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aquietjune · 5 months
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Little Bird: Chapter 12 is out on AO3
 They knew how to move at night, and given their survey during daytime, they knew exactly where to go. The horses didn’t complain much, and it didn’t take long to reach the end of the sunflower field, at the border with the lands of the dowry. 
Despite the last sliver of the moon and the stars, there was not much to be seen. The farmhouse was in the dark, and the common reed was just a mass of uneven spikes in the air. 
Yet, they descended from their horses, crouched down between the sunflowers, and waited. 
Considering the uneventful day, and trip, Annie should have expected it: nothing to be seen, or heard, in her dead mother’s lands. 
Even the crickets’ cry was fainter there.
Connie was of a different opinion.
“Can’t you hear the dull sound in the background?” 
“No,” Onyankopon said.
“Not really, no,” Armin said, pensive.
“You’re just too excited, Connie,” Annie replied.
“But I’m not! Listen…”
But she didn’t hear anything. 
(continue >)
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bluespiritshonour · 4 months
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Why is it always Robin has to prove himself to Batman? Be it any Robin. And no, I'm not talking about characters, because Bruce—Bruce is like “Everyone must prove themselves to me but I'm not answerable to anyone” that motherfucker. Very IC.
I'm talking about stories, about narratives—why does every Robin-centric narrative has a “prove themselves to Batman” arc—but Bruce's arc never involves proving himself to anyone?
Why, after the events of the Tower of Babel, Bruce didn't have to work to gain the Justice League's approval? Why didn't he have to work to redeem himself, dammit!
Yes. He had to reveal his identity. But then, it wasn't his idea. It was Clark's. It's fundamentally different from Dick unmasking in front of the Titans: Dick feels in his bones that it isn't fair that he's the only one masked and the Titans are up for mutiny, so he made an executive decision.
It didn't even occur to Bruce to do it. Dammit, the fucker wasn't even trying to get back into Justice League. Clark had to persuade him. And no, I don't mean he should have gone and begged them to let him in. He doesn't need them.
But let's be honest: none of the Leaguers need the League. But humanity does. That's why they put their differences aside and band together.
Bruce is selfless when it comes to sacrificing his family a la Batman : Ego. Oh!—it's Bruce's children that are dying in Batman's mission. Isn't he so noble?—the picture of tragedy? The greiving father? The man who can't even have a steady romantic relationship because Batman wouldn't let him? So selfless—until he isn't. Until the JL—in other words, a planet full of people—need him to swallow his pride. Then, he isn't selfless anymore.
He's selfless when he's a father sending his children to war for the greater good—but he's not selfless when it's time to swallow his pride, to take the risk of trusting someone even after being traumatised and betrayed—for the greater good. (And honestly his trust issues seem narcissistic when surrounded by people like Dick, Alfred and freaking Commissioner Gordon!)
You know who does it? Dick Grayson. That's who. The “trust no one” maxim has been drilled into him by Bruce, but even then he chooses to trust. Not because he's stupid, but because it's a requirement. He totally expects to be stabbed in the back; he isn't naïve. But he'd rather be betrayed than have someone be barred from help because they seemed suspicious. It's canon in Titans. He says it in words, look it up. To Brother Blood, I guess.
Bruce didn't have to work to get on the League's good side. He just had to reveal his ID to regain trust and that, too, was Clark's idea.
And that's not an attempt at redemption, because if it was, then why did Clark have to do it too? Clark didn't do anything to deserve it. But Bruce forces him to and Clark agrees: for the greater good that the League trusting each other would ensure.
Clark Kent, who chooses to forego a mask so that people trust him. Literally, it comes down to that. Who has to built his whole civilian life around the fact that he shows his bare fucking face to the whole world.
And honestly, if I were to throw genre convention aside and read the text the hard way, Bruce doesn't seem really all that bothered with keeping his ID a secret. He's nothing compared to Clark. I mean. Come on, look at the number of people who know Bruce's ID and the number that know Clark's and tell me. Fucking tell me who's more serious about that stuff.
Bruce's entire existence hinges on other characters’ kindness, in and out of universe. In-universe there's this massive brigade of people who know his ID and keep it a secret. Out of universe, writers who show him to be the best even though Clark, Diana, Dick are all more worthy than him.
This is what you get when you let little incels run creative industries.
What did Bruce ever have to do to redeem himself to anyone? Literally anyone? Bruce would let Gotham burn if it meant he keeps his colossal pride intact. But oh, send his children to die: woe is him, this greiving father, so tragique—would absolutely do that.
He isn't even a hero. You know the impact of Batman: Ego and BtAS pales when put next to his very selfish acts when it comes to himself.
Because always—ALWAYS—the uwu factor in Bruce's stories aren't personal.
Not like it's in Clark's who has to face xenophobia because he's an alien. He's natural existence—his powers that are a part of him existing—being called a threat. He still helps.
Not like Diana who comes to the Man's World and decides to stay behind despite it being, well, a Man's World. That would never really respect her as much as it respects a man, any man, even though she's a literal Goddess. Coming and staying in Man's World for her means loneliness. Being immortal and watching every friend she ever made become a memory. But she chose to do it. Because at the end of the day, it's not about her. It's about helping people.
But for Bruce, in true male-is-default fashion, it's about losing people. People he loves.
His parents' death, Jason's death and so on and so forth. I'm not saying losing someone is not painful. I'm just saying it's always about his manpain.
Making the victim's pain his.
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peachymilkandcream · 4 months
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Break Me Slowly|Part 26|Yandere Levi x Evelyn
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(A/N: I've been dreading making this part because I don't want to be filled with utter sadness. But the plus side is that after this is it'll go back to domestic Evelyn and Levi which I think we all (ME I DO) need. There's at least four chapters left of this series but who knows there might be more, we'll see. I skimming over a lot of the finale because just go watch it for the whole story, I'm just giving the jist as it pertains to the story. Hope you enjoy and comment to be added to the taglist!)
WARNINGS: noncon, dubcon, manipulation, domestic abuse, yandere themes, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, stockholm syndrome, violence, mind breaking, misogyny, etc.
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Darkness, cold. Is this what the afterlife was like? Like Hange was underwater, the sound of life around her muffled. She was falling, falling....
Slowly one of her eyes opened, a vastness of blue surrounding her. Light shone from above. She was certain that facing those Titans on her own had killed her.
And yet, it felt like a little strength was still in her body after all.
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There was no time for grief, the next phase of their mission was what required all focus. The plan was dropping the Colossal Titan on Eren was the last resort if reasoning and the disposal of Zeke didn't work out. Mikasa and Armin's hesitation to actually kill their friend was apparent, thankfully the rest saw the reason and that in order to save the world, sacrifices had to be made. Even a beloved friend.
The sound of the plane's engine sputtering brought them all out of their thoughts, there hadn't been enough time to fuel the engine entirely, and now they were facing the consequences of that decision. An order was made to jump out of the plane, all obeying without giving themselves time to think about how crazy this whole thing was.
Titans rose to meet them, swarming in hundreds to defeat their attackers. Forms of those who had used the Titans before, generations of destruction all on display.
Levi's hand touched the back of Evelyn's neck, knowing what was coming next. "You listen to me. If you feel threatened or in danger you come and find me. Alright? I don't care what you think or feel you come right back to me."
She nods, giving him a reassuring smile before diving away from their perch, feeling the sting of the cut in her hand followed by that blinding light. She had started this whole mess, she needed to find some way to gain redemption. Levi didn't quite know how far she was willing to go to atone for her actions.
Blood and gore painted the battlefield, the stark contrast of the white doing nothing but adding to the carnage on display. Against so many how could they hope to ever win? The more they cut down the more came up against them. Even with the power of the Titans they dealt heavy hits. At this rate they wouldn't hold out for long. Ripping Reiner and Evelyn out of their Titans and tossing them aside like dolls into the steam below. Her head knocking hard on the bones on the way down.
He caught her. He always caught her. Safe in his arms until she secured her own line. Annoyance was the prime emotion he conveyed when he was secretly worried. "I told you if you were in danger to come find me. Can't you ever listen to one damn thing I say?"
"I suppose not." Her head was bleeding, she was so dizzy, but Levi didn't mention it.
A Titan out of the corner of her eye moved, intent on making Connie its prey. Before she could react Levi sprung into action, slicing its neck, but not before its jaws clamped down on his leg, sending him falling further.
"Levi no-!" Her scream seemed more desperate than she would have liked, lurching forward and catching him this time. His poor leg battered and beaten, he couldn't fight anymore. She wouldn't let him. He had to stay safe, for her. Even if the cord was slipping out of the bone, even if they were about to be crushed. She couldn't let him go.
"Grab on!" The call came from behind her, a mass of feathers and wings catching them as they flew safely out of the skeleton. They were safe, for now.
Relief flooded them both when their untimely rescue. Her head still throbbed, and a wave a nausea threatened to take over. Levi's look in her eyes confirmed her fear, he wasn't going to let her fight anymore either.
"I'm fine."
"You're not. And you're staying here or so help me-" He cuts himself off with a sigh. "Look. You're pregnant, I'm not fucking losing you. If that means that humanity is wiped out and it's just me and you in Paradis then so be it!"
An awkward silence from the rest of those present ensues until she finally relents. "Alright. I'll stay here."
In order to make sure she didn't go back on her word, Levi held onto her belt the instant the others flew off Falco's back. It was time for them to take a back seat. Their mission was over the day they crossed the sea, they would leave it in their hands now.
They thought that the death of Zeke, mixed with a number of the Titans turning on the hostile ones would bring about the end of the Rumbling. And while the monstrous footsteps did stop their task was far from over. The explosion that severed Eren's head would not be enough, the parasite still dove for his head to reconnect it and continue The Rumbling. The only option left was Armin transforming into the Colossal once everyone got clear.
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It should have been over. That should have been it. The end should have been the embrace of loved ones over victory. No the blast of a second Titan.
Eren's founder marching forward while the parasite continued its crawl to reunite the two and finish what they started. It would only end when he was cut down. They all knew it. But what Evelyn didn't expect was Levi grabbing her hand and pulling her along onto Falco's back.
"We have to go now! The Ackermans and the Titans are the only ones immune."
Numbly she was pulled along until they boarded and took off, the sound of Pieck's sobs ringing in her ears. Staring as her comrades turned into flashes of light and gruesome faces.
It had all been going so well, now they were loosing. Armin and Reiner, overwhelmed and over-taken by their friends turned monsters. They were loosing and there's nothing they could do.
Until Mikasa stood with a determined look in her eyes. "Eren is inside the mouth- Everyone, help me reach him!"
Their descent was hidden in a veil of flames and debris. Only a glimpse was seen of Mikasa until a pause and then Eren's Titan crumbling and shaking the earth with its impact. It was over.
They had won.
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In the fall they had gotten separated but eventually she found him sprawled on the ground. Without a word passing between them she sat beside him with a sigh.
"I guess you kept your promise."
Levi raises a brow. "Which one?"
"We made it out. You promised. Now..." Evelyn tears up. "We can go home...can't we...?"
His arm wraps around her. " Yes my love. We can go home."
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spacehero-23 · 6 months
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Of all fictional characters which 3 would you bring to life and why?
Ohhh ok. I had to really think about this one. Because almost every character death I thought of happened for a reason.
Spoilers for Attack on Titan, The Last Hours and Jujutsu Kaisen
• Erwin Smith. This is not Armin hate. He's my favourite character. But I'd bring Erwin back because I'm curious. Part of me has always wondered how much of the story would change if Levi chose him over Armin. Erwin's only goal was to discover the truth of their world. He sacrificed thousands of lives to achieve it. And I'd love to see his reaction to the reveal. "Who do you think the real enemy is?" How would he react? He already felt the guilt of sending all those soldiers to their deaths and now he'd also have to reconcile with being the Colossal Titan and with all the death and destruction he'll be responsible for in the future. Would he feel like everything he did up until this point was meaningless? All those lives lost for the sake of humanity only to discover that the truth will only bring more death. Would that make him more jaded or would he be happy to finally know the truth? And the biggest question. Would he stand with Eren? I personally don't think so, but I've seen enough people being fully convinced that he would, and it does make me wonder. 
• Christopher Lightwood. Obviously. I've said this before, but his death was Clare's biggest cop out. He was the only one openly defending Grace and he already knew what she did when she was in the Silent City, and he didn't seem bothered at all. How would that affect his relationship with James? They were cousins and best friends and now he chose a girl who hurt his friend over him. I feel like we were robbed of that confrontation. Yes, James wants to move on and forget about it, but the fact that Kit openly defended a girl who SAed him in front of him would cause some friction in their friendship. But we didn't get to see any of that because Clare chose the easy way out and killed him. Why write interesting character dynamics when you can write a boring love triangle right? 
• Nanami Kento. There's no real reason behind this one…I just miss him and he deserved to retire.
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melishade · 1 year
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In your Optimus in episode 1 timeline, how does Megatron treat Erwin? In the original, Megatron had to threaten the commander into telling the truth about him using Optimus for him own selfish gain. But that was because Megatron arrived before they got to Eren's basement and learned the truth about the outside world. In the episode 1 timelines, Megatron is there after they get to Eren's basement, find the notebooks, and are even negotiating with Marley. Erwin has everything he wanted and can now continue his work without having to be deceitful. But will Megatron still have a "talk" with him or not see a need to?
Previous Episode of TFP Optimus in Episode 1
You're absolutely right. Megatron holds nothing over Erwin. It's actually the other way around. Erwin is holding something over Megatron.
Because what's funny about Erwin's situation is that mere hours about Keith Shadis quit and promoted Erwin to Commander of the Survey Corps, Shinganshina is attacked by the Colossal Titan.
"Five minutes after you get this shit show, Shinganshia's under attack," Levi remarked.
"Yes, Levi, the irony is not lost on me," Erwin sighed.
"More like a bad omen," Mike added.
Mere hours after that, they get a report about titans fighting each other, one armored and one metal, and the metal one kills the armored one before exterminating the titans in the area and keeping watching. Erwin and the Survey Corps don't know what to make of this, so they go to Shinganshina and see Optimus killing the titans with a gun for a hand and everyone is like 'WTF?'
"Imma touch it," Hanji giggled, only for Mike to grab her by the collar and pull her back, "Mike!"
And during the time of reconstructing Shinganshina's gate, they learn more about this being. His name is Optimus Prime. He was a leader of a faction called the Autobots during a war. Oh, and apparently there are other worlds besides this one with others beings and space is infinite and what not, and holy shit this is a lot to take in.
But Optimus being here is a blessing, a miracle if anything, because Optimus wanting to help humanity and proving that he is an ally, ultimately gets the Survey Corps custody of him, because everyone loves this titan, even the noblemen. Because of Optimus, the economy didn't tank and lives weren't lost. The Survey Corps gets more funding, more recruits. This is the first time the Survey Corps really is given any form of hope for survival in a long time.
There's still the matter of investigating outside the walls and figuring out how to kill the titans. Erwin sends Optimus and Levi on some errands because Levi still distrusts Optimus and Erwin needs these two to get along...but then they come back with no supplies, but two kids and a woman in a wheelchair. Levi this is not what I meant!
But then they all learn why, and the truth, and while Optimus is silently lamenting over the fact that he might've just killed a child, Erwin is just feeling:
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Because he was FUCKING RIGHT! HIS DAD WAS RIGHT! AND IT FELT GOOD!
But now they gotta overthrow the government because there's no way that the current one is just going to let that shit slide! And Erwin's internally excited! Not only was he proven right, but he gets to overthrow the government that killed his dad! And then Kenny kind of pops up with his crew saying he wants to help in exchange for immunity and Erwin is just loving this. Although Levi's not entirely thrilled about having Kenny around. Because although Kenny didn't attack them and kill some of them, Kenny still left Levi so he has abandonment issues. Also ya know the "Kenny the Ripper" title.
But it's all successful. Monarchy is overthrown. The island is run by the military for the time being. And Marley shows up, but they're willing to have a tentative alliance. Things seem to be going well...
Until Megatron shows up.
Now Megatron, as Galvatron, raises suspicion with his behavior and how he interacts with Optimus. Erwin knew that he wasn’t a good person. When fighting a war, not everyone is going to be an ally. He knows that. But when Hanji finds out about some pretty damning, sensitive information she managed to get while spying on the duo talking, they need to confront Optimus. And it goes about as well as one would expect, what with learning that they were harboring an intergalactic war criminal.
So Erwin now has to create a contingency, multiple ones in fact, while he, Mike, Levi, and Hanji spy on him to figure out his mannerisms and why he’s even bothering to stay and help in the first place, when Megatron has shown hatred for humans. Doesn’t help when Megatron and Eren are antagonizing each other almost every day!
But Megatron does eventually get wise to the way that Erwin has been acting. He notes Erwin’s mannerisms around him go from suspicion to fear and has to deduce that Erwin knows who he is. Megatron tries to confront Erwin about it, blackmail him, scare him, go through the motions.
But Erwin is not backing down, and because Erwin doesn’t have the same emotional baggage he has in Attack on Prime, it works. And Erwin calls out Megatron. How Megatron’s presence put everyone here in danger? How many enemies has Megatron made? How many will try to hunt him down and try to kill him, making the people in the walls collateral?
This doesn’t faze Megatron, but then Erwin brings up the fact that his presence will call Optimus’ integrity into question. This gets a visible reaction out of Megatron, but Erwin elaborates. Optimus is the one willing to strive for peace and peace talks, and he is talking with Willy Tybur, the one controlling Marley from the shadows. The one that holds the most power in this situation. And even though Optimus and Willy are willing to talk, the rest see Optimus as a demon that killed the Armored Titan. So how bad would it look for Optimus if Marley learns that Optimus killed a child, but is letting his 4 million year old enemy live? One who takes lives without a second thought and hates humanity like it’s second nature? The hypocrisy! The scandal! Optimus would be seen as a liar and everything would go up in flames as long as Megatron was there!
And Erwin can now see a mix of anger and concern in Megatron’s face, which is good because Megatron is recognizing the severity of the situation. And Erwin tells him he’s creating contingencies incase shit goes side ways and the only reason Megatron is still around is because he’s still useful. But the minute Megatron’s presence jeopardizes them all, he’ll use everything he can to get rid of him.
Is it a bluff? Maybe, but Erwin cannot let anything bad happen to the walls. But Erwin should be really grateful he’s resolved most of his emotional baggage!
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sparkywrites25 · 2 years
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Levi x Reader x Petra Baby Headcanons
Writing that Levi x Reader x Petra gave me the bug and one of my favourite tropes is pregnancy so here are some headcanons for the three of you handling the pre-birth and post-birth journeys. For this post Y/N is the one pregnant although I'd say most if not all of these would apply with Petra too. I had a lot of fun writing these. I didn't think I'd do headcanons because I had few ideas but once I started with those I did have, more snowballed out of my brain.
Petra and Levi's reactions to the pregnancy are extremely different initially. Petra is thrilled about the baby and becoming a parent. She's very much of the "new life, new hope" mindset and "bringing something good into this world". She wants to stroke your bump and talk to the baby straight away. She also wastes no time in checking in with you about your symptoms and how you're feeling about this pregnancy - whether it's something you want.
Levi's mind, however, immediately jumps to the fact that his child is going to be born into a shitty world and could end up losing two out of its three parents before its even born. There's the threat of the Armoured and Colossal Titans returning to breach another world. This world is too damn fucking dangerous and so he's kicking himself for getting you pregnant.
He doesn't really hide this feeling which is disappointing but his reasoning becomes pretty clear real fast so you know it's not coming from a hateful or malicious place. He wants a good future, a safe future for any children you all may have and right now this world is not there yet. He knows it might never be.
But he is conflicted. This is his child. This is your child - all three of yours. He's shocked yeah, but that love is still planted beneath layers of fear and doubt. He knows one thing though. He will never walk away from this, like his father and Kenny did. He made this child and he's committed to looking after his family.
Oh how quickly honourable commitment turns to him fully embracing the idea though. When the shock wears off and the fear fades just a little, he remembers his time with his mother - how he wouldn't wish any of that away in order to be born into a different life. He loved his time with her mostly and even though it was hard, (and raising this child will be hard too, he knows) he wants to have that with his child.
He and Petra are god sends when it comes to your morning sickness. Petra's at your side rubbing your back and holding your hair (and when she's not, Levi is) while Levi's on standby to clean up after you once he's readied some water and plain crackers (according to Hange these are good for not triggering your nausea too much).
Petra is better at handling your mood swings but Levi still gives you good, steadying hugs. If you're getting teary, he tells shit jokes to try and make you laugh. Once he realizes that you also take amusement from it, he also rants about annoying habits and behaviours of comrades.
Levi is genuinely perplexed by some of your cravings and his reaction often has you and Petra in giggles. Due to his insomnia, he handles most of the late night cravings but sometimes Petra beats him to it so he can rest. She generally fetches your cravings during the day.
They're both very conscious of making sure you don't overdo things but they also don't baby you either. If you aren't clearly straining yourself or struggling, they will simply remain watchful around you. (Neither of them want to just leave you to it in case anything does happen.) They have faith in your strength but they also know you don't like to be a burden and so may overestimate your limits.
Levi and Petra very much tag team you when it comes to staying hydrated and eating properly.  They do recognize that morning sickness makes that more difficult. Petra, however, will try and get you to eat just a little but more often, spread throughout the day. A few crackers here and there to tide you over.
Levi experiments with home made cleaning supplies to produce effective ones without strong smells that might trigger your nausea. He actually quite enjoys the production process and you and Petra spy on him in the doorway trying not to coo and giggle until one of you inevitably gives the game away and you both get locked out as his ears go pink.
When it comes to your aches and swollen ankles and fingers, your two lovers team up to help you. Levi hates handling feet unless you all have literally gotten out of the shower or bath so Petra volunteers to massage your feet and ankles while Levi will either roll you on your back or side (depending on how big the bump is) and massage your back. He's super careful not to use too much of his strength but oh man he's so good at working out all those tense places. Often you fall asleep from his and Petra's massages.
Generally Levi hates crumbs in bed and the like but he will bring you food in bed if you're not feeling well enough to get up and move around. You can bet those sheets are getting cleaned though as soon as you are well enough to get up or go to get a bath.
Petra runs the best baths. While Levi puts enough soap in, he doesn't get the bubbles as foamy and frothy as Petra does.
However Levi does make you the best tea and he is basically your tea boy. He's researched what ones are better for pregnancy and keeping anxieties at bay.
Petra and Levi handle the whole labour process very differently. Petra outwardly frets and panics about things while Levi takes charge of the situation calmly (although his mind is already running through scenarios in which things could go horribly wrong).
God forbid that infirmary is not clean enough for his standards because he would rather have you give birth in his quarters. Which of course ends up happening because Levi's child is not being born into an environment any less than the very best - even though the medics in the infirmary do try and keep their workspace as clean as possible but are also so busy.
Petra cries buckets when you finally give birth and Levi's eyes are suspiciously shiny, accompanied by a shaky expression like someone's picked him up and completely rattled him. The pair of them wrap their arms around you and snuggle in to admire your child.
When it's their turn to hold the baby, you're left in tears of joy as Petra rocks the baby and coos gently, kissing them all over their face. She gently rubs her nose against the baby's.
Levi cradles his child with such security and yet tenderness. He stares at them amazed, struck dumb by the very notion that he helped create this tiny person. He kisses their head and whispers how much he loves them.
The pair of them are amazing in the aftermath of you giving birth. Scout HQ is currently the old royal residence most of the time (even before Eren) and Erwin allows you and the baby to stay at HQ for now since Levi's quarters are away from most of the others (by his request) and it'll be easier for Levi to focus on work with you both here.
Levi and Petra manage to coordinate time off to help you out without leaving Levi Squad leaderless. In the day time, Levi does most of the training with the squad although sometimes  Eld covers. While one is training, the other one helps you out or catches up on paperwork (or sleep).
Once you've recovered, you take up more responsibility with the baby and take over Levi's paperwork. You have chosen not to remain as a soldier but you can still help out paperwork wise and Erwin talks about having you handle more officers' paperwork once your baby is older.
At night, Levi will fetch the baby to you if they need feeding otherwise he will change them and try and soothe them himself. (He'll bring them to you if you want cuddles as well).
Overall, you fall into a good routine. It doesn't solve every problem nor does it mean none of you get exhausted or snappy but it works.
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hauntedhousecat · 2 years
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I can't even! Are you playing the who would you date game? Well you are now!
Zeke or Floch
Pixis or Zackly
King Fritz or Rod Reiss
Colossal Titan or Attack Titan
I demand answers!! Share I keep going?!
<3 <3 okay but
Erwin or Hange :)
Lol I wasn't but I'll definitely answer what I'm asked! XD
Zeke or Floch? Can I yeet them both off a cliff instead? That would be the best and only date. ;)
Pixis or Zackly? Lol
Pixis. Hands down Pixis. We could talk about alcohol, ladies, and lady titans... He could even teach me some chess so..... I feel like he'd be interesting to talk to overall.
(Zackly is......unique. I would like talking to him but I don't think I'd like dating him.)
King Fritz or Rod Reiss?
King Fritz. He seems like a chill stoner and I don't know why but I feel like we'd get along? Lol I'm sorry that's all I got on that one.
(Rod Reiss gives me all kinds of yuck vibes. Just.....ew.)
Colossal titan or Attack titan?
Oh....well.... Hmm..... I like the design of the attack titan a lot..... but I like the people who were the colossal more.
So.....Colossal? I guess?
Erwin or Hange?
Lol!
I'm sorry Hange I love you but I'll go with Erwin. Get Hange and me in a room together for too long and something will be exploding and it will probably be the building.
Erwin is calm and collected and frankly a rather good counter to my own self so I can see the both of us doing alright.
Hange and I would have way too much fun regardless so I really don't feel like I would be losing all that much? If that makes sense?
Thank you for sending these in?
Lol You got more? BRING IT!!!! XD Seriously ILY and thank you for sending these in. :)
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crisalidaseason · 2 years
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SPOILERS AOT SEASON 2 - CH. 139
I have something to share with all of you! Sit down, grab a snack, water and patience because I'm gonna rant!
Rant of today: My disappointment with Armin.
No, I am not disappointed with him as a character, more with what happened to his character. Let me elaborate for you!
Armin is portrayed very early on as being the brain type of character. The author makes sure we understand he isn't as physically strong as his peers and therefore relies on his intelligence to survive and help his friends. We see many moments were his mind saved his friends and himself from trouble when brute force wasn't an option.
When season 2 happened, he became a bit important to the plot because Erwin listened to his strategy and opinions about the armored and colossal titan (which worked well and set Armin up to be consulted more times). In season 3, he was really good in the political arc and also really important to the reclaim of wall Maria (Erwin crafted a plan with him for god's sake).
When Erwin dies and gives the Commander role to Hange, I genuinely thought he did this as a cover up. He let Hange take the position because of trust, years of working together and the fact they're a veteran. But in my opinion, he knew Hange wasn't suited to this role, so he was counting on Levi and Armin to help them. He said to Levi at some point that Armin had potential, of course he wasn't gonna give the commander role to a teenager, but he knew Armin could help Hange, alongside Levi.
So, my point is: In season 4 we should have seen more of Armin as an advisor and playing a diplomatic-political role with Hange and Onyankopon. He didn't need to be important, just inserted in the politics. In the end of the manga, he becomes sort of a representative of Paradis, it would make sense for him to have more political participation in season 4. Don't get me wrong, I love his character in this season, it shows so much of his internal struggle and insecurities, but Armin is so much more than just an insecure smart boy!
I missed his brainstorm moments in s4. He did some things that felt so out of character (like trying to manipulate Yelena when obviously it wouldn't work, and he would know that!). Some of his plans and ideas felt so poorly developed and would never work properly (like, is this the same guy who plotted how to defeat Bertholdt? and also helped defeat Kenny's heavily armed squad?). I know that sometimes smart people can encounter difficult situations and make mistakes, but in Armin's case the mistakes were like...lack of detail attention (Armin...who pays attention to freaking everything?).
I am not bashing Isayama, I know he was tired in the end. He just wanted to finish that manga already. Maybe he wasn't paying attention to his characters as much and just decided to speedrun the ending. At the end of the day, I still think Armin's plotline was so good and made a lot of sense (i just wish it was more consistent in season 4). The character is still fascinating after all and I love him nonetheless.
Also, those are only my opinions! You might think differently and I respect that. I only ask you to respect me too and if you wanna discuss, fell free to send me your points of view through the comments or ask feature!
Bye, and until next time!
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hajimesh · 3 years
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𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁
⥅ eren jaeger / 1.8k words
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warnings. manga spoilers, fluff and angst, gender neutral reader
a/n. my entry for anilysium's collab, don't forget to check the masterlist !! thank u sm temi for the beta ♡ @thefairywalker
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hope is what makes someone hold onto a promise. and that hope it's worse than the broken promise itself.
845.
an autumn-like breeze cooled down the summer afternoon, and with the sky barren of any clouds, it was easier for the sun rays to land on those familiar blond strands.
"over there!"
eren's small hand—even though it was big enough to cover yours—wrapped around your wrist before it tugged you through the crowd. your rapid breaths were all you could hear while you mentally prayed to make it on time, just a couple more steps and you would be within reach, already staring at armin’s frightened face which caused your heart to jump. but what finally managed to send you in a state of despair was the sight of eren shoving the bigger kid away.
“what do you think you’re doing, yeager?!”
“are you hurt?” tears gathered at the corners of your eyes while you helped armin up on his feet, you didn’t have to turn around to know eren had received a punch, his pained wail making you flinch.
armin took your hand and together faced the scene before your eyes, holding onto each other's hands while tears dampened your cheeks.
“leave him alone!” the tremble in your voice was obvious, even after multiple fights with those kids it always ended up the same way. armin and you crying in fear for eren and mikasa's safety.
only this time mikasa was nowhere to be seen.
“shut up!” 
“don’t talk to them like that!” with a kick on the shin, eren managed to keep the bully out of commission for a few seconds. but that was enough for your saviour to arrive.
“leave before i call the garrison.”
relief began to relax your tense stance, you all knew that it wasn’t the moment to be wasting their time in a kid’s fight, the shortage of food seemed to worsen each day and keeping the people on a tight leash became harder as the days went by.
the kid seemed to finally realize he wouldn't win this time, so with a scoff he took a couple of steps back, "this isn't over," his annoyed gaze traveled from eren to you, "and try not to piss your pants next time."
the three of you watched him run away while the rush of adrenaline began to wear out on your bodies and gave in to the tiredness. had mikasa not intervened, the outcome would've been way worse.
"hey," eren was the first one to break the silence, turning towards you and landing a hand on your shoulder. unfortunately, the softness in his voice was your catalyst and soon you allowed the distress to overcome you, "oh no, don't cry!"
it was useless to try to get your tears to stop, falling one after another as your chest racked with broken sobs, "i-i'm sorry i couldn't be o-of help!"
armin watched in worry as eren tried and failed to get you to calm down. he could tell you were scared when you confronted the bully, your hold on his hand so tight he feared you would end up hurting yourselves. but even so, you had pulled through your fear and stood your ground, something he admired from you.
with a tug on your shirt, mikasa signaled you to start walking, her impassive yet reassuring gaze letting you know she was there for you.
"let's go home."
the warm steam that blew onto your blotchy face felt soothing, the taste of mrs. yeager's freshly brewed tea successfully relaxing the tightness in your chest as it ran down your throat.
you could already feel the tiredness hitting you all at once, begging you to lie down and close your eyes so you could rest your mind after the afternoon's occurrences. but with eren's eyes observing you, you knew you weren't off the hook yet.
"better?"
not trusting your voice, you hummed and smiled behind the cup resting on your lips, sniffling slightly when a flashback of eren being punched on the face appeared on your mind.
however, he didn't seem to be done with the topic.
"why did you stand up to him if you were so scared? you were lucky he didn't go for you." 
"'cause i didn't want him to keep punching you."
"i don't need your help," his tone gave you the wrong impression. were you bothering him? a frown pulled your lips in a wobbly pout but he was quick to realize his error, "i mean, we should focus on armin, right? he's the one always in trouble."
you rocked your feet back and forth, watching them dangle from the chair as you mulled over his words. he wasn't lying, it was armin who often ended up as the victim of those bullies. at least when neither of you were around to aid him.
"i have a plan!" eren suddenly perked up, eyes brimming with excitement and pride as he obviously found his plan a good one, "dad always says that it's his duty to protect mom because they're married. so, if we get married, i can protect you and we can protect armin—together!"
you couldn't help but gasp, "married?! but we are too little!"
"not now, dummy. when we grow up!"
"what if i cry again and can't protect armin?" you voiced out your biggest worry as you pushed the cup away and made room on the table for your arm, resting your chin on top of it after yawning.
"i'll protect all of us," he didn't even hesitate, “and we have mikasa too.”
the silly promise made so much sense to your 10-year-old brain, which is why you held onto the hope and safety it gave you and agreed.
carla yeager squealed the news to her husband once eren and you had fallen asleep.
850.
there wasn't a day where you didn't regret not going with them.
the lively days soon became dull without eren and armin’s excited voices as they discussed the fire and icy lands in armin’s book, mikasa’s reassuring presence gone as well. but you knew you wouldn’t make it through the strenuous military training—or at least that was what you had told yourself.
truthfully, you wondered how were they not scared of continuing with their suicide mission of joining the legion, all those sacrifices just to see what was outside the walls. why couldn’t they be happy with what you already had? it wasn’t much, but you had each other, which was more than what most people could say.
with shiganshina gone, you became one of the refugees that lurked in the streets of trost. the conditions to live growing harsher, food and shelter becoming escarse and a luxury, but eren’s promise gave you enough strength to go on with your days until you landed a job as a waitress at a pub. 
you missed them, all of them.
their names flew from the mouths of the military police and other higher ups that passed by, making you wonder what they were up to. however, when news spread about eren’s abilities to shift into one of those creatures, that old sense of worry shook you to your very core.
was he hurt? mikasa wouldn't let anyone lay a finger on him, but what if they separated them?
multiple scenarios ran through your head, many of them not so pleasing and only worsening your nerves. but if their names kept coming up in the authorities’ conversations after each and every mission, then it meant they were still alive.
unfortunately, all you could do was pray for their well-being and silently beg them to return.
854.
after years of not hearing his voice, it took you several seconds to recognize it.
“where– where are we? why–”
“you’ve changed,” his tone was soft yet hints of curiosity sept through as he marveled at you, “you look older..." prettier, he wanted to say.
having spent so many years without the intensity of his gaze, you realized you had grown unused to it, “you’ve changed too.”
it seemed like everyone had disappeared, except for you and him. dunes of fine sand slithered under your feet and a bright light illuminated the starry sky, converging by the horizon and causing his green eyes to shine in a way you had never seen before.
“eren… what’s all this?”
one moment you were surrounded by chaos, people screaming while an army of colossal titans walked south and eren declared war against the rest of the world; and the next it all had gone quiet, a man—eren—standing next to you while holding your hand.
"they will pay, and then we will be free," his thumb rubbed the skin on the back of your hand gently.
you caught the way his gaze hardened for a second, rage clear in his features but what confused you the most was the amount of hurt swirling in his eyes.
​​what did he mean by 'they'? you were aware of marley's feelings towards the eldians but was it truly that bad? there were so many questions you wanted to ask, but something told you that you didn’t have enough time so you chose to stick to the most important ones. 
“how's mikasa? armin... is it true? he’s the colossal now?”
eren pulled you closer to him by tugging on your hand, cradling the side of your face with his free hand as a smile took over his lips.
"mikasa's busy kicking everyone's asses," he joked and you couldn't help but laugh, relieved at the sudden lightness in his voice. your eyes closed briefly when he leaned forward and rested his forehead against yours, licking his lips before continuing, "armin... yeah, he's the colossal. looks like i need to find another excuse to marry you, hm?” 
you found it unfair how after almost a decade, he could still hold such a power over your heart, the butterflies in your stomach feeling worse than what you recalled.
“you remember?”
he didn't miss the hope in your tone, his own heart aching at the thought of you assuming he had forgotten about your existence. there wasn't a day where he hadn't wondered about your well-being, were you safe? had a titan stole your life just like they had done with his mom? it was armin and mikasa who consoled him whenever the intrusive thoughts became too much to his already stressed mind.
“i never forgot.”
it was subtle, the way that kids promise evolved into a lifetime vow—but neither of you minded.
“i need you to promise me one more thing," he murmured, his breath fanning over your lips while your own faltered at his proximity.
“you’re leaving again,” it wasn't a question.
“i have to.”
it pained him to no end, but it had to be done. the warmth of his lips touched your forehead, your cheeks, and lips; staying longer on the latter while your hearts synchronized for a moment, sharing years worth of affection.
"stay here, on the island. find somewhere safe to stay until it all ends.”
a mere murmur on your lips, that was all it took to harm your hopeful soul.
"and don't wait for me."
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that-bajan-kid · 4 years
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Boku No Hero Academia Chapter 282 SPOILERS
(It's the end of the world)
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HE'S STILL ALIVE?????? I'm sorry Izuku but that man is beyond dead. Then again, I thought Best Jeanest and Nighteye died instantly from their injuries so who knows?
Oh shit Midoriya saw the bullet.
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An appropriate response, really. Won't that break all of his bones tho?
Bakugou takes out the one in his right (?) hand.
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BUT SHIGGY STILL MANAGES TO SEND OUT THE IN HIS OTHER HAND FUCK
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FUCK NO AIZAWA!!! Shit man they're all about to die now. Izuku better move his ass right the fuck now.
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Don't tell me he's about to do what I think he's gonna do.
He did it. The mad lad cut his own leg off. According to Shigaraki it's not gonna make a difference tho.
Speaking of Shigaraki, it kinda looks like the lower half of his face is melting. And he chopping down pretty hard on Midoriya's very broken arm rn.
Mido gets blown back cause of a shock wave. Shit it looks like he might loose an arm too. Horikoshi'staking limbs from everyone. First Miruko, then Hawks, Aizawa, and now potentially Izuku too. Damn. Izuku sends out Black Whip with his non mangled arm.
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OH SO SHIGARAKI MADE THE SHOCWAVE WHEN HE MOVED OK. The state of Izuku's arm makes more sense now.
LEAVE AIZAWA ALONE THE POOR MAN GAS BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH.
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IS THAT FUCKING ICE ?!!?!?
FUCK YES TODOROKI HAS ENTERED THE BATTLE
Apparently that light we all saw following BakuDeku was in fact Todoroki. Finally, now everyone can shut the fuck up about how mad they are that he's not there.
I'm half expecting Dabi to show up now too.
(Edit: I WAS FUCKING JOKING HORIKOSHI NO-)
Izuku has decide to use Black Whip as an impromptu cast for his very broken arm which is very smart. He then decide to use said broken arm to punch Shigaraki in the guts. He's definitely loosing that arm.
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Why does he look so much better than he did two panels ago? Either Erasure stopped working, Aizawa was forced to blink, or Izu and Tomura are out of his line of sight.
We cut back to the evac squad. Iida is trying to contact Todoroki who apparently left to being BakuDeku back. Uraraka says they should go after them, which is a horrible idea considering everything. One of the civilians is watching the news on their phone and now everyone is crowding around him.
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CLEARLY IT WASN'T ENOUGH. WHAT THE FUCK HAPPEN TO THE OTGER TEAM?!? WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THE KIDS?!?!?!? ISN'T GIGANTO SUPPOSED TO BE DRUGGED??!!??!?! That's gonna be a shit ton of dead bodies.
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*insert Colossal Titan theme here*
So this is what the title was talking about.
What happened to Majestic and Fat Gum and all the other heroes who went to apprehend him?? Is the anaesthetic not working???? Of course it's not working, look at him. What happened to the students? They better be alive.
Aizawa either dug out the bullet or amputated his own leg with a knife, and potentially lost his quirk anyway. He's gonna be so fucked up when this is over.
Midoriya is working with one arm. He might possibly loose the broken one cause that doctor from after the Overhaul arc told he would if he broke them again.
Shouto, in classic Todoroki fashion, has made his dramatic return to the battle. Not sure how he got past all the NHE but we not gonna talk about that.
Tomura appears to have gotten his quirks back which means everyone is fucked. We don't know what happened to Midoriya and Giganto has taken the most densely populated path he could find to Shigaraki. The heroes all appear to be dead, sans the ones on the evac team, which probably means its up to the students to try and fix this.
The fate of Japan rest in the hands of a bunch of 16 year olds. Nice.
Until next time.
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justanotherlifeff · 4 years
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Levi Ackerman × reader
Genre: Angst, Hurt/comfort, Fluff, matured themes, slowburn
Warning: There's mentions and descriptions of underage rape and suicidal themes and self harm.
(Y/N) POV
We were helping the civilians evacuate when Uncle Erwin suddenly remembered that no one was sent to give the message that Annie Leonhart was actually the female titan to the safehouse at the South of wall Rose. The other 104 training corps soldiers were kept there. "Who do I send there now? Everyone is busy fighting Annie.." he sighed. "May I go there? I am wearing a combat uniform which will get me through the forest that needs to be crossed in case any wild animal attacks and my horse is fast as well" I asked uncle Erwin. 
"But you're injured. Are you sure you will be alright?" uncle Erwin asked with a worried face. "Besides, weren't you supposed to protect the commander in case things go wrong?" Levi heichou interjected with a very professional tone. "Heichou, it seems like the military police are helping us now. They could protect the commander if it's necessary as they are in combat uniform too. Besides, I only have a sprained ankle and a cut on my head. Such minor injuries shouldn't stop a good soldier. I will only go if permission is given as someone from the military police could also do the same job. However, I doubt their horses are as efficient as ours. That's all" I replied with an equal amount of professionalism.
 If Levi Heichou wanted to pretend everything from this morning never happened, I will do the same. "Okay. Permission granted. Be careful" Uncle Erwin told me with a smile. With that, I got on my horse and galloped out of Stohess district. The cold wind outside of wall Sina caressing my face was a good change from the crowded roads inside the wall. Mikasa, Armin, Jean and I weren't suspected because Mikasa and Armin were Eren's best friends and they wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to kidnap him. Jean wasn't suspected too because he was with Armin the whole time.
 However, even if Reiner was with Armin too, it seemed like the female titan knew exactly where to go after her combat with Reiner. It was also surprising that Reiner survived the grab by the female titan. He was suspected to be assisting the female titan. I on the other hand was not suspected because the captain found me injured when the female titan was fighting Eren. They were all kept in that safehouse based on Armin's assumptions under Mike Zacharias's squad. I galloped towards the safehouse trying to ignore the fact that I was hurt by the way the captain behaved.
Levi POV
I was trying to ignore what happened this morning because I wasn't sure what to do with it. I knew this could cause a lot of complications and the last thing we needed was complications. However, the look on (Y/N)'s face when I tried to be professional with her made me regret talking to her like that. I just wasn't sure about how to react. I was staring at Annie inside some sort of crystal she formed around her. The fight was over and she did this to prevent our questioning. 
We found out there were colossal titans inside the walls. Apparently pastor Nick knew something about this but was refusing to open his mouth. Erwin was in a meeting with Darius Zackly about the massacre caused inside Stohess district. Suddenly a soldier came on and reported, "Wall Rose is breached. We got news from the safehouse in the south. The titans are approaching from that way". My heart sank when I heard that. (Y/N) went there. Just these three sentences made all my confusion go away. I knew what to do with what happened this morning. 
"Does Erwin know?" I asked the soldier. "Yes heichou. He was informed before anyone else. He requests all squad leaders and their teams to be present at the Ehrmich district." he replied. "Okay. You may go" I replied before heading up from the underground facility. I found carts getting filled with all the squad leaders present in stohess for the fight including Hanji who was sitting with Pastor Nick, Eren and Mikasa on a cart. I went over to their cart since I didn't have a squad anymore.
12 hours earlier:
(Y/N) POV
I reached the safehouse and informed squad leader Mike about Annie being the female titan. I also let him know that the 104 trainee corps soldiers are free to go back now, however, it was decided that everyone would leave after lunch. I went up to see how everyone was doing and found Connie and Sasha talking about sneaking out to go to their villages. "Well, I don't think you have to sneak out. We found out who the female titan is and everyone can go wherever they want after lunch" I informed them as I entered.
 "But that's gonna take some time," Sasha complained as she kept her head on the table. She suddenly jerked up and exclaimed, "I hear the ground rumbling! It sounds like footsteps." While Reiner was debating about the fact that titans breaking in was impossible, Mike sensed something and sent a guy named Thomas to look around. He came back with news that wall Rose is breached and there were titans approaching us, 500 meters from here. If wall Rose was broken, most of humanity wouldn't stand a chance because Wall Sina didn't have enough space to give everyone food or shelter.
 I started panicking at the thought but calmed myself down as squad leader Mike instructed us to evacuate and let all nearby villages know that titans were coming. We decided to split into four teams. I was assigned to the south team because that was the most dangerous route and I was one of the most skilled soldiers out here. Connie was supposed to lead us to his village. As we galloped away from the safehouse, the titans suddenly started running. They would catch up to us if they ran this fast. 
Just as I was thinking this, squad leader Mike said "Gelgar! Take command of the south team!" and ran off towards the titans. I had heard that he was the second strongest soldier of humanity just after Levi heichou so I didn't question him. The thought of heichou came to my head. He was inside wall Sina and safe. At Least someone I cared about wouldn't die today.
9 hours later:
We warned several villages on the way and they all evacuated. Connie's village was the last one left. As we came near it, Connie's horse sprinted towards the village even if others told him to slow down. As we entered the village, we found broken buildings. The village was completely destroyed by titans. Suddenly we came across a titan who laid down on a building. 
I went to check on the stable to see if the horses were there or not along with one of the Mike Squad soldiers. The stable was surprisingly full of horses. Does that mean everyone got eaten? We didn't see anybody on the way nor did we notice any half eaten corpses. We went back to that titan that couldn't move because of its small limbs. It was surprising how that titan came here. Many questions were coming to my mind but we made it clear that there was no one left in the village. With that, we followed Gelgar out of the village. Reiner and Connie took some time talking to each other but caught up with us soon enough.
2 hours later:
It was dark. We used torches to move forward now that our sole aim was to find the hole in the wall now. Suddenly we found ourselves facing the west team. Krista and Ymir were there with them. "Did you follow the wall here, too?" Gelgar asked. A soldier from the West team answered, "Yeah, so, where's the hole?". It seemed like there was no hole in the wall. But in that case, how and where did the titans come from? The number of questions kept increasing in my head. 
As I was thinking about the whole scenario, Krista mentioned how tired she was. I remembered that I, too, was tired from riding a horse for 11 hours. Just as someone mentioned that some moonlight could be good, the moon appeared out of the clouds and we could see the ruins of a castle in the distance. No one knew there was a castle so close to the wall but everyone was happy to find a place to rest. Everyone was talking as we went inside but I decided to make use of whatever time we had to get some sleep.
An hour later:
I woke up to the shouts of a female soldier from the west team. She was instructing everyone to head to the roof. I didn't waste any time and went up. As soon as I reached up, I saw a huge amount of titans flocking up near the castle. Small titans broke the door and got inside while there was a 17 meter class abnormal titan with hair all over it which headed towards the wall instead. Suddenly a titan charged at the tower trying to break it. I looked at the soldiers from Mike's squad and they nodded at me letting me know that we would fight now. One of them told the others to stay put as the five of us switched to 3DMG. The fight just started.
Krista POV
The Mike squad was fighting a few titans near the castle but in case of (Y/N), I could only see what seemed like almost a blur and titans falling down. It had been about five minutes since the fight started and (Y/N) alone killed about 6 titans. The titans still kept swarming in. The lady from Mike's squad came up and told us to give all we can. We had to stop the small titans from infiltrating the castle.
(Y/N) POV
I was on my 15th kill when suddenly something threw a huge boulder at the Castle. The stable was destroyed killing the horses. A second boulder was thrown and it hit the tower. We flew towards the damage and saw two of the soldiers were killed. We took the bodies to the roof and as Connie pointed out, we saw the beast titan was the one throwing the boulders from top of the wall. As we looked back at the forest in front, double the amount of titans came swarming in. My tank was already half empty. At most I could kill about 20 out of the 40 titans coming at us excluding the small ones. 
Without a second glance I went down slashing one titan after another down as fast as possible. I made the least amount of movements to save up gas. Even so, I was only able to kill 18 more titans before I only had enough gas to go up. I got up to the tower and saw the other two fighting. Their gases were over in 2 more minutes. 
They killed several small titans and 10 titans over 10 meter. Just as I expected them to come up, Gelgar fell down and the other soldier went down to save him and both got eaten. We were gonna die. I was regretting the fact that I wasn’t nicer to Levi the last time I talked to him. I wish I had more time… Even as just a comrade… Just a friend… I wish I had seen Levi smile... A smile etched itself on my mouth. So this is it huh?
I looked at the sunrise. It was so beautiful that for a moment, I felt like death won't be a bad thing. Suddenly Ymir jumped from the tower with a knife and there was a shrill sound of lightning and I saw her turn into a titan and attack those titans down. "Ymir is a titan shifter like Eren and Annie?" I wondered in shock and just as things couldn't get more confusing, the tower started to fall. Krista was shouting encouragement to Ymir and I was too dumbstruck to do anything.
 Suddenly Ymir's titan form came up and told us, "Grab on to live". We all did as we were told and she pinned all those titans under the falling tower. As the titans were rising up again from the rubble she rushed back to finish them off. But then she was caught by one of the bigger titans and they started eating her off. 
Krista ran towards her saying some stuff about her real name which only added to my already huge list of questions. A titan was going to grab her when Mikasa and the others showed up. I was sitting down on the rock because I couldn't stand. All that flying and falling worsened the condition of my leg. They finished the remaining titans off as I looked at them fighting, for the first time feeling glad that I somehow was not dead.
To be continued...
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highpriestofpalkism · 4 years
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Darkness between Two Worlds -
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"Darkness between Two Worlds: A king isn't enough, we need a god. Cover by: Paolo Bagnato, Made by: Arceus92 (me)"
Rick was looking particularly worried at the computer monitor. There were some rather notable anomalies regarding Titanus Gojira's journey into the North Atlantic Ocean, a few hundred kilometers from their outpost at Castle Bravo, in Bermuda, and he could not understand their nature. Godzilla had been reported in the same place for the past five minutes, and was frantically stirring in the water: his signal dot continued to shake, while the patches of colour around him, which indicated the radioactivity of the area, only became more vivid every second.
«What the fuck does that mean there is a higher level of radiation? And to say that until recently he was swimming calmly! He is moving as fast as he can! I think he is...»
«Rick! You have to calm down, I don't think it's something dangerous...maybe he's taking a tunnel to Hollow Earth...?», Chen replied, starting a list of possible rational solutions to that unusual problem.
«And since when does he become more radioactive if it moves? It only happens when he fires a nuclear beams or is under particular stress... »
«Consider that there is a very strong force five hurricane going near his location, he may have used it to clear the fog or dispel the clouds.»
«But why stand still on the spot wagging your tail? It looks like he's struggling with nothing!»
«It is impossible that he is fighting! There is no known titan nearby, and I don't think he would use atomic rays for simple preys...»
«Whatever. I'm not understanding anything!»
«What do you mean Godzilla is emitting more radiation?!»
Mark intruded into the discussion inside that small computer room: the events of 2019 had shaken him a lot, and, despite having managed to recognize the role of Godzilla within the ecosystem, he had become slightly paranoid after them, and when the titan began to make strange or unusual movements, he immediately panicked.
«Oh well, the hysterical has come...»
«I'm not hysterical! I just want to prevent that...thing from causing other problems!»
«You have to blame the yellow dragon and that ecoterrorist if the other half of the family almost died.»
«...»
Doctor Russel clenched his fists with bitterness.
«Come on, Rick, don't provoke him like this! We have far more important things to deal with.»
«Well, you're not wrong, but this one goes crazy as soon as Goji breathes!»
«"This one"?»
«Rick!»
«Okay okay...»
«Let me see.» Mark moved the chair Rick was sitting on to see the monitor. There was the dot that indicated Godzilla, the radiation around it, and the huge storm marked in yellow that was raging around him.
«Well...apparently that Gonorrhea resurrected»
«You like Sam's expression, huh, Mark?»
«For what he did, a nickname like that deserves it, don't you think?»
«It doesn't seem appropriate to me, actually...», said Dr. Chen, once she got up and moved closer to the two, to better observe the movements of the titan who had already saved the world twice.
«We're just kidding, Ilene!», Mark replied, «Three storms of a death song, the One who is Many, Gonorrhea...all synonyms-»
«Look here!»
The doctor pointed to the screen to signal a sudden movement of Godzilla, who had started moving again with energy after that sudden arrest of a short while ago. Apparently, the furious hurricane seemed to follow him, as the levels of radioactivity rose dramatically. They were proceeding to the outpost. Everyone in the room sweated cold. «I-it can't be...», Mark stammered.
«Ah, shit, here we go again...» «Ghidorah can't be seriously alive!» «Evidently Godzilla forgot a few pieces of Ichi on the street...», Dr. Stanton tried to play down, failing miserably.
«It generates storms in which it hides, it has been fighting with Godzilla for at least ten minutes, it increases the radiation levels...it's obviously him!» «Here I have to correct you, Mark.», replied the doctor. She was rather skeptical about any return of Ghidorah, which seemed impossible given her obvious death in the Battle of Boston. She wanted to find an explanation for that absurd riddle. «This unidentified entity does not emit any type of radiation, unlike the One who is Many or the King himself. We don't even know if it exists or not, if it was a coincidence that the hurricane followed Godzilla...»
«I propose to send a drone there, or even to go there to see what it is. It's all too strange...»
«With a force five hurricane that seems to get stronger with every passing second? No, thanks!», Mark exclaimed, rather agitated by the situation.
«Well, we have to somehow find a solution! All this could become dangerous if we do not intervene!» «Er...Doctor Chen ...»
Rick made a long line of concern mixed with discomfort and doubt, putting a finger on the screen and turning to Ilene.
«...He are approaching...»
«What?»
«The hurricane...is approaching...together with Godzilla...»
«Fantastic! Now let's die in here too!», Mark said desperately, putting a hand on his forehead, massaging it.
«The outpost is storm and hurricane-proof...we are in an area at risk, it is natural that this is the case, otherwise we would not have even built it!»
«Thanks for the story lesson, Dr. Chen, but as you said earlier, we have more important things to think about!»
Doctor Chen looked at Mark a little annoyed by his statements.
«Russel, maybe it's better if we go check it out...»
«We don't talk about i-»
The three jumped into air with fright, when the room was suddenly pervaded by a red light and assailed by a deafening din: it was the alarm. The hurricane was getting closer, and with him, a probably furious Godzilla.
«...Maybe it was better to be more careful with the monitor.» Rick complained sarcastically.
«Ah, everything goes perfectly as you said!»
«I never said that things are going perfectly, Russel...»
«Godzilla will kick our asses, he won't be as kind as he was two years ago!» «Oh, for God's sake, Mark, you're breaking-»
Dr. Stanton's voice was interrupted at the end by the sudden opening of the door of the room in which they were. It was Sam, pale, with immense fear in his face (as usual, I would say), as if a close relative had died, to bring bad news.
«Gentlemen...and madam, I believe you already know what I am going to tell you. G-Godzilla and a force five hurricane are approaching the base-»
«LYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!»
A very high-pitched and bursting scream, which in a few decibels would have broken glass, seemed to pierce the air at full volume, penetrating the ears of the unfortunate listeners. A scream never heard before, which placed fear in the souls of all the present ones.
«W-what the fuck was that?!», Mark exclaimed with his mouth open. «Certainly not Godzilla.»
Dr. Chen imposed herself with her voice, almost reassuringly typical of her. She was the only one who seemed not to be worried about that screaming throat thrown by who knows what: it was curiosity that moved her soul.
«We must go and see. Put on a jacket and let's go upstairs. I am alredy convinced he is fighting.»
«Ehm ... do we have to go?»
«Come on, Sam! We certainly can't sit with our hands!»
«... Ilene is right.»
The mythographer turned her gaze to Mark, almost surprised by his statement; after all, they had been in conflict for a few minutes.
«Can't I stay here?»
«No, Rick, you can't stay here. You will come with us.»
«And-what about me, Dr. Russel?»
«You too, Sam. Put your coat on and let's go.»
Rick got up from his chair, sighing heavily, rather annoyed. He swore in his mind that if it was yet another planetary threat, he would have thrown himself into the ocean. They all did as ordered, some with his times, some with others, and went out, taking the elevator, with the huge head of FeM.U.T.O. which watched them silently from above, attached to the wall of the base, beheaded by Godzilla in the battle of San Francisco in 2014. They arrived upstairs, with the saline ocean water around and the rain that beat wildly and uncontrollably against their clothes and their faces, as well as against the entire structure, against which the waves caused by that immense storm also clashed. Everyone, apart from Sam, who remained in the rear just before them, looked out at the metallic railing facing the gigantic whirlwind, still far but more than visible. The sky was obscured by gray and black clouds, while the turret continued to play the alarm signal.
A beam of blue light came out of the waters, pushing them by force and piercing the sky.
«...Well, there was no doubt that Godzilla was there, I think?», said Mark, in a mixture of fear, sarcasm and surprise.
«That was obvious...but I don't think he became a psychopath, you know! He must be fighting something!»
«Yes, Rick, but what?», Ilene asked rhetorically.
«We'll see-»
Everyone covered their ears again. That majestic and unknown cry, recognized as a battle by now, was issued again: the King of the Monsters came out of the waters violently with something white between the claws. It seemed to have fingers, and as the whole body emerged, thanks to the just dragged back covered with blue scales, it was understood that this was actually a wing. The colossal figure of Godzilla, almost entirely out of the sea by that time, answered the cry of struggle, more than supremely:
«SKREEEEEEOOOOOOOOOONGK!»
Everyone looked with open mouth, more or less terrified, at the titan and that unknown being who moved and rebelled against his grasp, still more than half submerged in the waves.
«What ... what the fuck is that?!»
Rick screamed, to say the least in amazement.
«I-it doesn't look like any of the titans we've identified so far!», Sam allowed himself to scream in the, who had now positioned himself with them on the fence.
Doctor Russel thought, and in this he was not even wrong: «{I have a bad feeling about all this ...}»
-Notes-
I'm not a native English speaker, so forgive me if you find mistakes!
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