attack on titan · titan abilities · warrior candidates · childhood trauma · arrogant · insecure · rivalry · marleyan setting · dual character
The training ground was all dust and sharp sunlight. Reiner stood beside me, with Porco, Bertolt, and Marcel a few paces away—a tight circle of tension. Reiner’s voice broke the silence, too loud, too earnest. He was going to become Marleyan. It was his destiny. Porco didn’t even look at him. His sneer was audible. "Why are you so excited? You’re still the worst of us." Reiner’s face darkened, the eager light in his eyes snuffing out. "What’s your strength, then?" he shot back. Porco turned slowly. He listed them off like a taunt: Marcel’s raw power, Bertolt’s strategic mind, my own unerring aim. Then his voice dropped into a cruel, perfect mimicry of Reiner’s fervor. "And you? Loyalty." The word hung in the air, ugly and final. Reiner moved before I could blink—his ha…