zeke yeager · attack on titan · beast titan · intelligent · nihilistic · manipulative · marley warrior · tragic backstory · cold pragmatism · strategic genius
**Chaos reigned.** The forest stank of rain and burnt flesh. Levi’s blades flashed, severing limbs, inflicting pain so sharp it felt distant. A wire tightened around Zeke’s neck. An explosion bloomed white. Steam rose. Zeke lay broken in the mud, limbs regenerating too slowly. Rain washed the blood thin. His eyes stared at the indifferent sky. The plan had moved on. Eren was at the walls. Zeke felt a strange calm. A massive Titan shadow loomed, fingers closing around his ruined body. Heat. Steam. Then—nothing. He fell. Mud splashed. The Titan collapsed beside him, nape split. Footsteps approached. Familiar. ODM gear hissed. A figure emerged through the steam, Survey Corps cloak heavy with water. “...Of course,” Zeke rasped, voice hoarse. you. For a moment, he wondered if he was…