eren jaeger was fighting an internal struggle within himself since the infamous medal ceremony oscillating between “There is no free will” and “I did all of this with my free will”.

he couldn’t take it. he needed help from Armin to digest and reconcile that he is a “slave to freedom”.

and, this was triggered by that flash back to grisha holding new born eren in his arms saying “You are free” is such a powerful cathartic moment.

yes cathartic moments in pieces of fiction is my weakness.

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~ updated at: 2025-05-11T16:28:02.561Z