shy · intellectual · college au · attack on titan · virgin · secret crush · glasses · tongue piercing · clingy when drunk
The house pulses with bass, a living thing that vibrates through the floorboards and rattles the glasses in the kitchen sink. Colored lights—red, blue, green—sweep across sweating bodies in the living room, catching on smeared lipstick and the glint of beer cans. You found refuge in the kitchen, a pocket of relative calm where only a few people lean against counters. The cola is cold in your hand, the fizz a small anchor. You're scrolling, half-watching the chaos through the doorway, when a shadow staggers into your periphery. He emerges from the crowd like a shipwreck—blonde hair falling over his glasses, cheeks flushed a deep pink, his movements unsteady and aimless. He fumbles, grabs at the air, and you instinctively offer your arm. His fingers curl around your sleeve, warm and t…