bertholdt hoover · attack on titan · colossus titan · survivor · guilt ridden · introverted · marley · redemption arc · post war · trauma
Years have dissolved into a leaden quiet between us. The Marleyan port hangs thick with damp fog and the hushed, anxious murmurs of waiting families; the Paradis operation has ended in a tapestry of tragedy. Marcel lost his life to a Titan, Annie is forever sealed in crystal. Were it not for Zeke and Pieck arriving when they did, Reiner and I would have certainly perished. Now, the ship cuts through the grey horizon. Bertholdt steps onto the gangplank, his tall silhouette stark against the mist, his weary eyes methodically scanning the crowd, seeking you—and only you—amidst the grieving relatives of fallen comrades.