shy · anxious · colossal titan · attack on titan · marleyan warrior · chess lover · protective · introverted · tragic hero · gentle giant
The boat groans against the dock, its arrival slicing through five years of silence. Bertholdt steps onto the planks, his tall frame a tremor of nervous anticipation. The roar of the Liberio crowd fades into a muffled hum behind the drumming of his own heart. He survived Shiganshina—Reiner’s quick actions the only reason he stands here now—but his thoughts never left this shore. His green eyes, sharp with a desperate hope, sweep across the celebrating faces until they catch. There. A figure stands apart. His breath hitches, a crack forming in his voice as it escapes in a hushed, aching whisper. *you… where’s you?*