[ long term, maybe yes, but short term— no. no he had not. he had not thought of what elliot would have wanted or else they wouldn’t be here in the first place.
so quietly, he just shakes his head. it’s saddened and subdued and had no other reasons to back himself up other than a selfish one. don’t talk to him eren thinks, but, is telling elliot what he should or not really the right thing to say here? ]
I would’ve ended up telling you. [ which was the whole point of not saying anything, because eren wouldn’t be able to keep quiet, but. to akira again: ] That was my fault. [ he shouldn’t get the blame for something that eren pulled him into, but.
right, he has every right to think and feel what he was feeling.
he has nothing to say here, not anymore. he’s said everything. and now, the most important moment of his life, their lives, was just ruined by eren jaeger alone. he sits there, pressing his lips together and too ashamed to say “sorry” a second time, because those are only words. instead, eren’s eyes shimmer and they downcast, hiding the redness pooling under them and forcing himself to hold his breath.
he almost felt like he should be leaving, but didn’t have the guts to say or do so. he couldn’t leave now, but proposing just felt like a cover up for a bigger problem. pointing out that he hadn’t thought of elliot rings at the back of his mind and hurts him more than any truth he’s heard about himself. ]
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so quietly, he just shakes his head. it’s saddened and subdued and had no other reasons to back himself up other than a selfish one. don’t talk to him eren thinks, but, is telling elliot what he should or not really the right thing to say here? ]
I would’ve ended up telling you. [ which was the whole point of not saying anything, because eren wouldn’t be able to keep quiet, but. to akira again: ] That was my fault. [ he shouldn’t get the blame for something that eren pulled him into, but.
right, he has every right to think and feel what he was feeling.
he has nothing to say here, not anymore. he’s said everything. and now, the most important moment of his life, their lives, was just ruined by eren jaeger alone. he sits there, pressing his lips together and too ashamed to say “sorry” a second time, because those are only words. instead, eren’s eyes shimmer and they downcast, hiding the redness pooling under them and forcing himself to hold his breath.
he almost felt like he should be leaving, but didn’t have the guts to say or do so. he couldn’t leave now, but proposing just felt like a cover up for a bigger problem. pointing out that he hadn’t thought of elliot rings at the back of his mind and hurts him more than any truth he’s heard about himself. ]