"fragile Heart" [Eremin Hanahaki]

When did it start?

A.N. this story was inspired by the story "picking petals" over on AO3. By the time I found it, it was already orphaned so I decided to write my own interpretation of the story. This story was first posted on AO3!

Oh and : I don't own attack on titan or any of its characters!

Comments and feedbacks are specially welcome since I still do not know how the feedback system of Wattpad works! Hope you enjoy!!

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When did it start?

It's hard to pinpoint the first moment.

Perhaps, it was the time Armin first laid eyes on him, Through teary eyes and pain from the beating the neighborhood bullies infected him.

Or the time Eren grabbed his hand and held it all the way to his fathers clinic.

(Eren always muttered something incomprehensible all the way, Armin could only catch a few words through his own cry. "Careful" "fight back" "worry about you" was among those mumbled words.)

The possibilities of that first spark was endless, Armin liked to think it was gradual, Armin was doomed to fall in his love.

But the first moment he felt the pain of it... that was easy to remember.

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So blue...

And... Yuck... Salty

Spread across the horizon and one the most beautiful things Armin had ever seen in his life... And nothing like how Armin imagined it.

A few feet behind, Mikasa Jumped back, a passing look of nervousness passed her face before she replaced it with an awkward smile. Armin felt himself laughing. He could have never guessed the one thing that would make Mikasa excited was the ocean they dreamed of.

Armin turned back to the ocean and closed his eyes and let the wind blow. He let the warm wind wash away his worries for just one day.

He closed his blue eyes again. Eren was standing closer, wind dancing in his hair and the sunlight falling on his tanned skin.

Armin walked over, his footsteps were heavy and slow but he finally made it, he stood next to Eren. Eren, with that strange blank look on his face. Armin put a hand on his shoulder and gently pulled him back. Slowly, Eren turned around. His blank look met Armin's lively eyes.

Face to face.

Armin smiled, Eren didn't.

Armin gently lifted his hand and pressed his soft palms on either side of Eren's face, an easy smile passed Armins lips as he looked at Eren with hope burning in his blue eyes.

Armin kept his hopeful smile even when Eren's eyes were dull and hopeless, staring at Armin like he was seeing a ghost.

The ocean danced around them. Sounds of laughter filled the air and the sun bathed them in light.

He never said a word. Erens green eyes looked away. Gently, Eren lifted both of his hands and took Armins wrists. Eren gently pushed Armins hand away from his face and let them fall down.

He said no words, even his green eyes refused to see Armins. He looked far far away into the endless ocean in front of them. He stared at somewhere, somewhere Armin couldn't see.

That...

That was the moment Armin felt the first pang of pain deep in his heart, like there was something tugging and squeezing his heart and taking his breath.