Attack on Titan Oneshots

Mutual Love - Eren x Reader

*Previously known as Just Knowing

"...and boom goes the dynamite."

   You victoriously smiled and snapped your fingers as you stood over Jean's form, which was sprawled out on the sandy dirt of the training grounds. You had just successfully defeated him at sparring, and might I say, you beat his nonexistent ass pretty well.

   It was a sunny, clear day in spring, with all the trees beginning to grow their back true colors from boring cold of winter, and the birds beginning to migrate for the rest of the newly found season. All around you were other cadets that were also doing some sparring - Connie and Sasha doing some weird karate moves, Mikasa about to kill Reiner, and Annie with an uninterested look in her eyes while Armin cowered in complete fear in her towering shadow.

Ah, what a completely normal day.

   "Sheesh (y/n), can't you just keep it down a notch? You almost killed me back there." Jean retorted, followed by a cough as his eyes squinted due to the sun's blinding rays shining at golden orbs. All you could do was smile and offer a hand to help him up, which he thankfully took.

"Nope! And grow some balls, Kirschtein, that's not even half of what I can do..."

All he did was widen his eyes and gulp down his saliva in fear of what you could do to him.

   "Anyways, you should get some ice on that arm of yours - I think I bruised your shoulder too hard. I'm gonna find Eren." you stared before looking around the field to find the said brunette.

   "Ooh, Eren - don't you mean your 'little lover'?" he teased, now smirking while wiggling his thin, brown eyebrows. In reply, you slapped his shoulder which held the start of a new bruise, and you earned a wince and slight whine from him.

   "Shut up, Horseface. He's just a friend..." you narrowed your eyes from him and quietly sighed to yourself, your thoughts now focused on that titan hating boy.

   To admit, you had a crush on that brunette with beautiful, emerald eyes. The way he smiled sweetly at you, the way his eyes showed such passion when he spoke, and the way his laugh brought music to your ears - to you, he was the most perfect human being.

But when you say that out loud, it makes you sound like a total fucking creep.

   So instead, you just kept quiet about your feelings and thoughts about him to yourself, in fear that someone would judge you for having a crush on that suicidal bastard. That, and you knew well from previous life lessons from your mother that boys should come second. Even though you knew that it was impossible for him to return your feelings, you just hoped that one day, he'd look at you differently than all the other girls...

   "Okay - friends with benefits, then." Jean's teasing voice snapped you out of your thoughts. Shades of red rose to your slightly dirtied cheeks as you kicked his shin, causing him to hold his leg from under the knee and hop around, pain emitting from his ankle. "Ow! That hurt!"

"It was supposed to, you fucking unicorn."

   He was about to retort something back when he saw Eren sneak up behind you, his soft, calloused hands covering your (e/c) eyes from behind, making you see total darkness all of a sudden. You mentally yelped, but all you did was put you hands on your hips and sarcastically not know who it was, even though you knew it was the boy you were seeking.

   "Guess who?" he asked, a slight tone of happiness in his angelic voice. Jean rolled his eyes in irritation and they both waited for your response.

   "Hmm, let's see - it's not Reiner, 'cause he's too busy being killed by Mikasa. It's not Connie, since he's too busy doing his dojo with Sasha, so I'm guessing it's the guy who almost failed his vertical maneuvering test?"

   Eren's eyes suddenly widened in embarrassment and retracted his hands from your eyes, his face now red from your statement. "H-hey! It was because my belt buckle was broken - I even almost passed with that!"

   "Yeah, almost..." Jean muttered to himself, before earning, yet again, a kick in the shin, but this time from Eren. He reacted the same way when you did it to him, and silently cursed to himself from the sharp shockwaves of pain. "Ow! Why the hell does everyone like to beat me up?!"

   "Heh, cause you're the masochistic one when you're in bed with Marco..." Eren muttered, which caused childish snickers and giggles from both him and you.

   "Wh-what?! I'm not gay!" Jean shouted, his face now shrouded in red from embarrassment. "Screw you guys - I'm getting ice for my shoulder... you both suck!" He began to irritatingly walk away in defeat, groaning in frustration at the both of you.

   "And you swallow, Horseface!" you retorted back, earning a middle finger from him as he began to disappear among the clutter of buildings. Both Eren and you began to laugh once more, and you started up a conversation after your laughing fit was over.

   "Haah... so where were you, Eren? I didn't see you at breakfast this morning." you began, before the both of you started walking over to some trees on the side for some shade. You took a seat on the grass below as he did the same, sitting close to you. He was close to the point where his shoulder was touching yours, which wasn't quite be normal of him. You blushed, but it quickly disappeared when he replied.

"Cleaning... the Instructor told me to fix all the beds in the boys' cabin since I woke up late. Did you know that Connie secretly hides extra blankets under his bed mattress? So fucking weird..."

You laughed at his random yet amusing statement, as he did the same. Afterwards, you directed your eyes up at the sky, seeing the white clouds move slowly in the vast open of the world above you. The sun rested high in the skies, its rays visible as they were shinning through the patches of leaves that shaded you both. You didn't notice, but Eren's soft, turquoise eyes stared into yours, a smile creeping onto his face at the sight of you beside him.

You glanced back at him, your eyes meeting his. Confused, you smiled and blushed slightly. "What?" you asked softly.

"Nothing..." he trailed off, his smiling widening as he stared deeper into your brilliant, (e/c) hues. You smiled even more, still confused as to why he focused his eyes on you, as silence engulfed you both. He began to suddenly lean closer towards you, his steady breaths fanning over your blushing face. The lids of his eyes began to close, as his lips dangerously were close to yours.

Your eyes widening, you held in your breath as you felt his lips finally rest on yours, the warmth settling you down from surprise and shock. It took you a while to process and comprehend what was happening. Before you knew it, you were kissing back, as you felt the corners of his lips lift, smiling into a kiss that felt like forever.

You pulled back so you could regain your breath. You weren't sure how long you've been kissing, but it was passionate enough to wipe away the thoughts of time.

Red was painted on both his and your faces, as you were smiling sheepishly while he rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh, s-sorry... was that a bad kiss or...?"

"N-no!" you replied, blinking a few times before finishing your shaky statement. "It's was... nice."

His eyes immediately lit up, before he sighed in relief, wrapping his arm around your shoulders, thus bringing you closer to him. "Good..."

Silence engulfed between you once more, but it wasn't the awkward type - it was the type of silence that made you know exactly what he was thinking about, and it too made you happy as well.

"Hey Eren...?" you finally asked, resting your head gently against his. He hummed in response, his gaze not breaking away from the sky. "Does this mean that we're together?"

He hugged you tighter, and his next words made you happier than before.

"Of course - we always dreamed of it, haven't we?"