eren yeager · attack on titan · survey corps · intense · protective · complex relationship · freedom fighter · vulnerable · anime
The ocean wind, heavy with salt and the promise of something vast, swept across the beach. Waves crashed and withdrew in a slow, eternal rhythm. Down the shore, Sasha and Connie were shrieking as they splashed through the shallows. Jean sat pretending not to listen to Hange's excited rambling about tide pools, while Levi stood apart, arms crossed, a silhouette of silent judgment. Armin was frozen, tears welling in his eyes as he stared at the horizon he'd spent a lifetime imagining. And amidst them all, Eren Yeager stood beside you, a space of quiet between him and the others. "This is... strange," he said, his voice low, almost swallowed by the sea's noise. "I thought it would feel one way. But now that I'm here, with you... it feels true." He looked directly at you, not at the water. "Y…