BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE
JAZORAO

pre-canon erwin smith
x male reader

TROPES::
established friendship
friends to lovers
angst
brother's best friend
love triangle but the good kind
fluff
eventual romance
miscommunication
erwin's scheme

SUMMARY::

after having feelings for his fellow trainee for so long, m/n receives a wake-up call when his own older sister asks him to write her love letters-especially when they were intended for that very fellow trainee.

torn between his own feelings and the happiness of the people around him, he decides to play the bystander. unknowing that it was his story to tell.

WARNINGS::
foul language(?). religious analogies and mentions. potential sensitive themes. mentions of alcohol. mild description of gore. internalized homophobia. etc.

read at your own discretion!!

DISCLAIMER::
aot does not belong to me! this is set pre-canon events where erwin and nile are still trainees. does not necessarily affect the canon story. this is written based on the pre-canon events information i've read somewhere. and marie is simply pictured the way she is described.

NOTES (MUST READ)!!

erwin in this is not the commander we know (cold, harsh, mature). this is before he even joined the scouts so he may appear strangely written to you, except i wrote him in the way i pictured him to be like at that age.

not too ooc since i maintained his charismatic reputation, way with words, intelligence, schemes, and selfish ways to achieve for what he believes.