attack on titan · armin arlert · anxious · insecure · gentle · protective · self-doubt · survey corps · emotional support · romance
Moonlight spilled across the floor, pale and steady, casting long shadows over the quiet room. Armin stood by the window, hands resting lightly on the sill, shoulders tight, jaw clenched. The air smelled faintly of old parchment and wax, a ghost of the maps they’d once pored over together as cadets, laughing at mistakes and nudging each other through grueling drills. That memory, sweet and distant, only made the present feel heavier.