Freefall | Eren x OC *CURRENTLY BEING RE-EDITED*

Chapter 12: Just Drive

⚠️ GENERAL CW ADVISORY. PLEASE READ A/N FOR SPECIFIC CW ⚠️

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Rose closes her black coat around her body as she takes in the nighttime air, standing outside alone outside Whiskey & Blues. The air is fresh, and the streets are damp; it must have rained while the Battle of the Bands was going on inside. Porco's already left for the night and except for a few stragglers here and there, the street is mostly dark an empty. Rose shuffles uncomfortably in her heels; they've really begun to throb now. Looking at her phone, she grumbles in frustration noticing the uber she's tracking hasn't moved an inch in five minutes.

"Uggggh," she lets out a loud groan that draws the attention of some stragglers before they turn their attention back to their late-night conversations and public drinking. Rose blushes as she stuffs her phone back in her pocket.

She shift from heel to heel when the sudden soft tap of a horn breaks through the dark quiet as a red Audi ASPEC pulls up to her. She immediately knits her brows in annoyance and shakes her head vehemently.

Oh, hell no, absolutely not.

"No, not tonight, keep going," Rose takes a dramatic and exaggerated step back and gestures for the car to keep it moving. The passenger window rolls down and Porco looks up at her as he leans across the console.

"Come on, get in the car, Rose."

"No, my Uber will be here any minute. Off you go Porco," Rose says, continuing to gesture for him to take a hike.

Porco glances around the street before leaning again. "I don't see it and I'm right here; you're really gonna stand here all night and wait for this guy? Just get in."

Rose stubbornly shakes her head again. "No, I'm good Porco. Go home already."

Porco glares at her for her stubbornness, even in the face of possible danger, before he starts to honk his horn obnoxiously. He lets out three loud prolonged honks before Rose groans in utter irritation.

"Oh my god!" she exclaims, noticing the stragglers looking in her direction to see what's going on. "You are so fucking annoying, you know that?" she says as she hastily slides in the passenger seat before he can let out another honk.

"And you're stubborn as hell and an idiot for waiting out there on your own in the middle of the night."

"Oh please, nothing was going to happen," Rose rolls her eyes as she pulls out her phone to cancel the ride.

"You don't know that, Rose. So, just shut up and be grateful you got a free ride," he says in a pointed tone as he speeds away from the venue without hesitation.

The Galliards spend several minutes in silence, as Rose starts fidgeting with her fingers, praying the car won't come across any traffic and get her home as quickly as possible. All she wants right now is her soft pillow and warm blanket. She relaxes slightly and shifts in her seat and Porco takes notice.

He goes to turn on the radio before hissing and turning it off again. Rose raises an eyebrow in consternation but decides not to bother with it. Instead, she turns her head and lay it against the head rest and look out the window at the cars whizzing past her. She can feel Porco's eyes on her and she sighs as she slowly turns to face him. He's eyeing her briefly while keeping his head turned to the road.

"What?" she says, hardly able to mask her weary exasperation.

"Mmm, I'm just thinking..."

"Mmhmm," she hums as she turns her head to face the road.