[They've been spending a lot of time together, Jean, Eren, and Mikasa. For all that's been going on in Eren's head, it's been a good thing; better than Eren realizes. He's still a mess. He still has periods where he goes as cold and numb as the future Eren that they remember - the Eren that he now knows he's capable of. But they're good at pulling him back. They've cared for him. They keep him close, and it's fortunate, because every day he feels like living just a little more.
[And he wants to thank them - each of them, in their own way. He's always had a special bond with Mikasa - that isn't a mystery to anyone. But he and Jean have gotten closer than he'd ever imagined they would. They're partners now too, something that still thrills Eren every time he catches himself thinking about it for too long.
[All that is to say, it's a little difficult to get one of them alone, but on the 24th, while Mikasa is elsewhere, Eren finds Jean in the cottage, two packages hidden lamely behind his back.]
Hey, Horseface. [Eh. Old habits die hard.] C'mere a second.
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[And he wants to thank them - each of them, in their own way. He's always had a special bond with Mikasa - that isn't a mystery to anyone. But he and Jean have gotten closer than he'd ever imagined they would. They're partners now too, something that still thrills Eren every time he catches himself thinking about it for too long.
[All that is to say, it's a little difficult to get one of them alone, but on the 24th, while Mikasa is elsewhere, Eren finds Jean in the cottage, two packages hidden lamely behind his back.]
Hey, Horseface. [Eh. Old habits die hard.] C'mere a second.