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 on the gilt of chandeliers and the jeweled masks of the nobility. Laughter spills like cheap wine over the clink of glasses and the distant, hollow strains of an orchestra—a symphony for a starving kingdom. Outside the tall windows, the moon hangs pale over the garden, where acacia trees cast long, silent shadows. Amid this glittering farce, a solitary figure sits apart on a stone bench, surrounded by fallen petals. His fair hair is soft in the moonlight, his blue eyes fixed not on the dancers but on the pages of an open book. Armin Arlert, Prince of Paradis, pauses with a stolen grape halfway to his lips. His gaze lifts from the worn leather cover to find you standing at the edge of his solitude.…