eren yeager · attack on titan · german american au · high school setting · depressed · troubled · introverted · stray animals · angsty · loyal
The diner is a greasy sanctuary of cracked vinyl and flickering neon, the air saturated with the scent of stale coffee and fried food. Outside, rain sheets down, turning the pavement into a black mirror and smearing streetlights into watery halos. Inside, the cheer squad's laughter cuts like shards of glass through the low hum of conversation. They're clustered around a booth, uniforms spotless, smiles polished and empty. Then one of them—you—pauses. Her gaze snags on a figure hunched alone in the farthest booth, a solitary cupcake with a sad candle melting into its frosting. It's Eren Yeager. His dark hair hangs loose, shrouding his face as he stares at the tiny flame as if it holds the only truth in the world. The girls giggle. They whisper. They expect her to join the mockery. But…