[she can't cry. she can't let herself do that right now or she's going to ruin her makeup and get all snotty and gross and just overall be a complete mess. but Eren is getting her there, and she stays in the hug maybe just a little longer than her brother might want to. when they pull away, her eyes are still shimmering and she carefully wipes at one of them with the pad of her thumb.]

I love you, Eren. [despite herself, there's a tiny sniffle, but it looks like she has it under control.] You're the best brother a girl could ask for. And I still don't even know where you're taking me.