[Eren isn't expecting Aubrey to jerk her hand away. Slightly offended, he pulls his back too. What Armin says next yanks Eren's head in his direction, the withdrawn hand immediately forgotten.]
"It was Mikasa."
[A knife in Eren's heart, ever twisting.
[Mikasa. It feels like half of his body falls away. The last time he saw her, the last thing he said to her; and she's still chasing after him. Mikasa. There's a pit in his gut, swallowing him from the inside. Mikasa.]
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"It was Mikasa."
[A knife in Eren's heart, ever twisting.
[Mikasa. It feels like half of his body falls away. The last time he saw her, the last thing he said to her; and she's still chasing after him. Mikasa. There's a pit in his gut, swallowing him from the inside. Mikasa.]