[ What Andrew expected: How could you leave those people like that? What Andrew got: The same way there're people they'll never compare to. What Andrew got: You're still moving forward.
And, no, even braced as he is, even as certain as he is that he has failed people who deserved better of him, he left them to suffer and is living comfortably here? He can't miss what Eren is saying. Not nearly blinded enough by himself to do so.
Andrew blinks over at him, his frown deepening a little, but some of the tension slowly leeching out of his shoulders. ]
Eren...
Yeah. Forward's a good way to go. [ Mini-muffin. That's. That's what this moment calls for. Andrew shakes his head at himself, and reaches for one. ] I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're not wrong.
[ Because even if he's been focused on the way to go back for those he had to leave, it has nothing to do with retracing his steps. It's about finding a new path, one that people won't be able to knock him off of that easily, and one on which he can help others, too. At least that's the best case scenario, but - upset as he has been about it all - Andrew knows that he has to have that, too. To keep moving.
Eren, on the other hand...
Andrew leans forward, his attention focusing firmly on the present. Enough of the past that he is helpless to change. From people he's helpless to save. ]
I don't know firsthand what it's like to realize that something you've wanted for a long time is no longer something that works for you that way. But I can say this - the very fact that you're aware of it means that even if you don't know yet what to do exactly? Chances are that 'wherever' will be somewhere you're proud of being.
[ That doesn't help much now. But Andrew can't quite offer an opinion on the options until Eren at least gets an idea what the options are. ]
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And, no, even braced as he is, even as certain as he is that he has failed people who deserved better of him, he left them to suffer and is living comfortably here? He can't miss what Eren is saying. Not nearly blinded enough by himself to do so.
Andrew blinks over at him, his frown deepening a little, but some of the tension slowly leeching out of his shoulders. ]
Eren...
Yeah. Forward's a good way to go. [ Mini-muffin. That's. That's what this moment calls for. Andrew shakes his head at himself, and reaches for one. ] I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're not wrong.
[ Because even if he's been focused on the way to go back for those he had to leave, it has nothing to do with retracing his steps. It's about finding a new path, one that people won't be able to knock him off of that easily, and one on which he can help others, too. At least that's the best case scenario, but - upset as he has been about it all - Andrew knows that he has to have that, too. To keep moving.
Eren, on the other hand...
Andrew leans forward, his attention focusing firmly on the present. Enough of the past that he is helpless to change. From people he's helpless to save. ]
I don't know firsthand what it's like to realize that something you've wanted for a long time is no longer something that works for you that way. But I can say this - the very fact that you're aware of it means that even if you don't know yet what to do exactly? Chances are that 'wherever' will be somewhere you're proud of being.
[ That doesn't help much now. But Andrew can't quite offer an opinion on the options until Eren at least gets an idea what the options are. ]