Lissana was certain that her feelings for Eren were genuine. However, he continued to hold back, erecting an invisible wall whenever she got close to him.
She hugged him tightly, understanding that the only way to make him realize her feelings weren't impulsive was to stay by his side and show him how real they were.
“It's okay. At your pace, I'll show you this is real. I've chosen you, and nothing will change my mind, no matter what others say. I know you're mine and I'm yours.”
Eren clung to those words, wishing they were an unbreakable truth. He wished to love and be loved, to be important to someone, just as she was his everything, that he would be her everything.
“Thank you for understanding.”
Lissana let out a long sigh and said, “I guess it will have to be slow and steady.”
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