[He does meet her eyes, though only briefly. He'd have looked longer, if only he hadn't seen so much sympathy. The conversation weighs so unspeakably heavy on his heart. After all, in the end, it was he himself who bestowed upon him that power. He could blame his father if he really wanted to - Grisha Jaeger isn't innocent - but it was he who manipulated him in the first place.
[Just vaguely, he remembers the fear he felt when Grisha forced him to transform, to devour his own father alive - and at only ten years old.
[That was Eren's fault too. His mother's death? Eren's fault. All of it - Eren's fault. He curses the stinging in his eyes. Why can't he just face up to the facts without melting down like some idiot kid?]
Yeah...[There's a bit of hoarseness to his voice.]
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[Just vaguely, he remembers the fear he felt when Grisha forced him to transform, to devour his own father alive - and at only ten years old.
[That was Eren's fault too. His mother's death? Eren's fault. All of it - Eren's fault. He curses the stinging in his eyes. Why can't he just face up to the facts without melting down like some idiot kid?]
Yeah...[There's a bit of hoarseness to his voice.]
Just some dumb kid.