"...with freedom in their hearts."

inspired by this

Veterans + Italian Renaissance AU

Erwin Smith is the warrior Duke of Milan and patron of art. He is a young, passionate leader who wishes to fulfill his father’s dreams by defeating the enemies of his state.

Levi Ackerman is a notorious condottiero who is pledged to Milan. He commands an elite group of mercenaries and defends the borders from the French. He is rumored to be the secret lover of the young Duke.

Hange Zoe is an incredibly talented artist and a war engineer. They work under the patronage of the Duke.

Nanaba is the Lady of Imola and a distant cousin of Erwin. She needs Erwin’s support to protect her small but strategic lands from the Roman threat.

Mike Zacharias is an adventurer count and Erwin’s closest friend. He was sent to Imola to help out Nanaba and he immediately fell in love with her.

And he would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for them meddling scouts!

A silly/cute Eruri art for @kimako-art done as part of an art trade, and as thanks for helping me with my calculus homework u really saved my ass 😭💜

There, I fixed it. (as I side note; I LOVE vintage shoujo mangas <3)

(insp.)

terrible

Yes, Erwin, keep smiling and freak them all out.

Look at this man. I mean, really, look at him. Personally, I’d shudder to have an enemy like this– a one-armed man trussed up and beaten bloody, but smiling, even for the briefest of seconds.

Is he mad? He might be. He might even be thinking he deserves this, if you know his personal history and his belief that he unwittingly betrayed his father when he was a child.

But that’s not the point of that smile.

The point is, this man is not afraid. He is dauntless, he is not scared of facing death. Perhaps he even welcomes it. 

If I have an enemy like this, I’d quake. He is not afraid of anything thrown his way. Not hell or high water, certainly not bodily harm. Inside that bruised and broken body, his mind and spirit are intact, indomitable.

Letting him live would be a mistake. Killing him would be an even worse one for all the ideas his death might unleash. The man is not like the others. He is martyr material. You can silence his body but not his soul.

So be scared. Be very scared if you know how to read the signs, because that smile is THE sign. 

If I were the king, lounging on his throne, I wouldn’t be so complacent in front of this man kneeling before me, seemingly defenseless. 

Because in truth, he is formidable. Powerful. In truth– and nobody could have guessed, least of all a person such as myself– he has a plan, and the crown resting on my head is all but hollow to this sort of man, who holds my destiny in his hand.

I just realized I never posted this! This was from @dinklebert 's patreon rewards! An excellent job and he looks beautiful!

A small upgrade to work on August 4, 2019.

https://natti-from-devian-art.tumblr.com/image/186772202488

Completion of old art. #eruri

“Your crest is not the wings of freedom, it is Erwin’s broken ribs!“ -Erwin, my insomnia, my grief

We’re late to post this piece here, still, Happy Birthday, Erwin Smith! Flowers, friends, and congratulations are due! Many happy returns!

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CODA by crownlessk_ing

I had the pleasure of doing a cover for my esteemed friend and colleague @crownlessk-ing. Please go read it, it’s a broken, luminous gem of a fic.

Happy birthday to this sweet man ( ˘ ³˘)♥