𝐅𝐀𝐖𝐍•ᵉ ʲᵃᵉᵍᵉʳ

25

𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟸𝟹𝚛𝚍

𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐗 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄. Eren is still asleep, and I lay on the side of him, my head on his chest. I stare up at him, entranced. God, how can someone look so peaceful now but only hours ago he was blowing your back out?

I can't help but smile at the memory, a mix of disbelief and satisfaction bubbling up inside me. This is so far from anything I ever thought I'd be doing in college. Sure, I imagined late-night study sessions and maybe the occasional crush, but not... this. Not the whirlwind of emotions and desire that comes with being involved with someone like him.

Eren stirs slightly, his chest rising and falling gently beneath my head. I trace my fingers along his ribs, marveling at the way his skin feels, the way every little movement seems to electrify the air around us. It's strange how my heart races at the simple act of being close to him, how the thrill of last night lingers in the back of my mind, making me crave more.

But can I really go down this path? I mean, I've barely known him two months, and here we are, tangled up in sheets and unspoken promises. I don't even know what this is—something casual? Something more? My thoughts begin to spiral, and I wonder if it's possible to feel so deeply for someone who was just supposed to be a fling.

"Thinking too hard again?" Eren's voice pulls me from my thoughts, a lazy smirk spreading across his face as he opens his eyes.

"Maybe," I admit, biting my lip. "Just trying to figure out how I ended up here, laying next to you like this."

He chuckles softly, stretching his arms above his head, muscles flexing under his skin. "You mean how you ended up having the best night of your life?" His confidence radiates, and I feel a flush creep up my cheeks.

"Best night, huh?" I tease, propping myself up on one elbow to meet his gaze. "Don't get cocky."

"Too late for that, babe," he replies, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "But really, you should thank me for unlocking this whole new side of you. I mean, who knew you could be so... wild?"

"Wild?" I echo, my brow raised in mock offense. "I think you're the one who put the wild in me."

Eren laughs, the sound warm and inviting. "Touche. Guess we make quite the team then."

"Or a disaster waiting to happen," I say, the playful banter continuing to ease the tension in the air.

"Let's hope it's more of the first than the second," he replies, his expression softening. "So, what do you want to do today? I mean, besides laying around and thinking about how I blew your back out."

I roll my eyes, but can't help the smile that breaks free. "Well, I definitely need breakfast if we're going to continue this whole... team thing."

"Breakfast, I need it," he declares, springing up from the bed with an energy that's contagious.

As I watch him get dressed, I can't shake the feeling that maybe, just maybe, this could be something more than a simple fling. But for now, breakfast sounds like a good start.