7 Days Till [Armin x Jean]

2 Nights Till the Invasion

[NSFW CHAPTER]

[This chapter plays no significance to the storyline! It can easily be skipped and the story will continue as if they woke up without doing anything, so don't feel obligated to read through this if you feel comfortable with NSFW works, or are underage.]

I opened my eyes after laying there for what felt like an hour, unable to sleep. I pulled away enough to look at Jean. His face was calm, and his breathing was steady, but something told me he was still awake.

"Jean?" I whispered. "Are you asleep or awake?"

"Awake," He whispered after a moment of silence. He opened his eyes to look at me. "I'm guessing you couldn't sleep either?"

"Too much on my mind..."

He pulled away a bit to get a better look of me or as good as he could get in the dark. Something in his body language told me it was okay to continue talking. I sat up and looked across the room at the dresser.

"Do you remember when you first asked me out?"

He nodded, I could make a smile creeping across his face in the darkness. "It was after Shiganshina, once we got back to the headquarters. You nearly died on me, and I didn't want to live with any regrets, so I sucked up the courage to ask you out."

"And I started bawling my eyes out because I never thought you'd feel the same way," I laughed quietly. I felt Jean shift a bit before he sat up next to me, careful of the space on the bed. "I feel like that's the motive for a lot of our decisions from there on out... not wanting to die with regrets."

"It's why we ran away for a day and camped out in the woods with each other a few months after. It's something I always wanted to do, and you said, and I quote "Fuck it." Which is not something I expected from you!"

I snorted, leaning against him. "And it's the reason we went outside the walls to try and find any wreckage of an airplane or anything of the sort once we knew it wasn't as dangerous. Deep down I knew the government disposed of it, but I was curious."

"I'll have to say, it's an eventful way to live," Jean chuckled and leaned his head on top of mine. "Something tells me there's a thought on your mind though, something you want to do before the mission."

I paused, sitting there quietly, scared to admit what was on my mind. Jean must have felt the tension in my body, for he gently grabbed my hand and held it. "I'm not going to judge you. Who knows, maybe it's something we both want to do but didn't voice it out of fear."

I took a deep breath and decided life was too short to hold this in. "I.... It's embarrassing, and you have every right to say no. But... this could be one of the last nights we get to spend with each other. Who knows if we'll both make it out alive from the invasion of Marley. You talked about proposing afterward, but what if one of us doesn't make it?" I felt my voice crack at the thought of losing Jean.

"Do you want me to propose now?" He teased, clearly trying to lighten the mood up a bit. "I don't have a ring, but I'm sure I can make a bottle cap into a makeshift ring for now."

"No I- Wouldn't that hurt?"

"Not if I file it down."

"... I'll wait on an actual ring," I chuckled, regaining a little bit of confidence. "I want... I want to try being intimate with you. Like how couples are.... In bed."

Jean was quiet for a moment, which caused me to worry. Did I say something wrong? Or ask too much of him? God what if he hates me now? Would he hate me for that? Would he get annoyed by me and just ignore me? What if? What if? What if?