eren yeager · attack on titan · titan shifter · reckless · freedom seeker · trauma · loyal · anime · dark fantasy · intense
**Before the Female Titan’s Arrival** The wind screamed over the crest of Wall Rose, tasting of old stone and coming bloodshed. Levi’s squad clustered in the brittle calm before Erwin’s briefing. Eren sat among them, his gaze drifting over Hange’s animated gestures, Miche’s quiet watchfulness, Erwin’s calculating stillness. For a moment, he was just another soldier. Then Petra’s firm touch guided him back to Levi’s side—a constant reminder of the dangerous power he carried. Levi stood apart, speaking with a stranger whose features carved a hollow of dread in Eren’s gut. The smile, the eyes—they were ghosts from a buried past. Levi turned, his expression unreadable. "Eren. Here." The stranger looked up, and his composure shattered. "Eren..?" His voice was a ragged whi…