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What was the conversation between Jean and Eren in the paths during chapter 139?This is my take<3

warnings:swearing,kinda angsty,spoilers of snk chapter 139

About 900 words,,,Ik it's small leave me be😌

"Now I remember...you conscientious piece of shit."

Jean woke up back in the training corps' canteen.He felt different,he subconsciously reached up to his chin to feel his precious beard and almost groaned when instead of a thin layer of facial hair he touched smooth teenage skin.Looking around he saw someone vaguely familiar making his eyes gulp,no it can't be.There it was,a more young,scrawny version of Eren.Then he realised that he couldn't feel his hair prickling his nape anymore,it was almost as if he's traveled back in time,back in his first night as a trainee.Turning to the green eyed teen he felt his anger rise up,what is this?

"Jean,hey."Eren said and made his away from behind the table,now infront of his foe.It might have been the anger,it might have been the overwhelming oblivion and confusion but Jean found himself sending a punch on Eren, scoring a hit square on the jaw.

Eren couldn't say he was completely surprised by Jean's actions but it sure as hell caught him of guard.Holding his jaw he looked up to a very angry looking Jean,reaching for the collar of his shirt.

"Not you too Jean,fuck."he spit out.

"Eren what the fuck is this?Where are we?Is this all a twisted game of yours?Am I dead?Is that why we're back in the training corps?And if I am then why the hell am I with you?"he yelled on his face,making Eren flinch.

"Calm down you're not dead,at least not yet."Eren shrug off Jean's hands off his shirt."I just wanted to talk before we head to war.This is a kind of throw back, you'll see in a while."Jean raised his eyebrows,no longer angry just completely confused.Then his brain dinged when Eren said the word <<talk>> and his anger came back in an instant.

"What the fuck did you say to Mikasa?"his mouth speaking before his mind could process his words.Eren stiffed up.

"Ah I see you know then."his gaze fell on the ground,mood shifted.

"No,when you and your army of fascist suicidal blockheads locked us up I saw her,and she looked like her heart had been ripped off from her chest.She took the fucking scarf off! I'd never seen her without it so I assumed it was you who'd done something.Armin just informed us that you said hurtful things to her so please tell me Eren what the fuck did you say to her."he almost growled and Eren sighed.

"Well I practically told her that she only follows me around because of her Ackerman blood,that she's a slave with no free will, blindly following orders.Then I told her that I've always hated her,ever since we were kids."Jean gapped,hands snatching Eren's collar once again.

"Are you serious Eren?You had her love and you just threw all that without even thinking how lucky you are for being the one receiving her affections.You're so fucking stupid."his screech rarely affected Eren whose gaze was now dropped to the ground."Look at me you ungrateful bastard."Jean started to scream once again but stopped the moment he saw Eren's eyes filled with tears.The shorter teenager shrug off Jean's hands off his collar once again.

"You think I don't know that?You think that I haven't been hating myself for this?Fuck you don't understand what I went through to get those words,those utterly ridiculous words out,much less seem believable!"he screamed,the person that Jean had almost forgot existed was once again in the surface;an angry,loud and passionate kid.Eren.

"Wait,you didn't mean any of it?I knew it."he said looking back at his former comrade,who was wiping his tears.

"Of course I didn't mean it,how can I?Mikasa is the person I imagined spending my whole life with."

Realisation flashed across Jean's face.Spending his whole life with her? Surely that can't be platonic! Does he mean-

"You love her don't you."his words laced with heartbreak.Of course he did,how could anyone not love her.

"Now that buddy,is something we have in common." a bitter laugh escaped his lips saying these words."Everything I ever did was for you guys,for you to become heroes,to live freely.That's why I need you to fight me,kill me.The rumbling will wipe out about 80% of the world's population,after that I leave it all to you."he continued and Jean finally understood.

"You played the devil so that we could..."he trailed off and Eren nodded.

"There will no longer be Titan powers in this world by the way.After I die,all eldians will no longer be able to shift into titans."

"Fuck Eren you really are a suicidal blockhead."he smiled and the other laughed.

"Since day one...for now you will forget everything we said but you will probably remember it after everything's over."Eren finished and Jean pulled him in a tight embrace.

"Take care of her for me horseface."he felt him whisper on his neck and nodded frantically.

-

The next thing he remembers is waking up feeling his skin boiling,around him Reiner,Connie,Annie... everyone was alive.

"Now I remember...you conscientious piece of shit."

-

After seeing Sasha smiling at him and Connie he turned himself around and saw her.She was holding something in her hands lovingly,it was Eren's head,a blonde now running towards her.She really did it huh.

Don't worry Eren,I'll keep her safe for you.

ok don't hate me I hurt myself writing it too.

For real though Floch kill him for a second time he deserves it

I want path scene where yeagerists and floch beat the shit out of eren

It wasn't really stated when Eren developed feelings for Mikasa, honesty that confession scene with Armin felt forced.

And I always thought and saw Eren as being dense on romance in general. More interesting in fighting and killing than looking at girls

Yeah exactly. One of my main gripes with the shitty rushed finale is this out of nowhere love that Eren allegedly has for Mikasa.

Where did it come from? Where were the hints? How can you possibly tell me that he loved her romantically?

Don't get me wrong I don't think two characters have to aggressively blush at each other for 3 seasons straight before believing they like one another, but this plot twist is bullshit.

After the time skip Eren got more and more distant from his friends as a result of his future memories and the genocide he was destined to commit. He knew Armin and Mikasa wouldn't understand him, so he kept them at arm's length.

When it comes to Mikasa in particular, he showed a lot of irritation towards her, for how she constantly babied him throughout their lives.

I mean come on have you read chapter 112?

( I know he didn't mean it, but still, that's a pretty fucked up thing to say to a person you love.)

Trust is also one of the most important aspects of any relationship. And Eren never trusted Armin and Mikasa with pretty much anything post time skip, which is specifically why he pushed them away!

His love for her has always been platonic, so much so that in an interview from a few years ago Isayama said that their relationship was similar to that of a mother with her child.

But I guess Yams kinda forgot how Eremika worked for 130+ chapters uh?

That confession scene wasn't just forced, it was pathetic. It completely erased who Eren was as a character and replaced him with the cheapest copy on sale at Walmart.

(It's been three years and I'm still salty about that panel how is that possible?)

When it comes to Eren and the concept of romance, well.. Yeah pre time skip he was kinda dense, in the typical Shonen protagonist way, buut after the time jump you can clearly see that it's no longer the case from the convo with Falco in Liberio. Pre time skip Eren would have never reached that conclusion.

(Wow, it's almost as if he understands Falco's struggle of not wanting a girl he loves getting titanized, I wonder if it's supposed to mean anything, uhhh.)

MAJOR ATTACK ON TITAN ANIME + MANGA SPOILERS

freedom:

in light of the last chapter of attack on titan coming on april 9th, i wanted to talk about the constant reoccurring theme of the story.

due to the vast amount of people, perspectives and interpretations vary. freedom is something everyone wants but have differing definitions of. when you first think of that word you may think of eren’s true love, the opportunity to express yourself, to become whatever you want to be, and etc. attack on titan displays the various ideas of freedom.

admittedly, i could be wrong because my interpretation of these characters may be different from others.

eren yeager. FREEDOM !!! YEAAA !! but to him, what is freedom? at the start of the story, freedom is living with nothing holding you back, not living in fear of titans. but the existence of titans means never going beyond the walls, lions constantly peering over mice. but his idea of freedom changes after the kiss of true love.

a new understanding is gained. he is blinded by revenge. but is it his revenge or is it someone else’s? ymir, the slave to the king and now a slave to her own misfortune. driven by anger and vengeance of the world. why did she have to be ostracized? why did it have to be her? revenge is freedom in her mind.

carla yeager, a woman who believes that people are born special and not made special. she finds that freedom is being who you are. she doesn’t seek something to make her special. when grisha and sadis talk about the “special” people in the scout regiment, carla scoffs. she portrays a mundane view of freedom.

erwin smith, a man who seeks the truth. what is freedom to him? avenging his father? atoning to the deaths he lead many to? no. it’s to find out the realities of the world that was stripped from the people of the island. although he never fulfills his idea of freedom, he was able to rest. even if he had all of this need to understand, he accepts what he knows. is that freedom? is acceptance freedom? i don’t know myself.

throughout the time when eren had the founding titan, ymir sees eren. ymir understands eren. i believe this story is to depict empathy, not mere sympathy. whether you agree with how eren or ymir or carla or any other character’s viewpoint on freedom, isayama wants you to understand. omg count how many times i’ve used that word.

each character experiences different things, each character responds to things differently, and each character can be seen as human. the variations of people are depicted throughout characters of attack on titan.

the supposedly “last panel” in the first picture above, is a man holding a child saying “you are free”. there are lots of theories on who these people are, but the most interesting aspect, to me, is how that child is free.

in the end, what is freedom? what is it to you?

v <3

ATTACK ON TITAN CHAPTER 139 SPOILERS

chapter 139. what a beautiful ending.

through the rollercoaster of emotions that many have embedded into the series, i believe this is how it all should end.

i understand that some may not like the ending because they simply expected an action-pact ending. this story is not a simple hero's journey type story. attack on titan is a plethora of opposing perspectives, reactions, and personalities of which are all complex.

within this cruel world, all we can do is fight.

"if we win, we live. if we lose, we die. if we don't fight, we can't win. fight. fight."

persevere through the adversities that are inescapable when born into this world.

what else can we do?

mikasa, truly the beauty of the cruel world.

armin, the world's savior.

eren, the sacrifice.

bittersweet isn't it?

in a world overflowing with different perspectives and interpretations, it is inevitable to be in conflict, but we can focus on how to make it right. peace may never be achieved and yet we have to strive for it.

thank you isayama-sama.

i got a headache from crying. thank you.

v <3

ATTACK ON TITAN CHAPTER 139 SPOILERS

there are many controversies and “unfinished” feelings that people have about the ending, and i understand the “underwhelming” aspect of the ending of a story with aggressive fights, intense emotion and etc.

some of the concerns i’ve been hearing are eren expressing his feeling towards mikasa, the purpose of historia’s child, people agreeing with eren, and a lot more.

eren:

eren’s actions from chapter 116 up until most of the final moments are of him suppressing his feelings to become the sacrifice in order to gain freedom. that moment reminds the readers that he is still human.

through it all, he is still a nineteen-year-old boy that is in love, yet neglects it because he had a “destiny” to fulfill. he made mikasa and armin kill him, the villain, of the world, in order to implant them with the role of helos. willy tyber’s performance was to explain how it is all a lie. the truth is all fabricated. that moment foreshadows eren’s actions. he pinned himself as the “unbeatable” guy only to be ultimately defeated by the heroes of the island.

he manipulated dina fritz to kill his mother, eradicating the future he wanted to become the future he needed it to be.

the moment eren kissed historia's hand, he saw it all: his death, his friends turning on him, creating a mass genocide, killing eighty percent of the population. through it all, bearing it on his own.

he knew what would become of him, therefore, urges mikasa to find someone new, someone, who can provide for her, something he cannot do.

again, eren exclaiming to armin his love for mikasa is a realistic feeling that provides a humane aspect of eren that had been suppressed for so long. don’t you think that he deserves to be able to a human?

empathy. many are siding with eren after understanding where he was coming from, which is seriously laughable.

yes, eren did that to protect the people he cares about and did it until the end. but are the eighty percent of the human population undeserving of protection then?

did they not have families, friends, and loved ones? did they not deserve this freedom?

who is eren to decide their fates?

i understand that there are a vast amount of people, good and bad, but that doesn’t justify anything. in real life, people say to not think of the people as their governments. is the government’s action towards the island a result of their people? they were consumed with the fabricated lie of the island. the unknown. you can’t really blame them. it's in human nature to fear the unknown. that doesn’t justify their oppressing actions, but understand even you are not perfect, so how do you expect characters in a “realistic” story filled with human nature, to be perfect?

mass genocide, in no way, is justifiable.

historia’s child:

the final arc of historia is quite underwhelming compared to her prior. at first, i agreed. i thought that it is an unnecessary arc that has no purpose. but the more i dwelled on it, i came to a realization. the baby is the symbol of eren’s sacrifice.

the child’s fate was decided before it was even born before it even existed. it was to inherit the beast titan and would, once again, contribute to repeating history, the history of historia’s family. the child would be stripped of the future it could have, being content, being free.

due to the outcome of the story, eren provides the baby with a future of freedom. a future of none of that obligation implemented before. without having to sacrifice their idea of bliss for the greater good.

as underwhelming as that for some, it highlights the fact that eren was able to give the future its freedom, something he wanted to obtain during his lifetime.

the end:

eren is in no way portrayed as good, but we are to understand, understand that there is no definitive good or bad. it is to understand the middle ground. to grasp the idea of multiple and different perspectives, interpretations, and etc.

maybe it is predictable, but it truly encompasses the message the story is trying to convey.

in a cruel world, conflict is inevitable, so we have to fight. in that world, there is still beauty and hope. peace may never be truly achieved, but we try to reach as close as we can.

i get that there are more controversies, but i’m literally typing this in class. so maybe later. ahahah

v <3

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