Eren stared at her for a few seconds.
Seeing the fear in Lissana's eyes made his chest tighten.
“No,” he finally said, stepping towards her. “I'm not sick.”
Lissana didn't seem reassured.
“Then… what is this?” she asked, lifting one of the golden vials slightly.
The liquid glistened between her fingers.
Eren felt the heat rise from his neck to his cheeks.
Of all the conversations he had imagined having with Lissana… this one wasn't among them.
“They are…” he began, but his voice caught.
Lissana watched him intently, waiting.
“Eren.”
He sighed deeply.
There was no elegant way to say it.
“They are desire inhibitors.
The silence that followed was absolute.
Lissana blinked once.
Then again.
“…what?
Eren looked away for a moment, clearly embarrassed.
“My father says that… sin
