he heard nothing at all, despite their room being so close. I also think it would be a good idea if we all took stock of our personal items to ensure nothing is missing. Freya, how hard is it to manipulate those letters?" Again, Levi found the words taken out his mouth and vocalised by Mikasa "That depends on how Eren signed them?" "With ground scale in the ink, and a wax seal. Each stack was bound with ribbon" "Scale in the ink... I can't say I've seen that approach before. It would hold, far better than a normal letter. You didn't think to place a spell on the seal, did you?" "No. Even if I had, my magic isn't at it's full strength" "Right. Of course. It perplexing as to why that is, but that's an issue we can address once the trial has passed. Mikasa is correct. For now we focus on changing rooms. Once that's done, I'll use my magic to clean this room up" Eren sucked down an overly loud and shaky breath "Thank you. You're right... I don't feel safe in here" Eren paced their new room back and forth, Viren cradled against his shoulder as the omega walked off his frustrations. With Luca sitting in his lap, Luca was watching his mother carefully, so carefully that pats hadn't distracted him. At least Obsydin's sword hadn't been taken, while Levi could understand how upset Eren was over his papers, if that sword had fallen into Marley's hands things could be so much worse. The alpha had forgotten to retrieve the sword thanks to Eren's "happy" mood, then they'd been running far too late to do much of anything after an unintended round three. Chirping at Eren, Luca was done with his mother's pacing "I know. I know... I can't stop" Levi had asked him to sit, only for Eren to ignore him. Luca on the other hand... "Eren, you're upsetting him. You're upsetting yourself. You need to sit down and take a breath" "How can I? Marley knows absolutely everything. Levi, my copy of the court papers are gone. They know how awfully I described the outer regions of Marley are. They know... all my thoughts. All my feelings. They were in those documents" "Freya..." "Freya has a copy. The copy you gave her, but... they weren't supposed to know" They couldn't have been that bad. They may have induced tears and anxiety in Eren, but Levi couldn't see them being as bad as Eren seemed to think they were "Eren..." "Levi, I wrote everything... everything that happened. Zeke's cruelty to begin with. His repeated liaisons before my pregnancy was confirmed. How they treated me at parties because I am omega. How they feed omegas barely enough to survive. How I was put in a dress and made to play a woman... everything that is wrong with Marley, I put in there. Now Marley knows what I think. They... if they think Armin thinks like this, they could force another war..." Oh... so that was what Eren was worried about. This all devolving into war "Marley already dislikes us, but they can't go to war with us. Not when they're trying so hard to find a way to get her off these charges. If they do try to go to war, I'm certain the tribunal will step in" "I hope so... the woman today seemed more down to earth than the rest of them" "I noticed that. You seem to like her" "She just gives me the feeling that she's trying to remain objective in all of this. And she's really pretty" "I don't think I've heard you talk about someone like that before" "Historia's really pretty" Levi rolled his eyes at the pout in Eren's voice. Tapping Luca's butt to their son jumped off "Come sit here" Breaking his pacing Eren plonked himself down in Levi's lap "Now. We're not going to talk about pretty people. We're not going to talk about this war. We're not going to talk about Marley anymore. We're going to sit here like this and you're going to calm down. We can't be sure of anything until this trial ends" "But it doesn't look good for Marley, and it doesn't look good for us..." "Maybe whoever took them was looking for something in particular?" Huffing, Eren rested his chin against the top of Levi's head "I thought you said we weren't talking about it" "I did. You're right. At least not until Mikasa comes back to report what's going on" "I don't know if I want her to. I don't think I want to know what's going on..." Probably because Eren smelt terrified, even with the change of room, and the overlaying hues of anger and despair "What can I do then?" "Nothing. Scent me? I don't know. Instincts..." It was the worst day for this to be happening. Eren couldn't help the confusion or being overwhelmed by his emotions today "I know, sweet boy. Just sit up a bit for me? Your chin's digging in" Nothing was missing from the other rooms, besides a sheet from his and Eren's room. Mikasa's working theory was that someone had paid the cleaner for the floor and had them set the room in such a way after smuggling the papers out in a dirty sheet. The cleaner had already left for the day, and the hotel wasn't prepared to give out her details. Not that they knew their way around the city well enough to seek her out. It was entirely possible that Marley had paid her enough that she wouldn't be returning to her old job. Levi was furious that the cleaner had been allowed on their floor again, though the others didn't hold the same anger as they didn't have an omega with anxieties to think of. Despite the fact they should all know well enough that Eren had more than enough on his plate as the only omega in their group. Stationing Sasha and Connie outside their door, it was a long night for all of them as they waited for some kind of fall out, only for the night to pass with nothing happening.

[tsukiy0]

Dedicate your heart (and wallet ;w;): my (SNK) trip in Tokyo

OK folks ♥ ! Finally I have time to write a short summary about my travel in Tokyo ... or better, about the fandom part. My dear @judarchan and I decided to travel there around the end of July because some of our favourite anime were airing around this time of the year (YOI, SNK, Free!, K, etc ..). Tbh we were kinda suprised to find few stuff about some of them.

My personal hunt regarded especially YOI and SNK (and K and other anime too). Well tbh about Yoi there wasn’t so much stuff around, except doujinshi! Oh there were LOT OF THEM! HOW MANY VICTUURI DOUJINSHI çOç! There was half floor of Akihabara’s Tora no Ana only for them!! Otherwise ... yes something but I was expecting more. And even less, since my hunt was basically only about Victor, and his stuff was the most sold and the rarest (and so more expansive yay ... ) (Instead there were lot of Yuuri and many stuff about Yurio too ...) . So I wasn’t able to buy what I really wanted or needed the most *sigh* (but still I bought some cute Victor’s pins and acrilyc figures uwu”)

I was more lucky (well not my wallet XD) about SNK! There was LOT and LOT of stuff about SNK around! Every shop in Akihabara or Ikebukuro had so many SNK related things ... TONS of them (my poor wallet again ç_ç). And of course the characters with more merchandising were Eren (my precious bae ♥) and Levi. And Ereri/Riren the ship with more stuff and doujnshi. how.many.doujinshi ç_ç !! Whole walls filled with doujinshi about them ... çwç  And they were often put on the spotlight among the general fandom most sold doujinshi too ;w; *proud*. So yeah I can confirm that Ereri/Riren is incredibly strong in Japan ♥ (my dear @judarchan can confirm the amout of time I took to check carefully how many Ereri/Riren doujinshi there were in every single store we visited xD It was like a social study u_u” )

There were SNK advertisments into the metro and in Akihabara too ♥ (my son being strong and beautiful ♥ ... it was a really really big ad on Radio Kaikan in Akihabara *_* )

in front of him, ofc Levi ♥:

into the metro:

and this was inside the Animate of Ikebukuro (if I remember right ...) :

Sadly I couldn’t buy all what I wanted because I didn’t have space in my suitbags anymore and ... no money anymore too aehm ^^”““ ... I tried to buy every item “matched”: so one item of Eren and its matching Levi item. And, sadly, I have noticed how they are really milking Levi’s character a lot: Eren and Levi gadgets were generally the most expensive among SNK charas (yay ..... so lucky ^^”), but Levi’s were the most expensive of all and the rarest ones... *sigh*. Basically I spent lot of money for keeping my boys together ok *sob*  .. dedicate your heart indeed (and wallet ... TwT” ) ;w; ♥. One of the very few thing I haven’t bought “matched” was the body pillow ... I found them the last day of my trip and I had money only for one ç_ç” and ... Eren is my bae and my son and he will always get the first place ♥ (also the pillow was, imo, better drawn than Levi’s). (But as soon as I can, I will get even Levi and the other things I couldn’t buy like the two Figma *sigh sob snif*)

he’s so beautiful ;w; ♥♥♥

Some of Eren and Levi stuff I bought (maybe I’m forgetting something ..):

the cloak ♥ (very very very well done ♥), Eren and Levi Nendoroid, the tote bag, three doujinshi (2 anthologies), random Eren stuff,

a bunch of bbys ♥

@_@” so many can badges and keychains @_@ (and the towel of the Scouts ♥)

......maaany Eren, Levi, EreriRiren clearfiles ;w; ♥ !!! (the light in my room is shitty sorry )

And this is my Ita bag EreriRiren themed ♥ (just a wip because it’s still a mess and I want to add other things too ... I’d need more space *sigh* ... ): I nicknamed it “dedicate your heart and your wallet bag” ;w;”““ ♥

Of course we also went to Tobu Zoo event .. ! ♥ I mean ... real life sized statues of my OTP ... I HAD TO ;w;  We went there Saturday 4 August. Reading other users’ experiences, we were expecting lot of people tbh. But, maybe because it was hot as hell *dies* or maybe because the event was ending? idk but it was kinda calm. It was really nice *_* :

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ my scouting dorks ;w; ♥

... my cleaning freak dorks ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ç_ç

so cute ;w; ♥ ♥ ♥

And then we arrived to the event plaza ♥

AND HERE ... HERE ... THEY APPEARED in front of me çwç ♥♥♥

cloooser ♥

M Y  G O R G E O U S  C R E A T U R E S  ♥ ç__ç ♥

OH my heart ;w; ♥ (urgh my hand was shaking bc FEEEELINGS sorry çwç” )

Then (after staring at them for like 15 minutes with tears in my eyes and so on ;w; ...) we ate teriyaki at this stand:

and, as usual, I wasn’t lucky with the cards I got T_T (same with the stickers and same with gashapon in Akihabara ... >.>” ). I got my least fav chara twice DX so I started to jump to literally every other table around me for asking people to exchange their cards/stickers with mine. I was enough lucky to get rid of of said chara quickly for other two random chara (and they sold me a Eren keychain because “they didn’t want him” wooo wooo rude how can you be so ungrateful with my son è.è” so I rescued him as fast as light u_u they don’t deserve you my sweet sunshine ;w; ♥ ). And another very kind guy exchanged his Levi for my Mikasa yay! ♥ wherever you are now, kind guy, thank you ♥ Hope you will have a very nice life ♥ *blows a kiss* ♥

Also I bought lot of stuff x_x (so much Eren and Levi merchandising *sigh* ♥)

Then we went to the dessert stand/shop too!

and we both got an Eren (ofc ♥) icecream, the pink one ♥: it was delicious ;w; ! (like my precious son ♥)

and even there I wasn’t lucky with the charas but at least I didn’t get my least fav this time.

So now I have some cards/stickers to exchange with Eren’s ones or with the one of Levi I still miss. I have the complete collection of Armin and the two cards of Hanji.  (and I also have two Reiner  -wow so lucky ...- and one Jean keychains that I got with gashapons to exchange with everything Eren or Levi related T_T”) If anyone is interested, pls contact me ♥

And .. that’s all I guess?? °-°”

tl;rl: this pic is a good short summary of my SNK trip in Tokyo ~ ♥ (yeah .. that’s me ^^”):

... and that’s all folks ♥ thanks for reading my silly memories <3

[misserikacourt]

Love

This is my little Eremika fic that I was inspired to write by chapter 101 and also by a prompt for a challenge that I'm doing over on AO3. This is also the first time I've ever posted any of my fics on tumblr, so be gentle, please. Also, here is the link to my AO3 profile, if anyone is interested in reading any more of my writing. http://archiveofourown.org/users/MissErikaCourt

It was easy for Mikasa to pick out when she'd fallen in love with Eren. It was that night. The night that her parents had died. The night that Eren and his father came to their cabin for a routine check-up. The night that Eren had saved her from those horrible men that wanted to take her away to a life that would likely have sent her to an early grave. It was the night that Mikasa decided that she would do whatever she had to for that stupid boy to make him happy.

She'd pledged her whole life to him from that moment forward, saving him from danger, keeping him out of trouble, trying her best to counsel him to do the right thing when he seemed to have lost his way. She had given up hope that he would ever return her affections, though. As far as he was concerned, Mikasa was just his adoptive sister. The girl that treated him like a child. The girl that mothered him so much that he could barely breathe. That was all Mikasa would ever be to him, she knew that, and yet she still harbored the hope that one day she would be able to love him and be loved in return.

Then, he left. He left without so much as a word. The night after they got to see the ocean together. Mikasa, Eren, Armin. Together on the beach, just like they'd always dreamed, but something was different about Eren that day. She'd never seen him so serious, so driven, so determined to do something that he couldn't think of anything else. He hadn't even been as dedicated the day that his mother died, when he pledged himself to the Survey Corps. No, that day, standing there on that beach, he'd already made up his mind. He knew he was going to leave them, and he didn't say anything.

Heichou and Commander Hanji had been furious when they discovered the note that he left. At least he'd done that much. Mikasa couldn't find it in herself to be angry, though, all she could feel was sadness, and she knew that Armin felt it too. She knew that she fell in love with Eren that night that he saved her, but now she knew for sure that he would never love her back because she wasn't even important enough to him to let her know that he was running off to the lion's den. He couldn't even say goodbye to her in person, knowing that he might never return.

Years passed before they heard from him again. Even then, the person that they heard from directly wasn't Eren, it was Eren's half-brother, Zeke. He somehow managed to get a letter to them from inside Marley, detailing his attack plans and telling them where they needed to be to help him, if they even wanted to help him anymore. Of course, Mikasa wanted to help him, though. It didn't take much convincing for the others to be on board either. Heichou and Hanji started planning as soon as Zeke left their camp, and Mikasa was so excited to see Eren again that she didn't even care how much danger she'd be putting herself in to get to his side again.

The cue to act came quickly, far more quickly than she thought it would, but she couldn't keep her body from responding to the noises.

“Do it now, Mikasa.”

Hearing her name slip from between Eren's lips for the first time for four years made her want to rush straight for him and forget her duty, but the weight of the thunder spears on her forearms reminded her that she had a job to do first. His voice was different, deeper, more mature and calm, but it was undoubtedly his, and she was so glad to hear it.

After she'd done her job she made her way to his slowly dissolving titan. She perched herself on its shoulder, where Eren was emerging from the steaming body, and she looked into his emerald eyes for the first time in four years and wanted to throw herself at him right then and there. Instead, she managed to speak to him.

“Eren, please...come home.”

When he looked up at her she could see the same look she'd been giving him for years in his eyes. He looked at her with the love and affection that she was sure she would never see from him.

“Thank you for coming back for me.” He said, reaching out a hand to her. She pulled him up, took a good look at him, and knew that, at that very moment, Eren fell in love with her, too.

[ephemeralem0tions]

So I have successfully posted my very first Levihan fic in Archive! Yay! I decided to give writing for my babies a try because why not? I actually have a cover for this one if ever I decide to have it posted on my wattpad as well but for the meantime... Prologue is posted on my very fresh account in the Archive.

This is a story made by a coffee fueled night after watching the Thumbelina film of 1994. I hope anyone who reads this will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it

PROLOGUE

Hanji's POV

She sighed squinting her eyes further as she tried reading the papers in the dark of the night. The small light swayed making it even harder as the candle's life came to an end. She adjusted her glasses farther up the bridge of her nose as they attempted to fall, to no avail, she still had a hard time to decipher some words here and there. She gave herself a reminder to change her glasses the next day.

Erwin had already been wondering about the project yet she couldn't even finish it due to her worsening eyesight. She didn't have the luxury of time and energy to go to the market and have one made again. She could just have Moblit fetch her a new pair but this isn't like a few times back when she broke them on the field and needed new ones. She needed a fresh new pair of lenses with a new grade.

Another sigh escaped her lips as the light finally died out, she knew she couldn't carry her work even further than she hoped she would. It was really interesting and the facts kept her drawn to it, but maybe she needed rest like her squad said. She couldn't remember the last time in that week when she took a bath or even ate properly. She was just too busy analyzing the new plant they found which seemed highly addictive yet had a promising medical benefit. She was determined to know if the stories are true that it could cure cancer, or was it just a excuse drug users used to be legally high.

Removing her pair of specs, she noticed the light of the moon when it reflected on her lens. She turned back to stare at the reflection, admiring how the light reflected to be somewhat blue. Although it may seem odd to people, it fascinated her how light can refract to different levels which causes one to see different colors.

She stared at it long enough to memorize the light blue yet somewhat translucent shade of the brightness the moon offered that night. It was truly beautiful, the world has so much wonders which she found magnificent. That was why she wanted to learn all about the Earth in the first place, that was why she chose this profession where some might call her a heretic, but to her, she was just unveiling precious facts that could benefit the society one day.

She noticed that the light was eventually blocked by a small spec she couldn't decipher at first. She slowly squinted her eyes to adjust what her lenses just captured. Although still a bit blurred, she immediately knew what it was, a silhouette of a human being, yet from what the light had given off, an immensely tiny human being.

She gasped in shock while trying not to scare whatever it was as she closed and opened her eyes a few times to confirm if it was indeed what she saw. She saw it three to four more times in her blinking before it disappeared.

She must be dreaming she thought. It might be her figment of imagination due to fatigue, or perhaps some dirt her glasses had accumulated as she did not clean it for more than a week.

She decided to retreat and rest for the night, eventually forgetting about the small human she saw.

Levi's POV

He 'tsked' at the sight of her again. He had seen her in that room for almost a week straight trying to write on a piece of paper, re- reading it, throwing it, and writing again. It was an unhealthy cycle as he deemed. She rarely stood up and ate nor clean herself or the filthy room. The unpleasant smell slowly seeping its way unto his home day by day, and he hated it.

He was warned not to associate himself with humans many times even before his mother died, yet he couldn't help himself but choose a place where it would much be serene and quiet unlike the tree where everyone lived. He was isolated from the neighborhood and lived on a stump surrounded by hyacinth's near the woman's area.

He had noticed that she too was avoided by everyone as the rooms beside her had no occupants. She was also rarely visited in her room except by what she calls her 'squad' by an exception. It was probably because of the way she wouldn't stop talking about her knowledge when someone would show the slightest interest, or probably how her temper also scare him although not admittedly when she is upset or mad.

He had seen her blow out anger when her work was deemed fake by her superiors when she declared that the 'cheap berries' they tried to make wine of were poisonous. Although they soon regretted not taking her work when a lord died, she still released steam when a whole bunch of papers she had hand written for three nights straight her ripped in front of her eyes.

She had thrown a glass of whiskey out the window which landed in his home. He hated it, the smell lasted for two weeks as the soil absorbed it, the glass was almost impossible to remove and he had to get help from Farlan in order to remove all of them in four days. It was terrible and he didn't want some sort of fit like that to happen again.

Despite being surrounded by blooming hyacinths, her odor was starting to smell into his house as much as his strong sense of smell can get. He just wished she would clean the damn room and herself or never open her window.

He just stared at her as the moon shined while she finished more papers. She didn't seem to notice the brightness of it till her candle died and she was left with nothing but the moon and darkness. He watched her as she was fascinated by it when it reflected through her glasses yet still having a hard time to see something.

"Shitty glasses" he exclaimed crossing his arms and leaning to the side of the window where he blocked some of the light from his bak.

Her small gasp startled him a bit as he tried to make out if he's been caught or not. It was said that tragic things happen to their kind once they get caught even by animals although he never experienced it first hand. All he knew was that it was in the hands of the humans why he lost his father even before he was born and why his mother had bad legs and eventually died.

She started to blink a few times while he jumped off the window and hurried to his home's safety not looking back till he got to the door. A soft sigh escaped his lips as he was nearly caught by a human, he knew he needed rest, and forget about what happened at least for the time being.

[bunyrock-blog]

In the End we Die alone

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The unhealthy white light of the monitor illuminates the old wrinkled face of the woman before it. Her glasses are pushed up into her grey hair, that is loosely tied together with thousand of strands sticking out of it. She didn't go out for days and was just writing like a maniac. Her only relief in these days is to get lost into memories or thinking about other days. There is no one to come and visit her in these busy days.

'Not too long ago I heard the sentence "War never changes." and I agree with it, but the war itself isn't even the worst. The worst is to survive and continue living, while almost everyone you knew for years is dead already. I could swear, that I am not the only one, that is haunted by dreams from our war. There are only very few left of us and even less, that found a way back into a normal life. I mean I am not really enjoying this life and I got phases where I just want to be alone, but I am happy for the technology we got. With this mobile phone I am able to stay in contact with everyone. I am glad, that Jean, Floch and Gabi forced me to get one, so they can annoy me with phone calls and pictures of themselves. They even tried to get Levi one but he isolates himself. I have seen him many times, but lately I haven't heard a word from him. From the very beginning he wasn't good to adapt with a life without Erwin and it saddens me. I am old and it is hard for me to go out as well but I will visit him again. In the end he is one of my best friends that is still alive. The kids still got one another and they are so sweet to me as well. We have grown a strong bond with one another and Jean reminds me a bit of Erwin. I am glad he took Erwin as his idol and thrives to become as good as he was. And what can I say, he got a leading position now and Floch is working with him. Both are very good in their jobs, just like they are born for it. For the longest time they tried to keep Connie with them, but he has been very depressed ever since Sasha passed away and he refused to let Gabi and Falco in his life. Understandable, even if he knows, that it isn't their fault per se, but we don't force him to anything. I think he resumed to be on his own. It has been so many years, that she died, but he couldn't get over it just like Mikasa. We haven't seen her ever since Armin finally died. The look she had when Eren died reminded me so much of Levi, but Armin tried his best to keep her in this life, but after his death she vanished from our sight and I assume, that she either lives alone somewhere or ended her life. I am actually amazed, that Levi kept on living. For a while we have visited some places together until we both were too old and traveling got hard to do. I sometimes wonder what our life would look like if Mike, Nanaba, Erwin and of course Moblit would still be alive. I bet Mike and Nanaba would have loads of kids and grandchildren and dogs and all kind of animals. Erwin would annoy Levi with the newest technology and the newest conspiracy technology and of course Levi would let him annoy him and silently chuckle over his silly thoughts. And they would travel. Erwin always wanted to see the world, that's why me and Levi went to so many places.

And Moblit. Oh if you would still be alive. I am sure we would be married and have loads of...'

Hanji's phone goes off and on the screen is the picture of a couple grinning at the user. Falco is calling her, but she doesn't look who it is and just answers the phone.

"Zoe?"

"Hanji, it's me Falco."

"Oh hi there. How are you doing?"

"I am fine Hanji. Me and Gabi are calling you, because we want to invite you to a party."

"A Party? What's the occosation?"

"Well Gabi is pregnant with our second child."

"Ahh congrats Falco!! Of course I will come! Shall I make something?"

"No its fine, but could you send me the number of Keith and Nile? We want to invite Everyone from the old times."

"Of course. I'll do that right away."

"And Hanji, can you please tell Levi? I know he doesn't like us that much, but we would like to have him there as well, but he doesn't got a phone."

"I wanted to pay him a visit anyway. So I'll gladly tell him."

"Thank you! The party will be on Saturday, so you got two days left."

"Great. I will see you there."

"Bye."

"Bye."

She hangs up again and searches for the numbers of her old friends to send them over. Her writing is forgotten for now. The joy of a new baby is way greater than continuing this. Falco and Gabi grew up with the rest of them, even if they were enemies at first, they started to get really attached, especially to Hanji. When Reiner passed away Gabi and Falco both were really sad, but Reiner himself encouraged them to be open and listen to Hanji and Jean as they tried to reason with them. Ever since then, they stayed with them and with the war being won and the Eldian being free, they opened up more towards them and now they are very close to Hanji, Jean and Floch. Hanji decides to visit Levi the next day, because today is already getting late and she feels tired after remembering so many things.

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She knocks, she rings the bell, she calls for him, but no answer comes from the man inside. A tiny bit annoyed she growls and looks through the small gap the grey curtain creates on the window.

"Levi! Open up. I can see, that you are there. The light is on."

Usually he opens the door for her, but somehow he doesn't want to do it today.

"Heck Levi what's wrong? Where was the spare key again? "

Hanji murmurs to herself. She groans as she crouches down to search for the lose plank on the wall, that hides the spare key behind it. Her bones arch more and more the longer she has to kneel on the ground. After a while she manages to free the little piece of metal and uses the windowsill to get up in her feet again. Her back cracks as she bends backwards to get her joints back into place and then she pats the dust off of her hands. Every key reminds her of the one Eren carried with him for so many years, putting a demon into Erwin's mind. It is stupid to think, that that key has been their doom. She know that, but she can't help having this kind of connection to that specific key. For Hanji all bad things started with that key and the basement.

'Click' and the door is open. Some things are off as she walks around inside. There is a cup od tea on the table, partly empty, but the brown border on he inside shows that it slowly evaporated instead of being drunk empty. The little flower in the small case hangs their head low, looking all dried out. The tiny piece of bread swings their edges high up into the air. Dusk dances around in the bit of light, that comes through the gaps of the closed curtains. The small lamp flickers on the table next to the couch daring to turn off any minute now. Unusual for Levi, but Hanji only notices half of this as she is in the search for the man himself.

Her brown eyes spot him finally resting in his bed. He got the old, worn and torn cape of Erin over his body and his wrinkled face partly snuggled into it. A drawn picture of the former commander rests along with the bolo tie on the bedstead next to the bed. The room is still dark and as Levi refuses to react to her she huffs and goes to open the curtains to let the sun in and shine on his face.

"Come on Levi stand up already. Gabi and Falco invited us over. Can you believe that they are expecting their second... Child... Levi?"

Her voice trails off as the finally brings colors back into the room, but not into the old face of Levi. Once she sees the relaxed and relieved face with a small smile on it, she knows, that he finally is reunited with the one he loves.

"You deserve your rest now. Greet them for me Levi, will you?"

Hanji sits down besides him and holds his cold hands for a while. The hot drops of salty water, that run down her cheeks, betray her gentle smile. She is sad and happy at the same time. Her body shakes slightly from the sadness and the lone feeling she suddenly gets. Now she is all alone in this world.

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"Where is Hanji? "

Falco asks looking expecting at Jean and Floch, The two man exchange an uncomfortable look with one another, before Jean speaks up rubbing the back of his neck.

"She didn't call you?"

Falco and Gabi shake their heads.

"Levi passed away yesterday. Hanji, Nile and Keith are now preparing to leave for Paradis to Bury him besides his comrades."

The shock and sorrow is clearly in their faces and Gabi, feeling all too sensitive right now, tears up, but her eyes still look determined.

"We will go as well!"

"Gabi, you can't! You are pregnant."

"No Falco. We owe him and I will pay my respect to him!"

"Thank you."

A faint and old voice says suddenly. Unnoticed Hanji had come in through the door with the other two. She smiles, but her eyes are sad and lifeless.

"Hanji!"

Gabi screams out and jumps up from her couch to get to Hanji and hug her tightly. Now tears fall out of the young woman's eyes and stream down her face like small rivers. Hanji is like family for her now and even if Levi didn't wanted to socialize with them that much, he still had a place within their heats. Hanji, however, doesn't cry. She simply pats the back of the pregnant woman.

"Thank you. Levi wouldn't openly want everyone to be there for his burial, but I still want you to come with us if you are willing."

All agree and prepare right away to leave for the funeral in Paradis.

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All are there; Gabi, Falco, Jean, Floch, Keith right next to Hanji, Nile with Marie and their third born Erwin, Connie and even Historia came to pay their last respect to Levi. Humanities strongest gets buried right next to the man he could never forget in all these years. Now the 13th commander of the survey corps, humanities saviour, is reunited with his heart and his squad is almost complete again. The bolo tie Levi kept over the years is placed on the base of the statue of Erwin Smith. All cry and all Salut them one last time, but no one dares to speak a word, for words are not needed right now.

"Come Hanji, it's time to go."

Keith,who is very very old by now, but refuses to die just yet, tries to move Hanji, but she shakes her head.

"No. Leave me here alone with them."

By now Keith got a very good feeling for Hanji's mind and knows what she is thinking right now.

"Hanji, look," he points at everyone who had turned around to look at her, "You are not alone and you never will be. We are all there for you whenever you need it. Come with me and let those two undisturbed for a little while longer. You don't want to disturb their reunion now, do you?"

He extends his wrinkled hand for her to take it and with a small smile and a wet face she gladly takes it. She looks in all these gently faces and realises, that she isn't alone in this world at all.

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Hanji stays with Keith from that day on and they give each other the company, that they need so much. Hanji never opened her writing again and it remains there on her computer untouched like so many other tales from her unlike the story written down by Armin, which has been published, but no one ever believed it to be true.

Keith passes away two years after Levi from old age and Gabi and Falco take Hanji in, so she won't be alone. Jean and Floch keep visiting them with their family regularly and she enjoys her time with her "family".

A year later they all celebrate the memorial day of Moblit together with food and laughter. It has been a tradition for them for many years now. Erwin, the third child of Nile, just announced, that he will name his first child after Hanji, when they all look joyfully at her to see her reaction.

The room goes quiet suddenly. Hanji sits in he wing chair with her hands folded in her lap over the blanket, a smile is on her lips and her face is all peaceful. Her chest, however, remains unmoved. All gather around her with sad, but very soft faces. Jean and Floch settle beside her and Jean takes her hand in and kisses her forehead gently.

Hanji Zoe, 14th commander of the survey corps, passed away surrounded by the ones she loved on the day her beloved died so many years ago.

She gets buried right next to Moblit and the squad around Erwin Smith is finally reunited.

The memory of them remain in the hearts of those left and in the little writings she did, only to be told to the children od the children of the last people from Paradis.

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Okay so I’m really into Attack on Titan and Fire Emblem so naturally I made up a crossover in my head with AoT characters in a FE formulated type of world. The idea started because I really like Knight!Reiner and Prince!Bertolt and it kinda...grew from there. But yeah, below the ‘Keep Reading’ is basically the 104th training squad’s (and Marcel’s) profiles that I took way to much time writing up and detailing. If anyone wants to talk about this AU with me, give me ideas, or wants to push me to write for it (I respond well to pushing!) I would be more than happy to speak about it!  

(And if you were wondering about romance in this AU, Reibert and Yumikuri is a given. The rest I’m still contemplating, which you could see in how I handle some profiles)

Okay so a lot of the profiles have character descriptions that we are all familiar with since we already know how these characters are in the manga/anime but I gave them some twist based on the new universe they’re in. Plus some have to change more than others due to them being more plot relevant in this AU.

(Note: Some of this is tentative and open to change.)

Republic of Havilah: aka desert country

Eren Jaegar

Class: Mercenary

Weapon: Swords

Profile: A mercenary from the republic of Havilah. His father went missing when he was young and, soon after, his mother was killed by bandits. He’s on a mission to kill the bandits who murdered his mother and find out what happened to his father all while taking on mercenary work around the continent. Hot headed and driven, he’s the type to not stop until he gets what he wants which also tends to get him in trouble. Luckily for him he has much more level headed friends.

Mikasa Ackerman

Class: Myrmidon

Weapon: Swords

Profile: A mercenary from the republic of Havilah. Her parents were killed as an act of revenge on the Ackerman family and, afterwards, she was taken in by the Jaegar family. Doesn’t actively seek revenge on those who killed her parents or adoptive parents, but the trauma has made her fiercely protective over the only family she has left, Eren. Serious, focused, and seemingly not interested in making friends outside of Eren and Armin but can open up to others given time. Her hard exterior hides a much more fragile interior.

Armin Arlert

Class: Wind Sage

Weapon: Wind Magic (mastered), Fire Magic, Thunder Magic

Profile: A mercenary from the republic of Havilah. His parents were mercenaries who died on the job leaving him in the custody of his grandfather until he died of natural causes. Level headed and intelligent, he makes sure his best friend, Eren, doesn’t get into too much trouble. Has low self-esteem but gets more confident over time thanks to Eren and Mikasa’s constant support. The type to support the idea of “the end defeats the means” and whose realism can create friction with both idealist and pessimist.

*Note: In regards to romance with these three I’m still unsure of who I want them to be with. I’m leaning towards ArminxAnnie and MikasaxJean but I’m also open towards Annie or Mikasa being with Eren...hmmm.

**Extra Note: Magic users are going to go by the FE: Radiant Dawn formula of Fire/Thunder/Wind Mage->Fire/Thunder/Wind Sage->Archsage.

Okay so this whole idea started because I love the idea of Prince!Bertolt and Knight!Reiner, so lets get to them now!

Kingdom of Abaddon: a cold, mountainous country. Volcano land.

Bertolt Hoover

Class: Wyvern Rider

Weapon: Axes

Profile: Crown Prince of the absolute monarchy of Abaddon. Extremely sheltered, kept inside the castle grounds, never ventured outside to even the castle town. His father tells him it’s for his own good because bandits have been roaming the land and would like nothing more than to use the king’s only son as a hostage. Shy young man with low self-esteem. Has a wyvern named Mathilda who is kept on a long chain (long enough to fly off the ground, short enough to not go far). Believes he has no will of his own but as he gets older he longs to interact with the people he knows he will one day rule.

Reiner Braun

Class: Great Knight

Weapon: Swords, Lances, Axes

Profile: Retainer to Prince Bertolt. An orphan taken in by the aristocratic Braun family at a young age. Being a noble from a high house he was allowed to briefly interact with Bertolt when they were young. He and his older brother, Marcel, were also the ones to train and spar with Bertolt as they got older. Doesn’t have a shy bone in his body and believes he could do anything he sets his mind to but can also be hard headed and oblivious. In love with Bertolt and completely devoted to his protection. Unaware that Marcel loves Bertolt as well. Has a loyal horse named Clive.

Marcel Braun

Class: Paladin

Weapon: Swords, Lances

Profile: Retainer to Prince Bertolt. First born son to the noble Braun family. One day found little orphan Reiner and refused to let go. Like Reiner, he was allowed to briefly interact with Bertolt when they were young and trained together when they got older. More serious than Reiner and worries about everything about as much as Bertolt. Extremely protective of those he cares about and suspicious of people he doesn’t know well. In love with Bertolt but knows that Reiner is too and finds it hard to reconcile his desire for Reiner’s happiness with his own. Has a horse name Claire that he spoils rotten.

*Note: Marcel’s hard to write about because there’s so little about him in the actual manga, so I took some liberties with his personality.

**Extra Note: Okay so I HATE love triangles! You might be asking yourself now “Then why did she make one?!” It’s because I want to show a love triangle that ends in a well and healthy manner. At the end of the day Marcel...well, doesn’t stand a chance and I think it will be nice to write his longing but eventual acceptance and all the emotions he feels in between.

Theocracy of Elysia: plains and beautiful rolling hills.

Historia Reiss/Krista Lenz

Class: Troubadour->Valkyrie

Weapon: Staves, Light Magic as a Valkyrie

Profile: Illegitimate daughter of the Reiss family. Niece to the Hierophant, Uri Reiss, and daughter to his brother, Rod Reiss, and Rod’s mistress, Alma. Ignored and neglected, Historia runs away from home and assumes a fake identity. The type to always help people but only so that she could be praised. Outwardly selfless, inwardly selfish. Doesn’t actually know what she wants out of life or what she hoped to find by running away (death? recognition? love? acceptance?). When she finally thinks she knows what she wants, a meeting with a mysterious woman named Ymir may change her mind.

Ymir

Class: Thief?

Weapon: Swords, ???

Profile: A mysterious young woman with no family and no past. Wanders around and steals to survive, though never from the poor. Talks in a brash, selfish manner but does many acts of good faith. All she wants out of life is to survive it. Has nightly, cryptic dreams that she tries to ignore, feeling that figuring them out will lead her to trouble, or worse yet, death. Is confused and intrigued by Historia after meeting her and in an effort to begin understanding her, decides that they should travel together.

Kingdom of Zephyria: aka forest country.

Annie Leonhardt:

Class: Pegasus Knight

Weapon: Lance

Profile: Crown Princess of Zephyria. Cold, distant, and slow to warm up to others. All-in-all, not the friendliest person. A bit of a pessimist though appreciates a good dose of idealism. An intelligent young woman who uses her words wisely and could come off as philosophical if in the presence of someone who might appreciate such insight. Her father taught her hand-to-hand combat with the idea in mind that she shouldn’t always rely on her pegasus or weapon to get out of bad situations. Constantly annoyed by her retainer’s, Marlo and Hitch’s, bickering but knows they’re both actually kind-hearted people, a trait she values. Has a pegasus named Catria.

Jean Kirchstein

Class: Cavalier

Weapon: Sword, Lance

Profile: A soldier of Zephyria and Marco’s best friend. A pessimist who wants to rise in the ranks so that he could live a better life in the capital rather than dealing with the minor issues of the people in the backwoods. Cynical but, when push-comes-to-shove, will fulfill his duty as a soldier. Despite his hard exterior, he deeply cares for his comrades and friends. Is infatuated with Mikasa the moment he sees her. Has a horse named Sully.

Marco Bodt

Class: Cavalier

Weapon: Lance, Sword

Profile: A soldier of Zephyria and Jean’s best friend. An optimist who wants to rise in the ranks so that he could serve the royal family and dedicate himself to their safety. Probably has a motivational speech thought up for every occasion. Tries to see the best in everyone, which sometimes can come off as him being naive. Waiting patiently for Jean to tell Mikasa how he feels but begins to wonder if he should just annoy Jean with motivational speeches until he confesses. Has a horse named Stahl.

Sasha Braus

Class: Archer

Weapon: Bow

Profile: From a small hunting village called Dauper in the southern part of Zephyria. An incredible hunter in her own right, she has good eyes and sharp instincts. A simple young woman who loves to laugh and has a ravenous appetite. Eventually receives a horse she names Sigurd.

Connie Springer

Class: Villager

Weapon: Axe

Profile: From a small lumber village in southern Zephyria called Ragako. After his village gets razed to the ground and his family killed by bandits he begins traveling with Eren and his friends. Though saddened by those turn of events, Connie is normally an optimistic, caring, though somewhat naive and slow to understand things young man. Likes to joke around with Sasha, especially because it’s so easy to make her laugh.

(While I’m not writing a profile for them right this second, Erwin is a Hero who uses swords and axes, Levi is an assassin who uses swords, daggers, and bows, and Hanji is a trickster who uses swords and staves.)