Trauma Bond

Chapter Thirteen: Paralyzed

(TW: slight mention of suicidal ideations)

The next day you slept in, thankful that it was the weekend. You had been stretching yourself thin and you needed a break. Eren had to work later, but he was working a short shift and it started at 11pm, giving you plenty of time to spend with him before he leaves. You figured you'd stay home and get some housework done while Eren played video games, your typical routine as of late.

You woke up to an empty bed, which was odd, but you got up anyways. You brushed your teeth and washed your face, then went to the kitchen to make some coffee to help you wake up. You noticed that there was already coffee brewed and the rest of the house empty. You made your cup, preparing it just the way you like it, then sat down on the couch and sipped as much coffee as you could without burning yourself with the hot liquid.

You were about to start scrolling through your phone when you heard the front door open. You sat your coffee down on the coffee table and walked to the entryway. Eren had walked through the door, closing it and meeting you in the middle of the room. His hair was down, perfectly framing his chiseled face. He was wearing his usual casual attire, jeans and a t-shirt. In one hand he held two bouquets of roses.

"Good morning baby, how did you sleep?" He asked as he pulled you into a hug and kissed your forehead.

"I slept good. How about you? You were up early." You softly spoke into his chest.

He pulled away, putting his keys on the end table in the entryway to the front door and turned back to you. "I slept good. I wanted to give you these." He handed you one of the bouquets of flowers, putting the other bouquet down next to his keys. "I hope you haven't made plans for the day, I wanna take you out."

You were pleasantly surprised, you weren't expecting him to take you out, but you were thankful nonetheless. "Thank you so much, babe. You're so sweet." You smiled, smelling the flowers in your hands.

"Of course baby, anything for you." He walked past you, giving you a quick peck on the lips first, and walked to the bedroom to freshen up. You walked to the kitchen and found an empty vase. You put some water in the vase, putting the packet of plant food that came with the bouquet in the water, then you delicately took the plastic off of the flowers and trimmed the stems before putting them in the vase.

You went back to your coffee and quickly finished it off, rinsing off your cup and placing it in the sink. You made your way to your bedroom where you got ready, then put a bit of makeup on in the bathroom.

You managed to get ready within an hour, meeting Eren in the living room when you were finished.

He looked up from his phone, his eyes meeting yours with a look of affection in his eyes. "You look great, baby. You ready?"

You smiled, blushing at the compliment. "Yeah, I'm ready."

He got off the couch and took your hand, lacing his fingers with yours and walked you to the front door, grabbing his keys and the other bouquet.

"What's that for?" You asked him, pointing to the bouquet in his hand.

"You'll see, I'm taking you to meet someone today," he said as he opened the door and escorted you out.

You were confused at who he could possibly be bringing you to meet and what the flowers were for. You shrugged it off, knowing you were going to find out soon.

You both got in his car and he drove off. The ride was comfortably quiet, music playing at a low volume. He tapped his fingers against the wheel to the beat of the song. 

You've got me paralyzed, go ahead baby take my life. 'Cause I don't wanna live if I'm living without you. Suicide love, take me out if you have to.