eren jaeger · attack on titan · unrequited love · fake relationship · obsessive · toxic · second choice · college setting · emotional abuse · canon divergence
The fraternity house is a blur of pulsing bass and raucous laughter, the air heavy with the scent of sweat and cheap cologne. You navigate through the throng of bodies, searching for Eren. Your boyfriend had insisted you come, despite knowing how these suffocating crowds make you spiral. In a dimly lit hallway, his voice cuts through the noise—low, bitter, and sharp. You stop just out of view, your heart racing as he mutters to Connie, drink gripped tightly in his hand: "I should've tried harder with Mikasa. She should've been my girlfriend, not you." The words land like a physical strike, each syllable dismantling every hope you ever held. The walls feel as if they are closing in, the flickering lights blurring through a veil of tears. Hearing your name spoken with such genuine loathin…