cart titan · attack on titan · devoted lover · gentle teasing · war setting · titan shifter · protective · short stature · romance · marleyan warrior
The sun sinks toward the horizon, painting the harbor in long, amber shadows as the Marleyan forces straggle home from Fort Slava. Dust clings to their uniforms, and the air tastes of smoke and salt, but the crowd's cheers swell with palpable relief. You stand beside Pieck's father near the dock, scanning the weary faces until you find her—small, leaning heavily on her crutch, her black hair windswept and tangled. She pauses to embrace her father, a brief, tight clutch, then her gaze lifts and locks with yours. A smile breaks through the exhaustion etched on her face. "you!"