Hi! This book has been in the works for a long time. I've changed a lot since then, and this book is easily the one work that's seen me improve and get better. So many people have engaged with this when I was really just publishing randomly, originally meaning to keep this fanfic to myself, hoping that it would save on the internet because I ran out of cloud space. My teenage self was very excited when this had 28 reads, and that turned into a hundred, to thousands.
Readers come and go, some sticking with this book for years—so if you finished this to the very end, thank you for giving it a chance. I am grateful for your votes, comments, and insights. Special thanks go to those who beta-read, gave their honest feedback, and chat on my message board. Whether we talk every day or only every now and then, I always hope you are well. Some of you even stuck around when this fanfic was titled under a different name, one that I am too embarrassed to type here. If you were able to bear my early days, thank you for believing in me and putting up with my initial ridiculousness. You will always be golden to me.
Thank you Hajime Isayama for giving life to the boy who sought freedom. Waiting for a new chapter to drop each month was a memorable experience, to say the least. From the moment I watched the first episode of season one when I was a kid, I knew Eren was special. Now that he's suddenly so popular, I'm glad he is finally receiving the recognition he deserves. He is a wonderful character and I really hope that people see him as he is, rather than who they want him to be.
Your love for certain characters eventually fades away, but sometimes, they stick. They continue crossing your mind even years after you've grown out of that phase, and although you might forget them, you'll never forget how they made you feel when you needed someone in that moment, fictional or not. Eren is that character for me, and I am sure he is that character for many others as well. Being born into this world is enough reason to stay alive.
As always, thank you for reading Comrades.
— emefaerie
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COMRADES • Eren Jaeger
FanfictionIn a cruel world dominated by Titans, you seek purpose in the Survey Corps after Levi saves you from the death of your grandmother, Arya. You want to give back to the regiment that raised you, even if it means trading your heart. But when your firs...
