too close

¹⁵ / " your girlfriend, idiot "

《 ✦ TOO CLOSE ✦ 》

Eren returns your stare, his neck cocked. When you and Mikasa were conversing, he was putting up a birthday banner. He finished it by turning his whole body towards y'all and scratching his neck.

He continues to say, "Honestly," as he approaches you. "I think she's good enough. Maybe even... perfect."

Eren has taken a seat in the center of y'all, his arms separated and a few inches behind Mikasa's and your necks. One of his lower legs is shaking on top of another.

Mikasa gives him a teasing roll of the eyes and leans in close. "Don't you think that's a bit of an exaggeration?" She inquires of him. You extend your neck backward in response to this question.

What made her ask such a question? But then the need to know more emerged.

What will Eren say in this situation?

He paused for a moment before answering, "You are right. No one is perfect..."

"She may or may not be an exception," he goes on to say. You stood up and walked over to the table, which was topped with three confetti cannons. You took one and began to play with it while studying it.

Before getting up, Eren advises, "Don't twist the base." You smirked as you slowly pressed both hands against the base. He approaches you, and you return the confetti cannon to its original position on the table.

You chuckled, "Okay, dad. What else?" He walked into the kitchen, rolled his eyes, and pulled out two bottles of vodka, putting them on the kitchen table. He adds, "Don't touch those either."

You then cross your arms and roll your eyes. He jokes, "You know what, maybe you're not an exception." You return to the sofa, attempting to forget his remark.

In about five minutes, everybody was going to turn up. You were eager to see how everyone, particularly Armin, looked.

You began to wonder what reason they used to get him here.

—

"Heyyy!"  Sasha and Connie yelled as they stormed into the house. You, Mikasa, and Eren were sitting on the couch when you realized you hadn't locked the door. Eren had changed his dirty white shirt to a plain green one.

You initially mistook them for a robber and leaped to your feet. Eren then calmed you down by placing his large hand on your thigh.

You sat back down after looking down at his side. He didn't lift his hand until he got up to welcome the guests.

When he daps Connie up, he says, "Yo, Connie, Sasha." Following that, Connie steps in and notices the cupcakes on the table.

He then walks over to the cupcakes as well after greeting Sasha with a quick embrace. "No eating until Armin gets here!" He says this as he grabs the trays and places them on top of the refrigerator.

Even though Connie and Sasha weren't particularly short, there was no way they could have made it to the cupcakes now.

You chuckled and stood up, leaving Mikasa alone on the couch. Then came Historia and Ymir. Historia wore a white floral gown and a white diamond pin in her hair.

Ymir was dressed in denim pants and a black top, in contrast to Historia. With a grin on her face, she hugged Historia to the side, an arm hanging over her shoulder.

Reiner, Annie, and Berthodt were the next to arrive. They were all dressed in white shirts with the words "Happy Birthday, Armin!" written on them.