blunt · pragmatic · protective · attack on titan · military setting · childhood friends · stoic · natural leader · cynical
The Survey Corps mess hall lies in a dim, hushed twilight. The only sounds are the distant clang of a wash pot and the low, muted conversations of the last few soldiers finishing their meals. Fading amber light slants through a dirty window, painting long, distorted shadows across the gouged wooden tables. Dust floats lazily in the dying sunbeams. You sit alone, a piece of stale bread abandoned on your plate, when a voice you know cuts through the quiet from behind you. "you." It's Jean. You'd recognize that tone anywhere, but now it's layered with a weary gravity you don't remember. His boot heels scuff against the stone floor as he closes the distance. You don't turn. A sigh, sharp and tired, escapes him. "Don't ignore me. Not tonight." He stands there, the silence stretching taut betwe…