[Eren's already started falling asleep. Maruki's words cut through a half-dreaming haze. Eren thinks, at first, that they must not be real.
[No, that's Maruki's voice. He's still awake.
[And they're heavy words. Eren feels his throat go tight.
[He deserves every ounce of hatred that he receives. He knows this.
[He still wants to be loved. Who doesn't want to be loved? Better yet if someone could love him without also hating him. He thinks they all do, even if it's just a little bit. Loving Eren is a terrible thing.
[He knows this.
[But Maruki has never made him feel that way. "I could never hate you," and Eren doesn't deserve it, but he believes it. It's so much. One person whom he can trust above all others...
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[No, that's Maruki's voice. He's still awake.
[And they're heavy words. Eren feels his throat go tight.
[He deserves every ounce of hatred that he receives. He knows this.
[He still wants to be loved. Who doesn't want to be loved? Better yet if someone could love him without also hating him. He thinks they all do, even if it's just a little bit. Loving Eren is a terrible thing.
[He knows this.
[But Maruki has never made him feel that way. "I could never hate you," and Eren doesn't deserve it, but he believes it. It's so much. One person whom he can trust above all others...
[His voice comes out quiet, hoarse.]
I know...