[ Something like family, even if Eren is too scared to think words like that, especially now. He's been freaking himself out about things like this recently. It's fine. It won't backfire or blow up in anyone's face, surely.
Eren took that loss against Reiner pretty hard, if only because he feels so…something…about Reiner anyway. They should be enemies. They are enemies. They were definitely staring at each other in a way anyone with eyes would notice. This is also fine and not going to ever blow up in anyone's face! Today is a great day, okay! Either way, his competitive streak took several blows from that bullshit, not to mention losing to Cal afterwards. Who knew that ocean swimming was so different from lake swimming?
But for now, there's whatever passes for peace when you're Eren Jaeger. He puts a hand to his mouth, glances down, almost embarrassed. Right, manners are a thing. It's not even that he doesn't have any; he does, in fact, and he doesn't often totally forget them. It was just good.
He's not stupid enough to press his luck (about this), though, so he'll be more careful. ]
Sorry, Captain.
[ He's gotten better at Leviese, both from before everything at home went to (more) shit, but also from existing in the same space for months. Sure, they…don't talk about things as much as they should (Hange will point this out to him in a little while when they're both freaking out about Levi's less than informative note). Or at all? But it's not as if they completely ignore each other either, and for all of Eren's wild existence where he cannot keep things straight, he still knows how the people he cares about work.
Levi is harder to read, but not impossible.
In some ways, Eren himself is actually harder to read than Levi, when he wants to be.
Levi didn't say this tastes like shit, which means "not bad" is fairly high praise.
One corner of Eren's mouth twitches like he might smile, but he doesn't get there. Maybe he just doesn't remember how anymore. But he chose well! He'll take that. ]
Right? I wasn't sure it would go together but it does.
[ This time when he takes another bite he's very careful to swallow before he says anything else. ]
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Eren took that loss against Reiner pretty hard, if only because he feels so…something…about Reiner anyway. They should be enemies. They are enemies. They were definitely staring at each other in a way anyone with eyes would notice. This is also fine and not going to ever blow up in anyone's face! Today is a great day, okay! Either way, his competitive streak took several blows from that bullshit, not to mention losing to Cal afterwards. Who knew that ocean swimming was so different from lake swimming?
But for now, there's whatever passes for peace when you're Eren Jaeger. He puts a hand to his mouth, glances down, almost embarrassed. Right, manners are a thing. It's not even that he doesn't have any; he does, in fact, and he doesn't often totally forget them. It was just good.
He's not stupid enough to press his luck (about this), though, so he'll be more careful. ]
Sorry, Captain.
[ He's gotten better at Leviese, both from before everything at home went to (more) shit, but also from existing in the same space for months. Sure, they…don't talk about things as much as they should (Hange will point this out to him in a little while when they're both freaking out about Levi's less than informative note). Or at all? But it's not as if they completely ignore each other either, and for all of Eren's wild existence where he cannot keep things straight, he still knows how the people he cares about work.
Levi is harder to read, but not impossible.
In some ways, Eren himself is actually harder to read than Levi, when he wants to be.
Levi didn't say this tastes like shit, which means "not bad" is fairly high praise.
One corner of Eren's mouth twitches like he might smile, but he doesn't get there. Maybe he just doesn't remember how anymore. But he chose well! He'll take that. ]
Right? I wasn't sure it would go together but it does.
[ This time when he takes another bite he's very careful to swallow before he says anything else. ]
I didn't think you'd come out here, actually.