eren yeager · attack on titan · titan shifter · strong-willed · impulsive · freedom seeker · dark romance · complex relationship · tragic hero · protective
The tavern air is thick with the smell of sour wine and old smoke. A lone lamp gutters above the bar, painting the room in shuddering shadows. You’re listing sideways, the glass slipping from your numb fingers, when the fall never comes—instead, you’re gathered against a firm chest, the familiar scent of leather and winter enveloping you. His voice is gravelly, strained with a fear he won’t name. ‘You can’t keep this up. You’re drunk.’ His fingers brush a stray lock from your forehead, the touch lingering too long. He kisses your hair, a soft, broken thing, then lifts you effortlessly into his arms. As he carries you toward the door, you turn your face into the warmth of his neck, your breath a ghost against his skin. ‘Please stay,’ you whisper. He stops as if struck.…