serenity

flowering

You open your eyes and you realize that there's no one next to you. Last night with Armin was amazing, he seemed to really care about what you feel, but was he really the type to just leave after sleeping with someone? You then start to catch the faint smell of toast and bacon, which is quite unusual since you don't remember having bread or bacon in your kitchen. You check your phone, which was on your night stand, and you see that it's 10:30 am. You also see a text from Pieck.

Pieck🌱: hey hottie, how'd it go last night? ;) anyways, i won't be back until later afternoon because i have class in an hour, but don't worry, jean took care of me and made sure i felt safe :P

You: last night was perfect AHH, i owe you one, but wait, you aren't home? i smell food in the house...

Pieck🌱: you should check who's cooking then 🙄 come on now, let's not be dense. also, you can pay me back later ~

You: ugh damn sorry i wasn't thinking, i forgot he asked me to spend the day with him today.

Pieck🌱: oooo 👀 kk, have fun ;)

Gosh. You totally forgot he asked you out for the day, who else would it have been? You start to put clothes on and you get out of your room to wake yourself up and you see Armin in the kitchen, cooking. He's wearing his pants from last night, but he had no shirt on. He sensed you walking out of the room and he turned around.

"Good morning!" He says, grinning at you.

"Morning, uhhhh," You start to notice that there's food on the table and it's set up so nicely, like how a homestyle restaurant would set up their tables. Your heart starts to melt.

He can cook? That's really hot.

"I made us breakfast, I hope you're hungry!"

"Thank you, but wait... don't tell me you bought and cooked all these food, our fridge didn't have anything but junk," You say and you start to form a smile on your face because of how cute you think this is.

"Haha, yeah, I woke up this morning to stop by the grocery store. You should eat!" Armin says as he turns off the stove and puts eggs on the plate and he gestures you to sit down. You sit down and start to eat the meal he provided for you and woah, he's a pretty good cook, very impressive.

"I was the worst at cooking, but I have a friend that majors in culinary and he taught me how to do basic things in the kitchen," He says as he sits down in front of you. You can't stop but feel flushed, that is so adorable.

"Mmm it tastes good!" You say, as you stuff your face with food and he doesn't say anything, but instead, you catch him staring at you like you were an art exhibition. You can't help but start giggling, you just felt so happy to be in each other's company. You two had amazing sex but you're glad to be spending time with him in other ways.

"W-Why are you giggling?" He stutters as he starts to look away and you see the flush of pink across his cheeks.

"Because, you're so cute!" You say as you reach your hand to pinch his cheeks.

"Am not! Seeing you eat just really reminded me of one of my best friends... She's actually the girlfriend of the guy whom I learned cooking from, but she had to move to study abroad..." He says as he starts to look down on his plate, frowning. You then start to caress his hands to comfort him.

"Hey... It'll be alright. You'll see her again right?," You reassure him.

"Yeah... It's just that we spent all of junior high and high school together and she suddenly left... agh I'm ruining the mood for you aren't I?" He says as he turns his gaze to look at yours.