Wings : Attack on Titan x Reader Scenarios / Imagines ▼

[And So It Begins :: Mikasa]

(F I V E  Y E A R S  B E F O R E)

The girl next to you was somebody that most people feared.

When you'd arrived at school this morning, you'd found that you got to pick your seats for the new semester. Most of the kids had congregated in the back of the class, and when that section was full, they clustered in the right of the room. But one thing was for sure: nobody wanted to be around Mikasa Ackerman.

In other classes, there were usually two boys accompanying her, but here, she was alone. There were always rumors floating around about her, scary ones. She'd pummeled a boy unconscious. Sent another one crying to the nurse's office. Rarely spoke at all.

But the rumors didn't seem to affect you much. You knew that they were rarely ever true, and, considering the fact that you'd had a fair share of lies spread about yourself, you knew how it felt to be the one everybody gossiped about. So you'd done what nobody else had dared to, and picked the seat next to her.

"Hi...I'm [y/n]," you began quietly, gaining her attention, "and you're Mikasa, right?"

She nodded, strands of her long, black hair whipping around as she turned to face you. There was nothing imminently frightening about her - in fact, she seemed sort of nervous. "Why are you here?"

"I wanted to sit with you," you replied casually.

Her gray eyes studied your face for a few moments before she spoke again. "Okay."

It wasn't the warmest welcome you'd ever received, but you were fine with that. "I think you're really cool." Your words sounded awkward, and you immediately regretted saying them, but she surprised you with a small smile gracing her lips.

And, although you two didn't speak very much through the rest of the day, you found yourself enjoying Mikasa's quiet company. You hoped she enjoyed yours, too.