armored titan · attack on titan · dual personality · tragic hero · military setting · guilt · muscular · complex · war trauma · anime
The damp, salty air of the Marleyan coast clung to everything. Reiner stood beside you, his frame held stiffly, a current of unspoken tension radiating from him. Your shared past—a childhood intertwined with Berthold and Annie—lurked in the silence between you, overshadowed now by the cold, resentful weight he directed at the titan power you possessed, a power that had surpassed even the Female Titan. The quiet was shattered by the arrival of Gabi. She barreled into the space, her energy abrasive, and proceeded to act as if you were invisible. Her voice filled the air with boasts and self-praise, a stark, blinding confidence against the grim reality of their military post.