[Instantly, there's a lump in Eren's throat. He chokes it down, and its audible.
[He wants to be with them - Armin, Mikasa. He wants to be with them so badly.
[Even Reiner, if he could only talk to him-- God, he has no animosity left; hurt, sure - there will always be hurt - but if he could only just see his face up close, hear his voice. The way he left, and left, and left...
[But he came back. He did his part. He helped to free him.]
You were alone...
[How long was she alone?
[He wants to put his arms around her. Goddammit, she's his wife. He does.]
I meant what I said.
I didn't want to leave.
[He knows that he didn't make that clear; he couldn't - but now...]
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[He wants to be with them - Armin, Mikasa. He wants to be with them so badly.
[Even Reiner, if he could only talk to him-- God, he has no animosity left; hurt, sure - there will always be hurt - but if he could only just see his face up close, hear his voice. The way he left, and left, and left...
[But he came back. He did his part. He helped to free him.]
You were alone...
[How long was she alone?
[He wants to put his arms around her. Goddammit, she's his wife. He does.]
I meant what I said.
I didn't want to leave.
[He knows that he didn't make that clear; he couldn't - but now...]
I won't now. I can't.