#aot bertolt

FUCK

Bertolt Hoover (30th December)

bert! (get it^^^)

okay folks so we all know that bertolt's got some weird sleeping habits but that's not even half of it

he's really particular about his habits and he doesn't feel too good about having someone disrupt his rituals so give him a second to adjust

even when he is comfortable enough with you to let you in his space during bedtime it's gonna take him some time to be able to include you in those rituals

so the first time you stay the night he tries his best to explain his habits in a way that won't make you feel like he just doesn't want to sleep with you

please be nice he's trying his best

he needs to do all of his pre-bedtime things by himself in the bathroom so you'll have to do all of your stuff somewhere else because he won't wait for you to be done with yours the light needs to go immediately off once he's in that bed

NO PHONES

he firmly believes that having a phone in the bed is bad for you

he does a little counting exercise so he can go to sleep properly

the first couple of nights he won't even acknowledge you in his bed

(at least that's what it seems like on the outside but on the inside he's just trying to figure out what to do with the person he loves in his bed)

he has to take some time to get comfortable touching someone before and while he sleeps but you'll have to be gentle and patient in easing him into cuddling if that's what you want.

(he truly does love to touch you and he's a huge cuddler but just not during his very important bedtime)

eventually, he figures out how to get ready for bed in the bathroom at the same time as you and do his sleep counting while holding you

in conclusion he might jostle you around in the night but it's actually not that bad it's almost like his body knows that it has to be gentle because your there.

Reiner often asked Bertolt in annoyance about his jacket. It was too big and made Bertolt look like a giant scarecrow.

Now you know the reason. Bertolt just wanted you to fit inside his jacket, all warm and cozy during the cold winter days...

Don't you just love your sweet, sweeet giant?

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includes; ymir, historia, hange, bertholdt, marco

TW; generally unpleasant headcanons but nothing specific i can think of except for mentions of potentially abusive behavior

safe (no racism or misogyny) minus internalized homophobia !

Historia;

- generally very jealous and doesnt communicate about her feelings, leading to her bottling them up and exploding in later contexts

- really critical of other people especially if theyre better off than her. she has a habit of giving people stank eye and making backhanded comments

- cultivates her outer image to look friendly and pretty but doesn't put any work into introspection and trying to strengthen any of her (very few) genuine connections. her soft girl appearance is literally just an appearance.

- Historia is incredibly desperate to be liked and feel wanted/desirable but lacks the awareness to stop feeding herself unhealthy examples of beauty and charisma

Ymir;

- ymir is incredibly insecure, leading them to severely underestimating their worth and capabilities. they unintentionally drag others down by assuming their efforts produce worse/less results by default

- allows people to step on them because theyre scared of people abandoned. its all really subtle and theyre so used to being exploited by those they care about that at they think its normal/understandable

- allows/excuses bullying unless its them or their crush/partner being bullied

- ymir is generally bad at holding their partner/crush to realistic standards. they also think their partner is incapable of doing wrong and its never justifiable for their partner to be inconvenienced/hurt.

Hange;

- gets so into their hyperfixations or interests that they tend to neglect the people around them and its not cute. they're too busy investing in their hobbies to bother listening to anyones grievances or pay significant attention.

- kinda uses their neurodivergence as an excuse to be incredibly insensitive and avoid adapting or accommodate for their friends needs.

- worst of all, Hange believes neithee of these things cause as much harm as they do. the tension bubbles under the surfice and Hange is really good at just not caring if they hurt someone. it only ever occurs to them when their friends slowly leave (and even then they never think they treated them that bad)

Bertholdt;

- he's not really knowledgeable about other peoples struggles. for example, he wont validate anyones emotions if he hasnt experienced them himself.

- because of his anxiety, he shuts down new experiences and avoids opportunities. this is really frustrating when his friends/family want to do something other than exist together in separate rooms

- hes so used to compartmentalizing and rationalizing all his emotions that he no longer reserves much empathy. hes incredibly detached from his feelings and it very obviously bleeds into his relationships and causes a lot of hurt. generally people will start to think of him as emotionally unavailable and therefore unreliable.

Marco;

- mostly just a chunk of internalized homophobia. constantly self critical and hyper aware of falling into any gay/homophobic stereotypes. because of this, he sometimes forces himself to be someone hes not just so people dont stereotype him

- as previously touched on, Marco is very occupied with other people's thoughts of him. even if someone's already contextualized him in some sort of way, itll eat him up and he'll waste so much energy trying to change their image of him

- sort of downplays other peoples pain and experiences because emotional vulnerability overwhelms him. he also doesnt want people to ruminate on their negative feelings but the execution does so much more harm than good.