Levihan is def one of the more popular pairings on Pixiv...what about this ship makes it special to you? What made you start shipping them?
ive answered this question before a lot but tbh why i ship those fucks kind of evolves as the series progresses so hey:
- the opposites factor is the biggest draw tbh. they are total opposites, even their fucking colour schemes are opposing (i’ve noticed while colouring them in ye olde dooles) like levi is all cool colours like blues and greys and blacks etc and hange is just warm with the browns and yellows and ochres. so beyond personality, they just fucking appeal to my eyeballs.
- while being opposites they also have so much in common. their humour, values, insults, sarcasm, methods are so in sync. its fucking adorable.
- the foundation of their relationship is so strong. they trust each other, understand each other, know exactly what to say and do in order to support one another. a lot of portrayals of levi and hange have levi being constantly annoyed by her and her science/titan eccentricities but except for maybe one occasion in the series levi has never been shown to be annoyed with hange - and this is levi we’re talking about, he looks and seems perpetually annoyed by everything. we learned in character interviews and the smartpass stories and in the manga itself that levi values and listens to and actively supports hange’s research. and likewise, hange is supportive to levi in that she understands him, she’s the only one who can understand what he’s trying to say or convey and apparently translates his word vomit to his squad. and she gets his humour and isn’t intimidated by him in the slightest.
- all the aforementioned translates itself into levi and hange really balancing each other out. like hange says the only person she can imagine being romantic with has to be independent and respect her need for space and im just like *gestures wildly at levi*. and likewise, levi needs someone who lifts him up out of his lame little grumpy stupours and most of all understands how he really is and how he truly feels behind his dumb bitch-face, and who treats him like an equal and human being in general. i just think they bring out the best in each other and we’ve seen that in the series too (lemme just reference chapter 52 and 54 again).
- generally I just find hange one of, if not the only characters besides erwin who has a really comfortable and chill repartee with levi and sees him/treats him like a person not just a tool or weapon or off-putting super grouch. and levi seems to be one of the only peeps who can chill with hange without being disturbed by her eccentricities. moblit is there too yeah, but he seems to be on the verge of a breakdown every other second too lmao. like levi seems to know how to chill hange out or roll with her moods without seeming put off by them. case in point:
"calm ur tiny tits you fucking cute-ass weirdo"
the entire uprising arc shows this and shows how well they both work together.
- the duality they have is super appealing to me. they work on so many levels; opposites who have so much in common with a very strong friendship of mutual respect and support and understanding. they work as a great friendship and an odd couple and dream team of badasses. and the tension between them because of their opposite personalities makes for so much chemistry and fun like I have endless scenarios and ideas for those two that are so fucking fun and in-character and that’s why I still ship the ever-loving fuck out of them.
tldr: they’re just totally adorable abnormals who are so different but totally get each other and are weirdo BFFs with so much history of mutual support and respect and trust. and they look fly as hell together:
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