a/n: ok so this was supposed to be shy!armin but i guess i just made him awkward??? so hope you like shy awkward armin fluff
t/w: maybe slight suggestive at one point?
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meeting armin was, interesting, to say the least. you met him at a mutual friend's house party. he seemed out of place, a nice young man surrounded by a bunch of sweaty, boozed up people. he simply stood to the side, awkwardly speaking now and again while your mutual friend, eren, shotgunned a 16 oz tallboy. the night for you two ended once eren got too drunk and needed to be taken care of by armin.
you would definitely say he was polite, kind, and thoughtful. it just seemed as though he had little to say.
armin was admittingly, very shy. and when he saw you it just made it ten times worse. he was stammering and tripping over his sentences, running out of things to talk about. the mere sight of you made him beyond flustered. his mind was like a broken record, repeating the thought "oh my god they're so cute and they're talking to me what do i do what do i say oh my god"
he hoped he would see you again, just to make up for last time. he made sure that next time he saw you, he had things to talk about, even if they led no where. he even looked up some conversation starters online.
ever since your first meetup he's been crushing hard!!! at first it was really bad, he could barely let a sentence out. but as time goes on armin realizes you mesh with his temperament, and is more willing to talk to you about practically anything.
fidgets with his fingers. usually is standing like the "had to do it to em" guy. he just doesn't know what to do with his hands
mumbles!! trails off of his sentences bc he isn't sure if what he's saying is interesting
if he has something to say in a group setting, he usually waits until people are done talking to speak. most of the time this causes him to wait a little too long, and the group has already moved on with their conversation. because of this, he can be especially quiet with large amounts of people.
you think he's quiet with friends? just wait until you see him interacting with a stranger. that boy can't hold a conversation. usually says a grand total of three sentences to somebody before he can't come up with anything else to say. he'll quickly shuffle away before there's an awkward silence.
he also has a hard time making prolonged eye contact. (especially with you!!) doesn't know how long and when to make eye contact, so he usually is looking away from people when he speaks.
the more you're around armin the more he comes out of his shell, especially when it's just the two of you. he's even confided in you that he wishes he had more confidence so he could do the things he wants. (*hint hint* you)
touch starved!! usually pulls away instantly the second he feels someone's skin touching his. however, if you accidentally touch him, he reciprocates the affection instantly. if you brush your hand against his, he'll brush his hand back with a playful smile on his face. if you lean into him, he'll place his hands on your shoulders and pull you in closer.
wants to buy you gifts but isn't sure if that would be overstepping his boundaries. he has bought a few things here and there to give to you when if you two start dating. he keeps them wrapped up nice and neat in his closet, hidden from anyone just in case they were to ask.
armin talks to you the most out of everyone. despite this he's still rather quiet, choosing to spend his free time with you by writing or doing work. occasionally he'll ask you for tips. he loves the creative energy you two bounce off of each other.
definitely has looked up "how to get a person to like you" and "how to know if someone likes you" on google after meeting you
has written out a script for what to say when he confesses feelings for you. he's revised it three or four times at this point. (though, in reality, he's probably just going to accidentally admit he likes you)
Warnings: yandere themes, stalking, obsessive behaviour, toxicity, manipulation, VERY creepy and unsettling behaviour
Type of yandere: manipulative, stalker-type, obsessive
Armin Arlert, the cute overly-nice classmate that you sometimes catch staring at you in class. You two are either friendly acquintances or good friends (if he ever gathers the courage to speak with you that is). Either way, it never crossed you mind Armin could possibly be...obsessed with you, per say.
Armin as a yandere is a HUGE stalker and I stand by that. Literally follows you everywhere you go and memorizes your schedule by heart. He looks through your social media platform for HOURS on end, and because of that he basically knows you better than you know yourself.
He owns a collection of things you leave behind. That includes trash or strands of your hair. He will even go as far to search through bins when no one is around to take your recently used tissue (ew).
On the more fluffy side, he does leave meaningful gifts on either your locker or assigned seat. That varies from your favorite drink to a handmade bracelet. Will he ever tell you it was him who gave these presents to you? No.
Someone else other than him is interested in you? I don’t think Armin would be the type to go as far as to kill someone (at least not directly), but he would blackmail the person in question. If that doesn’t work, he will publically humiliate them to the point they can’t show their face around school/campus.
No one suspects him of being a creep. Absolutely no one.
He can and will make you fall in love with him. As seen throout the show, Armin has a very manipulative personality and he is not afraid to use it.
Looking Through Your Soul (Aot Boys X Reader) - Rebirth (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/LnVSCw5FHM It's weird how people live in this world. They describe it as peaceful, and calm but also an eternal hell. It's strange how humans work how they think, but then gain they may find my being strange, dark or soulless. I have lived a life full of ongoing nightmares with scarce dreams, but for some reason. I end up here amongst these humans where I am a mere hybrid of some sort. Now I want to tell my story the story of how I Y/N L/N came to be.
