"As she looked at him, Lena wondered if she had ever seen him like that. His hair golden in the sun, his eyes shining as they watched her with concern. His slanted, green eyes. Were they green? No, more like... light brown. It was the first time Lena had taken a good look at his features, and she could see them clearly at that distance. She could clearly see his beautiful slanted, light brown eyes. Were they light brown? No, more like... amber. Like two pools of golden amber." Lena enlists in the Training Corps with the intention of having a life of her own. There she meets those who will end up being her friends for life. As well as her special someone. Canon compliant slow burn.

What if Marley and Paradis existed in today's world? Lena Kremer receives a letter in a context where letters are extremely rare. The sender awakens in her a series of memories of a part of her life she'd forced herself to leave behind. With half the world destroyed after what had seemed like the apocalypse, Lena has to decide whether to acknowledge the letter and get back into action, or stay in her comfort zone. A 'modern' version of Attack on Titans (but not exactly an AU), with a touch of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The characters belong to Hajime Isayama. The images are from Pinterest.

"All I long for is a chance at choosing. Just... to hold on to a glimpse of possibilities." -Vivian Harter. Year 852-So dire is Marley's awakening in the aftermath of Paradis' debacle, deprived of what gives its golden blood pride. When everything dulls and rots in one's hand, each new step forward might be the final one. "Eyes brave, chests full, honest men," they exclaim with straight spines, their hands held up as they seek to conquer the very skies, once witnesses to their rise-yet how honest are they, when none dare face their own reflection? Conspiracies, distrust and paranoia-all gnawing at that dear facade as whispers of a new world order stir louder and louder. And yet... it is amidst Glory's death that Vivian Harter, a simple soldier in the Army of a thousand victories, will reclaim herself. "How changed you are," Reiner Braun once admitted after years of silence. "So are you," she whispered in return. The eternal winter will, at last, taste its own end. ...At what cost? -Pairing: Reiner Braun (CC) x Vivian Harter (OC). -Complete worldbuilding and numerous original characters added for the plot. -Centered on the years 852-854. -Four factions: the Military, the Aristocracy, the Volunteers, the Restorationists. -Mature, psychological, historical and morally grey themes are addressed. -Tropes: slow burn, friends to lovers, angst with a happy ending, mutual protective deception, hurt/comfort.