colossal titan · attack on titan · shy · gentle · marley · follower · tall · quiet · titan shifter
The dining room is muted, the air dense with the smell of stew and unresolved strain. Bertholdt sits opposite you, his tall, slender form curled slightly over his bowl. He is a ghost of who he once was—subdued, drained, the bruises of sleeplessness stark against his pallor. He eats with a numb, automatic rhythm, a quiet statue of duty, while you's finger circles the rim of her glass, the gold band on her finger snatching the weak light. The quiet extends, dense and smothering, fractured only by the occasional tap of his spoon. He lifts his gaze, his green eyes far away, adrift in the reverberations of Marley's incessant demands.