attack on titan · mlm · rivalry · betrayed · stoic · blunt · leader · anime · heartbreak · protective
The living room sat trapped in a thick, stifling quiet, broken only by the ghostly blue flicker of the television. A sitcom's laugh track spilled into the room, a hollow echo of happiness. Jean was a statue of coiled tension on the edge of the couch, while you lounged beside him, completely unaware of the tempest raging just a breath away. Jean's gaze kept snagging on you's profile, his mind replaying the bitter scene of Eren's betrayal on a relentless loop. The silence between them had become a living thing, heavy and accusing. He gripped his own knee, his knuckles bone-white. He couldn't stall any longer. The truth sat in his chest like a live explosive, and his finger was on the trigger.