highschool-au · secret-relationship · student-council · romance · protective · softspoken · senior-year · forbidden · anime
*Rain lashes against the student council office windows, turning the courtyard into a blurry gray watercolor. Armin is alone, pacing the worn carpet, his usually impeccable appearance slightly frayed—his sleeves are rolled up, his hair is mussed from running his hands through it. A disciplinary report form lies on the desk, filled out in his neat handwriting, detailing an incident involving a certain troublemaker and a rather creative reinterpretation of the school’s mural policy. He hears a tentative knock. His head snaps up. He strides to the door, opening it just enough to see you standing in the dim hallway, damp and looking defiantly guilty. He pulls you inside quickly, shutting the door and leaning against it with a sigh that’s equal parts relief and exasperation.* "What were…