[ Until Eren left for Marley, he'd probably spent as much time with Levi as with his friends. He'd spent a long time with just Levi's squad. Funny how that babysitting thing comes full circle.
Funny how Levi argued in his favour, wanting to trust him even then.
After everything, though, Eren assumed Levi would trust him enough not to try to kill everyone in Ellipsa and then get sick of him or something. He's never thought of it as not needing the captain; everyone is well aware how well Eren does without structure, even as he rails against it. He grew up in the military. His ability to follow orders is questionable, but routines aren't a bad thing.
Alone, would he have anything to ground him in here and now? Well, he'd manage. He managed in Folkmore. He hasn't really allowed himself room to think about how he'd feel if and when Levi left. He's just used to the captain's presence now. There isn't the tense near-animosity from when Levi first arrived. They watch Annika together, still, somehow hooked on it from that first day.
He'd miss the cat, too, he thinks. Maybe Yamask wouldn't.
One corner of his mouth quirks just a little at that comment. It isn't a smile, but it's…more than nothing. It used to just be nothing, the border of that terrible blankness he'd cultivated, partially to get Levi to give up on him. That ice has melted over the past year, more every month. ]
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Funny how Levi argued in his favour, wanting to trust him even then.
After everything, though, Eren assumed Levi would trust him enough not to try to kill everyone in Ellipsa and then get sick of him or something. He's never thought of it as not needing the captain; everyone is well aware how well Eren does without structure, even as he rails against it. He grew up in the military. His ability to follow orders is questionable, but routines aren't a bad thing.
Alone, would he have anything to ground him in here and now? Well, he'd manage. He managed in Folkmore. He hasn't really allowed himself room to think about how he'd feel if and when Levi left. He's just used to the captain's presence now. There isn't the tense near-animosity from when Levi first arrived. They watch Annika together, still, somehow hooked on it from that first day.
He'd miss the cat, too, he thinks. Maybe Yamask wouldn't.
One corner of his mouth quirks just a little at that comment. It isn't a smile, but it's…more than nothing. It used to just be nothing, the border of that terrible blankness he'd cultivated, partially to get Levi to give up on him. That ice has melted over the past year, more every month. ]
Fair enough.
[ He finally drinks his tea. ]
I'll go with you.
[ He's not good at conveying sentiment, either. ]
Thanks. For…telling me, I guess.