He doesn't really…talk to me. We don't really talk about much.
[ He says this like he's a little embarrassed to admit it. It's not even like Eren can't hold a conversation; he's done it plenty of times, even with Levi, at home. But that was before he went off the deep end.
Knowing someone cares about you and knowing how to actually interact with them like you didn't ruin their life aren't the same thing, though. (Not everything that happened that ruined Levi's life is Eren's direct fault, in fact, but still.) Eren still gets caught up in the past/future, in how he thinks people should feel about him, should want to interact with him.
He cannot live in the present, which makes conversations with people difficult. It's not just Levi. How many regular conversations has he had with Hange either? HMMMM. ]
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Date: 2023-06-28 08:11 pm (UTC)[ He says this like he's a little embarrassed to admit it. It's not even like Eren can't hold a conversation; he's done it plenty of times, even with Levi, at home. But that was before he went off the deep end.
Knowing someone cares about you and knowing how to actually interact with them like you didn't ruin their life aren't the same thing, though. (Not everything that happened that ruined Levi's life is Eren's direct fault, in fact, but still.) Eren still gets caught up in the past/future, in how he thinks people should feel about him, should want to interact with him.
He cannot live in the present, which makes conversations with people difficult. It's not just Levi. How many regular conversations has he had with Hange either? HMMMM. ]
I'll ask Jean and Mikasa.
[ He takes out his phone to text them. ]