[ And now Eren's the one avoiding the question. Tit for tat, he supposes. They've always been the same sort of monster, after all.
Maruki doesn't know how to answer that question, though. How could he possibly make anyone understand, even another version of Eren?
But–
He has to try. He'd never forgive himself if he didn't try, and he knows Eren wouldn't either. ]
You're my closest friend.
[ Immediately, a soft noise of frustration in his throat and an amendment, more earnest in its honesty: ]
No, you're– the only way we can think to describe it is that... you're the other me. I'm the other you. [ My Other. ] It's a bond so deep, words defy it. Get what I'm saying?
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Maruki doesn't know how to answer that question, though. How could he possibly make anyone understand, even another version of Eren?
But–
He has to try. He'd never forgive himself if he didn't try, and he knows Eren wouldn't either. ]
You're my closest friend.
[ Immediately, a soft noise of frustration in his throat and an amendment, more earnest in its honesty: ]
No, you're– the only way we can think to describe it is that... you're the other me. I'm the other you. [ My Other. ] It's a bond so deep, words defy it. Get what I'm saying?