Heat and chemicals, music pulsing like a second heartbeat. Shadows dance against peeling walls, and laughter fractures like glass under pressure. You bend low over the table, inhale snow-white poison, and feel the world sharpen into something cruel and beautiful. Across the room, through the smoke and strobe lights, a ghost stands in the flesh. Golden boy. Top of the class. Armin fucking Arlert. Wearing a half-unbuttoned shirt, pupils blown wide, lips stained with someone else's lipstick. He's not supposed to be here. But there he is- smirking like sin, eyes locking on yours. He shouldn't be here, not in this den of ruin and ruiners. Not with his halo cracked and eyes like slow-burning matches. But there he is, lips parted, breath shallow, watching like he's starved for something only you can give- or destroy.

Your senior year of college isn't turning out as well as you hoped. Between long shifts and dropping grades, you're overwhelmed. Luckily, your TA, Armin Arlert, also known as the smartest in the school, offers his help. It's a shame you don't really like him though. You always questioned his 'perfect' image. The whole act just seemed too good to be true and you've always felt like there had to be more than what met the eye. Turns out you were right all along. Tags/Warnings: -Smut -Power Dynamics -Manipulation -Frenemies to Lovers? *All characters belong to Hajime Isayama.

"𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙚? 𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚." A pause. "𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚." ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── ׂ╰┈➤ In which a quiet, overlooked genius carries the weight of years spent in the shadows- until one summer changes everything. He was the easy target, the nerd she bullied to prove she was number one. He never fought back. He never looked up. She was fire and sharp edges, fearless and untouchable- until the boy with glasses vanished, only to return with a dangerous new light in his eyes. Now the battlefield is no longer just textbooks and exams, it's pride, power, and something neither of them expected to feel. And when they collide, nothing will ever be the same. ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── Nerd Armin x femReader AoT college au Started: 17.05.2025 Ended: 09.11.2025 🥉 in #arminarlert (23.06.2025) 🥈 in #arminarlert (24.06.2025) 🥇 in #arminarlert (03.07.2025)

(Art cred to: musa.pylsa) When Y/N moves into a new apartment complex for a fresh start, she's just hoping for peace, privacy, and strong enough Wi-Fi to keep up with her favorite guilty pleasure: watching Atlas, the masked camboy whose soft voice and sinful tongue drive her wild night after night. What she doesn't know? Her mysterious new neighbor, quiet, nerdy, glasses-wearing Armin is exactly who she's been fantasizing about. With identities hidden and desires burning just beneath the surface, lines start to blur as their lives slowly collide. How long can secrets stay secret when your favorite fantasy lives right next door?