Just A Touch | Eren Jeager x Reader

Chapter 39: Consoling

After walking for a few minutes, you made it to your dorm. You went into your room and noticed that Sasha wasn't there which made you remember that she was spending the weekend with her boyfriend. You laid in your bed and covered yourself with your blankets and continued to cry. You had no idea if what Eren was saying meant that he wanted to end things for good or if he just wanted to take a break. The things he said before he left kept replaying on repeat in your mind, which made you start to think about all of the good memories you had made on the beach trip and during the summer. He really was so important to you and it made you almost sick to think about how easily things started to fall apart within one night.

After a while, you finally got yourself to stop crying. You laid on your back and stared at the ceiling. You brought your wrist up to where you could see it and looked at the white bracelet that was there. You thought about the time that Eren gave it to you and gently smiled with remains of tears still left in your eyes. You took the bracelet off and clutched it in your hand and held it close to you. You closed your eyes and somehow was able to fall asleep that night.

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The next morning you woke up and turned over to look at the clock. It was 1pm. You quickly sat up and looked down at your hand which was still lightly holding onto the bracelet. Your head ached from the events from the night before. You checked your phone because somewhere in the back of your mind you were hoping to see a message from Eren, but there was nothing from him. You checked to see if he had blocked you and he didn't, which made you feel slightly relieved. Your heart sank a little when you saw the wallpaper in your phone. It was a picture of you and Eren. You felt tears start to form in your eyes, but you decided that you needed to get yourself together and that you couldn't stay in your bed and cry forever, despite your sadness. You wiped the tears away and stood up. You changed out of your clothes that you wore to the party and put on some adidas sweatpants and a tshirt with your college logo on it. Before heading to take a shower, you called Armin and told him that you needed to meet up with him to talk about something and he agreed to meet you at a park. You then grabbed your bag of bathroom things and went to take a shower and then you got yourself all the way ready for the day. Before you headed out of your dorm, you spotted the white bracelet Eren gave you sitting on your nightstand. You always wore it everywhere you went, but this time you just glanced at it and then left.

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You arrived at the park and saw Armin sitting at a picnic table. "Hey!" he called as he waved to you.

You took a seat across from him. "Hey."

"What's up? Did something bad happen?" he asked with concern. He could tell by your face that whatever you had to say wasn't going to be anything good.

"I think me and Eren might have broken up." you said as you looked Armin right in the eyes.

"What?? Why? What happened?" he frantically questioned.

"Last night we were at a party and someone accused Eren of stealing something and they got into a little fight. Then me and Eren were outside alone and he said that we can't do this and he said that he just keeps putting me in danger and causing me trouble. Then he said he was sorry and left without turning back. He hasn't said anything to me today." You could feel tears forming in your eyes, but you managed to hold them back for the time being.

"Y/n I'm so sorry. I don't even know what to say that's horrible." Armin said as he got up and came to give you a hug.

You embraced him back. His tight grip around you made your emotions all come loose. You started crying into his arms which only made him hold you tighter.

"I don't know what to do Armin. He means everything to me and I need him back." you mumbled as you continued to bury your face into him.

"I think for now it's best to just give it time. See if he decides to contact you. I'm sure that this can't be the end of everything. You'll be in touch again. I'm not saying that means that it will be good, but I know that you will have the chance to talk to him again at some point. Right now I think you both need some space. I promise things will be okay. It's confusing, i know. But please trust me on this." Armin reassured you. He always knew the right words to help you with whatever was going on. His words consoled you and you were able to calm down.

You stepped back and wiped the tears off of your face and looked at him. "Thank you. I just can't believe it happened. Everything was going so well and then to have him say something like that was just so shocking and unexpected. But I think you're right. I just need to give it time." you said as you sniffled and flashed him a smile.

"I'm always here to lean on. I've got you." he smiled back.

"Want to go get something to drink? I'm kinda thirsty now." you sighed.

"Sure. There's a Starbucks not too far away. We can go in my car since you walked here. Come on." he said as he grabbed your hand and took you to his car.

You went to Starbucks and had a drink with
him. Having him with you made you feel a lot better than if you had just been alone in your bed. He was always so positive and comforting and you loved him with your whole heart.