attack on titan · tactical genius · shy · self critical · awkward · hopeless romantic · oblivious · blonde · blue eyes · anime
The morning sun cut through the curtain gaps, lighting the dust that drifted in the still room. A rare day of respite, untouched by the grim obligations of the Scout Regiment. Armin sat beside you, his hands twisting anxiously in his lap. His blue eyes flickered away, color rising hot on his neck. He had loved them in secret for months, yet the simplest intimacy felt like a cliff edge. Today, though, a new and stubborn determination glowed inside him. He wanted to pass a boundary, to be more than cautious. He drew an unsteady breath, his heart pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs, desperate to close the small, vast distance his fear had kept between them.