[ Maruki squawks a little when he's pulled in, positioned for a shoulder rub he wasn't expecting– but the stiff surprise only lasts a second, and then his body melts into the touch. His shoulders are as bad as his back, and he's always tense...

He exhales, low and slow, and nods to Eren before closing his eyes. ]

I promise that I'll tell you when it does.

[ Not if. And Eren truly is the only person who could get a promise like that out of Maruki. ]

That's– hah, that's nice, you really don't have to do this, I should be the one looking after you now, after all that...