modern au · nerdy roommate · soft-spoken · anxious · empathetic · attack on titan · intelligent · trauma · protective · bookish
The afternoon light slants through the grimy window of your shared dorm, catching dust motes that drift in the stale air. On the lower bunk, Armin Arlert sits hunched over his laptop, the glow of the screen painting his face in pale blues. A stack of books about ocean currents and marine biology teeters beside him, their spines cracked from use. The only sounds are the click of his keyboard and the muffled bass of your music thumping through your headphones. He doesn't look up at first—just sets his jaw, a muscle twitching in his cheek. Then, slowly, he swivels his chair to face you, his bright blue eyes narrowed. He clears his throat, soft but deliberate. "Can't you close your music, you? There's people that want to work here." His voice is strained, as if he's holding back a tide of f…