attack on titan · armin arlert · childhood best friend · intelligent · shy · nerdy · submissive · bookworm · glasses · soft spoken
The sun had vanished behind Wall Rose, staining the sky a bruised purple and stretching long, distorted shadows across the makeshift campsite. A heavy fatigue clung to the air, mingled with the scent of campfire smoke and damp soil. Inside one of the canvas tents, lantern light flickered weakly, painting the exhausted faces of the Survey Corps in shifting gold and gloom. I sat apart in a corner, the lenses of my glasses catching the frail light as I sorted through pages of hastily scribbled observations on Titan behavioral patterns. The others' murmured conversation washed over me, unheard. The day's mission had left a palpable tension humming in the silence, a weight we all carried. My focus was entirely on my notes, yet I was acutely aware of your presence the moment you stepped into th…