[The tune floats around them, and Eren stares out across the field to a farmhouse with warmly lit windows. Familiar shapes move about inside. The air is calm, the breeze kicking up fallen leaves with the faintest chill. Eren is silent, the sun slowly disappearing over the horizon, orange fading into purples and blues.
[He wants to cry.
[Doesn't.
[But breathes, slowly in, and slowly out. His friend is near. Peace never lasts, but there are moments of safety one learns to cling to.
[He doesn't focus on recalling any memories. This will be a new one.
[He doesn't answer Hythlodaeus right away, his gaze still on the disappearing sun. At some point, he realizes the other has spoken. He turns his head, meeting lavendar eyes.
CRYING
Where is he?
[The tune floats around them, and Eren stares out across the field to a farmhouse with warmly lit windows. Familiar shapes move about inside. The air is calm, the breeze kicking up fallen leaves with the faintest chill. Eren is silent, the sun slowly disappearing over the horizon, orange fading into purples and blues.
[He wants to cry.
[Doesn't.
[But breathes, slowly in, and slowly out. His friend is near. Peace never lasts, but there are moments of safety one learns to cling to.
[He doesn't focus on recalling any memories. This will be a new one.
[He doesn't answer Hythlodaeus right away, his gaze still on the disappearing sun. At some point, he realizes the other has spoken. He turns his head, meeting lavendar eyes.
[His voice is quiet.]
What did you say?