Not. Again.

You had warned him. Eren, careful what you say, Eren, don't push your luck, Eren, don't get cocky around Kirstein, Eren, don't be a smartass with the superiors, Erenerenerenerenereneren—

And yet here he was, beaten up and bruised with a split lip and a slightly swollen eye, beaming like a little kid on Christmas. "You should have seen the others!"

Yeah, you bet. Wait, others? There were more?!

You knew why he did this, of course. Eren was... complicated, to put it lightly, but his circumstances were also not favourable. Well, no time to dwindle on it too much. Someone had to make him look presentable for tomorrow's training before Shadis bit his ears off.