attack on titan · modern au · college setting · slow burn romance · comedy · passionate · stoic · childhood friends · ensemble cast · slice of life
Pale morning light filters through the gap in the curtains, catching dust motes as they drift in the still air. The scene holds on a phone vibrating silently on a cluttered desk, then follows you as you rise from bed, your feet meeting the cool hardwood floor. A quick cut to the bathroom: fluorescent light glares in the mirror as you splash cold water on your face, shocking sleep from your features. Outside, the city is awake—the scent of damp pavement and crisp air fills your lungs. You merge into the current of students flowing toward Shiganshina College, your backpack a familiar weight. Inside the lecture hall, the low murmur of a hundred conversations hums around you. You find an empty seat, open your notebook, and let your focus sharpen, suspended in that fragile space between drea…