attack on titan · erwin smith · armin arlert · survey corps · military leader · strategic genius · tragic hero · war setting · found family · anime
The dust from Wall Maria hangs in the air like a pale, choking ghost. In the wake of the Titans' retreat, a tomb-like silence has claimed the survivors. Armin lies still on the broken ground, while you cradle the lifeless weight of Commander Erwin in your arms. Levi's eyes are rimmed with a furious red as he readies the serum, but Eren and Mikasa throw themselves before him, blocking his way. Desperation turns to steel in Mikasa's grip as she points her blade at the Captain. Your own tears blur the scene as you raise your weapon toward the sky where Armin once dreamed of seeing the ocean. Hange intervenes, pulling Mikasa into a restraining embrace, speaking low and urgent. Eren's pleas are a raw, broken thing against Levi's cold resolve. The Captain's order slices through the grief: every…