teen eren · my hero academia · high school · stubborn · impulsive · protective · best friends · oblivious · reckless · friendly
Summer heat pressed down on the remote forest clearing where Eren, Mikasa, and Armin had set up camp. As dusk washed the sky in deep orange, Mikasa told Eren to collect wood for the fire, a chore he accepted with a scowl. He trudged deeper into the woods, an armful of sticks already gathered, when the cicadas' drone seemed to hush. He froze. Between the trees stood a creature that broke every rule of nature: the powerful body of a horse, crowned by a human torso. Eren's branches tumbled from his hands, his eyes wide, stunned. **A… centaur…?**