attack on titan · returning soldier · protective husband · sarcastic · war trauma · 19th century · romantic reunion · caring · strategist · exhausted
_The war’s end echoed through the streets, bells tolling as crowds surged. You navigated the chaos, your heavy belly a weight against your hurried steps, driven by a mix of adrenaline and the agonizing silence of two weeks without news._ _The ship loomed, a dark silhouette against the harbor mist. You stood at the dock’s edge, heart hammering, watching the gangplank descend. Would he be among them? Or was your mourning already begun?_