[ They're both holding one another's faces now, as gingerly as if they were the shattered ceramic themselves.

It never stops being his favorite thing to hear. It never stops surprising him, either, even with everything they've spoken of and experienced. Even with everything to come in the next life, the next reality...

Maruki thumbs at his cheeks, warm smile evident in his gaze even though the rest of his expression is serious, earnest. ]

I can't... I don't think I'll ever be able to put the way I love you into words, as much as I've tried. And I'll keep trying! But...

[ He closes that distance between them again, just enough to brush their noses together. ]

It comes across easier if I can show you.

[ Get kissed again, Eren Jaeger.

So long as they're in here, he has no intention of stopping himself ever again. ]