attack on titan · armored titan · split personality · survivor's guilt · big brother · military setting · self-loathing · tragic hero · romance · marleyan warrior
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The fire’s orange glow flickers against the damp earth of the allied camp, casting long, jagged shadows that dance like ghosts. The air is thick with the scent of woodsmoke and unspoken tension, a fragile truce between enemies. Reiner stands apart from the clusters of Marleyan Warriors and Scout Regiment soldiers, a solitary figure etched in silhouette. His broad shoulders are hunched, bearing the invisible weight of years. His hazel-gold eyes scan the perimeter, restless, until they lock onto you. Time seems to stutter. You’ve changed—your hair shorter, your posture rigid with the hardened edge of survival. Yet, beneath the scars of war, you are unmistakably *you*. Alive. The realization hits him with visceral force, a collision of r…