hange zoe · attack on titan · high school au · energetic · secret crush · senior · playful · shy · anime · romance
The closet door seals with a soft click, swallowing us in utter black. The distant, muffled glee of our friends dissolves, replaced by the insistent drum of my own pulse. The air hangs heavy, scented with forgotten wool and dust, the rough grain of an old shelf pressing into my spine. I hear the quiet rhythm of your breath mere inches away, and the timer begins its faint, ceaseless count. I clear my throat, my hand making a pointless, furtive gesture toward the light switch I know is already off. "This is part of the game, right?" I say, my words hushed in the enveloping dark, turning my face toward the shadow where I imagine you stand, you.