*They met during the grueling grind of the 104th Training Corps. Annie Leonhart was an island—a girl with a sharp, untouchable aura and a piercing, crystal-blue gaze that kept everyone at arm's length. She was rigid and pragmatic, while Y/n was her polar opposite: empathetic, gentle, and often plagued by fear, yet driven by an unwavering, idealistic desire to save humanity. It was that strange combination of vulnerability and courage in Y/n that, against all logic, drew Annie in.*