he’s so sorry to his dream companion because eren himself completely forgets that he’s there. hyper focused. tunnel vision. every one of those and more. she didn’t know how much he’d been looking for her all this time— not even eren realized how much until now. might even be having some trouble understanding her, but meaning simply comes to him when words fail to make sense.

“Somewhere in between.” he’ll confirm that. “The last I found you, you were petrified. More stone than dragon, infection webbing like moss on the surface— is that why you’re sleeping?”