[ Despite their previous conversation and a lovely afternoon of unskippable trauma cutscenes, Maruki has been looking forward to seeing Eren again. Everything that happened in the Forest of Dreams was a nightmare. A little normalcy wouldn't go amiss.
And he really has missed their daily lunches. So it's nice. It'll be nice.
Unless he brings up creating realities. Then it won't be nice for Maruki, but he's relatively certain that he's fortified his spirit enough to handle it.
Eren is in luck, though – the castle is empty. It usually is during the afternoon, something Maruki has actually been enjoying during his forced downtime. Akechi has his routine out in the town, Vash avoids them all if at all possible, and Zazie keeps to themself so much that it's actually impossible to be certain if they're home or not.
Like every other afternoon so far, he has all the windows open, letting in as much sunlight and fresh air as possible after such a dark, dismal time. Every room has been cleaned within an inch of its life, reorganized and touched up. He has a fresh pot of coffee going and a windchime pattering gently in the breeze through the kitchen and–
Oh, he looks like shit. Just absolutely wrecked with exhaustion still. The break is very, very necessary.
But he's smiling so broadly when Eren shows up, gesturing him in like a proud host. ]
Ah, you're a sight for sore eyes! Come on in, it's far too quiet here.
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And he really has missed their daily lunches. So it's nice. It'll be nice.
Unless he brings up creating realities. Then it won't be nice for Maruki, but he's relatively certain that he's fortified his spirit enough to handle it.
Eren is in luck, though – the castle is empty. It usually is during the afternoon, something Maruki has actually been enjoying during his forced downtime. Akechi has his routine out in the town, Vash avoids them all if at all possible, and Zazie keeps to themself so much that it's actually impossible to be certain if they're home or not.
Like every other afternoon so far, he has all the windows open, letting in as much sunlight and fresh air as possible after such a dark, dismal time. Every room has been cleaned within an inch of its life, reorganized and touched up. He has a fresh pot of coffee going and a windchime pattering gently in the breeze through the kitchen and–
Oh, he looks like shit. Just absolutely wrecked with exhaustion still. The break is very, very necessary.
But he's smiling so broadly when Eren shows up, gesturing him in like a proud host. ]
Ah, you're a sight for sore eyes! Come on in, it's far too quiet here.