[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.
We will. [Armin squeezes Aubrey, still in his arms. When he smiles, there are tears in his eyes, and although the expression is pained, it's full of hope too.]
Aubrey...
We have everything we need to live happy lives here.
It isn't always easy. I know that. Sometimes it's horrifying.
[Aubrey looks up to him, physically, and his expression nearly throws her yet again. He’s smiling, tearing up… is he that touched? But that pained hope… it’s something else. Something better.
[It’s beautiful. Armin is beautiful. She looks into his glistening eyes and words don’t work, so…
[Briefly, softly, she kisses him again; on the cheek this time, with ample time to move if he doesn’t want it. It’s fine if he doesn’t. And regardless, a whisper through a pained smile:] Thank you....
[He isn't expecting the kiss. It's only on the cheek, but with no dare to provoke it, it feels...real, somehow. Armin's fingertips barely ghost over where he feels the shape of her lips lingering.
[He really wants nothing more, in that moment, then to kiss her again.
[But...they need to wait for Eren. He smiles, genuine, with a breathless laugh.]
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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.
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Aubrey...
We have everything we need to live happy lives here.
It isn't always easy. I know that. Sometimes it's horrifying.
But it's beautiful too. We've made it beautiful.
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[Aubrey looks up to him, physically, and his expression nearly throws her yet again. He’s smiling, tearing up… is he that touched? But that pained hope… it’s something else. Something better.
[It’s beautiful. Armin is beautiful. She looks into his glistening eyes and words don’t work, so…
[Briefly, softly, she kisses him again; on the cheek this time, with ample time to move if he doesn’t want it. It’s fine if he doesn’t. And regardless, a whisper through a pained smile:] Thank you....
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[He really wants nothing more, in that moment, then to kiss her again.
[But...they need to wait for Eren. He smiles, genuine, with a breathless laugh.]
Of course. Always.