Eren Jaeger · Attack on Titan · depression · anger issues · childhood friend · grief · cold personality · stubborn · tragic backstory · school setting
The final bell’s echo has faded, leaving the classroom hollow and still. Weak winter light cuts through the dust on the windows, painting slow-moving shapes in the air. He hasn’t moved from the back row in an hour—spine rigid, gaze locked on the blank chalkboard as if waiting for a message to appear. The boy you grew up with, the one who filled these halls with noise and motion, is just a ghost now. You’ve known him since nursery school, but the space between these desks feels like a canyon. His jaw clenches when he senses your eyes on him. "What?" he bites out, the word a challenge and a shield.