Attack On Titan One-Shots

Erwin x Reader: Importance

~Erwin~

The stack of papers to my left made my headache worse, not to mention making it harder to focus on the sheet in front of me. The constant ringing of my work phone also added to my already stressful day.

As I was about to decline the call, there was a knock at my office door. Seconds pass when I didn't respond, the door opened to my wife. A soft, shy smile tugged at her lips at least that's what I think, my glimpse was too quick for me to really notice. I completely forgot I was working from home today. "Honey, you missed dinner," she says softly.

I didn't look up, my eyes scanned over important documents, her soft footsteps pattered on the hardwood until I saw her shadow peer over my desk. "No now (Y/N), I have all these papers to go through," I didn't necessarily mean for it to come out cold but I've been growing more annoyed by the hour.

"I-I know my love, but you should take a break, you haven't eaten-" She set a plate down right on top of the paper, and I lost it. With my hands on the sheet, I yanked it out from under the plate causing the dish to flip over and all the food spilled over onto my desk.

"Shit!" I snap.

(Y/N) gasped and jumped to help, but I rushed around ready to move the important papers so they wouldn't get ruined. "I'm so sorry Erw-"

"Just get out, take this, and get the hell out," I snap.

"But- I wanted to gi-"

I let out a sigh and finally turned to look at her, "(Y/N) I have to finish these by Monday, I'll be even more behind now with this fucking mess, whatever it is can wait, please leave,"

~(Y/N)~

I stood there with the now empty plate in my hand. My husband's back was facing me again as he cleaned up the mess by himself. My free hand was still behind my back hiding the present I wanted to give him for our 5-year wedding anniversary. There was a knot in my throat as my eyes grew hot with tears building at the brim. He's never been this rude to me before, even when stressed. I let out a quivered sigh and left as he asked. Once the door was shut I let the tears fall, I leaned against the door sobbing quietly, part of me wondered if he'd even come after me if he heard.

After a couple of minutes of waiting to see if he would, I left for the kitchen where I cleaned the empty but messy plate. I ate dinner alone, then retired to our room for the night. It wasn't the first time I had gone to bed without him, but it was early. I wasn't really in the mood to wait for him, he'd probably still be cranky. He might not even come to bed at all because of the mess.

Climbing under the covers, I hid my face in the blanket, as more tears fell from my eyes. The room slowly grew dark as the day was coming to an end. Eventually, I fell asleep and don't remember him coming to bed at all that night.

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The next morning came and I woke up alone, Erwin's side hadn't been touched. After getting ready for work, I stepped out into the kitchen, everything was quiet. Turning I head towards Erwin's office to find it also empty. He must be in the office today.

I really was hoping he'd stay home today because I didn't want to have to see him at work today. Even though I worked in a separate part of the building, that didn't stop us from running into each other.

At work, I headed straight for my office. I had a little extra time before meetings to get some makeup done, at my desk I pulled my compact mirror out and some materials to hide the redness under my eyes. But as I was starting to cover my face in makeup, my door flew open. My friend and colleague Hanji burst through. "Good morning!!!" she shouts. In one hand she had a tray with two drinks.