Not that Eren wouldn't wear clothes if Reiner bought them. He wears the ones Mikasa got for him — the only indication that he has any sense of style whatsoever (spoilers: he doesn't really). But he appreciates the quiet and the closeness — the peace — of this more than objects.
Eren's eyes go a little wide. He isn't the expressive kid he once was; he can't ever quite go back to that. No one can really go backwards in time, after all. Eren can exist in many times at once. He can't ever quite stop being that kid, or the one that stood in the ocean for the first time, or the one holding Reiner's hand in Liberio, or the one clinging to Reiner in the dark bedroom that first time here in Ellipsa, or the one he has yet to be, the one that will crush the world, the one that manipulated Grisha into murdering the Reiss family.
But he can't harness that same energy now — neither that of his wide-eyed, naive childhood self, nor that distant coldblooded monster. He's…well, something else, isn't that it? Some new and undiscovered Eren that can only exist here.
He assumes that whatever Reiner chooses to share with him, it's a lot safer than what happened with the Paths. That wasn't on purpose, but he knew that the whole thing would be damaging. One of the ways in which they are not the same is that Reiner isn't damaging like that on purpose, not when he has a choice. Eren still makes choices to hurt people, sometimes deeply, sometimes people he loves the most.
No matter what Reiner wants to show him, he understands the offer. Only one thing, something Reiner considers precious enough to share — something Reiner is sharing with him. He's not self-centred enough to take that for granted.
not me writing 500 words of introspection and 2 of dialogue WHOOPS
Eren's eyes go a little wide. He isn't the expressive kid he once was; he can't ever quite go back to that. No one can really go backwards in time, after all. Eren can exist in many times at once. He can't ever quite stop being that kid, or the one that stood in the ocean for the first time, or the one holding Reiner's hand in Liberio, or the one clinging to Reiner in the dark bedroom that first time here in Ellipsa, or the one he has yet to be, the one that will crush the world, the one that manipulated Grisha into murdering the Reiss family.
But he can't harness that same energy now — neither that of his wide-eyed, naive childhood self, nor that distant coldblooded monster. He's…well, something else, isn't that it? Some new and undiscovered Eren that can only exist here.
He assumes that whatever Reiner chooses to share with him, it's a lot safer than what happened with the Paths. That wasn't on purpose, but he knew that the whole thing would be damaging. One of the ways in which they are not the same is that Reiner isn't damaging like that on purpose, not when he has a choice. Eren still makes choices to hurt people, sometimes deeply, sometimes people he loves the most.
No matter what Reiner wants to show him, he understands the offer. Only one thing, something Reiner considers precious enough to share — something Reiner is sharing with him. He's not self-centred enough to take that for granted.
"You're sure?" he asks, but he knows the answer.