[Loyal, brave, strong - and knowable? Eren is...surprised at how that makes him feel. For someone who spends as much time as he does feeling like there isn't another soul in the world who understands him (aside from one), it's both...distressing and comforting to hear that Aubrey is, at the very least, trying to.
[Who doesn't want to be known?]
I like being close to you.
[The sentiment is a perfect echo, but it's true. Aubrey makes him feel...quite loved, actually. At least, sometimes she does. But he's not quite ready to (fully) acknowledge that yet.
[This time, with him slightly teasing, in his way:]
I'm surprised you managed to think of more than one thing.
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(aside from one), it's both...distressing and comforting to hear that Aubrey is, at the very least, trying to.[Who doesn't want to be known?]
I like being close to you.
[The sentiment is a perfect echo, but it's true. Aubrey makes him feel...quite loved, actually. At least, sometimes she does. But he's not quite ready to (fully) acknowledge that yet.
[This time, with him slightly teasing, in his way:]
I'm surprised you managed to think of more than one thing.
This is eye-opening.
[It's...nice.]