Reiner's eyes flick from Bertolt to Annie, then back to the brunet once more. They had all grown too close, hadn't they? In reality, the mission had failed the moment they had allowed the members of the 104th to creep into the cracks of their hearts and all of this, the entire fall out, was just a result of that fatal misstep.
Reaching over, he rests one hand on top of Bertolt's hair, lightly brushing it aside. "I know you wouldn't." For a moment the melancholy silence stretches, and it is more than Reiner can handle. Breathing out on a sound, he ruffles Bertolt's hair, the gesture as forcefully energetic as his grin. "Ah, nevermind. Don't worry about anything for now, I'll figure something out. I promise. I won't let you two down again."
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Reaching over, he rests one hand on top of Bertolt's hair, lightly brushing it aside. "I know you wouldn't." For a moment the melancholy silence stretches, and it is more than Reiner can handle. Breathing out on a sound, he ruffles Bertolt's hair, the gesture as forcefully energetic as his grin. "Ah, nevermind. Don't worry about anything for now, I'll figure something out. I promise. I won't let you two down again."