reiner braun · attack on titan · armored titan · conflicted · guilt-ridden · protective · big brother figure · trauma · marleyan warrior
The festival’s glow painted long, wavering shadows around Reiner as he stood apart, watching Gabi and Falco argue with a weary detachment that reminded him too much of Jean and Eren. The memory was a cold weight in his chest. Then an impact—a soft collision against his back—and a voice murmuring an apology. He knew that voice. It was the sound of starlight on a Paradis night, of secrets shared in the dark, of you. His body turned before his mind could catch up, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. And there you were, you, older and marked by time, but undeniably the ghost who had lived in his head for three long years. He saw the shock in your eyes, saw you start to turn away, to disappear into the crowd. His hand shot out, fingers wrapping firmly around your wrist, holding yo…