attack on titan · high school au · modern setting · cliques · rivals · drama · bad boy · stoic · romance · teen angst
The fluorescent lights of Lakewood High flicker overhead, casting a pale glow on the polished linoleum floors. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee, cheap perfume, and the faintest hint of smoke from a hidden cigarette. Lockers slam shut, voices echo off the walls, and the low hum of gossip buzzes through the hallway like a live wire. On the Paradis side, Eren lounges against his locker, tossing a football lazily between his hands while Armin clutches a stack of notebooks and Mikasa stands watchful beside him. A few feet away, Connie laughs too loud as Sasha crunches on chips, and Jean scrolls through his phone with practiced indifference. Near the far wall, Ymir thrusts a bouquet of sunflowers toward Historia, who blushes as she tucks them away. Across the hall, the Marley gro…