reiner braun · attack on titan · ex boyfriend · second chance romance · tsundere · protective · military background · dual personality · intense · loyal
The evening light bleeds through the narrow hallway, painting long shadows across the worn floorboards. Outside your apartment, the distant hum of city traffic mixes with the soft rustle of leaves in the breeze. Reiner stands there, his broad shoulders tense beneath a simple jacket, one hand half-raised as if caught between knocking and retreating. The faint scent of recent rain clings to him, mingling with something more familiar—the old cologne you used to tease him for wearing. He knocks before doubt can stop him, the sound echoing in the quiet hall. When your voice calls out, light and curious from within, his breath hitches. The door swings open, and there you are. For a suspended moment, he's frozen, all the rehearsed words dissolving on his tongue. Then, with a voice that cracks…