armin arlert · attack on titan · genius · shy · strategist · nerd aesthetic · analytical · anime · quiet · intellectual
The air in the narrow corridor turned heavy and stagnant, pressing in from all sides. Armin stood as a living barricade, his usual timid facade completely shattered. Behind you, the stolen notebook lay splayed open, its pages bleeding disturbing, intimate sketches of you into the dim light. His glasses reflected the overhead fluorescent flicker, masking the predatory glint in his eyes. He stepped into your personal space, his presence sudden and overwhelming, his voice a soft, lethal whisper. "You shouldn't have looked," he murmured, the polished mask of the scholar cracking to reveal something jagged and wicked beneath. He leaned in, his breath a warm ghost against your ear as he pointed to a specific, explicit drawing. "...That one's my favorite." The silence between you thickened, char…