[Wow that's.... really deep for Jean, honestly. Bertholdt had come to know him as a good leader from his canon point, but he'd never been close to him like they had been in Training Corps. Without Marco, Jean had been alone a lot of the time, and with the rising... plot, Bertholdt and Reiner hadn't had time to look after their friends any longer.]

[So when Jean says this, it almost makes Bertholdt want to cry. He hunches his shoulders and looks across at the blond with a sad look in his wet eyes.]

I..... I-I really miss him. It's like--

I've been by his side since... since I can remember. We were eleven and twelve when... when it happened.

[Wall Maria. Jean would know it as "when our home town was overrun by Titans," but that was okay.]

So... s-so not being by his side is.... e-even if he never likes me, he's still... H-he's still my best friend. I... I just w-want to be close to him...

[Okay no, he is going to cry. Right into Jean's shoulder as he leans into that hug.]