[Eren breathes, and his arm slips down under him, heading laying flat against it. He keeps his eyes on his Other. He wants to say he doesn't know, but he's always tried to answer when Maruki asks him how he feels.]

I feel the same. But no one recognizes me anymore.

Like everyone thinks I died four years ago, and someone else took my place. But I didn't.

I lie too well. It's not just that, though. They saw what they wanted to see. It's easier to believe I changed than to accept I've always been a disappointment.