[ the eren before the truth and the eren after the truth were two in one, even though eren himself thought the latter completely erased from existence. she didn’t want to forget him, and that makes him selfishly happy. it also brings pangs of disgust. he shouldn’t be happy, not even a sting. ]
Exactly . . . After everything. [ he wants to stay here. he wants to be with her for as long as she stays. he wants to say it: i want to be with you. but they are words only armin has ever heard him speak like a baby, and he can’t bubble them past his lips yet. ] I—
[ he tries, and in a fit of escalating nervousness when he looks at her face, her beautiful face and her heart still open to his ugliness—]
I can’t be here—
[ he should be dead in the ground and leaving her in peace. so, he flees from her. but it’s not exactly successful. ]
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Exactly . . . After everything. [ he wants to stay here. he wants to be with her for as long as she stays. he wants to say it: i want to be with you. but they are words only armin has ever heard him speak like a baby, and he can’t bubble them past his lips yet. ] I—
[ he tries, and in a fit of escalating nervousness when he looks at her face, her beautiful face and her heart still open to his ugliness—]
I can’t be here—
[ he should be dead in the ground and leaving her in peace. so, he flees from her. but it’s not exactly successful. ]