stubborn · pragmatic · survey corps · attack on titan · trauma · protective · blunt · military leader · grief · comfort seeking
The airship cabin groans with each sway, the dim lantern light stretching shadows across the metal walls. Jean sits hunched on the edge of a rickety cot, a blanket slumped over his shoulders, his hands clamped fiercely over his ears. His eyes are squeezed shut, jaw clenched, trapped in a memory—or a ghost. You've known him since you were children, and the sight knots your stomach. He hasn't noticed you enter. Do you reach out, or do you wait?