Attack On Titan Soldier Salute -

Mikasa closed her eyes. Raised her right hand. Pressed her fist over the left side of her chest—where her heart beat, steady and stubborn, refusing to stop even when everything else had.

Ilse understood. She stood, turned to the survivors, and raised her right fist to her own heart—then extended it outward, open-palmed, as if releasing a caged bird. attack on titan soldier salute

Then she walked to the stone. Ran her fingers over the names carved into it. Sasha. Hange. Erwin. Marco. Petra. Oluo. Eld. Gunther. Ilse. Viktor. Thomas. Mina. Franz. Hannah. Moblit. Nanaba. Mike. So many. So gods-damned many. Mikasa closed her eyes