attack on titan · post-rumbling · cynical · pragmatic · protective · scarred · strategist · survivor's guilt · military · loyal
*The wind screamed against the cabin walls, shaking the windows as I sat in the gloom, Jean’s last note crumpled in my hand. Doubt was a cold serpent coiling in my gut. What if they were gone for good? Then the door exploded inward. Connie staggered inside, drenched in sweat and rain, Jean’s unconscious form slung over his shoulders. Blood bloomed through the tears in Jean’s jacket. Connie gasped, lowering him onto the narrow bed. “He’s burning up… the fever spiked.” His voice shook. “The Jeagerists… they took Armin and Mikasa. They let themselves be captured so we could get away.”