𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐍 || eren jaeger

21

a month later
first weekend of December

Eren's head rested on your lower thigh, patiently waiting for you to finish your final book report for your English class. Winter break was fast approaching, and your teachers had assigned 'end of semester' projects and assignments instead of exams.

Although you preferred neither, at least you didn't have to stay up for hours on end cramming material into your brain, in desperate hopes of retaining it long enough to at least pass.

His eyes were glued to his phone screen, seemingly watching one of his shows, as you balanced your laptop on your upper thighs, rapidly typing away on your keyboard. The smell of the baking cookies just a couple feet from where y'all sat on the couch got stronger and stronger as you paused to pop your knuckles.

Eren spoke up after a moment, "Babe, how much longer on the cookies?"

You tapped on your phone screen and glanced at the ticking timer on the face, "..about 2 minutes."

He hummed as he went back to his show, but you noticed something else on your lock screen, a notification.

𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚: 𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠
hey, it's malik.. don't be mad but i got your number from your ma...

please, can we talk?

You lightly scoffed as you read the message over again. You inwardly cursed yourself from not telling your ma the truth about the break up, letting her believe that you'd simply lost interest in him.

𝙮𝙤𝙪
didn't i tell you i don't wanna talk?
leave my moms outta yo bs.

You rolled your eyes and turned your phone off when you saw the texting bubbles appear, contemplating on whether or not you should just save yourself the trouble and block him now.

Before you could make up your mind, your timer went off, snapping you out of your thoughts.

"Ouuu the cookies are doneeee," you sing, as you move your laptop and lift Eren's head off your leg, "I'll be right back,"

"Make sure you bring some ice cream too!!" he shouts as you jog into the kitchen.

Seeing as you left your timer going off right next to his ear, he leans up and goes to turn it off, but his hand falters as he sees a notification pop up at the top of your screen.

𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚: 𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠
i know i did you wrong, but i know i can treat you better this time. i'm done with the hoe shit and i'm ready to love you how you deserved to be. I know you don't love that white boy.

Eren's face fell when he glazed over the text, and he watched as the message disappeared from the top of the screen as your timer continued to go off.

"Baby can you turn the alarm off please?" you shouted from the kitchen as you opened up the oven and pulled the tray of cookies out.

Eren looked up at you, then back at the phone. He pressed the "stop" button below the "repeat" button and your home screen appeared, revealing the text again.

Eren's jaw clenched in the slightest, as he read over the text again and again. He picked it up just as you skipped back towards the living room.