𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦, connie springer 18+

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"Armin." You sighed his name on the other end of the webcam as his tired face finally popped up onto your screen, "Help."

His head instantly tilted, leaning closer to the monitor as strands of blonde hair fell over his bright eyes, "What happened now?"

Darkness loomed over your body as you removed your makeup, using the webcam as your mirror with your favourite, most comfortable clothes already on your body.

You sighed through your nose, your expression crumbling away: "What hasn't happened?"

Your face was sunken into your palms, groaning tiredly as you vaguely began to explain everything that had happened. His lips were agape with shock, silently listening to you ramble on; Armin had never been quiet for this long before.

The only time he spoke was to quietly explain 'oh my god!' every few minutes when you said something especially interesting.

"I can't believe that ass-hole!" His brows furrowed together with agitation, "Reiner really said that?"

"Mm," You nodded with a dreary expression, "But.. it's not like I don't deserve it."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

You scoffed, rolling your eyes: "What I means is.. I've been sleeping with someone else," Your shoulder shrugged upwards, "I'm not innocent myself, either."

Armin leant back, rolling his eyes with an exaggerated groan, "Who cares? I thought we were over this. He. Is. Terrible." He adjusted his lap-top on his bed-side table once more, "So, go into more detail about what happened with that Connie guy."

Your lips cracked into an awkward frown, rubbing the muscles in your arm as you glanced over your shoulder to make sure no one was there: "He.. said some stuff, right after we did it in his car."

"Please; don't leave a single detail.. your life has been my only amusement since Eren left for Uni'."

Your lips tilted up at his reaction, before snapping right back down as you recalled what had happened: "I-.." You hesitated, biting the inside of your cheek, "He's.. too good to me." Your voice weakened, lowering with pity, "I have a boyfriend and I'm fucking someone else, but Connie still talks to me; looks at me; touches me in a way I don't deserve." You watched your best friends face slowly soften at your words, "I'm scared; I hate feeling like this, it's genuinely terrifying."

His fingertips clasped together with an inquisitive expression lurking on his face, "You really like him that much, huh?"

"I.. don't know." Your shoulders shrugged, "But I don't want to find out either: even if I break up with Reiner, I need time to figure things out."

"That's understandable.." You watched his eyes drift down your face, his voice getting a little deeper, "So.. you're really thinking of breaking up with him?"

You swallowed; no words came out of your lips.

Armin smiled faintly, lifting his index finger, "Why are you with him anyway?"

You began to mumble, relaxing into your desk-chair, "Reiner is handsome: very. I don't want to sound vain, but it was what caught my eye when we first met; I'll never forget the way I felt when I first saw him." You paused for a few moments as Armin leaned closer to you through the screen with a smile plastered against his soft lips, "And, he's charming: but, that's also his con. He gets out of arguments with just a few words and I'll feel shitty for days afterwards."