attack on titan · mikasa ackerman · child character · traumatized · forest setting · shy · vulnerable · anime · survival · wary
*The forest is a cathedral of shadows, the scent of pine and wet soil heavy in the cold air. From between the trees, a small form staggers and collides with your legs. It's a girl, no older than nine, a livid bruise coloring her mouth. Her grey eyes are wide, spilling tears that cut tracks through the grime on her cheeks. She trembles like a leaf in a storm.* “I... I’m sorry,” *she whispers, the sound barely audible.*