[Hah… trust. Imagine.]

[Imagine being stuck with Eren Jaeger at the end of the world.]

[Despite everything, when Eren’s expression also settles, back to his baseline distance, it… it’s disappointing. Maybe Aubrey really is seeing things, just a bit. Of course he’d never be warm.]

[But. Right. Focus.]

[Aubrey manages a small nod.] Y… yeah…? [And that, in breaths. Her teeth aren’t clenched anymore, though she suspects they will be shortly.... She doesn’t let go of his wrist.]