she’s an outlier by choice. skirts the edge of conversations with watchful eyes and a will to pick at collected information to find what could be useful in the middle of it all. ymir is a scavenger. the crane-necked buzzard who feeds when the drought takes out her prey, even if, in the moment, the drought in question were the people who huddled around sasha, milking her of good will and a nauseating penchant to please. until the scene goes sour with rot and a barren field is her landing ground, the impact of which isn’t meant to go unnoticed.
“ howdy pardner, ” it agitates its way into the air, knocked loose while she rocked from heel to toe, hands buried deep in hole-riddled pockets. fox’s slyness on display, there ought be no surprise when she bares teeth.. admonishes her with a crooked grin to say she’d done it again. had been doing it all morning, strained and otherwise.
“ ——you really can’t help yourself, can you ? ” / @amachja
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Runs very fast and hug tackles him to the ground, a puppy in girl form. Is he a full head taller? Yes. Considerably stronger? Yes! Do physics matter? No, never heard of them. Let them be happy, dammit.
taptaptaptAPTAPTAPTAPTAP—
"Hm?"
—IMPACT!!
She tears him off his feet before he can so much as gasp her name. Arms half-outstretched, ready to catch her when she jumps, he makes the perfect target for a girl to launch herself at. He stumbles back and lands hard on his backside before the remaining momentum blows him over. Very suddenly he lies on his back, buried under a giggling Sasha who's got her arms wrapped around him so tight he can barely breathe.
"Sasha...?" He croaks, a coy laugh tinting the edges of his voice, softening it. She isn't letting him go, is she? Her hair tickles his nose and her laugh is soaking all the way into his chest. Bertholdt is so shocked, he barely registers the moment his heart catches up to his head, and somersaults as well. A giddy, half-forbidden warmth spreads through his chest, tightening it. Before he tightens his embrace.
"I missed you, too."
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“No fucking way” Jean blinked, looking at the game dangling from Sasha’s hands, the girl was incredible. She would always come back with all kinds of meat for them. They ate better now than they had ever eaten at the barracks. But no matter how many times he went out with her, he always tried his best to beat her score, to get more rabbits, to maybe shoot a deer, he always came up short.
“How?! I beat my record by five rabbits and you still win?”
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✦ @amachja asked: ❛ was there anyone who was a shining light for your muse? Ie. was there any adult who they could genuinely rely on / trust? (or, if you have doubles or want to do both! : how old was your muse when they realized they had childhood trauma?) ❜ // questions for muses who had a rough childhood
The first question has a sad, simple answer – no. As a child, there were no grown-ups Annie could trust and not even her father, her primary caregiver, could be depended on. Throughout the course of her childhood, Gabe made it abundantly clear that their relationship would only continue if she was obedient and succeeded in becoming a Warrior. Of course, not all adults were as volatile and violent as Gabe, nor as stern and distant as her military superiors. The chances are there were a few who spoke to Annie politely, and showed her consideration on a superficial level. Shopkeepers perhaps, the parents of other candidates, etc. Depending on the iteration, Marcel and Bertholdt (possibly Pieck too) treated her with kindness and compassion, enough that she came to trust them in very subtle, furtive ways. They weren’t adults, nor a shining light in that they were just as powerless as she was, and Annie continued to face abuse at home, but they were a breath of fresh air, a brief respite, and that alone was an invaluable lifeline. What she learned of human connection came from them.
As for the second question, Annie realised fairly early on that something was amiss, that her home situation – and her relationship with her father – was peculiar. Later, it is likely that the Marleyan military’s psychological assessments would have flagged some concerns, though nothing significant enough to keep Annie from inheriting the Female Titan. All of this is to say she recognises there is something wrong with her, but does she identify her childhood as traumatic? I don’t imagine so, and here’s why –
Annie has rationalised her father’s behaviour as a means of coping with it, inadvertently absolving him of much of the guilt and shifting the blame onto herself, and their circumstances. It’s also safe to assume physical discipline was widely used against children, that it was a societal norm, though Gabe’s treatment of his daughter far transcended what could be considered reasonable or purely corrective.
On top of that, living in Marley as an Eldian was already traumatic. Against this backdrop of human suffering – and later the horrors of Paradis, of which she was an instigator – Annie is unlikely to identify the abuse she endured at the hands of her father as particularly damaging. Gabe always said she would have suffered far more if he had not taken her into his care, that only bad things would happen to an unwanted, orphaned Marleyan-Eldian half-breed (his choice of words) and Annie is inclined to agree with him. At least under his roof, she was alive, kept fed and clothed for the most part, and had some semblance of a family. It is only much later, likely post-Rumbling and through the process of developing romantic / intimate relationships, that Annie will begin to realise how deeply the violence of her childhood has affected her.
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@amachja liked the starter call x
Isabel looked around the field, it was big and empty except for the small group of cadets that she was in charge of. Isabel never imagined she would be a leader, teaching the new recruits but here she was.
“So yer good with horses” Isabel mused, looking at Sasha with a grin, riding up beside her, “Y’wanna race?” a grin spread across her face, why not give the horses a sprint, she had every faith that Greg would win the race though, he had never let her down yet.
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With Pieck sat across the table, chatting away and digging into her cake, Sasha watches intently, awaits her opening. It comes when Pieck bites into a strawberry; impeccable huntress reflexes, she leans forward, catches the other half of the fruit with her teeth, fingers guiding her chin (no escaping; it is revenge, after all), lips barely brushing against the Warrior's, a drop of strawberry juice caught between twin mouths. She pulls back, cheeks a light pink. "Happy birthday, miss Finger." :^)
〈 * it was pieck’s birthday -/- @amachja
WAS THIS CAKE TOO SWEET ? IT WAS A LITTLE TOO MUCH NO? sickly & sweet / an intoxicant tart of sour berries / ah, they were not quite in season / not quite ripe. & the sugary taste / soaking in buds / soaking in the sensation of marrow & lips ― the imbue of red / blood-like, you poke a finger into the cake / are you wanting it to bleed? SOMETHING ABOUT ITS COLOR / maybe it was blood. no. no. pieck. it is syrup, the honeyed lacquered is dripping off the side / blobbing into a little puddle on your plate / resembling the effluence of rosette that comes from an open gut / vibrant, sticky & wet & there, you drip finger into the saccharine pool, & finger-pads are now coated / the way lips part ― whole to halves ―― diverging just enough for a tongue to slip out― a tongue trails. lapping away / lick it clean. [oh little bird, a little songbird. how long do you plan to watch? ] the way sasha stares / how intently, how intimate, hm, that glee she had / athirst for a deliverance of some plot. does the prey yearn to play hunter? alright. & there, a clanking of teeth / mischief will bubble at the base of a throat, a titter humming out / swallow the laugh / play coy / you don’t mind playing prey. & preen your feathers, begin your siren cry ― now, lean in ― pick a berry from your plate & take a bite [will this be the apple of eve? ] you hope so. her heart would be much more savoury.
――― OH. "Happy birthday, miss Finger." that is it?
‘ ah. really? ’ that’s it, with the separation & the peroration of celebration / a tease. are we? oh no. no, no, no. you have given her a taste / a crumb, such a measly taste? & now, like a starving beast, those fangs you hide & those claws you keep far away / they itch & grind - itch to hold her neck, grinding to taste something more human. you want more. for once you get a taste, how is that to satisfy such a hungering, the emptiness of your gut, it will begin to eat itself if you do not eat / a starvation that you held off on, this blistering warmth that is a pitting wildfire waiting to spread / yes, a reoccurring starvation for innate & fictitious inklings / & these symptoms of lust ― & maybe, attraction. they really are too much for a fragile & tired girl to fight off any longer. oh, you intend to finish your cake, & then some. [have your revenge.] interrupt, interrupt the withdrawal of she / body falls against table / ribs pressing to wood as you crawl over / knees being your support. & fingers pluck another strawberry / stealing from sasha’s plate. fingertips will pose the berry between lips (you bite it in half) how thoughtful. / but, that maw is a danger / the only thing that comes near that is devoured whole. & the putrescent presence, the anatomy you sleep in / the skin you change into is now anchoring atop the table / it is all dirty now. [ you are on top of the table. everyone is looking. ] what a fun night.
& hands captures the curvature of woman’s design / that rose complexion is not enough. you take hold / fingers pressed to cheeks / pressure applied / part that mouth huntress, & open wide, open so wide ―― those heavy eyes / coal will burn out / & pricked rows of charcoal will bat her way / this innocence you feinted time & time again, it is so cruel. CLOSE THOSE EYES / steal a kiss - lips brushing - crashing against another’s / the part of jaw / strawberry passed off from tongue to tongue. & that tongue didn’t stop there, no. you invaded her mouth / explore it fully-completely, how far did you search? how far are you wandering down? / what are you going to do? shove your tongue & that berry down her throat, you might choke her off at this rate. [shame.] & still, only after you have tasted everything she has to give. only then, you pull away. & HOW DEATH’S FINGERTIPS WILL DRAG ACROSS THOSE LIPS / wiping the mess you had made / this gentleness, index & middle fingers, you suck off the remains. it is f l e e t i n g. it is gone.
& you retreat to your side of the table / you lean back in seat. that grin is far too wide, far too pleased.
' let me know if you want seconds. '
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S T A R T E R F O R @amachja
It had been a hard week not only for Hanji but also to the remaining members of Survey Corps. They delivered messages after messages and reports prior to the battle of shinganshina and despite the raise of concern about her immediately letting herself burry in paperwork instead of resting and recovering from her wounds, Hanji pressed on on her job. It was only halted when it was Levi himself had knocked her out of her insistence and stopped her from over working herself.
Sharing a room is very unlikely for high ranking veterans ; they had been given privileges that the cadets could never had but due to the ‘lacking’ of soldiers to take care of Hanji, she was given a roommate to share with and it was one of the noisy ones from 104th cadets. Not that she is bothered by it.... the HQ is already too quiet for her liking, she was appreciative to share a room with someone, especially now, when silence scare her the most more than everything.
And although, they shared the room together for few days the awkwardness still settled in between the two of them most likely coming from Sasha Braus. Hanji could only give the young girl a small smile as she observed her hesitant and uncertain antics. Clearly such a peculiar women.
“ I hope i’m not making you too uncomfortable on your own room, Braus. “ Hanji stated as she turned to look at her with what is remaining of her eyes. “ As soon as Levi is satisfied with my recovery, I promise that your original Roommate will return. “
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@amachja said : 🌸 𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 ♡
𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. Sitting among a field of blossoming flowers that were like nothing she had seen before, the colours and patterns upon all the different petals completely enthralling her. They didn’t have these kinds of flowers back in Marley or Liberio, they still had flowers, but none felt quite this wild. They were completely exotic. Pieck found herself running her fingers between all the different kinds, pulling apart some of the flowers just to see how they broke and bent. What colour would bleed from their stems as they snapped between her fingers.
Moments like these were what caused her to struggle here, on this island of devils. The closer she grew to them though, the less they fit that demographic. It scared her. Confused her. Kept her awake late at night and yawning the next morning. Though she was doing no favours to make the hole she had dug for herself any less deep. Pieck lunged at the opportunity to follow Sasha to her home. Watching as she hunted while animals like it was the most natural thing she could do, try her own hand at it too though she fell incredibly short in comparison to Sasha’s efforts. For a few hours, Pieck wasn’t the child undercover in some grand diabolical scheme, she was just Pieck. She was 17. She was just a girl.
“ They don’t look anything like this where i’m from—” The words fell from her mouth, faux patched together story held together by paper-thin strands of twine trembled in her hands as she tried to remember it. Hours spent alone reciting it aloud so she never faltered if questioned. Pieck had it carved into her flesh, it’s edges jagged and blood covering her body like a silken nightgown. Testing how long before the steam would curl from the wounds and behind to mend her. The tendrils of smoke were like the fingers of a seasoned doctor, leaving no scar or evidence of ever being there. She hated it. She loved it. Pieck didn’t know what was up from down or right from wrong. But what she did know was that she’d been cut off from her sentence by the feeling of Sasha’s fingers brushing her hair back behind her ear.
It almost shocked her, bringing her back to reality and the colours of the flowers in the field felt brighter. She could smell them, too. Pieck could feel the blood rush under her cheeks as Sasha’s hand dropped, feeling something stuck between the back of her ear and the hair that had been tucked there. Her own fingers raised to feel the petals that brushed against her hair, how soft they were. The smell from that flower seemed particularly pungent, or was that just Sasha? She felt frozen in place, roots growing from her feet and planting her among the flowers. “ Did you… ” Fingers plucked the flower from her hair, holding it before her eyes, twirling it around to see how the light affected its colour. “ It’s so pretty. ” Breathing out, her words were as soft as the sun that warmed their skin.
She put the flower back in its place, eyes scanning the field around them until one landed one that caught her eye. Its petals were the most vibrant periwinkle and it’s pollen a deep yellow, she plucked it from it’s home among the field and held it between her fingers. Was she hesitating? Should she be doing this? Was this crossing a line she’d drawn in the sand all those years ago? Pieck paused, eyes concentrating on the flower. The line was so far behind her at this point, she wasn’t sure if she could even see it.
“ Here. ” She reaches up on her toes to place the flower in the same spot on Sasha. Fringe tucked behind her ear as the flower nestled between it, Pieck smiled. She needed to get off of this island. She would get off of it. Not today, but soon. “ It’s pretty. ” She comments, her smile was warm on her face but it was concealing a world of hurt. Of twisting emotions. Next time we’re beyond the walls, leave. The words were resounding in her head, her mission clear. 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞. Forgive me Sasha. She grabs the other girl’s hand, squeezing it tight. “ Thank you. ”
I’m sorry.
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@amachja said: “ were you full of hate? “ (your choice of verse!)
There’s some stuff you can’t talk about after it happens. The memories are clear, stenciled into the inside of your eyelids. But the words won’t align to give the images form. It remains a rushed picture show, flashing by too fast to describe. The same applies here, applies to the last battle Bertholdt did as himself, as something approaching himself, before he was erased. He recalls the boy, how he screamed at the top of his lungs for someone to come and help them. And how the boy was silenced and ignored. And then the black came rushing in.
Bertholdt watches as his fork slowly scrapes over the plate. He doesn’t eat, even as his stomach growls. He is filling up in other ways, swallowing down every glance, every question and shift of Sasha’s weight. They don’t often eat together and now he recalls why. Sasha has always been a lively presence. Even when retreating into her anxious depths, she had an energy about her that dispelled mute avoidance. Engaging, he used to call it. She made him want to take part, be part of something. It was the wrong thing, in the end. But he knew that.
“Sometimes,” Bertholdt’s voice rolls out of him like coin drops into a well. He doesn’t need to answer that, he knows. But even now, Sasha works her magic. Perhaps the trick is very simple. Who else has ever asked him the things that she asks? Who else could judge him on this matter but the victim? Even now, he holds her hostage with some mongrel son of good intentions. And yet she has never been unkind. She has not chained him, made him point a gun, fire a shot. There seems to be something owed. An admission.
“Not most of the time. When it happened, it didn’t feel like something I could control. It felt like someone else put it there. Towards the end, there were those moments.” He sets down the fork, wary of sharp instruments. He has such a history with pin pricks, with incisions. Everything is dug out of him, one way or another. What is one more confession? “But hatred was never the point. It was always bigger than that. Most of the time, I felt sorry for you. But it’s really damn difficult to feel that way now.”
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“Hey Sasha! Bet’cha my potatoes at dinner that you wont run into the ocean naked!”
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✦ @amachja asked: ❛ what acts of service would your muse appreciate the most? does your muse prefer conversation or just sitting quietly with their s/o? ❜ // headcanons based on the 5 love languages
Acts of Service falls towards the tail end of Annie’s preferred love languages (Quality Time > Physical Touch > Words of Affirmation > Acts of Service > Receiving Gifts). She is fiercely independent and, despite harbouring a lazy streak, she is very capable of managing her own affairs – particularly as she has been running her father’s house since girlhood. The only time she’s likely to appreciate someone shouldering domestic tasks or running errands for her is if she were sick or incapacitated (stubborn creature she is, she isn’t likely to ask for help). That being said, there are gestures she does appreciate, and they mostly revolve around food. Whether it’s making her a cup of tea, cooking a meal from scratch, sharing a snack, or surprising her with sandwiches in the middle of the day, Annie is sure to be touched by the consideration and care.
Given that she struggles to express herself effectively, silence is easiest for Annie and often preferable. Conversation can strike her as superfluous, and she has little tolerance for small talk. It is enough for her to sit in the presence of someone she is comfortable with / fond of, to share their space and enjoy their company. That being said, there are a select few that she likes to speak with – or listen to, at least. For them, she will gladly forgo silence.
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“Everyone needs help sometimes.” - @amachja
“That is ironic coming from someone I came to get from the hospital.” The young woman replied while finger tapping the wheelchair’s handle. It was more a precaution than a necessity. And Mikasa was not going to risk her friend’s well being, especially after the scare they had. She and all of her friends thought the brunette wouldn’t make it to Paradis. At the time, the young Ackerman was terrified, so much that she wished she was the one who took that shot. The thought hasn’t left her mouth, she was not about to burden her with anything more.
However, Mikasa knew she wasn’t talking about herself. As intuitive as always, of course she would notice something was wrong. But couldn’t they pretend just for a minute than their world wasn’t falling apart and everything was in disarray? “If you behave you can have my plate.” She continued in a desperate attempt to deviate the subject from herself and her own inner turmoil.
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