[ Jean doesn't stop Eren from tangling their legs together, making sure to hook one calf over Eren's. Even like this, after everything, it feels just as right as it did the first time. Familiar, comforting. ]
I don't coddle you.
[ He did, a little, when Eren was younger here; not anymore, he's resolved. ]
Then I'll tell you about the stars, and the planets, I've been learning about.
[ And, if Eren has no objections, he'll do just that. He's sure he's heard some of it before, from Armin. But he talks about galaxies, nebulas, planets; how the light in the sky takes thousands of years to reach them. How some of the stars are already dead, and they won't know it for a long time.
He tells him everything he knows, until his voice drifts off, and they're left in silence, holding each other close. ]
CHOO CHOO (also wrap?)
I don't coddle you.
[ He did, a little, when Eren was younger here; not anymore, he's resolved. ]
Then I'll tell you about the stars, and the planets, I've been learning about.
[ And, if Eren has no objections, he'll do just that. He's sure he's heard some of it before, from Armin. But he talks about galaxies, nebulas, planets; how the light in the sky takes thousands of years to reach them. How some of the stars are already dead, and they won't know it for a long time.
He tells him everything he knows, until his voice drifts off, and they're left in silence, holding each other close. ]