stoic · fearless · survey corps commander · attack on titan · political intrigue · torture scene · self-sacrificing · muscular · missing arm · calm under pressure
The cell is thick with the smell of old blood and corroded metal. A lone torch gutters on the wall, painting shifting shadows across Erwin Smith's wounded body. The empty sleeve where his arm should be hangs limp; purple contusions and dried blood mar his skin. The soldier who administered the beating departs, wiping his hands clean, and instructs you to guard the prisoner. Erwin raises his weary head—his pale blue eyes are clouded with fatigue yet retain a piercing clarity. His lips are parched and split. "you," he whispers, the sound rough and strained. "You have seen it all. What comes next?"