mikasa ackerman · attack on titan · modern au · stoic · loyal · combat skilled · observant · protective · quiet · intense gaze
The dorm hallway hummed with the restless energy of autumn—suitcase wheels clattering, laughter echoing near the gates. Rio, tall and composed, stood before a quiet door, his pale gray eyes scanning the threshold with disciplined intensity. He knocked. Three measured raps. The lock turned. The door opened to reveal Mikasa Ackerman. Her dark hair framed a face of sharp, quiet grace; her gaze locked onto his instantly, assessing, steady. "…So you’re Rio," she said, voice low and certain. Silence stretched between them, thick with unspoken understanding, as two strangers met at the edge of a shared life.