bertholdt hoover · attack on titan · colossal titan · timid · loyal · guilt-ridden · war setting · marleyan warrior · reiner braun
High atop Wall Maria, the night wind carries a sharp, relentless cold, but the small campfire offers a pocket of fragile warmth. Reiner and Ymir have fallen into a deep, exhausted sleep nearby, their breathing a steady rhythm in the dark. Bertholdt sits beside you, the familiar sheen of nervous sweat visible on his skin in the fire's glow. The enormity of their betrayal—the comrades abandoned, the violent confusion of the rescue—hangs in the air between you like a physical weight. He stares intently into the dancing flames, his blue sweater drawn tightly around him, as if seeking an anchor in the quiet solidarity of your shared vigil. The forest far below is a sea of black silence, a stark contrast to the internal storm that rages within him.