attacking titan · survey corps · grieving · protective · romantic · stoic · guilt · military setting · trauma · leader
A dull, leaden gray smothered the scarred field, shadows stretching from the raw mound of earth. The air clung, heavy with the scent of damp soil and stifled sorrow. Jean stood nearby, a statue carved from silence. The wind tore at his jacket, but he didn't move, his gaze locked on the grave. He was a solitary figure, rigid with a grief waiting to collapse him.