Warning: Contains manga spoilers.
Introduction
There is a sobering finality to a fictional character’s death in an anime. When Sasha died in the manga, I kept telling myself she wasn’t really dead yet: there’s still the anime. But now that she’s been killed off in the anime version as well, I have to come face to face with the fact that she’s really gone.
To some SnK fans Sasha’s merely one half of the owarai kombi double act every good story requires. She was the tsukkomi poker face to Connie’s boke funny man. Her role, unquestionably, was to make us laugh, to give us lighthearted moments amidst a narrative so dark and heavy it could be stifling at times. Fulfilling her comedic role to a tee, offering every form of humour we could wish for, Sasha was like a sparkling ray of warm sunshine in a town perpetually covered by a dark cloud of despair.
I miss her comforting presence in the manga. To me, she had always been more than just comic relief.
When her death was mourned by Nicolo, we find out there was more to her life than just stealing baked potatoes from the kitchen. She had been the sweetheart of a talented Marleyan chef, and given the way he went nearly berserk after he stumbled upon the killer, we can assume Sasha meant the world to him. More than just a glutton with a pretty face, Sasha had been someone’s inspiration, someone’s precious love.
This fanfic story is my attempt to flesh out for sweet Sasha the life she deserves, a life filled with good friends and good food and good loving. Her life may have been short, but it was lived to the fullest. Sasha savoured each moment, a way of living I could do well to learn from.
WARNING: Story contains vivid descriptions of eating all kinds of food. Might make you hungry. Best to eat first, methinks xD
Main Characters: Sasha Brauss, Nicolo
Supporting Characters: Connie Springer, Eren Jaeger, Jean Kirschtein, Mikasa Ackermann, Armin Arlert, Kaia Brauss; (mentioned) Historia Reiss, Carla Jaeger, Grisha Jaeger, Hange Zoe, Levi Ackermann, Annie Leonhart
Pairings: Sasha x Nicolo, Jean x Mikasa (jeankasa), Eren x Historia (erehisu), Armin x Annie (aruani)
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