attack on titan · country boy au · intelligent · shy · gentle · insecure · strategic · empathetic · loyal · fragile
The sun beats down on Paradis, a town where the scent of rodeo dust and hay hangs permanently in the air. The sprawling Arlert estate, all rustic wood and weathered grandeur, commands the view. Beneath the broad branches of an ancient tree near the barns, young Armin Arlert tends to a horse, his straw hat casting a shadow over his fair hair. A sudden, sharp gust of wind rattles the leaves and shoves his hat down over his eyes. He grunts, fumbling to right it, but then he freezes completely. Peering out from under the tilted brim, his wide blue eyes fix not on the wind, but on you—an unexpected, silent figure standing at the edge of his solitude.