A/N: AoT Week - Day 5. Allies. Erwin Smith.
Word Count: 222
They call the dead the dearly departed. Dear, they are, but departed they are not. They watch his every move and action, whispering about the sacrifices they've made and asking him if their deaths have any meaning. Comrades, allies, friends, all people he's sent to their doom. He's reluctant to say whether or not their devotion has left any lasting impact. At times it feels as if they've gained nothing except more loss.
They've made advances. Of course, they have. But at times he's been forced to question his true intentions. He commands the Legion to lead humanity to victory, but how much of that is really his desire to find the truth behind the Walls and the Titans? How many soldiers is he willing to sacrifice for that purpose?
He's thought about stepping down from his position. He can only hand out death sentences for so long. And yet he can't stop now when he's so close to his goal.
No, he won't give up. If he gives up now then their sacrifices will mean nothing. So he makes it up to them in a different way. He lets them weigh him down – his heart, his mind, his body. He remembers them – standing tall before them as they pledge their hearts to humanity. And he lets them haunt him.
His friends.
A/N: Experimenting with fic lengths while I can. This isn't the ambitious one I was talking about (if you couldn't tell lol). Shall have to save that one for another day~
Was listening to Oh Wonder's "My Friends" a while ago and thought it'd be nice inspiration for an SnK fic and here you have it! Oh Wonder's such a pleasant band. Their new stuff sounds really different but in this really cool way! Y'all should have a listen :)
I can't really believe that I've written for 5 of the 7 days already, haha. I'm usually really bad at this stuff. (I've also been distracted since my friend bought me Portal and Portal 2 the other week and they're pretty fun even though I'm kind of bad at it lol.)