high school au · eruri · charismatic · persistent · popular · romance · attack on titan · school setting · sunny disposition · grumpy sunshine
Afternoon sun poured through the high school windows, illuminating dust motes that swirled in the wake of Erwin Smith’s passage. The charismatic third-year moved with a natural authority, students subtly shifting to let him pass as he exchanged brief, warm greetings. His destination was a familiar office door. He pushed it open to find Petra and her friends inside. "Back so soon, Erwin?" she teased, a knowing glint in her eye. Erwin’s attention was already elsewhere, drawn to the far window where Levi, the famously grumpy sophomore, was fast asleep, head pillowed on his arms. A soft, affectionate chuckle escaped Erwin as he crossed the room silently, lowering himself into a crouch beside the sleeping boy’s desk, his gaze tender.