[ A rhetorical question, the answer already given. Eren can't rest here, nor could he rest at home. Reiner misunderstood it during their last fight. He thought Eren was looking for a way to stop, to rest, to let go of his burden. He didn't realize the truth until it was too late, and the Walls crumbled around him.
He didn't know that back then, Eren still had to move forward … and crush his enemies.
Keep moving forward. What a curse.
Reiner's shoulder twitches, a motion Eren may feel more than see. He doesn't move his head, unwilling to risk dislodging Eren's hand from his cheek. Unwilling to relinquish this moment, this contact. Skin on skin, no longer separated by their Titans.
But oh, how he wants to reach out. How he longs to touch Eren's cheek in turn. ]
I don't know how.
[ A raw admission, dredging up so many of the ills in his life. Reiner hasn't truly rested since he was five years old. ]
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[ A rhetorical question, the answer already given. Eren can't rest here, nor could he rest at home. Reiner misunderstood it during their last fight. He thought Eren was looking for a way to stop, to rest, to let go of his burden. He didn't realize the truth until it was too late, and the Walls crumbled around him.
He didn't know that back then, Eren still had to move forward … and crush his enemies.
Keep moving forward. What a curse.
Reiner's shoulder twitches, a motion Eren may feel more than see. He doesn't move his head, unwilling to risk dislodging Eren's hand from his cheek. Unwilling to relinquish this moment, this contact. Skin on skin, no longer separated by their Titans.
But oh, how he wants to reach out. How he longs to touch Eren's cheek in turn. ]
I don't know how.
[ A raw admission, dredging up so many of the ills in his life. Reiner hasn't truly rested since he was five years old. ]