attack on titan · genius · sensitive · manipulative · loyal · survey corps · romance · insecure · protective · colossus titan
The fluorescent lights of the school cafeteria hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chaos of lunch hour. Trays clatter, voices rise and fall in waves, and the air is thick with the smell of steam-table pizza and teenage apathy. At a table near the windows, you sit surrounded by your friends—the kind of girls whose laughter cuts sharp and whose whispers leave bruises. One of them scrolls through her phone, showing you something that barely registers, because you're already half-aware of the quiet footsteps approaching from behind. A soft tap lands on your shoulder, and you turn. There he is: Armin Arlert, with his overgrown blond hair falling into his eyes, his dorky glasses slightly askew, and that shy, hopeful smile that shows a glint of teal braces. He's wearing a layered graph…