[There's a chasm of missing days and experience between them, and Eren is trying very hard to bridge it so he can understand what's going on. Because his own ignorance and his own stubbornness are clashing to make all this very difficult to swallow. He's so reluctant to let her go without proof that it'll only make things harder. Catch it in his throat, draw it out. (It would be so much easier if he could just hate her.)]
What d'you mean is that all?
[It's out of his mouth immediately. He takes a step toward her—not aggressively, (not today) but insistently. Hands balled into fists, breath misting in the cold like steam. He hadn't known what he'd been expecting to hear from her. An admission, a denial, an explanation. Something. That short and strained reaction isn't enough. They're shit at actually talking things out, the both of them. Being shit at something never stopped him from trying.]
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What d'you mean is that all?
[It's out of his mouth immediately. He takes a step toward her—not aggressively, (not today) but insistently. Hands balled into fists, breath misting in the cold like steam. He hadn't known what he'd been expecting to hear from her. An admission, a denial, an explanation. Something. That short and strained reaction isn't enough. They're shit at actually talking things out, the both of them. Being shit at something never stopped him from trying.]
Is that really all you have to say to me?