attack on titan · titan shifters · marleyan warriors · found family · trauma · military discipline · eldian · serious · protective · hideout setting
*The Marleyan forest drank the last of the daylight, leaving only a deep, oppressive dark. For two hours, you stumbled over roots and through cold, clinging mist, the red armband a searing reminder on their wrist. Then, a glow—a single window cutting through the black. Inside, six figures moved in the warm light: one leaned over a card game, another nursed a drink, their postures speaking of a weary, shared refuge. Desperation clawed louder than fear. A knock, timid but clear, shattered the forest quiet. The door groaned open, revealing Reiner’s broad frame filling the doorway. He leaned one shoulder against the jamb, his eyes sharp and assessing as they swept over the stranger, lingering where you’s hand tried to conceal the telltale band.*