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AOT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Eren Yeager

He’s weirdly excited about Christmas, like he pretends he’s too “cool” but secretly he loves the lights and the warmth.

Buys you a gift three months early but forgets where he hid it.

Makes hot chocolate with way too many marshmallows.

Wears sweatpants and lets you put a Santa hat on him, even though he complains.

Puts his arms around you from behind as you decorate the tree because he likes watching you be happy.

Gives you a keychain of something deeply sentimental, pretending it’s “no big deal.”

Basically, a clingy boyfriend who tries to act chill but is actually a lovestruck puppy.

Mikasa Ackerman

She takes Christmas seriously; everything is neat, warm, perfectly prepared.

Knits you a scarf. It’s black. Obviously.

Has your favorite food ready.

Sits close to you on the couch, head on your shoulder, peaceful.

Takes exactly one picture of you because you “looked nice.”

Armin Arlert

He lights up like a child seeing the world for the first time.

Buys you pastries.

Points at every cute thing with too much excitement.

Insists on matching gloves because “you’ll look adorable.”

Gives you a small, handmade scrapbook full of pictures, ticket stubs, and memories.

Levi Ackerman

Levi pretends he doesn’t care about Christmas... but he does

Cleans before and after everything.

Buys you practical gifts (but actually very thoughtful).

Lets you put reindeer antlers on him for 0.2 seconds.

Gives you tea in a beautiful mug and sits beside you under a blanket.

Jean Kirstein

The most normal, romantic Christmas.

Puts on a cozy playlist.

Makes you dinner (he lowkey tries very hard).

Tries to pull you into slow dancing.

Buys you jewelry because “it reminded me of you.”

The perfect boyfriend trying to impress you.

Connie Springer

He is chaos. Pure Christmas chaos.

Tangled in Christmas lights.

Accidentally burns cookies but claims it adds “flavor”

Gets you a goofy gift but also a genuinely sweet one.

Sasha Blouse

Food. Food. More food.

Cooks an entire feast.

Eats half of it while cooking.

Gives you a big warm hug and a homemade gift.

Snowball fights. She wins. Brutally.

Historia Reiss

She’s stunning, sparkly dress and, warm smile.

Pulls you around, introducing you to people.

Gives you a heartfelt, handwritten letter.

After the event, she cuddles up with you with hot cocoa, exhausted but happy.

Ymir

Same event as Historia, but lurking She complains the whole time, but only because she’s jealous of anyone who talks to you.

Gives you a gift that looks stupid but is extremely meaningful once you understand it.

Pulls you aside and kisses you under the mistletoe like she owns you.

Reiner Braun

Big himbo energy.

Tries baking. Fails adorably.

Gives you the softest hug ever, like a weighted blanket.

Buys you something expensive even though he didn’t need to.

Bertholdt Hoover

Soft, shy, sweet.

Walks with you among Christmas lights.

Hands trembling as he gives you a gift.

Gets flustered when your hands brush.

Cuddles under a blanket once you’re home.

Shy boyfriend warmth.

Annie Leonhart

She hates crowds.

Quietly slips her hand into yours.

Gives you a tiny but meaningful gift.

Leans on your shoulder while you sit on a bench.

Hange Zoë

The decorations are a disaster.

“Look! I made a tree topper that moves!”

Probably sings loudly and off-key.

Gives you a gift that is either incredibly useful or incredibly weird.

Pulls you into a spinning hug.

ADHD gremlin joy.

Erwin Smith

He does classy Christmas.

Beautiful tree.

Fancy dinner.

A heartfelt speech.

Holds your hand over wine, eyes soft.

Pieck Finger

Comfy Christmas queen.

Wrapped in blankets with you.

Gives you a soft, oversized sweater.

Falls asleep on your shoulder 15 minutes into the movie.

Porco Galliard

He uses Christmas as an excuse to spoil you.

Acts annoyed giving you gifts but blushes the whole time.

Snowball fight ends in him letting you win but denying it.

Gets flustered if you kiss his cheek.

Tsundere boyfriend but very soft inside.

Marcel Galliard

He cooks, decorates tastefully, makes everything perfect.

Buys you something meaningful and sweet.

Holds your hand while talking about plans.

Zeke Yeager

Smug nerd Christmas.

Tries to act superior about the holiday but still participates.

Gives you a book or something intellectual.

Makes hot mulled wine.

Sits close to you while pretending he’s not clinging.

Frieda Reiss

Her space feels ethereal, with warm lights, soft music.

Gives you a beautifully wrapped gift.

Talks with you quietly about dreams and life.

Hugs you with so much gentleness it melts your heart.

Masterpost

AOT Masterlist

[holidaygirlelly]

One of the best moments in Attack on Titan: Bertholdt melancholically looking over Armin as if having resigned himself to his fate feeling it's 'what he deserves' while also holding a deep respect for Armin as someone who was 'powerless' but never stopped moving forward.

[ly0nstea]

From shitting on warriors and Marley, celebrating their deaths, to defending them. True character regression.

Say Annie wanted to quit, before they join the Scouts Annie wants to defect, live a life as an anonymous Paradisian, no more war no more fighting. Then what?

The Female Titan Arc never happens, so they don't figure out there are other Titans in the 104th until much later, they never find the titans in the wall, Armin doesn't show his skills off so he isn't favoured by Erwin as much, maybe they wouldn't even save him in Return to Shiganshina, so he doesn't get the Colossal, Annie isn't there to fight Floch at the dock, maybe he sinks the ship, Eren's plan is ruined.

Do you think Eren would just allow that?

You cannot judge a person for not making a choice they never had a chance to make.

Let me put this in the simplest terms I can. If the Warriors actually tried to stop killing people, Eren would simply either mind control to keep killing (which, you could argue he did to Reiner and is why Reiner seemed to switch between personalities) or control the situation around them to make them keep killing, regardless, Eren is not allowing them to stop.

Besides Annie's always been one of my favourite characters this isn't new or different lmao

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Rayashki and Zeno: How a harsh environment shapes actions.

Sometimes, a perception is taken as a principle. A "cruel reality" can be described as a negative perception of the material world, used to assert a situation. "Reality is cruel", however consists in using the previously descrived perception as a fundamental truth or a proposition in which to base the foundations of a system of belief, of behaviour or of a chain of reason. Both are heavily present in Farewell Rayashki, a story all about the strenght of the colective, the indomitable human spirit in the face of adversity and what shapes the actions of those who persue a goal. With that in mind, I wanted to write... Not an analysis per se, but rather to build some sort of structure or perspective (whatever you want to call it) through which the story can be analyzed.

Now, imagine a matrix diagram where the X-axis goes from "Gemeinschaft" (Community) to "Gesellschaft" (Society), two terms taken from german sociologist, Ferdinand Tönnies, and the Y-axis goes from "Deontic" to "Epistemic" in a mix between a Gretchen McCulloch's linguistic sense and a Józef Maria Bocheński's philosophical sense. If everything I just said made no sense, don't worry. Here's a (very) rough explanation of what I'll mean with these two dichotomies through this post: X-axis: A classification of societal ties. "Gemeinschaft" refers to personal, direct interactions with emotional relationships (such as families or small towns like Rayashki) formed by people who strive to archive the goals of a collective. "Gesellschaft", on the other hand, is about indirect and formal interactions, with more rational relationships (like a company or an institution like Zeno) in which everyone band together to persue personal goals in common. Y-axis: A classification of actions as both modality (McCulloh) and authority (Bochenski). Roughly: "actions based on interpretations and beliefs done by someone with an authority based on their ammount of knowledge and experience" (Epistemic)" vs "actions based on rules and/or desires done by someone with a role or position that gives them the power to enforce them" (Deontic).

Upper-left: Gemeinschaft/Epistemic

Windsong's quest, mostly percieved as a fool's errand, is a classic underdog story. The lone reasercher who, disheartened by the lack of support from all the important academic institutions and societies, finds in the small town of Rayashki a more hospitable enviroment to persue her goals. She creats emotional conections with the community and soon finds more self-fulfilment in helping the townfolk than in other things like taking Zeno's offer or abandoning her studies, which are presented as more beneficial options from a rational point of view.

She confronts the notion of "cruel reality" and rejects "Reality is Cruel" as a principle. This action comes from what she knows (her study of ley lines) and beliefs (the people of Rayashki, the usefullness of her field of research).

Bottom-Left: Gesellschaft/Epistemic

You'll think he should be at the opposite side of Windsong BUT Bertolt, as the classical evil guy in your everyday underdog story, actually rejects the notion of "cruel reality", and accepts "Reality is Cruel" as a principle. His emotional detachment from the people of Rayashki, their values, and even their very same idea of community, comes from his role as a member of Zeno, an institution that exemplfies the impersonal and formal relationships of the Gesellschaft. He doesn't see himself as the evil corporate guy who's there to destroy their dream for a greedy goal, but as the savior who comes to provide the light of rationality to this uncultured rural people who are willing to risk their lives for the sake of primitive traditions and values. He defines himself as a "simple representative of Zeno, bound by their rules and orders, working tirelessly to help people in a world wreaked by The Storm", a description that allows him to minimize his negative perception of the reality of others while justifying operating under the principle of Reality is Cruel.

Bottom-Right: Gesellschaft/Deontic

Evgeni is shown through the story as a leader of Rayashki who deeply cares about his community BUT is willing to destroy it for the sake of a rational goal: protecting the lives of the townfolk.

He embraces the notion of "cruel reality", and accepts "Reality is Cruel" as a principle.

But how is HE in the opposite side of Windsong, instead of Bertolt? In Tönnies dichotomy of Gesellschaft and Gemeinschaft, the relationships that are meant to keep people in communities and societies can also push them out: is all about wether the social ties become too tight or too lose to help us find self-fulfilment in them. Windsong found in a community what she couldn't find in society (validation and encouragment for her study of ley lines), while Evgeni thought he found in a society what he couldn't find in his community (a positive prospective for the people of Rayashki).

Upper-Right: Gemeinschaft/Deontic

While Bertolt is a man of the world, trying to expand the benefits of globalization by placing the needs of bigger groups above those of the little ones, what Vila is persuing isn't just a goal to archive, but a dream to share. She didn't became a part of Rayashki only to build an utopia: everyone living there were already doing that and Vila found meaning in developing strong emotional ties with everyone as they strive together to work hard for Rayashki.

However, unlike Windsong, she accepts the notion of "cruel reality", even if she doesn't agree with "Reality is Cruel" as a principle. This one si a bit tricky to explain.

It all comes down to their experiences while chasing their dreams and how that shaped their understanding of what a dream is.

For Vila, is something that kept her going. A cherished wish that inspired her to leave the rusalki and search for a new home. A goal she could share with the people of Rayashki. A hope to cling unto while she nourishes the sprouts of Rayashki while they are passengers of the ship called "St Pavlov's Foundation" while adrift in the vast sea of the outside world, so they can carry on the spirit of Rayashki. She accepts the "cruel reality" as something that could hinder her dreams, force her to adapt them, but never crush them.

For Windsong, the dream was but a promise turned into a burden. It was not something that comforted her if held tight, but rather something it pained her to let go. Accepting the "cruel reality" meant letting something die, and for someone who was struggling in all fronts, it meant taking a toll way to big for her to handle.

As the last ley line hunter, the dream is but a gamble turned into an investment. The chance of failure is there no matter what. Only thing she can do, is to work hard to reduce it as much as possible. To her, a "cruel reality" is something that crushes dreams. Is not enough to reject the use of this perception as a principle: her own experiences taught her that the perception itself can be a cancer. She might have a tendency to put herself down, to have doubts on what she does and to even be "realistic" in any situation she encounters. But there's ALWAYS a part of her fighting her perception of reality from turning into a negative one even if she lacks the proper arguments or mental state to do it effectively. Vila noticed that from day one, and began to slowly share with her the tools Windsong lacked, helping her become a more confident and capable person, while inadvertibly gaining a trusty partner to rely on.

Their experiences shaped them into people who complement each other incredibly well. Leaning into each other, they'll plant their seeds of hope into a new generation. For the study of ley lines; for Rayashki; for those who live in a world affected by The Storm; for those who'll survive it. *** To anyone who'll read this... whatever the hell it was till the end, thank you for time! Feel free ask me anything, correct me, chew this to bits with your bare teeth, whatever you like. I just haphazardly wrote it because I love this game so much.

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Burn, O', burn in my embrace

little.. comic

[asitrita]

Collage for AOT characters real life references:

Armin Arlert & Bertholdt Hoover

Erwin Smith & Levi Ackerman

IMPORTANT!! Some of the people in the images have social presence (some are cosplayers or tiktokers or youtubers) but they are not public figures, so, please, don't harrass any of them (it may sound weird, but a couple of them are cosplayers who have had bad experiences in social media with some fans, so just in case, nothing wrong with looking all them up and following them, famous or not, just don't make it weird).

Parte 1

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The plot armour Reiner had 🤦‍♀️

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N'est pas colossal qui veut - Version 1

✏️ Repro Titan Colossal - Bertolt Hoover ✏️

L'attaque des Titans - Shingeki no kyojin

Prochainement Version Armin

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