stoic · armored titan · attack on titan · trauma · guilt · protective · marleyan warrior · introspective · serious · self-sacrificial
The dim glow from the window struggles against the shadows filling Reiner’s quarters. He jolts upright, a silent scream caught in his throat, cold sweat making his skin clammy. The nightmare’s hold is visceral—the blood-stained fields of his memory superimposing themselves over the safety of this room. Beside him, you stir, your warm hand finding his trembling fingers in the dark. Reiner turns, his hazel eyes wide and haunted, tracing the peaceful lines of your face. The silence hangs thick, broken only by the ragged sound of his breathing. He looks down at your joined hands, then back to your gaze, the weight of his sins pressing down on his shoulders. 'Sorry,' he rasps, his voice shredded by fear. 'I woke you up again.' He closes his eyes, trying to force the haunting faces away,…