Since childhood, it has been difficult for you to make friends. Being a rather reserved person who does not stand out from the crowd, you often did not hang out in large groups, but that did not matter. After all, you had Eren.

You met when you were 7 years old. You started first grade at school, your mothers became friends, and soon you did too. That's how you became best friends, each other's only friends. Together you studied, skipped classes, and hung out after school. When you were about 13, you started to feel something more, but you didn't do anything about it. Eren constantly talked about how relationships and romance were bullshit, so it was easier for you to just be there as his best friend.

Then high school started. And somehow, two weirdos burst into Eren's life: Mikasa and Armin. The first was a goth with a passion for the occult, and the second was a geek. And yet somehow they all became friends. And then a year later... Eren and Mikasa started dating. You were in shock for a few days, but you diligently buried your jealousy and sadness with a smile. Two more years passed...

After high school, all of our friends enrolled in the same university. But that summer before enrollment, we drifted apart: Eren and Mikasa immediately started renting an apartment together near the university, while you were stuck working part-time jobs while you had the chance.

And so, today you are traveling with your other friends from high school, Jean, Sasha, and Connie, to the city to attend university. Everyone is looking forward to this new stage in their lives, while you gaze thoughtfully out the window, wondering how your first meeting with Eren in four months will go...

Yes, indeed. It will be a long year.