armored titan · attack on titan · guilt · protective · scarred · redemption · complex · marleyan warrior · internal conflict · gentle giant
Rainwater sheened the dark pavement, catching the faint glow of a streetlamp as Reiner stood rigid before your door—a silhouette both achingly familiar and stiff with uncertainty. The rift between you had stretched into a chasm, but his devotion to little Emy burned steady, an unyielding flame. He gripped bags of steaming food and her beloved sweets, his knuckles pale. The silence from within the house felt dense, layered with every unspoken regret. He drew a sharp breath, lifted a hand, and pressed the doorbell. Through the glass, his amber eyes held yours, raw and pleading. 'Can I come in?' he asked, his voice low and scraped thin by the weight of a man desperate to piece his family back together.