Aight *scraps canon into the trash* if they are in an au, how do you think their confession go? Like who confess first? And how do they realize they've fallen hard for the other? Aaaa, i just wanna read some fluffy au hc, it's been so depressing lately. And i love your writing so would love to know your opinion. so if you want to answer this please do (*＾3＾)/～♡

Eeeeee🥰💕 hello bb! Always more than happy to scrap Canon and indulge in AUs! Ugh... this exercise has made it very apparent that I always indulge in the same trope? *stews in self-awareness and feels very called out*.

My HC of them clumsily falling in love is that Hanji would make the first move. But in a way that’s not very reflective/self-aware? Hanji would always tease Levi/flirt with him/use pick up lines on him. “Hey babe, wanna go grab some lunch?” Or “oh... dinner? I can’t tonight... got a hot date with Levi!” Even though it’s really not a hot date, it’s more like a habit where they grab takeout and head to Levi’s to watch a movie. Or they could be having a chicken dinner and Hanji would lift a piece of chicken and say “are you a piece of chicken? Because you’re impeccable!” And Hanji would be so amused and proud? Like Hanji doesn’t really /think/ of what they’re doing? Hanjo just rolls with it. I don’t think there would be a conscious moment where they’re like “okay this is definitely crossing the lines of friendship. I’m definitely doing this because I think Levi is hot and he’s got a cute butt and I love the way he scowls and grunts and I’m the only person in the world who finds it endearing”. It’s more like “lolz, Levi’s gonna love this new joke I read on the internet! Am gonna use it to annoy him!”

And this goes on for the LONGEST time. And everyone’s just like yeah they’re definitely a thing. So whenever friends can’t seem to get Hanji (this happens a lot because Hanji’s phone is on mute all the time), they would call Levi. And Levi would sigh and immediately he knows? “Hey Nanaba... hold on...” and he’d pass the phone to hanjo.

And I feel although Hanji makes the first move, Levi would be the first to put a name to things. Like he would be really annoyed at whatever Hanji’s doing, but it’s all superficial annoyance? Like he’s going with the flow of being annoyed, but if he were really offended, the other person would know for sure. And he scolds hanjo all the time, but there are moments of unconscious tenderness where he snatches their glasses off their face and just feels his heart stop, he carries them to his bed when they fall asleep on his couch, he cooks for them, cleans their house. It’s A LOT. And maybe one time when she’s over he’s looking at her do the most disgusting thing (idk, maybe she’s shoving spaghetti into her mouth and there’s sauce all over her face and she talks to him with her mouth full. And they are also in his ugly old t-shirt and his shorts that are too short for them and he’s just like ?!?!? What is this feeling in my chest ?!?! Why can’t I breathe? And it hits him like a fucking truck. Oh no. Fuck no oh god no no no. I’m in love with THIS?!?!? /gestures to all of hanjo/

Beautiful. Now the cogs in Levi’s lil head are turning on overdrive. And he’s hyper aware and everything Hanji does now sets him off? And idk maybe he asks her out one day and Hanji just thinks it’s a normal hang out sesh with Levi. But he comes dressed really cute (maybe a notch better than he usually does), and he did this cute slick back thing with his hair and Hanji’s like “excuse me something dropped...” and he’s like what? And she’s like “my jaw!” And he has just gone red at this point. And Hanji is like oh should we ask Petra along? She really wants to watch this movie! And Levi’s like wtf? But he just allows it to happen because he’s too proud to tell her this is A DATE. And so she calls Petra and Oruo and Erwin and Nanaba and Mike, basically the whole crew. And EVERYONE is awkward because they realise. But Hanji’s the only oblivious one.

And when Levi’s coming out of the bathroom he overhears Nanaba talking to Hanji, and apologising. “Sorry we crashed your date Hanji... we didn’t know...” and Hanji’s like “HAHA WHAT? DATE?!? NO WAY! Levi would never- WHA? We always hang out! He doesn’t- no way!!!!”

At the end of the day they’re back in Levi’s apartment, after their friends leave with a very quiet, very sorry “good luck Levi...”

And Levi is at wit’s end so he coughs out a “Hanji. I don’t know how else to put this, but you’re so fucking dense so here it goes. I like you.”

And Hanji still god forbids thinks it’s a joke? “Knock it off Levi! This really is one of your weaker jokes!” And they’re laughing very awkwardly because it’s slowly dawning on them that it is NOT funny. Because Levi is just staring at them. And Hanji’s like... OH.

And for the first time in god knows how long Hanji’s thinking about it, and it hits them? And they kiss? But nothing changes between them because they’ve essentially been married all along?

Ew! As I’m writing this I realise this is written into almost all of my LH fanfics?!? (The one I’m writing is ESSENTIALLY this dynamic.) 😔 this is me liking one thing and doing it to death.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this 💖💕 I love this and love u too.