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venusiancharisma · 26 days

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Your Femme Fatale Persona Based On Moon Sign...

Just for fun, astro observations. Enjoy! This is based on the manifestation of... "they made me do it". So, while I dont agree this is the Femme Fatal "homeostasis" of each moon sign, I believe that, at one's darkest hour, these are the specific persona's each of us would take on...

Aries Moon - Lara Croft (Tomb Raider): Strong, independent, and fearless, the Aries Moon femme fatale is a daring adventurer who isn't afraid to take risks. Like Lara Croft, she's always ready for action and thrives on challenges. Additionally...

The Bride (Kill Bill): Driven, vengeful, and skilled in martial arts.

Aeon Flux (Aeon Flux): Athletic, daring, and rebellious.

Taurus Moon - Satine (Moulin Rouge!): Sensual, alluring, and grounded, the Taurus Moon femme fatale is a master of seduction. Like Satine, she knows how to use her beauty and charm to get what she wants while remaining emotionally steadfast. Additionally...

Sugar Kane Kowalczyk (Some Like It Hot): Sexy, charming, and pleasure-seeking.

Regina George (Mean Girls): Popular, manipulative, and materialistic.

Gemini Moon - Catwoman (Batman Returns): Clever, adaptable, and enigmatic, the Gemini Moon femme fatale is a master of disguise. Like Catwoman, she's quick-witted, elusive, and always keeps others guessing. Additionally...

Jordan Baker (The Great Gatsby): Clever, charming, and unpredictable.

Marion Crane (Psycho): Secretive, impulsive, and multifaceted.

Cancer Moon - Norma Desmond (Sunset Boulevard): Emotionally intense, nostalgic, and manipulative, the Cancer Moon femme fatale is a complex character. Like Norma Desmond, she may cling to the past and use her vulnerability to control others. Additionally...

Annie Wilkes (Misery): Obsessive, nurturing, and unstable.

Alex Forrest (Fatal Attraction): Clingy, possessive, and emotionally demanding.

Leo Moon - Foxxy Cleopatra (Austin Powers in Goldmember): Confident, dramatic, and alluring, the Leo Moon femme fatale knows how to command attention. Like Foxxy Cleopatra, she's bold, charismatic, and always steals the spotlight. Additionally...

Marilyn Monroe (The Seven Year Itch): Charismatic, flirtatious, and attention-seeking.

Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit): Seductive, enigmatic, and theatrical.

Virgo Moon - Catherine Tramell (Basic Instinct): Intelligent, calculating, and mysterious, the Virgo Moon femme fatale is a master of manipulation. Like Catherine Tramell, she uses her intellect and attention to detail to outmaneuver others. Additionally...

Tracy Lord (The Philadelphia Story): Perfectionist, analytical, and critical.

Amy Dunne (Gone Girl): Cunning, organized, and vengeful.

Libra Moon - Gilda (Gilda): Charming, sophisticated, and flirtatious, the Libra Moon femme fatale is a social butterfly. Like Gilda, she knows how to use her charm and beauty to captivate and influence others. Additionally...

Madeleine Elster (Vertigo): Elegant, charming, and mysterious.

Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby): Charming, indecisive, and idealistic.

Vesper Lynd (Casino Royale): Sophisticated, diplomatic, and elusive.

Scorpio Moon - Phyllis Dietrichson (Double Indemnity): Intense, secretive, and seductive, the Scorpio Moon femme fatale is a master of psychological manipulation. Like Phyllis Dietrichson, she uses her sexual allure and emotional depth to ensnare others. Additionally...

Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones): Power-hungry, manipulative, and intense.

Brigid O'Shaughnessy (The Maltese Falcon): Mysterious, alluring, and deceitful.

Sagittarius Moon - Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill): Independent, adventurous, and philosophical, the Sagittarius Moon femme fatale is a free spirit. Like Beatrix Kiddo, she's a skilled warrior who follows her own moral code and seeks justice on her own terms. Additionally...

Nikita (La Femme Nikita): Rebellious, independent, and adventurous.

Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo): Unconventional, daring, and justice-seeking.

Capricorn Moon - Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada): Ambitious, disciplined, and powerful, the Capricorn Moon femme fatale is a formidable presence. Like Miranda Priestly, she's a master of her craft and expects nothing less than perfection from herself and others. Additionally...

Evelyn Mulwray (Chinatown): Reserved, ambitious, and secretive.

Lady Macbeth (Macbeth): Ambitious, manipulative, and ruthless.

Aquarius Moon - Mia Wallace (Pulp Fiction): Unconventional, independent, and mysterious, the Aquarius Moon femme fatale is a true original. Like Mia Wallace, she marches to the beat of her own drum and isn't afraid to break the rules. Additionally...

Mathilda (Léon: The Professional): Unconventional, intelligent, and rebellious.

Clementine Kruczynski (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind): Eccentric, free-spirited, and unpredictable.

Pisces Moon - Nina Sayers (Black Swan): Imaginative, emotionally vulnerable, and self sacrificing. Like Nina, she uses her damseled distress and emotional depth to draw others into her web of desire and deceit. Additionally...

Melissa Robinson (The Last Seduction): Deceptive, adaptable, and seductive.

Laura Hunt (Laura): Elusive, enigmatic, dreamy, and idealization.

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oxygenbefore1775 · 2 years

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@robosuta eternal apologies for me being late with the post - this is repost essentially since my blog was broken and the post was invisible

Hii❤❤ tysm for ur kind words, I'm glad that you like my work — I'm also in love with your artwork so keep it up please

I think for some workplaces it's ok to bring your child to the work like my mom did it once so I have some ~background knowledge~ on this

Yeager Jr. At The Warrior Office

characters included: annie, bertholdt, colt, eren, pieck, porco, reiner, zeke

tags: modernau!

a/n: i made the age gap between Zeke and Eren larger so Zeke is in his early to mid 20s and Eren is of the elementary school age; also, the warriors are all working in the office, just some boring corporate jobs

Annie

Annie often gets bored at work with her monotonous duties, all of them predictable and never chaging from day to day - so seeing a new face in the office certainly sparks up her interest

initially Annie expects Eren to be boring, given that his father is a doctor and his brother is a white-collar worker, but gets pleasantly surprised when Eren turns out to be a charming but still quite shy ball of energy

doesn't approach Eren though, preferring to stay at her workplace and watch Eren strike up conversations with other warriors instead

when there's a spontaneous practical task emerging like changing the ink cartridge in the printer, Annie is the first one to volunteer (even though there's an intern for such stuff) - while she takes the printer apart, this is the first time that Eren approaches her just to watch the process with curiosity and asking some questions from time to time

Bertholdt

Bertholdt is usually the one to carry all of the difficult tasks on his back (mainly because he can't say no) so he doesn't bat an eye when Eren comes into the office, his eyes glued to the monitor

naturally, Eren gets interested in whatever work Bertholdt is doing and genuinely tries to understand the whole process but it's just too complicated for him to comprehend

in an attempt to put Eren at ease, Bertholdt tries to explain everything to Eren in detail but unsuccessfully - it just makes Eren more angry at himself for not being able to understand such a process when Bertholdt is able to do it with no effort

in the end, Bertholdt misses the deadline to hand in his work and ends up being reprimanded for it

Colt

Colt is an intern so his day is quite busy, especially with Zeke delegating most of his mundane tasks to his subordinate - but Colt is excited to meet Eren anyway

after a while the expected thing happens - Zeke hands Eren into Colt's care - and Colt treats this as the most important mission, not wanting to disappoint his mentor

Given how much Colt wants to gain Zeke's respect, he becomes overbearing towards Eren and gets borderline intrusive in his conversations with the boy

Eren grows tired from being babied so much and when Colt leaves to fetch some snacks from the vending machine for the boy, Eren uses this opportunity to run away

Pieck

With Zeke mentioning his little brother in conversations a lot, Pieck is eager to meet Eren and to find out whether or not the boy is really as wonderful as Zeke tells

Pieck and Eren get along almost instantly, Pieck calls him her little minion and even recruits him to help her (knowing perfectly well that it is beyond all the work ethics to use child labor)

tasked with conducting data analysis and making a presentation about it, Pieck calls Eren for help whenever it comes to choosing a color palette of each graphic - having his own vision, Eren is willing to help in order to make the presentation as eye-catching as possible

given that Eren has not yet developed a sense of style and Pieck not knowing better, the presentation ends up being too flamboyantly designed, but perfectly executed analytic-wise nonetheless

Porco

Porco is not present at the moment when Eren appears in the office - he just has too much vigor to stay at one spot for the whole workday so he often changes location in the building, bringing his laptop with him

Consequenly, Porco is unaware of who Eren is when he first meets the boy in the cafeteria - the first thought that goes through his mind is "Our company is employing kids nowadays?"

Still confused about a child in a corporate building, Porco strikes up a conversation with Eren and is surprised to learn that the boy is Zeke's little brother

Porco thinks that Eren is lying about being brothers with Zeke and tries to call him out on his bullshit (mainly because Porco is bored and wants to shake up his dull day) - bets money on the fact that Eren and Zeke are not related and has to give it up when Eren leads him into the warriors' office to prove him wrong, shit-eating grin on his face

Reiner

Reiner loves kids, but only four specific kids - the kids being Gabi, Falco, Udo and Zofia - tenses up a bit when he sees Eren, lowkey expecting him to behave just like Gabi

Since Reiner's workspce is full of photos of him with the children and cute little trinkets that the children gave him, Eren walks up to Reiner's desk and inspects every object there, keeping the silence the entire time

Feeling the urge to break the awkward silence, Reiner blurts out the first thing that comes to him "You and your brother look very similar", realizing the senselessness of his words too late - after a moment of looking Reiner up and down, Eren replies with "Yes, like our nose shape is the same"

This exchange manages to break the ice between them and the whole workday Reiner entertains Eren with the unobtrusive small-talk

Zeke

(even though he is the one who's brought Eren into the office but I still wanna write some hcs about him)

Zeke is bursting with pride, seeing his little brother wander around the office and interact with other warriors

Watching the work of the others with Zeke being the main coordinator, Eren feels competitive towards the warriors and also wants to help his onii-chan - Zeke agrees to it and tasks Eren with coming up with new ideas or tactics to optimize the work in the office

As perfectionistic and insensitive as he can get, Zeke points out every flaw in Eren's suggestions and nearly brings his brother on the verge of tears with his harsh critic - and genuinely doesn't understand why Eren got upset at his truthful words

again, thank you so much for requesting, it was really fun for me to write

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spezialistin · 3 years

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#tag dump #the girl who is worth one hundred soldiers: MIKASA #the humanitys strongest soldier: LEVI #the humanitys last hope: EREN #the strategic genius: ARMIN #the widely respected commander: ERWIN #the quirky scientist: HANGE #the voice of reason: MARCO #the natural leader: JEAN #the enthusiastic optimistic: CONNIE #the intuitive food lover: SASHA #the loyal warrior: REINER #the cautious warrior: BERTHOLDT #the analytic warrior: ANNIE #the incredibly intelligent warrior: PIECK #the arrogant warrior: PORCO #the compassionate warrior: FALCO #the passionate warrior: GABI #the strongest warrior: ZEKE #the fervent follower: YELENA #the kind queen: HISTORIA #the prideful and perceptive girl: YMIR #I'm with you: RIVAMIKA #take your hands off her: JEANKASA #I'm glad I did: MIKANNIE #you are family: EREMIKA #I'd want it to be stopped by someone: REIKASA #he nearly seemed like a different person: BERUMIKA #the power trio: ERERIVAMIKA #the shiganshina trio: EREARUMIKA

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spezialistin-archived · 3 years

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tag dump

#tag dump #the girl who is worth one hundred soldiers: MIKASA #the humanitys strongest soldier: LEVI #the humanitys last hope: EREN #the strategic genius: ARMIN #the widely respected commander: ERWIN #the quirky scientist: HANGE #the voice of reason: MARCO #the natural leader: JEAN #the enthusiastic optimistic: CONNIE #the intuitive food lover: SASHA #the loyal warrior: REINER #the cautious soldier: BERTHOLDT #the analytic warrior: ANNIE #the incredibly intelligent warrior: PIECK #the arrogant warrior: PORCO #the compassionate warrior: FALCO #the passionate warrior: GABI #the strongest warrior: ZEKE #the kind queen: HISTORIA #the prideful and perceptive girl: YMIR #the fervent follower: YELENA #I'm with you: RIVAMIKA #take your hands off her: JEANKASA #the power trio: ERERIVAMIKA #I'm glad I did: MIKANNIE #you are family: EREMIKA #the shiganshina trio: EREARUMIKA #I'd want it to be stopped by someone: REIKASA #fight with me: GLOBAL ALLIANCE

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ficsforeren · 3 years

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Whether she’s a friend of mine or something more,” he said, “I don’t think it’s any of your concern.

ok but he’s not wrong. He’s establishing a boundary to stay out of his personal life and just enjoy the music. I just love how protective he is of the reader though. I know it’s the reader’s job to write articles, but would it be that bad for her to delete most of her social media? Would fans target her friends and family’s socials instead? Oh no. Please don’t tell me some of Eren’s crazy fans would actually go to her work just to harass her in person.

Ok I don’t think I can ever say this enough but I fucking love Pieck. “No one does. I’m too perfect.” I love her confidence. I aspire to have just a fraction of her confidence. I would never picture Pieck as a source of comedic relief. Especially with how in canon she’s portrayed as someone quick-witted and analytical. But you do such a good job of fleshing out her character in a modern AU here.

I love her sense of humor. “Mayo shooting hotdog gun, meter long king kong dong, purple-helmeted warrior of love.” I fucking cackled. How did you come up with those? Your creativity, Kana 😂😂

Also, my poor baby Porco. It’s just so interesting how communication is both an issue between Porco and Pieck, as well as you and Eren. The parallel. So many issues could be solved if someone would just have some courage to speak up and voice out their desire for something more. I mean I can’t say shit because I know if I was in the same position, I’d be too scared to do anything too out of fear of losing that relationship. But if it’s obvious to other people that there’s something more than just sex, TAKE THE LEAP OF FAITH DINGUS.

Thank you for letting me live vicariously through the reader. Damn your smut is top quality. It’s nice to pretend that I’m desirable and attractive, especially in the eyes of a popular rockstar and the most adorable and sweetest angel.

My baby Armin 🥲🥲💔 I knew it was a case of maybe in another lifetime. Idk if this makes sense, but it kind of reminds me of Lara Jean and John Ambrose from to all the boys I’ve loved before. Things would be so much easier with Armin. But Eren will always be your first (and final) love. Maybe if he had come earlier or even at the same time, it would be more of a love triangle. Is it like a love line between the reader and Eren? Wait but if it was a trio instead of a duo, the reader for sure would have her hands full having to treat the wounds of both Eren and Armin. My heart broke when I read, “Let me stay like this for a few seconds.” WHY KANA WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? 😭😭 it’s ok Armin. You sweet beautiful soul. My poor baby. It’s ok. You will find someone who will also love literature and finds your clumsiness endearing. Who will be just as transparent with their emotions and appreciate you for you. There is someone out there for you (*cough* Annie *cough*) that will help you realize how amazing you are and how you make the world a much brighter place. Someone whose presence isnt addicting like a drug but being with is as easy as breathing. “You’re just too late, Armin.” Too late for the reader but right on time for another. It’ll be ok, Armin. Maybe not now. Or tomorrow. One day.

Would it be fine if I steal that line for my fic? “Just let me stay like this for a little longer.” As he counts each beat of your heart and relishes in your warmth, it wasn’t enough. Whether it was a few seconds, a few minutes, years. Even decades. Eren knew there would never be enough time.

I’ll credit you. Actually, I’m so sorry if that was overstepping. I’m so sorry for asking. I hope I didn’t upset you. Please don’t block me.

Bottom line, this chapter really had it all. Crack, angst, smut, comfort, then back to angst. Amazing work as always.

AHHHHH MY FAVORITE READER IS BACK WITH HER LONG REVIEW

I'll answer your questions babe don't worry i gotchu

"Would fans target her friends and family’s socials instead?" could be that bad but it won't happen in this story. there's already so many things going on, I'm not gonna add more drama lol don't think too much about it

I think it's just when you really value your friendship, it's harder to talk about it because you know it will only bring more problems to deal with. but it's okay, both reader and eren, and pokopiku are going to have a lot of talking about their feelings soon

OMG YOU'RE COMPARING MY STORY TO LARA JEAN X JOHN AMBROSE ALKSDJFAISDLKFJLAKSJDF THAT, TO ME, IS SUCH A HUGE COMPLIMENT, DARLING!!! because honestly? i only know how to write male characters like eren (sweet but a bit naughty, sexy and wild in bed etc) so when I was going to include armin in the story, i was worried that he would feel pale in comparison, you know? l struggled so hard to make his character feel so different but also at the same time just as lovely and endearing. my friend told me the same thing, she was like, "dude if you can make your readers feel conflicted about choosing between armin or eren, like how i felt between peter and john ambrose, then it will be cool" SO TO HEAR THAT ARMIN/EREN REMINDS YOU TO PETER/JOHN???? ALKSJDFKLASJDFLKASJDFLKAJSDF THANK YOU SO MUCH

dude if she had met armin first, she would totally be with him until the end. armin has no flaws bruh he is literally too sweet

"Would it be fine if I steal that line for my fic?" OMG BABY YES, SURE, ABSOLUTELY! Please it's okay, it's not like I invented the words BUT HOW ARE YOU SO CUTE OMG I WANNA SQUISH YOUR CHEEKS!!! and EXCUSE ME???? YOUR WRITING IS SO GOOD????? DON'T BE SHY AND SEND ME THE LINKS SO I CAN ADD IT TO MY TO-READ LIST

"I’ll credit you. Actually, I’m so sorry if that was overstepping. I’m so sorry for asking. I hope I didn’t upset you. Please don’t block me." OHMYGOD BABYYYYY YOU DON'T HAVE TO CREDIT ME IT'S FINEEEE really it's okay but thank you so much for asking you are just so sweet

#THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING AND REVIEWING AGAIN DARLING #YOU ARE HONESTLY THE BEST #I LOVE YOU MWAH MWAH MWAH #the last song canon

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austerulous-a · 3 years

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dossier — Annie Leonhardt.

FULL NAME. Annie Leonhardt. MEANING. Annie (Hebrew in origin, meaning ‘gracious’ or ‘favoured by God’) Leonhardt (German and Dutch in origin, composed of the elements leo meaning ‘lion’ and hard meaning ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’). NICKNAME. None. GENDER. Cis female. ETHNICITY. Marleyan Eldian. HEIGHT. 153cm / 5’0”. AGE. 16 in Year 850, 20 in Year 854 (date of birth: 22nd of March, Year 834). ZODIAC. Aries (industrious, bold, competitive, hot-tempered, resourceful, analytical, passionate, easily insulted, selfish, destructive, headstrong). SPOKEN LANGUAGES. Eldian, Paradisian dialect, Marleyan, a few scraps of her father’s native language.

physical characteristics !

HAIR COLOR. Blonde. EYE COLOR. Blue. SKIN TONE. Pale. BODY TYPE. Diminutive with a slender, athletic build; hides her curves under loose clothes. ACCENT. Her accent is very faint, and a blend of both Marleyan and her father’s intonation. VOICE. Soft, gentle, quiet and low; carefully enunciated, frequently monotone. DOMINANT HAND. Right-handed. POSTURE. Annie’s body language is generally closed, and can vary from defensive to aggressive; she has a tendency to round her shoulders, to bury her hands in her pockets, to slouch when seated, with her knees apart. Her demeanour can be interpreted as disinterested, disconnected, weary or relaxed. Outside of combat, her movements are languid, fluid, purposeful, as though she seeks to conserve her energy. In social situations, her sense of discomfort and awkwardness is often apparent. SCARS. None. TATTOOS. None. MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE(S). Short stature, sloping fringe, large eyes, aquiline nose.

childhood !

PLACE OF BIRTH. Marley. HOMETOWN. Liberio, Marley. MANNER OF BIRTH. Presumed natural. FIRST WORDS. “No”. SIBLINGS. None. PARENTS. Unnamed Marleyan mother and unnamed Eldian father; both presumed deceased. Has been in the care of her adoptive father since infancy. PARENT INVOLVEMENT. Mr. Leonhardt was emotionally absent, abusive and controlling throughout Annie’s childhood. Until the day she left for Paradis, there was no doubt that she existed only to serve as a Warrior, to succeed in each and every task assigned to her, and be the means by which her father might live a more comfortable life.

adult life !

OCCUPATION. Warrior within the Warrior Unit of the Marleyan Military; briefly employed as a private in the Military Police branch of the Paradisian Military. CURRENT RESIDENCE. Dependent on the time setting. CLOSE FRIENDS. None. :’) RELATIONSHIP STATUS. Single. FINANCIAL STATUS. Dependent on the Marleyan Military. DRIVER’S LICENSE. No. CRIMINAL RECORD. Terrorism, mass murder, kidnapping, grievous bodily harm, attempted genocide and more. VICES. Anger, jealousy, sloth, wrath.

sex & romance !

SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Demibisexual; strong need for trust and an emotional connection. ROMANTIC ORIENTATION. Biromantic. PREFERRED EMOTIONAL ROLE. Protector. PREFERRED SEXUAL ROLE. Switch. LOVE LANGUAGE. Acts of service, physical touch, quality time. LIBIDO. High. RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES. Annie is drawn to those who invest their time in her, value her company, and listen when she speaks. Guarded and insecure at the outset, it takes considerable time for her to build trust, for her fears of abandonment and betrayal to ebb. Once won, hers is a quiet, fiercely devoted sort of love.

miscellaneous !

THEME SONG. ‘Help I’m Alive’ by Metric. HOBBIES TO PASS TIME. Reading, martial arts, people watching. MENTAL ILLNESSES. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), disordered eating, excoriation disorder, possible alexithymia. PHYSICAL ILLNESSES. None. LEFT OR RIGHT BRAINED. Both. PHOBIAS. Insects and strangulation. Post-crystal Annie also has an aversion to complete darkness. SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL. Confident in her abilities, but very low self worth. VULNERABILITIES. Hair-trigger temper, terrible communicator, heavily internalised, a desire for acceptance and approval leaves her open to manipulation and misuse.

TAGGED BY: This dossier template has been doing the rounds, so indirectly by a few people! TAGGING: Anyone who hasn’t done it. ♡

#annie's relationship with her gender is not straightforward #someday i will write up my headcanons around that #but today is not that day #‹ headcanon ›

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oncejaw-a · 3 years

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dossier — marcel galliard.

FULL NAME. marcel galliard. MEANING. marcel ( french: “devoted to Mars (god of war)”, “warrior”. ) galliard ( possibly derived from french “gaillard”, a term of slang to describe a young man full of energy and vigour.) NICKNAME. Jaw, Jaws. GENDER. cis man. ETHNICITY. eldian. HEIGHT. 156cm in 845 (canon verse) // 173cm in 850, 174cm in 854 (canon divergent). AGE. 13 in 845 (canon verse, age of death) // 18 in 850 (RtS arc), 22 in 854 (attack on Liberio) (canon divergent). ZODIAC. leo ( creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous ; arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy, inflexible ) SPOKEN LANGUAGES. eldian (marleyan dialect), marleyan.

physical characteristics !

HAIR COLOR. brown. EYE COLOR. light brown verging on yellow, amber. SKIN TONE. pale. BODY TYPE. small frame, average height and build, agile and athletic little boy (845, canon verse) // slightly shorter than would be expected of a soldier, broad and solid shoulders, narrow frame. very athletic and energetic, well-defined musculature. ACCENT. slight marleyan accent when speaking eldian. VOICE. confident, expressive, authoritative, slightly cracked, breaks and cracks even more under intense emotions. DOMINANT HAND. right-handed. POSTURE. always holds his back straight and his head high, takes up the space he is given, martial and proud. appears a little taller than he really is. always stands with his legs slightly spread apart, always seems to walk and move with a clear purpose in mind, never a missed beat or a hesitation. alert, can be prone to fidgeting when growing impatient. SCARS. constant bruises on legs and knees due to games and adventures with his brother // after receiving the Jaw titan, none that has not fully healed up. TATTOOS. none. MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE(S). spiky hair pushed back on his head, often nicknamed the “hedgehog haircut”.

childhood !

PLACE OF BIRTH. liberio internment zone, marley. HOMETOWN. liberio. MANNER OF BIRTH. natural. FIRST WORDS. "go”. SIBLINGS. Porco Galliard, younger than him by approximately one year. PARENTS. unnamed parents, both still alive. PARENT INVOLVEMENT. family situation was difficult when marcel and porco were younger; parents often had to be out of the house for work, sometimes for days on end, leaving marcel in charge of the household and his little brother. this effectively made marcel grow up and mature faster than a boy his age should have. while he does love both his parents and is close to them, there is a slight hint of resentment and distance for putting such responsibilities on his shoulders, and especially for encouraging him and his brother towards the warrior candidate programme, or rather, for never objecting to it.

adult life ! (canon divergent)

OCCUPATION. member of the warrior unit, holder of the Jaw Titan. CURRENT RESIDENCE. warrior unit quarters in liberio. CLOSE FRIENDS. his brother, pieck finger, reiner braun, sometimes zeke jaeger. bertholdt huber and annie leonhart. RELATIONSHIP STATUS. single. FINANCIAL STATUS. entirely dependent on marleyan military. DRIVER’S LICENSE. car and motorcycle. CRIMINAL RECORD. mass murder, manslaughter, breach of war conventions. VICES. occasional smoker and drinker, bouts of volcanic temper and aggressivity.

sex & romance !

SEXUAL ORIENTATION. asexual. ROMANTIC ORIENTATION. aromantic. PREFERRED EMOTIONAL ROLE. protector, nurturer. PREFERRED SEXUAL ROLE. none. LOVE LANGUAGE. LIBIDO. average, just not directed towards anyone. RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES. typically not interested in romantic or sexual relationships; Marcel is prone, however, to developing strong and intense platonic connections and friendships. he seeks out deep emotional connections with others and strives in relationships where the other party can be fully open and at ease with him. it takes time and effort for him to accept to display the same openness for fear of burdening others with his own issues. needs to feel needed and relied on.

miscellaneous !

THEME SONG. Hasta Siempre - Luke. HOBBIES TO PASS TIME. engineering, tinkering, spending time with his brother and his friends, running. MENTAL ILLNESSES. undiagnosed anxiety disorder, night terrors. PHYSICAL ILLNESSES. none. LEFT OR RIGHT BRAINED. left, analytical and logical. PHOBIAS. failure. not really a phobia but doesn’t like feeling unprepared for a tense situation.

SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL. very differentiated, marcel has a very good understanding of his own strengths and weaknesses and doesn’t tend to assign a particular value to them, sees them as balancing each other out. in canon-divergent verse where he suvives his encounter with ymir, then the RtS arc and returns to Marley without Bertholdt and Annie, confidence in his leadership skills and in himself is shattered - though he does his best not to show it. VULNERABILITIES. his brother, ticklish as hell.

TAGGED BY: taken from myself.

TAGGING : all of you!

#ic;; mes doigts se sont écartés tout en lâchant mes armes (headcanons)

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theinquisitivej · 5 years

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SteamHeart Episode 20 Reactions

Chapter Twenty: Off-Road Warriors

You can listen to the full episode here.

Well damn, that was an intense dose of adrenaline via audio, wasn’t it?

Raven immediately sets the foreboding tone, a notable change from the sweet tranquillity of the previous chapter’s closing moments. His grave description of the convoy of Mad Max-looking scary-crazy-bastards (and yes, this is about to be a Steampunk Fury Road episode, and you should have no objections to that) coming over the horizon sells the real danger that these men represent. The language paints a captivating yet frightening picture of demented vehicles, using harsh consonants to convey the sturdiness of these reinforced crafts, and hissing adjectives to emphasise the sharp, hostile shapes of these clawed, pointed carriages. Best line of the section is certainly “nothing was uniform save for the manifestly apparent expulsion of normality”. It instantly cements the chaotic, violent mindset of the men approaching the mine.

These men call themselves the Southern Cross. Among their number is a man who’s fashioned himself into a bear (the talons fixed to his limbs make me think of a twisted, older and more cruel version of Miguel and his mongoose claw), and, as the band blows their own war trumpets in an act that is as aggressive as it is indicative of their own inflated self-importance over others, the ensuing danger becomes intensified, and chillingly unavoidable. We get the first glimpse of their leader, who wears a horse’s skull and appears to fancy himself a pale rider of death with the white, bone-like motif of his carriage and horses (I’m picturing Overwatch’s Reaper in both appearance and edgy lack of self-awareness). A lieutenant riding ahead of the pack addresses Raven. While Raven is the one who embodies the more dignified aspects of the bird with whom he shares his name, this lieutenant is the one who resembles a squawking, shrill parrot, wearing a beaked plague doctor’s mask and shrieking demands at Raven. He claims that “the Lord of Brimstone” has arrived. Oh this is going to go well.

Raven dashes inside, hurriedly relaying the situation to the others. Within minutes, the few remaining mine workers and the team have brought Tabitha, who, lest we forget, is still going through labour (but still exhibiting her leadership skills even now by issuing orders, reinforcing that whole theme I talked about last time about motherhood / pregnancy not getting in the way of authoritative women being damn good at their jobs), inside SteamHeart. They don’t have enough soldiers to defend this post, and help isn’t coming, so things are looking grim. Even so, Annie assures us that “we’re not dying here like rats in a trap. Hell, that’s like, my one rule.”, and Laureta Sela’s delivery of that second part alleviates some of the tension by getting a chuckle out of me with that great line. As the group approach the gates, however, the pressure of the situation is once again felt as Harry informs the team that, even with SteamHeart’s technological superiority, it will take some serious damage if it charges headfirst into the enemy through the gate, and likely won’t be able to break free of them if it does so.

Annie starts a dialogue with them through the loudspeaker. Abigail wanted to try, demonstrating her continuing desire to work on being a better figure of authority after giving the speech to the theatre a few chapters back, but Annie bluntly shoots that down as she knows they’ll have a better chance if she takes charge of this. Even so, it goes about as well as you’d expect – they don’t heed Annie’s firm warnings, and spout off rhetoric that, in addition to being violently psychotic, is grossly suggestive. Both the birdman and horse leader demand they “open wiiiide, each and every one of you; we are coming in!” Eeurggh… fuck these guys.

The team devise a plan of escape after Jae-Hyun proposes he opens the gate to give the rest of them a chance, acknowledging the certainty that this will result in his own death. His brushing of Tabitha’s cheek indicates the loyalty and love he has for his leader who he will lay down his own life for. He steps out of SteamHeart to meet his fate, adjusting his hat as he does so; if clothes maketh the man, then this act highlights the dignity of this man in the face of these monstrously dressed, hollow creatures who call themselves men. The Southern Cross enter the mine after Hyun opens the gates, and the plague doctor spouts more inane speeches about surrender being the sensible choice in the face of such a rapturous occasion (resembling a combination of Loki in the first Avengers saying “isn’t this so much easier?!”, and a Jim Sterling character). In an instant, Harry springs SteamHeart into action, shooting forward and knocking horses and riders aside as it does so. The episode has been building anticipation to this moment – things are going to kick off hard.

Jae-Hyun pulls the squawking doctor off his horse, and the response of arrows shot in his direction kills both men, though only the doctor meets his death with a scream. I’m torn on Jae-Hyun’s death, as it feels as if we were barely just starting to get to know this coolly tempered character, and the stern composure with which he met his death makes him someone I wish we got to spend more time with. However, I also think a character like this really helps heighten the stakes of the ensuing sequence, as well as hammers home the point that the victory of our heroes doesn’t come without sacrifice. The resilience Jae-Hyun showed as he met his death in order to save the lives of others, while still demonstrating a fighting spirit that showed he was a man who wouldn’t let monsters like these do what they wanted without retribution, makes the most of the small amount of time we spend with him. If we were to have a character with such a journey within SteamHeart, and I think that both the sequence and the story as a whole are stronger for it, I’m also glad that a specific effort is made to make this character not just a generic white guy. Instead, it’s a character of Asian descent who clearly has a defined look, style, and personality outside of what we see of him here in this book. It gives the world and the people in it a little more dimension, and reminds us that the way forward toward a more heroic and noble world is through unity and collaboration between all of us. That’s how we get to see the best of humanity. But for the worst of humanity, like the racist, murderous Southern Cross, it’s pretty satisfying to see someone of a different ethnicity literally pull them off their horse and, when it comes down to it, show that they are the better man when they each meet their deaths.

Anyway, back to the action – I’ll do my best to make my writing engaging and analytical, but to be frank, it’s so easy to lose myself in the flow of this sequence. It’s tense as hell, compelling, features detailed description of well-choreographed action, the voice actors are all delivering their lines with pitch-perfect urgency and intensity, and all of this is packaged together (in this audio version of the book) with some truly immersive editing and sound effect choices. It’s the best action sequence of New Century to date.

As SteamHeart breaks away, the Southern Cross give chase, abandoning their initial goal of the mine as they now want the technology of their craft, as well as to take out their frothing anger on the crew. The grassland beneath them is uneven, which isn’t good for Tabitha during all of this, so James urges Harry to seek the smoothest route. Individual horse riders catch up and start flinging projectiles at SteamHeart’s glowing cables, which you have to imagine is a weak point of the craft (kind of like those glowing spots on a videogame boss). Annie and Butler take position in SteamHeart’s sniping openings. Abigail and Jeremy are handing out ammo and hammering out any projectiles which pierce the hull of the craft, showing that this thing isn’t impervious to damage, and will fall if it takes too much. Harry is doing a mixture of evasive and ramming manoeuvres, resulting in some awesome displays of destruction as enemy carriages splinter, flip, and crash. God, this is good stuff to listen to.

James takes over narration from Raven (incidentally, Raven was a good choice for this first part, as his journalistic ability to report the specifics of events puts you right in the action of this sequence). He recruits Jeremy, instructing him to sterilise some linens using steam from the craft’s internal pipes. Tabitha grips James’ hands as she fights the pain, and the two “breathe together”, something Harry and Tabitha did at the end of the last episode – there’s a lot of power in matching and sharing the breathing of someone else as they go through something hard that pushes them to the edge. James hides nothing from Tabitha when she asks him if he’s delivered many babies before; he’s assisted on several occasions, but this is the first time he’s delivered one himself. But even as weapons hammer the hull next to them, James assures with compassionate determination that they’re going to do this right, and that there will be another “little person in the world” in a short while, which is how they’re going to survive. It’s an exchange of nervous fear as everything happens around them, mixed with hopeful resilience.

We switch to Annie. An approaching enemy vehicle has attached lassos to SteamHeart. Abigail, Harry, and Annie take this in, realise how they need to counter this, and brace themselves; SteamHeart builds energy in a roaring moment of anticipation before Harry jams the wheel and hammers the breaks, making the back of SteamHeart swing like an almighty pendulum, smashing the enemy vehicle in a spectacular moment of destruction.

Now the Bear (whose cries make him sound like Tom Hardy’s Bane) and his vehicle are coming down on them. One of the Southern Cross leaps onto the windshield and embeds his tomahawk in the window and narrowly misses Harry. The proud mechanic indignantly cries out that these fuckers are “tearing my baby apart!”, and Abigail steps out the hatch to punish the window assailant by shooting him point blank in the elbow. If I recall correctly, her weapon of choice right now is a sawn-off shotgun, making the impact of this even meatier and wince-inducing [Editor’s Correction: I’ve been informed that Abigail’s weapon is a shotgun, but not a sawn-off. It’s a lever-action, short-barrel, short-stock shotgun, made for her by Harry, John Browning and William Winchester. Think Arnie during the truck chase scene in Terminator 2]. Annie asks her what the hell she thinks she’s doing, before Abby swings across to the Bear’s carriage using one of the lassos. Annie’s concern is understandable; Abigail is her charge, a possessor of the Endowment (and one who very recently demonstrated can actually put it to good use by closing these portals), and this chaotic and dangerous situation might force Annie to do what Arlington asked of her and shoot Abigail before the Endowment can be lost, which is the last thing she wants to do. We see these frantic thoughts race through her mind as she trains her rifle over the Bear and Abigail’s fight. The Bear seems to be enjoying the duel, demanding his comrades leave her alone and that he be the one to take her down. Abigail catches herself on his armour, but she spits blood in his eye, dodges his club, and, with one guided megaton hit of a punch that slows the world down to a crawl, destroys his balls.

Brutal. Awesome.

As he reels, Abigail ropes the Bear and kicks the driver, snaring him and launching the Bear into the air as Annie tags in with a shot that severs the rope and sends him flying and crashing. A feathered carriage comes in from the side, putting Abigail in danger. Annie calls out for a bottle of bourbon, and Raven assists by giving her his whisky, though he lets her know that she owes him a drink. This, and a lot of other little asides and exchanges during this sequence is what communicates the character of the people engaged in this fight, which makes it all the more exciting and thrilling. It’s people we know and care about who are participating in this and fighting for their lives, not just nameless faces. For that same reason, it’s also what makes it tense and frightening; I really don’t want to lose anyone in this group. But, for the time being, Raven tears a piece of fabric from his shirt and jams it into the bottle, showing he understands exactly what Annie had in mind. He lights it with his cigarette (another indication of his personality – it’s amusing to see that even in this life-or-death situation, Raven prioritises having a lit cigarette in his mouth), and Annie passes the Molotov to Abigail after she realised what the two were planning and came up to them. The synthesis of this teamwork and co-operation between multiple members of the party is really satisfying to watch. Annie lays down covering fire at the feathered carriage to distract them as Abigail slings the bottle, and Annie, like John Marston activating Dead Eye, focuses her attention as time slows down and hits the bottle with one last bullet. Wild fire ignites the carriage. Annie lets out a guttural and sorely earned “YYYYESSS!”

The last carriage is the Lord of Brimstone with his skeleton crew and his bone-white ride. They have dynamite – oh dear. Abigail extends a hand out to Annie, emphasising her support and belief in her that she can make this shot. She pulls Annie onto the roof, and as Annie is pulled into the open air before she lands next to Abby, she sees everything clearly, and identifies her target. She takes her shot immediately, and it lands, hitting the guy behind Brimstone, who was holding a stick of dynamite, which he drops inside the carriage – right next to all the other dynamite. The explosion destroys the carriage, and the leader is shot out like a comical firework, engulfed in fire, ash, and bone. Hey, he was the one who called himself “Brimstone” and obsessed over his boney white aesthetic – I’d say he got exactly what he always wanted.

With a crash, the world goes quiet. We hear a heartbeat slow down, providing a fantastic transition that takes us from the adrenaline of this sequence back down to a place where we can catch our breath. But we’re soon reminded that, while all of this is going on, Tabitha is still facing her own fight as she’s in the middle of giving birth to her baby. As James guides the baby out, provides support to Tabitha, and things escalate to their peak, the explosion echoes out behind them as Tabitha experiences her own release as the baby boy comes out, safe. The music instantly adapts to the sweet innocence of the moment. The crew re-centre themselves, Harry slows down SteamHeart, and now that everything is okay and everyone is safe… Annie punches Abigail in the side, in an act of frustration that ends up hurting her more than Abigail (Annie is after all not quite as used to throwing punches as Abigail is, as we remember from that brawl in Secret Rooms which Abby and James adapted to but which took Annie by surprise and disorientated her). Abigail responds that, while she may have taken a risky move, they all survived and made it through this. The tone is quietly triumphant, intimate, and optimistic. Our heroes have made it through this.

James shares Abby’s gratitude for the moment, and as Butler tells him he’s done a good thing here as Tabitha holds her child close to her, he experiences a sense of tranquil acceptance. James has been experiencing doubts about himself and his usefulness ever since he acquired the Endowment. At the end of Secret Rooms, he even wondered if he would be any good as a doctor after effectively losing one half of his eyes. But by helping another, by bringing this new life into the world, James has realised he can make enough of a difference to be at peace with himself, if only for now. It’s a revelation that endears me to James, as I’ve often found that, at times where I doubt my own self-worth, the best thing I can do is to seek out ways I can help other people, whether it’s in big ways or little ways. If I can make someone else’s day a little easier, then that alone makes me feel like I’m doing alright. And that’s a sentiment I love to see in fiction like this.

So yeah, this episode was a fantastic ride, and a complete triumph.

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Your blog is so sweet and I love your writing a lot <33 Can I request Warrior's reaction to Zeke bringing child Eren once for work? I don’t know if people do this usually but my dad took me with him to work once!

Hii❤❤ tysm for ur kind words, I'm glad that you like my work — I'm also in love with your artwork so keep it up please

I think for some workplaces it's ok to bring your child to the work like my mom did it once so I have some ~background knowledge~ on this

Yeager Jr. At The Warrior Office

characters included: annie, bertholdt, colt, eren, pieck, porco, reiner, zeke

tags: modernau!

Annie

Annie often gets bored at work with her monotonous duties, all of them predictable and never chaging from day to day - so seeing a new face in the office certainly sparks up her interest

doesn't approach Eren though, preferring to stay at her workplace and watch Eren strike up conversations with other warriors instead

Bertholdt

Bertholdt is usually the one to carry all of the difficult tasks on his back (mainly because he can't say no) so he doesn't bat an eye when Eren comes into the office, his eyes glued to the monitor

naturally, Eren gets interested in whatever work Bertholdt is doing and genuinely tries to understand the whole process but it's just too complicated for him to comprehend

in the end, Bertholdt misses the deadline to hand in his work and ends up being reprimanded for it

Colt

Colt is an intern so his day is quite busy, especially with Zeke delegating most of his mundane tasks to his subordinate - but Colt is excited to meet Eren anyway

after a while the expected thing happens - Zeke hands Eren into Colt's care - and Colt treats this as the most important mission, not wanting to disappoint his mentor

Given how much Colt wants to gain Zeke's respect, he becomes overbearing towards Eren and gets borderline intrusive in his conversations with the boy

Eren grows tired from being babied so much and when Colt leaves to fetch some snacks from the vending machine for the boy, Eren uses this opportunity to run away

Pieck

With Zeke mentioning his little brother in conversations a lot, Pieck is eager to meet Eren and to find out whether or not the boy is really as wonderful as Zeke tells

Pieck and Eren get along almost instantly, Pieck calls him her little minion and even recruits him to help her (knowing perfectly well that it is beyond all the work ethics to use child labor)

given that Eren has not yet developed a sense of style and Pieck not knowing better, the presentation ends up being too flamboyantly designed, but perfectly executed analytic-wise nonetheless

Porco

Consequenly, Porco is unaware of who Eren is when he first meets the boy in the cafeteria - the first thought that goes through his mind is "Our company is employing kids nowadays?"

Still confused about a child in a corporate building, Porco strikes up a conversation with Eren and is surprised to learn that the boy is Zeke's little brother

Reiner

Reiner loves kids, but only four specific kids - the kids being Gabi, Falco, Udo and Zofia - tenses up a bit when he sees Eren, lowkey expecting him to behave just like Gabi

This exchange manages to break the ice between them and the whole workday Reiner entertains Eren with the unobtrusive small-talk

Zeke

(even though he is the one who's brought Eren into the office but I still wanna write some hcs about him)

Zeke is bursting with pride, seeing his little brother wander around the office and interact with other warriors

again, thank you so much for requesting, it was really fun for me to write

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