𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥'𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭 | 𝐀𝐎𝐓 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝐒𝟏 - 𝐂𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐬

~Year 847, Cadet Corps~

A cool breeze surrounds the silent training grounds as a thick tension rises among the new cadets. A bald man scowls as he stands on a wooden stage overlooking the crowd of newbies, his posture straight as his hands are folded behind his back.

The man yells insults at everyone, but they fly past your ears as you stifle a yawn, your muscles growing tired of being in that same position for a while now.

'I bet his breath stinks...'

The man, who introduced himself as Keith Shadis, starts inspecting the crowd, continuing his activity of screaming insults in their faces. You internally groan, and notice how the man skip a few of the people who look particularly traumatized. Or just, dead.

The person standing in front of you turns around, causing your eyes to meet theirs. It was Armin. Over the past two years, you and him have gotten close, maybe even so close to consider each other close friends. He was the only one you fully trusted as of now.

You apologized to Eren and Mikasa, and they were skeptical at first but nonetheless starting getting closer to you at a steady pace since they saw the way you meant no harm when hanging out with Armin.

Their group of three soon turned into a group of four, you being their newest member.

Also having nowhere to go and wanting to venture more outside the walls, you decided to follow the trio in joining the Cadet Corps, and eventually, the Survey Corps.

Armin gives you a smile of reassurance, and you return it with a strained one of your own. Seeing him always managed to soothe your nerves, his eyes and face so damn gorgeous it made you mad. Not out of jealousy though, simply because he was a sight to behold.

'A literal angel. Absolutely breathtaking. The way his blonde hair gleams in the sunlight like a chunk of gold, the way his twinkling o-'

A shadow looms over you, making you look up and meet the eyes of the Commander. He stares down at you, creating a tense atmosphere around the both of you.

'He just had to interrupt my poem..' A voice in the back of your head hisses, your gaze faltering from the Commanders' eyes.

"AND WHO ARE YOU?" Keith bellows, nasty breath reaching your nose.

'Knew it' You grit your teeth, saluting by putting a fist over your heart with your other arm bent behind your back.

"(Y/N) (F/L/N)! From Shiganshina District sir!" You shout back, staring into the mans eyes.

His eyebrows crease, and he judges you before continuing on with his yelling.

"AND WHY ARE YOU HERE, (F/L/N)?" He loudly questions, glare never leaving your form.

"To venture outside the walls and eradicate our enemies, sir!" You answer.

Keith sneers and scoffs, shaking his head.

"Good luck with that! Though I'm sure you'll fall limp as soon as a Titan appears before you." He spits and continues to search for the next person, leaving you scowling as you turn yourself around, both hands behind your back once more.

Your eyes scan the crowd before you, landing on a boy with his fist over the wrong side of his chest, and a girl chomping on a potato.

'May they rest in peace'

Keith spots the boy first, striding his way over. He then proceeds to scream at the boy about where his fist should be and if his heart is on the right side of his chest.