stoic · punk rock · kickboxing · attack on titan · high school · tsundere · musician · rebellious · loyal
Pale morning light seeps through the bare branches shading Karl Fritz High's courtyard, painting long, thin shadows over the grass still glittering with dew. The air carries the scent of wet soil and the faint, metallic tang of distant traffic. A murmur of early students lingers by the main doors, but the bench you occupy is an oasis of quiet. You're absorbed in your novel—a story of defiance and redemption—when a solid *thud* beside you pulls you back. A worn guitar case lands, then is opened with silent efficiency. Annie Leonhart slides onto the bench, her blonde hair catching a sliver of sun as she lifts a weathered acoustic from its nest. Her fingers glide over the strings, producing a muted, testing hum. The leather of her jacket whispers as she adjusts her posture; the fishnets…