[thedyingmoon]

Important Announcement

( Although I know no one would listen but, here we go! )

Effective today, November 11, 2020, I'll be closing my ask box for good.

Yes, you've read it right. I'll be closing TheDyingMoon, EtLunaInMorte, and HinshiNoTsuki's ask boxes for good. And I won't be opening them.

The reason?

I'll be honest with all of you. My ask box is useless. No one ever drops in, or says hi even. As simple as that.

And I see no point in continuing to take requests from either the Devil May Cry and Attack On Titan fandoms anymore.

Don't get me wrong, please. I love Attack On Titan, and I love Devil May Cry so much. I'm still very much updated with the latest news regarding these. I still play DMC ( I'm so excited to get my hands on my DMC5SE Limited Edition ), read fanfics ( I'm currently hooked on @cheesysquid 's Porcelain ), create art ( I have something planned for the twins ). Hell, my credit card is always being used to buy me some good DMC merch. That's how obsessed I' am.

And I still write for DMC.

Which brings me to my next topic.

I would no longer be posting full DMC fics here.

And the reason?

It is pointless.

Please, don't ask why. I think you can figure it out by yourselves. That is, if you've reached this far into my announcement post.

I would still, however, put notices here about my fics' latest chapters. I have posted the link to my Ao3 in my Masterlist. You should find everything there should you decide to visit.

Now, I want to apologize if I ever sounded rude here. I loved Tumblr, and I look up to each and everyone of you for being so awesome. This is my true feeling, and I want you to know this because you've been a crucial part of my existence here.

Thank you so much for your patience and for all of your support.

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[la-vita]

I never wanted to get involved with this again but I am legit pissed off at this point. Why the hell do some people feel the need to dictate how others enjoy a source material’s story, the characters or whatever?

Stop sending anons to people who want nothing more but to enjoy their medium the way they want. When that includes an AU/canon divergence it should not matter to you at all.

Stop sending anons to people telling them that their interpretation of a character or plot point is wrong, stop telling them they need to do a certain thing, need to read a certain thing, so that they’ll realize they’re in the wrong for enjoying the source material the way they prefer.

You don’t know why they chose canon divergence over canon. You don’t know if it’s a way to cope with something that happened in their private life, you don’t know if it’s because canon triggered something bad for them, you don’t know if it’s simply because they don’t like the way canon happens. None of these reasons is any of your business and all of these reasons are valid.

Everybody has the freedom to enjoy their favorite source material the way they want!

You don’t get to make that decision for other people! Especially not when you scream at people on anon. How much of a coward do you have to be to yell at people trying to dictate their enjoyment, to restrict their creative freedom hiding behind a mask of anonymity?

Leave people alone and let them enjoy their favorite source material in peace!

[cheesysquid-deactivated20201231]

A huge agree from me (sorry for incoming rant).

To some people, it’s just a silly issue that perhaps can be brushed aside. To some people, that’s overreacting, that one’s way of enjoying a source material is weird or even incorrect.

But is anyone entitled to being an enjoyment supervisor? Nope, I don’t think so.

One’s choice of enjoying something can be a private matter. Coping mechanism, comfort, relatable in some ways, etc. So please, if you think it’s fine to tell people how to enjoy things, if you think it’s normal to shove your opinions down people’s throat (anon or not), please stop.

You aren’t helping anyone, and not everyone needs your “guidance”.

[thedyingmoon]

And people wonder why some of their favorite content creators stopped creating for a while.

Please, let people enjoy anything they want, and this applies to ANY fandom. Stories, fanart, headcanons,… these things make content creators happy. They enjoy doing these, they’re happy sharing these with everyone, and yes, I agree, some of them do these as a coping mechanism ( I’m one of them ). So, don’t come at them anonimously and say their representations are wrong and this or that character should be presented as this or that, or even shouting at them without the courage to reveal yourself. How would YOU feel if the same thing happened to you? How would you cope? How would you deal with the hate when there shouldn’t be any of that in the first place because we’re all just here enjoying the same things as others?

Think first before you react. Think carefully before you do anything to others. It might be nothing towards you but, to others it may be too much.

It may cause them to leave the fandom and no longer create amazing stories, fanart, and headcanons that you so love and adore.

Think.

[super-peace-fangirl]

And some ppl were doubting Levi saying he no longer cares about humanity. I'm so proud of u babe 😭 I never lost my trust in you ❤

[shadowlight25]

Yea.... screw this story. This story just keeps on getting worse and i'm not here for this shit.

[randomnessgal]

Same feelings 😭🙈😫

[thedyingmoon]

@levi4mikasa @super-peace-fangirl 😔😔😔

[xsugarysweetsx-deactivated20241]

Hey i'm so sorry for such a vague thing but i was reading this levi ackerman x reader fic ages ago but i only read the start, and i dont know what it was called, i was wondering if you might know it? It starts off with reader in a pond or some other body of water having a little moment of reflection, i think she's trying to kill herself but it could have been an accident. anyway then levi and hange pull her out of the water and have to do cpr, that's where i refreshed and lost it. sorry but if-

Ooooo that sounds like it would be rlly good to read but I’m sorry I haven’t heard it it :(

[thedyingmoon]

( I can't seem to reply to the message )

OMG, YES! IT IS SWITCHED!😍😍😍❤❤❤

Thank you so much for letting me know @super-peace-fangirl 😍😍😍❤❤❤

[hinshinotsuki]

~ The Daily Mundane Life Of Levi Ackerman ~

~ A series of oneshots all about the personal life of Captain Levi Ackerman where you'll get the chance to know him on a deeper, more intimate, level.

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Masterlist

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Prologue

Kuchel's Secret

The Candy

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[hinshinotsuki]

Levi Ackerman was never fond of glamorous things.

For someone who grew up in the Underground, he was used to poverty and the hard life. He was also a criminal.

Everything changed when he was forced to join the Scouting Legion. Or should I say, when he was blackmailed to join the regiment by its cunning Commander, Erwin Smith.

The people admired him. They even called him Humanity's Strongest. He was worth a full brigade of Soldiers, for he could take down multiple Titans on his own. Darius Zackly, the respected head of the Walls' four Military Factions ( the Trainee Corps, the Scouting Legion, the Garrison Regiment, and the Military Police ) trusted him to keep Eren Jaëger's Titan powers in check.

Despite his rude personality, his comrades trusted him. They followed his orders and trusted his judgment. He also valued human life, and was against bloodshed ( despite some of you may think, yes? ).

He was, indeed, a man with many  gifts.

But, as I have told you, Levi Ackerman was never fond of glamorous things.

He hated the Underground and its filth. He hated being the criminal who had to do it to fill his empty stomach with what little food he could find.

He eluded the Scouting Legion like the plague. He only did it to give his friends a decent life above. But, now, they're gone, thanks to Erwin Smith and a noble by the name of Lobov, the one who started it all.

He actually hated it when someone shouts praises to him. He hated being called Humanity's Strongest. He even disliked the idea of beating up a defenseless kid in court, just to prove to that Darius Zackly that the Scouting Legion could, very well, take control of the Titan - shifter and kill him, should he go berserk.

He has always been rude, thanks to the things he experienced as a kid growing up in the Underground, surrounded by thugs. Yes, he valued human life. In fact, he'll do anything he can, even twisted at times, to keep you, a noob of a brat peeing in your own pants, away from certain death. And he doesn't trust you, yet. Or most of the time, not at all.

And those gifts I mentioned? He never obtained those without hardship.

What you are about to read are his experiences as a kid growing up with his mother, a preteen learning things through his uncle, a teen with different suppressed feelings, a young adult who just met his friends, and, finally, an adult Soldier in and out of the Walls, the Headquarters, and his own home.

Enjoy reading, everyone.

Or should I say, read at your own risk.

That is all.

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[alemanriq]

coming late with the prompts but I had to ink these ;v; @asklittleleviandkuchel

[thedyingmoon]

I only commented a good thing about MAPPA studio ( like, give them a chance because they've done wonderful animations, which is true, as I've seen in Kakegurui and Dororo ), and already I'm being bashed.🙂🙂🙂

Okay, that's it. This fandom has really become too,...🙂🙂🙂

[evilwvergil]

Hello Momiji! Just dropping you some love today and as always, I love seeing all your very talented and unique style of art (and miss your Levi's heh), but anyways I hope you're having a lovely day. ♥

(⁎⁍̴̆Ɛ⁍̴̆⁎) Thank you for your love! I need more...

My life’ll be hard in these 3 months, also I’m not used to new environment, I miss my home. I really hope time can go faster in order to get through it! Thank you for the kind words and you know...It’s so grateful for me you miss my Levi art, I hope you like this doodle for you, Levi has a scar on his face I feel painful, but no matter what he’s always the best and good-looking for us!

[hinshinotsuki]

Please check out my friend's Attack On Titan Levi art! They're so good!😊😊😊❤❤❤

[hinshinotsuki]

Can u please do a modern AU of Eren and their S/O planning out their wedding?🥺🥺

Righto!

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❤ Eren and S/O Planning Their Wedding ❤

A few words of caution: Eren doesn't know anything about weddings, the poor boy.

That being said, he just lets his s/o do and plan everything. He only ever checks on them every once in a while to know if they need help with anything.

You need help with this? I got it. You need someone to carry this? I'm here. Eren is just so helpful because he can't help with the actual planning.

When his s/o explains anything to him in detail, Eren does his very best to listen to them and he actually looks enthusiastic. Hell, he listened to Hange's blabber for one whole night, what's stopping him from listening to his s/o gush out about their own wedding?

Just don't ask him for any opinion, though. He just feels useless when it comes to that. He'll just say, whatever you want. He'll be happy with the outcome, either way.

And his own clothes for the very special day? Heck, he'll wear just about anything they request.

At the end of the day, what's important to him is that he will finally be together with his s/o in the most important day of their lives.

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[hinshinotsuki]

Hi again!(sorry if I’m bothering you🥺) can I pls get a eren, jean, and Levi reaction to their already mother! crush singing to her baby while rocking the baby to sleep? (The father is a deadbeat dad who doesn’t care about the baby btw.) hopefully What I’m saying makes sense! And again, sorry for bothering you!🥺😭😭

Hey, it's alright. Don't worry.🥺🥺🥺

Thank you so much for the support, and I hope my simple headcanons make you smile.

Alrighty! Another batch of hcs coming your way!

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❤ Eren ❤

You know how furious this boy gets when someone hurts the person they love ( or crushing on ). As he watches the mother rock her baby to sleep, he feels his teeth gritting in anger. Not with her but, with the one who hurt her. He marches straight to where the father is and gives him a piece of his mind. And he wouldn't even let Mikasa stop him. It gives him a peace of mind to know that justice has been served and that the weak was avenged by his own hand.

🧡 Jean 🧡

Like Eren, he was furious upon knowing that a useless, deadbeat man has made his crush sad. His love for his mother has led him to take action for her but, unlike Eren, he will do this in a more, methodical and reasonable way. He's not one for violence as Eren. However, he will make sure that the man pays for what he's done. He knows flat out that he doesn't have any reason to get attached to a committed woman but, he will make sure that the mother would have enough support for her and for her child. One could even say that he supports them however he can but in secret. After that, he will make sure that the deadbeat man would not be able to interact with the woman ever again.

💚 Levi 💚

Now, if memory serves me right, the last time someone did something wrong to the person Levi loves, blood was spilt. Remember Isabel and her hair? And now, the woman he is crushing on. He utters no word. His facial expression, unreadable. He leaves the house in the middle of the night and goes back without any other word. But, if one has the ability to observe the man without being noticed by him, one would notice him hiding away a bloody dagger somewhere no one could see.

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[hinshinotsuki]

Heyy it’s me again! I was thinking same scenario with the triplets but with Reiner???🥺

Aww!😊😊😊❤❤❤

Alrighty!😍😍😍❤❤❤

🧡 Reiner as A Father of Triplets 🧡

Or as a father in general

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Let me say just one word: SWEET!

You saw how vulnerable he was to the Warrior Candidates. Puppy eyes, especially of his own children, could surely get him to do just about anything for them, even at the cost of his poor, poor wallet!

But, more on the birth of these triplets first. When his wife gave birth, he turned into the most emotional father in the whole wide world! Unlike Levi, who bottles up all of his emotions inside him for pride's sake, Reiner is the complete opposite! He is a proud father, and in a different way! Teary - eyed, smile looking as silly as ever, he gushes out to everyone in the room how happy and blessed he is to have such abundance of babies! Ultimately, this made Annie uncomfortable, and made Bertholdt awkward. Don't worry. His two friends would not have the heart of bursting Reiner's happy bubble.

At the issue of his friends, this is not the only time that Reiner talked to them about his triplets. Remember Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist? Yeah, exactly! He turns into that! Always carrying the photo of his babies, he shows them to Annie and Bertholdt and tells them the day to day episodes of his triplets, from the first time they walked to their first word! He's just so happy, and, again, Annie and Bertholdt just do not have the heart to turn him away and burst his bubble.

Occasionally, Reiner would lure his friends to go to his house to see his triplets, and when they go there and see how happy his children were with him, they could not help but smile. In fact, anyone who sees the very loving atmosphere in Reiner's house would.

He would try to get them involved with babysitting, though. Because he still can't keep his eyes on three babies all at once.

The reason for this, most probably, is his lack of a father figure. He wants his triplets to grow up knowing they have a loving father who's always with them, to support them, to teach them, and to give / provide them things he wasn't able to have when he was a little boy.

And just like Levi, who doesn't want his children to join any kind of Military faction, Reiner doesn't want them to join the army, especially the one he's a member of. Dad, I wanna be like you! Dad, I wanna be the next Female Titan! Dad, I wanna grow up as huge as the Colossal Titan! Dad, I wanna have fur like the Beast - HELL, NO! Reiner is not having any of that! He wants his beloved children to grow up normally, to lead normal lives, to die at a very old age. He will do everything he could so they would not be involved in such hopeless situation.

And when he reaches that time when his powers must be inherited, he will just tell them that his duties must be fulfilled. He will tell also tell them, always remember the things I've taught you, and pass them to your children, then to your children's children. Go out and live a life you'll be proud of, away from here and all this chaos. I love you so much.

And they don't disappoint. Reiner's triplets grew up to be the most honorable people there ever was on their country.

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[hinshinotsuki]

Updated Masterlist

Prologue / Chapter I / Chapter II

Chapter III / Chapter IV / Chapter V

Chapter VI / Chapter VII / Chapter VIII

Chapter IX / Chapter X / ***

Chapter 1 /

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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[hinshinotsuki]

🖤 Switched 🖤

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The next moment she woke up, she found herself staring into the same forest floor of leaves and pebbles. She closed her eyes, wanting to go back to sleep, when she felt something poke her in the cheek.

"Is she dead?"

"No, dummy, she just opened her eyes!"

"Shall we bring her to the hospital?"

"That's it. I'm calling 911,..."

(F/N) instinctively snapped her eyes open and sat bolt upright when she heard the unfamiliar voices talking about her. She looked at them and saw two teens in weird attire consisting of short - sleeved shirts and knee - length pants staring confusedly and worriedly at her. Both of them were carrying what looked like huge rucksacks with a lot of pockets on their bags and they even wore funny looking hats that were cut on the top.

Weird, thought (F/N). What's the point of wearing a hat if it exposes your head?

"Hey, miss, are you okay?" the one who must've poked her in the cheek asked her. He was carrying a stick and unknowingly pointing it at her. "Are you injured?"

"What are you doing out here?" asked the teen's companion. "How can we help you?"

(F/N) opened her mouth to speak, and with a painful sensation on her throat, most probably due to her narrow escape from death due to asphyxiation, said, "Where am I?"

"Trost City." answered the one with the stick. "Are you lost?"

"No." she answered. It was the truth, she's still in Trost. "Are you the ones who saved me from them?"

"Oh, god! Did someone really try to kill you? I'm definitely calling 911 now!"

In a confused daze, (F/N) stood up in shock, unable to understand what these teenagers were saying. This made the two strangers even more scared and confused.

"Don't worry, miss! The cops are coming."

"No! Leave me alone!" (F/N) practically screamed at them and ran as fast as she could away from the two.

"What happened to her?"

"I have no idea. But, I honestly think she just came from some kind of a weeb party. I mean, look at her."

"Yeah, dude, definitely right."

As the two talked about her, (F/N) made her way out of the forest, glad to still know the way out. But, when she finally came out, she hoped she was back there again, for it seemed that she just entered the afterlife, and this is what Heaven, or Hell, looked like.

Instead of the usual marketplace filled with dirty peasants going about their daily, mundane business, she saw a magnificent - looking park filled with citizens wearing different and weird - looking clothes, kind of similar to what the two teenagers she met at the forest wore. The females were wearing absolutely tiny skirts and pants that showed their bare thighs, and some of them even had the courage to expose bits of their chest. The males were wearing short - sleeved shirts in different patterns, matched with strange - looking fabrics that went well with their equally strange - looking footwear. All of them paraded around the place in different directions, but most of them were looking into small, flat devices that shone like a light.

"Where the hell am I?" (F/N) breathed helplessly as she stepped into the light towards them.

At first, nobody took notice of her, but when she almost bumped into a short male wearing a pair of steel - rimmed glasses and what looked like absolutely huge earplugs with a strange white string, her world felt like turning upside down.

"Oh, hey, a cosplayer!" the teen said in a shrill voice. "Who are you cosplaying as?"

"Fool!" (F/N) shouted at the unsuspecting teen. "I' am a Scouting Legion Section Commander! Who are you to speak to me?"

"Ooh, in character!" the boy foolishly answered. He really didn't know a thing about the Legion. All of a sudden, he whipped out that same, smooth device and pointed it at the two of them. "Selfie!"

"Get away from me!" (F/N) screamed, thinking that the teen would murder her with that weapon of his and pushed him as hard as she can.

The people around them noticed the stirring commotion and gave her a suspicious look.

With an escalating heartbeat, she turned and left the teen on the ground where some people help him on his feet. Some were even shouting at her, calling her out for her assault. Nervously, she passed the citizens who gave her scared and suspicious looks, thinking she was some kind of maniac who didn't belong here.

A maniac,...

At the thought of being caught by the Military Police, she began running away from all those people. She ran for almost two hours straight, witnessing, with her very own eyes, the changes that happened during the span of her unconsciousness. Instead of the little stone houses, she saw towering structures made of both steel and glass that almost reached into the sky. Instead of horses leaving droppings around, she saw even more fancy - looking people walking with different kinds of dogs in leashes and some in little clothes that opened to the tail. Instead of the carriages, she saw fast, sleek - looking transportations that never stopped, carried four to six people inside, and were not pulled by horses.

She looked helplessly around, hoping this was all just a morbid dream, but one more bump into her, this time by a running male wearing black all over, made her realize that she really was not having a nightmare.

"Hey, are you okay?" the man asked kindly, looking at her like she was some lost brat.

(F/N) finally snapped. She screamed at the man, gaining the attention of everyone who was walking by, and ran away from him as fast as she could, hoping to get out of this madness. Her running brought her to one of the darkest parts of the city where some unsightly men gathered. They noticed her due to her Scouting Legion uniform, and, unfortunately, she made the huge mistake of stopping right in front of them.

"Hello, miss,..." one thug with a strange hair color said. "Are you lost?"

"How can we help you, sweetie pie?" another man cooed.

(F/N), despite the confusion she's feeling as of the moment, looked slightly up at them. She may be lost in this huge, urban menagerie, but she knew how to tell bad people from not.

And unluckily, these men were considered the  former.

"Hey, nerds don't belong here." their leader, the one who's really fat, said, coming closer and closer towards her. "We'll take you someplace else and maybe we could all get along,..."

Before the man could even finish talking, (F/N) kicked his ankles so hard, he toppled and plummeted to the ground.

"What the fuck!" the fat one howled in pain. "What are you two staring at?! Get that bitch!"

His two companions flinched at his tone and finally made a move to capture her. But, (F/N) was too quick for them. For one, she once had an impossibly strong sparring - partner. Second, she was used to fighting things that were way bigger than her. And thirdly, she just couldn't stand men like these.

And so, with a swift move, she grabbed the arm of the one with the strange hair color, twisted it like it was nothing, and brought it down to her waiting knee, breaking it as easily as splitting a stick in two. The man collapsed on the ground, howling with pain. Next, she strode towards his comrade like a predator, eyeing him wit murderous intent. The man made a huge mistake of flailing his arms at her in an effort to scare her away despite his evident fear of her. She dodged each and every hook and hit he threw at her, aside from that one punch, wherein she just connected her own palm with his bony fist, holding it firmly.

"My turn." she said in a low voice that sent shivers up his spine.

"No, no! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

But, he was too late. She brought her knee up once again and connected it with his skinny arm, breaking it with a really ugly sound. Then, she punched him right in his stomach, brought an elbow down his shoulder, and released a very powerful roundhouse kick which landed on his poor, ugly face.

"AAAHHH!"

(F/N) turned around in time to see strange hair running towards her with a metal bar on his good hand, swinging it high above his head, hoping to scare her.

"Really?" (F/N) muttered sarcastically and smiled. She wiped the sweat off her nose with her right fist and met the guy halfway. The man brought the metal bar down on her head and she easily caught it with her hand. The man gasped nervously as (F/N) pulled the bar, along with his arm, towards her.

"NO! NO! NO! AAAHHH! FUCK!" the man howled in pain once more as his now broken arm fell limply. He had no time to mourn his injuries when he looked up and met the thick and jagged sole of (F/N)'s boot. He flew backwards, landing on the ground and staining it with the blood coming from his now broken nose.

"Alright, who's next?" (F/N) said, turning around just in time to see their fat leader running towards her with a knife. "You just don't know when to give up, do you? Fine, then! Have it your way."

(F/N) ran towards their leader, colliding with him and stopping him in his tracks by putting her firm holding his arms firmly, making him unable to use his knife.

It was in this exact moment that a man happened to pass by. He got intrigued by the crowd that was starting to thicken at that dark and grimy part of Jinae. And just as he was about to move along, the crowd went wild with cheers.

"What the hell was that?" he muttered, then decided to finally go see the commotion himself.

And there, right in front of their very eyes, was someone he knew personally, kicking ass and totally beating the crap out of the city's most infamous thugs.

"The hell? (F/N), is that you?" he uttered, unable to believe his eyes. "Oh, this I gotta record!" He whipped up his phone and started recording when another group of men joined in the fight.

"This is our turf!" a huge man bellowed at the top of his lungs. "What do you think you're doing?"

(F/N) finally left the fat leader on the ground, collapsed and beaten to a bloody pulp.

"You one of them?" (F/N) asked, no trace of fear in her wild, beautiful eyes.

"What did you just say - ?!" one of the men screamed at her, mad that a woman such as her would talk back to them. 

However, their leader stopped him from going towards her. "Are you the one who did this?"

(F/N) smiled at him, wiping the blood off her face with the sleeve of her uniform. "You want to find out? Come and get me." she then said, blowing things out of proportion by challenging all of them.

"You,... dare?!" the leader screamed at her, effectively giving her men permission to attack her.

The people got worried and some of them started calling the police. The man who was taking the video, on the other hand, got more excited.

"Oh, you, go girl!" he said. "You're gonna get viral!"

For a moment there, everyone got so worried for (F/N), but when she started beating the crap out of those men, they couldn't help but cheer for her. It's like the days of these thugs' torment were over, thanks to the swift judgment this strange cosplayer was giving them. Blow after blow, punch after punch, kick after kick, the men fell on their knees and surrendered, until the leader, himself, remained standing.

The two combatants were about to fight when the sirens coming from the local city police could suddenly be heard. The leader noticed this and acknowledged that the fight had to stop.

"Leave this place and never go back." the leader said to (F/N). "I shall overlook this grievance for now."

"Why would I - " (F/N) said, irritated that he had to cancel their fight. She was about to demand for an explanation, when the man, who was taking videos earlier, came forward as bravely as he could and grabbed her just in time.

"Come on, (F/N)!" the man whispered desperately to her. "The cops are coming!"

"Do I even know you? Wait!" (F/N) wasn't given the chance to even talk properly as she was whisked away by this strange man.

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[hinshinotsuki]

🖤 Switched 🖤

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She felt her whole world getting darker and darker by the second.

As they chased her through the forest, she wished for some kind of refuge to appear right before her very eyes - a place she could go and hide into.

She honestly wished to disappear from this accursed world.

Then, all of a sudden, she heard something whisper to her ear, beckoning her. She turned and saw the dark, mysterious lake, its deathly calm waters seemingly trying to welcome her.

A safe refuge, almost like a dwelling place.

Her enemies grew ever so near. Her death was fast approaching, by the hands of those people, nonetheless.

She took a step forward, her feet being hugged and welcomed by the cold water. She walked, walked, and walked, until she was waist deep into the waters.

She walked, walked, and walked,...

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[hinshinotsuki]

🖤 Switched 🖤

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"She's gonna stay here for a while." Hange said, answering Armin's question and successfully making everyone scramble back to their seats.

(F/N) noticed that Levi looked at her. She saw that he got annoyed by her presence and clicked his tongue as he walked away to get some food. This made (F/N) really annoyed and depressed at the same time. She did escape from her own, troublesome world, only to see a duplicate of him who clearly had issues with her own counterpart.

Just, what did the other (F/N) do to make him this grumpy?

"Hey, (F/N)." whispered Hange as she sat beside her.

"Welcome back." said (F/N). "How's it going? The experiment?"

"Good, as always." Hange laughed. All of a sudden, she nearly collapsed on the table, arms spread wide and eyes shut tight in exhaustion.

"What happened to you?"

"You don't know how hard it is to make that man come over here."

"What?!"

"So! How was your day?" Hange said, suddenly looking at her with much enthusiasm on her eyes, creeping her out with her very sudden mood change from depressed to excited. "Did you get used to the Scouting Legion life, yet?"

"No." (F/N) answered unapologetically. It was the truth.

"I see you changed your clothes." Hange uttered, a single brow raised in suspicion.

"Yeah, (F/N)'s clothes didn't fit me, at all. They're large."

"Hmm, I'm almost sure you are the same size. Guess you're not."

"I don't understand. How was she larger than me?"

"I'm not really sure. Muscles, I guess? Man, I'm starving!" Hange stood, then stretched her tired arms. "Gotta go grab something to eat. Want to join me?"

"Nah, I'll pass." she answered, having had enough of cold soup and hard bread.

"You should come by my office later." Hange told her. She leaned in closer and whispered to her, "And bring  that cellphone of yours."

"I don't know what you're up to but, yes. I will."

"Good! It's settled then." Hange cheerfully said, then strode away towards the counter, humming to herself happily as she walked, making (F/N) laugh.

"Aww, I think she wants to beat my score on CandyScapes." (F/N) said to herself when she felt someone staring at her all of a sudden. She turned just in time to see Levi staring at her with a strange, unreadable look on his face. And, as he took a sip of his tea in that odd way, she can't help but feel the hairs on the back of her neck stand. He was not taking his eyes off her even though he realized she found out about his strange actions. 

After a few moments of their staring contest, she looked away, feeling defeated after what just happened. She was fully aware that she mustn't be angry with him, because he was just someone's counterpart, and not the person she knew. But, something in him told her that he had more than grudge for her or her counterpart. 

But, what was it? She just couldn't tell exactly what. And as she made her way to Hange's office an hour later, she heard some voices coming from the room. She leaned in closer, careful not to make any noise, and listened in on the conversation.

"You are making a huge mistake, Hange."

"I'm sure I'm not! I told you, we can trust her."

So, they're talking about me, huh?

"She looks suspicious enough. Why would you even let her mingle with the others?"

"I can't keep her in her room forever!"

"What if everyone started suspecting? What if they find out? What would you tell them? That (L/N) got replaced by a counterpart from a different world? I know you are insane, but the whole district would soon find that out if news of that,... lunatic,... ever got out!"

"She's not a lunatic! For your information, Levi, I have proof that she's not one!"

"Oh, is that why you brought me all the way here when we're supposed to be on the lookout for Eren?"

"Exactly! But, not just that! I want you to - "

"Enough of this, Shitty Eyes! I'm disappointed you forgot about our top priorities. And to think you associated with the likes of her. You both should be in the lunatic house."

"I'm not crazy!" (F/N) angrily whispered to herself. As she was about to lean on the door again, it suddenly opened, making her collapse on Levi's hard chest.

Levi was, indeed, angry upon realizing that she was listening in on them and pushed her away from him, making her almost stumble to the ground.

"Levi! Come back here! I have something to show you." Hange called, anger and frustration getting the better of her. She strode towards him, helping (F/N) on her feet on the way, and grabbed his arm.

However, Levi got even angrier as he pulled his limb away from the grasp of the bespectacled woman. "I have enough of this bullshit! I'm going back to the old HQ."

"At this hour, you can't!"

"And why can't I?!"

"Because I asked Moblit to take your horse away! You'll get there by foot!"

"I will if I have to!"

"Grrr, LEVI, YOU'RE MAKING ME MAD!" Hange shrieked then took both Levi and (F/N)'s arms and dragged the two of them towards her messy office. She closed the door and stood in front of it to prevent anyone from getting out.

"Are you stupid? You know I can jump out of the window if I want to." Levi told her sarcastically.

"I'm not jumping anywhere." (F/N) added, feeling as mad as the two people in front of her.

"(F/N), show her your phone." ordered Hange.

"NO!" (F/N) angrily answered, making Hange's eyes wide with shock. Then, she looked at Levi and started pointing at him. "You have enough of this bullshit? Well, then, I have enough of your ignorance!"

Her words made Levi even angrier. His narrow eyes eve widened and his teeth started gritting. "You, brat, how dare you,..."

"Who's the freaking brat here?!" (F/N) raged on, unable to stop her wildly beating heart. She so wanted to lash out at Levi, but she clearly was doing it on the wrong one. "If someone tells you to listen, you listen! If someone tells you to stay, you stay! How can you be this rude and stupid?! You're worse than your own boss! Lunatic, my ass! You are the crazy one here!"

"Alright, (F/N), you can stop now,..." Hange was getting so afraid for (F/N) that she started to get a hold of her before she could further make the Captain beyond angry.

"And if you think that I will you show you my phone, think again, you loser! You rude, arrogant,... BASTARD!"

"NNGGRR!" Levi growled as he held his palm up, ready to slap her. He expected her to cower in fear, but she only offered her right cheek even more. She even went closer to him in blind bravery.

"Oh, yeah?! Try me, mister!" she screamed at him, channeling all of her anger towards him and actually challenging her to slap her. "That's what you're good at, after all. Hurting others! Go on, HURT ME! I DARE YOU!"

But, despite her tirade, Levi couldn't bring himself to hurt her, after all. His eyes suddenly indicated hurt, and as he slowly gained patience, he lowered his hand, unable to say anything. This gave (F/N) a feeling of both victory and regret.

"Well?!" she challenged even further.

Levi did not answer. Instead, he took a few steps away from her and shrugged his head. "It's not worth it." he quietly said with his normal, low voice and made his way towards Hange, pushing her slightly away, opening the door, stepping out of it, and closing it behind him, leaving just the two women inside.

Hange crossed her arms as she looked at (F/N). "Wow. Didn't expect you to give him that kind of verbal beating."

"Well, he deserved it." (F/N) said, pouting as she sat down the dusty sofa, arms also crossed, just like Hange. "And if he thinks he'll win next time? No, no, no. I won't let him."

"You do realize that he's just concerned, right?" Hange chuckled, then sat down next to her.

"No tones of concern there." (F/N) answered. "But, I do feel a bit guilty. It's like, he was used to that kind of treatment."

"From others? Of course, not. He would punch their faces right away."

"So, what gives?"

"I think you remind him of her. Of your counterpart."

(F/N)'s eyes slightly narrowed as she looked sideways at Hange. "Why would you say that? I thought we're different."

"Yes, you are different." Hange told her. "But, that way you defied him? (F/N), to inform you, there is no one in history who tried to defy him the way you just did other than your counterpart here."

"Hold on a second here, this has me thinking all day,..." (F/N) said, then turned to her right to see Hange more clearly. "How did they even break up? Nanaba told me that you knew."

"Well, of course, I know. I'm her friend, after all."

"So, can you please tell me?"

Hange just looked at her with that sad smile on her lips. "I want to tell you, but I think I' am not the right person to tell you that."

"Not even a hint?" (F/N) begged, feeling a bit disappointed.

Hange sighed and stretched on the sofa. "Let's just say that they both have issues. They - "

But, as she was about to give out her hint, a sound came from (F/N)'s pocket.

"What's that?" Hange asked.

"Uhh,..." (F/N) took out the phone on her pocket, brought it to life, and found that she has a new social media notification. "What in the - ?" She unlocked her phone, went directly to the site, and saw, with huge, bewildered eyes, the news that a friend just shared to her.

"I can't read it. What does it say?" Hange asked, having a different way of writing from (F/N).

"I know having a strong data connection here is crazy. But, to receive social media notifications? That's ridiculous! And what did Jean just tagged me? Local Cosplayer Beats Up Thugs On Jinae Street? Hashtag (N/N)IsThisYou? What is going on?"

(F/N) scrolled down, and as they looked at the several photos posted on the social media platform, they can't help but be  totally and utterly confused,...

... for those photos showed a girl wearing the Scouting Legion uniform taking out several men on a dirty street.

"Is that,..." Hange stuttered. And when she realized who the girl was, her eyes widened with confusion. "IS THAT WHO I THINK IT IS?!"

(F/N)'s eyebrows furrowed. There was a video clip, and the moment she clicked on it, all things turned upside down for the two of them.

"Give us your wallet, nerd!"

"How dare you insult me, I'm a Squad Leader!"

The men in the video laughed, but they were interrupted as the "nerd" took one man's arm and twisted it halfway towards the neighboring street, breaking it as easily as tearing  paper. And as the fighting went on, (F/N) turned up the volume to the maximum level and watched as the "nerd" in question single - handedly kung fu'd the thugs.

"Impossible!" (F/N) uttered as she saw the woman in question give out moves that she could not imagine herself doing. And as the crowd went wild with cheers, including the one taking the video, they got a better look at the female who kicked the asses of the perverts on Jinae.

There was no hint of doubt right there: it was none other than the infamous Squad Leader, (F/N) (L/N), herself. Her own counterpart. And, boy, could she kick men's ass!

"We've got to show this to Erwin right now!" Hange insisted.

"That I can agree upon." (F/N) answered, and when the two of them simultaneously opened the door to race towards the Commander's office, they saw Levi standing just outside of the room, eyes wide with shock and confusion.

"The hell was that just now?" he uttered, his low voice more threatening than ever before.

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