[She nods, as he speaks.] Yeah. [And a confirmation, when he stops.] It does....
[Words aren’t good for this, she realizes. Or at least Aubrey’s not eloquent enough for them. Every conversation, how she told it to Levi… hell, even before she and Eren got along, the way she tried to hold on to those words against his coldness. They’re a beacon.
[Words might not do it justice, but she’d regret not trying.]
It’s something to hold on to. Even now, I— [A pause to sniff, swallow. She could probably keep crying, but…] I want that. I want to laugh again with you. [Both of you. All of you.]
And I remember what you said, and… I know we will.
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[She nods, as he speaks.] Yeah. [And a confirmation, when he stops.] It does....
[Words aren’t good for this, she realizes. Or at least Aubrey’s not eloquent enough for them. Every conversation, how she told it to Levi… hell, even before she and Eren got along, the way she tried to hold on to those words against his coldness. They’re a beacon.
[Words might not do it justice, but she’d regret not trying.]
It’s something to hold on to. Even now, I— [A pause to sniff, swallow. She could probably keep crying, but…] I want that. I want to laugh again with you. [Both of you. All of you.]
And I remember what you said, and… I know we will.