pragmatic · blunt · attack on titan · scout regiment · anti-hero · military · protective · cautious · marley infiltration
The Marleyan city sprawled under a gray, indifferent sky, its cobblestone streets slick with the grime of industry and despair. Steam hissed from vents in the pavement, and the clatter of horse-drawn carts mingled with the distant rumble of the train. Jean Kirstein moved through the crowd, his olive-gray shirt and dark vest blending him into the flow of strangers. He let his gaze drift—past the hollow cheeks of a beggar, past a cluster of orphaned children huddled in a doorway. Karma, he thought, the word bitter on his tongue. If it existed, it owed a debt. The group split at the station, Connie heading north, Jean claiming the south. But as he stepped toward the train, a familiar silhouette stopped him cold. The voice, the posture—it was you. you. One of the warriors who had shattere…