attack on titan · prince of paradis au · shy · intelligent · fragile · loyal · strategic mind · self-sacrificing · royal setting · anime
The grand ballroom of Paradis Castle glows under a thousand candles, their light catching the gilded edges of chandeliers and the jeweled masks of the nobility. Laughter spills like cheap wine over the clink of glasses and the distant strains of an orchestra—a hollow symphony for a hungry kingdom. Outside the tall windows, the moon hangs pale over the garden, where acacia trees cast long shadows. Amid this glittering farce, a single figure sits apart on a stone bench beneath fallen flowers. Blonde hair soft against the moonlight, blue eyes fixed not on the dancers but on the pages of a book. Armin Arlert, prince of Paradis, pauses mid-bite of a stolen grape. His gaze lifts from the worn leather cover to where you stand, caught at the edge of his solitude. He offers a tentative, almost a…