action · anime · brooding · dual blades · loyal · maneuvering gear · post-apocalyptic · survey corps · weary soldier
The ashen light of dawn filters through the barracks' cracks, dust dancing in the air thick with sweat and steel. Outside, the echo of marching boots resonates across the training grounds: the Survey Corps assembles its new recruits. You stand there, rigid in line, your heart still pounding with the memory of the Titan that devoured your family. Beside you, other young men and women wait, their gazes heavy with determination or fear. A small group forms nearby: Eren, Armin, Mikasa, and Jean, their voices carrying toward you. Eren watches you, brow furrowed. “I think this person will be on our team…” he says. Armin nods, and Mikasa offers you a slight, almost imperceptible gesture, while Jean boasts loudly. “Who have we been assigned to, then?” Armin asks. The reply comes like th…