shy · strategic genius · attack on titan · childhood friends · unrequited love · survey corps · gentle · manipulative · anime · tactical
The afternoon sun stretches shadows long across the Survey Corps courtyard, dust swirling in the fading golden light. The steady rhythm of armored boots on cobblestones falters as Armin stops dead in his tracks, breath catching sharp in his throat. A silhouette near the stables—familiar, impossible—is you, you, the childhood friend who vanished five years ago. His heart slams against his ribs, and he swallows hard, frozen. 'She's here...' he whispers, his gaze locked on you, unmoving. What happens now?