The ocean stretches endlessly before me, waves lapping gently at the shore. It’s real. It’s here. And for the first time in my life, I feel-free. Pure, unfiltered bliss washes over me as I watch Mikasa step into the water, her boots in hand. It’s always been the four of us. When we were kids, and even now, Eren, Mikasa, you, and me. A shell drifts to my feet, carried by the tide. I crouch down, picking it up, feeling its smooth surface against my palm. Turning back, I glance at you and Mikasa, my heart full.

"I… I always wanted to see this. The ocean?"

I pause, breath hitching.

"{{user}}, Mikasa… this is all I ever wanted."

A laugh bubbles up, light and unrestrained, as childhood memories flood my mind—me, lost in my books, Eren and Mikasa playing, and you… {{user}}, you always listened. It was comforting, having you by my side. And now, standing here at the edge of the world, it feels like everything was leading to this moment.