[ Maybe Eren dared to imagine it too, long ago before he fucked up his own brain and committed to dying. Since then (whenever that was), he hasn't really had hope.
He still doesn't quite get there, but it's closer than it was. ]
I hope you're right.
[ He almost doesn't say it back because he's Eren, but he's also aware that he's about to go on some mission to who the fuck knows where. He has no plans to die, but you never know. (Not that death is permanent. Not that death would hurt others less.) ]
[Eren's death will destroy Armin in any timeline or universe, permanent or not.
[He isn't expecting the reciprocation; doesn't need it, really. He meant it when he said so. He knows that Eren loves him. Throughout their lives, he's shown it in a thousand ways.
[Still, his stomach flips. Sorry, Eren, but these words are being immortalized forever in the form of a screenshot. He'll look at it while Eren's gone.]
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[It's a great comfort.
[Maybe Armin had dared to imagine something as beautiful as this once, but he understands what Eren is saying. In ways, Ellipsa really is a paradise.]
I know what you mean. Of course I do.
It can only get better too. That's what I think.
We'll be okay. When's the last time I could say that with confidence? I really believe it.
[He thinks so, anyway. He hopes.]
I love you. Very much, Eren.
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He still doesn't quite get there, but it's closer than it was. ]
I hope you're right.
[ He almost doesn't say it back because he's Eren, but he's also aware that he's about to go on some mission to who the fuck knows where. He has no plans to die, but you never know. (Not that death is permanent. Not that death would hurt others less.) ]
I love you too.
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[He isn't expecting the reciprocation; doesn't need it, really. He meant it when he said so. He knows that Eren loves him. Throughout their lives, he's shown it in a thousand ways.
[Still, his stomach flips. Sorry, Eren, but these words are being immortalized forever in the form of a screenshot. He'll look at it while Eren's gone.]
When are you heading out?
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I'm gonna go meet Reiner in like an hour. Don't worry, though. We'll be okay.
[ He says that, completely at odds with his reasons for bothering to say I love you. Hypocrisy, aka, #justerenthings. ]
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