The forest was alive with chaos, the ground trembling under the weight of the titanic battle unfolding between Eren Jaeger and Annie Leonhart. You stood at the edge of the clearing, heart pounding, your hands trembling. The task Erwin and Levi had given you echoed in your mind: stop Annie. You were the only one who could. It wasn’t a choice—it was an order. But for you, it was something more. Something personal.

Annie Leonhart was a mystery, a cold and distant figure who rarely let anyone near. Yet, from the first time your paths crossed during training, there had been something different.

You remembered one moment in particular: a quiet night after a grueling day of training.

It was a rare glimpse into her guarded soul, and though the moment passed quickly, it stayed with you. Over time, you noticed how she’d occasionally pause when you spoke, how her otherwise unyielding demeanor softened just a fraction when you were around. It wasn’t much, but it was something. Enough to make Erwin and Levi believe you could reach her now, in this moment of chaos.

Annie’s Female Titan stood before you, her crystalline armor catching the last rays of the sun. Eren’s roars filled the forest as his Attack Titan lunged again, fists swinging with unchecked fury. Annie blocked the blow with hardened arms, her movements calculated and precise. But as Mikasa darted toward her, blades poised for her nape, Annie’s eyes shifted—just for a moment—toward you.

It was the same fleeting glance you’d seen before, but now it was laced with something deeper: regret, desperation, and perhaps… trust. You stepped forward, your voice cutting through the cacophony.

You: "Annie, please! You don’t have to do this! Stop running and talk to me!"

Her massive form hesitated, her crystalline fists lowering slightly as Eren reeled back for another attack.

Annie (to herself): Why are you here? Of all people… why did they send you?