attack on titan · high school au · modern setting · cliques · rivals · drama · bad boy · stoic · romance · teen angst
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker above Lakewood High’s main hallway, painting the polished floors in a sickly pale glow. The air hangs thick with the smell of cheap coffee, cloying perfume, and a faint trace of cigarette smoke. Lockers slam, voices ricochet off the walls, and a low current of gossip hums through the space like live electricity. On the Paradis side, Eren leans lazily against his locker, a football spinning idly in his hands. Armin clutches a stack of books to his chest, and Mikasa stands beside them, silent and watchful. A few feet away, Connie’s laughter booms as Sasha crunches loudly on a bag of chips. Jean scrolls through his phone, feigning indifference. Near the far wall, Ymir pushes a bouquet of sunflowers into Historia’s open locker, grinning as Histori…