[ and— there he goes, sitting closer to her the second he gets, shoulder to shoulder and just a little more. she’s tense around her frame and all, feeling the core of her stiffness in his palm when his hand falls around her. ]
I know. [ he’d like it, at least, if there was some way she could have rest on him. ] And I know you can’t just shut it off.
[ She doesn't push him away, but she also doesn't lean into him. It's like she's trying to keep herself contained into a really tight ball, but it's not hard to see how close she is to unraveling.
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[ She's rigid from the way she holds herself to the way she talks. Everything is stiff and brittle like the smallest wind could cause her to snap.
She doesn't move away from Eren, and she doesn't take a step closer. ]
I'm tired.
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I know. [ he’d like it, at least, if there was some way she could have rest on him. ] And I know you can’t just shut it off.
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She's so still. She's too still. ]
I wish I could. It would help so much.