EreLena

"I just wanted Eren Yeager to know who I was"

- Yelena

EreLena is the het ship between Eren Jaeger and Yelena from the Attack on Titan fandom.

Canon
Just like with Zeke, Yelena regards Eren as a god, even referring to him as "a future symbol that people will look to for thousands of years." After hearing from Zeke about the existence of his half brother Eren, Yelena harbored a desire to see him due to holding more than one Titan ability, including that of the Founding Titan.

Yelena is the only person, aside from Floch, who gets to actively collaborate in Eren’s plan for the Eldian’s freedom. While attending a banquet to celebrate the opening of the rail system in Trost District, Yelena's personal guard is abruptly changed, being replaced by Floch Forster. This allows her to slip away unnoticed and meet with Eren in private. Both having grown impatient with the military's perceived lack of urgency, they easily come to an agreement. She mentions to Eren the basic premise of Zeke's plan and states that he wishes to speak with Eren about it in greater detail.

After that, some time later, Yelena gets put into confinement. She receives a visit from Pixis, who was able to produce a report that reveals that Eren started acting without authorization roughly ten months prior, around the same time that Yelena attended an event in Trost District near his residence, confirming their secret meetings. As Pixis questioning of her and Eren's meetings becomes more and more persistent, and he accuses her of trying to influence Eren to Zeke's will, Yelena abruptly and passionately cuts him off saying she just wanted Eren to know who she was. After such revelation, there's an awkward silence in between Pixis and Yelena, so she calmly says that she just wanted Eren to stand up for his principles. And reiterates that Eren is changing history.

After Eren's attack on the Survey Corps, Yelena goes to meet his friends who are now imprisoned. She begins to glorify how Eren and Zeke will be spoken of as symbols for thousands of years. Just then, Yelena is shocked to hear from a Yeagerist that someone managed to infiltrate their ranks. Going to meet Eren on top of the building, she is surprised to see Pieck and Gabi with him; as they are led to the edge of the roof, Yelena shares with Eren how he should not trust Pieck. As Yelena signals to the Yeagerists to get ready to fire if needed, the rooftop cracks and Galliard's Jaw Titan appears in front of them. Yelena is at a loss for words as she then notices several blimps from Marley arrive at their location. Yelena pleads with Eren to exit his Titan form and flee to safety underground. Eren ignores her and goes on to pursue the Warriors, and Yelena orders that the Yeagerists' forces be mobilized to protect him. Then, as she sees the scenery in front of her, she says to herself "Eren, you're different from the rest. You're special..."

Unlike Zeke, her trust in him is not blind, and after she witnesses his betrayal to Zeke and the start of the Rumbling, her trust in him disappears completely, as she joins the Alliance to stop him.

Fanon
EreLena is a very rare ship in the Attack on Titan fandom, considering the two of them don't have many interactions throughout the series, even more so than ZekeLena. For the same reason that Zeke and Yelena's ship is not so popular, this ship is not seen as a romantic one and not even friendly. Eren barely recognizes Yelena and only uses her for his plan. However, she regards him as a god. Many people don't find this to be healthy or "shippeable", so the ship is rarely appreciated as such.

The ship is so unpopular and/or rare that it currently has only 2 works in AO3.

Fandom
FAN FICTION