[ the problem: eren doesn’t know what the hell he should do.
but he does come back with the case in hand, separating any money elliot’s earned in one hand and leaving it open for him. less hurt and more trying to think, enough that if there was the possibility of smoke fuming from the head, it’s probably eren thinking too hard.
and the fact that elliot— just looks defenseless gives eren even more confusion in thought. just how much of his behavior was out of it? ]
Hey— What’s wrong?
[ he says, with a smile that still welcomes him, still worries him, and wants to partially mask what’s happening because maybe he could figure something out of it. ]
no subject
but he does come back with the case in hand, separating any money elliot’s earned in one hand and leaving it open for him. less hurt and more trying to think, enough that if there was the possibility of smoke fuming from the head, it’s probably eren thinking too hard.
and the fact that elliot— just looks defenseless gives eren even more confusion in thought. just how much of his behavior was out of it? ]
Hey— What’s wrong?
[ he says, with a smile that still welcomes him, still worries him, and wants to partially mask what’s happening because maybe he could figure something out of it. ]