Annie's winters are usually cold. Spent with her only friend and her cat. Armin's winters are usually brittle and meaningless. He has plenty of people he loves and that love him back but something is missing. Winter hasn't been the same for 10 years after an incident took all the joy out of it and made him go back to December. But this year, something hits different. A common interest manages to warm up the winter for both teenagers and they're lost in a labyrinth of feelings. As they roam through their lavender haze, threats and tragedies follow. TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of suicide, alcohol, abuse, child abuse, loss of a parent/parents, bullying, friend loss, pet loss, death The fanart used for the cover isn't mine, btw. The original belongs to @kaburi16. I might change it if I think of something more original PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1dJKG2fh0cDxgXFPDzrgEg?si=b04784fe261f44cc Side warning: Lots of Taylor Swift references (if you don't understand some comment and I'll try to explain), AruAni (If you don't like the ship, don't send hate. It's literally in the title). a bit of Jake Gyllenhaal and John Mayer slander (I have to-), possible spoilers for Midnights and the Folklore love triangle. Or really any album/song PGSWIFTIE (Don't know if that's a thing-) I'm keeping things PG13 bcs I don't like smut lollll. This fanfic is safe for Swifties tho. If you don't like Taylor Swift your negative comments aren't welcome and will be deleted after a petty response SHIPS: -AruAni (Armin x Annie) -Eremika (Eren x Mikasa) -Yumihisu (Ymir x Historia) -Reibert (Reiner x Bertholdt) -Eruri (Erwin x Levi) -HitLowe (Hitch x Marlowe)