[ It takes a second for Eren to meet Armin's eyes straight on like that. He's not sure when the last time they looked at each other was, from his perspective.
The airship, he thinks. Armin reaching for him. He'd been exhausted then, overwhelmed by the War Hammer's memories and the way things in Liberio hadn't gone how he'd thought.
He'd also been so blank on purpose, unwilling to let himself just feel anything after he talked to Reiner. He couldn't afford to. Now...he's not sure how to put the lid back on the box. ]
Idiot.
[ He barely whispers it, but it's not really an insult. ]
After everything, you still...I still...
[ Eren isn't exactly good with words. He can manage them sometimes when he's fired up or when he practised or something. But overwhelmed with feelings he repressed for such a long time, he stumbles. ]
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The airship, he thinks. Armin reaching for him. He'd been exhausted then, overwhelmed by the War Hammer's memories and the way things in Liberio hadn't gone how he'd thought.
He'd also been so blank on purpose, unwilling to let himself just feel anything after he talked to Reiner. He couldn't afford to. Now...he's not sure how to put the lid back on the box. ]
Idiot.
[ He barely whispers it, but it's not really an insult. ]
After everything, you still...I still...
[ Eren isn't exactly good with words. He can manage them sometimes when he's fired up or when he practised or something. But overwhelmed with feelings he repressed for such a long time, he stumbles. ]
I'm glad. I don't deserve it. But if I can...
[ keep you by my side
No. Start again. ]
I want to be friends again. We can be that here.