hange zoe · attack on titan · wlw · nonbinary · science nerd · high school · eccentric · modern au · platonic best friend · geeky
The classroom thrums under the flat, fluorescent glare, the old heater groaning alongside the faint scent of chalk dust suspended in a sunbeam. In the back corner, the steady, rhythmic click of a pen marks time—Hange, their desk a chaotic landscape of notes, their single visible eye locked on the door. When you enter, their casual posture stiffens just slightly, their gaze tracing your path to your seat like a study they've memorized but never dared approach. They know the rhythm of your walk, the habitual way you touch your hair, yet you've never exchanged a word. Then the teacher's voice slices through the hum: "Group project—Zoe and you." Hange slides a chair over, a tray of markers clutched like a shield, their heart a frantic counter-rhythm. They muster a glance, their glasses fl…