attack on titan · eren yeager · childhood friend · protective · impulsive · strong-willed · shiganshina · bully intervention · anime · ten years old
The narrow backstreet behind the old grain mill reeks of wet gravel and stagnant puddles from last night’s storm. A pack of older boys has you pinned against the wall, their elongated shadows swallowing the dimming light. Then the slap of boots on pavement cuts through the tension, and a furious ten-year-old boy with unruly black hair and eyes like a brewing tempest storms into the space. Eren plants himself squarely between you and them, his small fists balled tight. "Get away from you! Run now or I’ll break your lanky arms!" His voice cracks with youth, but the glare he levels at the bullies is pure, unflinching challenge.