[No. No, he really doesn't know what Eren's capable of. Never fully has, really. He's theorized; agonized on the bad days. But the kid is as much of a mystery as he's ever been; more so now than ever.
[And he's pressing his lips to the back of Levi's hand. "This is what you want, right? I'm telling you you can have it." Never one to waste time, Eren.
[It's so beautifully, terrifyingly easy to shift his hand just enough that he can cup Eren's cheek. His face is warm. Eren isn't dead yet.
[It's impossible, he realizes, to keep his voice harsh with the boy's face resting against his palm. So he doesn't.]
I'm gonna learn quick. Because you're gonna tell me.
And we're gonna figure this shit out. Like we always do.
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[And he's pressing his lips to the back of Levi's hand. "This is what you want, right? I'm telling you you can have it." Never one to waste time, Eren.
[It's so beautifully, terrifyingly easy to shift his hand just enough that he can cup Eren's cheek. His face is warm. Eren isn't dead yet.
[It's impossible, he realizes, to keep his voice harsh with the boy's face resting against his palm. So he doesn't.]
I'm gonna learn quick. Because you're gonna tell me.
And we're gonna figure this shit out. Like we always do.