Trapped with Your Ex {Eren Yeager x Reader}

V- Only the Future Knows

𝟸 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛: 𝟽:𝟸𝟷 𝚙𝚖

You were woken up by a soft nudge on the shoulder. When did I fall asleep? You couldn't exactly remember. Your eyes opened and you had immediately realized that you had fallen asleep on the shoulder of Eren. You were very much embarrassed. Damn jet lag, you probably weren't used to the time difference yet, since Marley was a few hours ahead.

"Oh my god, I'm sorry Eren." you apologized sheepishly. "I didn't mean to fall asleep on you."

"Hey, don't worry about it." he chuckled. "Look, we can finally leave."

Looking up, you saw that the elevator door was now opened and you were on the ground floor. Outside stood a few people talking amongst each other. Most likely people from building maintenance.

"It's about fucking time," you said standing up.

You circled your head in a clockwise motion, letting out a sigh of relief after hearing a pop from the stiff muscles in your neck. Sitting on the floor for over 4 hours definitely made you pretty sore.

You put on your coat, not bothering to button it up, and lazily threw on your bag. Your laptop was already packed neatly away courtesy of Eren when you had fallen asleep.

"Let's get out of this damn elevator," you said to Eren, lending a hand to pull him up which he gladly took.

You and him then walked out into the hallway and towards the entrance. The lobby was now mostly empty since most people had already gone home for the day. Before exiting the building you two went up to the same lady at the desk. She seems to be packing up her stuff, ready to leave herself.

She apologized profusely about the whole 'getting stuck in the elevator thing', but you had assured her that it was fine. Fortunately, she told you and Eren that tomorrow was going to be the final interviews, so you would still get a chance. After thanking her you headed out.

"Next time, I'm taking the other elevator." Eren declared as he opened the door and held it open for you.

"Really?" you said. You walked out the door feeling the cold air hit your face. "Next time I'm taking the stairs."

The sun had set and the city lights lit up the area. It was no longer snowing, and thankfully the sidewalks had gotten shoveled so your feet wouldn't get wet. You stopped and turned to Eren.

"Weirdly, I'm glad that we got trapped in an elevator together for almost 5 hours," you confessed.

"Me too," he laughed. "It was nice talking things out."

"Yeah." you smiled.

"So are you doing anything this Friday?"

"Nothing really." you shook your head. "Probably just looking for an apartment around here, that is, if I get a job here."

"I'm sure you will, you're like the smartest person I know," he said rubbing the back of his neck.

"What about Armin?"

"Okay, well, second smartest person I know." he snickered. "Anyway, I was wondering if maybe you'd like to come over for dinner. Armin, Mikasa, Jean, and a few of the others will be there."

"I don't know.." you frowned. "Won't they all be pissed at me for not keeping in touch with them?"

"Y/N, you're like a really hard person to stay mad at," he smiled. "That's just the person you are."

You grinned. "Okay, sure. I'll be there."

"Great!"

"See you then." You went up to Eren and wrapped your arms around his neck.

"Yeah, see you," he said, bringing his arms around your waist, holding you closer.

You savored the hug for a few more seconds before slightly pulling away and giving him a kiss on his cheek. Fuck moving on. Today you had realized that your feelings for Eren never died, they had only just resurfaced. You were happy about it.

"Bye, Eren!" you called as you walked away from him. He just stood there, with a huge boyish grin on his face. His face was a bit red, maybe from the cold, maybe from being flustered, or perhaps both.

For now, you would appreciate being back in your hometown with your family and old friends. You wondered if eventually, your relationship with Eren would go back to what it once was. You were both more mature now, so maybe this time it would all work out and you would get your happy ending.

Only the future knows.

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𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛'𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎...

If you read the whole thing, then hi, i love and appreciate you so much 😩❤️‼️

I don't usually write fanfiction, but this week I had decided to make one of the random scenarios into a short story and this is what turned out, I hope y'all liked it!

lmk if y'all enjoyed it, maybe i'll write more in the future :)