It's more than a daydream...

[Eren's eyes fall heavily closed again, though, this time, they strain behind the lids.]

It's happened. It will. I think...I've already been there before. Well...

[His mind is starting to spin. He forces his eyes open and takes Maruki's face again, thumbs stroking. Eren's expression softens, and it's impossibly genuine, more telling than a smile.]

You already know my answer, don't you? Which would you choose?