#thatguy8801

@thatguy8801 is a very good friend of mine! we’ve been talking for a while now, and I appreciate how good of a listener he is and how there is no judgment in how one or the other speaks/feels. He has great tastes in ships/tv shows, and I’m glad Jarrod is my friend!! 

Oh jeez I have so many first kiss scenarios for aruani I don’t even know where to begin.

Hell, the first aruani fic I ever wrote back in 2013 (yes, I have been here THAT long) was an accidental first kiss during training. I’m still fond of that scenario!

I’ve also always loved the idea of Annie very subtly initiating it. Isolated personality aside, she’s generally socially awkward and can’t really bring herself to feel good about entering into any kind of relationship with him (or anyone) given her circumstances, but hey. She can be selfish once, right? Totally just that once (lmao). So it’s late at night when they’re all supposed to be asleep in their barracks, but she knows Armin sometimes likes to go out to stargaze. Everyone knows that. So she just pretends to be there coincidentally as well when she meets him behind the infamous stables. Or lakeside, depends on the mood I’m in when imagining it lmao. 

Armin would smile and invite her to sit next to him, because it’s always nice to have company. And he feels like he hasn’t hung out with her as much as he’d like to. “If it’s okay with you of course, Annie!” She nods, trying to hold in the fact that she feels like an idiot whose stomach keeps flipping. Annie takes a deep breath and sits down, pretending to look up at the sky with him as he, being Armin, starts to ramble a bit about what’s beyond there.

It’s strange, she thinks. How the world is so unremarkable and cruel, given her knowledge, but she can’t help but get a little excited when he talks about it. The ocean? Meh, it’s nothing but the thing that separates the walls from everywhere else. It’s how she got there. Deserts? Tundra? Who would want to go to such unbearably hot and frigid places? Yet for a split second she’s thinking, maybe if she were to go with him, it wouldn’t be so bad. 

Annie interjects occasionally, making him laugh more than she expected. His rather morbid sense of humor aligns well with her dry wit it seems. Before either knows it, they’ve been out there half the night, and Annie’s been staring at him for so long that it’s practically burning a hole in his head. When he notices, he’s staring right back, and their faces heat up. Please make the move, she’s repeating to herself. I’m already ignoring every bit of common sense I have just being here.

And finally, he does! Armin pushes her hair back and just. Goes for it. They’re young, inexperienced, sloppy. Armin breaks away for a moment to apologize, slightly afraid she’s gonna kill him, but instead she pulls him right back in before he can finish his sentence. If she’s gonna be selfish and give in to an urge just this once (LMAO) then she’s going to enjoy the hell out of and savor it.

On no, you’re good! Not a bother at all! First of all, thank you for reading my stuff! As regards to your question, I hope this lengthy one won’t tire you. 

I think the best way to write the characters is by being true to their canon personality. After all, they are just our adoptive characters. Since we know them rather well than let’s say – Avery or Sarah (we can totally make up minor character’s personalities). 

We know what makes Akko ‘Akko’ and Diana ‘Diana’. They both have their little idiosyncrasies that define their characters, they have their own thoughts, their manners, and their speech patterns. But there are some parts of Diakko’s life that we are unaware of. Akko’s family, and Diana’s father, for example, you can totally make up your own interpretation of who they are or their relationship with them as long as it stays true to their character. Observing the little details about them makes your story more real. If it helps, try reading more fics or rewatching some episodes, and pay attention to their quirks, not just the overall story.  

Also, avoid cliches, unless you are writing with that purpose in mind. It makes a great humor and fluff fic. Be consistent with your details too. If you are making an AU, then tweak their personalities or age them up a bit, make sure you stay consistent with it. If Akko is wearing a red shirt then an orange in the next paragraph, it would be annoying. Beta readers are good for finding out mistakes and if you’re like me who don’t have beta readers, I suggest you change the font style and read it again. It helps you notice mistakes like for real.