[ For all the people who have always been scared of Levi — and Eren used to be intimidated by him, even once he got over being actually scared — most of them never realise how much the captain cares. Sure, he cares about a handful of people the most. Those people are mostly gone now, but he gets Hange back here. Eren can't imagine it, having someone back. He's only ever had the loss, after all. He's the one who gets to live here. The other people he's seen die are still just dead.
But for Levi, already protective by nature once you knew what to look for, to have someone back…of course he's here keeping a closer eye on them than he maybe needs to. Eren can understand it. That's the type of person Levi is, watching out for those around him.
Even at his best, Eren has always been too caught up in his own stupid bullshit to be like that. His ability to care about others sort of...fluctuates, based on how others live up to his expectations, or based on how close to them he is. Would he be extra protective of someone he lost if they came back? Aside from his mom, who knows.
Eren can't find enjoyment in things the way Hange can, though he never could, even at his least unhinged. He wanted to love the ocean, but all he found there was despair, wasn't it? Hope or despair. It always felt like despair, emptiness that stretched into the distance, that stretched out inside Eren himself.
This isn't an ocean like that.
He did try the "fun" thing and fell in the water a whole lot. Maybe it was fun. Maybe it was just embarrassing.
He can't tell if that next comment is a joke or not. He lost his own lei somewhere before now, probably falling in the fucking ocean a few times. ]
Uh-huh.
[ He takes a bite before he says something else, just in case whatever else he thinks of to say is crossing a line. Chew, swallow, etc. ]
You still look like you're having an okay time, though.
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But for Levi, already protective by nature once you knew what to look for, to have someone back…of course he's here keeping a closer eye on them than he maybe needs to. Eren can understand it. That's the type of person Levi is, watching out for those around him.
Even at his best, Eren has always been too caught up in his own stupid bullshit to be like that. His ability to care about others sort of...fluctuates, based on how others live up to his expectations, or based on how close to them he is. Would he be extra protective of someone he lost if they came back? Aside from his mom, who knows.
Eren can't find enjoyment in things the way Hange can, though he never could, even at his least unhinged. He wanted to love the ocean, but all he found there was despair, wasn't it? Hope or despair. It always felt like despair, emptiness that stretched into the distance, that stretched out inside Eren himself.
This isn't an ocean like that.
He did try the "fun" thing and fell in the water a whole lot. Maybe it was fun. Maybe it was just embarrassing.
He can't tell if that next comment is a joke or not. He lost his own lei somewhere before now, probably falling in the fucking ocean a few times. ]
Uh-huh.
[ He takes a bite before he says something else, just in case whatever else he thinks of to say is crossing a line. Chew, swallow, etc. ]
You still look like you're having an okay time, though.