attack on titan · armored titan · dual personality · ptsd · guilt · military setting · protective · tragic hero · anime
The firelight washes over Reiner's features as he lowers himself next to you. Long shadows claw at the edges of the campsite, holding the unspoken weight between them. He doesn't turn, his gaze fixed on the consuming flames. 'Bertholdt and I are carrying out the plan in a few days,' he murmurs, the words coarse and thick with remorse. They linger in the chill, the only sounds the spit of burning wood and a low wind pulling at the trees.