[ Reiner doesn't yelp, but he does wince. He forgot how hard Annie can kick! At least she's not trying to injure him this time.
It's only after she kicks him (and his shin is aching) that he realizes what he'd started doing. Sharing information without even meaning to, thinking aloud more than anything. Trust Annie not to tolerate a lapse.
Before Reiner can start berating himself or scramble for another topic, Annie picks one for him. And it's so unexpected that he stops eating entirely for a moment, looking at her with blatant surprise on his features. She really wants to hear about him and Eren…?
Put on the spot, it takes Reiner a moment to figure out where to start. This isn't a conversation he'd ever imagined having with her; where does he even begin? ]
… It's really good, [ he starts, honest. ] He's from sometime in my future, like you. At first, we clashed a lot. But then we realized … we didn't like being angry with each other. We didn't want to be stuck constantly fighting the way we were back home. We wanted something different. So, we started trying to work toward that.
It's taken a lot of work. We still disagree on stuff. And it took me a long time to accept that he wasn't getting close to me just to take revenge. But we try, every day.
[ A little smile appears on his lips. ]
It's been two years now. We've got a house where we live together. We've got this weird cat, and a couple Pokémon. [ A pause. Then, quieter: ] He's good for me, Annie. I think I'm good for him, too.
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It's only after she kicks him (and his shin is aching) that he realizes what he'd started doing. Sharing information without even meaning to, thinking aloud more than anything. Trust Annie not to tolerate a lapse.
Before Reiner can start berating himself or scramble for another topic, Annie picks one for him. And it's so unexpected that he stops eating entirely for a moment, looking at her with blatant surprise on his features. She really wants to hear about him and Eren…?
Put on the spot, it takes Reiner a moment to figure out where to start. This isn't a conversation he'd ever imagined having with her; where does he even begin? ]
… It's really good, [ he starts, honest. ] He's from sometime in my future, like you. At first, we clashed a lot. But then we realized … we didn't like being angry with each other. We didn't want to be stuck constantly fighting the way we were back home. We wanted something different. So, we started trying to work toward that.
It's taken a lot of work. We still disagree on stuff. And it took me a long time to accept that he wasn't getting close to me just to take revenge. But we try, every day.
[ A little smile appears on his lips. ]
It's been two years now. We've got a house where we live together. We've got this weird cat, and a couple Pokémon. [ A pause. Then, quieter: ] He's good for me, Annie. I think I'm good for him, too.