Whenever you enter a room, Sir Armin Arlert walks three paces behind you. Close enough to lay down his life should danger appear. Far enough that no one could mistake him for the place he truly longs to stand. The kingdom calls it loyalty. It has always been love.
Some people hide behind charm. Others hide behind silence. After two years of watching Armin Arlert from afar, you’re about to discover which one is more dangerous.
Everyone at Trost University knows Eren Yeager—the hockey player, the frat boy, the beautiful disaster who lives for crowded rooms and rarely leaves them alone. When a failing English grade puts his season at risk, you become his tutor. Somewhere between late-night sessions and an arrangement neither of you intends to name, you begin to know the man who only seems to exist after everyone else has gone home. Eren belongs to the party. But somehow, you keep getting what remains when it ends
They call you an anomaly. A medical impossibility. A threat to everything society believes about Alphas, Betas, and Omegas. As an investigator in Eldia’s Scout Regiment, you’ll uncover a conspiracy that reaches far beyond your own past. The only problem? Everybody here wants you… but not everyone wants you for the same reason.
For two years, you and Armin Arlert have made an art of hating each other. Academic rivals in every sense, neither of you has ever surrendered an advantage willingly. But when Armin discovers you in a compromising situation late one night in the university library, he finally acquires something you cannot take back. Your secret is safe with him—provided you’re willing to pay the price of his silence. And Armin has always known exactly what to do with an advantage.
You don’t need anyone. Peter Parker can’t afford to. It should make being neighbors easy—if you weren’t spending your days getting paid to chase Spider-Man.
