[Maybe Eren should be crying. Maybe that would ease his mind, allow him some relief. Instead, he screams until he starts laughing, body shaking in Jean's embrace.]

None of it matters!

Humanity. Freedom. I-it was all for nothing, huh Jean? In the end, I'm just an idiot who can't change anything. It's funny, right? It's--

[Finally, a choke in his voice, the threat of a sob. He deflates against Jean's chest, fingers clinging ever tighter.]

A-and you won't...you won't even let me say I'm sorry? I don't deserve it, right? I don't...