[ there's such an ache the whole time. he wonders if the same thing happened to levi, he wonders when he'll come back, if he'll come back at all. the waiting is the worst part.
he hears the door before it registers properly and he looks up to see...
... well, the man he's been waiting for this whole time. he nearly chokes on a breath as he stands, hesitating a long moment before stepping forward. levi's hesitation in turn is enough to tell him all he needs to know: they're connected in timelines, now, at the same point instead of disparate. or at least, levi went forward far enough (if not further) to see erwin die.
to live through it.
he shifts as he comes closer, curving his arm around him and burying his face in his hair. he doesn't speak for a long moment, and when he does his voice is thick from where he's buried. ]
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he hears the door before it registers properly and he looks up to see...
... well, the man he's been waiting for this whole time. he nearly chokes on a breath as he stands, hesitating a long moment before stepping forward. levi's hesitation in turn is enough to tell him all he needs to know: they're connected in timelines, now, at the same point instead of disparate. or at least, levi went forward far enough (if not further) to see erwin die.
to live through it.
he shifts as he comes closer, curving his arm around him and burying his face in his hair. he doesn't speak for a long moment, and when he does his voice is thick from where he's buried. ]
I'm sorry.
[ jesus christ, erwin. ]