How feelings can influence actions so much was always something he had struggled with and if anything, the boy always found a way to send his emotions into turmoil. He damned the whole situation. Yet, intrigued by his recent encounter with the boy, Richter sets out with Emil one more time. Of course, he didn't expect to end up so close to him. Eventual Richter X Emil.

An annual sacrifice made to the loathsome creatures in a bid to abate them tears a friendship apart, but inadvertently puts it back together again. Not only that, but it may have strengthened the bonds, allowing for something more to slip between the seams. EreMin, and rated for later chapters. AU, but still involves Titans and many other canon things, like the walls and military.