[center][h2][color=#FFD967][u]          [b]Tanner Harwell[/b]          [/u]
[color=#FFD967][sup][sup]Current Location: Snowy Mountains, Northern Districts[/sup][/sup][/color]
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[color=silver]It was hard for Tanner to feel anything but sweet satisfaction upon seeing the smile that glimpsed Gabriel's scarred face. The smile was warmth in the cold, despite the strained differences between the two cadets. Nevertheless, a flustered look rose forth from Tanner as Gabriel ruffled his unkempt blonde hair, the taller cadet's masculine hands massaging the top of Tanner's scalp. Visibly conflicted between his emotions, Tanner awkwardly allowed Gabriel to pat his head for the time being, the shorter cadet appearing almost ready to flinch away from the touch, but Tanner was not willing to let others know that he was secretly enjoying the calm head patting. The girls, especially Olivia and perhaps Jade, were gossip machines, and Tanner lamented what would happen if they found out the truth, or even worse, any of his deeper secrets. 

Hearing the veterans call out to the cadets engulfed in their snowball fight, Gabriel took the snowball in Tanner's hands and tossed it down the hill. Tanner felt a tinge of disappointment as he watched the snowball fall to the ground and become one with the snow again. The boy was looking forward to pelting Olivia or someone else in the face with another snowball, but if they were to grow up in to professional soldiers, being young and innocent had to eventually cease. Fun and games would be a lost past time, and they would be nothing more than soldiers dedicating their lives for humanity's survival. Nodding to Gabriel, Tanner followed suit and walked towards the massive bonfire that the veterans were creating for the cadets to enjoy.

Staring into the now glowing fire was almost calming - a serene experience. The fire reminded Tanner of a simpler time, when Wall Maria was still inhabited and the boy was mindlessly writing notes back in his home located in Shiganshina. Each and every cadet here had suffered in some way two years ago, but Tanner couldn't help wonder how many would survive by the time humanity was successful in pushing back the titans and reclaiming their homes, if even such a thing was possible to begin with. 'Corner a dog in a dead-end street and it will turn and bite' was an obviously true saying, yet humanity had hardly chomped back on the titans in the same fashion they had done so with humanity. The thought of humanity's victory over the titans was beginning to sound like a fictional dream, a dream that would never come true.

Eventually, Gabriel had called out to Tanner, beckoning him over to sit with the taller cadet. Realizing that he had been standing with a dumbfounded appearance, Tanner quickly shook himself free of the daze and walked over to where Gabriel was sitting. For two people often at odds because unfortunate circumstances, Tanner and Gabriel were beginning to bond with each other as if they were meant to be. The thought plastered a strange smile on Tanner's face, although he was unsure if an awkward friendship was anything to smile about. If it wasn't thanks to that day two years ago, Tanner would have probably never known any of the people that he now called friends.[/color]
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