the other side of the sea - reiner braun x reader.

Heaven and Earth.

Reiners POV:

I can barely move my body as I drag it towards Eren. One foot in front of the other is the most I can do right now, I have to stay focused on what's ahead. Eren has to die, we have to end this. I think I hear someone calling my name, I ignore it. I can't become distracted. Step, step, step.

I hear it again, it's so faint in the distance, I can't tell who the voice belongs to. Something starts to cause the atmosphere to smell different, what is it?. "REINER!!!!!" I hear again, I recognize the voice right away. Y/N. I turn my head and my legs stop working when I lay eyes on the scene before me.

There is a thick mist surrounding everyone back at the edge of the crater. I see Jean, Conny, my mom, Gabi and Y/N standing looking out at Armin and I.

I can make out Y/N, she's on her knees her arm outstretched. My blood runs cold. It's the same gas that was used to turn Ragako village into titans. No. Everyone on that cliff is going to turn into a pure titan. Y/N. My sweet, smart, kick ass Y/N. This isn't happening, this can't be happening.

I keep my eyes glued on my girl, I see the sadness coating her face. I scream out in anger and devastation just as the light flashes and I see the love of my life, and my closest comrades, rise up as pure titans and start barrelling towards us. That parasite is leading the charge. Straight adrenaline is fuelling me right now as I reach my arms out to stop it from reaching Eren. I need to give Armin enough time to take him down.

I grab ahold of the parasite, but I'm jumped by 3 titans whose faces I would recognize anywhere. Jean, Conny, Y/N. This isn't fair, they don't deserve this, they deserve to live. They are supposed to be the ones to survive this, to pass down the history of what's happened here today. Why, why. I see the face of my mom. Fuck fuck!

I try to fight as hard as I can. I can hear Y/Ns voice in my head on the day Porco died. "Fight back Reiner, please!" I never told her that I did hear her screaming for me that day, that the sounds of her pleas were the only thing that stopped me from not immediately releasing myself from my titan and letting Falco eat me.

I see her on the flying boat, right before we jumped. My shirt fisted in her hands. "I love you. You are worthy." I feel hot tears streak down my cheeks. I keep fighting. For her. I will hold this thing off long enough for Armin to kill Eren, for her. I watch as Pieck and Annie join me, helping me hold this thing down. Will it be enough?

When will this torture end?

Y/Ns POV:

My eyes shoot open. It takes a minute for my vision to focus, but I can barely make out the sky above, I think I'm laying on the ground. I close my eyes again and lean up on my elbows. When I look around me, I see Jean and Conny giving me the same confused expression that I can already tell is on my face. How did I end up on the ground?

I remember Armins explosion, and watching him and Reiner follow after Erens titan. Did I trip over something? I move to stand up and notice that the pain in my ribs from before is completely gone, my arm feels better as well. How is that possible?

I stand up and take a look behind me, I see Reiner barreling towards me, seemingly unscathed and out of his titan form. Once he reaches me he scoops me into him and I feel my feet leave the ground. "You're here. You're back." He says, his voice shaky.

I wrap my arms around him and hug him tightly. "Back from where?" I ask. Reiner sets me down and looks over me. "You're healed. Your face, your arm." I see tears well in his eyes and my heart cracks. "You're here, and you're safe, and I love you. I love you so much, Y/N. Now and forever." He says before pulling me back into his chest, one hand on the back of my head. "I - I love you too." I reply.