𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗗 . armin arlert

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the bell above the entrance rang as it opened, y/n walking inside and peeking around the room. her eyes settled on the small blonde boy coddled in a corner who was enjoying the book he was reading.

he was clothed in a beige turtleneck sweater alongside check pants in a darker shade. with a trench coat folded over his forearm and a brown bag slung on his shoulder.

y/n gave her cousin an auspicious look through the window, nodding infrequently as she began walking over to the boy. his eyes followed the sound of footsteps and he saw her walking towards him smiling down at the cover of his book.

his lips shaped into a broad grin as he stood to his feet, looking her up and down and noticing every element about her attire. his smile declined and his lip curled instead.
'that dress is.. nice' he told her, placing the book back on its shelf next to him.

the h/c haired girl lifted an eyebrow shaping as she watched out the window for her cousin once again.
''shall we go? I have someplace i need to be in an hour" armin sough, taking her hand in his.
''oh. sure'' y/n reacted, blushing slightly.

the two walked out of the building together, fingers entwined and ymir following from a distance on her bike.
''so, er, armin.. where exactly are we going?'' the protagonist asked, making eye contact with the boy.

''youll see,'' he answered back, pulling her along the sidewalk. y/n smiled, she had always despised surprises, but with armin, it was different.

they proceeded walking until entering a forest, barriers of green trees and blossoms of different shades all around the two.
''follow me.'' armin told her, making his way around the branches and trying not to ruin his clothes.

y/n did as she was instructed and followed, clutching her skirt upwards in an endeavour to not ruin the bottom of it. soon, they reached the other end of the woodlands where a beach lay.

the smell of the ocean filled their noses as they made their way over to a small picnic blanket with lit candles surrounding it.
''wow, armin its.. stunning'' she breathed, smiling at him.
"you know whos more stunning? annie" armin sighed.

y/ns eyes widened,
"annie? as in my roommate annie? ..yeah... i guess.. annie is pretty'' she laughed.

armin motioned for her to sit, kneeing himself on the petit blanket.

the two talked and ate for hours, discovering how much they had in common and how many common friends they had. y/n looked to the side, seeing ymir building a sandcastle and not in her hiding spot.

the girl tried to play it off as if she didnt know her and took a piece of cake on her fork.
"you should watch what you eat, or else youll get fat" the blonde warned, taking the place from her hands and eating the it himself.

y/n almost gasped at his behaviour, thinking of all the possible reasons that he couldve been acting the way, though as she did, she felt a heavyness over her stomach. she looked down on herself to see her white floral dress covered in an orange drink.

''god y/n im so sorry, i accidentally got my drink on your beautiful dress" armin apologised sarcastically.
''oh, it's fine i guess, i can get it cleaned.''she told him through a sigh.

the entire date had failed and she was wishing that the whole thing was just a dream,
''armin please could you just pinch me?'' she asked.

with no hesitation, the boy reached out to her side and took her hand in his, pinching her underarm.

and then she woke up, on her sofa, in her dorm room with her cousin leaning over her squeezing her arm.
"y/n.. y/n! you blacked out again," she exclaimed.

''oh, how long do i have until the date?'' y/n asked,
"well, ..ten minutes" ymir whispered, frowing as she spoke.
"wait, what??"