Never Done Growing

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[eternalembersrivetrazine]

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Welcome to Eternal Embers, a fan-made anthology celebrating the undying beauty of Rivetra's love!

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[rivapetosprmcy-deactivated20260]

Aside from confirmed canonical stuff, what are some other stuff you can say about Levi and Petra?

Well if we're talking interesting notions regarding their birthdays and such..

Levi was born on Christmas (December 25th) In Japan, Christmas is treated as a romantic holiday and it is heavily associated with love like valentines day.

While Petra's birthday, December 6th, is the day of the death of Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus).

What I find interesting is that Levi's birthday is all about love and romance while Petra's birthday is about the death of someone who is the prime symbol of that specific romantic holiday.

[neverdonegrowing]

Chapters: 36/? Fandom: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Levi Ackerman/Petra Ral, Krista Lenz | Historia Reiss/Eren Yeager, Sasha Blouse/Niccolo, Rivetra - Relationship, Armin Arlert/Annie Leonhart, Nanaba/Mike Zacharias, Moblit Berner/Hange Zoë Characters: Levi Ackerman, Petra Ral, Petra Ral's Father, Mikasa Ackerman, Krista Lenz | Historia Reiss, Eren Yeager, Hange Zoë, Eld Jinn, Oluo Bozado, Gunther Schultz, Kenny Ackerman, Kuchel Ackerman, Sasha Blouse, Erwin Smith, Ymir Fritz, Zeke Yeager, Armin Arlert, Annie Leonhart, Floch Forster, Connie Springer, Jean Kirstein, Mike Zacharias, Nanaba (Shingeki no Kyojin), Gelgar (Shingeki no Kyojin), Nifa (Shingeki no Kyojin), Original Characters Additional Tags: Smut, Gratuitous Smut, Romance, Drama, Drama & Romance, Some Humor, Sexual Humor, Sexual Content, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Consent, Explicit Language, Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Survivor Guilt, Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan Manga Spoilers, Fix-It, Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan Anime Spoilers, Resurrection, Inappropriate Humor, Gallows Humor, Humor, Captain Levi Ackerman, Soft Levi Ackerman, Badass Levi Ackerman, Petra Ral Lives, Sweet Petra Ral, Badass Petra Ral, Love Hotels, Drunkenness, Minor Original Character(s), Angsty Levi (Shingeki no Kyojin), Voyeurism, Accidental Voyeurism, Non-Consensual Voyeurism, Taverns, Tea, Relationship(s), Alcohol, Prostitution, Multiverse Summary:

The loss of Petra hangs heavy in Levi’s heart through the years since her untimely death, and it is no less difficult for Petra residing in the World of the Paths. However, a miracle from the Paths brings new hope that will change the course of the final war to come--a war shaped by children, parents, love, revenge, and sacrifices, for which all must dedicate their hearts. And to earn the ending they most desire, Levi and Petra must learn from their pasts, and decide what to hang on to and what to let go of.

Fix-it fic for both character development and plot, fulfillment of your (or at least my) sexiest, funniest, and angstiest Rivetra fantasies, and revisit of many secondary characters who get a second life in death via the Paths.

[finitevoid]

Ultimately what drives me insane about kh3 is that nobody engages with it on a meta level . and this makes me feel crazy, like I’m imagining it or I’m reading too much into things but it really colors and affects how I engage with the entire game as a piece of art. kh3 is a video game. kingdom hearts is a video game. And I will bet you actual, real life money that kingdom hearts is, in-universe, a video game. if verum rex is a video game in the realm of light— if yozora knows sora’s name, seems surprised that he’d use it, and then blatantly doubts his identity as “sora”— then I will bet real life actual money that in quadratum, kingdom hearts is a video game .

kh3 is a video game . Can anyone hear me?

why do the characters talk like that? It’s a video game. why do the characters always lose without sora there? the narrative demands they lose without sora there. why can literally nobody see that they’re hurting sora’s feelings when he’s being super obvious about his hurt feelings? the narrative demands them not see it, but the genre requires sora to project his emotions in such a way that the audience gets it. gigantic twist in a secret ending . fucking time travel. Kingdom hearts is a goddamn cartoon. A poorly plotted out anime . and kh3 leans into this. Palpably leans into this.

It feels less genuine, everyone says this. It feels forced. The disney charm is too obvious. the anime training arc is too deliberate. the separation of sora from the meaningful plot too frustrating .

kh is not unaware of its flaws. In fact it frequently goes out of its way to address whatever the biggest gripe with the latest game is, in whatever the newest installment is. And you can critique it for that, it’s insecurity in itself is absolutely something I’ll completely concede to lol BUT, my point is that it’s not unaware

So why then does kh3 palpably lean into the series’ criticisms? convoluted plot, stilted dialogue, sora being “stupid”, shoving the entire endgame into a 2 hr bossrush. Why does it do that? kh3 is about questioning Sora is a protagonist. It’s about Sora questioning Sora as a protagonist. sora seems to be aware, on some instinctive level, that he is the protagonist . He’s the one who saved the world, brought riku back from the brink. He seems to question why he is this way, when he only has the keyblade due to contrivance . “Without them I’m worthless.” so if it’s about questioning sora, why do we not also question it in and of itself?

Even if kh is not an in-universe video game and im insane, this interpretation still stands. because the point I’m trying to make is that kh3 is building itself up as cartoonish and unreal, relying heavily on contrivance and nonsense exposition, in order to draw a parallel to quadratum. if quadratum is a more grounded world, with people and cars and normal infrastructure! then what do you do except juxtapose it against if not the cartoonish and charming realm of light??

everything in kingdom hearts is thematic!! the setting is ALWAYS thematic!! the realm of light is cartoonish because the games that took place there were dreamlike, elevated, and for kids. quadratum is more grounded, more serious, though it maintains some of that elevated-feeling; it’s just more intense, because of that groundedness. if that’s what the setting is like, what does that tell you about what kh is setting up for its future installments thematically?

kingdom hearts wants to grow up. kh3 is the growing pains. Can anybody hear me

[kusuriya-maomao]

🎐One of the secrets to happiness is to remember your blessings before you remember your worries. Thank God, always and forever.💜

🎐من أسرار السعادة أن يتذكر الإنسان ما لديه من نِعم.. قبل أن يتذكر ما لديه من هموم ..الحمد لله حمدًا دائما.💜

𝓸𝓞𝓸 𝓚𝓾𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓲𝔂𝓪 𝓷𝓸 𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓸𝓽𝓸 𝓸𝓞𝓸

Art:Lofofora "GaloriousArt"

[safire-lupe]

AOT Brave Order Petra Ral in s4 battle uniform.

[vialesanaaa]

[eternalembersrivetrazine]

INTEREST CHECK RESULTS! 🌟

Just 5 days until apps for the zine open up on 31st March!

Until then, let's take a look at the whooping 40+ responses! We're blown away by all the enthusiasm for this project, and hope for your continued support moving forward!

Please see below for the results!

[levisqueenie]

Some Levi Ackerman official arts:

he's my pookie pie <3

[eternalembersrivetrazine]

Friendly reminder that there are two weeks left until the RivetraZine Eternal Embers interest check closes so if you're interested go check it out! Rivetra deserves all the love! What's your favorite Rivetra-coded quote or song?

[infiniteloyalty-blog1]

A R T I S T : 麗嗚

S O U R C E : x

[capitainelevi]

Levi Ackerman Advent Calendar

Day 19

[reereezoku]

Oh right, Petra isn’t special. I mean, everyone in former Levi Squad are treated equally.

And by equally, I mean just look. Eld, Oluo, and Gunther had this kind of scene where their families were waiting for their return.

Oh, right. Petra isn’t so special that her father waiting for her with her letter in his hand wasn’t included in this scene.

I mean, look. She isn’t special that they didn’t care if they showed her body being brutally thrown away and Levi looking like his head is in a fucking mess.

Too bad, Petra isn’t so special, her father had to be the last one to show up in this particular scene that lasted for more than 30 seconds.

Petra’s never so special that her death wasn’t the only one to get this kind of reaction from Levi (aside from Isabel and Farlan who were the closest to him).

Oh right, Petra probably had lots of things to tell (or complain about because she wasn’t treated special) Levi that she wasn’t able to say. But she wasn’t that special that they didn’t let her say it in the series, so instead, they just made her a song.

I mean, what’s so special about Petra anyway?

[zenibaa05]

LEVI ACKERMAN

S3 Attack on Titan

He is a killing machine. Look at that beauty.

So majestic that you forget it's actually a demon.

[neverdonegrowing]

AOT Junior High: Bertholdt's Second Chance

What a summer festival/matsuri to remember (with the climax of "Call Your Name" in the background to boot!).

Happy Valentine's Day! 🎆

[eternalembersrivetrazine]

💫 PROJECT LAUNCH!

Attention, all Rivetra shippers! We are proud to announce a fanmade zine project dedicated to their relationship. Stay tuned, because interest check opens tomorrow!

[xhllvx]

IT'S HAPPENING.. IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING 🎉🎉 Tune in to keep up with the updates guys 💫 a very nice Valentine's gift to us. ꒰⁠⑅⁠ᵕ⁠༚⁠ᵕ⁠꒱⁠˖⁠♡

[neverdonegrowing]

AOT Junior High: Petra x Jean??

Dream on, Jean! (My eyeballs may never recover 🤣)