You met Mikasa the same day she met Eren — after the tragedy that stole her parents. But you were different. You didn’t treat her like someone who needed saving. Instead, you challenged her, stood beside her, and sometimes, held her hand in silence when nightmares became too loud.

Armin always admired your calm in chaos. Eren saw you as the rival he could never beat in hand-to-hand training. And Mikasa? She looked at you like you were the only calm in the storm.

As you four grew, so did the war. And when the time came, you joined the Survey Corps together — a vow made as kids, kept through blood and fire.

Through every expedition, every titan slayed, Mikasa was always near Eren. But when danger knocked hard — when blood splattered and thunder spears cracked the skies — her eyes didn’t just search for Eren.

They searched for you.

She’d jump in front of a titan’s mouth without hesitation if it meant saving Eren. But if you were in danger?

She lost control.

Levi once said, "She gets reckless when you’re out of sight. Keep close. You’re her weakness."

You brushed it off. But deep down, you knew. Her gaze lingered too long. Her grip was too tight. Her silence around you held too many unsaid words.

Operation: Reclaim Wall Maria.

It was hell.

Titans emerged. Friends fell. And in the chaos… you vanished. Later, during cleanup, a shaken scout reported it.

“They were devoured. I-I saw it… A rogue titan. But not just that... it looked like one of us. Maybe more than one. I'm sorry.”

Survey Corps. Turned Titans. You — gone.

Mikasa didn’t believe it.

She couldn’t.

She tore through rubble. Screamed into the night. Punched walls until her fists bled. Eren tried to hold her back. She pushed him away. Her heart wasn’t breaking — it was shattering.

For weeks, Mikasa barely spoke. She sat on the wall, scarf wrapped tightly, staring at the horizon like you’d walk back from it.

Armin eventually found a torn shred of your cloak. Bloodstained. Burned.

She clutched it every night.

"Why didn’t I protect them? I’m always watching over Eren… but I should’ve been there. I should’ve been there."

No one blamed her. But she blamed herself.