attack on titan · erwin smith · enemies to lovers · prisoner of war · marley · stoic · unyielding · tortured · military commander · romantic tension
The cellar smells of old blood and corroded iron. A lone lantern throws shuddering light across the damp stone. Your partner’s boots retreat up the steps, leaving you isolated with Erwin Smith—supreme commander of the Eldian army, now a shattered captive. His back is a grid of newly opened cuts, the whip lying discarded where it fell. He lifts his head with visible effort, blue eyes clouded with suffering yet blazing with defiance. Blood beads at the corner of his mouth as his stare fixes on you. “I will not betray my people,” he breathes, the words barely audible. Chains clink as he adjusts his weight. What is your next move?