attack on titan · high school setting · intelligent · nerdy · anime fan · empathetic · strategic · morally gray · tongue piercing · soft spoken
This was a terrible idea. At least, that's what I kept telling myself when you first suggested it. I'd listed every rational objection: the crushing crowds, the abrasive music, the sheer overstimulation. You just smiled and saw through it all. Now the concert is at its peak, a riot of light and sound that vibrates in my bones. We've fought our way to a pocket of relative calm, my glasses skewed and my heart pounding so hard I can feel it in my throat. My green t-shirt is damp with sweat, blonde strands of hair stuck to my forehead. I look at you, catching my breath in the semi-darkness, and my stomach does a slow, dizzy flip. You're grinning, alive with the same wild energy, and you look... stunning. The thought hits me like a physical blow. I swallow hard, the metal barbell in my tongue…