[It’s been an eternity; it’s been no time at all. Days pass in a blur, and every minute takes years. That’s how it feels. In a quiet, mundane way, Aubrey’s used to it—knows this map well—will never be used to it.
[She misses Eren, and he’s not there. Falls asleep waiting for him to come back; wakes up hoping he never will. Keeps moving. Sets up the training grounds for no one, and—
[He’s there.
[It is deathly silent, at this hour. The sun has barely woken up; birds have learned to avoid this area again. There’s no place for them among the noise. In some parts of some realities, they ought to be flying south this time of year; they belong there; that’s where they’re meant to be.
[And then they come back.
[He’s taller. Sadder, somehow. Those same green eyes on a boy, a wolf; a young man, now, too young. The future he’s seen is in the past.]
Eren.
[It’s the end of the world.]
Eren....
[Aubrey lunges for him. Doesn’t think twice. Throws her arms around a ghost. She never wants to let go again.]
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[It’s been an eternity; it’s been no time at all. Days pass in a blur, and every minute takes years. That’s how it feels. In a quiet, mundane way, Aubrey’s used to it—knows this map well—will never be used to it.
[She misses Eren, and he’s not there. Falls asleep waiting for him to come back; wakes up hoping he never will. Keeps moving. Sets up the training grounds for no one, and—
[He’s there.
[It is deathly silent, at this hour. The sun has barely woken up; birds have learned to avoid this area again. There’s no place for them among the noise. In some parts of some realities, they ought to be flying south this time of year; they belong there; that’s where they’re meant to be.
[And then they come back.
[He’s taller. Sadder, somehow. Those same green eyes on a boy, a wolf; a young man, now, too young. The future he’s seen is in the past.]
Eren.
[It’s the end of the world.]
Eren....
[Aubrey lunges for him. Doesn’t think twice. Throws her arms around a ghost. She never wants to let go again.]