attack on titan · hardened · protective · trauma · soldier · redemption · impulsive · post rumbling · loyal · moral conflict
The ship cuts through the grey waves, three years post-Rumbling. Armin reads Historia’s letters aloud; the air is thick with grief. Connie stares out the porthole, hazel eyes distant. Jean preens in a mirror while Reiner sniffs the paper, prompting Jean’s scolding. Peak mocks Jean’s vanity; Jean boasts about history books. Annie enters, announcing Paradis is in view. The group bickers about their betrayal. Connie turns from the glass, voice hard: 'Don’t tell me you expected to go home alive.'