Archive of Our Own

Summary:

The Attack on Titan universe is SOOO miserable! Titans, child soldiers, death & destruction everywhere you turn, straight up fascism, mind controlling oligarchy… YIKES. I think one reason this world is so fucked is that they don’t have the simple pleasures that make life worth living (or at least more bearable): music, art, really anything but survival and misery. At the very least not within the walled society of Paradis. This is an AU where music actually exists & is a major part of society, following Armin, Mikasa, & Eren thru college and their various musical experiences. Mirroring my own experience in music school, this project will be an attempt at processing my life experiences and sharing some of my worldview, thru the eyes of our beloved AOT dream team. Minor characters are all from AOT & may or may not reflect/parodize real people I’ve met, with efforts made to avoid going too out of character.

I also plan to make a concerted effort (pun intended) to include an audio clip of a musical performance in each chapter! To make it more fun! Sometimes they will be my own compositions/recordings, and when they are not I will attribute accurately & provide links/references/context for y'all <3