#naimari

I read that Smartpass thing about Erwin's letter to Marie (I don't think this was the one that I saw on Twitter and posted about before...) and...Erwin kinda implied that Nile wasn't much of a talker during their younger days. Which, in my opinion, shows that the one who made the first move was Marie. Marie indeed chose Nile rather than Erwin...as opposed to the usual, most-accepted notion in the fandom that Nile "stole" Marie from Erwin (which is pretty rude on Erwin and Nile's relationship, btw). Nile, being the quiet person he is, just accepted her advances...though I'm sure he's conflicted if he had assumed that Marie would had preferred his best friend, who had presented himself well enough for a woman's admiration...compared to himself. And I guess those advances paid off? Nile eventually married Marie, though his non-talkative side is not helping him much in telling her that his feelings are always mutual. So Erwin had to help him in that once in a while...which of course, sorta made Nile's assumption that his boyfriend DOES have a thing for Marie, truer by the years. So yeah. A quiet, emotionally suppressed Nile. I can see that. Totally.

Imagine Nile being a person who has a hard time expressing his emotions in words and he almost always comes out a little too boring and monotonous, sometimes confusing, when he might actually be happy/sad/angry/excited etc. Somehow, over the years, only Erwin and Marie caught Nile's problem and automatically adapted to it in their conversations.

Imagine Nile Dawk overwhelmed by anguish and uncertainty right after he was accepted into the Military Police. The guilt of leaving Erwin and their dream behind was too strong and he couldn't help but feel useless, and each and every hour of the day, he would blame himself for being a pathetic fool for choosing something Erwin hated. Then, came Marie. The woman who saw the good in Nile, who suggested they live together and start a family, who lifted Nile's spirit and encouraged him to do what he can do best every single minute, who dragged Nile out of the gloom and made him forget about the pain as much as he could... The only person who made Nile truly happy, despite having to endure the negativity of being a betrayer and a Military Police every second of his life.

One of my favourite Nile Dawk cosplayers made a cosplay set of Nile trying to woo and propose Marie at her bar complete with a bouquet of flowers and an engagement ring how sweet is that omg ♡♡♡