[ unsurprisingly, he'd wanted to tag along. it was really more of an assumption considering how rarely they've been apart here, but he could tell Erwin was intending to go alone, so he didn't even ask. given the choice, he'll always want to be wherever Erwin is, but he does trust him unconditionally, so he sucked it up and stayed behind, curled up on the floor in the fetal position in front of the door like a sad dog.
...well, maybe not the last part, but it was definitely the same kind of energy. Erwin was gone for the entire day, after all. so it's also not unlike a dog that he immediately perks up when he hears Erwin come back inside and call his name. did he say something about tea, too? holy shit. what a man.
anyway, Erwin will hear his totally angelic voice before he sees him. ]
Where the hell have you been? I've been sitting here on my ass all d—
[ when he actually sees Erwin, he freezes. his usual fake whining comes to an abrupt end—he immediately knows something is off. he's used to seeing Erwin's right sleeve down (though he also remembers it being pinned up this morning, because of course he does), but it's easy for anyone to tell that it's largely empty.
and now it isn't. ]
What...
[ he doesn't even know how to finish the sentence. his mouth just hangs open. where the hell has Erwin been? ]
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...well, maybe not the last part, but it was definitely the same kind of energy. Erwin was gone for the entire day, after all. so it's also not unlike a dog that he immediately perks up when he hears Erwin come back inside and call his name. did he say something about tea, too? holy shit. what a man.
anyway, Erwin will hear his totally angelic voice before he sees him. ]
Where the hell have you been? I've been sitting here on my ass all d—
[ when he actually sees Erwin, he freezes. his usual fake whining comes to an abrupt end—he immediately knows something is off. he's used to seeing Erwin's right sleeve down (though he also remembers it being pinned up this morning, because of course he does), but it's easy for anyone to tell that it's largely empty.
and now it isn't. ]
What...
[ he doesn't even know how to finish the sentence. his mouth just hangs open. where the hell has Erwin been? ]