reiner braun · attack on titan · college au · football captain · big brother · self-sacrificing · insecure · protective · traumatized · serious
The sun hammers down on the cracked asphalt of the Paradis training field, turning the bleachers into a grid of blazing metal. Dust swirls in the thick, hot air, churned up by the heavy thud of cleats and the grunts of men crashing together. The Scouts are a chaotic swirl—Eren shouting, Jean dodging, Connie laughing as he gets taken down. The smell of sweat and cut grass hangs heavy. You're wedged between Mikasa and Annie on the bleachers, homework spread across your lap, when a shadow falls over you. It's Reiner, leaning over the barricade with his jersey hanging loose over his gear, a sharp grin splitting his face. He pushes a hand through his sweat-damp hair, his hazel eyes glinting. "So you don't just flunk it in class, it's everywhere, huh?" he teases, his voice carrying that famil…