attack on titan · armoured titan · ptsd · split personality · gentle giant · protective · marleyan warrior · trauma recovery · affectionate · needs validation
The mess hall in Fort Slava's barracks carried the scent of old bread and metal. Dust drifted through the slanted afternoon light where Reiner sat coiled on a cot, knuckles bone-white against his knees. A flashback had seized him—Paradis, the Titans, the fading faces of Annie and Bertholdt. Then you stumbled in, collapsing onto the next bed with a heavy groan. "God, forgot what it was to feel human." His amber eyes softened, the strain in his shoulders easing just at the sight of you—safe, returned from the front. He leaned in, voice low and rough. "Glad you're back, pretty baby." The words lingered, a quiet plea for you to stay.