my best friends brother | eren.j

play date to you

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You were sat in the passenger seat of Jean's car, fiddling with the hem of your cardigan. He'd already complimented your outfit, so why were you still nervous.

"Chill L/N. I'm not gonna take you anywhere to abduct you or anything."

"Didn't say you were." You reply shyly as you look out the window, the greenery of Trost slowly transforming into Marley's own forest of buildings.

"You're gonna love it. I know you will."

"Will take your word for it John."

He hated it when people didn't pronounce his name the french way, but he smiled a little when you fucked his name up.

"Did I tell you you looked cute?"

"No. You said pretty."

"Ah. Well. You look cute too. I love it when you put your hair in that bow. It's so. I don't know how to describe it."

You feel your cheeks heat up as you look at your lap, unable to make eye contact, murmuring a shy thank you.

"It's so funny seeing you grow all quiet when we're alone. Well, you're usually quiet, but now you're silent. Do you feel uncomfortable around me?"

"No! Of course not. It's just that we're shifting into a different type of vibe. You know? It's not like I can just punch you around and joke around with you like I used to."

"Why not? Nothings changed."

"Hmm. You're right. It's just that I haven't gotten really used to accepting the fact that my high school crush actually likes me back."

"I always did like you Y/N. It's just that. There were so many complications. With me, my ex, Eren..."

"Woah. Eren? How did he end up there?" You slightly laughed as you noticed Jean frown, his grip tightening on the steering wheel.

"Nothing. He just was kinda strict about dating within friend groups. I mentioned that I wanted to talk to you more seriously and he shut it down immediately." Jean said through gritted teeth as you shifted uncomfortably. Wouldn't have been the first time Eren ruined a potential boyfriend for you.

"Eren likes to ruin things for me. I suspect he's jealous of how close I am to Bella. Revenge for stealing his sister I guess."

"Which is bullshit. I got it when we were younger, all boys thought girls had some form of cooties but from the age of fifteen upwards it got so childish. Like he's constantly just talking shit about you and it pisses me off, so I don't give a fuck if he cares about some stupid rules. I like you and that's that. What's he gonna do about it?"

"Nothing. I refuse to let Eren get in the way between us. He's not my brother and the only approval I care about is from Bella and she is extremely happy for me. He can go suck a dick or whatever."

Jean smiles you, and you the butterflies in your stomach flap around so violently they've extinguished any anger caused by Eren's weird possessiveness. Nothing could ruin this, absolutely nothing.

Resting your head against the glass of the window, you perked up a bit when you noticed your surroundings. Marley was a bustling city, nothing compared to the Trost District which was leafy and full of homely villages, so of course with such a loud city came those precious pockets of peace that were scattered around the centre of the city, namely one of your favourite places to be when one was bored.

Concrete buildings and glass skyscrapers slowly melted into romanesque banks and churches, built by Paridisians who had settled into Trost centuries ago, and your heart ached seeing such beautiful architecture, and you smiled to yourself. 10 points to Jean. He knew what you liked.