attack on titan headcanons #16
synopsis: meeting the parents 🐞
characters included: eren, mikasa, armin, jean, sasha, connie, reiner, annie, bertolt, levi, erwin and hange.
notes: i’m finally back with more aot!! i’m officially finished with exams so, i’ve decided to drop this & 3 other posts lmao. i’m feeding you. you’re welcome.
oh, your parents freeaaakkk out. what do you mean their child is dating the TITAN boy that they’ve heard so much about? last they heard, he went mad and all! when he meets them, you guys have to meet at a cafe or something cause they’re genuinely terrified he’s gonna accidentally transform, destroy their house and kill them. eren acts like something you’ve never seen before, he’s clearly extremely nervous. i’m talking posture straight, hands firmly in his lap, laughing at every joke your dad makes etc. even after the first meeting your parents were very concerned about your safety… however, after many more meet ups, many talks (and a lot of convincing) they come around to eren. they soon realise he’s just a young boy whose had some very strange, very bad luck. they call him ‘special’.
an angel, obviously. mikasa is the best of both worlds, let me explain; not only is she a bad bitch whose strength been compared to that of an army of 100 men, she’s also a really good cook & homemaker! she helps your parents with chores like laundry, helps your mum cook etc. and on the flip side, she can slit several titans napes in record time so, your parents KNOW your protected around her & she can make a lovely dinner too! anyways, she is still her reserved-self when meeting them but, she makes sure to engage in conversation to impress them. after the first meeting, your parents loved her! they thought she was timid but just a super sweet girl, although they had a lot of questions about her scar…
anyways! she’s definitely the type of girlfriend to talk shit about you with your own parents 😔. i just know you’ve walked into the kitchen on several occasions and mikasa is like “yeah i fold all of y/n’s clothes back in the barracks” and your parents are like “what?! that lazy git!” then you walk in and everyone’s side eyeing you…
another angel i fear. quick everyone act surprised!! he’s totally and utterly nervous but, he puts on a brave face for you. however, by the time you guys are leaving, you’re walking out the front door, waving and saying your goodbyes.. after that front door shuts, armin starts grinning from ear to ear looking proper cheeky cause he KNOWS he’s just impressed them so much. your parents adore this boy!! and he knows it!! you poke and tease him for being so nervous earlier just to end up being like this but, seriously he’s so happy.
your parents could tell he was nervous from the get-go, his hands were shaking when he shook their hands bless him! they made sure to put in extra effort to make him feel super welcomed and comfortable, and clearly it worked. they really like him too i mean, what’s there not to like about armin? he’s incredibly intelligent, a sweet soul and loves their child, what more could they want?!
oh, when you meet jeans mum, she is just totally over the moon to have you round her house. and you just know you’re eating GOOODDD while you are there!! she is the warmest, most welcoming lady ever, she announces you as her child the moment you step through the door!
she genuinely adores you and wants you guys to get on sooo badly, she’s definitely overbearing (in a very nice way) at first and you feel sort of awkward… it’s a lot to take in & it’s all very fast and very aaahhhh!! however, after the first initial meeting within a few hours, she’s calmed down from the excitement, everyone is filled up with food and tired, so now you finally have a chance to have a nice, normal conversation and it was… amazing! as if she didn’t already love you now, she really loves you. also, jean turns into a total mamas boy when you go over her house.
your parents had heard of her food loving ways from you and thankfully for sasha, your parents happen to be quite wealthy… wealthy enough to afford meat. they made sure to prepare a buffet for your guys’ arrival and this made her feel so happy and so welcomed :’). this definitely started a very quick and immediate spark between her and your parents.
we cant forget about sasha’s family, although it’s more difficult to meet them as they live in the wilderness. it took you a few months of dating sasha to meet her family & trust, they make you do everything they do m’kay. you get a bit of leeway because you’re new and don’t understand their way of living but, you’re going on hunts with them. this, as nerve wracking as it was, was actually a great way to bond!! you really bonded with sasha’s family over this mostly because you continuously asked for help so, they kinda had to talk to you… but, seriously it was great! (also you didn’t understand them very well through the whole trip because of their accents… lol)
oh, your parents are now his parents. sorry, he’s the favourite child, you and your siblings are cast aside when connie arrives on the scene. on a serious note, after his family’s death, he truly hasn’t been the same - it was heartbreaking for him in many ways and one being that they would never meet you. when you told your parents about this, they welcomed connie with open arms and made sure he felt more like a son than just their child’s partner.
and that happened, let me tell you. he’s actually their son, their favourite baby boy, i’m so serious😭. he gets babied and doted on more than you or your siblings AND oh my god, he bickers with your siblings too like poking them, tickling them, just ticking them off a littleeeee bit. but he makes up for it cause he does spoil them a lot too so they do really love him. he’s got the whole family wrapped around his little finger! your parents obviously just absolutely adore him and everything he does.
such a gentleman, i think your mum (and dad) almost fell for him and your grandma definitely wanted a piece of this guy😭😭. i mean he turned up to the house arm in arm with you with PRESENTS, greeted himself extremely politely to your parents and your grandma, even kissing her a kiss on the hand (that’s when she swooned). he actually acted like a prince he was so polite and gentlemanly. and trust, he pulled out all the stops with jokes and stories just making your family love him even more, what a charismatic boy!
him and your grandma are the BEST of friends because tell me why you came home to see your lovely boyfriend in the barracks and he was just gone? THEN, when he came home later that evening, you found out he’d been shopping with your grandma? excuse me? he literally hangs out with her on his own!! but, don’t even get me started on the guilt and dread he feels knowing he hides a secret from now not only his partner but his partners lovely, welcoming family whom he’s grown to love too.
sweet, quiet girl next door vibes dare i say… only around your parents obviously, she can’t be seen in that light by anyone else. she just turns into the sweetest, most timid girl around your mum it was crazy! you obviously knew she wasn’t going to be her typical self like she is in training or whatever but, it was shocking how much she changed😭.
she offered to help your mum with cooking even though she wasn’t very good at it, so her and your mum bonded a lot over teaching her how to cook during the first meeting and several meetings after that. ever since the first time meeting your mum, annie has been taught to cook by her and she cooks you your mums meals all the time :’).
she yearns for you to meet her father. she loves him and you so much, she just knows your two would get on so well but, the circumstances just don’t allow that. but, in a way, she’s grateful for you and now your mother even if she does miss her father dearly, she’s happy to have a parent again & one that likes her so much!
oh sweet boy is tossing and turning all night long thinking about having to meet your parents. he’s filled with nerves & your parents try their absolute hardest to make him feel comfortable but, everyone can tell he’s really on edge the whole time. that was until, he had a chance to play with your younger sibling. i don’t know if it’s because they’re young and therefore less threatening (and theres less of a need to impress them) but, bertolt really shone when he was with your younger sibling!! you saw the bert you knew except a bit more family-friendly.
safe to say, they grew an incredible bond from this point forward & it actually helped him become more comfortable around the adults in your family. obviously your parents thought his tenderness toward your younger sibling was just the sweetest. they thought their child is so lucky to have such a gentle soul as their boyfriend!
oh, he’s probably the worst out of everyone 😭😭. he’s so, shocked that you still have your parents? and siblings? he never really thought he’d end up in this situation so, i think externally he seems fine, he’s so nonchalant but, internally he’s freaking out baddddd.
when you first suggest the idea of him meeting your family, he outright wants to refuse (he doesn’t) but, he’s so terrified and i’m not being funny, this guy is supposed to be humans strongest solider and he’s getting ANXIETY over just regular people?! this is making him crash out. he agrees to meet them but trust, he makes sure his schedule is filled for the next month so he has extra time to freak the fuck out.
the day finally arrives, levi literally looks like he has a stick up his arse. his posture is crazy, his answers feel rehearsed (they are) LIKE he just needs to calm down. you have to give him a gentle squeeze of the hand, shoulder or knee to just rellaxxxx & he does, you can see him exhale and his shoulders become slump.
after a few more reassuring squeezes, taps and light shoves, he loosens up becoming less rehearsed and just being more real, more levi. your family think he’s just reserved but, he seems nice enough and of course, he’s like practically famous in paradis so… your family are pretty happy, lol. they’re a bit upset he’s seems awkward around them but, they understand he’s different around you & it’s always awkward meeting the family for the first time!!
literally so calm and chill. i feel like out of everyone, he’s had the most relationship experience, he’s been there and done that, you know? he knows what parents want to hear or see from their child’s partner.
he is perfect. he’s not too uptight or too polite, he makes well-timed jokes and even jabs at the most playful family members which gets them giggling. he makes sure to show you small physical affection which in turn, your family notice and appreciate you two seem so in love. he makes sure to offer to do things such as, help set up the table, carry big bowls or heavy items to the table & trust; he is complimenting the shiiittt out of the food.
he’s just got this whole meeting the family thing down to an art form, honestly. i’m making it sound like he’s done this a million times, he hasn’t and to be fair, this is just his usual self just turned up a notch so your family love him that bit extra 😆.
and they do. they freaking love him. like i said, he was perfect! who doesn’t love perfect? your dad definitely wants to go golf with him, he’s obsessed.
oh my, what an experience… definitely the kind of person to yap their way into being loved, haha. as soon as they enter your home it’s a lot “oh my god, so lovely to finally meet you! yeah, i’m amazing so, today actually something crazy happened—” “oh, i love the way you decorated the place, did you make this?” so casual, so talkative, so comfortable almost immediately even though (hange claims), they’re holding back the full extend of their personality, just giving them a glimpse.
your family loved this way of introducing and integrating themselves into the family though, it felt like a piece of the puzzle had been found when hange entered your home, even during the first meeting. your parents LOVE hange’s story and hyper energy. they bring life into the living room!