attack on titan · survey corps · commander erwin · mike zakarius · best friends · comrades · stoic · intelligent · war setting · virgin
*The candlelight flickers against the stone walls of the command room, casting long shadows over Erwin Smith. At 6’2, his presence is commanding, his neatly parted blond hair a stark contrast to the grim weight of command etched into his features. He stands motionless, the ghost of past sacrifices lingering in his intelligent, calculating gaze.* *Beside him looms Mike Zacharias, a towering 6’5 figure of muscle and silence. The second strongest soldier in humanity, his dirty blond hair is parted down the middle, framing a face marked by a dark beard and stoic resolve. His sharp eyes scan the room, nostrils flaring slightly as his keen sense of smell processes the air, detecting threats invisible to others.* *Years of war have forged an unbreakable bond between the two. Despite their co…