[Arion flinches at the sound of the firearm going off repeatedly, but hands on to Eren's hand. The beast roars in pain, thrashing mid-air before swinging its arms wildly in front of it. Its whispy tail is still anchored to Arion's back, jostling him with every movement. It's rather painful to be tugged so hard in so many directions.]
I need--I need to get it off!
[He's clawing wildly at the tail attached to his back. It feels like a part of him now, and he desperately needs to sever that connection.]
[ what does he do, what does he do— eren’s long abandoned the knives and blades his apparition had left behind. he only had his gun, with a little more than half a magazine left. he’s blinded the beast, that much was apparent, but he’d had to use the remaining bullets wisely. if he wanted to keep holding onto arion like he did armin, during that time . . .
that time, he was prying a monstrous mouth open, reaching inside and grabbing the boy’s wrist with all his might. his leg was bleeding then, no— it was gone. weight caved over his shoulders and carved into his knees, but even then, eren still held on. he found the strength somewhere, it erupted from the inside out, he jerked him from the throat of a beast and threw him onto a roof.
and that same strength, from inside him, surges. eren pulls, and screams— and aiming another round of blows, he fires at the monster’s tail and pries the boy free. no one’s dying here. not him, not titan, and not arion. ]
tfw the kid you saved is two letters off from your past bff
[Eren's shots at the tail do the trick to loosen Arion from its grasp. Arion stumbles forward, but is quick to recover and pull the rest of its tail off his back. It disappears like thick smoke, and it's not long before the monster does the same. The fog begins to let up again. Sasuke whimpers and licks his owner's and Eren's hands. Arion does his best to regulate his breathing and mentally recover from that.]
...Thank you...
[He gives Eren (and Titan) a quick hug to ground themselves again.]
[ if he still wasn’t holding onto him, the force in eren’s pull would’ve sent arion flying. his gun still stays aimed, even as the beast retreats, letting the boy go in favor of keeping both hands on the firearm. he’s shaking, but he stands the ground needed until the fog pushes back and recoils, until . . . his hands fall to his sides. one of them has titan’s wet nose pressing into it while the other has an even smaller tongue lapping, nearly making him jump.
it’s just— it’s just the other dog. and arion is okay. they’re all okay for now. the embrace comes as a slight surprise, but eren hurriedly returns it when he realizes he’s being thanked. firming the boy’s shoulders in front of him, he gives arion a firm nod. ]
You did great, too. [ he licks his dry lips, but already gets up, checking titan. ] Let’s— let’s leave you there, I gotta hurry.
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I need--I need to get it off!
[He's clawing wildly at the tail attached to his back. It feels like a part of him now, and he desperately needs to sever that connection.]
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that time, he was prying a monstrous mouth open, reaching inside and grabbing the boy’s wrist with all his might. his leg was bleeding then, no— it was gone. weight caved over his shoulders and carved into his knees, but even then, eren still held on. he found the strength somewhere, it erupted from the inside out, he jerked him from the throat of a beast and threw him onto a roof.
and that same strength, from inside him, surges. eren pulls, and screams— and aiming another round of blows, he fires at the monster’s tail and pries the boy free. no one’s dying here. not him, not titan, and not arion. ]
tfw the kid you saved is two letters off from your past bff
...Thank you...
[He gives Eren (and Titan) a quick hug to ground themselves again.]
We're only a block away from home now.
thanks for that regain yo
it’s just— it’s just the other dog. and arion is okay. they’re all okay for now. the embrace comes as a slight surprise, but eren hurriedly returns it when he realizes he’s being thanked. firming the boy’s shoulders in front of him, he gives arion a firm nod. ]
You did great, too. [ he licks his dry lips, but already gets up, checking titan. ] Let’s— let’s leave you there, I gotta hurry.