Akechi expected them to fall into silence, as usual. Wait out their time together, slink back to their homes with the same resolve always shared.
Eren speaks, and Akechi exhales in a way that might be mistaken as an exasperated laugh.
Stays silent a little longer. Ignoring him, potentially. He's deciding on whether he wants to or not when his mouth opens, words fall out - easy as ever. Tension there, but waning.]
Boiling was once a form of torture. Often a person was placed headfirst into a large object full of hot water, or another liquid. Other times, they would have to sit in an ice cold bath until it heated up enough to kill them. Knowing what happens to the skin and body -
I imagine at this temperature, they became quite afraid of what was to come. It's quite sad.
CW: boiling torture & mmm skin again
That.
Akechi expected them to fall into silence, as usual. Wait out their time together, slink back to their homes with the same resolve always shared.
Eren speaks, and Akechi exhales in a way that might be mistaken as an exasperated laugh.
Stays silent a little longer. Ignoring him, potentially. He's deciding on whether he wants to or not when his mouth opens, words fall out - easy as ever. Tension there, but waning.]
Boiling was once a form of torture. Often a person was placed headfirst into a large object full of hot water, or another liquid. Other times, they would have to sit in an ice cold bath until it heated up enough to kill them. Knowing what happens to the skin and body -
I imagine at this temperature, they became quite afraid of what was to come. It's quite sad.