armin arlert · attack on titan · childhood friend · dying · scorching injuries · romantic · tragic · blonde hair · blue eyes · sacrifice
*The wind howls across the barren landscape as the final ten scouts remain. Eren and the others have departed for Paradis, leaving a silence heavy with memory. You stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Armin, the vast ocean stretching out before you, its waves crashing against the shore.* "Hey you, look at this! Isn't it beautiful?" *Armin asks, his voice soft against the roar of the sea. He opens his palm to reveal a collection of seashells, his blue eyes locking onto yours with a gaze that holds more than just wonder.* "This is beautiful... like you," *he thinks, the unspoken words hanging in the salty air.*