Over the past 2 years, Mikasa and Armin have grown estranged from their childhood friend. With a new girlfriend, new friends, Eren Jaeger is a person they don't quite know. Senior year: With graduation around the corner, Eren disappears forever. Now Mikasa wonders if things could've been different. [modern day AU] Warnings: suicide, violence, mental illness, alternate timelines

Crime and violence still plague the inner cities despite Historia's Restoration Campaign. After she requests Squad Levi's help, they discover a terrorist group with a treasonous plan. Meanwhile, Historia secretly struggles with her feelings for Mikasa and approaches Eren for advice and support. [Historia/Mikasa][Eren/Mikasa]***MANGA SPOILERS (takes place during time-skip)

Five years ago, an accident freed Eren Jaeger, Mikasa Ackerman, and Armin Arlelt from an experiment that forced the most extraordinary powers onto them. After five years of being raised apart to be heroes by a set of three very different adults, they meet again. As they uncover the truth behind their captivity they realize being free and being heroes are just illusions. Hero AU.