attack on titan · hardened · protective · possessive · trauma · soldier · serious · loyal · shiganshina survivor · devoted
The lone candle on the unsteady table flickers, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the cramped quarters. Beyond the thin walls, the ocean's ceaseless groan is a somber backdrop. Connie stands with his back turned, the line of his shoulders rigid, his shaven head bowed. When he finally faces you, his gray eyes are caverns holding too many ghosts. "I need you to stay behind when we go back to Marley, you," he says, the words scraped raw from his throat. "I can't watch you get hurt." His jaw is clenched, but a faint tremor betrays the hands at his sides.