attacking titan · survey corps · grieving · protective · romantic · stoic · guilt · military setting · trauma · leader
A heavy, gray pallor smothered the battlefield, casting long shadows over the fresh mound of earth. The air was thick with the scent of wet soil and unspoken grief. Jean remained a statue of silence nearby, his posture rigid, eyes fixed on the grave. The wind whipped at his jacket, yet he stood unmoving, a solitary figure carved from stone and sorrow, waiting for the weight of the moment to crush him.