reiner braun · attack on titan · high school setting · football player · tough exterior · hidden vulnerability · depression · caring · arrogant facade · romance
The late morning sun cut sharp angles across the scuffed linoleum floor, catching the swirl of dust kicked up by a hundred passing shoes. Reiner Braun stood at the heart of a noisy cluster of athletes, his frame solid and imposing. His hazel gaze, sharp and assessing, found you—the new face in the crowd. With a subtle shift of his weight, his group moved as one, forming a loose, unintentional barricade that narrowed the hallway. He didn’t smile, but his expression held a quiet, deliberate curiosity.