#i haven't thought about snk in a while and it's not going to change except for the occasional thoughts about Historia and Armin my beloveds

[lesbiankordian]

Quick ramble about Armin's eyes

(spoilers for the manga)

Armin and his eyes are the literal reason why Eren first realized he wasn't free and thus wanted to go beyond the walls. They're the symbol of the ocean and the unexplored world waiting for them (not just for EMA, but the whole humanity - remember the conversation Levi eavesdropped on before the Return to Shiganshina arc? They were talking about Armin's dream, and Levi remembered it when making the decision who to save) on the other side of the walls.

Armin assures Eren it's going to be okay - they hold eye contact

Eren helps Armin after he was chosen and reminds him of his dream, the ocean - they hold eye contact, emphasis on Armin's eyes in the panels. (Here it's interesting that we also got a panel just for Eren's expression. The fact that his memories and knowledge about past, present and future blur together and how stressed he looked might mean he knew it wasn't going to be any of these things - flaming water or snowfields - but hatred, yet he still wanted Armin to feel better. (If his memories didn't blur before he kissed Historia I apologize, I haven't thought about aot in a long time). Eremin for the win!

The fact that on the vol 33 cover, where he's trying to kill Eren, his eyed are hidden, breaks my heart. In fact, he's the only character, except for Eren, whose face we can see - but his hair cover half of it. You really can see his determination and how his (and Eren's and the others') worldview has changed (tho later it comes back to this curiosity of his (to some extent)).

#i love armin arlert my baby #tbh I wanted to write 'important panel' or 'emphasis on Armin's expression' everytime but then I thought it might be bc I'm biased #but I do think Armin's expression and how he looks at Eren are absolutely important #ESP THE ONE BEFORE HE'S ABOUT TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF GAHHHHH #i haven't thought about snk in a while and it's not going to change except for the occasional thoughts about Historia and Armin my beloveds #but just know one day I'll drop a 10 page essay on Historia's character bc she really is one of the most interesting characterd I've known #so yeah I love armin I love Armin's eyes #armin arlert #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #aot spoilers #aot #snk #eremin #eren yeager #eren aot #armin #aot analysis