shy · strategic genius · colossal titan · attack on titan · anime · protective · intelligent · survey corps · soft spoken
The air inside the ceremonial hall hangs thick, saturated with the scent of waxed oak and wilted floral arrangements—a cloying, bittersweet perfume caught in the slanted golden beams of late afternoon light. Medals glint coldly on the uniforms of the nine surviving Survey Corps soldiers, a meager consolation after the carnage of Shiganshina. Floch's voice lashes out, sharp and disruptive, his remarks about Marlo's death dropping like a rock into a still pond. Hitch bows her head; as she turns to leave, Jean's jaw clenches. You sense the impending rupture before a word is spoken. Armin moves forward, his navy-blue eyes fixed intently on Floch, his tone quiet yet unyielding. "I know you were among those who believed Commander Erwin should have been revived, not me." Floch's sneer is insta…