Armin Arlert, appears to be your average, shy teenage boy with an overprotective girlfriend, or at least that is what everyone thinks the relationship is between the blonde boy and the stoic girl. While, everyone is afraid of talking to either of them, they're always found sitting on a lunch table with three of the strangest students; Mina Carolina, Thomas Wagner, and Marco Bodt. Soon enough, another person joins them. Hardheaded, passionate, and impulsive, the new arrival fits in quite well. No one knows them all to well, especially not about the kind of war they're all involved in. All while, Armin realizes who, or what, they're fighting against.

In the early 23rd century, reports of an elusive shadowed figure killing relentlessly is all the media is talking about. They call it the 'Shadowstrike' and he saved my life. A year and a half ago my best friend Armin Arlert was kidnapped right in front of me. I assumed he was dead until the day I saw him under a dark hood and taking out a group of thugs who were trying to capture me. I didn't want to believe it but after he revealed his face, despite his new demonic-like appearance, I knew he was the Shadowstrike. He was part of a gene mutation experiment that changed his DNA structure to make him into what people are calling a 'monster' and he's not the only one. For some reason these people who did this to Armin are after me. Not wanting me to endure the same fate as him, Armin has been dedicating this past year to protecting me and finding out who did this to him. My safety is his highest priority and finding the person who turned Armin into a science experiment and reverse it is mine. ___________________________________________________________________________________ WARNING! Mature Content - Sexual Themes, Violence, Strong Language and mentions of Suicide/Depression. *I won't be using Author's Notes so if you have any questions feel free to comment or DM me* Cover Edited by me - Tumblr: http://xxarminssassislifexx.tumblr.com/ --- (I am currently writing a novel that I have been drafting for over a year now. This AU fan-fiction is a rough draft of the novel's story line. I have decided to use the characters from the 'Attack On Titan' universe to aid me in my story structure. So the story does belong to me but characters, places etc. belong to Hajime Isayama. This will be a long fan-fiction as it is supposed to be a full-length novel so if you don't like reading long stories, this may not be the thing for you. I would really appreciate any feedback you would like to give me as it would help a lot in the initial story. I hope you enjoy.)

(AU) Underneath the noses of the (SPD) Shiganshina Police Department, gangs organize crimes secretly under one teenager's directions. Armin Arlert is a very smart 17 year old who knows how to get what he wants and when to keep his emotions in check. But there's also a part of him that never wanted to become a crime lord. The position had been passed down through generations with high expectations, how could he turn it down? No one, besides his close friends, know that even though he is surrounded by people who would willingly lay down their lives for him, Armin feels alone. How will he deal with the people that want to take him down? ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------This is my first AOT/SNK fanfic, so I encourage criticism but no trolls please-----

Armin is a dancer. That is all he knows. And he for sure knows that there is nothing that can tame the darker sides of his personality. However, when a certain brunette stumbles into his life, he has to stop and wonder if he really is alone. warnings: language, referenced abuse/non-con, eating disorders, sexual content