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From "Seiya no tabemono" doujinshi (Shingeki no kyojin fandom)

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I heart doujin 42

First we’ve got Steely Steed by De-C https://myreadingmanga.info/de-c-doshi-biverly-steely-steed-kotetsu-no-uma-shingeki-no-kyojin-dj-eng/

I actually really like this one.  I like the little interactions between Erwin and Levi, it all feels really organic and true to life (like I can totally see Levi weakly kicking at Erwin’s arm when he’s annoyed with him in a playful way, it’s such a couple thing to do).  This one is very Erwin centric which I also love, and has a focus on Erwin wonder just what the hell it is Levi sees in him, why Levi is so confident in him and believes in him so much (spoiler alert, it’s ackerbond and love).  This artist also asked some of her friends to draw eruris at the end, which is where this beautiful picture came from too!  By Takeru Mikami.

Then we’ve just got an extra from skull9 https://myreadingmanga.info/skull9-extra-5-5-attack-on-titan-dj-engesp/ which is just short so you get an extra one cause you are my lovely readers <3 So we also have I’ve Heard Rumors About You by Breakmission https://myreadingmanga.info/breakmission-ive-heard-rumors-about-you-attack-on-titan-dj-engesp/

I really love Breakmission!  So this one was written after the Erwin/Levi smartpass came out https://yusenki.tumblr.com/post/141485724499/au-smartpass-erwin-levi-close-up https://yusenki.tumblr.com/post/141836483282/au-smartpass-erwin-levi-close-up-interview It’s super adorable, the premise is that the 104th squad of the SC is reading the interview and well, some rumors start to circulate about what the hell it means about the captain and commander.  Levi overhears, Erwin thinks it’s hilarious... it’s just sweet, funny, passionate, and a grand old time.  Takes me back to a simpler time where Erwin had two arms and wasn’t dead and I also wasn’t dead inside.  Ahhh youth. 

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I heart doujin 44

That chapter was weird.  I want Levi to go to paths and see his own memories instead, that would be better. Anyway here are some doujin!  First is Christmas Eve Meal by De-C https://myreadingmanga.info/seiya-no-tabemono-shingeki-no-kyojin-dj-eng/

I really appreciate this artist’s focus on Erwin’s psychology which is often left a bit unexplored.  This one is unique in that it takes place just around the fall of wall Maria, right around the time when the mission to retake it resulted in most of the inhabitants of wall maria getting eaten by titans.  Erwin was made to lead this horrible mission, and surely it took a toll.  Luckily Levi was there to pick him up! On a similar theme we’ve got Sable’s Impurity https://myreadingmanga.info/kegare-impurity-shingeki-no-kyojin-dj-eng/

In this one Levi is struggling to cope with his own role in the deaths of his comrades, and Erwin helps him through it.  I really love the contrasting themes of each of the eruris taking on the other’s burdens, it’s what eruri is all about!  At the moment this one has some random korean manhwa pages spliced through it so just ignore those.  As far as I can tell all the pages are there though, maybe missing one or two.  I’ve asked the mrm people to fix it but it can take time XD

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So today we’ve got Hero Syndrome by PureSlider https://myreadingmanga.info/pureslider-shingeki-kyojin-dj-eiyuu-shoukougun-eng/

I really like the style in this one.  It’s a fascinating examination of Levi dealing with his culminating trauma at losing the people he loves, and Erwin taking responsibility and shouldering Levi’s burden as much as he can.  You can see how pained they both are, how neither one blames the other but how horribly they blame themselves.  Eruri is love and respect and trust, and it is well embodied here. Next up is Brush with Death by De-C https://myreadingmanga.info/de-c-biverly-shingeki-no-kyojin-dj-shi-tonariawase-eng/

Probably one of the more interesting takes on the SC recruiting Eren that I’ve ever seen, I won’t spoil it but it certainly changed my headcanon a little.  It’s followed by Erwin losing his arm, with Levi thinking Erwin can never go on expeditions again with Erwin insisting to the contrary because he can’t bear to be trapped in the walls.  It’s a very interesting exploration of our sweet eruris. 

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I heart doujin 48

First today is Milk by twoframe https://myreadingmanga.info/shingeki-no-kyojin-dj-omegaverse-milk-eng/

So this is an omegaverse fic that heavily features lactation.  I’m not personally that big a fan of omegaverse stuff, but I love how soft and tender twoframe’s Erwin is, I find the way she makes their interactions to be terribly sweet, and in a way I like how well Erwin fits into the alpha archetype.  I may be reading into it too much but omegas and alphas bonding is somewhat similar to the ackerbond in my head so that works as well.  EDIT-- okay so @fallenrazziel has pointed out that comparing ackerbond to omegaverse is not apt for a number of very good reasons, I retract the comparison. Second today is Secrets by De-C https://myreadingmanga.info/shingeki-no-kyojin-dj-himitsu-eng/

Now let it be said, I absolutely hate Erwin’s haircut in this one.  I think he looks really dumpy and balding and I found it distracting.  However!  I like how Levi defies a common fanfic trope in this one (namely that he can be easily subdued by Erwin sexually and can’t fight back-- yes he can, he’s Levi and sometimes when he’s being teased he gets annoyed and fucking takes what he wants XD).  I also liked the way that Erwin’s father was tied into the narrative, and how tender they are.  If you can get past Erwin’s haircut check it out.