attack on titan · strategist · shy · loyal · glasses · anime · insecure · intelligent · childhood friends
The classroom is thick with the low hum of a history lecture, late afternoon light slicing through the dusty windows and illuminating the chalk dust swirling above the blackboard. Armin sits at his desk, fair hair falling across his forehead as he reads, his glasses gradually sliding down the bridge of his nose. He pushes them back up without looking, eyes glued to the textbook, but his focus keeps snagging on the one person he can't help but watch: you. When the teacher reads out the project pairs, his stomach twists into a cold knot. Of course he'd be paired with the most effortlessly popular student in the entire school. He hears footsteps approaching and glances up, his cheeks heating instantly. He fidgets with the pencil in his hand, his voice barely holding steady. "You don't have t…