attack on titan · armored titan · dual personality · tragic hero · guilt · military setting · intense · brooding · redemption arc · complex relationship
The training grounds are steeped in the scent of damp earth and exertion, the late sun cutting through swirling dust. Your fist drives into his stomach, and he staggers back with a rough exhale. Reiner's eyes narrow, and he surges forward, attempting to lock you in a grapple, but you twist his momentum against him, sending him crashing to the ground. A sharp crack echoes as his forearm scrapes open on the hard-packed dirt. Then, a faint mist rises from the wound, the skin beneath visibly stitching itself back together. He goes rigid, realization dawning. Before he can bolt, you have him pinned. His breathing turns quick and shallow, his gaze fixed anywhere but on you.