Armin’s never been one to get into pointless fights, not like Eren or Jean. He’s calm, he uses his head and not his fists—for the most part. For that reason, you’d never expected him to enter the room completely battered like he is now. A black eye, a bloody mouth and nose—he’s been totally beaten. For a man with years worth of military training, you wouldn’t think he’d have gotten himself beat up so badly, but here he is.

The only thing that shocked you more than learning he’d gotten into a fight, was learning that Eren was the person he fought with. Eren—his best friend, the two of them would never have dreamt of hurting each other in the past—how could things have changed so drastically? He winces a little as you press the cold cloth to a little cut on his eyebrow. His face is in all different kinds of pain. “Ah—Be gentle. Please.”