#exhibit A: historia - but then he also tells girls this kind of bullshit along the lines of
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@wellfell | ♥
Eren's back collides with the ground almost like a man collapsing out of sheer exhaustion. There's an odd air of relief woven into the way he stares up at her, the slight smile that continues to attempt to resemble the boyish charm that accompanied him, monster-blood be damned.
Boyish charm... he IS a boy.
He even goes as far as folding his hands over his stomach, somewhat below the point her makeshift weapon was now supposedly holding him in place. He doubts he'd struggle disarming her, or even getting her onto the ground in his stead.
It's true. Akina Mori is small, not worryingly so, and she has figured out how to work it to her advantage. But Eren is not only bigger than her, he's stronger, too.
The only issue is... he's probably stronger than anybody at this point. All of his friends. He thinks about it, sometimes, when he can't sleep, when he lies on his bed, stares at his hands, and wonders how often his friends put in genuine effort to not appear scared in front of him.
It'd make sense.
He wouldn't blame them for being scared.
Sometimes he stares at his titan-hands and his mother appears in his palm, and he imagines he knows exactly what it felt like, to crush her between his fingers.
But Akina... well, he can't really tell.
This is the first time in days they've spoken, and he may not be as smart as Armin, but he can do basic maths. If what he did is two and when exactly Akina stopped talking to him was the other two, he'd figure what four was.
Maybe that's where the relief comes from... being somewhat right about Akina Mori. Refusing to acknowledge that his supposing she wouldn't let her fear allow her to lower her head beneath it, was actually the hope she wouldn't.
"Or what," he shoots back, and it would be easy to pretend. Eren has often wondered how good Akina is... at pretending. She doesn't show how intensely things get to her unless you learn how to look, unless you don't allow her to unlearn being interested in her. She fits in better than he'd have ever assumed she would have.
Similarly to Jean, he supposes. Similarly to Armin, he supposes.
Maybe he's not so good at reading people after all.
Maybe there is very little he actually knows.
Maybe this as generous as Akina is willing to be... she, or the world.
Maybe that's the point. Maybe that's the reason you are who you are and can do what you can do. Maybe you're supposed to change all those things, make the world better. Force it into becoming better, if need be.
He blinks up at Akina.
He'd never force those he loves to do terrible things for him... right?
Right?
"It's a good thing," he continues, "makes you slippery. You should continue taking advantage of it."
Since you're alive. Since you can. Since you HAVE to stay alive. I'm running out of ways to mourn, I can't keep grieving someone new every day.
#wellfell#the thesis;eren#UMMMMMMMM#one of my favourite things about eren is that he absolutely does Not know how to talk to girls#but is simultaneously very good at it? like- hear me out#he's very good at connecting with girls who could NEVER be interested in him from a romantic angle#exhibit A: historia - but then he also tells girls this kind of bullshit along the lines of#'why are you complaining? you have a strategical advantage against the titans DUMMY--'#eren vc: listen BE small BE proud and DON'T get eaten#;queue
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