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moonspirit · 10 months

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Hi, Moon! Let's play Fanfic Writer: Director's Cut game, shall we? OKAY, the thing is, I could just smashed "give me a whole analysis on your story", but I respect your time, so let's start with VBEOW: - The bridge scenes, all of them, with Aruani and the refugess - Big shoes, small shoes (I have a hunch that, maybe, it doesn't include only Aruani, but other double A's as well...) - The Wings of Freedom seal - The choice of plants for PokoPiku lovestory - Aoife- Annie moment in chapter 8

Anna 🙃 you certainly remember more than I do of what even goes on in this fic 🙃🙃🙃 I'm also so very sorry, I... this is very long....

1. The Bridge Scenes.

So far, there have been... Two. First when we saw Armin and Annie "cross" it (because technically they didn't fully cross it) early in the morning, and then again when they go across to the refugee settlement and Armin gives that fancy speech and helps our poor fear-worn refugees cross it.

The lake in this village in Kald is inspired by Lake Brienz in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. Ever since I first saw it, I wanted to put AA in this setting in a fic someday. And when I started writing again, VBEOW was my setting to do that. The bridge however, was not planned. I wanted a village on this side of the lake, and some cottages on that side, simply for scenic purposes, and it wasn't until Annie went on her first solo morning walk, that the bridge happened. Same with the settlement cottages.

Eventually however, this gave me an opportunity to do several things:

1. Separate the AA and the other four physically, from the Ft.Salta refugees and the warriors' parents. This would give them the space and liberty to live their new lives on their own, together, while also being able to freely visit their parents (who belonged to their past, a terrible past). Basically, new life -------(bridge)------- old life.

2. Provide an opporutnity to "bridge" the gap between the liberio refugees, and the host of issues they come with. What issues? Two. One, their hatred toward the Eldians on Paradis (surely there are many who thought like Eren's grandpa, OG Jaeger). This one was pretty much "resolved to a great extent" in TFLM with that train pulling scene and I didn't want to go into it again. Second however, is their generational trauma. The Liberio Eldians faced a horrifying confinement brutally enforced on them by the Marleyans and like Grisha's sister was fed to the dogs for leaving the internment zone without a permit, I'm sure other families faced the same horrors. When you're terrorized like that, you don't try to leave when you're put in a box. By physically placing the refugees on the opposite side of the lake, in a set of abandoned cottages, away from the village and general populace of native Kaldians, it's like another confinement. An opportunity to get them to rise over it. But this can be done only by...

3. Developing Armin's character enough, to be able to do this. So one of the many great things Erwin did was recognizing Armin's brilliance and potential and giving him a boost despite being a green recruit. But we never got to see him gradually grow into that leadership and position of command thanks to Eren's genocidal ass, instead we have that post-timeskip shot in 139 where he looks a great deal more confident and sure about himself,.... but I believe it would've been an absolute treat to see him grow bit by bit into this state. And I wanted VBEOW to be a fic where I could make that happen. Using his empathetic and understanding approach, Armin drew a line that had to be crossed on the middle of the bridge - (we'll get to why the middle in the next point), forcing them to "want" to "cross the physical barrier" that's a 2D chalk line. Without a line, it's just a bridge they're scared of crossing. With the line, it becomes more, by stepping over it each time, they're reminding themselves that they're free now, they can cross any line and any border in the world. They're equals, and they're nothing less. The Boy who Saw Hope, gathering enough confidence to do this, cementing himself as a very different kind of world leader (one that doesn't just seek power and glory), and also, becoming more confident with himself.

4. In the context of AA alone, the bridge is... the middle. The meeting point between two worlds. A paradisian. A marleyan. Both Eldians (well, annie is half), separated by walls and told to kill the other. Despite it all, they always gravitated toward each other and now, they're at the very middle and center. Also a symbolic way of saying that they crossed the "borders" long ago when they fell in love :3 Armin sees this (and also realizes how he can use it for the refugees later on) and emotional, kisses her there. Bec he's a sap. And corny.

2. Big Shoes, Small Shoes.

While I usually look up symbolism on the internet, I didn't do this for shoes. Shoes in VBEOW represent many things - the desire to travel and go places, the crossing of great distances... and so on. Shoes are also the first things you see when you come home. In a proper "home" you're going to find them lying haphazard and messy, strewn here and there carelessly, arranged in a row together. It's a sign of people being home, family being home. It's a sign of home. And Annie and Armin, are each other's home, and they're also building a place they can call home. So when Annie shoves her shoes close to Armin's, it's her desire to build a place just for herself and him, although maybe subconsciously still, she's seeing it happen and she wants it. She likes it and she's safe and happy in a house with him where no more terrors and battles wait to be fought. It's a sign of peace and quiet she's always wanted. This plot isn't over tho, and you'll see this specific scene happen again xD

But the shoes are also for the OTHER AA in this story, namely the little kids Asa and Aoife. So, written to simply be parallels to Aruani's lives, they have grown their own lives now and I no longer can keep them as "just" mirror images of Aruani's pasts. Armin puts himself in Asa's little shoes to help him grow, to be the sort of person he wished he'd had in his own life. Annie... is also faced with this dilemma currently and we'll see what she does.

3. Wings of Freedom Seal.

So first of all, I'm weirdly attached to this symbol xD Ever since I first saw it... I wanted it xD I loved it xD I bought so MANY tshirts with it printed on them lmao. ANyways.

So remember how BIG of a deal the SC was back in S1-3? And in S4 we've got so much of shit thrown at us that the significance of the SC fades into the background, brought back in that one (or two) episode(s) where Hange gathers everyone around the fire to share her potato stew. There, we know that the Alliance opposes Eren's genocide because of what the SC always believed in. Freedom for mankind as a whole. Between's Erwin's charisma, Hange's curiosity and Armin's dreams, Armin seemed to me always the one best suited to wear the wings on his back. Simply because for him, Freedom is the beauty of life, the beauty of discovery and learning and exploration. So while we have them wearing suits and looking amazing as "Ambassadors" in 139, I kinda... wanted them to carry the Wings proudly throughout the 3 year timeskip. After all, all of them except for Pieck, were part of the 104th. Except Annie, the rest all belonged to the SC. And Annie would've joined the SC if not for her mission, I feel. In the end, they were brought together by the same ideals, the ideal held proud and high by the Wings of Freedom. Giving it to Armin as a seal was... like... giving him the power to wield it in his future efforts as a world leader.

4. Pieck, Porco and the Plants.

So there's no argument that the warriors had terrible lives. They were bred to be war weapons and had their life spans shortened to 13 years. Above all that, despite fighting Marley's dirty wars, they were still treated horribly, looked upon as devils and scum for being Eldian in the first place and well, seen as shit. In comparison, the Paradisians had better lives, they were at least equal and happier within their walls. Now. I won't get into Pokopiku here, but with that kind of life, love is... Depressing. There's no future together. There's no guarantee of a tomorrow. One of them could be severely damaged in a explosion or whatever and that'd be the end of them. Still, they made the most of their time, and tried in those little pockets of time alone, not to feel like the warriors they'd been told to be.

To be human is also to take care of things. To take care of life. Plants, are life. Plants symbolise life in their growth, in their colour, in the care needed to help them survive. Plants are harmless and if you care for them, it's kinda like taking care of your own children. Pokopiku here dreamed of this one day, where they'd live in a house covered head to toe with plants, taking care of them, taking care of life, living life for once, and enjoying it, free of worries and responsibilities. It was also their desire to be with each other, dreamed of in secret, special only because they thought of it when they were alone together. With Porco gone and her dream achieved, albeit without him, the plants in Pieck's room are Porco himself. And they'll stay, because he's part of her and always will be.

I have to mention tho, none of the plants in Pieck's room are flowering plants. None. That's important.

5. Aoife-Annie, Ch 8.

XD this one is like asking for spoilers since we haven't resolved this issue. But it won't be resolved for a long time really... Well... In a... Certain way... Okay i can't say more xD

But Aoife is Annie's younger self, brought up with bruises and pain, in different circumstances. We'll obviously go into those circumstances and why she is the way she is later on, and we'll see why she constantly says "I fall" (tho I think it's a little obvious but still), why she told Annie "nothing bad happens in Kald" the first time they met, and why she's arguably, quicker to open up to Annie than Annie possibly might've been, at the age of 10 herself. For Aoife, Annie is a bright lighthouse, a strong girl who's just told her she's been beaten like Aoife, but who remains strong and brave nevertheless. As to why Annie's the only one who she sees as a sign of hope.. we'll find out that too later on. But yeah. She latches onto that the very minute she hears it and begs her to teach her to fight. Because what could be better than to be strong like Annie? Like this girl, so fierce yet caring, who'd wrapped a bandage around her burns, paid enough attention to her to notice them in the first place, and accepted her company and gifts of sweets?

As for Annie... She's trying to live a new life, putting memories of her past behind her. Memories of being trained to fight wars she didn't care about, and memories of before that, when she was abused by her father. She finds herself in an extremely dangerous situation (for her) where agreeing to help this girl will take her back to those times and days. The ring on her finger symbolises all the death she's caused and it came from fighting in the first place... Why would she willingly go back there? She's wanted nothing but peace and quiet and a life away from fighting - now that it's in her hands, she wants to stay put. It's also the recurring fear of feeling like she'll be white washing her crimes (or trying to atleast) with this one act of kindness, because to help is to give hope, to the other person and to oneself. And Annie doesn't want to give herself any hope that she's guilt free. While she believed she cared about nothing except her dad, we know she cared a great deal about much more. She does have guilt, and she carries it heavily.

Oh god :D if you made it here... God, I'm amazed #_# Thank you so much for asking me tho!

I have no idea how I even wrote all this... Does this... Really belong to my fics... ?

#ask game #annawayne #VBEOW

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bryhaven · 2 years

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ASSOCIATIVE-CORRELATIONAL POST: Similarities between AoT and ATLA (and why RivaMika is similar to ZuTara) - a thread

So I finally finished rewatching Avatar: The Last Airbender. And doing so made me notice a lot of similarities, not just with characters and settings. But also arcs, defining moments and... SHIPS.

Now once again, I'm going to say from the get go that this is not meant to undermine any character, arc, moment, and ship in the stories. This is just for comparison and correlation only. And I will throw in my opinions here and there. So please respect post.

Tagging: @onigiri-dorkk You're gonna love this 😂

Ba Sing Se and Shiganshina - and the walls in general

Main character - training within the series for their ultimate goal

Strong female lead - with neck accessory

The Strategist

Strong (and handsome) brooding guy - and they both have scars now

MC giving neck accessory to female lead

Female lead saving or helping MC when in trouble

Female lead being overprotective and motherly over MC

The Pieta

MC not being able to understand female lead's thoughts and feelings - which makes them invalidate the female lead's feelings

Brooding guy and female lead both have either alter egos or famed nicknames/titles - Blue Spirit and Painted Lady, The man worth an entire brigade (humanity's strongest) and the woman worth a hundred soldiers (humanity's second strongest)

Brooding guy and female lead start off as enemies - well the girl initially hates the guy, and the guy has used something important to the girl that caused her to hate him

Female lead confronts brooding guy - and can we just appreciate the fact that the guy just lets her be mad at him?

Brooding guy saves female lead - and gets injured while doing so

Brooding guy and female lead have intimate and personal convos Pt 1 - in the most romantic possible settings (crystal catacombs like the cave of two lovers, under the moonlight)

Brooding guy and female lead have intimate and personal convos Pt 2 - and can we appreciate that the first time the female lead has ever opened up like this is to someone they supposedly hate? And the guy is listening intently like

Female lead fighting brooding guy because of feeling betrayed - Zuko siding with Azula, Levi choosing to give serum to Erwin instead of Armin (but of course both guys came back to side with their girls eventually 😏)

Female lead begins to trust brooding guy - and even follows his lead

Brooding guy knows how to calm female lead down - and they manage to settle their differences

Brooding guy and female lead join forces and fight alongside each other - especially at times when MC is away or not around, or when they're saving/helping MC

Meanwhile MC and female lead interactions are getting sour - having disagreements especially towards series finale

MC somehow forces themself to the female lead by questioning them - and makes the female lead visibly uneasy and uncomfortable, and MC doesn't get that female is confused

MC gets their ultimate form - Avatar State and Founding Titan

MC whines about possibly not getting together with female lead - because of circumstances

Meanwhile brooding guy and female lead face final boss together

Female lead saves brooding guy

Female lead cares for brooding guy

Female lead ultimately takes down final boss that she and brooding guy were fighting

The series finale - female lead kissing MC 🙃💀

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kinkandkreep · 3 years

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AOT Character’s Modern Personalities

Continued from this ask

Armin: MBTI- INFJ

𓅓 Armin, Armin, Armin

𓅓 Armin is a very interesting character to me simply because of his duality

𓅓 Like on the one hand, he’s super cute and reasonably charming and selfless

𓅓 But he’s also selfish and overall just radiates this strange aura that presents very contradictorily

𓅓 …

𓅓 Anyway, on to his modern day personality ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

𓅓 Modern Day!Armin is very much similar to the Armin that we are most familiar with

𓅓 He is highly agreeable; a typically very bubbly, bright, comforting presence, though he does have a neurotic streak

𓅓 Despite this, Armin maintains his high intelligence, and is very studious

𓅓 At the same time, he also still has a very active, fertile imagination

𓅓 He’s actually quite independent, in terms of things like schoolwork and employment, but he is still dependent on things like praise and reassurance to motivate him

𓅓 Despite this, I think Modern!Armin has a slightly greater sense of self-esteem that manga/anime Armin, and this translates physically

𓅓 Armin’s not quite a metro (again, saving that one for Jean) but he does take very good care of himself and grooms regularly

𓅓 He also exercises, if you can believe it, and focuses mainly on the arms

𓅓 Now, I’ma say this, and it might seen as a little controversial

𓅓 But I headcanon that Armin has a bit of a Regina George-style mean streak

𓅓 And I know most people consider that to be one of Historia’s attributes, but listen Linda

𓅓 It’s kind of a petty but calculated sort of thing, a combination that makes anyone who’s aware of it not want to get on his bad side

𓅓 (Also this has nothing to do with their similar appearances, just wanted to throw that out there)

𓅓 Anyway🙃

𓅓 I think Armin has a little bit of a mean streak

𓅓 And I feel like I shouldn’t have to elaborate on that

𓅓 Like, just look at him and tell me he doesn’t have potentially unsavory tendencies

𓅓 I ain’t gone lie, this is potentially one of my favorite headcanons, if not my favorite for Armin

𓅓 This actually harkens back to the whole him being selfish thing

𓅓 Like, for instance, I believe that he loves Eren so much, but he can’t help but be a little jealous of him and how well he seems to just...live

𓅓 Eren seems to have lots of friends, and he adapts to change so easily and he seems to just breeze through life without a care in the world

𓅓 Armin...Armin doesn’t operate like that

𓅓 He worries and he frets, not too too much, but it happens more so with him than it does Eren

𓅓 Armin is more than a little envious of this

𓅓 It’s not like, ridiculous though, for the most part he’s chill, it’s just that the green eyed monster rears its ugly head sometimes

𓅓 Little Rin always feels terrible about it afterwards though, so it kinda balances out (??)

𓅓 Woo, this is gettin’ kinda lengthy huh?

𓅓 Let’s wrap this up shall we?

ⓄⓋⒺⓇⒶⓁⓁ :

𓅓 Overall, Armin is noticeably different that his manga/anime counterpart, while still retaining most of his best qualities :D

#aot #attack on titan #snk #shingeki no kyojin #armin #armin arlert #armin arlert headcanons #aot headcanons #bts #snk headcanons #attack on titan headcanons

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