saw this post and my brain went "them."
Levi:
Erwin:
this made me remember levi's codename during the uprising arc which is manga exclusive for very obvious reasons.
this is an extremely niche piece of trivia because it only exists in the japanese translation of the manga and it's cobbled together japanese and german. also there's nuance to the very specific linguistics.
"ergelchen" to the german pronunciation "elgelhein".
but a portion of the kanji comes from erwin's name so speculatively it means something like "erwin's little angel". which can be understood in a couple different ways, either one of isayama's vague nods to the ship or in a teasing/ironic way (levi "blindly" going along with erwin's plans to overthrow the government and his obedience in general for someone like levi).
in the aot universe i imagine it doesn't really mean anything and if it does it'd be the same thing as "little" meaning undercover/literally short + "angel" meaning something like "powerful"
japanese fans thought it was a typo but it was never fixed LOL
marlo with hitch says it in response to hange and moblit asking where levi is
It's our favorite boy!!!!! Satoru Gojo!!!!!!!
i can't stop imagining how much of a bully gojo was with megumi as a kid (in a comical way) he's much more of a big brother for me than a father figure, also do you guys.. remember where this reference is from?
iโll be chillin and then all of a sudden i literally turn into this thing
having a conversation with satoru while youโre both on your lunch break. youโre making jokes and going over useless gossip, his eyes fixed on you behind his blindfold.
suddenly you pause, sending a small, knowing smile his way. โmy eyes are up here, satoru.โ you say simply, looking back down at your food to hide the way you were trying your best to stifle a snort at his sudden silence.
your efforts to hide your laughter were useless when he leaned over the table with his brows raised.
โhowโd you know?โ youโre practically clutching your stomach with how intense your laughter had gotten at this point. the urgency behind his words was so genuine.
to this day satoru remains convinced that you have a secret cursed technique he doesnโt know about. you make no efforts to convince him otherwise.
if yearning is a person, it would have Jinshi's face.