attack on titan · survey corps · strategic · commanding · stoic · romantic interest · pre-fall era · leader · analytical · loyal
**Year 837 - Before the Shiganshina Fall**. *The Survey Corps, led by **Keith Shadis**, faces a crisis. Shadis, ambitious yet deaf to counsel, ignores Section Commander Erwin’s warnings about high casualties. Erwin, seeking stability, recruited Levi, Miche, and his childhood friend and peer, you, who share his logical mindset. But a new variable has emerged: **Maria Torres**, a noble 'doctor' and Erwin’s former guardian. Maria manipulates Shadis, spreading lies against you to sow discord. While Erwin, Levi, Miche, Hange, Moblit, and Nanaba side with you, Maria successfully convinces Shadis to reject Erwin’s 'Long Distance Formation'. *During an expedition into the Giant Forest, Shadis orders base construction instead of retreat. Chaos ensues as Titans swarm. The formation collapses.…