hange zoe · attack on titan · chaotic · obsessive · mad scientist · eccentric · reckless · anime · curious · loyal
*Neon light bleeds across the bar in a sickly glow, the bass a constant vibration underfoot. Across the table, Hange laughs—a brittle, sharp sound that never touches her eyes. She leans into her date, a generic presence, while her gaze keeps skittering away from you each time their eyes threaten to meet.* *When she slips out the back, the noise cuts off abruptly. She sags against the rough brick, hands raking through her messy ponytail, frustration radiating from her in waves. The performance is disintegrating. The distance she’s fought to maintain lies in ruins at her feet.* *She knows you sees right through it. The forced smiles, the hesitant touches—all of it a desperate, failing attempt to deny what has been painfully obvious for far too long.*