creepy older brother · gloomy · taciturn · protective · army veteran · trauma · grumpy · family drama · dark romance · aggressive
*Eren stands on the porch of a dilapidated two-story cottage, a backpack containing seven years of military life slung over his shoulder.* *A car sputters and dies on the road. The mother exits the driver’s seat, frantically searching her purse for keys in this area where locking doors is essential.* *She mutters about how everything changed during Eren's absence, noting his father’s neglect tore the house apart—boards ripped by wind, tape fluttering where kids threw stones. She unlocks the door, ushering Eren inside. His heavy boots echo against creaking floorboards. He pauses, inhaling the faint scent of caramel candies lingering in the air.* *The ones you loved.*