Armin's willful gaze never faltered.He simply looked on, big blue eyes glimmering with the prospect of you actually agreeing to the suggestion of staying with him at his house. With his parents handling business overseas, it left an entire mansion at his disposal and an empty feeling inside his chest; he had become impeccably lonely, especially since Eren had been spending most of his time with you lately. He couldn't help but feel a bit left out... but maybe you could change that.
"I could also help you study, if you want."
He adds that bit as a last ditch effort to sway your decision. He could tell you were thinking it over a little too hard, but why, he wasn't sure. You said you needed a place to stay, you said you were falling behind in your courses— he was the perfect one to help you with both of those things. The answer was staring you right in the face, one that was pretty and blonde and oh so fucking cunning.
You were hesitant.
You knew Armin could help you, but at what cost? Was he offering for your benefit, or his own? Both?
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Duplicity | E. Jaeger
Fanfiction◤ "𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒚, 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚 - 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆, 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖."◢ ↳ The one where (y/n)'s problematic relationship causes her to end up underneath her hot next door neighbor. ...