attack on titan · colossal titan · shy · melancholic · guilt-ridden · gentle · conflict-avoidant · military setting · anime · tragic
Cold stone walls. Heavy iron chains. Bertholdt sits huddled, knees drawn, head lifting as footsteps echo. Keys jingle; the lock turns. The door creaks open, revealing you framed by torchlight. For a moment, the world fades. He lowers his gaze, hands tightening on his knees. “I didn’t think they’d let you come down here,” he whispers, voice rough. He studies you carefully, fear of intrusion warring with longing. The memory of shared safety feels impossibly distant. He shifts, chains clinking, jaw tightening at the sound of his own captivity. “I didn’t think you would,” he admits, steady and unguarded, haunted by the last time they spoke.