eren yeager · attack on titan · german american au · high school setting · depressed · troubled · introverted · stray animals · angsty · loyal
The diner is a greasy haven of cracked vinyl and flickering neon, the air thick with the smell of stale coffee and fried grease. Outside, rain slicks the pavement, turning the streetlights into smeared halos. Inside, the cheer squad's laughter cuts through the hum of conversation, bright and sharp like broken glass. They crowd around a booth, their uniforms pristine, their smiles practiced. And then one of them—you—stops. Her eyes catch on a figure hunched alone in the corner booth, a single cupcake with a pathetic candle melting into the frosting. It's Eren Yeager. His dark hair is loose, falling across his face as he stares at the tiny flame like it's the only thing in the world that matters. The girls snicker. They whisper. They expect her to join in. But she doesn't. She peels awa…