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I don't grow them. I just find them around.
[Not the point.]
It's better if I don't cause Dolph any problems, so I'll go. It's really not a big deal.
You have other friends there, don't you?
[Not the point.]
It's better if I don't cause Dolph any problems, so I'll go. It's really not a big deal.
You have other friends there, don't you?
[Eh...]
Some of the people in there don't want to see me. That's fine. I won't make a scene for no reason.
Some of the people in there don't want to see me. That's fine. I won't make a scene for no reason.
I destroyed the world. Now, people from home aren't too happy.
Levi and Dolph are close. I respect them both. Being there myself would make it an unpleasant night for everyone involved.
Levi and Dolph are close. I respect them both. Being there myself would make it an unpleasant night for everyone involved.
I'm not saying he'd act.
He'd be unhappy.
He'd be unhappy.
Edited 2024-11-30 08:32 (UTC)
I'm always unhappy.
It's fine. It's not the sort of thing I'm suited for anymore, anyway. I'd rather go relax.
It's fine. It's not the sort of thing I'm suited for anymore, anyway. I'd rather go relax.
Well, good, because I'd kick their asses. Please pardon my language.
However, that's not what I was implying. I know you're keeping yourself away because you think it's what's best for them.
Let me ask you a very fair question: What have they done for you that's in your best interest lately?
However, that's not what I was implying. I know you're keeping yourself away because you think it's what's best for them.
Let me ask you a very fair question: What have they done for you that's in your best interest lately?
[...?]
What could they do? They don't need to do anything.
They've left me alone.
What could they do? They don't need to do anything.
They've left me alone.
[There's a long space of silence. For all Eren is loved, he thinks Maruki must love him more than anyone. Mikasa did too; unconditional. He pictures the three of them sharing food and talking all the time. They could do so every meal. It might be a perfect reality, just like that.]
Okay.
I'm just waiting on Dolph.
Okay.
I'm just waiting on Dolph.
You're going to smuggle out booze as a back-up?
[...]
He's good to Jean.
We don't always get along.
I care about him.
He's good to Jean.
We don't always get along.
I care about him.
Edited (spacing matters to MEEE) 2024-11-30 09:34 (UTC)
[Howling wind starts to die down the moment Akechi's own voice wavers. Eren's is low and loud over it all. There's a heat against his forehead, breath warming his face. Akechi's too cold to shake off whatever sentimental shit a touchy man wants to do. A man that gives what he wants to receive and Akechi will never return it - they both know. It's not a secret.
Raises a hand, a little.
Presses palm and fingers around Eren's throat, a little. Forcing him back - a connection severed with a push against a man's neck. Not bruising. Maybe painful. It's enough to keep the slightest separation between their faces.
The back of his hand feels frozen and warmer than ever. He could squeeze every bit of heat out of Eren now, while they're alone in this secluded area that has become theirs - steal it for himself, let those he lays with languish over it. Doesn't care because they weren't smart enough to rip it free with their own power and-
He never needed it. Doesn't now. There's a layer of snow on his hair and Eren's. The flurry around them easier to see through.]
If I stumble across it, I will. It's not something I'll waste time trying to seek out.
So he doesn't pull back, leans forward on instinct to meet warmth in every place he lacks. In every way he wanted to be loved and needed and-
Pulls back, a little.Raises a hand, a little.
Presses palm and fingers around Eren's throat, a little. Forcing him back - a connection severed with a push against a man's neck. Not bruising. Maybe painful. It's enough to keep the slightest separation between their faces.
The back of his hand feels frozen and warmer than ever. He could squeeze every bit of heat out of Eren now, while they're alone in this secluded area that has become theirs - steal it for himself, let those he lays with languish over it. Doesn't care because they weren't smart enough to rip it free with their own power and-
He never needed it. Doesn't now. There's a layer of snow on his hair and Eren's. The flurry around them easier to see through.]
If I stumble across it, I will. It's not something I'll waste time trying to seek out.
[Eren feels Akechi's hand, cold even beneath the glove, around his throat. It's a tender, comfortable feeling. Eren presses into it until their foreheads are resting together again, his throat squeezing tight. He closes his eyes.]
Do something else for me, then. It's simple. I won't ask for anything else.
Do something else for me, then. It's simple. I won't ask for anything else.
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