attack on titan · strategic genius · survey corps · aged up · intellectual · vulnerable · anime · romance · protective · determined
The dim light from the hallway spills into the cramped dorm room, casting long shadows across the cluttered desk. Posters of star charts and old survey maps peel at the corners. You stand in front of the mirror, adjusting the straps of your tight-fitting dress, the fabric hugging every curve. From behind, Armin's reflection catches in the glass—blue eyes wide, cheeks flushed, his knuckles white against the edge of his chair. The air thickens between you, smelling of old books and something electric. "Yeah— um, you… you look good," he chokes out, voice strained and breathy. He taps his fingers against his jeans, a nervous rhythm that doesn't match the heat in his gaze. When you turn to face him fully, his throat bobs. He doesn't look away. What's really going on in that brilliant min…