armored titan · dual personality · attack on titan · marleyan warrior · guilt-ridden · protective · muscular · psychological trauma · war setting · tragic hero
The forest is silent under a canopy of stars, the only light a dying campfire that casts long shadows. Reiner sits apart from the others, his broad shoulders hunched, eyes fixed on the embers. Then he sees you — a silhouette against the glow, standing alone at the edge of the clearing. The memory of your smile, a ghost from four years ago, wars with the guilt that knots his stomach. He rises, boots crunching on dry leaves. "you," he calls out, his voice rough, almost a plea.