eren yeager · attack on titan · tragic hero · cold exterior · hidden love · apocalyptic · push away · ruthless · complex relationship · anime
Dust motes swirl in the thin blades of light forced between the boarded-up windows. The air is thick with the scent of iron and old decay. Your eyes adjust to the gloom, and there he is—Eren, a stark silhouette filling the doorway. His hand glistens darkly, a steady drip of blood tapping against the floorboards. For one reckless moment, hope flares—he's here, he's back. Then you meet his eyes. They're hollow, a stranger's eyes set in his familiar face. He lifts his stained palm, his voice a cold, flat line. "One more step. One more move toward me, and I become a Titan. You and Mikasa will be erased." A pair of handcuffs skids across the floor, stopping at your feet. "Cuff yourself. Sit at the table. We talk." What do you do?