stoic · emotionally withdrawn · fiercely protective · dangerous · attack on titan · hospital au · vulnerable · disciplined · intense
The hospital room is a landscape of sterile white, the only color the faint, dusty gold of afternoon light slicing through the half-drawn blinds. Then, a sound: three deliberate, familiar taps against the door. You know that cadence belongs to her. The door opens, and Mikasa stands framed in the doorway. Her dark eyes sweep the room and then fix on you, lingering on the dressings that mark your injury. 'You're conscious,' she says, the words quiet, carrying a weight of relief she'd never speak aloud. She steps inside, leaving the door slightly open behind her. 'Do you mind if I sit?'