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key-to-my-heart · 3 years

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S2 WISHFUL THINKING

hey hi hello! i haven’t really been active on tumblr but i wanted to get back into the swing of being active and posting often. so.

i decided i will take note of some of my predictions, hopes, wishes etc. for Season 2 of Rainbow High!

so i kinda wanna just cover the things we canonically have seen aka specific events and drama that has gotten introduced

- The New Roommates / Series 3 Girls

i feel like we will definitely see more of them within the coming episodes. rainbow high literally advertised the new teams as like… i think the second or third teaser for the new season

it’s interesting to me because. this makes me think of What The Runway Project is? what could it possibly be? i believe i made a post about this in the past but the main theory (and theory i believe the most in) would be a Stage Production of sorts. i mean… it makes sense!

the twins are both Performing Arts focus and are definitely the antags this season. so why wouldn’t they cause trouble in regard to a stage play? plus, bella is back. she’s literally a set designer! we have never seen her do any set designing (other than making a sketch) so it would be fun to see that! if river were to get more focus this season, he would definitely have an outlet to channel his Performing Arts creativity! plus… Daria is a song writer so like. imagine if we were to get music out of that? please. the possibilities are endless.

im also eager to see the series 3 girls dynamics. like are the rest of the girls (gabriella, georgia, emmy and daphne) all roomed together? do they get along? will they all be just as dramatic as stella, sheryl and daria’s dynamic?

but anyway. whatever the drama and the semester project is, the new teammates definitely seem to be playing a crucial role in this season.

- The Twins

i’m actually really eager to see more of them. i feel like not enough people are talking about them? season 2 is actually really interesting so far…. maybe more so than season 1… and i feel like we are going to have to thank the twins for that at some point lol

like. idek what they’re planning on doing but. i’m excited to see what it is! they’ll probably be involved in the semester project or at least causing problems to all of the roommates and teams. they’ll definitely have something going on with bella. and it seems that they have a good bond with karma (after the KWK we got). so maybe they’ll have input in any potential drama with Karma. which leads me to

- Karma VS. Violet

so. this drama has been teased at for like. ever. for what feels like forever.

this moment in Karma’s bio PLUS the commentary about violet from her and the twins in the recent KWK episode. but anyway. i’m actually super interested in whatever this drama could be??? like. why is karma watching.

we know violet adores karma, she really wants to have her in the vi life. so i’m sure she basically looks up to her! but like. will karma actually genuinely be nice with violet? keep a distance? make remarks like she did in her recent vlog? i don’t know. idk what to expect. of course it’ll have to do with vlogging or something.

- Bella

ok so there is a few things to note with bella. i’m still interested in if bella will accept to do an interview with Karma for her vlog? if so, i wonder how that would go. and i wonder how violet would feel about it. like the very last time bella was featured in vi’s vlog was on a bad note (even though they made up) but like. idk AAA

also i’m wondering how bella is gonna handle being back to rainbow high. because so far it seems she’s having trouble fitting in. will the key to her fitting in be Jade? will Jade help her figure everything out? or would it be someone else?

as much as i’d love Jade to be the reason Bella starts to feel more at home, i also love the other idea of Amaya being the reason bella feels comfortable again. Amaya was once the new girl (and of course in an awkward position because she was essentially a replacement for bella’s spot in the runway group) but. she didn’t fit in. she had to find her place at rainbow high… and it took her until the runway show to be able to truly feel comfortable.

and like. i’ve been rooting for bella/amaya dynamic for awhile now. i see a lot of potential in this duo. we know they somewhat have tension. i mean. bella had a really awkward confrontation with amaya and that was rly their first and last conversation. sure they’ve been around each other like in the music video, at the end of s1, and when bella walked into the girls dorm s2ep2 but like. that’s it.

SO ANYWAY. what i’m trying to get at is that these two definitely need to become friends. i mean. they have a LOT in common. i was talking about the new girl situation because i feel like they can relate in that way. they both had an awkward entrance into rainbow high and could bond over that. it took amaya awhile to feel at home at rainbow high… so maybe she could become friends with bella and help her feel at home! they’re both very determined leader types. they’re really passionate and! they have the same friend group! so why not become friends?

- Jade and Bella

of course i will wonder about these two! i have no clue what to expect with them. the fandom and myself are really really really wanting to see these two become a canon sapphic couple. i really want to see this happen! and mga knows this. mga knows we want to see jella happen. i mean, they literally snatched the ship name from us and plastered it into their vlogs. so they KNOW

anyway. these two are literally going through it rn. the way jade’s eyes lit up when she saw bella was back at rh. and now both of them are looking for each other and worried about each other. jade thinking bella is mad at her rn? please. i will sob. they are really holding off this jella reunion but i hope it’s for a good reason. i just want them to talk and have a good reunion… a hug……. happy tears, happy smiles…………..a love confession…

- Amaya

so i don’t really have much to say here but i’m just wondering about amaya this season. she’s definitely been advertised so much to the point that she essentially became like. THE main focus in season 1. this peeved some people but personally i loved amaya being like a sort of main character figure. she didn’t really take attention away from the other characters but also had that energy of being a main character anyway.

my point is, though, idk how she will play out in this season? like is she going to be as much of a main character as the main 6 are…. or will she play a bigger role? i have no clue. it seems bella is going to have a key focus this season, which makes sense, but it still just makes me wonder about amaya’s role this season

- Colin

i just hope this man does not get a development arc. i know some people want him to…. but i just. i don’t. i don’t understand. the point of him existing was to show that cheating is wrong and to display girl power. by teaching that skyler didn’t need a man to prove her worth. that she is her own person. her own strength! i really hope that colin and bella don’t have anything omfg.

- Winter Break

i’m really. REALLY excited for the winter break arc. it’s about time we get to see some backgrounds outside of rainbow high! plus the animated tidbits of ruby, sky, and violet in their wb outfits in the wb commercial was everything.

i’m so excited to see their new hairstyles, to see them with their snow gear and more. omg. of course i think the twins will be involved in this arc someone. krystal briefly mentioned the twins’ family having a ski lodge. and then of course we see sunny with her skis so like. yea!! i just wonder how these episodes would play out. or episode. but anyway like… will they just vibe? or will there be a problem of sorts? if it’s winter break then it probably won’t tie into school or like projects or anything like that

- Kia Hart

i’m actually hoping kia gets some focus this season. like. what is she going to do? is she going to pair another couple together? (if so, please be jella. okay wait seriously what if she is the key to reuniting jade and bella together… anyway) i just hope to see more of her and possibly more of her and krystal together haha. but kia just vibes so far, it would be lovely to get more of her!

- The A’s

so ainsley is finally beginning to get some attention! i really hope we continue to get more of her as well as avery, and aidan of course! we did get a bunch of content of aidan but you can never have enough honestly.

but i just wonder about how the A’s will be this season. like will they do anything significant? are bella and avery going to remain close? what is going on!!!

- The Malibu Line

so we literally know nothing about this except

but i still wonder like. if we will get to see anything about it at any point during the web series. perhaps it would be more of a summer thing. but it definitely means something if Bella is in it! (also i’m just generally excited for her new doll. omfg.)

- The Rock Line

so we also know almost nothing about this except

saw someone discuss that the music being heard during s2ep2 could be in regards to the rock battle. honestly. what if this is some sort of project? battle of bands or something? that would be cool lol. anyway i’m intrigued for this line mainly because of all the clothing leaks we have been getting omg.

- The Slumber Party Line

we have known about this for a little while (with the theory of the baby blue girl being in it) but i’m just curious as to who the characters are and if they will be in the web series at all.

- Jett Dawson

okay so. this is a big one. jett being a collector doll, i feel like she’ll definitely play a crucial role in the series. so like. who will she be to the main characters? it says she’s generally nice. why was she giving that look to the girls after their runway performance? IDK! i have no clue what to expect with her. i feel like the expectations i had for amaya (before we knew anything about her) will be put into jett because. the vibes i got from amaya ever since we just had her doll… i am also kind of getting from jett. so i’m eager!

#rainbow high #rainbowhigh #rainbow high dolls #rh: episode predictions #rh: theories

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jett-dawson · 3 years

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NEXT EPISODE PREDICTIONS

so i don’t have much to run with here, and i think some of these might change by the time we get the teaser GIF but i’ll throw these out there for now

- sunny based episode? we haven’t really had one. like she has definitely been #1 MVP in a ton of the episodes, supporting a lot of the good in the conflicts and pulling through being a good friend lol but we haven’t rly had an arc for her (no episode 1 doesn’t rly count imo)

- amaya x river i’m starting to wonder if they’ll just gradually give them cute, one second scenes with each passing episode and call that their relationship OR if they’ll get a dedicated arc to them but i’ll bet on at least a mention of them

- kia. i feel like she won’t come this week but who knows??? if it’s amaya x river then she’s bound to come bc whatever relationship/friendship problems happen, she’s gotta come around soon. it’s known that she will come anyway sooo yes soon i hope !!

- more krystal? this is mainly bc i wanna see her again but there’s so many ideas to include her again that idek where to start.

- more karma? we got her first vlog video so we could expect to see more of her. maybe at least an episode dedicated to her! this could probably be in relation to her general stance at RH or the hinted karma/vi drama

- more of wave 2 in general. this one is a long shot because they are obviously (and rightfully) focusing on the main seven for now (because the plot revolves around them) but if they’re gonna continue giving eps that don’t rly have to do with the runway project, it would be nice to see a peek into their lives at RH

- violet will remain good and not cause or intervene in any drama, proving she has developed since her arc

- sunny, sky and amaya will prove to be the logical, helpful, levelheaded ones (if they have any sort of significance)

- runway project mentions?? they referenced it last episode so i’d hope they reference it again since it is the main plot lol

- filler, not bad but not to do with main plot

- bunch of ship content of certain ship

- long shot but bella/jella mention lol

- poppy will maaaybe have a significance but i wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t lol

#rainbow high #rainbowhigh

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miitzwrites · 5 years

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can i ask u a levi and eren drabble or fanfic for the prompt "Hey, hey, calm down. They can’t hurt you anymore."? thanks💗

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“Fuck, Erwin, I can’t do it. He’s a child, and sick at it,” the man whispered, but his voice seemed loud to the ears of the boy who laid chained to the metal bed, stripped down to only a pair of briefs, barely conscious. He was thin, and his skin acquired a pale tone, almost translucid, making his veins to stick out like fragile branches. And as if that wasn’t enough sign of the abuse he had been subjected to, his arms were painted in bruises, news and old ones, and needle marks were visible on his skin.

“Levi, he’s not part of the mission, and I don’t think he’s going to make it, anyway; remember what our boss told us, no witnesses. I am so sorry, but there’s no other way to help him,” the broad, giant blonde that accompanied the short, black-haired man, answered, and though his voice was cold, his eyes showed sympathy for the poor bastard who looked almost dead. When Levi refused to follow his orders, the blonde sighed, and approached the boy, holding a small knife in his hands. He knew how to make it less painful, almost merciful. With a loose hold on the boy’s hair, Erwin raised his knife, ready to strike, but a strong hand stopped him.

“He’s the son, Erwin. And if what we found about the mother is true, the kid will need some blood transfusions to help him going.”

“Levi…”

“Just fucking do it, eyebrows! I’ve seen this shit before, okay? Just… trust me on this one.” Shocked by the abrupt change in the raven’s behavior, Erwin nodded and helped Levi to untie the boy. They knew it was risky to make any move there in the middle of a deserted laboratory, so they decided to take him to their friend and doctor’s house, Hange Zöe, who waited for them after every mission.

-x-x-x-

Eren hated thunderstorms. He hated them badly, but after almost seven years of therapy, he learned how not to go into a full panic attack when the first thunder stroke.

He sat in front of the picture window in their living room, bundled up in a soft, blue blanket, holding against his face one of his boyfriend’s shirts, finding comfort in its smell. He scratched his arm, anxiously, ignoring the pain that came with that action. After months of being subjected to blood extraction and the experiments that came with it, the skin in his arms, legs, back of his hands and feet, became tender, hurting himself if he wasn’t careful. But, when he got like this, waking up after a nightmare and feeling numb, he lost his sense of reality, almost as if he traveled back to the source of his pain.

-x-x-x-

The boy, or better said, Eren, had been the subject of illegal experiments ran by Grisha Yeager, his father. For the information they gathered upon inspecting the laboratory, Dr. Yeager intended to make a serum from his son's blood, that could help treat some strange disease, which cure had yet to be found. The reason behind this experiment was unknown to the agents. And, with the lack of cooperation from Eren, they could only guess.

Eren didn’t speak and barely ate anything. He wasn’t malnourished, not exactly, but his haggard face made him look sick. He didn’t let anyone touch him, becoming quickly a trouble to the staff. Doctors and psychologists tried to approach him, but the boy was fast to avoid them when they presented him with a needle to take a sample of his blood or to give him some vitamins or other medicines. They had to restrain him more than once, but not even that made him want to talk to the agents.

After Levi and Erwin found him in that abandoned laboratory, they took him to Hange’s place, where she performed an urgent blood transfusion, just like Levi predicted. It was a surprise to Erwin and Moblit, Hange’s assistant when Levi was the one compatible with the boy’s type of blood. His records were classified since he was recruited into the Survey Corps, a secret intelligence agency that worked alongside the government, doing the dirty work when it was needed, so the only person who knew about him, was Hange, the woman who convinced him to join the SC, after being let up by his gang to die after a failed mission.

Both had an extremely odd blood type -Rh-null-, and while their blood was accepted by anyone, Rh-null carriers could only accept blood by others of the same type. It had been a miracle that they found Eren when they did.

But, aside from his health, the progress was minimal. Eren didn’t acknowledge them, they knew he wasn’t deaf because sudden noises startled him. After being discharged from the hospital and discovering that Eren didn’t have any close family that could take him in, Hange decided to look after him. And in this new environment, Eren remained secluded into his room. He only walked out of the bedroom to use the bathroom and wasn’t particularly interested in going outside. The boy was a mystery, especially for Levi. And as the man stared at his unofficial ward, he couldn’t help but feel connected to him.

-x-x-x-

Traffic was a bitch to deal with, and Levi tapped his fingers anxiously over the wheel, observing with a pained expression how the cars didn’t move an inch after the traffic light turned green. He didn’t want to worry, but he knew his boyfriend, and he remembered every single episode he suffered when the storms were accompanied by thunders.

It had been a little over a year since they moved in together, and frankly, Levi couldn’t be happier. It was a blessing to start his days and finish them with the sight of that beautiful shade of green that he loved dearly. But, although the good days occurred more often, the worry of having a setback, never left him.

With a sigh, he dialed Eren’s number again, frowning when he didn’t answer for the fourth time that evening.

-x-x-x-

“For fuck's sake, Nile, are you even listening to the shit you’re spitting out?” Levi groaned, again, it was the effect that Nile, his supervisor, had on him.

“Don’t be so crude, Ackerman. If you can’t see it, it’s your damn fault,” Nile answered, used to Levi’s bad temper -but feeling a little intimidated, nevertheless-, “the boy is almost eighteen, if we don’t clear this up, he could be prosecuted for his father’s crimes as an accomplice.”

“Erwin, beat some sense into this asshole before I do,” Levi stood up, ignoring the scowl of his coworkers.

“Levi, don’t let your personal feelings play into this, it can be dangerous,” Erwin suggested, and the room’s air became suddenly thick, and even Hange, who was munching on some snacks, stopped, looking at Levi with widened eyes.

“Come again?” Levi asked calmly, a clear sign of his lack of patience. The man was about to snap, everyone in the made-up office in Hange’s house could see it. And no one wanted to be at the receiving end of Levi’s anger.

“Your medical history matched some details with Eren’s. It’s such a huge coincidence, wouldn’t you say so?” Erwin explained slowly, how one would talk to a child. A glass flew by his side, missing his head by merely an inch. He didn’t wince and kept his eyes firmly on Levi.

“Don’t ever talk about things you cannot understand, do you hear me, fucking moron?” Levi threatened and didn’t wait for an answer, storming out the room and to his spare bedroom in Hange’s place, where he had been spending most of his time since rescuing Eren.

The door to Eren’s bedroom was ajar, and Levi was sure the boy had heard them talking. He didn’t bother to knock, but he entered the room, mindful of not making a sudden noise that could startle Eren.

“You heard us, didn’t you?” As expected, Eren didn’t answer, but his uneven breathing was enough to answer for Levi. “You don’t have to tell us anything if you’re not ready, just know that we’re here for you if you need us,” and after a moment, he added, “I promise you, no one will ever hurt you again.”

Suddenly, Eren looked up. Green and grey eyes crossed for the first time since the boy was first brought into the care of the SC, and Levi managed a small smile. Eren didn’t reciprocate it, but there was a sparkle in his eyes that told Levi he was going slowly but surely breaking down Eren’s barriers.

-x-x-x-

Not even a week later, the news reached the agents, informing them of the recent discovery of Grisha's dead body in a property that belonged to his first wife, Dina Fritz. The man killed himself, letting a note begging his son to forgive him, and explaining more detailed what he did to Eren.

His second wife and mother of Eren, Carla, was diagnosed a few years ago with a weird and practically unknown blood disease, that only worsened over the time, causing her to need constant blood transfusions. The problem was that her blood type was the same as her son's. There was no other person in the country that could help her, and his son couldn't donate his blood due to his age.

Grisha, then, did what he thought would help his wife, and after getting Eren’s consent, he started his research. At first, he would take a sample or two, but as time passed, he took more and more of his blood, giving him enough vitamins to have his son healthy. But that didn't change his wife's condition. In a moment of desperation, he searched for the people that he knew worked in the underground market, and they agreed that he needed a more aggressive approach. And then, Eren's nightmare began.

He accepted the help of a pharmacologist who promised would deliver better results in no time, but that didn't happen, and not only did Carla die without saying goodbye to her son months ago, but he never saw Eren again, and when the news about the raid on the lab of the pharmacologist reached him, he did what he thought would lead him to see his beloved family again, and with the help of a shotgun, ended his life.

“So that settles it then. Neither of them is guilty,” said Levi after hearing Nile’s report.

“It’s not that easy, Ackerman. We need to find this man, if he ends up being an invention of Grisha, the poor boy will suffer the consequences.”

“We have more urgent matters to attend to right now; how are we gonna tell him everything?” asked a mortified Hange, shaking her head after reading for a second time that day, the report.

“He needs to talk first and confirm his father's story. The information in the lab never revealed a second name, and no one saw or heard Grisha talking to another man. It could be a cover story for the trafficking ring in the underground,” Nile offered, disgusted by this whole mess.

“Just tell him so,” Levi suggested, “if the kid's responsible, his reaction will tell us. Just tell him the truth, your mom died, you were abandoned by God knows who, and your father took his life, so you either let us help you or you know, go to jail and all that crap.”

“Geez, Ackerman, no wonder why you didn't qualify for the psychology department,” scolded Nile, shaking his head. But the moment was interrupted by an almost unintelligible voice from the door. There, in front of the small group gathered in their usual made-up office, was Eren, looking at them with big, glassy eyes. For the first time, his usual inexpressive face showed sadness, and he spoke to the team that seemed as fragile as the owner.

“Are they dead? Mom and dad?”

“Eren, sweetie-.” Hange stood up, ready to console him, but Eren quickly shook his head, crossing his arms over his chest.

“No! When did they die?”

“Carla died six months ago, and your father was found earlier this week,” Levi answered, in his usual bluntness, but something told him the boy didn’t need to be cooed.

Eren’s face fell, and a sob found its way through his lips, “he said he’d help us if I behaved,” he whispered, and before anyone could ask what he meant, he turned around, returning to his bedroom, crestfallen.

“Eren, wait!” Hange yelled, but it was too late. Nile and Erwin were ready to follow him, but Levi stopped them.

“Wait here until I tell you. I think I can handle him.”

Levi knocked at the door twice, out of courtesy, and stepped inside. He sat on the edge of the bed, and his heart clenched at the sight of Eren, curled up in a ball, crying silently. Levi wasn’t an expert with victims. He got them out, and his job was done. Eren had been an especial case since the beginning, and now, he wasn’t sure of how to proceed.

“I know what you’re going through,” Levi lamely said, as if that would help him bond with the boy, but he knew that had been the wrong thing to say. Despite not saying anything, Eren’s jaw tightened, as if he were containing himself. Resigned, he continued, “I was once where you are right now. I was born and raised in the underground, my mom was a whore and I never met my father. She did her best to take care of me, but she got sick when I was six. And things went downhill from there,” Levi didn’t know why he felt the need to reveal this part of his story to the boy, something that only Hange knew, and only snips of it.

“One of her clients came and offered to help us. He took us to what we believed was a shelter. He gave us food, medicine for her, clothes and a good place to live. Then one day, they stopped giving my mom the medicine that she needed, and I could only watch as she died. I wish I had been stronger back then; I would’ve broken bone after bone of the shitbag that dragged her body out of our room as if she were garbage.”

Levi tried to swallow the knot on his throat, so unused to tell his story. But it was the only way he could show Eren that he understood him. Their experiences weren’t the same, but he could understand the level of pain that Eren suffered. He had felt it himself, and yet, he had survived.

“I was going to be sold off to one of the assholes that sponsored that place, but when they made some tests to see if I was healthy, they discovered that I was “special”. I have the same shit as you, so I became their golden boy. They used me as their blood bag, but only that. It was less painful in comparison to what happened to other kids. Long story short, the shelter couldn’t run such a successful business without the biggest dog in the underground noticing it. Kenny the Reaper is his name, and he dismantled the place, killed most of the people that ran that place, and let the kids run freely on the streets. Funny thing is, that idiotic man is my uncle. He was pretty mad when he found me among those brats.

And once I was freed from that place, the nightmares started, the night terrors, the paranoia of being chased by one of the fuckers from the shelter. Life hasn’t been easy, but I survived. You’ll get there, Eren, just give it some time.”

Somehow, Levi felt lighter after telling Eren about his past. He didn’t tell him about his time as Kenny’s ward, or when he ran his own gang, and although he wasn’t proud of some of the things he did, Levi would truthfully tell Eren more, if he asked.

The room was in silence, and Eren had finally calmed down. Levi was going to let him rest, but long, bony fingers grabbed his hand, and he understood the quiet message. He stood there, holding Eren’s hand until he was sure the boy was asleep.

And, the following morning, when Erwin asked him what had happened the previous night, Levi replied that he would watch over Eren for the time being, before they were forced to send him away because he was confident that he would get through him. After all, no one could understand him as well he did.

-x-x-x-

The following days, Levi started to notice how prominent the bags under Eren’s eyes became. Instead of getting better, he looked frailer. Levi could coax him to eat a meal or two and to walk outside for a little while, but nothing seemed to work out, Eren even refused to talk to their newly hired psychiatrist, Petra Ral. He was concerned, if the boy didn't make significant progress, he would be sent to a psychiatric clinic, and Levi had had his fair share of shrinks as to know how badly that place could fuck up Eren's already weak mental state.

And his concerns only increased one evening when he got a call from Hange, telling him they were at the hospital.

The sky was clouded, and heavy drops fell on the ground, accompanied by occasional thunders. Even Levi got startled a couple of times while driving, but he focused on the road, intent on getting to the hospital in time.

When he arrived, he found Hange sitting in the waiting room. She had managed to get a private room for Eren, but what caught the attention of his short friend, was the gash on the right side of her face. Hange tried to smile, but she winced instead. “I only got three stitches; I've gotten worse.”

“Good thing I don't have kids. I've had my fill with you and the emergency room for a long time. Where's Eren?”

“We had to sedate him,” the humor in Hange's face disappeared, and looked at Levi with sad, big brown eyes, “the thunderstorm triggered a crisis. He didn't recognize me and thought I'd hurt him, so he did this. Moblit helped me to bring him here. He even crushed a mirror with his bare hand. Doctors said he was lucky he didn’t cause any permanent damage.”

Levi cursed loudly, earning a frown from one of the nurses that passed by. He went to Eren’s hospital bedroom, and upon opening the door, stopped dead on his tracks. The sight of Eren trembling and whimpering, with his hands tied, so he wouldn’t hurt himself or others, angered him. The kid didn’t deserve this shit, so controlling his initial anger, he walked to his bed. Carefully, he untied him, rubbed his reddish wrists, and wiped the tears off his eyes with the sleeve of his shirt.

“This is so fucking unfair,” whispered Levi, “you don’t deserve going through this shit.”

“I behaved like he said,” Eren muttered weakly, and Levi’s head shot up with surprise when he heard him talking, “but he lied, and now my parents are dead,” a new wave of tears filled Eren’s eyes, and Levi cupped his face with both hands, holding his face softly.

“Who is this man, Eren?”

“Mr. Zackly. He’s the owner of the lab where you found me,” replied Eren, and then began telling what he remembered. Grisha had contacted the man in hopes of getting a second opinion about his wife’s condition, and the man, a pharmacologist well-known in the underground because of his unorthodox methods and experiments with new drugs, suggested he could treat his case personally, but in order to do so, he had to conduct his own research on Eren. Grisha declined the idea, but it was his son who convinced him. Eren wanted to give it a try if that meant his blood would be useful for his mom’s recovery.

But Eren’s stay was prolonged three more months that what they had originally agreed on. For six months, Eren endured Zackly’s perverted ideas, some of them leaving him on the verge of dying. And when he felt like giving up, Zackly would give him reports on his mother’s condition. Eren was truly happy when he read Carla was making incredible progress after five months under Zackly’s care. He didn’t know she was already dead by that moment.

A couple of days before Levi and Erwin found him, Zackly had taken a good amount of his blood, careful not to overdo it, and abandoned the lab and Eren. He had heard rumors that the location of his laboratory had been found and would be ambushed, so before getting caught, he fled, like the coward he was.

And, innocently, Eren thought Grisha would come back for him, but instead, the SC’s agents had found him, and his worst fears were confirmed the night he heard them talking about the suicide of his father. The memories of some of the experiments were fuzzy, and Levi didn’t want to dwell on them, prompting another crisis on Eren, so he took Eren’s hand -the one that wasn’t badged-, and firmly, he promised, “I’m going to find the son of a bitch that caused you this pain.”

Eren stared at the man for an instant, before nodding and closing his eyes. He didn’t doubt it that Levi would fulfill his promise.

-x-x-x-

The SC’s headquarters was a façade. A flat in the middle of the city where only tech interns worked, was enough as to no arise suspicion about the work of said organization. Regularly, the noise was minimal, with two exceptions. One being Hange and her enthusiast talks to the interns, and the other one, being Levi, throwing things at the walls in an angry fit.

They had been investigating Darius Zackly for over two months now, and the information they found didn’t incriminate the man at all. He had everything covered up, had alibis for his long work trips outside the city, and even, ten years ago, when he was subjected to a trial under the charges of malpractice, he wasn’t condemned because the evidence wasn’t enough, leaving him free to continue with his perverted plans.

When Levi finally vented his frustrations -or ran out of things to throw at the wall-, he sat heavily on a chair, staring up at the ceiling. Nothing was going as planned, and that frustrated him, and what was worse, he barely saw Eren, with the amount of work he had, by the time he got back to Hange’s place, Eren was either asleep or out with Petra.

Following his stay in the hospital, and as if a weight would’ve been lifted from his shoulders, Eren accepted Petra’s help, and the psychiatrist recommended him going to support groups where he could talk to other victims. She also told him it’d be ideal if he found an activity that he would enjoy until he decided if he wanted to go back to school or not. And, after a couple of weeks trying different things, Eren decided to volunteer in the local animal shelter.

Eren suffered from nightmares but wasn’t a constant occurrence, only once or twice he would wake up screaming or crying as if he were back in the lab, but the thing he had yet to overcome was his fear of thunderstorms. For what Eren had told him and Hange, he had lived for months in a small cell where he was chained to the bedpost, to prevent him from attacking one of Zackly’s men. The room didn’t have a window or anything that let him see the exterior, but he could hear when it was raining, and the sound effect of the thunders on that cell, scared him. Weak from whatever that man had put him through, with no way of covering the thunders, and with no source of light, had left Eren traumatized.

Levi shifted his attention to the clock on the opposite wall, and it read half-past seven. Another day with no improvement left a sour taste on his mouth, so he used his last resource. Picking up his cellphone, he dialed a number that he had memorized since he was younger.

“Hey, old man, I need a favor.”

-x-x-x-

Kenny was a strong name in the underground, his business, although illegal, conserved some type of ethic that didn’t allow him nor his men, to hurt the most vulnerable people. Sure, he had his brothels, and he trafficked weapons and drugs, but he never touched a kid or a lady without her consent. Thus, when he got his nephew’s request to investigate Zackly, he was a hundred percent aboard.

Finding information was easy. Relying upon them to his nephew, even more so. However, what wasn’t a piece of cake, was delivering the news to his nephew, that this man used to visit Olympia during her available hours, nor that he approached them because her son was exactly what the market needed. Yes, as it turned out, Zackly was a client of Kuchel Ackerman, his late sister, and his instincts told him that he had something to do with her death and the subsequent imprisonment of his nephew before he dismantled that old shelter.

Kenny rarely left his safe house, preferring using a safe channel to speak privately with his people, but this time, he knew he needed to pay a visit to the city.

-x-x-x-

“Mr. Ackerman, a man requested a meeting with you. He says it’s urgent, so he made himself comfortable at your office.,” the newest intern, Marlow, told Levi upon his arrival at the SC HQs. Levi frowned, ready to reprimand him for being careless as to let someone into his office without even asking his name. Unfortunately, Levi knew there was only one idiot with enough galls, as to step into his territory and be unaffected by his fury.

“Listen up, kid, if anyone asks, no one, and I repeat it, no one has come to see me today. Do you understand?” Marlow paled under Levi’s frigid gaze, and nodded quickly, returning to his desk to try to focus on his work. When Levi reached his office, the curtains were drawn, and the lights were dimmed. He closed the door behind himself, and locked it, just to be sure.

“Nice office, brat,” Kenny said as a greeting, sitting behind Levi’s desk as if he owned the place.

“To what do I owe the displeasure of your visit?” Levi replied, leaning against the wall and crossing his arms.

“I gathered all the information that you needed, rat. All you need to do is to plan how you’re gonna present it to the big guns, and then start the whole shit-show. The bastard will spend a long time in the cooler if you do this right.”

Levi hummed, with a hint of suspicion. He was good at reading others, and by the crease on Kenny’s brows, there was something else that the man wasn’t telling him yet. The silence lingered for a moment longer, and Kenny chuckled, procuring an envelope from his jacket.

“Why don’t you let me deal with him?” Offered Kenny, but Levi narrowed his eyes, shaking his head. “Yeah, yeah, don’t look at me like that, just let’s keep this off the records, kid, alright?” Levi took the envelope from Kenny’s outstretched hand, and opened it, reading the contents. The information was from almost 25 years ago when the man started working as a contact between the black market and the lowest whorehouses in the underground.

“What’s this, Kenny?”

“I’m an old man, kid, but my instinct has never failed me. And I’m convinced this asshole visited your mama at her job.”

Levi felt as if cold water had been poured over him. He was a kid, he hardly remembered faces or names, but Kenny never lied to him, and most of the times, he was right. The struggle in his face was obvious to the old man, but he couldn’t force his nephew to decide in such a short time. They both respected their line of jobs, even if they were opposites.

“Listen, son, just take your time. Do your work and use this information as you please. But don’t forget I’m a call away if you need me, okay?” Kenny offered his support, placing his hand on Levi’s shoulder, and he nodded dumbly, ignoring when his uncle left his office. He knew what he had to do, he was one of the best in his division, but this case was hitting close home, and for the first time Levi was at a loss of what to do.

-x-x-x-

Laughter could be heard from the backyard, and Levi stopped to gauge the sound. Did Hange invite someone? That was unlikely, in most cases, the obnoxious laughter would belong to her, and what he heard wasn’t as annoying as hers. Regardless, he found himself surprised when he spotted the owner of said laughter.

Eren was sprawled on the grass, trying to regain his breath, as a huge beast licked his face and pawed at his belly. The joyous sound reached him again, and for a moment, Levi regretted not being able to store it away and treasure it. If it were for him, Levi would give everything in his hands to keep that smile on Eren’s face and to hear him laughing more often.

“Oh, you're here early,” Hange greeted him from the kitchen, “did you miss us?”

“As if you wouldn't know already what happened,” grumbled Levi, finally taking his eyes off Eren.

“Well, yes, but I wanna hear it from you. You know Erwin gets moody and doesn't tell me the fun bits.”

“I got suspended for two weeks because I told a coworker to kindly fuck himself,” Hange snickered, making that horrible sound that annoyed Levi, “and apparently, I was too invested in the case, so I needed to either chill-out or step down.”

“Ah, can't say I didn't see it coming. Poor Nile, I bet he's traumatized.”

“Nile? It was the fucking tall blonde that got me suspended. Nile only signed it up.”

“Oh boy, Smith omitted the funniest thing,” the grin on Hange’s face verged on maniac, and Levi wondered, not for the first time, why he was friends with such a crazy lot. Nevertheless, he knew no one would understand him as Hange did. That batshit crazy individual knew how to put up with him.

“The evidence we got isn’t enough,” commented Levi, directing his gaze back at Eren, “half of the evidence isn’t conclusive, the other half can’t be trusted because an unknown source isn’t reliable enough. We have nothing, Hange.”

Hange observed how Levi looked at the younger man, and arched a brow, but decided not to comment anything, yet. Instead, she boiled some water, knowing that nothing calmed his grumpy friend as tea did.

“And why did Erwin think you’re too involved?”

“Kenny is convinced that the fucker here is the same man that got my mom into that fucking place. And I don’t believe in coincidences.” Hange nodded and offered a pat on Levi’s back as a way of comfort. She would’ve hugged him, but the few punches that she earned over the years, taught her a thing or two about Levi.

The door that led to the backyard was opened, and a gasping Eren entered the kitchen. He signaled the big dog to wait for him outside, and the animal obeyed him, waging his tail.

“Hey, Levi, You’re early.”

“Yeah, yeah, got some free time, so here I am.”

“That’s good! I haven’t seen you in days,” Eren smiled, and by reflex, Levi mirrored his expression, “oh, by the way, my little buddy out there, is Titan, he was abandoned some weeks ago, and I was asked to look after him for a while, if you don’t mind.”

“This is Hange’s place if four eyes doesn’t mind, I don’t mind either. Just keep it out of the house and don’t let it shit everywhere.”

Eren touched his jaw with his fingers, a gesture that Levi picked up on as nervousness. The blush that was already present in his face, deepened, and the older man quirked an eyebrow, waiting for the boy to keep talking.

“W-well, I, uh, I’ve been talking to Petra and she says it’s policy of the SC to keep under their care the people that are like me,” Levi noted the way Eren flinched, avoiding to say out loud that he had no family to go back to, “and I’m almost eighteen, so I’d like to adopt him, so I need you to sign up the forms.”

“Shouldn’t Hange do that?”

“N-no. I mean, I’m gonna move in with you in a couple of months, right?”

Luckily, Hange had yet to hand Levi his tea, otherwise, he was sure he would’ve dropped the cup. Levi stared at Eren, gauging how serious his statement was. And then, as blunt as ever, he replied, “and what on earth gave you the impression that I’d let you live with me?”

For the first time in a long time, he regretted his unfiltered mouth when he noticed the hurt that crossed the boy’s eyes. To cover up his deflated expression, Eren looked down, scratching the side of his face, again. “Listen, kid, my apartment isn’t fitting for a person, much less for a boy and his enormous beast. And in case you haven’t noticed, I’m barely around. I wouldn’t have the time to look after you.”

“And in case you haven’t noticed, I’m not a damn kid, Levi,” Eren countered, tensing his jaw in a way that denoted anger. Without another word, he turned around and left the kitchen, and the last Levi heard before Eren closed the door, was “I guess it’s just you and me, big boy.”

“The fuck was that for?!” Levi exclaimed when Hange slapped the back of his head before placing his tea in front of him.

“I cannot believe that one of the Corps’ finest is such a stupid, little man!”

“Oi!”

“Eren likes you, for God’s sake!”

“The kid’s not bad, but I wouldn’t be a good guardian nor roomie for him,” Hange shoot him an incredulous look that made Levi uncomfortable. “Stop looking at me like that, lunatic!”

Deciding to drop the topic, for now, Hange shook her head. Definitely, his friend needed to interact more with others if he wanted to catch romantic clues faster.

-x-x-x-

When the news about the prosecution of Zackly for his involvement in human trafficking and the evidence became public knowledge, his legal team was quick to shut down any suspicion, painting every possible witness as unfitting for court. Even Eren, who was by far one of the sanest witnesses and one of the few victims rescued, was disregarded, claiming that he was lying to protect his father and that the abuse he suffered provoked him to want to blame someone innocent.

It came without saying that Eren’s confidence and progress declined from all the chaos that surrounded him. He spent hours away in his bedroom and only allowed Titan to accompany him. And, if that wasn’t enough, the nightmares started with more frequency.

Levi couldn’t do much, other than to watch from the side and curse his bad luck. Since their failed conversation a while ago, Eren had put an invisible barrier between them, and any type of comfort the older man tried to offer, was ignored or denied, so he could only stay outside of Eren’s room, listening to him sniffing and muffing his sobbing against his pillow, as Titan whimpered by his owner’s side. But he couldn’t stay back and watch him suffer when he started panicking one night.

The light rain turned quickly into a storm, the kind that makes windows and doors tremble with the force of it. Levi couldn’t sleep, his insomniac tendencies worsened when he was stressed, and he hadn’t had a moment to rest in the past months. He re-read the files, trying to find a way out, but they were cornered. With a sigh, he threw the papers to the floor and stood up to refill his cup of tea, when a sound from Eren’s room alerted him. It started with a loud thud, and then another, and another one, as if someone were throwing things at the wall. Then the beast that Eren called his dog, barked and scratched the door. That was Levi’s clue to sprint to his room, and kick the door open, not minding if he made the boy upset by bursting in that way.

Titan rounded his legs, and Levi pushed him lightly to the side, approaching Eren. The boy kept his gaze on the corner of the room as if he was expecting something to jump out and attack him. Levi noticed several glasses and other stuff shattered on the floor as if Eren had used them to try to protect him.

“Eren,” Levi called him softly, stilling when the boy tensed. He turned to look at the older man with fear in his eyes, and that sight hurt Levi in a way that he couldn’t quite understand. He knew people dealt with trauma in different ways, he had an outlet when he was younger, fighting to make a name for himself in the underground, but that didn’t always help him. Sometimes, he wished he could turn to the person next to him and hug him. But he wasn’t a touchy person, he wasn’t sure if he would ever feel a hundred percent comfortable with someone else invading his personal space. However, at that moment, those thoughts were forgotten. After a moment, the cloud in Eren’s eyes dissipated, and realizing it was Levi who had barged into his room, Eren launched at him, almost making them fall.

“Oi brat, you’re spending so much time with your beast. His bad habits are starting to rub off on you,” he tried to joke, to make the younger man smile, but it was useless. His shoulders shook but not from laughter. Fat tears rolled down Eren’s eyes, and Levi let him cling to him, wetting his shirt and holding him almost uncomfortably tightly.

“I’m going crazy, Levi,” Eren sobbed, “I’m waiting for Zackly or one of his men to come here to hurt us. I could swear I saw someone on the corner, but I was alone.” The paranoid of being hunted down was something Levi learned to live with. Instantly, his mind was making any kind of plans to help Eren to cope with it. He could train him or ask one of his fellow agents to do so. Anything that could give him some peace, Levi would do it.

He allowed Eren to get everything off his chest, but when the boy mumbled apologies, Levi frowned, and took his face between his hands, to make Eren look at him.

“Listen up, brat, you have nothing to apologize for, alright?” Instead of answering, Eren shut his eyes tightly and shook his head. “Eren, look at me. C’mon, look at me, please,” it took him a couple of minutes to take deep breaths, just like Petra taught him, but when he finally could look at Levi, the older man smiled, and he brushed his thumbs over the boy’s cheeks. “Hey, calm down, alright? They can’t hurt you anymore. And I promise, no one will ever touch you again.”

Eren nodded shakily, and convinced that he believed him, Levi maneuvered them on the bed, so he could rest against the headboard while Eren rested on his chest. Levi’s legs caged Eren’s body, in a way that would make him feel protected, but that he could also leave whenever he felt like it.

Minutes passed, and Eren finally managed to calm down, soothed by the constant throb of Levi’s heart. Slowly, he fell asleep, confident that the nightmares wouldn’t return that night.

Hours later, when Hange returned from her job, she found Eren’s door open, and giving in her curious nature, she poked her head into the room, finding them in the same position, with Eren clinging to Levi’s shirt, and Levi carding a hand through Eren’s hair, while the other was upon Titan’s back, who laid comfortably on Levi’s left leg.

Hange smiled knowingly. It was only a matter of times before his stupid friend finally realized his feelings and Eren’s, she was sure of it.

-x-x-x-

As expected, the case against Zackly was rejected and Levi was sure that son of a bitch bribed the judge into disallowing the case. The public opinion was mixed, but the majority agreed that he was either a lunatic or a predator, or that he was both.

“What will happen now, Levi?” Hange asked him, both were in the park near the courthouse, after hearing the verdict. Levi couldn’t go back to Hange’s place yet. Eren was at work in the animal shelter, but it was only a matter of time until he heard the news, too.

“I don’t know, Hange. The bastard is free to wander around and hurt more people. He won’t stop unless someone stops him.”

Hange learned back and observed her friend. His slouched posture and tense jaw, how he anxiously tapped his fingers over his knees or bobbed his head imperceptibly. “You know what to do, don’t you?” Levi affirmed with a nod, and Hange hummed. “What’s stopping you, then?”

“You know the answer as well as I do.”

“Well, I’d say he has done enough for a lifetime. I’m sure Eren thinks the same way.”

“Eren?”

“Yes. I heard him once saying that, if he could, he’d kill him himself with his bare hands.”

Despite the situation, Levi smiled. The kid had some courage, the sparkle in his eyes shone brightly, even if it dimed at times. With that in mind, he finally decided on what to do. He pulled his phone from his pocket and sent a quick message. Then he got up and extended his hand to help Hange up. “Let’s go back now.”

-x-x-x-

“And as expected, this case is closed until further notice, and any information that comes through us will be redirected to the Federal Agency while the investigation runs its course. Understood?” The agents nodded when Nile finished his speech, and then he dismissed them.

Outside in the hallway, Erwin stopped Levi and brought him to an empty office. Levi crossed his arms and waited for his friend to start talking.

“Aren’t you going to say anything?”

“I’m not sure what you mean, eyebrows.”

“Zackly was found dead this morning with a letter detailing his crimes. Do you expect me to believe that it was a simple suicide?”

“Maybe the bastard grew a conscience over the past days and decided to do a favor to the world.”

“Levi…”

“Listen, I don’t care, okay? I wish the man would’ve swallowed his fucking tongue, but I didn’t get my wish, so this is better than nothing. Now, if you don’t have more inquires, I’d like to go.”

Erwin didn’t try to stop Levi this time.

-x-x-x-

It was liberating for both men to know that the source of their pain was already gone.

While Levi continued with his job, Eren was able to move on. With the help of the SC and recommended by Petra, he was accepted into the State University where he would major in psychology. He had a strict schedule, going to classes, working at the animal shelter, therapy with Petra, etc. But he felt freer than ever. Also, he was authorized to find a place for himself instead of living under Hange’s roof, not that he wasn’t grateful, on the contrary, but he wanted to regain the control over his life, and since he couldn’t afford a big house or an apartment, he was happy to live in a shared house with other students that allowed him to move in with Titan.

Levi closed the door behind him and placed the last door on Eren’s bed. He had offered to help him to move to his new house. Luckily, he didn’t have much back at Hange’s place, so the moving was quick.

“Anything else, kid?”

“No, and I told you to stop calling me that.”

“Oh, I’m sorry, young adult, then.”

“Levi! I’m serious,” the pout on Eren’s face didn’t help him, and Levi chuckled, looking fondly at Eren. In the past months, he had grown some more, and Levi had to stretch his neck more to look at him. He also gained some weight, filling his muscles nicely, and the brat let his hair grow, so he wore it in a small bun.

“You’re a cute shit, you know that?” Levi chuckled at Eren’s blush. “Well, I’ll leave you to settle down, call me if you need anything.”

“Levi, wait!” Eren grabbed him by the shoulder, and Levi looked at him inquisitively. Eren didn’t say anything for a moment, but his eyes moved from Levi’s to his lips. The blush that was already set on his cheeks, deepened, and Levi was about to make a teasing comment when a pair of lips landed on his.

To say that he was shocked, was an understatement, he just froze, and didn’t have the time to react when Eren pulled apart slightly, only to change the angle of his head, to press his lips against Levi’s once more. But this time, Levi did react, pushing him away with probably more force than needed. He turned away, rubbing his hands over his face, trying to calm his beating heart. “Fuck kid, why did you do that?” Levi whispered, feeling somewhat conflicted after Eren’s kiss. Maybe it had been an impulse, right? Or a way to thank him for what he did for the kid. But he could almost hear Hange’s obnoxious laughter, confirming him that, yes, the kid liked him. “fuck, fuck, fuck.”

“I’m really sorry, Levi,” the boy apologized, sitting on his bed, looking at his feet. “I thought you’d finally see me as something more than a kid now that I moved out. But clearly, I was wrong.” When Levi remained in silence, Eren took a shaky breath, “I-I like you, okay? And don’t say it’s just a crush, because I’ve known you for almost two years and this feeling hasn’t changed. And it’s okay if you don’t feel the same, just tell me that I didn’t fuck up our friendship, and let’s forget about this, please, Levi?”

But Levi couldn’t simply forget it or pretend that it didn’t happen. Sure, Eren’s confession caught him by surprise, but he’d be lying if he said he never thought about Eren as more than just a kid, and that thought left him feeling restless in the past. Regaining his composure, he sat by Eren’s side, frowning when the kid flinched.

“Eren, I’m too old for this shit, so I really want your full honesty here, okay? No half-truths,” when Eren nodded, Levi continued, “Why would you like an old man like me?”

Eren snorted at the comment, and his lips curled up slightly, “You’re not old, Levi, 32 years old isn’t old.”

“That doesn’t answer me shit, Eren.”

“I don’t have a reason to like someone, do I?” At the impassive look on the older man’s face, Eren elaborated, “what I mean is, I don’t have a reason, you can’t control it when you fall for someone. Because, honestly, you’re not the hero I kind of envisioned the first time I saw you after you and Erwin rescued me from that place. You’re crude, a clean freak -no offense-, and your shitty jokes are, well, shit.”

Levi slapped the back of Eren’s head, looking mildly offended, “Oi, brat! That’s not how you woo someone. Do I need to teach you that, too? Even Erwin did better with that giant bloodhound when he proposed.”

“And that’s exactly what I’m trying to say!” Eren threw his hands up, a bit exasperated, “I got to know you, the real you, with your flaws and all, and I still like you. You want a reason? Well, I find you attractive. And you make me feel safe. And you make some killer eggs in the morning, frankly, I’m gonna miss my breakfast.”

It was Levi’s turn to blush at Eren’s confession, and that was laughable, a grown man like him shouldn’t get all blushy because of a few compliments from a brat.

“Levi, if you let me, I-.”

“No. The answer is no,” Levi cut him off, but upon realizing his harshness and Eren’s trembling lower lip, he added, “Not yet. Look, you’re young, and you’re starting your life. You have all the opportunities in the world to find what makes you happy, and I won’t stop you. We met under difficult circumstances, and we haven’t known each other outside of them. So, this is what I can offer you. You’re going to do your thing, and I’ll do mine. Explore a little, make friends, have dates, you know, all that crap. And if in two years you still feel the same, then I’d be happy to give it a try.”

Eren’s pensive face betrayed the disappointment that he felt, but Levi’s offer didn’t sound too bad. If that gave him a chance to be close to the older man, he’d happily take it. “And what about you? What if you find someone else during that time?”

“We’ll cross that bridge when the time comes.”

“That doesn’t answer me shit,” Eren mimicked Levi’s tone, earning himself another slap in the back of the head. “Fine. I get it.”

“I mean it, Eren. Go outside and live your life at its fullest. I’ll be here when you’re ready,” Levi’s soft voice made Eren smile, and without a second thought, he leaned his head against Levi’s shoulder. Although the height difference made the position a bit difficult, Eren didn’t mind in the slightest. slightest.

“Levi?”

“Hmm?”

“Can I kiss you?”

“Don’t be greedy, kid.”

“Jeez, a hug at least?”

“Yeah, that doesn’t sound bad.”

-x-x-x-

The house was completely submerged in shadows when Levi finally arrived. That wasn’t a good sign, but the silence was somehow reassuring. In the past, when something triggered Eren’s fears, he could hear his voice screaming to the front door, or the loud barking of Titan. from the inside. He took off his shoes and jacket and was about to look out for Eren, but Titan came running to greet him, stopping in front of him as he had learned not to try to jump and tackle him down as a greeting. At least, Levi knew he wouldn’t be tackled down by a giant beast every night after work.

He petted the dog’s head and followed him to the living room, and there, in the middle of the room, found Eren in the same position that he had been for the past two hours. He came up to Eren, sat by his side, taking in the way the moon and the streetlights illuminated his face. Eren seemed lost in thought, but his hand found Levi’s, and cradled it against his chest, quickly forgetting Levi’s shirt. When the dog returned to his owner’s side and Eren didn’t seem to react, Levi knew he needed to be careful while approaching the boy.

With soft movements, he approached Eren and kneeled in front of him. “Eren, baby, can you hear me?”

“How do you feel, bright eyes?” Levi asked, using his favorite pet name for Eren. Eren shrugged, and Levi moved his gaze down their intertwined hands, noticing the harsh lines on Eren’s arms, caused after scratching himself repeatedly. “Do you want me to call Petra?” Eren shook his head, “then, are you hungry? I can fix you a quick dinner,” another negative, and Levi was running out of options. “Can I at least hug you?” At that, Eren gave an affirmative nod, and Levi released a sigh of relief.

While the dog put his head over his paws, observing his owners Levi's arms circled Eren’s shoulders, and his boyfriend leaned against his torso, resting his head on Levi’s chest, and the older man peppered kisses over his forehead. Some minutes passed, and the tension abandoned Eren’s body, feeling protected between Levi’s arms.

“I came home and took a nap, and when I woke up, I was disoriented,” Eren explained, “for a moment, I feel like all these years had been a dream, and that I was back in that place. I was terrified to even imagine that everything I have was gone, that you were gone.”

“I’m sorry I wasn’t here, baby.”

“No, no, don’t apologize. You’ve done more than enough for me already. The rest is all on myself.” Levi didn’t argue with Eren, and he felt proud of him, of all that he had overcome, and the way he had matured over the years.

Holding the younger man’s chin with utter care, Levi lifted Eren’s face, looking at him with adoration. Then, he leaned down, kissing his boyfriend’s lips, a gesture that Eren returned in an instant. “Fuck, Eren. You have no idea how much I love you,” hearing those words, always filled Eren with warmth.

“Not as much as I love you, babe,” Eren responded, leaning in for another kiss, that he interrupted with a yawn.

Levi snickered, and shook his head, fondly, “Heh, such a cute shit you are.”

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Lazy lazy lazy....

Lyatt/Jessica feelings aside, what kind of message would it send - especially with the cancellation demons back in wait - if they spent all this time in a 10 ep potential final season towards a “Jessica is Rittenhouse” “twist” more than half of viewers guessed the second 203 ended?

Especially when I personally told you so many more creative directions to go in instead - i.e, Rittenhouse blackmailing Wyatt to sabotage the team or else they’ll erase Jessica again, Wyatt finding out Jessica is or was Rittenhouse and being so stubborn about his “fairy tale” marriage he doesn’t care, Jess even pulling a reverse Karma Chameleon Wyatt and helping to erase what Rittenhouse did herself, Wyatt being the one that comes closest to going Team Rittenhouse and revealing all the Lucy & Jessica Rittenhouse questions as misdirection….

I know all these ideas make Wyatt look terrible, but honestly after these last few weeks and especially tonight, if they’re gonna go that way with him they might as well actually really go all out and take an actual risk, instead of going the easiest and laziest way out to let him off the hook/resolve the triangle…

Hell, what I’d love now is that instead of going the easy/predictable way out with Wyatt going over the top to not believe Jessica is Rittenhouse and screwing things up worse, he winds up believing it TOO much by the time things play out. But maybe they actually surprise us and reveal he/us were wrong…

…and then Jess can accuse Wyatt of actually WANTING and HOPING that she was Rittenhouse, just so he could have that easy way out towards Lucy without having to take any responsibility/make any decisions himself. Given the hints in S1 that Wyatt tended to believe the worst about Jess and other men too easily, such a move might not even be that out of character…at least more than some other things.

Big storming out of the bunker, long overdue beginning of Wyatt actually earning Lucy/our love again to follow, even if it can’t realistically be done in one/two episodes to end S2 [so maybe he and us get a little extra time, then….?]

At least that would show actual effort and creativity in starting to resolve this, instead of laziness they really don’t have time to waste on, and can’t afford to show as their last best pitch before the latest firing squad.

It really isn’t as creative as some of the other things they could have done and that I hoped for - but I think we all know the absolutely least creative, least amount of effort direction there is, and the one they are hopefully only tricking us to believe they are staring right down the barrel of….

Oh, wow, are you me!? Yes, yes to everything you’ve said. Honestly, doing anything with Jess being Rittenhouse feels like such lazy writing at this point, and as least for me, it would feel like they were going through with it as a way to resolve the triangle, which would remove any choice or responsibility from Wyatt and make Lucy the default choice....well, by default. It would also ruin any potential Jess has as a character, which would suck for me because that makes her purely a plot device (either for the RH twist or for ending the triangle) rather than a complex, interesting, and likable character in her own right who has an interesting dynamic with the team and could be written to leave on her own terms, after she and Wyatt have an actual conversation and come to a decision together.

And this newest idea of yours? “Hell, what I’d love now is that instead of going the easy/predictable way out with Wyatt going over the top to not believe Jessica is Rittenhouse and screwing things up worse, he winds up believing it TOO much by the time things play out. But maybe they actually surprise us and reveal he/us were wrong… …and then Jess can accuse Wyatt of actually WANTING and HOPING that she was Rittenhouse, just so he could have that easy way out towards Lucy without having to take any responsibility/make any decisions himself.”

I would honestly even be down for this happening at this point. Because at least that would be something different than what every single person thought the second we heard that Jess was coming back. And listen, I adore Jess; she quickly became one of my favorites, so maybe I’m being extra judgmental because I want to see her treated well. But if they really did just bring her back to cause problems for Wyatt and Lucy and then get rid of her in the laziest, most predictable way possible.....I would have rather they never brought her back at all.

#timeless spoilers #thank you for your continued submissions babe - i love reading them #submission

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longlive-verona · 6 years

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another timeless rant

1. LUCY’S FUCKING JOURNAL. Why is this the first time in awhile that we’ve heard about her journal?? That outlines EVERYTHING that happens? It was a cool idea in season 1 but I don’t think they really understood what kind of weight it carries on the show. Does the journal already account for how history changes and predict the future they will have (i.e the journal already said that JFK’s assassination occurs in Austin instead of Dallas and it accounts for Jessica returning) or does it change when someone goes back in time and changes something (i.e first the journal talked about Lucy + Wyatt but when RH brought back Jessica, now the journal has Lucy without Wyatt)?? Does Flynn know more then he’s saying, considering he has an entire book on history and the things that happen to them? Obviously the journal mentions the bunker and how Lucy has vodka under her bed, so does that mean Flynn knows how this all ends? I am so confused and I need answers.

2. So is Flynn like, in love with Lucy or something because their scenes were so weird. My feelings about the ship aside, I just don’t really get the endgame with having these two characters like each other. Flynn basically said in this past episode (2x06) that he has hope of getting his family back so assuming that is his goal, then what does any of that have to do with Lucy? The only significance I see from them striking a friendship is how she’s the only one that trusts him. What that means I don’t know, but I find it funny how no one else has budged on their feelings for him but Lucy is basically his BFF now. (I also lowkey love how jealous Wyatt got when Flynn not only went on the mission in his place but when he saw Flynn and Lucy smiling and walking together afterwards).

3. Jiya’s vision isn’t going to happen so I’m not even going to stress over it. It’s obviously from the finale and she gave absolutely no details on how Rufus “dies” so I’m not going to give it any weight.

4. Wyatt and Jessica are having loud sex in the bunker?? What the actual fuck? That is soooo strange. Not like they have to respect Lucy or anything, its just weird that not only is it happening but its happened enough that it has to be mentioned by Rufus. But hey, who am I to oppose a fun time.

5. I’m kind of disappointed with how the Rittenhouse raid went down. The international promo definitely had more in it then what was included in the episode. Most noticeably (to me), was that the promo had Agent Christopher say “how would you like to eliminate Carol Preston” specifically to Wyatt but in the episode she only mentioned Rittenhouse. Next week’s episode says that they are going to look into the RH info they got from the raid, so hopefully that will spark some convo about why RH brought back Jessica. I think since there are only 4 episodes left (including 2x07), it would make the most sense for 2x07 to be the episode that initiates that, with 2x08 and possibly 2x09 being the end of Wyatt + Jessica’s relationship. I can’t imagine them last further than 2x09 because Wyatt + Lucy need time to talk things over. (Yes I am not budging on my Lyatt endgame belief so don’t @ me).

6. I like how casually Rufus was able to add another seat to the Lifeboat. It’s obviously been difficult for the writers to have each character doing something in each ep so I’m going to forgive them for basically confusing everything. If Rufus was part of the team that made the Mothership, then shouldn’t he know how to make a time machine with several seats? Like why was it a big deal for so long if Rufus could just do it this easily?

7. My last timeless rant was so off that its actually hilarious. I can’t believe I seriously thought Carol was going to die in this episode. Now I’m sitting here with these new ideas and I’m convinced this is what is going to happen but I know damn well none of this shit is coming true. Whatever this is therapeutic.

#timeless #timeless rant #timeless spoilers #lyatt #lucy preston #wyatt logan #timeless 2x06 #rufus carlin #garcia flynn #mine

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tezsaltblogsrhpc · 6 years

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Interlude: The Problem(s) With Nemesia’s QUESTS

I complain a lot about the plot holes, but by far the bigger sin of the Nemesia quests? They're boring. If it wasn't obvious yet, a good 75% of the time I can predict 75% of the quest in the first minute, and not just because so many of them are carbon copies of canon events.

It's a lot like a bad Saturday morning cartoon from the 80s or 90s. There can be no consequences or continuity and there's a strict limit on how short it has to be, so everything introduced has to be neatly wrapped up in a highly compressed time frame, both in-universe and from a player's perspective. Stocke isn't in these timelines for more than an hour at most (and usually closer to about ten minutes), and because they're structured so you do everything about the quest in one go, there can't be any of the sense of change or the passage of time that even a simple plot thread can have if it's been hanging in the background for a while.

In place of a reset button hit at the end of each episode that prevents learning or character growth, we have characters who are literally not the same people we've been watching at any other point in the game, and who we will never interact with again outside these scenes. Any impact on the ones we know is, at most, vague timeline resonance. If you don't see a key on a Nemesia quest, you automatically know that nothing will come of anything that happens in it: something like "Raynie confronts ghosts" is never going to affect anything she does or says later. Vanilla wasn't always perfect about this issue (AJE being the standout example), but it at least made sure all the quests that affect major characters in major ways are connected to true end scenes. And some of them have quite a bit more than that- Red Letter Day changes dialogue significantly in several places, and you can find Liese and Nameless Boyfriend in Abyssia after clearing their quest.

And, also like a bad 80s-90s Saturday morning cartoon, every story has to be structured around things that are required to be in every episode. Every Nemesia quest has to include a boss battle, a trip to the main timeline to talk to an NPC or pick up a key item, or both. Again due to the compressed and self-contained structure they've locked themselves into, very few of the other ways RH vanilla allows you to interact with quests or solve problems can be on the table- there is, especially, no "go back in time to intervene before this problem gets to where it is now," which is a much more fundamental part of how RH works as a story than "go pick up something from a parallel timeline" is. Thus, every Nemesia quest must have the same sort of artificial roadblocks to events proceeding, which will be solved in the same ways.

And on top of those structural issues (which even a good writer with a reasonable amount of time would have to go to pretty significant lengths to mitigate without requiring more resources from the other departments), there's another one that isn't baked into the system itself that's just as much of a problem and brings the same thing to mind once again. And that's the morality. Nemesia's quests don't like to pose challenges to ideas.

Vanilla RH regularly has moral questions in its bad end decisions, not just tactical ones: Stocke wonders if it's right to risk the safety of Cygnus even knowing Mimel is likely to be tortured and killed if he brings her in, if he has a right to push Liese toward something he's not sure she's ready for even though he thinks she'll make a bad decision if he doesn't, and whether it's okay to turn on his country completely if it might end the war more quickly and thereby make it easier to save the world. The closest thing to a moral decision in any of the Nemesia quests so far has been "should Aht force a soul to heaven that doesn't want to leave" (a question that was immediately rendered completely irrelevant), and even a question that probably should involve ideology (is it right for Eruca to take over another country just because she can take the ruler in a fight) is presented as purely a matter of strategy.

I think the only time in any Nemesia quest so far that a ~heroic~ character has disagreed with Stocke without being directly under the influence of an ~artifact~ is when Gafka tells Stocke to hang back in this current quest (a decision you’re immediately given the option to ignore) and when Kiel runs off on his own in that alt!AH2 quest with Viola (...and wooow, I can't believe it only just occurred to me how much that quest's claims about his motives diminish his main-timeline death, someone remind me to rant about that later). Hell, the only other time I can think of that any two ~heroic~ characters had a difference of opinion was Raynie and Marco bickering about thaumatech maintenance re: Fennel's zamboni. As we see with Gafka dismissively rejecting the Beast God ritual, this “good guys hold the Default Correct Opinions” trend extends to direct contradiction of their canon stances. Anyone who objects is either a greedy bastard or brainwashed by supernatural forces.

Add all this to PC's discomfort with any sort of real loss because it's trying desperately to apply Atlus's remake fixit formula to a story where "fixit" was already a central guiding principle, and you end up with a pat, syrupy blandness that smothers anything that would make you care.

If you go in with the assumption that 1) the quest is aiming for a death count of zero and every problem it introduces wrapped up with a neat bow, 2) it has to be over within about fifteen minutes of game time using one of three plot frameworks (kill your way through the problem, random arbitrary obstacle solved by a two-minute trip to another timeline, or random obstacle solved by a two-minute trip to another timeline and then killing your way through the problem), and 3) it will not reference any parts of canon that would not appear on a plot summary, you generally have an excellent chance of predicting most of it just by thinking of the most conventional thing you could do that fulfills all those criteria.

So yeah, I harp on plot holes. Because they’re often the only part of the Nemesia content that’s anything but incredibly forgettable.

#gameblogging #i originally meant this to just be a post intro and then it got out of hand #so i guess you have to wait a day for the predictable end to that predictable quest #interlude

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veronicadvalle · 6 years

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I have a feeling they will go for the archieronnie route in archie 1941 even if the comic is not so much a romantic one

listen, I want to agree (wink wink nudge nudge, aka i do agree w/ you). But it’s a bit too bold to predict that now, considering it comes out in September…

But I’m getting those early vibes too!! I don’t know if they have the scripts done, or if they decided early on that ‘we want varchie’ but I have a feeling….

Idk why. First, Ronnie was nowhere to be scene in that preview. They were all graduating RHS and everyone was there but Ronnie, so I can only assume she didn’t go to school with them. Varchie had that solo cover with them sharing a milkshake. In most cases, they include all three (b/a/v), but not this time. It probably was an artist choice to do that, but it’s still a bit fishy since, like i said, people typically draw all three of them together. Third, Hiram typically always has some Big Role in stories like these so with maybe Hiram being at the center of some sort of conflict, that adds a whole new layer to any Archie / Veronica interactions. And since we haven’t seen Ronnie yet, I’m hoping we get another ~first meeting~ a lá Pops in Riverdale Pilot episode.

Calling it now.

#ask #anon

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Timeless 2 x 07 “Mrs Sherlock Holmes”

I’ll try to keep this short (-er than normally) because I don’t feel that well (I have no business having a cold at 25° outside, the hell? But apparently I do. Ugh.)

Anyway.

The beginning! With Lucy ‘removing herself from Flynn’s personal space’. LOL. And adorable.

And then the Wyatt and Flynn’s scenes from sneak peaks. The sass. And all. Yeah, Wyatt needed to be told a few things. <3

Loved that Lucy told him how it is, too, although it took three tries to get through to him. I mean, really, what doesn’t he get? FFS, don’t make me hate Wyatt, but he’s behaving like he’s entitled to have both Jessica and Lucy just waiting there at his disposal and I. Hate It. So. Much.

Hopefully he finally got the memo.

There’s plenty of other’s people’s meta out there on the topic, so I won’t even try at this time.

Except that now, Jessica predictably turns out to be Rittenhouse, of course. (Or is she? I mean if she’s Rittenhouse, why would she help Mason uncover RH’s secrets, unless she ‘helped’ to actually obstruct him, but in that case she failed an itty little bit. (But maybe she managed to hide other stuff?) Or maybe she doesn’t even know she’s RH herself and they are planning to pull her in – maybe by blackmailing or who knows what – later? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.)

In any case, I hope that when things with Jessica inevitably blow up, they don’t instantly get Lucy back with Wyatt, because the first time was too rushed as it was and I DO. NOT. WANT.

Maybe in another season, or two, okay? (What? We can hope we get more seasons! I like the show, I just don’t like rushed Lyatt.)

Loved Rufus and Flynn being bros not actively antagonistic and working together.

And poor Rufus. “Now both my enemies have guns.” At least he knew he wouldn’t die this time, but it made him reckless. As Flynn put it, invincible doesn’t thing what he thought it means.

Also loved the one-mission truce with Emma. That was so good!

I liked that we learned more about Emma and her drunkard dad who beat her and her mom, so she sure as hell won’t stand for women being male property. (Well, we know that Rittenhouse had to be sexist in addition to racist and homophobic.)

And Rittenhouse came begging her to join them. She sounded so proud.

Also, didn’t kill Lucy.

Of course, she is only looking after herself and climbing to the top (because it’s safest at the top – I bet that’s her rationale.)

Aww (this is sarcasm, BTW), Nic, he only trusts Emma, so she can’t be doing dangerous (male) jobs, only pilot because he needs her to come back to him safely.

Yep, totally called (maybe not out loud but in my head) Nic being into Emma! (What’s there not to like about her for a dashing Rittenhouse bloke like him?) I actually started a fic in that direction after 2x04 because my mind somehow crawled into his head but I haven’t got to finish it (and probably won’t, because I suck, deal with it. Won’t be any great loss anyway.)

She’s playing him, though, I think. (I mean, it seems more like he’s a means to an end for her not that she ‘likes’ him.)

What else?

Oh, I forgot: even a random cop from the past instantly assumed Lucy to be Flynn’s wife, lol. This is a serious pattern now, don’t fuck it up and/or throw it away, show!

And I think that’s it. Another highly enjoyable episode.

#Timeless #timeless s2 #2.07: Mrs Sherlock Holmes #timeless meta #my meta: timeless #excuse my typos incoherence and potential fumbles i'm not at my best today #off to find rebloggable pretties now #;)

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mygangtome · 7 years

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Where They've Been, Where They Are Now - Jonas Armstrong

He was the man in the hood with the bow, with a cheeky grin and stirring speeches. Now it’s time to find out what Jonas Armstrong has been doing since Robin Hood ended.

This is a long post!

Book of Blood (2009) – Simon McNeal

Summary: A paranormal expert discovers a house that is at the intersection of so-called “highways” transporting souls in the afterlife.

Character Bio: Simon declares he is a clairvoyant, though the reluctantly agrees to work with Mary and her partner Reg to investigate the paranormal events leading to the violent death of teen girl. He winds up further tangled in the events and the supernatural powers at work than he could have ever thought.

Fan comments: This was one of the first projects that came out after RHBBC ended, and I had been really eager to see it. However, despite being touted as a physiological thriller, it was a more violent, bloody and intense than I expected. I haven’t rewatched it since, but it was certainly a change of pace to seen Jonas in this role after Robin Hood.

The Street (2009) – Nick Calshaw

Nick Calshaw returns from fighting in Afghanistan, wounded and disfigured due to the blast of a suicide bomb. He struggled to adjust to normal life again, as his family and girlfriend try to help and balance their own horror at what happened.

Character Bio: Nick is an ordinary guy who has to deal with the stress and trauma of coming back to war, with the added pain of having been wounded and disfigured. He lashes out, is depressed, and tries and fails to be ordinary but can’t figure out how to get past his disfigurement and reactions of those around him.

Fan comments: This was difficult watch, as it is obviously a very loaded and emotional topic. Jonas does an extraordinary job handling the roller coaster of emotions that Nick struggles with. The script is sometimes a bit obvious and a little on the nose, but the characters hold it together. And this is the second time post RH that he had to deal with and act with some intense prosthetics and make up, and he does it well.

Agatha Christie’s Marple: The Secret of Chimneys (2010) – Cade

A lavish weekend party sees Miss Marple accompany Lady Virginia Revel to her family home of Chimneys - a house which was once prized for its diplomatic gatherings until a rare diamond was stolen from the premises over twenty years ago. The tenacious career politician, George Lomax, has persuaded Virginia’s father, Lord Caterham, to host an evening for an important Austrian Count, Ludwig Von Stainach. Virginia, the daughter of Miss Marple’s late cousin, must decide by the end of the weekend whether to accept a marriage proposal from George Lomax or to follow her heart and the courtship of another more adventurous suitor, Anthony Cade. Dismayed by the odd array of guests, including socialist spinster Miss Blenkinsopp, Caterham’s formidable eldest daughter Bundle and the quietly inscrutable maidservant Treadwell, Lomax castigates his affable assistant Bill Eversleigh, who also has a soft spot for Virginia. It becomes apparent that Count Ludwig has taken a personal interest in Chimneys …

Character Bio: Suitor of Virginia.

Fan comments: I have not seen this, and the information about it is rather sparse, hence the lack of character bio. The only information I could find was that Cade was the adventurous sort (and that his character was rather pared down compared to the character in the book.)

The Field of Blood (2011) – Terry Hewitt (2 episodes)

Set in Glasgow in 1982, Paddy Meehan is a young girl in a world of men; a feisty copy boy in the sexist, hard-boozing, cutthroat world of journalism. Paddy dreams of being an investigative reporter, and she grabs the opportunity when a young boy, Brian Wilcox, is kidnapped and found murdered. Paddy sees connections to a year-old crime that nobody else sees and she is determined to make it her story. But when Paddy crosses the line, she becomes outcast from her devoutly Catholic family and puts the lives of her colleagues, as well as her own, at risk. The closer she gets to the murderer, the closer she gets to murder; and the price of achieving her dream will prove greater than she can ever imagine.

Character bio: Terry is bright, resourceful and together. What he needs is the story that will make his name. After an initial misstep he becomes one of the few people in the newsroom who believes in Paddy. Terry is prepared to back Paddy’s instincts as they break the rules to prove that the police are wrong about a recent child murder. (bio from BBC One).

Fan comments: This was one I started watching, but then lost the ability to do so, and never tracked it down again, so I cannot offer much insight.

The Body Farm (2011) – Nick Warner (1 episode)

A British police procedural, which follows the team from a forensic pathology facility that conducts scientific research to help solve crimes.

Character Bio: Nick Warner is the son of the episode’s victim.

Fan comments: Again, another one that I never have seen, so no comments available.

Rage of the Yeti (2011) – Bill

A quest for riches becomes a fight for survival after treasure hunters find snow monsters on a mountain in the Arctic.

Character Bio: Bill is part of the rescue team that goes in to help the treasure hunters deal with the yeti, and he may also be a turn coat.

Fan comments: Also have not seen this one, but have heard it is basically a terrible B movie that is nearly unwatchable. Unless you want to make fun of bad movies, then apparently, it is good for that.

Prisoner’s Wives (2012) – Steve (6 episodes)

Gemma’s perfect life comes crashing down when her husband is arrested for murder. As Gemma learns to navigate the prison system, she starts to think the unthinkable of her husband.

Character bio: Steve is serving time after being arrested for murder. He declares his complete innocence to his wife, Gemma, but he is not being entirely truthful.

Fan comments: Another one that I started to watch but never finished, so I don’t have many impressions to pass along. (There is a distinct connection between my ability / time to find places to watch these BBC productions and my senior year in college and then graduation.)

Hit and Miss (2012) – Ben (6 episodes)

Follows the life of transgender contract killer Mia, who travels to West Yorkshire to seek out her ex girlfriend.

Character bio: Ben is a romantic interest of Mia, who struggles to figure out his feelings and their relationship when she comes out to him.

Fan comment: Have not seen this one, but the premise sounds very intriguing, but possibly too violent.

Twenty8k – (2012) – Clint O’Connor

A teenage boy is gunned down outside a nightclub and a young girl dies in a hit and run in two seemingly unrelated deaths. Deeva Jani, returns home to clear her brother Vipon of the shooting and soon discovers a much deeper conspiracy.

Character bio: Clint is a former gangster who became a youth counselor, who helps Deeva work to prove her brother’s innocence.

Fan comments: I have not seen, but from reviews it says the cast is strong, but the writing is not, and is rather predictable.

Walking With The Enemy – (2013) – Elek Cohen

A young man, separated from his family in WWII, disguises himself as a Nazi SS Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts.

Character bio: Elek starts out as a typical college guy, flirting with girls and getting into fights. However, as Nazi occupation sweeps across Europe, he and his family and friends find that lives are forever changed along with the millions of other Jewish people who faced genocide. In efforts to save his family and friends, he gets his hands on an SS uniform, and begins a crusade to help as much as he can, as the uniform and confidence does a lot to keep his identity hidden.

Fan comments: I saw this one! I managed to catch it in theaters at the tail end of its run, and now cannot find it on DVD for love or money. Which is a pity because I did enjoy it, though there are times you can tell that the production was a bit low. There are a lot of moments that just made me think “Oh, this is a WWII RH AU!” - there is a connection between Robin Hood and Elek’s work to save people. Not robbing the rich to feed the poor, but lying to Nazis to save people. Also, there is a scene where he and some of the other men in his resistance circle were unloading sacks of flour, and his mannerisms and cadence just screamed Robin. If anyone has any info on finding this to stream or on DVD, let me know!

The Whale (2013) – Owen Chase

A whaling ship called called the Essex becomes shipwrecked and those on board struggle for survival.

Character Bio: First mate on the Essex.

Fan comments: Have not seen this one, either, but it has Jonas and John Boyega in it, so I might have to track it down.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) – Skinner

A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.

Character bio: Skinner is a member of J-Squad, and is confrontational with the main character Cage (played by Tom Cruise). However, his fighting ability means he plays an integral part of the main battle in this action movie.

Fan comments: One that I missed again, partly due to the fact that I would have had to sit through a movie with Tom Cruise, and I am not the biggest fan. By all accounts, the movie is a pretty standard summer type action film.

The Dove Keepers (2015) – Yoav

Based in Alice Hoffman’s historical novel about the Siege of Masada, the miniseries focuses on four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada.

Character Bio: Yoav is a scholarly young man who develops a romantic relationship with one of the female leads of the story. He is also tasked with a grim duty at the end of the siege of Masada.

Fan comments: By all accounts, this adaptation of the book was terrible. I never heard much about this and am reluctant to watch it, because of the terrible reviews and tragic story line.

Line of Duty (2016) – Joe Nash (3 episodes)

DS Steve Arnott is transferred to the police anti-corruption unit after the death of a man in a mistaken shooting during a counter-terrorist operation.

Character bio: Joe is a former resident of a boy’s home, where he suffered sexual abuse. He works with the police force to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Fan comment: Jonas lands a spot in three episodes in this series, and it obviously sounds like an intense storyline. Have not seen.

Dark Angel (2016) – Joe Nattrass

A two-part drama about the Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton.

Character bio: Joe one of Mary Ann Cotton’s lovers, who had the misfortune of dating a serial killer.

Fan comments: Hey, Jonas and Joanne Froggatt meet again! And by all accounts, it didn’t end much better than it did for Robin and Kate… I might track this one down, because of the two for one RH cast reunion, and because I’d never heard of Mary Ann Cotton, and would be intrigued to supplement my own research on her with this mini series.

Ripper Street (2016) – Nathaniel (12 episodes)

The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.

Character bio: Assistant to Abel Croker, and Augustus Dove’s long-lost brother. Known as the ‘Whitechapel Golem’.

Fan comments: Jonas does not play a good guy, though it must be a slow reveal as he is credited in 12 episodes of seasons 4 and 5.

Now, I have a long list of shows and movies I should maybe catch up, and I can’t wait to see what else Jonas goes onto do with his career!

#my gang to me 2017 #who they are now #jonas armstrong #robin hood #bbc robin hood #lafseanchai #submission

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