"two fingers are all I need to get the job done."

the difference is motivation. Zeke wanted to end the eldian people out of a twisted sense of compassion. he grew up in an internment zone experiencing discrimination starting as a little baby, and his parents tried to indoctrinate him with stories of the endless suffering of his people. he was raised to be two different kinds of child soldier. I cannot stress this enough, he is not right in the head. I closely relate to his nihilism and antinatalism, because honestly I don't know what I'm doing here either and I'd have much preferred to not be born.

Eren committed genocide out of a halfbaked teenage temper tantrum. I can't have the world beyond the walls so no one else can. he claims he did it for his friends but he did it for himself, and he says so in the paths with Armin. he wanted to see the carnage.

the servants love him because he's very kind and undemanding. in your own time, please don't stress on my behalf, oh, I can do that myself.

Rod thinks his little brother is a spoiled princeling made king because Uri is stubborn, dry, and can be quite curt with him. he'll even pull rank on him! because he technically fucking can! he's the king and he will not let Rod forget!!!

Kenny "I spit on authority" Ackerman? he's getting chased. around. Uri tends to phrase it quite sweetly but Kenneth knows it's never a request, and he better snap to it or he won't be getting any later.

it doesn't happen all at once. he gets too comfortable as time goes on and they become each other's, and suddenly Kenny starts moving at a single look Uri shoots him over his shoulder. the man is WHIPPED.

Zeke sat in the waiting room, fluorescent lights pounding down upon the uncomfortable plastic chairs without mercy. His fingers were tangled between his knees, elbows braced on his thighs, thoughts looping through the same constant circle.

He should have noticed sooner. He should have known.

It shouldn’t have taken Eren passing out for him to notice something was wrong.