honestly reiner does care about porco’s presence he just never has the nerve to put himself in porco’s space like he’s scared of crossing a line, even though porco clearly doesn’t mind and is always the one picking fights just to get close to him
if you notice every time the official intro talks about porco it always says he’s had a grudge against reiner SINCE CHILDHOOD but it also always adds that he cares deeply about his comrades and that’s really it LOVE he just couldn’t let reiner die
like their first meeting was tiny reiner crying in the exam room from stressing himself out and porco sitting next to him just turns and stares like ?? even sneaks a look at his paper and somehow remembers it for years what is wrong with you porco
I don’t think Porco ever meant that Reiner was unfit to be a Warrior the things he says “hating that island doesn’t make you special, have fun waiting 13 years alone!, why did they choose you!, if I’d inherited the armor back then my brother wouldn’t have died, there’s no denying it now I was always better than you”all feels less like contempt and more like this need to always be above Reiner he didn’t want Reiner to get it before him because he truly believed he was stronger and in Porco’s mind, the stronger one should protect the weaker one the strong one being himself and the weaker one, the one who deserves protection being Reiner
like reiner if you’re stressing over how to respond to porco’s feelings guess what YOU LIKE HIM TOO 💀 cause why else would you care??? just give in already i’ll gladly pay for the wedding
and do people really think reiner doesn’t know porco is down bad for him? like he fully knows just completely unbothered on the outside bffr he’s just so done with life and overthinking that it’s not the right time or situation to be falling in love meanwhile porco doesn't even overthink at all bro is literally just living in the present moment
everyone else got mentioned once in porco’s latest official post but reiner got two mentions i see how hungry you are for that man, porco. i feel you. i understand you.