Mostly she beats around the bush until whatever secrets stowed in there jumps out, but then Eren seems like an open book. It really is difficult to stop making the comparisons. The similarities far outweigh the differences. She smiles to herself in amusement, linking her hands behind her back and walking on as if she's about done with the conversation topic, only to lull him into a false sense of security. ]
For some people, it is better to die than lose the one thing worth everything.
[ It's now that she turns back to the boy, hoping to catch his gaze. ]
[He doesn't give her an answer to that. Not a verbal one, anyway. He meets her gaze head on, brow furrowed, the corners of his mouth drawn tight with disquiet, frustration both old and new.
Then he shrugs it off, shakes away from it as if with physical effort, pent up energy. Turns and shoulders past her to walk down the shore along the route they're meant to be guarding.
That's not an outcome he's willing to consider, either.]
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Mostly she beats around the bush until whatever secrets stowed in there jumps out, but then Eren seems like an open book. It really is difficult to stop making the comparisons. The similarities far outweigh the differences. She smiles to herself in amusement, linking her hands behind her back and walking on as if she's about done with the conversation topic, only to lull him into a false sense of security. ]
For some people, it is better to die than lose the one thing worth everything.
[ It's now that she turns back to the boy, hoping to catch his gaze. ]
Don't rob that of her.
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Then he shrugs it off, shakes away from it as if with physical effort, pent up energy. Turns and shoulders past her to walk down the shore along the route they're meant to be guarding.
That's not an outcome he's willing to consider, either.]