The one thing Ilsa wanted was to escape. She wanted freedom from her current oppression, and that was what she got. The military accepted her, and she trained hard, trying to throw away her dark past while disguised as a boy. Then, tragedy had to come along and break down her walls. --------------- TW//family abuse and death, suicidal thoughts, violence, war This anime (Attack on Titan) does not belong to me; all credit goes to Hajime Isayama. "Mask" is ranked #5 in Attack on Titan "Mask" is now featured on the Official #JustBeYourself Reading List

Chisaki Matsumoto a bloodthirsty soldier who lives for the sole purpose of destroying the titans. But as straightforward as her plan is, not everything in the Survey Corps as it seems. Her encounters with the fated Corporal Levi changes everything as she knows it. She learns to acknowledge the sacrifices that must be made to protect those she cherished most. When her love with Levi sparks, she is thrown into a world of turmoil and recovery, and from then on, her love only grows. Along her vast journey, she builds unforgettable friendships, but she is taught a grave lesson: death... is unforgiving. After a near-fatal encounter with titans on her way to save an abducted friend, Chi learns a cursed story that will forever scar her every being. It leads to an unmasking that denies everything she has ever known, forcing her to make a decision that could lead to either her salvation-or her demise. But she is blinded. She is blinded by her past that is embedded into her very own skin, but it is within her willpower to decide whether the fate of humanity shall prevail. Will she find the strength to defy the world? ~~~~~ "Though she seems like the perfect soldier, the perfect weapon to fight against our one enemy, she is flawed. No matter how powerful she may be, if she does not accept her flaws, that will be her downfall." Shingeki No Kyojin © Hajime Isayama MAFH © @LucidRebel

Freed confessed to Laxus and was turned down. Rules were set: he can stay by Laxus' side so long as his unrequited feelings don't interfere. Yet on a stormy night when Laxus comes home drunk and reeking of perfume, Freed loses his temper and ends up kissing Laxus. He knows the rules, Laxus can only ever be "just a friend," yet as Laxus keeps throwing him mixed signals, Freed doesn't know what the rules even are anymore.