Hey! First of all, I love your writing. I absolutely breathtaking. I wasn’t a reimika shipper but now i am lmao! I want to ask you how you feel about jeankasa? In this moment I’m completely sure Eren is going to die and I really want Mikasa to be happy with a good family just as she wishes. What are your thoughts about the future of her with, let’s say, a jeankasa ending?
Hi himemoonpie!
Thank you so much for dropping in with a sweet ask & thank you very much for checking out my writings :) Welcome to ReiKasa hell paradise, the ‘accidental’ ship haha
I would have to let my followers here know that this is strictly my honest and personal observation (which most fans would disagree on). Regarding your question, my opinions towards not only jeankasa but all the other mikasa ships are neutral. I dislike being or having any negative feelings towards other ships & i prefer to focus more on the positive sides of my own rarepair OTP ‘s canoe haha
Tbh, I was not big on the idea of jeankasa for quite some time UNTIL ch.135. Physical attractiveness factors sure, jeankasa’s A++ but from character dynamics, before 135, I perceive an existing imbalance. I also look into the characters’ astrological compatibility. Both Eren & Jean are Aries with self-centric tendencies that could ‘suffocate’ Mikasa’s Aquarius internally (unpopular opinion, don’t shoot me. I admire Jean’s character development in canon!) I also feel like after four years, Mikasa sees Jean as an excellent comrade/Squad Leader. I’m very sure she’s not oblivious to his existing feelings for her. (if she can notice Annie’s feelings for Armin, she would have noticed Jean’s for her). Mikasa’s being pushed around like a ball by toxic masculinity in her environment before or after Eren goes ‘rogue’. Too often people see her as an angry, broken robot with disconnected tether, which frustrates me so much.
However. 135 finally showed me how selfless Jean is & I’m all for that! [also, it made me see ReiKasaJean as a good OT3 ;’) ]
If we go by typical shonen formula, Jeankasa would be a potential endgame with the highest probability (*looking at Bleach & Naruto) xD But I don’t know, Isayama’s eccentric in his own way, anything is unpredictable with this amazing, talented madman and I’m all for that ride. He did promise he would hurt his readers. I’m ready to be hurt haha
However, whichever Mikasa & X ship ends together or whoever the endgame partner for Mikasa in canon would be, as it is gradually revealed in few months time when the series ends -- if Isayama believes that X can bring her the happiness she truly deserves, then I’m genuinely happy for her. Although, as a Mikasa fan, at this point I’d really rather she be on her own, discovering her Azumabito family origins, exploring self-love more, go on an adventure (with Armin and Annie) all over the world like Arya in GOT and adopts Gabi & Falco as her kids and raising them with Reiner as platonic co-parents wops I’m gonna stop here before i get any more new headcanon ideas. Too long has this woman be in a man’s shadow that she’s now finally liberated in canon somewhat and I’d like to see her soaring higher than she’s ever been. She’s tethered herself to Eren for 10 years now, I just want to see her be truly free for once. If she chooses Jean at the end of SnK, I’d hope it’s because she truly loves him & not because he’s always been there to pick up the pieces left by Eren. It would be unfair to Jean as well because he’d know she’d only settle for him because he’s just there. All in all, I’m happy with any loving, healthy Mikasa ship as the endgame :) I hope this answer is not too long haha Thank you again for the kind Ask!
xoxo
