sticks out the leggie

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WHO: eren jaeger and you 👊
WHERE: in and out of recollé!
WHEN: throughout the month of march!
WHAT: small catchall with some open + closed prompts that include travel, exploring a birthday and more! if you’d like a prompt or plotting just contact me at liberos or owlteer#3609 on discord!
WARNINGS: eren

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ＭＡＧＡＴＵＳ (－ＯＰＥＮ)

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[ on this weekend, you might see eren doing a number of things in the curling winter mountains of magatus, a place he actually liked staying in during february— snowboarding was a must, hiking, and of course, yes, hunting.

maybe you want to chat a little if you’re here during the same days as he is. he spends a lot of his time in the frigid snow, checking on elliot and his travel group at the lodge while doing his thing. but eren, there’s the ski lodge has food, you don’t have to hunt.

yea he doesn’t have to but ]

ＣＬＯＳＥＤ ； ＴＨＥ ＧＯＯＢＥＲ ＳＱＵＡＤ

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[ yeah so we’re the goober squad. the first surprise? an all paid trip to magatus on a pretty fun sounding double date weekend. not only would eren be able to check on the region, but they’ll be able to explore and enjoy.

the second surprise: the new ride, the new baby, a bmw i8, four seats (the back being just a little tight) and butterfly doors. butterfly doors, eren u extra fuck. sit back and have fun with the playlist, boys, mess around with it if you want, the remote is in your hands. it’s going to be seven hours of speeding i mean, fun. elliot’s probably got shot gun if eren’s driving. and, judging by the snowy mountains and darkening, beautifully lit sky, they’re almost there! ]

So who’s next?

[ he says, out of the blue. quick, before they get there!! ]

[parodeity]

[ the playlist remote was definitely not in john's hands, because dave is still fucking sulking about being dragged out into magatus again so he just took it over and refused to let john use it. elliot was allowed, but john was Not. at least he probably stopped sitting as far over as humanly possible around hour four to sit sideways with his legs over john's lap like that's at all how you sit in cars.

he's been hopscotching around genres at random and at least gave up doing annoying songs after the first half hour, so now it's just obscure shit dave likes.

the random question gets him to look up from his phone, though, which he's been using to fire of messages on and off. ]

Context, dude.

[fiddlestick]

[ Elliot is indeed sitting in shotgun, even if he's offered to take over driving a couple times. He let Dave keep control of the the music, partly because he saw how sulky Dave was for going, and partly because a lot of the obscure music Dave had was stuff he hadn't heard before. He's basically been spending the trip happily listening to new music, occasionally pulling out his phone to use the identify song app if its one he likes.

When Eren speaks up? He had been completely distracted by a song and hadn't been paying attention]

Hm? What? Eheh sorry, I got lost in the music again.

[This is probably a routine thing for Elliot, no need to worry]

ＯＰＥＮ ；ＴＷＯ ＤＥＣＡＤＥＳ ＬＡＴＥＲ

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[ on march 30th, friends and family may know that it’s eren’s birthday— he’s turning 20! 🎉 if you know him well, then you know he probably won’t be holding a party and won’t even like those huge surprise ones. maybe you’d like to see him for something, take him out for a snack (slip him a drink) or just send him a message; he’ll appreciate all of it, as long you’re not extra about it. ]

ＳＥＭＩ－ＯＰＥＮ

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[ in the woods during occasional afternoons and evenings apart from each other, one might hear and feel the trembles fanning across the earth, the distant sounds of roars and monstrous screeches— it might not be best to get too close, because tucked away into the depths of trees are two enormous beings. one, a titan, many who will recognize as eren (or the same titan that mindlessly rampaged the woods two months ago), and a thorny, black scaled dragon just about the same giant size. the two seem to be duking it out, fighting even, but you can watch and approach later once eren’s done for the day, like now. at least you get to see pacific rim live in the meantime, or paint a lovely picture of two majestic beings if you so wish 👀 ]

ＣＬＯＳＥＤ

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[ moving further into the woods with amelia was a must for their sizes, it didn’t really matter how much they needed to trek. so, sucks for amelia. at least there are small trails and a lack of knee-deep snow to walk through, unlike magatus, so it isn’t a long walk to start. eren looks toward fallen trees and dismantled bark, uplifted roots that have become new habitats for nature— at least he hasn’t done so much harm after all. ]

This is it.

[ if it’s far off enough that he shifted here with zero problems (only the occasional retrospec user, apparently, but), then it’s good enough for them. ]

I figured we could have a goal to the sparring, [ he starts, making sure his little pocket knife is ready and in check. ] aim for our weak spots. In my case, you’ll try and get me out of the titan.

[ so you know NO ACTUAL SLASHING HIS NECK BECAUSE THAT COULD KILL HIM. ]

[smothershadow]

[After the first few times she distastefully brushed some twigs or mud from her dress, Amelia...stopped bothering. When a bramble snagged onto her sleeve, the older woman irritably yanked her arm forwards and left little tears in the fabric. A problem for Somebody Else. She had other things to do.

When Eren stopped, Amelia stopped--and looked around, frowning. This area had seen some significant damage; she couldn't recall the winter's storms being strong enough to knock down trees. But the area was sufficiently clear nonetheless. It'd do for an arena, she supposed.]

That would be prudent, yes.

[It'd serve as a handy anchor to pull her thoughts away from mindlessly trying to tear his head off.]

Does your form not change...?

[Amelia continued to frown, looking directly at him now. Every time she'd seen Eren transform, the titan seemed to burst from a too-small form--just like the dragon did. There was more light when Amelia transitioned, though.]

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No.

[ he nips the blade into his palm, subtly to not draw alarm, and luckily he barely flinches. clipping the blade back into its safety form, he pockets it and balls his cut hand into a fist to keep most of the blood there. ]

For me it’s like piloting something. The form builds from me, [ a burst of flesh that forms outward rather than changing his body, but too fast for the untrained eye to catch before he’s enveloped. ] but my real body is still in the neck. You change completely, right?

[complementing]

[Minako was their teammate for that second to last leg of Magatus' trials, so it's probably appropriate that she sees their fighting happen. She doesn't approach, though, not wanting to get involved. But she does want to stay close by in case Amelia needs help...

Later, Eren can find her surfing on Samael's back, helmet wedged on her head, as the dragon slithers low to the ground at a slow speed around trees and bushes. It involves a lot of narrow misses as she gets used to standing on his undulating body, but she seems to be doing okay.

It's her own kind of training :|b]

[usurpers]

[ eren, a titan at the moment, maintains his larger form a while after the spar for his own personal stamina gain— he had limits that he wonders if he work to exceed, just as anything, so keeping a clear head for as long as possible and constantly shift was a good way to do it. there are some trees that have fallen, and eren uplifts the rest to attempt to replant them, kneeling toward the roots and cupping away some dirt to force it back into the earth.

something akin to a snake slithers by him, and being quite a different dragon compared to amelia (but not an unfamiliar one), he makes a sound (a grunt?? a deep “oh”), and squints over to see minako on its back.

he lifts another half of a broken log that had made a terrible obstacle in their way, placing it tactfully between two other pines. ]

eren and amelia

[liberal_arts]

-While Kasen's eccentric nature wasn't a new thing for either Eren or Amelia, they probably both had a good slow blink at the offer he'd made to actually paint the two behemoths sparring. By Kasen's mind, and how he put it to them, there was an otherworldly elegance to both forms, and the idea of capturing the image of their nature was too fascinating to pass up. How often did an artist get to depict something like this, right out of classical myth and fantasy?-

I almost feel like Michelangelo crafting his King David. Except there's two of you, ha ha! -Kasen was, at least, gleeful in his approach to the painting, working at a feverish pace. Hell, he didn't even expect either warrior to hear his little exclamations...-

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[ breaks are needed every once in a while, especially when one is exploring limits to a new form. for eren, he’s making additions as he goes, testing time limits and shifts on his own the more he’s more comfortable in the steamy cock pit of his titan— an hour each, three shifts at maximum. he had to get better at that.

kasen’s choice of words were . . . poetic, to say the least, and it’s not like he could say no if the artist took the right precautions. an artist is going to art afterall, and he wouldn’t stop him from doing something he enjoyed. actually, even he wanted a copy.

he’s probably got a base down for the painting already, so eren, without coming too close, peers down at the canvas to check out his progress. maybe just with a deep throat rumble to let him know where he is. ]

ＢＯＳＵＭＡ (—ＣＬＯＳＥＤ)

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[ this was a trip eren was pretty excited for. eren hooks them a beautiful silky black friesian with a saddle big enough for two and a place to put their bags. once he’s done strapping their new friend up for the trip, he gives the horse’s neck a clap and calls elliot over, folding his hands together and creating a lift for him. ]

You’re up front first.

[ snERK ]

[fiddlestick]

[ While Elliot wasn't looking super forward to camping in the woods again, at least Eren was going with him this time. He did want to show Eren the forest, like he showed him Magatus. So he sucked up the idea of camping and packed his bags once more. Thankfully it's lighter this time since he knows they're only going out for a couple days. ]

Aha, that determined to teach me how to ride, huh?

[He'll step on Eren's hand-made (ha) lift, and hold onto the saddle as he lifts himself up.]

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You know the drill.

[ he always always always means what he says!! eren makes sure that elliot’s feet are a good match with the stirrups, adjusting the straps and height to something comfortable for him (and appropriate!!) before holding the horse in place, using that as a step up to lift his body and swing his leg over the saddle. their steed steps back and forth for balance, but had yet to really move. he’ll take one more look around them to make sure they aren’t forgetting anything, before taking the reigns and hovering them into elliot’s hands. ]

Show me what you can do.

ＣＬＯＳＥＤ : ＭＯＶＩＥ ＮＩＧＨＴ

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[ eren doesn’t know about you guys, but he brought snacks perfectly fit for a movie night: a lot of pringles. some microwave popcorn, some soda, and juice, but a lot of pringles. they’ve got a big comfy couch and a good tv (wherever they are— fairweather residence, jaeger residence???), and where are the movies you say.

they are on pay per view, my children. or just apple rentals because eren has way too many points on his account. the only hard part was to probably choose a movie. not because of the immense selection, that’s the best part. it’s to not tell eren to chose if you don’t want transformers or patriotic war movies.

maybe they just finished watching thunder hammer man: fate of the gods. what a good live action anime. ]

. . . Superhero movies weren’t meant to be live action.

[ EREN’S OLD SCHOOL HE’LL NEVER LIKE THE LA MOVIES OF TODAY ]

[fiddlestick]

[WOW YOU DID NOT. Elliot throws a popcorn kernel at Eren for that remark.]

Sorry Eren, but for that I'm leaving you for one of the Chris's.

[HE'S DEFINITELY JOKING BUT GOSH. Don't make him watch so many crappy transformer movies and then claim that about the wonderful superhero movies!! ]

[nachetanya]

I'm with Elliot and I'm not even dating you.

[ . . . She probably brought her own snacks just because she doesn't expect anyone to have plantain or kale chips. She's not at all opposed to the popcorn!! But hey, gotta bring what you like . ]

ＰＥＳＧＡＲＥ (ＣＬＯＳＥＤ)

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[ water was pretty liked, and pesgare is a quaint and fresh place. it smelled like the ocean, frequent breezes washing in and out like the tides, and once they’re off the boat, eren wants to explore the minute they walk into what seems to be the market, with the bag of their belongings slung across his back and his hand folded into elliot’s. two men speak to each other and walk by as they enter the stalls while another shouts something while holding a fish, and eren’s trying to figure out just where those are even from.

he might be thinking too hard and accidentally stink eying. but he’s just thinking. ]

Knew anyone that got stuck here last month?

[fiddlestick]

[This town is really nice. Elliot enjoyed the boat ride and on the ocean like this was so nice. It made him think of the stories that take place in towns like this, easy to romanticize. He holds onto Eren's hand as they walk through the market, glancing at the items being sold]

Just Light, but he didn't say much about it. You?

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I only knew people from the other groups.

[ there is some dude that tries to stick a fish in eren’s face while shouting gibberish, and almost right on cue comes the faraway rumbles of thunder in the distance (or is that eren’s patience waning). please quit sticking the fish in his face, he doesn’t want it and forcefully pushes it away from them, making a disgusted sound and frown as he holds his hand away. he hates the stank of fish like, on his hands, not to be confused with the smell of ocean by the coast! ]

It feels like a hub here . . . That’s not even the only language I’ve heard.

ＲＥＰＳＡＴＲＵＭ (ＣＬＯＳＥＤ)

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[ it’s hot here.

read: it’s really fucking hot down here. eren’s heard about the heat and glad he didn’t bring jackets, but at this point he’s just about ready to take his shirt off, fanning the fabric over his belly and sweating up a storm. he probably lets go of elliot’s hand to slick his hair back and pin it into a tightened bun to keep his neck free (he’ll have to trim it all down anyway when he’s back on duty but christ did he wish he did it earlier), taking a bottle of water they had and dunking it against his nape.

does elliot prefer no shirt or wet shirt, because white shirt is very, very wet. eren is soaked.

at least the markets were cool, and there was hubbub about a colosseum, but first— eren tucks down the collar of the back of elliot’s shirt and lifts the rest of the bottle for him. ]

Gimme your neck.

[fiddlestick]

[It's so hot. Coming here was a mistake.

Elliot's glad he's in a t-shirt, but even that's too hot. He's also sweating up a storm. He's almost a little dazed, thinking about how hot this place is, when Eren speaks to him. And he's really not trying to think about Eren's wet t-shirt. That just might cause more heat for him and that's the LAST thing he wants right now.]

Huh? Why?

[He won't resist if Eren goes ahead and does something with it. ]

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You’ll thank me.

[ but he says this as he’s pouring the water from his neck down to elliot’s back. surprise!! at least it’s cooler than the heat that hits them from the outside. after the initial dunk, with a hand holding elliot by the shoulder— maybe a little higher up? higher up. that hair needs to drench a little! it’s not like he’s fooling around or anything!

(he wasn’t, but now he is) ]