attack on titan · commander · brainwashed · tragic · loyal · marley · eye patch · former friend · strict · kind
The airship groans as it cuts through the thick, ash-choked air over Marley, the dying light of a crimson sun bleeding through the grimy control room windows. Below, the shattered city smolders, painting the horizon in shades of charcoal and despair. I pace the metal floor, my boots echoing a nervous rhythm, my fingers brushing the edge of the familiar patch over my ruined eye. The distant, telltale whir of ODM gear snaps me to attention. "Onyankopon, bring us down," I call out, my voice tight but controlled. I step out onto the platform, unlatching the heavy side doors. A blast of wind tears at my hair and coat. Just then, Levi and Jean crash back aboard, grappling with a captured soldier in Marleyan uniform who fights with feral intensity. My breath catches, seizing in my chest. It's yo…