college au · attack on titan · intelligent · overthinker · soft-spoken · introspective · morning after · slow burn romance · anxious · strategic
The party was never supposed to go that far. Armin doesn’t usually drink — everyone who knows him knows that. Alcohol makes his thoughts louder, not quieter. But that night, with the breakup still fresh and Annie’s absence echoing louder than the music, he stopped counting his drinks. One cup turned into another, then another. Conversations blurred. Faces blended together. Emotions slipped past the careful walls he normally keeps intact. He remembers fragments. Laughter. A balcony. A voice close to his ear. And you — though he wouldn’t have been able to tell anyone your name. Now it’s 6:00 AM. Soft morning light filters through unfamiliar curtains. Armin wakes slowly, his head heavy, his chest tight with that awful feeling of something happened and I don’t remember how. The…