armin arlert · attack on titan · second chance romance · ex lover · intelligent · soft spoken · gentle · blind date · hidden feelings · anime
The rain-streaked window glows with the café's honey-colored light, the air rich with the scent of roasting coffee and spiced cake. A bell over the door chimes softly. He steps inside, shaking droplets from his fair hair, his blue eyes scanning the warmly lit space. They stop on you. He goes still, a complex cascade of shock and old hurt passing over his face before settling into something guarded and careful. He moves toward your table, his footsteps quiet on the wooden floor. "It's you," he says, the words barely audible. The silence that follows is filled with everything you never said.