[ She's close enough that he expects her to try and shove past him; he raises his hands, prepared to catch her. As hilariously outclassed as he might be, he'd still do it to stop her.
Instead, when she raises her hand, he moves them to her arms, to hold her in place. ]
To kill him.
[ Jean dealt the blow to the Titan's head. Mikasa dealt the final blow to Eren's body, ending it for good.
He also knows Erwin has watched people he cares about die. He knows he has. Maybe Erwin hasn't held the blade, but it's not as if he doesn't care. He doesn't tell Mikasa that. But it's how Jean understands and rationalizes it. ]
Then why couldn't we tell him, Mikasa?
[ They'd never even formally agreed on it. They just hadn't told him the truth and held it to their chests. And kept not telling him every morning when they woke up with him sprawled across them both. ]
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Instead, when she raises her hand, he moves them to her arms, to hold her in place. ]
To kill him.
[ Jean dealt the blow to the Titan's head. Mikasa dealt the final blow to Eren's body, ending it for good.
He also knows Erwin has watched people he cares about die. He knows he has. Maybe Erwin hasn't held the blade, but it's not as if he doesn't care. He doesn't tell Mikasa that. But it's how Jean understands and rationalizes it. ]
Then why couldn't we tell him, Mikasa?
[ They'd never even formally agreed on it. They just hadn't told him the truth and held it to their chests. And kept not telling him every morning when they woke up with him sprawled across them both. ]