[Jean listens, his eyes widening a bit. He remembers Mikasa telling about Levi almost succeeding in killing Reiner, when she went through what happened in Shiganshina. But hearing those words from Reiner himself and knowing that was the last memory he had... it had a different impact, now.
Suddenly it all makes sense why Reiner was so nervous around Levi and why he freaked out like he did, just now. It all makes sense, why an non fatal attack from the man who almost killed him moments before he came here would shock him so much.
(Suddenly, it also makes sense why Reiner reacted so strongly on Jean dying, on top of just not wanting to imagine it.)
His eyes linger on the spots Reiner points out, clearly imagining the blades piercing through the skin. An attack meant to kill. An attack that should have killed, but somehow didn't. It was scary how precise Levi was. How he was able to pinpoint those exact spots so quickly.]
... that explains a lot. Having something like that happen just before coming here with no time to process it before meeting all of us, you've been carrying a big burden on yourself.
[Jean should say it serves him right. They're enemies. He should hate Reiner and wish him all the worse.
But he can't. Not after experiencing death himself. He can't wish something like that onto others, no matter how much he's supposed to hate them.]
I know how it feels. Being so close to death... even going beyond it. So I know. You still feel it when you see him, don't you? The stabs. Remember how it felt. It's hard to move on from something like that.
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Suddenly it all makes sense why Reiner was so nervous around Levi and why he freaked out like he did, just now. It all makes sense, why an non fatal attack from the man who almost killed him moments before he came here would shock him so much.
(Suddenly, it also makes sense why Reiner reacted so strongly on Jean dying, on top of just not wanting to imagine it.)
His eyes linger on the spots Reiner points out, clearly imagining the blades piercing through the skin. An attack meant to kill. An attack that should have killed, but somehow didn't. It was scary how precise Levi was. How he was able to pinpoint those exact spots so quickly.]
... that explains a lot. Having something like that happen just before coming here with no time to process it before meeting all of us, you've been carrying a big burden on yourself.
[Jean should say it serves him right. They're enemies. He should hate Reiner and wish him all the worse.
But he can't. Not after experiencing death himself. He can't wish something like that onto others, no matter how much he's supposed to hate them.]
I know how it feels. Being so close to death... even going beyond it. So I know. You still feel it when you see him, don't you? The stabs. Remember how it felt. It's hard to move on from something like that.