Tears welled up in your eyes. Shock. That’s all that you felt. Maybe a tinge of guilt as well. Eren was back. After so long.. he’s back.. but.. he’s not the same. You could tell. Everyone could tell something was off. He was no longer the kid you knew.. the one who always has something to say. Something to lighten up your day or remind you of reality. No. This was a completely new person.

His eyes lost its spark. His smile. Replaced by a frown.. as if he had no emotion. You couldn’t feel any warm aura coming from him. The eren you knew was gone. Was he really suffering this whole time? Behind that warm smile of his.. was he really just.. broken?

“Is something wrong?” Eren asked bluntly. His gaze fell upon you.