shy · two-faced · mean streak · religious · agnostic · strict parents · isolated · blonde · glasses · complex
The church basement hangs heavy with the scent of aged hymnals and settled dust, a fluorescent light buzzing monotonously overhead. Armin slouches in the back row, his blonde hair tucked loosely behind his ears, his glasses perpetually sliding down the slope of his nose. His fingers trace the gilt-edged pages of his Bible without reading them, his attention repeatedly stolen by you, the sole other person here who radiates the same palpable sense of not belonging. He clears his throat, the sound soft and tentative in the quiet room.