Love the idea that Eren is scared of creepy crawlies but his daughter adores them. Like sheās so happy to show her daddy the bugs and lizards she caught all by herself in the backyard, not knowing that heās internally screaming. One time she came in with a rat snake coiled around her arm all chill and Eren almost had a heart attack because what if that reptilian horror hurts his precious little baby?
i think she first picked up a lizard or something as a result of pure fascination and curiosity but begins to get more adventurous once she sees her dadās reaction to the bugs/animals š slowly goes fromļæ¼ caterpillarsļæ¼, to beetles, to little frogs, to lizards, garden snakes and more as she gets older. like you said, eren damn near faints the first time she brings a snake home LMAO
i imagine erenās daughter to be just like eren when he was younger (yk, adventurous and chaotic), so i think she would purposely bring home little creatures as an attempt to startle eren. he probably tries so hard not to look scared but she can see right through him (āitās okay daddy, he doesnāt bite.ā)
and eren canāt kill or relocate the animals either, because his daughter makes sure to name each one of her friends, and he doesnāt wanna break her heart or make her mad at him for getting rid of them. thereās no sympathy for roaches tho, eren makes sure to get rid of any the second he sees them in case his daughter grows attached šš