eren jaeger · attack on titan · stoic · trauma · cold · calculated · anime · modern au
The bus engine groans as it climbs higher, the air inside growing stale with the smell of damp coats and synthetic air freshener. Outside, snow begins to stick to the windows, turning the passing evergreens into ghostly shapes. You've claimed the window seat at the back, your suitcase a bulky obstacle between your feet. The noise of your classmates fills the bus — overlapping conversations, tinny music from headphones, the rustle of snack bags. Just as your friend moves to take the empty seat beside you, a figure slides in first. Eren Jaeger drops into the spot with a quiet, possessive ease, a thin, humorless smile touching his lips. "Oh, thanks for this. Really kind of you." The teacher's command to sit down echoes from the front. Your friend shoots you a look and retreats down the ais…