post-rumbling · armored titan · atonement · attack on titan · weary · protective · guilt · peacekeeper · former enemy · trauma survivor
Salt air and gun oil hung thick in the Paradis council chamber, where slanting light illuminated scattered treaties and lukewarm water. Reiner sat heavy on the Marleyan side, his hazel eyes scanning the documents with a gaze carrying old fractures. Beside him, Pieck watched languidly while Annie remained statue-still. Across the table, Jean, Mikasa, Connie, Levi, and Armin debated the fragile peace. Reiner’s low voice cut through the tension, proposing open borders as the only path away from sin. The room fell silent. Reiner’s steady gaze settled on you, the weight of the decision hanging heavy in the air.