[ there shall be no sinning today, as much as they miss each other. man, eren misses being close to those laughs, and the fruity smell of his hair. the laugh and words after are at least enough to get him to smile sheepishly, the rest of his thoughts bringing up a grin. right. no thinking. abstinence. he holds a pinky up. ]
[ if he had his pinky now, he’d hook at it, but for the moment eren will have to settle for hooking at air. ]
I can’t wait. [ eren gives a brief look backwards, before sighing, eyes already softening into a melt all over again while he just. looks elliot over. ] Rather stay here with you, [ his smile seeming a bit melancholy, but— ] but we’re gonna pick up soon.
Awww. [For a moment, there's a look of disappointment on his face, before he returns his smile with bit of melancholy] It's okay, we'll talk again soon.
Thanks for calling. It's been really nice seeing you.
[ god that smile, no!!!!!!! he doesn’t want to leave!! but as much as his heart pulls, duty calls. his expression is the same, but he raises more resolution to it, firmly. ]
Promise we’ll get this done. The more focused we are, the faster we’ll get it done. [ and is that— the fastest wink alive? it is, and it wants a greater smile from elliot before he goes. ] The faster we’ll see each other.
[He takes a little small breath in. No, he doesn't want to leave either, but he's not gonna stop Eren from doing his duty. It was one of the benefits of growing up in a military family. Even if you miss them a lot, you grow used to the concept of being apart for awhile to complete a job.
So that wink will work, and he'll do his best to do a brighter smile.]
R-Right. I'll be sure to work hard on my end too. [So I can see you again]
[ there it is. eren feels ease in actually leaving when he catches the smile and holds on tight to it. with the camp behind him bustling to move out, the thumbs at the screen and offers one more loving smirk of his own. ]
Me too, Elliot. [ how much just didn’t fit into words. he holds onto these pictures he’s snapped, and throughout the journeys he’ll be taking them out to feel a little closer. ] And we’ll FaceTime when we can, again.
[He'll take one last screen capture of that loving smirk. Another for his photoalbum. It wasn't the same as having Eren with him, but it did help a lot.]
Yeah, of course. [And with a slight laugh] Now get going! You don't wanna be the guy that holds up camp.
[ he wants to kiss you, but the screen is in the way. instead, eren settles with a wave, taking one more snapshot of elliot’s beaming face as well (shutter sound, he can’t hise it), before beginning to get up. ]
I won’t. Take care of yourself.
[ it’s laughed off, but he waves one last time— and off he goes. ]
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Then we can shake on it?
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Yeah! It's a deal!
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I can’t wait. [ eren gives a brief look backwards, before sighing, eyes already softening into a melt all over again while he just. looks elliot over. ] Rather stay here with you, [ his smile seeming a bit melancholy, but— ] but we’re gonna pick up soon.
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Thanks for calling. It's been really nice seeing you.
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Promise we’ll get this done. The more focused we are, the faster we’ll get it done. [ and is that— the fastest wink alive? it is, and it wants a greater smile from elliot before he goes. ] The faster we’ll see each other.
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So that wink will work, and he'll do his best to do a brighter smile.]
R-Right. I'll be sure to work hard on my end too. [So I can see you again]
I love you.
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Me too, Elliot. [ how much just didn’t fit into words. he holds onto these pictures he’s snapped, and throughout the journeys he’ll be taking them out to feel a little closer. ] And we’ll FaceTime when we can, again.
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Yeah, of course. [And with a slight laugh] Now get going! You don't wanna be the guy that holds up camp.
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I won’t. Take care of yourself.
[ it’s laughed off, but he waves one last time— and off he goes. ]
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[He gives a wave back before the call ends. Once it does, he shuts his eyes and holds the phone close to his chest.]