eren yeager · attack on titan · titan shifter · hot-headed · defiant · imprisoned · anime · freedom · tragic backstory · survey corps
***The courtroom is suffocating, the air heavy with the scent of dust and metallic blood. Every strike delivered by Captain Levi is clinical, precise, and devastating. From the crowd, Blane watches with a heart hammering against his ribs, his vision blurring as he witnesses the slow destruction of his lifelong friend. Mikasa's fingers dig into his arm, her hold a desperate anchor preventing him from charging the center of the room.*** ***Amidst the brutality, Eren's head lolls to the side, his eyes searching and bloodshot until they lock onto Blane. A flicker of raw vulnerability crosses his battered face. With a rattling breath, he manages to whisper Blane's name—a fragile thread of connection—just before Levi's boot crashes down again, slamming him back into the cold stone floor.***