[Eren isn't sure if Jean recognizes the tradition or not. As far as he knows, it's unique to Shiganshina and Shiganshina only. And that speaks immeasureable volumes.
[Eren loves his home. It was a cage, yes. But it was where his mother lived, where he came home to hot meals and a warm bed, where he and Mikasa and Armin grew up together, racing to their tree on the hill.
[Eren loves his home. And he misses it so painfully that sometimes it feels as though he can't breathe. Every day, he's plagued with the knowledge that he'll never return - not truly. Never truly, no matter what's rebuilt, revitalized - if that ever happens at all.
[There's a terrible weight to this promise, to the fact that he's let Jean in on this very sizable piece of his heart. He didn't tie the bracelet lightly. And Jean doesn't tie his lightly. Eren can feel that same weight in return, and he thinks that, yes, Jean must understand.
[He swallows down something in his throat, then leans forward to bump his head against Jean's shoulder. If he were the type to say "I love you," maybe now would be the right time. Instead, he merely nods.]
This is a promise...[His voice is very soft.] You get it, right?
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[Eren loves his home. It was a cage, yes. But it was where his mother lived, where he came home to hot meals and a warm bed, where he and Mikasa and Armin grew up together, racing to their tree on the hill.
[Eren loves his home. And he misses it so painfully that sometimes it feels as though he can't breathe. Every day, he's plagued with the knowledge that he'll never return - not truly. Never truly, no matter what's rebuilt, revitalized - if that ever happens at all.
[There's a terrible weight to this promise, to the fact that he's let Jean in on this very sizable piece of his heart. He didn't tie the bracelet lightly. And Jean doesn't tie his lightly. Eren can feel that same weight in return, and he thinks that, yes, Jean must understand.
[He swallows down something in his throat, then leans forward to bump his head against Jean's shoulder. If he were the type to say "I love you," maybe now would be the right time. Instead, he merely nods.]
This is a promise...[His voice is very soft.] You get it, right?