You thought you had seen it all. Really, you had. What else was there to see? Yeah, there was the ocean and the sand hills and all that Armin talked about, but did that even really matter at this point? You were about ninety percent sure you'd never see them. There really wasn't anything that could surprise you anymore.
You swing around the castle, doing a double check for titans. It's surprising that you would have to double check, but you do it anyways. Of course, there's nothi-hold on. What was that? Was one of those guys shifting? You stand on the highest wall, looking to see who it was.
It…wasn't any of them. At all. Oh, god, this one looked…familiar, in a way. It was turned around, however, so you couldn't see its face. You will it to turn around. You want to see what it looks like, although you can't place why.
It finally does, and you freeze, hardly able to breathe. Freckles. That's the first thing you notice. Why would a titan have freckles? That's the least of your concern, though. Your main concern is that you know who this is. No way you're going to admit it though. You can't. You can't even think it, what makes you think you could say it?
Even though you're not thinking or saying anything, you almost immediately shoot out and grab onto it, swinging around and drawing your blades. It brings its hand up, covering the nape of its neck, and you think of Annie briefly. Damn. Maybe this one knew her. Of course, you knew it did, but that's not important right now. You slash its arm, trying to get the hand to fall. It doesn't, and you hope to whoever and whatever you can that this one can't crystallize.
You think for a second, then hack at its fingers. It quickly lets go of its neck, looking at its hand and screeching. You cover your ears quickly, hoping that will work. When it stops and goes quiet, you dispense your blades, equip new ones, and slash at its neck. It's not enough to kill it or its…master? Host? Whatever. You're not trying to kill either of them. You just want the person in there out. You try and cut a circle to get them out, and slash the titan's neck again, making it fall. You jump down before you can fall, landing next to it, then getting on top of it to pull them out.
They sit up before you can, breathing heavily, and they look up at you. You look at them, and you can see their face through the steam. You were right. It was him. You didn't want to admit it-he was the last person you thought of when you thought of a titan shifter-but there was no denying it now.
"Eren?" And the voice is what cinches it all together. He blinks and tries to stand up, but fails. You can see why. He must've been in that titan body for a while. It's a wonder you got him out in time. You look him in the eye, almost glaring. You have a feeling you might regret saving him, if you could even call it that.
"Marco."
((wh oa this is short why is it so short))
((gross))