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hi yes I appeared out of the woodwork to say I saw the spoilers so far and I'm about to pull out all my hair and sew it into a scarf to keep me warm through The Suffering

#in honor of mikasas scarf #this is just a goddamned bitch of an unsatisfactory situation #jean..... JEAN #snk spoilers #welp here we go

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hoodedmin

#this is GORGEOUS #ahhh #armin

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I'm so overwhelmed by this chapter yall gon have to excuse me for a bit while I lose my mind

#snk 126 #wut the fuuuck

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OH GOD I WONT BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AND EVERYTHING UNTIL TONIGHT IM SCREAMING

#oh laawwwwddddd

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#I LOVE THIS ARTWORK SO MUCH IT'S GORGEOUS #the subtle lineart with the watercolor im #oh man #armin #my beeb

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Quick scribble of an idea.

As much as big shows of affection melt me to my core, the little gestures are what really get to us let’s be honest.

Context: Piss babies are put on laundry duty as punishment for throwing a fit during training.

#this is so pure and wholesome omg.... #erejean #LOOK AT THEM

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We become who we are meant to be.

#my LOVE #mikasa

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Seriously, thank you 💙💙💙💙

I know there might still be some lingering content coming up soon since the day isn't entirely over yet, and I'll be making a more official thank you post tomorrow to close up, but I just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in Armin Week 💙

Seriously, I was a little worried at first when I created it because, even though I've been a member of this fandom for over 5 years now, my @armin-hearteyes-arlert blog is only about seven months old, and I wasn't sure how many people would participate or even know about it! But you guys did it! You shared your incredible content (seriously, you all are so amazingly talented, I'm BLOWN AWAY) and gave all your love to this incredible character, and I couldnt be more happy!

So, for tonight, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

- Lauren ♡♡♡

#i wanted so badly to share my own content too but with job hunting and finally landing one and then STARTING it #everything got too crazy here #arminweek2020 #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #armin week #seriously thank you all i am SO HAPPY ♡♡♡

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Day 7- dream

Thank you so much @armin-week2020 for hosting this event it was a lot of fun to make pieces for it and also see others.

#SO BEAUTIFUL! i love the simplicity of this piece! #thank you so so so so much for participating in armin week! your art has blessed us all #im serious #im so glad you enjoyed it #this make my heart so happy!!!! #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #dream

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Armin Week, Day 7!

Day 7: Dreams

“I can’t wait to wipe out all the titans!” Eren said as he sat down on his bed after a hard day of training.

“Yeah, we know” Reiner said, and Armin felt like the guy was trying not to roll his eyes “So, what happens after you’ve wiped them out?”

Eren paused, exchanging glances with Armin. Should they tell Reiner? Armin didn’t take him for the kind of guy who’d rat them out for talking about the outside world, but he might very well laugh about what he heard, and that was something Armin wasn’t too keen on listening about. Maybe they shouldn’t say anything, at least in detail.

“You guys are hiding something, no question about that” Reiner grinned, a dangerous glint in his eyes “Spill it. Now.”

“No harm in telling him, right Armin?” Eren was the one to decide “This is Reiner we’re talking about.”

Well, Armin supposed it’d be okay. Bertolt was there too, sitting quietly next to Reiner, but he was definitely not the type to boldly laugh at others. In fact, he might even scold Reiner if he laughed.

“I guess so” the small blond finally said, confessing: “Eren and I want to go and see the world outside the walls.”

“So, you guys want to go sightseeing, eh?” Reiner asks “Anything in particular?”

Armin hesitates, and because of that Bertolt manages to cut in: “Should we really be having this conversation? Talking about the outside world is- “

“Live a little, Bert!” Reiner cuts his timid friend off “No one’s paying attention to what we’re saying, and even if they did and tattled on us, we wouldn’t get in that big trouble for just talking.”

Reiner was right, Armin knew. When he was a child, he often got bullied for speaking of the outside world, but there was never any legal trouble for him, not even when the soldiers heard.

“Then again, the soldiers were usually drunk” he reminded himself.

“…I suppose so” Bertolt said, glancing around nervously, but no longer protesting.

“When we were kids, Armin told me about something called the ocean” Eren answered Reiner’s earlier question, nudging Armin with his elbow “Right?”

“Ye-yeah” Armin said “I definitely want to see the ocean. According to my book, there are also icy plains, seemingly endless fields of sand- “

“Wouldn’t a book like that be illegal?” Reiner suddenly cut him off, his face serious. Armin froze, looking at Reiner with wide eyes. After a few seconds of silence, Reiner chuckled “I’m just messing with you; I won’t tell. Go on.”

“You know Reiner, sometimes you can be such an ass” Eren said with a laugh, also having fallen for the guy’s act for a second.

“Umm… so what is this “ocean” you speak of?” Bertolt asked. Reiner gave him a weird look, Armin noted, and the pointed look the tallest boy gave him back was equally odd and out of place. Sometimes Armin couldn’t help but think that these two had something that only they understood between them. He was curious to know if there really was something, but it wasn’t really any of his business, so he never asked.

“It’s this huge amount of water that most of the world is covered in” Armin told, trying hard not to let his voice rise in excitement, talking about the ocean often doing that to him “Salt water!”

“Salt water, you say?” Reiner said “That’s… not something I’ve heard of before.”

“Most people haven’t” Eren pointed out “I wouldn’t know either had Armin not told me about it.”

“Then… seeing the ocean is what you guys want to do? After defeating the titans” Bertolt asked “Like a life goal?”

“Yes!” Armin confirmed with a firm nod “Well, not just the ocean, many other things too, but the ocean is what I want to see the most!”

“Sounds interesting. Maybe we should tag along, eh Bert?”

“…”

“What about you guys?” Eren asks them “Anything you two really want?”

“I’ll go home, no matter what” Reiner replied “Not that I’m sure what comes after that… but one thing at a time. Right Bert?”

“That’s right” Bertolt agreed “That takes priority, and after that- “

Bertolt went silent suddenly, and Armin found himself curious to know what the guy had been about to say. Judging from the looks on their faces, Eren and Reiner were curious as well.

“…And after that?” Reiner pressed when his friend didn’t continue.

“N-nothing” Bertolt stammered, blushing. Armin raised an eyebrow at that. Looking at Reiner, he realized that the taller blond noticed too and that he seemed to know something that Armin didn’t.

“Maybe you have some dreams in the long run that you want fulfilled?” Reiner suggested, grinning “Maybe those dreams include a certain someone?”

Armin caught on. It was not rare to catch Bertolt stealing glances at Annie; she must be the one Reiner meant.

“Somehow… I don’t feel too happy about that” he realized with a frown.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about!” Bertolt denied, his face red. Reiner and Armin laughed, Armin even more so when he noticed that Eren hadn’t caught on. Well, he was dense when it came to these things.

“Maybe, by the time we see the ocean, we too have some other people by our sides that we want to share the sight with.”

#ow wow #this really just hits differently when you know what ends up happening huh 😔 #but god ive always love the shared dream between eren and armin and i love this ♡ #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #dreams

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Armin Week 2020

Prompt #7: Dreams

Note: This is a poem that I originally wrote for a school assignment a while back. It has been the basis of my other poems’ themes and structure during Armin Week. Because of this, I feel it fits the final Armin Week prompt. Not only is Armin determined to reach his own dreams, but he inspires others to do the same.

Shimmering seas of alluring azure

Golden tresses spun of heavenly silk

Lingering glances, innocent and pure

Searching for knowledge with those of his ilk

Beneath the façade lies a weakened heart

Once written on his skin were words of grief

A burden he seems as his friends depart

In solitude finding saddened relief

Parchment flutters beneath his fingertips

The world holds its breath as his voice rings clear

His eyes gleam fiercely as a sharp eclipse

He grasps their hands and draws his comrades near

Rival bloodlust with determination

My angel; my muse; my inspiration

#this whole thing was amazing but THOSE LAST TWO LINES #god this was great thank you ♡♡♡ #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #dreams

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Armin Week Day 5: Founding Titan

I forgot to post the last few days for Armin week so I’m getting them out now

#this aesthetic is SO GOOD #💖💖💖💖 #moodboard #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #armin as the founding titan

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Armin Week Day 6: EMA

#MORE MOODBOARDS!!! #god i love this one sm #ema #the quotes are amazing #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert

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E         M         A

#ohhhhh this is so good I LOVE IT!! #the coloring is amazing... i want to be there with them #(also i know its armin week but look at mikasa TENDER EXPRESSION IM) #ahhhh #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #ema

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Armin Week Day 7: Dreams

#this is so great #♡♡♡ #moodboard #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #dreams

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Armin Week Day 7: Dreams

#oh my gosh... #thank you op i am crying now 😭😭😭 #your art is beautiful #but also the fucking EMOTION. #i want armin to be happy SO BADLY #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #dreams

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Armin Week 2020 | Prompt: Dreams

A Dream To Last A Lifetime 

It was the eve of Armin’s fifth birthday and he stood in the doorway of the room he was never meant to go into, though he’d often try to sneak into when his parents were watching, with his hands over his eyes and an excited smile on his face. Peeking through his little fingers Armin could see the large metal objects his mother would scold him for trying to play with and the light brown shelf that held all the forbidden books he wasn’t allowed to read. He didn’t like that very much, not being able to see the big books his father would read in hushed tones and his mother would hide in the secrets drawers when company came around, no, he didn’t like it all. He wanted to know what they were always talking about and he wanted to talk about it too, but as he pressed his fingers back together so his glimpse of the room was blocked out again he wondered if he was going to be able to see everything today. He sure hoped so …

“Okay,” returning to her husband’s side Armin’s mother watched his smile widen before she shouted, “Open your eyes!” Not needing anymore prompting Armin pulled his hands away and felt his eyes widen in surprise as he gasped. The room was huge! It was so much bigger than he’d ever imagined and the little glimpses he’d snuck through the cracked door, and his fingers, hadn’t prepared him for it at all! Standing surprisingly still Armin took in the expanse of the room as his eyes shot from one object to the next, trying to take everything in and remember every detail in case this was the last time he saw it all.

“Wow!” Toddling closer to the wooden table Armin reached up to touch the silvery metal that lay on the table top, silent and still, like any other object he’d seen before. This one was different though, this one was special … It had to be, otherwise his parents wouldn’t have hidden it away with all the other forbidden things. He wondered what it was.

“That’s an engine,” kneeling beside Armin his mother watched as he clumsily traced the lines in the steel. He was barely tall enough to see the table top but his curiosity was enough to make him stand up on his tip toes and reach out as far as he could.

“En … gine?” Turning to look up at his mother Armin’s curious little frown and scrunched up nose made her laugh as he tilted his head to the side and asked, “What’s an engine?” She loved seeing his curious blue eyes all full of wonder and questions every time he got to see something new. She couldn’t wait to show him the world … It would be a dream come true!

“It’s part of a big, flying machine.” She replied with a soft smile that made her golden eyes sparkle, “a flying machine that will …” Pausing mid-sentence Armin watched his mother glance around the room as if someone else might have walked in. He knew that would be bad. They weren’t supposed to have all of these forbidden things, his parents had told him so, but he wouldn’t let anything bad happen. Peering behind his mother to see if the handle moved Armin tried to look tough by deepening his frown. He would keep anything bad away for sure!

“It’s going to take us to the outside world, Armin.” The sound of his father’s voice almost made him turn around but he stared at the handle for a moment more, making sure no one was coming, before reluctantly glancing up at his father. “The world no one’s seen for hundreds of years … We’re going to see it!” The excitement in his father’s voice made Armin burst out into a smile as he looked up into his father’s hopeful blue eyes that made any thought of bad things disappear.

“When? When do we see it?” Bouncing on his tip toes Armin noticed his father’s gaze shift to his mother for a second before he knelt, lowering himself to a level closer to Armin’s.

“You can’t tell anyone about this, okay?” Armin nodded quickly, happy to make that promise. “Your mother and I … We’re not supposed to have any of this, we’re not supposed to speak of this and we’re not supposed to show you, but–“ Placing his hand on Armin’s shoulder Mr. Arlert gave him a reassuring smile before continuing. “You’re old enough to understand this now, to be part of this dream, and although we don’t know when we’ll see it … Your mother and I want you to know about it at least.”

“We want you to have dreams too.” Kneeling beside him now Mrs. Arlert patted his hair for a moment as she looked at him wistfully, as if he were something in her dreams, something she watched with wonder. “Do you want to be a part of this dream?” Armin just nodded again and his smile was a promise that he would always keep that dream alive.

No matter what.

It was almost eleven years later when Armin finally found himself standing on the edge of everything he’d known, gazing out at the expanse of a dream he remembered promising his parents he’d be a part of. Staring at the ocean silently Armin felt the warm sand beneath his feet shift as he took one last shaky breath before he stepped into the cold, blue water that embodied every bit of hope he’d ever had and every ounce of belief he’d put into his dream. No, not just his dream but their dream too. All of them. Together.

“Mom, dad … I– I made it.”

#just.... anything with armin and his parents really just STINGS #this was beautiful op #and so bittersweet ♡♡♡ #ahh #arminweek2020 #armin week #armin week 2020 #armin arlert #dreams