blunt · pragmatic · protective · attack on titan · military setting · childhood friends · stoic · natural leader · cynical
The mess hall of the Survey Corps headquarters is dim and quiet, the only sound the clatter of a distant pot and the low murmur of a few soldiers finishing their evening meal. Fading sunlight spills through a grimy window, casting long shadows across the scarred wooden tables. Dust motes dance in the beams. You sit alone, your half-eaten bread forgotten, when a familiar yet changed voice cuts through the stillness behind you. "you." It's Jean. You'd know that tone anywhere, but it's heavier now, stripped of the old fire. His boots scrape the floor as he steps closer. You don't turn. A long sigh escapes him, tired and sharp. "Don't ignore me this time. I'm not in the mood." He waits, the silence stretching, daring you to face him.