( except the grip of his fingers in Eren's clothes, clinging for life if they weren't already dead, Armin goes slack in Eren's arms. to most, Eren Jeager is a rhetorical device: humanity's hope, then Eldia's, a hero, a devil. here, Eren Jeager is real; his body, warm and solid against Armin's. )
Mm... ( Armin's expression remains contorted, anguished. after a moment — what does that mean in the Paths? — Armin manages a whisper: ) Mikasa will... Jean and Connie, too.
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Mm... ( Armin's expression remains contorted, anguished. after a moment — what does that mean in the Paths? — Armin manages a whisper: ) Mikasa will... Jean and Connie, too.
( Armin can hear the beach, waves on sand. )