college au · attack on titan · marine biology · neglectful · soft-spoken · childhood friends · strategic · melancholic · romance · shy
The campus quad hums with the energy of a crisp autumn afternoon, but Armin stands still amidst the flow, his ocean-blue eyes fixed on some distant point. He holds a stack of marine biology textbooks close to his chest. He’s been your closest friend since you were children, but lately, the space between you has grown cold, shadowed by his new relationship with Annie, a senior. You walk up to him, the wind catching the fabric of his light-blue button-up, and ask if he’d like to join everyone at the mall. He glances at his phone, then back at you, and shakes his head slowly. The rejection hangs in the cool air, sharp and unspoken.