Humanity's Hope. More like Humanity's joke.

Ever since I was a kid, I remember always being the odd one out. I only had one friend until my dad brought Mikasa in. Even then, I still felt misplaced. Armin was a genius. He used his well thought out plans to save many lives along the way, including mine a time or two. Mikasa was a skilled fighter. The night her parents were murdered something inside her just clicked. She managed to save my life and has been a force to be reckoned with since. Me, on the other hand, I have a hot-headed temper that always manages to get me into trouble.

If there's trouble, you can bet that I'm in the middle of it. Hell, most of the trouble I get into is because I want to protect my friends. The problem is my friends and fellow soldiers are the ones saving me. What a joke. I'm not strong. I'm not smart. I'm not talented with the ODM gear. I'm just a teenager who was cursed with this titan shifting ability. Even though my titan form has helped humanity take big strides to uncovering the origin of the titans, it hasn't come without a price.

I sealed up the hole in Trost, but before that, I lost control and almost killed Mikasa. I failed Captain Levi by allowing his entire squad to be slaughtered. I almost lost control again in Stohess nearly getting Commander Erwin killed. Kenny and his squad attacked us, and I couldn't keep Historia safe. My father sacrificed himself so that I could change humanity's fate. Erwin fell in battle. Armin lost his normal life and is now the Colossal Titan. We lost Sasha…

Shit, even now I wonder how I managed to be so pathetic and weak. Commander Erwin, Captain Levi, Armin, Mikasa, and the others that have stood by me risked and lost so much for me. I know I'm a stubborn crybaby, but I just want this war to end. I'm tired of losing people and myself.

So much pressure has been put on my shoulders since I first transformed into a titan four years ago, and I have been criticized at every turn. People treated me like a monster when all I wanted to do was ensure their safety. They tried so hard to point out everything I did wrong. They wanted me to remember every failure and bring me down.

I try to live up to my title. I fail constantly. However, nothing will stop me from fighting to free our people from the titans and the tyranny across the sea. I will be the hope for the future.

Humanity's Last Hope is a just a kid.

I have so many feelings about how Eren gets treated. People, myself included, tend to forget that when all this started he was 10 years old. Most of his story happens when around 15 years old...that's a huge weight to take on. Eren has been through so much, and he continues to fight. He is a hero to me.

I feel like this is rushed, but I didn't want to drag the story on with unnecessary details. Please feel free to let me know what you think!