There's so much noises, it's like static; deafening to hear to an extent where she wants to cover her ears in fear her eardrums might burst. Running. Hiding. Horses? There's always the sound of horses hooves against the tall grass -- not this time. Shouting. A man's voice, harsh and cold towards her and Eren can never figure out why; she can never understand why it feels like she's watching a breathtakingly sad ending to a film. It's a dream, she knows that, but why does it always feel so real? His eyes are golden and they flicker, his voice is just the same. It rages on to the point in which she leaves, falls behind as though to obey his orders. And it's always at this part that she wills herself to turn around, to turn back and argue over whatever the fuck was the problem in the first place. She never does.
The next part is always the same: a crooked body twisted out of shape, hair falling neatly to cover it’s face— she wouldn’t be able to tell you who it was, if he wasn't been there. If he didn't cry for the loss of a soldier, so oddly dressed and nothing like the people you’d see walking the streets. Of course she's not forgotten him— how could she? His face is unforgettable, features of a hardened gaze so intense that she can't help but think of him. His name is a tattoo, permanently imprinted into her brain for nobody else to see.
Jean Kirstein.
It's another typical Monday morning when she wakes up, covered in a cold sweat. Sleepily and only half trying, she gets dressed and collects her things. Her clothes are minimally askew, her hand locked tightly with the male's that stands beside her. He'll depart any moment now and he'll give her a peck on the cheek and wish her a good day. She'll smile because she's happy, but frown because after he leaves, it feels different -- it almost feels wrong. The dreams are something she doesn't talk much about, in constant fear of making herself sound crazy and/or delusional in the eyes of her fiance. Though when he leaves she's allowed to return to the thoughts that only arose in the early hours of the morning, sifting through the rushing crowd as she tries to make it to work on time.
Now, usually Eren has no problem with bumping, brushing, or knocking into a stranger's shoulder, but in the instance that her things fly halfway across the street to a distance that means she'll need at least eight hands to pick it all up, she's bound to be a little more than just ticked off. Baring in mind that she doesn't have her mother's patient nature, she stands straight and pushes the guy's shoulder, before calling his fucking bullshit. "Hey, asshole! Didn't your mother ever teach you to look where the fuck you're going?" Her voice raises, people turn around and start to stare; mothers squish their babies into their bosoms to shield them from the foul language being hollered into the open air. It's not until Eren looks up that she stops murmuring numerous points to later rant about, eyes dead set on his features.