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[placation]

[ Maruki watches the rotation of his wrist, chest aching to not be able to reach out and steady him. ]

It might not be that. You just haven't met me yet in your reality.

[ A beat, and then a smile spreads over his face, no less genuine for how watery and thin it is. ]

But now you have. Maybe that will change things.

[wintolive]

[Eren sees something in that smile; somehow, it cleaves his heart in two. He wants to reach out too, but every inch of him freezes when Maruki says--]

Change...?

[Eren's heart beats in his throat. You're the other me. I'm the other you. If that's true, then he must know everything. If that's true, then...]

What...do you mean by that?

[placation]

[ Maruki hesitates, not because there's anything he's keeping from this Eren, but because he's never had to put it into words before. ]

I'm not exactly sure, but... you and I have a way of influencing one another, even when we aren't trying to. Even just this conversation feels like it's having an effect on you, doesn't it?

OHHHHH IMAGINE IT'S ONE OF HIS UGLY WUGLY ICONS

[wintolive]

[Eren's mouth feels dry, halfway open. His fist is balled up tight at his side, but he doesn't look upset. If anything, he looks...helpless.

[Desperate, maybe. He nods, reaching for Maruki at last, his hand coming to grip the other man's sleeve tight.]

You must know everything, right? So...

You can help me...? Please...

[All at once, that desperation crests and breaks. Eren clutches Maruki with both hands, eyes wild.]

Please. You have to save them.

??????? HE'S **NEVER** UGLY WUGLY YOU TAKE THAT BACK

[placation]

[ Eren reaches for him, finally, finally, but what can Maruki do for him?

He takes Eren's hand clutched into his sleeve, drags it away to hold it between both of his own as he looks into those desperate, pleading eyes. ]

I can't change anything, Eren. [ There's such remorse in the truth of those words. ] But I want you to promise me something. Can you do that?

UGLY WUGLY

[wintolive]

[Eren's hand is taken. On some instinct, he bring his other up to join it. He looks past lenses into the man's dark eyes as he says, "I can't change anything, Eren."

[Suddenly, it feels like that grip is the only thing holding Eren up. He thinks he could cry, feels tears in his eyes.]

But...you said...

[Eren closes his eyes tight, has to turn his face away. The man doesn't let go of his hands. They tense and flex beneath his touch.]

What is it? Just tell me...

[placation]

[ Eren looks away, but he holds on. That's what matters. He isn't truly turning away from Maruki. He's listening. His grip is tight, even if his voice is miserable, and Maruki knows this is only the beginning of how difficult his coming years will be.

So his plea is a simple one, and profoundly desperate. ]

When you feel like you're entirely alone... When you're certain that you've turned everyone against you, and you're undeserving of their love...

[ Maruki's hands grip tight, tight. ]

Remember me. Even if the memory is faint. Remember that I'm with you. I'm always with you.