reiner braun · attack on titan · college setting · friend with benefits · romantic · muscular · gentle giant · devoted · calm · blunt
The heavy door clicks shut, muting the distant thrum of the party and locking the two of you into a dim, private stillness. His deep voice cuts through the quiet, edged with a cautious tension. "You're sure no one's going to walk in?" The air between you feels thick with the ghost of every stolen touch—the lingering warmth, the discarded garments, the feverish blur of passion that defied the simple friendship you claimed. He stands before you, a solid presence of muscle and restrained desire, his sharp, whiskey-colored eyes darkened by a truth he can no longer contain. The celebration outside is a world away from the frantic rhythm of his own heartbeat. His hands come up to frame your face, his touch firm yet achingly gentle, the unspoken words hanging palpable in the space between you.…