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Are you a jab? 'Cause you got me hooked | Annie Leonhart x reader | Modern AU Boxing AU | +18

TW: +18, blood, boxing, fights, swearing, heights/weights mentioned, trauma, deja vu.

Shipp: Annie Leonhart x reader

Summary: You and Annie are both boxers, only Annie is from Marley Club and you are from Shiganshina Club, two clubs with the biggest and longest rivalry in the whole city. Once, you and Annie were both selected to fight for your clubs, and you lost because you had a traumatic deja vu. From that moment on, Annie had been curious about you.

Word count: +8500 words

Tw: +18

Clarifications:

Eren’s weight is made up by me, I didn’t find it, I invented it. So don’t worry about these tiny things and just have a good time.

English is not my first language, so sorry if there are typos/errors here.

Also, the measurement scales I use are not lbs or feet, so if you see anything that looks like an error, please let me know.

Interest picked? Let’s start then!

“Annie, your rival is another person now, Mikasa had a problem with her knee” the coach said to the blond-haired short woman.

She raised her eyebrows and made a “tsk” sound with her mouth. “I don’t care, I’ll beat the shit out of her, no matter who she is” she answered, but it bothered her a bit indeed, as she has a special hatred towards her predicted opponent. Since she started having fights with her the tall dark-haired woman could get on her nerves. So Leonhart was always up to fight her.

But, in any case, her rival was going to be someone from the Shiganshina Club, so pride and rivalry is involved there no matter how the person in the other color looks like.

Annie reflected then who will fight her as she wraps her wrists, which are already scarred from so many times she has done this, up to the knuckles with bandages. She didn't know so many girls there, apart from Mikasa, she have had met with Ymir and Historia out of the ring sometime. But Ymir was so tall to be her rival and the blond one was on another lower level. Then, as she put on her gloves, she remembers having seen a fight of Shiganshina vs Marley, Pieck was representing them. She was confronting a brown-haired loud girl called Sasha. She was 5’5 feet tall, and Pieck was 5’ feet tall; looking at the numbers, they were 13 cm apart, Sasha having the advantage. 13 cm is not far from 15 cm, the blue-eyed woman thinks. Would it be unfair? From head to toe. But is it possible in this shitty place?, totally; she thought just before the guest changing room.

It would be either Sasha or another person that she didn't know about, she thought, being blinded by the shot of light that was generated at the door of the room from which she had just exited.

“In the blue corner, The Female Titan of Marley… that has shown us so many times what she can do… 5’ feet tall, 119 lbs… ANNIE LEONHART!!!”

The blond woman started walking through the white smoke they fired for her entering in stage when she heard her name. She was pissed off by her nick, but, after all these years, she didn't care anymore. She advanced until the ring, which was opened by two young men, one on each side of hers. Leonhart entered without any repetitive movement between the ropes, followed by her technical team. She didn't have a characteristic entrance or anything like that, she just wanted to win. And fuck the crowd, she was not there to dance for them.

When the blond-haired one up on the ring made her way to her corner, already talking to her coach, one of the presenters introduced the Shinganshina’s fighter.

The crowd shut and silence dominated the place, white smoke mixed up with the air as the door of the changing room you were in was opened slowly.

"In the red corner, back from the State League, to which she was invited, with a bronze medal in her hands… The Shiganshina Club's new star is back strong and with no rest. Standing at 5’ 4 feet tall and weighing in at 132 lbs... Y/N Y/S!!!!"

Leonhart is impressed by the fact of the gained medal. She had also someones herself, but the State League was at a higher level, even surpassing her own. She respected you even though she didn’t know more than your name and some award thing.

You started walking with your eyes stuck in the ring, where your rival was. You knew all her data some minutes ago, as Mikasa’s knee started aching, and not being able to lift her body while she was doing her last-minute stress-killer practice.

This Annie was a few feet shorter than you, so you have the height advantage, which would allow you to fight to keep the distance you needed to land blows and stay on top of the situation, you analyzed.

You entered the ring doing this repetitive movement your idols had always done before waving and smiling at the crowd.

You were a proud one, Leonhart thought, let her land a hand on you and you’d know the future result here.

She was a lone wolf, you thought, as she was there without anyone more than her coaches and trainer.

Both of you let your coaches put your helmet on your head and say the last tips for each of you, offering you water and checking your clothes and the gloves were well-adjusted and in their place.

“You’ll do well, just throw the first one and you’ll not have any obstacles” Jean said to you. Maybe it was not the best one in terms of behavior, but he was a helpful friend when you were about to start a fight.

Finally, Levi, your coach, patted your two shoulders and gave you one last pat on the back. He always did that, let's say that his gestures are more than his words, and you were already used to it.

The ring sounded and, before you collided your gloves with your rival’s, simply out of mutual respect, you started to feel out the distance between your guard position and the other's face, to get used to each other's height and to analyze each other's fighting style on the fly, as you two have never competed before and this was not planned.

It was quite a challenge not knowing not only that you were going to fight in some minutes but also that you didn’t know your opponent at all. You knew data but at the last minute, so your senses are working at their highest to get to be the winner of the first assault for the sake of the final result and for taking Annie down psychologically in the process.

With some jabs and crosses thrown, you know that Annie goes all out and goes for the victory. That's her style. You had always admired that kind of style, even achieved it, but that doesn’t help much if it’s shown by your opponent.

You dodged a jab, but she feinted and the cross goes to the side you didn't expect. With you halfway to the sleep room she took the opportunity to land an uppercut. The referee put his arm between you two, before the blond could land several blows to your stomach that would have made you vomit blood, and does the 10 sec countdown on you.

While you were on that loop of nearly being unconscious, you centered your gaze on Annie, not seeing the referee’s hands counting along with his talk. She was adjusting her helmet giving you her back. Is something about her that intrigued you. But you didn't really know what it was. You didn't have time, by the way, your brain understood this when the referee got out of your way and you were facing the shorter girl.

Maybe because you were thinking about something other than that you were a bit dizzy, it helped you to dodge her first punch. It didn't matter now, you had to continue. You threw another one-two after reaching her right, leaving her unprotected on that side. Dizzy, she tried to stop you, throwing misdirected punches to your head that only annoyed you but you pivoted like never before in your life and pressed your abdomen to increase the speed of your movements and overcome her uncalculated defensive blows with a hook, now to the liver.

She arched her back and you continued hitting her where you could. Ribs, neck, jaw, head… Where you could before she could cover it. She ended up hugging you making it impossible for you to continue making points.

As you separated from her, you breathe heavily. That was great, you thought, if you could make another one like that or at least connect her some good hooks, this assault would be yours undoubtedly.

When she was back in front of you, you felt she was more aggressive, that’s not that normal when you had just landed a lot of blows on her. She had to be slower, she had to faint more, you thought dodging her in the best way you could. But she blew two good hits on your head. Because you were taller and the blows pushed you back, Annie didn't get to hit you with the uppercut. And thank goodness she didn't, you were sure that would have resulted in a knockout.

The referee gives you another ten seconds as you hit your head a bit trying to get back from the door of the sleep room, as you had one more minute ahead of fighting this Female Titan.

Then you noticed she was getting tired from all the blows he had thrown at you, so you took it slow, concentrated but cautious, waiting for at least 10 seconds to pass like this, breathing in and out. But that’s not like that, as you saw her gaze changing and her arms throwing them at you, her feet pivoting ceaselessly and her waist wasn't different.

You dodged, not concentrating on each one, but on your survival, to one side and the other. Right and left, right and left while blocking the majority of the ones that would hit you. She'd get tired, you thought, trying to not let your head get pushed so back, to not let her punch you without any defense.

Eventually, you striked back, hitting her liver sometimes before centering in her head. Annie covered it, and the crowd it's so loud you couldn't even breathe for air.

The ring sounded when you were nearly pushing her against the net, with a combination of at least 6 hits, not getting bothered by her hugging you trying to make you stop.

First round was over, you thought, already breathing and giving her your back for going slowly, step by step, to your corner, where your team had already setted a chair for you and your coach is gesturing you to sit.

He droped water in your helmet talking to you about the situation.

“That was great, this round is ours. Listen, for the next one you have to cover up more, she doesn’t just punch, she goes all out in every one of them, so be careful with that” oh, yeah, you know it well “I know you can handle it, okay?” you noded, trying to catch any piece of calm of the cold water now falling through your pressed hair.

But you could only think about her face. Her blue eyes combinating with her blond hair. You could think about Armin, Erwin or Nanaba… but it’s not the same.

She was pretty.

The moment you thought that you shook your head of that sentiment and continued to focus on Levi’s indications.

You noded another time as he put a hand on your shoulder and you felt another two on your back, probably from Nanaba, your second coach, and Erwin, who is always there for every fighter of Shiganshina Club.

Those hands on your back gave you the impulse to step into the ring again, hearing the sound that gave you the start of the second round.

You jumped a bit on your feet, trying to make yourself move again and to get rid of that stupid thought.

“You’d have won the last one, but this one’s mine” you heared her between tired breaths before she throws a good one-two at you, forgetting to collide gloves already.

You dodged it, but this is the easy part, and you knew it. Both of you exchanged blows in a row, so that both of you do not take a breath for a good few seconds.

God…

You thought, feeling your abdomen was going to explode from all the pressure you are putting in it to pivot every single time.

In one of those, Leonhart faints in the fastest way you’ve ever seen and gave you a good uppercut. You tried to recompose yourself by giving steps behind you, caring at the same time of her hits, dodging them the best you could. But the physical power you had isn’t as high as your mental one, so you felt dizzy and end up falling near fainting. But you fought to keep your brain focussed on moving your hands a lot inside the gloves and looking at the audience, reminding yourself that this is a great fight with a lot of expectation. That half of the people were there for you. And, finally, you looked at Erwin. He was the man who recruited you and who inspired you to continue in this every day.

The referee went to you, sitting you on the floor and asking you if you could continue.

“You okay?” he asked, kneeled in front of you, lifting your head “you can continue? Should I call the doctor?”

But you denied with your head and make the gesture of standing up, he noded at you and helped you get up. You heared the crowd screaming, cheering you to continue up.

You glanced a second to Erwin, Levi and Nanaba. They noded at you, decided; the blond-haired man raised his fist. You felt Annie’s glance on you but you chose to ignore it, you had to stay up right now. Anyway.

You spit down your throat.

Okay.

You’re good.

Just continue.

You have to.

You can…

Of course you can.

With that, you convinced your heart to continue, which tricked your brain to do so.

As every single time.

You can do it.

You breath.

You can do it.

The ring sounds, but you are already on guard.

Let 's go!

With that, you forgot it all and started throwing punches here, there and everything in between. You didn't care about tiredness anymore. You were here to battle. The three sets, nine minutes in total, as the regulation of amateurs, both male and female, mark, are a sprint to be done. And you were not falling behind.

You saw Leonhart surprised by your change of strategy. After all, she nearly left you in the sleep room seconds ago.

You didn't see it, because you were too focused on giving it all in every punch, but Levi, some meters behind you, was smiling sideways. He was proud that you got the gut to train such a strategy, and even use it in a fight.

That’s my girl, he thought.

Leonhart tried to escape these connections you are making but you don’t even cover up. She hits your liver, your sides, your head… But you just continued punching her and cornering her, ignoring the hits and the pain. Leonhart then gave up and went into you, hugging you so close that you didn't have space to hit her again. She had such a grip.

When you stoped, well, the referee stoped you, you felt her face on your chest before she separated from you. The blond looked up at you and you two look at each other for a second. You break the connection.

The referee gestured to you both to continue after giving the 10 seconds to the blue corner fighter while you got the air you couldn’t before.

Leonhart looked at you with suspicion, as if that part of you hadn't expected it.

A mix of punches and pivots was shown again in the ring. The public was cheering for you both. The lack of air. You couldn't think much in these moments, it’s just mechanics.

One two, try the cross. Nope. Another one two and then an uppercut.

It may seem repetitive, but up there was hella tiring.

Then, a technique that you couldn’t think about takes place. She pushed you in the shoulder, you got confused because she went straight to that, you weren't cornering her. You noticed how she moves her leg and found out what was going on. Only that you touched the ground before.

MUAY THAI, SERIOUSLY?

You thoughtbefore getting up and groaning. Thank goddess you practiced a bit of judo when you were little, courtesy of Nanaba, and knew how to handle a fall like that. The floor didn’t even rub your helmet.

Well, she had to do something, this round was going to be mine…

When the referee told you to continue, only for her eyes, you knew that she noticed your perfect judo fall. I mean, you even hit hard with your gloves, it was unconscious.

After that, you two faint more, it’s normal, you discovered more abilities from each other, with the cards already on the table, any of you could do something surprising.

And like this, the second round ended.

Well. Two falls… This one’s her’s… fuck

You literally threw yourself on the seat one of your technical team members placed for you. You breathed while Levi pours water between the helmet and your head. It seemed that your brain was going to freeze, but nothing felt better than this, honestly. You threw your head back, leaning on the padded corner.

“Here, drink too” Nanaba entered the ring and put the water bottle in your mouth.

Erwin massaged your shoulders a bit, showing his support.

“You did so good, Y/n. Great reaction to that one technique” Nanaba pointed out, on her fingers.

“Yeah” Levi signed “do you want more?” You noded as Nanaba put the bottle again in your mouth “hear me out” he put his hands on your thighs, talking right in front of you, as the crowd would distract your accelerated state. It functioned, you focused on him “We already know her card up her sleeve: Muay Thai mixed with knocks. That's done, you handled it so well, okay?” You noded again, too focused on not doing anything but relax, distension, and low your heart rate “You need to find a way to handle it. You can dodge down too, that would be exhausting, but I know you can do it; but you can also try and counter it with your judo knowledge. I don’t know how much you can put that card of yours on the table, but if you try, you know how it works…” he said.

“All or nothing” out of the excitement, you four said it at the same time.

Before the ring took place between the sound of the crowd for the third time in this fight, Erwin pated your shoulders and Nanaba dried you a bit. Levi noded at you before exiting the ring.

Yeah… At the end… All of it depends on me.

All or nothing…

You repeated yourself, not knowing if you had the energy to persecute that “all” you all are talking about.

You breathed in and out glancing at your rival. That eyeing gave you courage.

You smiled sideways and frown, making your posture go down a little.

“All”… I’m going for you!

Not only you did think about it figuratively, but you moved forward decisively. An aura of positiveness and tireless energy covered you. "That's my Tn'' Levi thought to himself just before you went with everything against Leonhart after the ring sounds.

“Make a nice one!” Nanaba cheered for you.

Consider it done, Sir.

You smiled more through the helmet. Your rival is surprised by this energy you seemed to have, even before the fight.

Last round. Last two minutes. Just two. C’mon, you can do this, Yn. Nothing is decided yet!

You thought to yourself throwing the first one two. You continued until you hit her with an uppercut, her tiredness was felt as she as didn't cover herself after it, letting you attack in any way. First, a cross, then a down hook. And then one more. Two. Three. Four. Fi- the hand of the referee interfered and cuted you there.

You gave your back to them, you hit your own fists of emotion and lift them up. Seeing the audience screaming, crying, going crazy... These were the moments you live for, they didn't compare to any other you have had ever lived, after all. Gold. That's what they werefor you.

Normally, you would be surprised if your rival got up after this, but, after the Muay Thai technique, you weren't surprised by anything this Annie Leonhart did.

A good rival, no doubt about that.

And when you turned around, you saw what you’ve just thought. The referee gave her 10 seconds and Leonhart tried to help herself to get up with the net.

You jumped a bit again, throwing punches to the air. You didn't feel the tiredness nor the pain. You were in your 110% obsession state. You felt like you could eat the world just now.

Your favorite sensation.

C’mon, get up. I’ll make you fall again!

You smiled.

This was so good for your points.

When the countdown finished, you had the blond-haired right in front of you again.

This is mine.

You thought, as you remembered the analysis you did before this fight started. She was aching, so she’d fainted and dodged a lot. She was not going to attack without caring of the defense any time soon. So if you dominated the distance, you’d have this duel in your hand. You only had to keep her some centimeters away from her punch distance, as you could still hit there.

And it worked! For 30 seconds this strategy gained some good points for you, but as soon as she huged you and breathed a little bit, you knew from her eyes that you’d have to defend more now.

So you dodged and covered yourself. As if it were a guardian angel, your mind thought that Leonhart was going to use some technique of his specialty again. And, thanks to that, you were able to dodge it and counterattack with another sweep. You thoght fast, and a Ōuchi gari was the best option. You pretended to dodge and approached her to hug her and prevent her from pushing you, but you were the one who grabed her arm and shoulder and pusheed them sweeping one leg of hers with yours.

She tried to hold on to you, but she falled on the attempt.

You breathed.

YESS!

You heared your team cheer for you and the crowd filled the ambience with your name. You celebrated it by raising your arms.

You heared her cough and sign when she got up again after a 10 countdown.

The narrator said that there's only one minute left.

This is done. You are done.

You thoughtto yourself, convinced.

You two followed with jabs and crosses, you continued throwing some of them at her. One. Then two. And then three, four… There was no option to maintain the points, you only could look up at the highest you two can get.

You could see it in her face. It was going to be a knockout if you continued. You smiled excited, you had never did so.

But, in the last punch, your eyes connected with her’s. That blue eyes were now transparent. You could see fear in them. The time passed by so slow then. You could sense all your body in tension. Your abdomen, your waist, your feet and your fist. It was well-directed. Like every single one you connected. But something was off. Her eyes. Even though it was difficult to see them through the helmet, you were able to look directly into them. You know she was scared.

Oh…

For a second, your vision got you to that day. You saw a small girl. It was just like Leonhart. Blond, blue eyes, short… It was Historia. You were teaching her some simple movements, you were sparring with her. And you connected an under hook, like you are about to do now. A millisecond passed and you saw her on the floor, aching. She was crying.

A feeling of regret mixed with fear attacked you like poison, and it spreaded throughout your body, circulating like blood, paralyzing each one of your muscles.

No…! Not again!

You stoped in your pivoting, you saw Leonhart now, already on the floor, aching. But that was not what was happening, she dodged the last weak punch and gave a last-hope uppercut.

For her eyes, you knew it was desperate, but for the impact… you didn't feel anything. Nothing at all. Only relief. It was a strange sentiment as you were now falling back, with wind caressing your skin and a huge blow all over your body ended you.

It was a knockout.

“See it this way… at least it’s her first knockout. There’s always a first time” Nanaba tried to cheer up a bit the other coach and the trainer.

“I guess… But she has never feared them, so… I don’t know how this leaves your argument…” Erwin said as Levi remains silent.

You were hearing them, but you weren't seeing them. So you fought to open those eyes of yours. You saw you were laying on the floor, hearing Leonhart’s name being shouted from every direction.

“Hey… you good?” asked Levi softly but loud enough for you to listen, caressing your shoulder with his finger as Nanaba got your head out of the helmet.

You tried to get up but Erwin stoped you.

“Hey, hey, take it easy… You’ve been knocked out” he said looking down at you concerned.

“I’m…” you were trying to say okay but you ended up saying “dizzy” while you rubed your head, all wet and sweaty from the fight.

“Yeah… we know” Nanaba said, trying to dry your hair and forehead a little bit with a towel.

You breathed out calmly after what seemed a lot of time. You saw Eren, Ymir and Historia, the ones that were there today and Hange couldn’t stop before getting on the ring to see you. They saw you from there, worried.

“I’m fine, guys…” you said, making a reassuring gesture, trying to smile, but you were too dizzy. Historia couldn’t help but get your hand.

“You are clearly not, Y/n! You’ve received a knockout!” she screamed, you heared it even through the crowd’s noise. The Reiss hugged you, not caring a bit about all the sweat. She was kind of your apprentice, she looked up at you since she was little. So seeing you this hurt and dizzy hurted her a lot.

Ymir put a hand on her shoulder, and your coaches and trainer let them talk to you, as you were answering without much effort.

“She’ll be okay, Historia, she’s Y/n, after all” the tall girl said.

Next to you and your friends was the blue corner fighter standing up with the arm up by the referee. You couldn't see it from the floor, because Levi’s figure was covering your sight, but Leonhart was looking at you. It seems like she was looking down taking air, but she was indeed glaring at you.

The blond one was giving the final seconds of the fight a thought.

Why did she doubt?

Why did she flinch?

Was that fear in her eyes?

I was not the one hitting her…

Why?

Why?!

Why did she let me win?

It was a bittersweet victory, as Leonhart knew she didn’t deserve it. That if you have had continued with the blows, she would be the one knocked out.

And she couldn't stand that. She didn’t gain the victory. So… why did she win?

What the fuck meant that win then?

She was internally in rage. She couldn't stand a win like that.

But she didn't do anything. She let the referee lift her arm, her friends hug her and her coaches congratulate her.

Some minutes passed, and the public was now thinking about the next fight already.

Ironic, right?

You were left in the Paradis locker to get a shower and change yourself. You put the automatic, it was your house after all, you knew where all was located.

When you were done signing in the cold, nerve-restart shower, you get out of it and put on your rest clothes.

You let your sports shirt fall after it is over your shoulders and finished ordering everything. Out of nothing, someone knocked on the door.

“Uh… You can enter, i’m done” you said thinking it’s Historia again or some of your high level friends as Hange or Rico trying to cheer you up. But when you turned your head you found no less than Annie Leonhart, your rival in the blue corner.

“What are you doing here?” you asked, not daring her or something, just confused “this is the house’s locker room” you said.

“I know where the visitors’ one is, Y/s. I just wanted to talk to you” she said calmly, looking at you for the first time directly, without helmets on or the pressure of being rivals standing on the ring.

You got a moment to analyze her, looking at her from head to toe. Wet hair, gray sweatshirt, baggy sweatpants, shoes without a platform…

As it was a bit long, if she didn’t even take the time to dry her hair that was because the thing she wanted to talk about is important, you realized.

“So what’s up? Shouldn’t you be celebrating your victory with your team?” you asked, still feeling your eyes itch when you say your victory.

“Don’t say that, I don’t even want it if it’s this way” you heared the short one say.

“And you are an amateur? This is sport, you can win or lose in a second. Nothing is decided before the ring sounds. Sentimentalisms and morals don't count” you tryed to be mature about it, but even if you said this, she could feel your voice shaking a bit.

“It’s not about that, obviously I know what a knockout is!” she punched the door. You looked at her as that was what she asked for with that movement, your attention.

“So? What’s the point then?” At this point you only waneted to exit that room and cry on Levi’s lap.

“That you let me do it. Hit you, I mean. You let me. Why?” she explained herself, frowning and not even glancing anywhere but your eyes. She was upset about it.

“What are you saying? I didn’t let you”

“Yes, you did. I saw you. I saw it in your eyes, it was… doubt there… You could punch me right, but you didn’t, and then you stopped” she looked away looking for words. “Why?”

“What? I didn’t do what” you defended yourself. You would die instead of admitting you let a Marley fighter win.

“Don’t be a fool” she said going towards you “You flinched! You doubted! I saw you! Stop avoiding the question and answer me!” she took you by the shirt. She was angry. You let her do so.

“I couldn’t stand going on with that energy” you lied, it’s pretty obvious, but you couldn't think of something better in your exhausted state.

Leonhart doesn’t move, decided to make you split it up. Those big blue eyes are making you nervous.

“I, uh… okay…” you signed, nothing matters now, you lost, and she would not give up until you told her “I…” you looked her in the eyes again “you… I saw you were scared… I saw it in your eyes… and I… I just couldn’t do it, okay? I’m weak, that's all!” you said pushing her, quitting her grip on you and not looking at her surprised expression.

“You… are making fun of me?” she followed you, with a non-believing tone.

“I’m not. You asked me, I answered you. Now, can you leave?” you said, nearly bursting into tears. Saying it was kind of bringing it to reality. Admitting things was always hard for you, after all.

You didn't look at her, but you heared her leave with a quick step. You didn't know if your ears malfunctioned, but you swear you heard a sob.

Well, there was so much sound outside, so you didn't really know what you have heard.

When you are back with your team and friends, you noticed she’s no longer there.

[ ]

Some days passed, and you couldn't understand why she, of all your past rivals, made you doubt. Because obviously you have had seen that scared expression before, but you didn’t let the win go. You didn’t even pay attention to them. So why her?

You tryed to convince yourself that it had to be because of her similar traits with Historia, but you knew something didn't seem right there.

But there was no time to think about it , you had another great fight between the eternal rivals: Paradis and Marley; in Marley’s house this time. The contestants of this contest, if everything went well, were going to be Reiner, in the blue corner, and Eren, who defended the red one.

With Mikasa still treating that knee, Eren asked you to enter with him the ring. You were confused about why didn't he ask Armin. The long haired one told you that it’s because your vibes match better. In other words, you lifted his spirits more.

Some minutes before you were cheering him and helping him to put on his entering suit.

“You have reached a lot this months. Go there and show it to all of them. Reiner is no longer someone you have to see up, it’s on the same level as you, understood?” you said giving pats on his chest.

He smiled proudly “I didn’t mess up asking you to be here with me” he sayd, as a thank you.

You smiled. “Let’s go” you said as you all heared the narrator introducing him.

“In the red corner, the heavyweight of Paradis, The Attack Titan, only surpassed by his own trainer, comes from a defeat, the strongest way that anyone has ever returned to the ring in all history" he took a breath "At 21 years old, 6 feet tall and 176 lbs in weight... With you all tonight: EREN JAEGER!”

You let him, Levi and Hange enter, and steped in behind along with Erwin. You two looked at each other. That small glance only could mean something: this is our revenge, we are gonna win this one.

Eren waved at everyone and hited his own fists after taking off his entering-in-stage clothes.

You put a hand on his shoulder looking at the Marley’s locker room just before their fighter presentation began.

“In the blue corner, right back from an injury in the arm, he’s called by The Armored Titan… by friends… and enemies…” he paused before continuing “With 21 years old too, 182 lbs of weight and 6 feet with 2 inches... REINER BROWN!” as soon as he announced the young man’s name, he entered the stage.

“And, in a few moments, ladies and gentlemen, we will witness a fight as epic as it is long-awaited... The Attack Titan vs The Armored Titan!” the narrator continued talking about their life a bit while they are preparing to fight each other.

You lightly slaped the cheeks of Paradis' fighter "Ready?" you asked him with a decided face.

“Yes, I’m gonna beat his ass” he sayd excitedly, already giving small jumps.

“Let’s go then, attack with all. Always” you cheered him, leaving the ring just because Hange was pulling you out of it.

While you were stepping outside, you see the short blonde from the other day sideways through the audience. You looked the other way when you see that she was staring at you too.

You sat up next to Mikasa, ready to see a good fight between these heavyweights.

The ring sounds and the two fighters collided their gloves peacefully, ready to start pivoting and hitting.

They started throwing some jabs to each other. These were the first seconds, so they were warming up and getting used to the height of each other.

Eren was the first one that got to hit a good up hook, and tried to connect it with more hits, but Reiner recovered from it fast and threw a one two to the shorter one. Eren received it, and Reiner gived him another uppercut.

“Fuck…” you said, concentrated in the match trated in the fight, not really caring about the glance of the blond still on you for some reason she didn't even understand herself.

The two of the heavyweights men moved from side to side, from left to right, dodging the most hits as possible while throwing them at the same time. With all his concentration turned on, Eren gave him another uppercut, his best movement, and connected it with another direct jab and a down hook. Reiner felt his head fall behind, but he recomposed himself. He was not called The Armored Titan for nothing.

The taller fighter continued playing on the defensive side, while Paradis’ Eren striked connected blows. First a one two, an uppercut and then a good down hook. Even if Reiner is the Armored Titan, Eren was still the Attack one.

This looks like it's going to be a close one

“That was a good one, Eren” you congratulated him as he celebrates it marking his arm muscles in a manly motion while Reiner had the referee right in front of him counting him the 10 seconds countdown.

In this moment, you remembered all the 10 seconds countdowns your fight had. You were the one doing some of them, you picture the referee in the same position and the crowd cheering for you both. So you looked up at Leonhart in the public. You were not seeking anything in particular, you just had the urge to do so. To see her.

And there she was, looking at her fellow fighter, calm and serious as always. With her hair tighted in a bun and silent. Making contrast between the hectic and noisy crowd.

The fight continued and the blond one was ready to cover himself up and defend with all his force. And the one in the red corner wasn’t different, ready to attack with all the rage.

Eren forced a good hat trick of blows which Reiner could merely defend. The first one brayd, so the other took advantage of those seconds and attacked with a one two trying to connect it with a cross. But he couldn’t, since Eren covered himself first. Then the blond tried to hit a cross by the other side, this time the other received a bit of the force of the impact. This made his head fall a bit behind, but recovers easily and feints a little bit. Feints that didn’t help him as he got hitted with a jab and an uppercut.

Eren took some seconds to recover, but as he seemed dizzy, the referee stoped Reiner and gave the red corner fighter 10 seconds. When the fight continued, Eren changes the strategy. Analyzing the last blows between him and his rival, realized that, if he could connect more, he wouldn’t be cornered that easily. So that’s what he did. He feinted, hits included, and pivoted more as he dodged the tries to do a jab-cross from Reiner. Then, after some feints, he threw a force punch that hit right in Reiner’s jaw. From there, he continued connecting more force hits as he cornered his rival.

The ring sounded and the referee had to get in the way of the Attack Titan.

One of the technicians put a metalic chair on his corner to sit on it, as well as the other corner did; and the coaches and the trainer standed on the ring. They gave him water and tips they saw he could use to defeat his rival.

“I’m going quickly to get a drink” you said to Mikasa, who was on your right.

“Ah, I'm going with you too” replied Jean on another chair.

“But hurry!” the dark-haired woman warned you two.

“Yeah, yeah” Jean said as he sighed.

“Yes, mum” you responded, pulling your head to the side playfully.

You two went ahead and pour some drinks in two plastic glasses.

“Hey” you heared a soft but strong voice on your left, when Jean was in the opposite corner of the table.

You turned around, surprised to see the blond-haired woman of the fight the other day you two fought.

“Hm! Hey there, came here to see the fight of the heavy weights, uh? Pretty… interesting fight” your friendly and composed vibe falled around when your eyes connect with her’s.

Annie wasn’t frowning or mad, or even staring aggressively into you; but her glare was a bit… unusual. Kinda surprised. You didn’t really know how to describe it. But god, she had a very strong eyeing that madr you stupidly nervous.

She noticed this, and tried to pull out a more soft glare, but didn’t do much at all. You signed, recomposing yourself.

“Yeah, indeed, they are really good. Both of them” Leonhart said.

“Hm” not knowing how to continue, you started to serve yourself with some low-calorie juice you really liked and noticed the girl didn’t move from her spot “Uh, you want some?”

“…Yes” she said, not convinced.

“Then let me serve you” you said, as was natural that you just did those tiny things for people. You put your plastic vase near the dispenser and pushed the button to the juice to spill out of the machine.

“Hey, idiot, aren’t you done already?” murmured Jean coming to you two.

“Umm, near. I’m taking it for her” you leaned back a bit, letting him view the girl that you were covering from his sight.

“Uh, ok. Eh? Aren’t you from Marley. The one that fought with Yn last week?” he realized.

“Yeah, she is” you commented, giving her the drink “Here it is”

“Thanks” she said with a low tone, that sounded different to the other interactions you had or heard about her.

You heard the song BOXER by Stray Kids being played. And, somehow, it gave you the courage to say “I'm staying here, go with the others”.

Annie was nervous for no reason about you leaving since she sensed in her hands the warmth of yours the second you two rubbed them as you gave her the glass.

For a brief moment, Jean looked confused at you, but, even if it was strange in him being friendly, or even chill, with rivals of other clubs, he took the hint and left you, not without a tiny wink.

“The night is your’s, ladies” he joked.

“Shut up” you said.

It was true. It was true for the moment you saw the blond-haired short woman for the first time in the court, no less. She was stunning in every sense, but also worried for no reason and strangely nice with you. You just couldn’t lose the opportunity. Analyzing it, if she was really just being kind to you with really no reason at all, that would end there. And you two probably never talk to each other again, or fight, as Mikasa was coming back in a week or two, just for the next competition between clubs.

But, if not, if she really was into you, and you did nothing but ignore your growing feelings for her, the future would be the same as, knowing her type of personality and interaction with others, she would feel dumb, back off and just not talk to you any more. And you didn’t want that. Not at all.

You smiled, even if it was for a moment you knew this night was gonna be fun, awkwardly fun.

“So… who do you want to win?” you said, noticing the stupidity of the question the second you spell it off “Uh, yeah, quite obvious, uh? Reiner, the Marley’s” you laugh at yourself, not daring looking down to her.

“Yeah” out of nothing, even your calculations, she laughed. Annie just laughed. Annie, the cold Marley’s fighter, had laughed at one thing you said.

Imposible

You thought, but it happened. And it made you look at her, her face itching to give you a radiant smile, full of laughter and eyes closed in total harmony. You swore you could see her laugh all day long.

Totally out of any perception of your reality at that moment, the second round started. Sweat running their tensed bodies, jabs being thrown every ten seconds and two big weights contesting the fight of the day.

“You know” out of your calculations, another time, she said “The other night, I’m still curious about that flinch of yours” almost doubting, Annie pulled out the question.

You sign, eyes down to your drink, cupping it between your hands. This made you lose the look the blond gave you, worried about have fucked it up. But, you got her unexpected too “Christa. You know, one of my club. The short one that’s always with Ymir”

“Yeah… what's up with her?” curious, she questioned.

You didn’t even know why, but you explained that to a Marley fighter. No, not to a Marley fighter. To Annie, who still was it, but she was now more than that.

“So, I don’t know if it was the physique or what, but … I had kind of a deja vu” you sighed in your story “You know, sometimes I ask myself if I’m really made for this… world” looking up to the fight before you “Sometimes it’s just so, I don’t know, violent…”until you felt too exposed and back it off “You might wanna laugh at me now, a boxer having fear to box, how ironic, uh?” you say, covering the tears with a masked smile you know really well from years of practice, adding a small laugh.

But when you looked at her, you knew your actuation was not necessary anymore.

“No, it’s not a silly thing” the blond-haired said seriously “It’s quite normal, indeed. Sometimes, even I, feel that doubt” you looked at her astonished. That made her look down at her feet “The aggressivity of our hits, the pain we can cause, the, even, careers or lives we could end in a two minutes round. It’s huge” says in a breath ”And the weight on our shoulders depends on it, as well as our reputation, the discipline and eagerness we put in each training each day. It’s really overwhelming. So don’t feel weak for that, because you are quite the opposite. You are strong, Yn” she said, clapping your back with her hand.

You wanted to cry, lay in her arms, have a life with her by your side. The feelings were overwhelming. You were told that other times, yeah, by Eren, Mikasa or, even, Ymir; but Annie. Her saying it was different. It was not about validation or acknowledgement, it was something about her. Talking to you. Making you feel proud of yourself because of your own gains, not done to praise her or anything. Just the “you” for the “you”. And that was golden. It really was.

You showed a bitter-sweet smile, without looking up again ”Thanks. I’m gonna spin it up a couple of times in my head though” you said, finally free to take your chin up, looking at the gym, at the crowd and at the night itself, showing her reality, your reality of it, right there.

“Good. That question is worth answering it from time to time” and after some seconds, she added in a joking manner”And when I say strong, I don’t mean only physically”

She gave you a slight punch on the triceps. You laughed, it was cute seeing her like this.

”You too, you too”

The ambience became more calm and collected. You two were happy with the other’s presence. You two have been exchanging looks from time to time during the third round until the party moved on to a disco. At the end of the day, you were all humans, and if Eren and Reiner could have a beer together after literally fighting to death, you all could.

However, Annie stayed near you the whole time. It was like an artwork. You could never get tired of seeing and wanting to review every part of her, just to never paint a drawing that could equal the feeling she made you experiment. It was just impossible, and you liked it that way.

“Hey… you know you are too pretty” you said in one of these watching expeditions that interested you more than the actual combat.

For a brief moment you saw her smile drawn in her face, just to be turned to the other side, take air and finally face you, her hand on the table.

“It may be irrational, but I do think the same for you. Normally I do not see the others that way, I just don’t care”

“It’s not supposed to be rational, is it? Neither normative or sound possible” you replied, getting closer to her.

“You know, you have really flaming eyes, and that I like that so much about you” Annie took another step, in that moment, your bodies were nearly brushing to each other. And the height difference was really noticeable at this point. But you two only thought it was so cute.

“You do?” you said, taking a strand of her golden, perfect hair behind her ear.

“Mhmmh”she mumbled.

You two looked so close, and you didn’t want it to be far. The song was oblivious, just a rhythm your head was accustomed to, the others screaming and fighting a bit, outer noise; you were there, Annie before you, with only a thing in your minds.

You leaned over her and your lips touching made an electric current go all the way through your senses as well as your body. Her lips were soft but rough, a combination that suited her very well. Your bones filled with waves of fire and your soul being sieged by flames of water, touching your every muscle and bursting every one of your cognitive connections. It was like each part of that dead star that made your body functioning alone all this time was lighted up and finally made its way to the eruption.

You’ve been locked in here forever

And you just can’t say goodbye

Your lips, my lips

APOCALYPSE

Your lips, my lips

APOCALYPSE

Go and sneak us through the rivers

Flood is rising up on your knees

Oh, please

Come out and haunt me

I know you want me

Come out and haunt me

You smiled, recognizing the lyrics, Cigarettes After Sex made its appearance just in time.

“Are you an uppercut? Cause you got me hooked” you joked, making her laugh.

Annie was astonished, even if she kissed you, even if she came to that snacks and drinks table just to talk to you, even if she worried that much that, the first time she saw you flinch, she runned to watch out for you, she haven’t had thought you would mean this much to her. Even if her own heart was screaming it at your very first sight. But, with this kiss, she knew it, she knew she didn’t want to kiss anyone but you the rest of her life.

“So… wanna go for a drink and kiss in the most embarrassing moments of songs?” you asked, laughing softly.

“I couldn’t want it more” she answered, a smile printed on her face, caressing your cheek before getting on her toes and giving you a soft kiss. The brush felt like heaven down at the earth, she surely was just like magic.

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Are you a jab? 'Cause you got me hooked | Annie Leonhart x reader | Modern AU Boxing AU | +18 - Tonks21 - Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan [Archive of Our Own]

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Hello, I hope all is well with you, I would like to ask for an Annie x Male Reader request in which Annie reveals to the Reader that she is the Female Titan, so he helps her find out if she wants to continue on this quest

tell me everything

annie needs a little support and [name] is willing to give that to her. he needs her on his side, not because humanity is in jeopardy, but because he actually likes her.

annie leonhart x male!reader

13pgs, 5678 words (prepare yourselves homies)

It was the night of the ceremony and [Name] was excited to take on his role in the Scouts. He could feel the excitement in his best friend too, Eren Jaeger, and he had to make a bet with him. It was a cruel bet because he knew the results of his hard work, although he had no sense of fairness when it came to his childhood friend.

“Hey, Eren, I bet that I’m ranked higher than you.” [Name] ruffled Eren’s hair with a smirk on his face.

This earned the [h.color] haired male a harsh elbow thrown into his ribs from Eren. He coughed out a laugh and put his friend into a headlock in retaliation. Eren scoffed and grunted out, “Yeah? You’re on! Loser has to do the winner’s chores for a whole month!”

“Can you two quit it already?” Mikasa came in with her neutral look on her face and [Name] released Eren with a satisfied grin, pushing the teal-eyed teen away from him. Then Mikasa crossed her arms over her chest and leaned her weight on her right foot, “We all know I ranked higher than the both of you.”

“Is that a smirk I see on Ms. Stone Cold’s face?” [Name] walked up to Mikasa and poked her cheek with his pinky finger. Mikasa swatted his hand away and instead held her hand out, “Make that bet with me instead of Eren.” Her eyes were normally cold, yet there was warmth in them when she mentioned Eren.

[Name] pulled back and nodded his head, a sly smile plastered on his face, “Oh, I see where this is going. You’re trying to protect Eren again. Eren~ Mikasa knows I ranked higher than you,” [Name] smiled seeing the massive blush on his friend’s face.

Then he took Mikasa’s hand into his own, shaking hers, “It’s a bet, loser has to confess their feelings to their crush.”

This obviously shocked Mikasa and she stuttered out, “That’s n-not the deal you made with Eren.”

[Name] shrugged his shoulders and chuckled, “Of course not. Different people call for different bets. Are you getting nervous on me now, Mikasa? Afraid that Shadis’ favoritism towards me might knock you down in the ranks?”

“Not at all,” She replied coolly and looked away from him. After being left alone by his childhood friends, [Name] was standing and watching all the other friends he made converse with each other. He wondered about their safety and their future, how far was everyone going to go? How long would their journey last? Would they make a difference in the world?

“[Name], can I speak to you?”

He turned around at the call of his name and smiled softly seeing the person before him, “Annie, I wasn’t sure I was going to catch your attention tonight. Especially with Reiner and Bertholdt watching over you like hawks.”

Her eyes showed a little surprise in them and she held her right arm with her left hand, “You’re very observant, you know that? That’s not a good trait, it can get you into trouble.”

[Name] playfully scoffed and pointed at himself, “Trouble likes me for some reason, follows me around like a lost dog.” He walked up to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder giving her a gentle squeeze. “So tell me, Annie, what’s got you all nervous? You know your rank is in the top 10, no need for you to be tense about that. You still plan on joining the Military Police?”

She walked over to a secluded corner where no one was around and pulled away from him slowly. Annie ignored his prying gaze as she stared at the floor trying to formulate her sentence. “I need to tell you something important and you have to promise me not to tell anyone about this. Not Eren, Mikasa, absolutely no one.”

[Name] got serious for her sake and nodded his head, “Y-yeah, of course, Annie. Are you in some kind of danger? Did Reiner push too far in his advances? I can beat the sh-”

“You remember when Shiganshina fell and those two abnormal titans ruined the lives of so many?” Annie suddenly questioned, her arms wrapped around herself as if she needed to hold herself together.

[Name] blinked in a beat of two and whispered, “Yeah, I do. I’m sure that day will go down in history. Nobody is going to forget that any time soon.”

“You were there that day. Can you describe the titans to me?” Annie asked.

[Name] wasn’t sure what she would get out of this, but if it’ll help her ease her worry away. He’ll do it. “One was super massive, towered over the wall and the other was powerful in the defensive kind of way. They weren’t normal titans, that much anyone should be able to tell. Nor were they abnormal, they were super intelligent. All these years, we had titans clawing at the wall mindlessly, but these ones knew where the entrance was and destroyed it. They had a goal in mind. It was like someone took control of those two.”

Annie sat down on a crate and looked up at [Name] maintaining eye contact with him this time. “You’re close to the answer. No one controlled those titans, as an outside force.”

“What are you saying?” He asked. He knew what she was saying, but he didn’t want to be right. The one time he didn’t want it was an important moment that decided the fate of humanity.

“I’m saying,” Annie took a deep breath in, afraid to hear his reaction, “that those titans are people that can transform into an intelligent titan. I am able to do that. I hold the power of The Female Titan and I destroyed the walls.”

[Name] was beyond confused, “Annie, why are you telling me this? I don’t understand the motive behind all this.”

“Because…” She whispered and looked down at her lap, “because of all the people reaching out to me, you stood out. When everyone judged me and looked at me differently, you were there to make fun of them and defend me even when I didn’t ask for it.”

Annie sighed and let her arms fall at her sides and she hunched over, “I was raised and told that this island was full of devils. But all I see is people trying to survive in a cruel world. All I see is you and you’re making me question my mission. Why should I continue on the path that was made for me? Why do you live like you’re not stuck behind walls?”

Quickly, [Name] kneeled down in front of the female and took her face into his hands, “Annie, you’re telling me that you can turn into a titan? And that you can control it?” He was ignoring her other questions because he wanted to get to the bottom of all this. He wanted to deny her truth, but she was so shaken up, it wasn’t like her to look like this.

“I am.”

[Name] hugged Annie and hid her face into his chest. He could feel her break in his hug and he made sure not to lose any of the pieces that belonged to her. “Hey, don’t cry on me,” He whispered and rubbed her back. “Everyone’s gonna think I rejected you or something and I don’t want that on my conscience.”

“You should be afraid, I can kill you,” Her voice was muffled in his shirt and he chuckled with a small smile on his face.

“Since you’re being honest with me,” He took a deep breath in, “I am terrified. The girl I have a huge crush on just told me that she’s a threat to humanity; to my loved ones. I don’t know how to react, but all I know is the person in my arms needs help.”

[Name] slowly moved her back to see her face. Annie’s eyes were glistening and a red ring formed around her blues. “Annie, what are you doing here? Who else is in your plan? I-I want to understand where you’re coming from. And I’m hoping you told me because you trust me, but also because you want my help.”

Annie cleared her throat and wiped her tears away, “I don’t want to do this anymore. The mission we were sent on, I think I want to stop it. I want your help because you will help me form friendships with others and when my cover is blown…I want…I can’t-“

“You’re afraid that the betrayal will make them turn on you and they might…kill you or something?” [Name] whispered, he kept a strong hold on her biceps and never broke eye contact with her. He opened his mouth and whispered, “Annie, I will do anything for you. But in order for that to happen, I need you to stick by my side. You need to be with me, I want you with me.”

[Name] was hoping that his words would coax her and lead her to him. His arms were wide open for her, all she needed to do was fall in them and be held.

“There you are!” A commanding voice shouted and [Name] stood up from the floor and saluted the person.

“Shadis, sir!”

“Come on! You already selected a branch, haven’t you? I thought I briefed you on your ranking and your ‘important’ spot!” Shadis’ eyes moved over to the blonde sitting on the crate with her aloof expression. The night made it hard to see her crying eyes and Shadis wasn’t concerned about the love confession between them.

“Your commanding officer would like a word with you, they have something to present to you,” Shadis informed [Name] and the teenager cleared his throat.

“Sir, if you don’t mind, can I have five more minutes and I’ll-”

“No, he wants to see you now.”

[Name] scoffed and turned his body towards Annie and told her softly, “Follow me, Annie. Join the Scouts with me and be under my leadership. I promise that I won’t leave you behind.” He bent down and gave her one last hug. Then he pressed a discreet kiss on the side of her head hidden from Shadis’ prying eyes.

“I’ll see you soon?” He asked as he pulled away, but the blonde female looked at the floor with her cold expression. Her silence scared him and he didn’t know the words that could convince her. [Name] hoped that she wasn’t going to leave him with very little information. He wanted to know more and he needed her help understanding.

For now, he had to prepare for the meeting with Commander Erwin Smith.

……

“[Name] [L.Name], you’re an exceptional cadet.”

[Name] stood at attention and nodded his head once, “Thank you for the compliment, sir!” The teenager went at ease when Erwin waved his hand dismissing his nervous form. The commander’s blue eyes were pretty striking, definitely trying to peer too much into his soul. [Name] found it honestly creepy, but he wouldn’t say that out loud.

“Shadis had recommended you to our branch not long ago which started your early training as a Scout. You’re ahead of your peers in terms of strength, teamwork, strategy and if I didn’t know any better, I would say you know a lot about the military and outside world for someone your age.”

[Name] had an idea of what the commander of the Scouts was trying to say. He already had an answer formed, “But you know better, in my records it states that my uncle was a former Scout and my mother was on Commander Pixis’ squad. My uncle died before Shadis’ retirement and my mother didn’t survive the fall of Shiganshina.”

“We’re missing information about your father. Do you have anything to say to fill in that information for us?” Commander Erwin asked, staring down the cadet.

“I’m a product of non-consensual intimacy, I don’t know a damn thing about my father besides his last name which is Ackerman,” [Name] answered truthfully keeping a hard glare on Erwin. The teenager saw the blue eyes light up with a certain excitement. The whisper from the commander made him question the man with ocean blue eyes, “Another Ackerman in my ranks.”

“This is yours by the way!” Someone shouted and [Name] looked to the right and saw a woman wearing glasses and a giant smile on her face. In her hands she held two emerald green steel pins in the shape of a star out to him. “These go on your collar, one on each side!”

[Name] picked them out and looked them over with curiosity, “What do the stars mean?” His [e.color] eyes locked with the woman’s enthusiastic ones.

“Oh you know~ It means that you're a star! You stand out more than your peers do and since you wanted to join our branch, we wanted to give you something! Not everyone wants to join the Scouts!”

“Not everyone is suicidal,” A voice drawled out with no interest in the meeting.

[Name] tilted his head to see a short guy looking at him with a pointed glare. “You’d be surprised how many of my friends want to join the Scouts,” [Name] responded with a chuckle, but this guy wasn’t going to smile.

“I highly doubt any of them will actually join,” The black haired male crossed his arms over his chest leaning against the wall behind him.

This made [Name] grin and he held his hand out to the short guy, “Let’s make a bet then. Out of the top ten cadets, all of them will join the Scouts.”

“What a stupid bet, you really think none of them want to cozy up with the MPs?”

[Name] shrugged his shoulders and kept his hand out, teasingly the teen said, “If it’s such a stupid bet, shake my hand. You’re so confident about my friends decisions that it shouldn’t be a problem to take on this bet.”

Honestly, it was a bet [Name] felt secure in making. Annie was a big problem to it not coming true though. He had to reach out to her, not for the sake of this game, but for humanity.

“I’ll take on your gamble.”

[Name] looked up and saw the bright eyes of his commander staring him down again. This time a soft smile was on his face to ease the creepiness.

“You want to make a bet with me? I didn’t know the commander would be a gambler,” [Name] joked and this earned two different reactions from the duo next to him. The woman laughed out loud and the man scoffed.

Commander Erwin shook [Name]’s hand and said, “You better hope your information on your friends is correct or you lose your stars.”

“Aww, come on,” [Name] playfully groaned, “I just got these tonight.”

“Don’t worry!” The woman with glasses jumped up, “if you win the bet, we’ll give you two more stars!”

[Name] hummed and shook Erwin’s hand back, “You’re on, Commander.”

……

“Awesome! So you got to meet up with the Commander of the Scouts and he gave you those cool stars too?,” Marco pointed at the emerald green stars pinned at the corner on [Name]’s collar.

[Name] laughed and overlooked Marco’s gear to ensure everything was looking good. He patted Marco’s back giving him the ‘okay’ signal that he was good. “Yeah, something about how I was a star in their eyes. I don’t know, it was cliche and I’m sure it was the woman’s idea.”

Marco sat on the half wall across from [Name] and smiled, “I think it serves as a great memory. The Scouts recognized you and you were literally placed even above the top 10 cadets. It says a lot about your character, right, Annie?”

The freckled teen looked over at the silent blonde. She was standing next to [Name]’s seated body with her arms by her side. [Name] knew she was deep in thought before Marco pulled her out of her trance. “You said that you made a bet with the commander, what was it?”

[Name] could hear the slight tinge of worry in her voice. He looked over at her and said, “I bet my stars that all top ten cadets would join the Scouts. The guy I originally made the bet got scared to make the bet with me, so the commander happily shook my hand. I’m sure he likes to gamble a lot.”

“Wait, why would you do that?” Marco asked, raising his voice, “You do know that Jean and I plan to join the Military Police, right? Even Annie plans to join the MPs. ”

[Name] waved his hand and mocked Marco, “Oh yeah…”I want to dedicate my life to the King!” Get that out of your head, Marco. I got in trouble with Shadis cause I laughed so hard when you yelled that out. My stomach hurts thinking back to it, both from the laughter and the knee I got from Shadis.”

“Pft.”

Marco and [Name] looked over at Annie in surprise and she cleared her throat. “I had something caught in my throat,” She excused lamely, ignoring both their penetrating gaze.

“Hey, Marco,” [Name] casted a side glance at the freckled male, “You heard what I heard?”

Marco couldn’t believe it, yet he answered his superior squad member, “Yeah, yeah, I did. A-Annie just laughed.”

Annie rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest, “Like I said, something was caught in my throat.”

[Name] wasn’t going to let this slide and he poked the female’s ribcage, “You laughed, no point in denying it when two people heard it. Also what the hell were you laughing at? Marco’s stupid dedication to a nobody or my pain and suffering?”

Annie looked down at [Name] and asked, “What do you think?”

[Name] nodded his head and looked at Marco, “See even Annie thinks you’re thinking crazy dedicating your life to some King. You should be like Annie and change your mind to join the Scouts with me. I mean everyone is going to do it.”

Marco was perplexed, “Annie, you’re really going to join the Scouts?”

Annie looked from [Name] then to Marco, “I have no other choice. If I don’t, [Name] will lose the stars he worked so hard to get.”

“See! Annie knows what’s really at stake!” [Name] shouted and stood up from the bench he was sitting on. Then he got to business, “Anyways we should be going. Those titans aren't going to kill themselves. Since it’s only us three in a squad we really have to stick together. Usually a four man group allows for more space in a diamond or square formation. We have to take a triangle formation with half the space between each other.”

“Right,” Marco agreed with [Name] and the trio began to walk to their designated area prior to using their ODM gear.

“If any of us are in danger, we will be in range of a cry or shout. This is a battle to stay alive and I want both of you to survive, including myself. Do not break formation for any situation, got it? If someone else needs help, you report back to me before you do anything,” [Name] informed his duo and Marco looked at him quizzically.

“What if I see someone that is going to be eaten?” The freckled teen was concerned with [Name]’s thought process.

The teen stopped walking and closed his eyes, sort of annoyed by the question, “It sounds shitty, I know, but we only save those that are inside our triangle or they’re in half of our field of vision. If you go in to help someone, you’re stepping out of range for Annie and I to provide you backup. I suggest you listen to what I say so you can live, Marco.”

[Name] opened up his eyes and stared at Marco, ‘Don’t be an idiot. I know Reiner and Bertholdt are like Annie. Unlike her, I can’t trust them with anyone. They came here to destroy humanity.’

Marco sighed and gave in, “Okay, I trust your judgment.”

“Good, let’s go kick some titan ass.”

…...

“What a shitty day it is,” [Name] breathed out and set a warm hand on his sweaty forehead. His eyes glared down at Armin who cried helplessly on his knees declaring the death of his whole squad. [Name] gripped the handles of his blades and tossed the dull blades off the roof.

Then he walked over to Annie and Marco who stood off to the side gauging his reaction. “Mikasa is going to charge in after her lousy motivational speech. We are going to join her, but do not follow her lead. When she falls behind, stick with me and we’ll make it to HQ safely.”

“Won’t you help Mikasa when she falls behind?” Marco asked and watched [Name] put new blades on.

“No,” [Name] responded with a cold expression on his face, “We’re the squad with the most titan kills thus we have lost a lot of gas on our crusade. We don’t have the time to save those who are going to fall behind, I have accepted this. By the way, we’re helping those by being the squad that’s ahead of them.”

[Name] cleared his throat and casted one last look at Mikasa and Armin knowing that the duo will be in trouble soon. “I will be at the head of our formation like before and cut down any titan in our way. You two conserve as much gas as you can and use the momentum of the swing to propel forward.”

“Come on, what’re you guys waiting for! Mikasa is providing a way for us to move forward!” Jean yelled at the rest of the cadets that stayed on the roof watching Mikasa go on ahead.

“No offense to Mikasa,” Sasha yelled back and she pointed over at [Name] who calmly got ready to fight, “but my squad and I are waiting for [Name] to take the lead!”

“Yeah! Mikasa is going to get herself killed! I’m not following her!”

“[Name]’s squad is the only hope we have to move forward!”

“I don’t wanna die following Mikasa’s suicide route!”

Multiple cadets shouted on the roof and [Name] paid no mind to them. He looked at his duo and nodded his head, “Time to go.” He got a running start then jumped off the roof using gas only to pick himself up. [Name] was fast, but conservative with the amount of gas he had left unlike Mikasa who wasted hers all in one go.

He ignored her body falling off to the side and kept going. Armin shouted her name out loud and followed after her. [Name]’s eyes hardened and he gripped his blades tighter. He was in turmoil and had a difficult time because everything was falling apart.

‘Talk about being lame! Eren, Mikasa had to save your butt again!’

‘Shut up, [Name]! You always come in late to protect Armin!’

‘That’s because he needs to grow a backbone! Armin, put up a fight next time!’

‘Don’t be so harsh on him. I can take on the bullies myself.’

‘You can’t always save the day, Mikasa!’

“Pay attention!” Annie shouted and zoomed past [Name] to kill a titan in front of him. He narrowly dodged the head of it and continued moving forward. His right ankle felt a sharp pain as it collided with the head, yet he paid no attention to it. Annie flew next to him and said, “I thought you accepted your grievances. Don’t zone out again, we’re nearly there.”

[Name]’s eyes widened a smidge and he replied, “Yeah, thanks for that. How is everyone doing back there?”

“Armin and Connie went after Mikasa, the rest are doing fine with us at the front. Just keep doing what you’re doing and lead them to safety.” She said.

And [Name] did as he was told. He led the rest of them to HQ and he was shocked to see some cadets shivering in fear underneath desks. He took a good look at every frightened person and bit his tongue to hold his anger in. People were dying out there because of these cowards.

[Name] released his tongue and glared at every person hiding, he said with a low growl, “You’re lucky my blades are dull.” The steel blades dropped on the floor with a clang and the blood of the titans began to evaporate with a hiss. His boots crunched the broken glass beneath him.

He took a deep breath in and harshly pulled up a girl from underneath a desk ignoring the dead body next to her. “Why the hell are you guys up here and not with the supplies? Why is our backup not supporting us?” He shook her in his tight grip and she cried out with crocodile tears.

“Titans have bombarded the building! The smaller ones entered the area where the gas tanks reside! We can’t kill them!”

“Have you tried killing them? It seems to me that you all just fucking hid while we were fighting for our lives out there!” As soon as he finished yelling, one side of the wall collapsed and two titans peered inside with ugly faces. [Name] released the girl and she roughly fell onto her knees, her crying face held in her trembling hands.

“We’re all sitting ducks here,” Jean mumbled hopelessly.

Then a familiar voice shouted, “Incoming!!!”

[Name] instinctively wrapped one arm around Annie’s shoulder and hunched over her with his other arm shielding them from the glass that shattered behind them. Connie, Armin and Mikasa rolled into the room and huffed.

“Guys, you won’t believe what is going on outside!” Connie shouted and before he could explain what he was babbling about, the two titans peering in were punched away from the hole. Then a defiant roar was heard from an abnormal titan. Then Armin finished Connie’s wild statement about a titan fighting other titans.

This made [Name] look at Annie and whisper to her in question, “You know who is controlling that titan?” Annie silently shook her head no and [Name] sighed. This day was putting too much on him.

…

“Alright, I have a plan to get the supplies back. We need to split into two different groups.” Marco and Armin explained their plan while [Name] focused on his aching ankle. When he dodged the titan, his foot roughly landed on the titan’s head when it began to fall. He rubbed his swollen ankle and winced quietly, biting his lip so as to not alarm his peers.

“That looks pretty bad.” A deep voice spoke up and [Name] looked up to see Reiner showing some concern.

“Yeah, but it looks worse than it feels. It’ll go down once I put some cold water on it and we can finally get out of this shitty situation.” [Name] said with a level-headed response.

Reiner hummed and held out some gauze, “Annie was supposed to give you this, but she got caught up talking to Bertholdt. So I’m being a nice guy by helping you out.”

[Name] took the gauze and began wrapping his foot with a drawn out word, “Right.” [Name] knew for a fact Reiner was bull-shitting him. The big blonde guy was trying to figure out what Annie talked to him the night of the ceremony. [Name] wasn’t stupid enough to give away anything.

“What do you think of the abnormal titan out there rampaging?”

‘Don’t fall for it, [N.Name]. He’s trying to get under your skin.’

“I hope that after all the titans it kills, it’ll still be on our side. Nothing like an enemy becoming your friend,” [Name] finished wrapping up his foot and ankle and sighed in relief when he put his boot back on. Then he focused his attention back on Reiner, “Thanks for helping me out, I can see why everyone else considers you like a big brother.”

This seemed to get Reiner out of his interrogation mode and [Name] was struck by his mood change. “Of course, I want to look after everyone. We trained for so long together, I don’t leave anyone behind.” Was Reiner’s upbeat response and [Name] looked at him with his mouth agape.

‘This guy just switched on me like that? Ah, hell no. Something is really wrong with him for real.’

……

Marco’s plan worked out with a few mistakes, but everyone came out alive. [Name] landed next to the dead titan and put his blades away. “Alright, let’s get to it, we don’t have much time and we need to evacuate to the roof.” He ordered his fellow cadets and when they dispersed he finally let his face contort in pain. His body hunched over with his hands on his knees and he lifted his foot up to stop putting pressure on his injury.

“You can do this, your team relies on you,” [Name] told himself sucking in a short breath, “Annie needs you to be strong for her, [N.Name]. Man up, don’t wuss out.”

He set his foot back down and pretended that everything was fine. In his strong mind, his ankle wasn’t sprained. His posture went to its usual state and his eyes hardened in the same stare remaining his serious self.

He met up with everyone on the roof and was surprised to see that the rogue titan was being eaten by its own kind. [Name] walked up to Mikasa and Armin and said, “That titan went all out, he helped us out with our situation. Too bad he’s considered food for them too.”

Armin looked up at [Name] with a gleam of hope in his blue eyes. “Maybe you and Mikasa can go down there to help that titan out.”

“Not a risk I'm willing to take, Armin.” [Name] denied, a sharp pain in his ankle reminded him of his handicap. Suddenly the titans lingering on the abnormal titan dispersed showing no interest anymore. The beaten titan slumped down to its knees and fell forward. Then a huge gust of steam burst from its neck as well as a human figure.

[Name] squinted his eyes and opened his mouth, his hand covering his eyes from the sight of the person. “No fucking way that idiot is one of them,” [Name] muttered and watched without protest as Mikasa jumped to go after her childhood crush.

Everyone heard Mikasa crying out in relief as she hugged Eren’s alive body. Even Armin had his moment when she brought the sleepy boy on the roof. [Name] stood above his friends and stared down at Eren. He had so many questions, questions only one person could provide answers to. But he made sure his [e.color] eyes stayed on his friends.

If he brought attention to Annie, surely Bertholdt and Reiner would know the truth.

……

“You should have stayed off your feet, young man,” A nurse was tending to [Name]’s ankle putting a cold rag onto the swelling.

[Name] rolled his eyes and let his back rest against the wall. He had nothing to say to this woman besides thanks when she finished helping him. He only crossed his arms over his chest and looked over at Annie, Marco and Jean.

“After everything we’ve seen and did today, are you guys surprised you’re still alive? Are you happy to say that you survived despite some friends dying today?” It was a gloomy question to ask and Marco who sat at the table he was at sighed heavily.

“I think we could have saved most of them. With you and Annie, you guys were unstoppable together.”

“He means that we saved most of them, none of the people we saved were ready to put their lives on the line. We made them realize that,” Annie corrected Marco and observed the nurse that was taking care of [Name].

The nurse twisted his ankle a bit as she was wrapping his wound tightly and he flinched shouting a ‘Hey!’ The nurse ignored him rightfully and continued her work. [Name] sent an annoyed glare at his helper and focused his attention back on his team, “Hate to bring it up, but are guys more willing to join the Scouts now?”

Marco had a bead of sweat fall past his chin and he wearily looked at [Name], “You’re seriously asking us this? Eren-” Annie cleared her throat and gestured to the nurse who worked diligently on [Name].

Marco slowly nodded his head, “Right, you know, with what we just saw…I hate to say this, but I want to know more. Who else is willing to join the fight though? Am I just as suicidal as you guys for wanting to know the truth?”

“I would love to have you all join me,” [Name] said quietly looking out onto the small town area, “it allows me to protect you. It allows me a chance to save either one of you. I hope every one of us is willing to join the fight. I hope that we’ll all survive this shitty dilemma to know the truth. I want everyone to have an equal chance of seeing this through to the end. I’m tired of staying in the unknown and living just to be stuck in this wall protecting people important to me.”

[Name] chuckled and said, “I just described Armin, Eren and Mikasa in one sentence altogether. But that is my truth. I don’t want to be here anymore. I want freedom.” He declared.

Jean, who was quiet the entire time, had scoffed with his hand under his chin, “We all do, dumbass.”

“Good,” [Name] smiled and looked at Annie, “I hope this is all enough to convince you to stay by my side?”

Annie turned away from him with a blush on her face and her arms crossed over her chest, “You were all I needed to convince me.”

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