Chapter 4

The Dorms.

Ships: several

My dorm is filled with weird people. A bunch of nerds who dress up in weird costumes and pretend to fight giants they call 'titans'. Don't get me wrong, I join in as well, but it gets a bit strange sometimes.

There's a boy called Eren, his room is directly below mine. I hear him shouting angry things sometimes. His mother got killed in a car crash when he was nine, so he's never been quite alright. He's fun though. If you're friends with him he's a laugh. He always hangs out with this girl, Mikasa. I think they hooked up a few times last year, but we made a vow never to talk about that… he's friends with most people in our year and has some incredible stories to tell. He's worth hanging out with if you get the chance.

So then there's Mikasa. As I said, she spends all of her time with Eren and seems protective towards him. Her parents are dead. I heard from someone they got killed by these freaks who wanted to kidnap Mikasa. I don't know if that's true though. I'm pretty sure she hates me, despite acting the exact same way around everyone else, even her cousin, Levi. She says some quite mean things sometimes. But I guess she just has a type. Eren confided in me a few months ago that he has a huge crush on her. It's pretty obvious that they're both mad about each other.

Armin is loved by everyone, he's this tiny little blonde boy with a weird haircut who's nice and friendly to everyone. He's also a genius. His GPA in high school was ridiculous and he's hired by multiple people to do their homework. I love him, he's fun to hang out with and says some amazing things. I know he's gonna go far in life. He just needs more confidence, and needs to stop relying on other people.

Ymir and Christa are polar opposites. Ymir is cold, yet does everything to protect her Christa. Christa is a warm, little bundle of happiness. She helps everyone when they feel sad, she seems like an amazing person. Ymir appears to be selfish and cynical, but at times can open up a little more. We've discovered that you have to get her really, REALLY drunk for that to happen though, so I guess that's less of her true self.

Levi cares for few people, seemingly no one but his girlfriend Petra, and his friends, Erwin and Hanji. He's sometimes nice to me, I guess, he makes me dinner if it's just us in the dorm. He is especially cold towards Mikasa, showing zero feelings of caring or friendship towards her. I guess they never got along when they were younger. I still have no idea why he plays along with everyone's dumb games, despite it being a year and a half since we started. There's a disturbing story about something that happened in freshman year involving him, Eren, Annie Leonhart and a tree… I don't want to go into detail.

Jean and Marco share the only room on the top floor. As my room is directly underneath theirs, I can hear all of the stuff they do up there. Most of it is ok, just video game rage and studying and stuff. But sometimes it gets weird. And I mean rhythmic thumping and really odd sounds. For a while, everyone thought Jean was in love with Mikasa, but when she hooked up with Eren once, I think his love for Mikasa became hatred for Eren. Marco looks after everyone, like Christa he's always kind. He mostly tends to Connie and Sasha after they go to a few too many parties and become quite entertaining. They're cool guys, and I have a feeling they are very gay.

Sasha is my roommate, and Connie is her 'best friend' who sleeps over a few too many times a week. I way too often wake up to see Connie stumbling shirtless out of the room at 6 in the morning. Sasha pretends like there's nothing happening, but everyone knows the truth. They mess around constantly, jumping on sofas and taking shots before classes. I love the two of them, and they love everyone as well, cheering people up and making us all smile. Once, I think they got so drunk that they started throwing textbooks onto the bonfire. It's best to keep them sober if possible…

Annie, Reiner and Bertolt always travel in their pack of three. It's entertaining to see them, as the two boys are both absolute giants, whereas Annie is a 4' 11 tall blond baby, with a seething hatred for everyone. They're pretty shifty, and they don't often play along with our games, but if you get to know Reiner and Bertolt, they can be absolute sweethearts, helping you out if you need something. Annie on the other hand is harder to connect with. I think Armin is the only one who has managed to get around her cold exterior, and I see them sometimes sitting together at breakfast. Armin sometimes gives her reassuring smiles, I think he knows something we don't. I want to get on her good side, I've heard she's pretty good at fighting.

My dorm is filled with weird and wonderful people, but I wish them all the best for their futures. I really hope I can stay in touch with them in the future, but for now, we'll keep playing our funny games and writing our strange stories.