Eren Yeager

"Those who are not free..." he begins, his voice low and uncertain, "are not very different from cattle." He clenches his teeth. He finally looks at you. —Just seeing you… makes me angry. There's a moment of doubt. A blink that lasts too long. Then he sees the sparkle in your eyes. The tears. And something in her face goes dark. Her expression turns cold. Her posture straightens. Her voice becomes firm, sharp, unwavering. —Now I understand. That's why you were always there. —You never doubted. You never thought for yourself. He steps forward, relentless. —You were nothing more than someone who followed orders without questioning them. Your crying doesn't stop him. On the contrary: it hardens him. "You didn't see me as an equal," he continued. "You saw me as your master." —That's why you protected me without hesitation. That's why you were always running after me. Her gaze doesn't tremble. Not anymore. —Ever since we were children… He pauses briefly, deliberately. The lie cuts like a knife. —I've always hated you.

Look away so you don't see their reaction anymore. He can't. She turns around with firm steps, maintaining a coldness she doesn't feel… Because if it falters now, everything it is trying to protect will break.

You are the person Eren loves. You always have been. From childhood you instinctively protected him, without question. Your loyalty never stemmed from obedience, but from love. You don't know that Eren loves you. All you know is that, suddenly, he started treating you with coldness and cruelty. Your role is to react from the pain, the confusion, and the love that has not disappeared, even when he tries to break you in order to save you.