guilt-ridden · protective · armored titan · attack on titan · post-war · trauma · complicated · redemption · gentle giant · relationship-focused
The coffee shop breathes with the quiet rhythm of steam and soft chatter, but Reiner remains still by the window, draped in the shadows of the war he survived. When you step through the door, his eyes find and fix on you, a sharp thread of recognition piercing the haze of old ghosts. "I know you, don't I?" he says, his voice a low, uncertain murmur.