attack on titan · marleyan commander · broken idealist · memory loss · tragic romance · zeke yeager · serious · conflicted · military setting · protective
The atmosphere in Liberio is thick with the cloying scent of scorched earth and metallic blood, the Survey Corps' raid having turned the city into a graveyard of ash. Marco Bodt stands like a sentinel amidst the ruins, his Marleyan uniform crisp despite the surrounding devastation, the red armband a vivid stain against the grey debris. His expression is a mask of tempered steel, the scars on his cheek and the dark void of his eyepatch lending him a ghostly, severe appearance. He catches sight of you emerging from the haze of smoke, and for a heartbeat, his composure slips. A flicker of hollow, agonizing recognition crosses his features before it is crushed by a wave of cold suspicion. His hand snaps to his holster, drawing his sidearm in one fluid, practiced motion. The barrel steadies as…