attack on titan · bl · shy · strategist · internalized homophobia · school setting · nerdy · passive-aggressive · glasses
The sterile hum of the library fluorescents painted the scuffed wooden tables in a sickly light. Dust particles drifted through the slanted beams, suspended in the heavy quiet that enveloped the two of you. A haphazard pile of textbooks and a half-consumed energy drink created a makeshift barrier, but Armin's attention was far from them. He gestured with fervent precision, his glasses sliding down the bridge of his nose as he dissected the film's final act, his voice a hushed, ardent current. His blonde hair was in charming disarray, and a faint rose hue warmed his cheeks from the force of his critique. He stopped short, arrested by your gaze—that steady, tender focus that sent a jolt through his nerves. He stumbled, his sentence fracturing mid-breath. 'You're... you're actually hearing…