[ eren arrives there with his helmet hooked into his arm, in warm leather and boots for motorcycling with his veicule parked right outside expressive. he might notāve shown up at point, but itās still noonish. time to either grab a seat and wait or start looking for bouncy blond hair. ]
[ oh hey, there it is. there she is, and eren brightens up some with a small smile as he makes his way over, placing his helmet next to him once heās slipped into his seat. ]
I wouldnāt want you to keep waiting. [ speaking of waitingā ] Did I take too long?
[ heāll set his things on the far end of the table then, including the helmet and his phone next to it as he goes off the grab an orderā hazelnut coffee, the only coffee heāll probably drink. either that or cappuccinos. bringing with him back to the table is a plate full of winter themed biscuits, set in the middle of the table for all their snacking needs. ]
[ if eren opens the card in the bag first, there's a message for him:
Eren,
Thank you for always being there for me. You're so reliable and one of the greatest friends ever. I can always count on you when I need someone to talk to, and I love meeting up with you and Titan! :) Have a happy holiday season and I hope you get everything you wanted!
Ann
inside of the bag is a chew toy for titan; and a jar of candies and a necktie for eren! ]
[ cards are always first! so when he flips it openā guh. he already had a smile on, but now it just turns into a sheepish sort of melt. he doesnāt expect gifts, so itās always a surprise to him, every time . . . and the fact that she remembers titan is what pulls at his heart most. heās grinning, and . . . ! ]
Ann . . . [ he laughs, holding the card between his fingers along with the chew toy in one hand and his gifts in the other, setting the candy jar on the table after a look into it before he looks at the tie. he hangs his head. ]
I donāt even know what to say. [ itās so simple, butā he can feel the care in the words and the choices. ] Thanks for everythingā for even considering me all those things. [ ohā he jiggles the chew toy! ] Titan, too.
[ he's so touched--she can tell--and it only gets her to grin wider. she's glad he likes his christmas gifts! it took her a while to pick out but it was worth it for his reaction. ]
Why wouldn't I? You're seriously great, Eren. You and Titan.
[ and she meant it when she said he's one of the greatest friends she's ever had. ]
[ aaAAANNNNNNN. eren canāt help but to grin and hold his cup up. itās coffee, but, whatever!!! a toast!! ]
Only to great people.
[ and by that he means you, youāre great. his phone screen lights up, and he gives it a brief little glance down before offering his cup to hers. just an email, but what a cute background picture. ]
[ he mightāve choked a little on his coffee there, but very, very briefly. once thatās all down his throat, his cheeks sting, giving a little look between them and lookingā letās say pleasantly flustered! ]
Itās, ah, [ the one way to make eren look shy: probably this. but he does eventually slide his phone in a way for ann to see it better, a photo of him in formal air force uniform and his partner, short cut ginger hair and green eyes, in a suit, behind them the fancy lights of an orchestra gala he took him just last month. ] Boyfriend.
[ aNn PLeASE. not that heās upset with it, just sheepishly ducking his head and grinning like a nerd. ]
Thāthanks, Ann. [ thereās a slight apologetic quirk of his lips, but heās alright with this hand holding. he can feel ann radiating, oh my god. ] I never got a chance to say it before. Lots of Retrospec stuff happened in between, but.
I didnāt notice how much I actually liked him until he was here. And when I finally took him out to tell him, he confessed too. The whole damn time we knew each other.
[ THATāS FOUR YEARS WORTH OF CRUSHING and eren didnāt even realize his own feelings until he was very right in front of him. ]
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When are you free next? I have your Christmas gift!
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[ YOU SHOULDNāT HAVE ]
I got this afternoon
choose a spot?
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Coffee or the park?
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[ eren arrives there with his helmet hooked into his arm, in warm leather and boots for motorcycling with his veicule parked right outside expressive. he might notāve shown up at point, but itās still noonish. time to either grab a seat and wait or start looking for bouncy blond hair. ]
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Eren! Over here! Sorry, I had to order without you to claim a seat for us!
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I wouldnāt want you to keep waiting. [ speaking of waitingā ] Did I take too long?
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[ securing a seat and all. they're limited! ]
Why don't you go ahead and order first? I'll wait here for you.
[ then...PRESENT TIME ]
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I think thereās fruit in them.
[ at least they could taste those. ]
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[ ann is gonna go ahead and take one of those biscuits, then. she takes a bite into it--she can taste something like apricot? it's good. ]
So...while we munch on these, I have something for you.
[ she reaches underneath the table and hands over what appears to be a gift bag! it's small, but it's special, and it's for him. ]
Merry Christmas, Eren!
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This was nice of you.
[ he holds the little bag up anddddā begins opening! ]
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Eren,
Thank you for always being there for me. You're so reliable and one of the greatest friends ever. I can always count on you when I need someone to talk to, and I love meeting up with you and Titan! :) Have a happy holiday season and I hope you get everything you wanted!
Ann
inside of the bag is a chew toy for titan; and a jar of candies and a necktie for eren! ]
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Ann . . . [ he laughs, holding the card between his fingers along with the chew toy in one hand and his gifts in the other, setting the candy jar on the table after a look into it before he looks at the tie. he hangs his head. ]
I donāt even know what to say. [ itās so simple, butā he can feel the care in the words and the choices. ] Thanks for everythingā for even considering me all those things. [ ohā he jiggles the chew toy! ] Titan, too.
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Why wouldn't I? You're seriously great, Eren. You and Titan.
[ and she meant it when she said he's one of the greatest friends she's ever had. ]
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Only to great people.
[ and by that he means you, youāre great. his phone screen lights up, and he gives it a brief little glance down before offering his cup to hers. just an email, but what a cute background picture. ]
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To the two of us!
[ friends for life. she takes a sip of her coffee, but gets curious by the sudden flash of light--oh, it's just eren's phone--wait.
w a i t. ]
Ooooh! Who's that on your wallpaper, Eren?
[ SHE'S ONTO YOU... ]
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Itās, ah, [ the one way to make eren look shy: probably this. but he does eventually slide his phone in a way for ann to see it better, a photo of him in formal air force uniform and his partner, short cut ginger hair and green eyes, in a suit, behind them the fancy lights of an orchestra gala he took him just last month. ] Boyfriend.
[ heās red, have you ever seen eren red? ]
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[ he's red, he's sheepish, and ann knows that eren is In Love??? oh my god??? ]
Why didn't you tell me earlier?! Oh my gosh, Eren!
[ after the initial shock though, she's grinning at him, and then grabbing his hands. ]
Congrats! I'm so happy for you!
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Thāthanks, Ann. [ thereās a slight apologetic quirk of his lips, but heās alright with this hand holding. he can feel ann radiating, oh my god. ] I never got a chance to say it before. Lots of Retrospec stuff happened in between, but.
[ shoulder raise!! ]
Three months, now. I knew him years before.
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What?! Three months?!
[ she sounds angry, but she's just eager. ]
You gotta tell me everything! How did you guys meet? Who asked who? Go on!
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Okay, okay! [ he will supply the deets AS SOON AS THEYāre quiet!!! now, sharp inhale!! ] I was at a military youth camp for the summer, andā he was there, too. After that we kept in touch, him in New York and me in RecollĆ©. For four years? [ ann, heās smiling, ann. ] Weād meet up a lot, and then . . . He moved here, for college.
I didnāt notice how much I actually liked him until he was here. And when I finally took him out to tell him, he confessed too. The whole damn time we knew each other.
[ THATāS FOUR YEARS WORTH OF CRUSHING and eren didnāt even realize his own feelings until he was very right in front of him. ]
And thatās how Iām with Elliot.
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[ LOOK HOW DORKY YOU ARE RIGHT NOW EREN IT'S SO CUTE... ]
That's a story straight out of a romance novel! You two are really cute!
[ if it already wasn't obvious enough already, ann is happy for him. she's smiling, too, and leaning over the table. ]
You're gonna introduce me to him one day, right?
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[ he has to rub his face, though, itās way too red to function right now and heās completely overheated! ]
A romance novelās a bit too much, though.
[ you girls and your romance!!! ]
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[ ann they weren't childhood friends, but okay. ]
You really seem happy, Eren. So...I'm happy, too.