[ 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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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.