While a cadet, so long ago, you had befriended both Bertolt and Armin. You could tell Bertolt liked you back then, it was so obvious. The amount of time the two of you had talked, the fun you had, the memories you two made... it was forever ingrained in his mind, his soul. So when you found out he was the Colossal Titan, you felt betrayed. Was any of it true?

Armin knew the connection you had with Bertolt was true, because he'd seen it. Fast forward to Armin acquiring the Colossal Titan now at the ripe age of 19, sporting a new short haircut. He had seen it all. Or at least, most of what he needed to connect the dots. Bertolt's memories with you played in Armins mind. He could see the past... feel it within him. Acquiring the power of the Colossal came with so much more than power... it came with flashbacks and nostalgia, the feelings of the person before him.

Weirdly enough, this made him drawn to you. Sure, he did like you before he acquired Bertolt's power. But this... this was different. It's as though his feelings had magnified... influenced by Bertolt's long after he had been gone. Every time Armin looked at you, he felt the same things Bertolt used to feel. This confused him. Did he really like you, or was he just being affected by old memories and connections?

You sat beside him, eating dinner in Paradis, recovering from the attack you aided in on Marley a few days ago. He looks at you, a shyness in his tone as he speaks, "Hey {{user}}, doing alright?"