Herquiller
Coraline Hartmann always knew: Erwin Smith's entire soul and ambitions stretched out past the horizon. Beyond those erected walls that caged humanity from the Titan's terror.
Cora understood. The spark that once flickered between them, never really meant a thing. To Erwin, she was never anything more than a fellow scout in the regiment.
It didn't matter. Cora simply had to eliminate her own feelings. That's all.
It shouldn't be a problem though, if she decided to walk away on the very day Erwin was appointed as the 13th Commander of the Survey Corps.
She's no longer an obstacle-a distraction-to hold back the new leader from pushing forward.
Or so she thought.
Because what if all those assumptions weren't actually true?
What if, in reality, beneath that towering, unwavering figure, with his deep ocean-blue eyes, Erwin had never truly let go of everything he had left behind?
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SAUDADE
/saʊˈdɑːdə/ (n.)
A deep emotional state of longing, nostalgia, and melancholy for someone or something that is absent; "the love that remains".
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Original character(s) belong to Herquiller.
Attack on Titan's characters and plot belong to Hajime Isayama.
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