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Reiner would be probably be the most likely husband and best father material. Here’s why–

I believe Reiner is a good person & would do anything to protect the people that he loves. Despite his swapping of personalities (personally I think it’s due to so much trauma that he’s developed a mental disorder–which! Is okay. we talk about mens mental health!) he is ultimately a good person.

He would be very loyal to his s/o and a very overprotective father. (Simply from his own experience).

Reiner most likely walks by his s/o and his children everywhere. He’s not one of those extremely over the top and happy fathers but he’s the type to put his child on his shoulders and has these big conversations about whatever. Sounds morbid but he is a good father.

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I personally don’t think Erwin would have started a family by planning it. Most pregnancies his s/o would have had would have been by accident.

HOWEVER, that does not mean he is incapable of being a caring and invested father and husband.

He’s very serious partly from his job but underneath he’s a very caring and loving husband. He’s a big listener and is the most invested father with his children – due from his own upbringing by his dad.

He’s one of those husbands/father that will roll out of bed when their child is mumbling in the night and will just gently hold his kid to sleep. Ushering his s/o to not worry and to head back to sleep.

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Bertolt is on the similar page as Erwin. He’s loyal to his cause and is able to differentiate between what needs to be done and his own wants.

Yet in other explainations, I feel his s/o would have to be on his side for him to feel like it is working. Not saying they have to be compliant all the time, Bertolt will understand, but having children with him will have to require him to also agree.

Bertolt as a father; is very gentle. He’s the type of dad to kinda baby proof the entire house before the baby is even able to crawl. He’s a very antsy person and although he won’t directly voice it for a little while, it’s only coming from a loving manner.

Bertolt as a husband would be very caring. I set him on the similar page as Erwin because like him, Bertolt is a big listener. He’ll probably pick up on his s/o’s sudden mood changes in a couple of seconds and instantly is by their side asking if something is wrong.

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I put Zeke down as most likely the least. I don’t think he ever really plans on having kids because he has planned so many other achievements for him, that children are the last thing he most likely thinks or even wants.

Zeke as a husband would probably consist of a lot time away and him being somewhat cold towards them. Unintentionally of course. His s/o probably has a thick skin to be able to combat this type of marriage.

I think Zeke however would also try his best to show his caring manner. After all he does love his s/o. I think he becomes over protective with his s/o by shifting them into a more discreet location so nobody but Zeke can know.

Borderline Possessive. Murders people that get to close to his s/o and child. He definitely becomes very anxious of losing his s/o that he becomes more harsher and advises them to stay at home most of the time. As a father, he’s somewhat distant but also probably sits down with his child and lectures them on significant things. It’s not entirely his fault but I think in Zeke’s own eyes, this is how he’s demonstrating his love towards them.

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Eren will most likely be the least husband matieral considering ... well you know. :(

If he was to have a s/o before Marley, I think it would be a sudden drastic change from this outwardly affectionate and constant love to a very cold and distant person. This s/o will have to learn somehow to cope.

Unplanned pregnancies. As a dad I think he wouldn’t be planning to have children. I think if the introduction of a baby somehow came into his life, Eren would probably feel more connected to his child. Sees it as an opportunity for him to be able to passed down his ideology and raise this child. I don’t see him sticking around though with his s/o if they disagree on what he believes, probably takes their baby and dips.

I think somewhere deep inside he is a loving and nurturing person but it’s shadowed by all these burdens and fears. As a father, he probably doesn’t have time to understand his child’s emotions. So this child will grow up very emotionaless and possess a very calculating nature. But Eren would for sure be protective not allowing anything happen to them but also teaching his child independence. Something he had to learn from his mother and fathers passing.

Headcanons of Zeke, Reiner, Colt, Porco, & Erwin as new dads.

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• Zeke was not planning on having a child. He never saw himself as the type that could be a father, he had barely had one himself growing up. But, when his child was born, everything changed. As soon as your baby reached up it’s little hands and grabbed at his beard, he knew he could do this. He would give this child everything he missed growing up.
• He’s scared to hold the baby for more than a few minutes at first. What if they start crying or he doesn’t hold them right? Only after reassuring him multiple times that he’s doing fine will he keep the baby in his arms.
• The thought that he might mess up terrifies him, so he goes to his grandmother to ask for help. He wants to know all about what’s best for babies, and how he can improve so he can be a good father.
• Only you and him can hold the baby, no exceptions. Others, including family, can look at the baby but he doesn’t trust anybody else with holding it.
• When both of you are forced to leave the baby for warrior duties, he’s besides himself with worry. What if something happens? What if someone hurts his child? As soon as the two of you get back from your mission you go to get your baby. As you hold your child, he’ll hug you both, pressing a kiss to their little head.
• Zeke takes the baby to meetings. He’ll be swaddling them softly in his arms while he discusses battle plans like it’s the most normal thing in the world.
• He’s definitely teaching the baby to misbehave by tempting them to grab his hair. It’s just so cute to him to see them determinedly ball their little fist while giving him toothless smiles.
• He likes watching the baby while they sleep. Their face so peaceful and their little legs kicking softly now and then. Having a child with you has changed him, and in those moments he can feel the change the best. He feels that with the two of you by his side, he could let everything else be.

• Reiner is a sobbing mess from the moment you tell him you are pregnant, and when he finally gets to see his little one it just gets worse. He’s just so amazed by how he created something so beautiful and pure.
• He’s a very active dad, taking the baby off your hands whenever you allow it. He loves all the time he gets to spend with his child, even if it means changing a diaper.
• He wishes you both could just settle down with your little family, but he knows that isn’t realistic just yet. Your encouragements to make the most of the time that you both have makes him feel that every little moment with the baby and you is special.
• Very proud dad. The two of you have created the cutest little creature, and he’ll be damned if he doesn’t show them off a little. His mother and your fellow Warrios get shown off to the most. He’ll tell them all about the baby’s progress and point out even the smallest detail he is proud of.

• Many days he’ll fall asleep while rocking the baby. It’s incredible that even the baby falls asleep while Reiner’s slumped against the back of the chair, the baby resting against his shoulder. It’s the most sound sleep Reiner gets, your little one repelling his nightmares.
• Buys anything the baby even points a chubby finger at. You tell him he’ll make them spoiled, but he can’t help it. He wants to give them everything he can.
• When the two of you are taking care of the baby, he’ll often thank you for giving him the greatest gift.

• Colt is oh so nervous, but also excited, for the birth of your baby. He doesn’t leave your side, and when the moment is finally there, he barely believes it. Seeing the baby, so tiny and crying as the doctor places them on your chest makes tears well up in his eyes. He’ll kiss your forehead, praising you for doing so well and laying a hand on the back of his child’s back.
• He’s all over you and the baby, showering you in love and care. At first you think it’s just after the hospital, but no, it sticks around. When you are recovered you have to remind him that you too are a Warrior, so though you appreciate it you don’t need him to hold your hand at every step.
• He’s overbearing in the sweetest way, trying so hard to do everything right for the baby. If it coughs once he’s already running to find you.
• Colt knows a thing or two about kids already since he helped with Falco, but every baby is different so he still gets surprised. Like when he accidentally spilled some water in the babies face while washing them. He was sure they would cry their eyes out like Falco had done when young, but the baby had just stared at him with wide eyes. Perhaps your genes had made them a tougher breed.
• He loves making the baby laugh. He’ll play peekaboo with them or dance a stuffed animal around them, booping their nose. Hearing his child laughing and babbling never fails to make him smile.

• Porco sees himself as a not easily shaken guy, but the baby showed him how wrong he was. He could act tough around others all he wanted, but the sparkling eyes of your child melted him instantly. He was smitten with them since the first look.
• He wants to carry the baby all the time, keeping it close to him. He’s a sucker for the classic baby scent, smelling the baby’s head and giving it kisses.
• Pinches the baby’s cheeks. They are just so chubby and squeezable. He looks a bit evil while he does it, grinning widely as the baby tries to wiggle away, but he does it all in good fun.
• He doesn’t just show off, he brags. Look at how beautiful his child is, how well behaved they are, bet their kid cries all the damn time huh?

• Porco is painfully aware of what being a Warrior could cost you, having lost friends and family. What if the two of you don’t return from a mission? It keeps him up at night now and then, and when it does, he goes to get the baby, laying them down between the two of you. It comforts him to feel the baby’s warmth, it’s little hands right at his face. He’ll enjoy having you and the baby as long as he can.
• It’s the funniest thing to see him scurrying about after the baby puked on him. He mumbles about them being a little bastard, but he can’t stay mad.

• Erwin had been dedicated solely to his mission for years, and he had assumed a family wasn’t in the cards for him because of the life he chose. When he met you, he saw what could be, and eventually the two of you decided to have a child. Erwin was still nervous about the idea of juggling a family and his position as commander when your baby was born, but holding them for the first time convinced him he could make the change.
• He reads to the baby every night. He loved the worlds he could explore through books when he was young, and he wants to pass that on to his child. You allow him to only read from an encyclopedia once a week, not wanting your child’s brain to overheat.
• The way he changes diapers is a skill. His face doesn’t even twitch while he does it, and he has the technique down so well he’s done within a minute.
• Erwin holds the baby close while being on a mission by keeping a family portrait of the three of you on him at all times. It helps him with missing them and motivates him to keep on fighting.
• He takes the baby up the wall with you. He wraps one arm around you, the baby ogling the outside world on his other arm.

• Levi is made godfather whether he likes it or not. Erwin trusts him fully, and wants to make sure that if anything happens Levi will look after the baby. Erwin will definitely have some fun with it too, making Levi hold the baby and observing him grumpily threaten them to not even think about puking on him.
• Erwin keeps a journal during all his missions. He writes down all the interesting and beautiful things he witnesses inbetween the carnage, from plants to friendships. He wants to keep track of it so that when his child is old enough they can know all about it.
• He wants to stick the baby in these old and serious clothes. You can barely see your child through the frills and the dress pants are absolutely laugh worthy on their little legs. After seeing the poor thing can barely move around in them, he’ll yield.