Blood & Honey | Eren Yeager x Reader

2. Ignition

The sound of small birds chirping rang in your ears as you slowly woke up. You could hear Connie snoring on the chair a few feet from you and you yawned, rubbing your eyes.

Eren was still sound asleep, his chest rising and falling slowly. You lifted your head slightly, taking advantage of him not being awake to take in his features. His hair was soft and flowy, a few stray pieces sticking out here and there. He still had one of his arms wrapped around your waist when you began to get up, the other hanging off of the too-small couch you two were sharing.

His arm tightened around you in his sleep as if he was trying to keep you close and you smiled to yourself, shaking your head as you gently pried his arm off of your torso and placed it at his side. You didn't want to wake him, pulling the blanket back up over his exposed chest so he wouldn't get cold.

You shuffled into the bathroom, squinting at the bright light pouring in through the window and rubbed your temples. Your head was pounding as you began to remember the events that unfolded last night. You finished peeing then washed your hands and went back into the kitchen, stretching your arms out as you walked. Pressing a few buttons on the coffee machine, you were startled when Connie walked up behind you.

"Oi, y/n. I can't believe you and that block head fucked with me sleeping right next to you last night!" He pretended to gag as he complained.

Your eyes widened as you quickly shook your head.

"That isn't true, we literally just slept. Nothing else happened." You rolled your eyes as you poured the coffee into two cups.

"But he's half naked over there."

"I was cold, so he kept me warm. He had to take his shirt off cause there was blood on it after that fight last night." Your tone was defensive.

Connie looked at you suspiciously as he took the mug of coffee you made him, thanking you as he took a seat at the table.

You heart sank a bit when you remembered the argument that erupted last night and all those things Bertholdt had said, Floch eagerly feeding into it. Rummaging through the freezer, you found a bag of frozen peas and wrapped it in a thin dish towel before bringing that and your mug of coffee back over to the couch.

You sat beside Eren and gently took one of his hands, frowning a bit at his bruised and cut knuckles. Placing the makeshift icepack on his hand, you took another sip of your coffee and looked up to see Connie winking and raising his eyebrows at you, pointing between you and Eren. You rolled your eyes, mouthing 'shut up' to him when you heard a yawn next to you.

Eren was rubbing his eyes with his free hand, squinting at the light pouring into the room and his eyes brightened when he saw you were sitting next to him.

"Sorry to wake you, I just wanted to make sure your hands were okay." You said softly, taking his other one and placing the icepack on it.

"You're sweet." He said, sitting up as he ran his free hand through his hair and combed it back. "Is there any more coffee?"

"Here, have mine. I don't even like coffee. I was hoping a few sips would help my headache." You handed him your mug and he nodded, taking a few big sips.

You left him on the couch and got up to go change in the bathroom. It was already ten o'clock and you needed to get home to Peep and to take care of all your weekend chores. After changing into some grey leggings and pulling a white long sleeve fitted shirt on, you realized you didn't have a jacket or sweatshirt. You quickly styled your messy hair and washed your face.

You finished brushing your teeth before tiptoeing to Sasha's room, finding her passed out and drooling into her pillow besides Nicolo. You didn't want to wake them so you quietly shut the door and made your way back to the living room. As you packed your bag you found your heels kicked under the couch and your earrings thrown on the table. You were a hot mess last night, huh.