mastermistressofdesire:

phydia63:

bombing:

girlfriend: why don’t you take off that battle armor and slip into something a bit more…..comfortable

me: i am most comfortable when i am impervious to most physical forms of attack

Charlotte @NeoGriffith lmao

Honestly this also reminds me of the time when Guts asks Griffith if he’d be more comfortable without the helmet and Griffith asks for his whole set of armour instead.

Honestly that fact just made me teary. Even the way Guts’ says “It’s just me.” It’s so intimate. Also that Guts’ definitely realises WHY Griffith wouldn’t want to have it taken off before. He realises that he feels vulnerable and wants to hide but he’s also implying that he doesn’t have to. Not with Guts. There’s a touch of possessiveness and protectiveness here also but that’s for later.

But Griffith’s pretty much outright rejection of the offer by asking for the opposite of what was offered is also…so so sad. Because we know this is exactly what Griffith had always wanted in a way. But the wounds of the last time he’d let someone see his vulnerability are still too raw. In a way , in asking for the armour he’s trying to protect himself from an emotional intimacy he knows he won’t recover from this time around.

During the remainder of the scene despite their physical proximity and Guts’ tactility, Griffith markedly shrinks away from him and refuses to make eye contact.

Losing control over the physical distance makes his need for emotional distancing even greater.

@bthump @yesgabsstuff @phydia63