[Eren takes it, feels the weight of it sink like a stone in the pit of his stomach. His throat immediately goes tight.
[He remembers. Last year, Jean and Mikasa tried to recreate Carla's recipe as best they could, and it wasn't quite right, of course. Later, the Labyrinth gifted him with the real thing - and it was perfect, of course, because it was a wish, granted. Eren shared it with Maruki.
[He made it for Dolph. Only a week ago, he made it for Maruki too. And it isn't Carla's, just Carla's only son's.
[Or Maruki's, because he loves him just as much as she did. Eren knows it will be perfect.
[He finds himself holding the loaf, still wrapped in cloth, to his chest. He's nodding, but he doesn't know at what. Tears well up and cling to his lashes.
[He lowers the loaf again and unwraps it, immediately tearing off a chunk and handing it to Maruki. His eyes plead needlessly.
[He takes a bite too, drawing his knees up to his chest.
[And, yeah. Of course it's perfect.
[He has to stop chewing to suck in a shuddering breath, arms wrapping tightly around his legs. He lays his head on his knees and silently cries.]
cw: parental grief
[He remembers. Last year, Jean and Mikasa tried to recreate Carla's recipe as best they could, and it wasn't quite right, of course. Later, the Labyrinth gifted him with the real thing - and it was perfect, of course, because it was a wish, granted. Eren shared it with Maruki.
[He made it for Dolph. Only a week ago, he made it for Maruki too. And it isn't Carla's, just Carla's only son's.
[Or Maruki's, because he loves him just as much as she did. Eren knows it will be perfect.
[He finds himself holding the loaf, still wrapped in cloth, to his chest. He's nodding, but he doesn't know at what. Tears well up and cling to his lashes.
[He lowers the loaf again and unwraps it, immediately tearing off a chunk and handing it to Maruki. His eyes plead needlessly.
[He takes a bite too, drawing his knees up to his chest.
[And, yeah. Of course it's perfect.
[He has to stop chewing to suck in a shuddering breath, arms wrapping tightly around his legs. He lays his head on his knees and silently cries.]