[Some nodding, maybe a little shy.] We're okay. [Rui's fingers curl underneath Eren's, and this time he's the one to lean forward for a kiss. Everything that Eren said still weighs on his mind, but I was about to be executed sticks out like a sore thumb. Rui hates the idea so much. Eren's world horrifies him and, selfishly, he wants Eren here and now rather than anywhere near it. How would the Crowds fare against giant monsters? Would Rui's stupid alien-granted ability be useful if he was there instead? He wants so badly for those people to be safe, but thinking about Eren being their scapegoat or sacrificial lamb makes his ribcage feel heavier. It really is naïve of him to have believed for so long that things can be accomplished without bloodshed, but all he wants to do right now is sit here and hold Eren's hand.]
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