Bertholdt x Mikasa Modern AU (Bertkasa/BeruMika)

Part 9

~Mikasa's POV~

Bertholdt was a nice comforter. No pun intended.

It feels weird almost. Actually no, yes--very weird indeed.

I think I've overshared a lot. Too much. Too soon.

"Sorry." I blurted out

"W-what for?"


"Killing the scene. I've never really talked about this stuff to anyone, and we've just formerly met. On happenstance that is not that the how matters anyway."


Bertholdt wasn't saying anything.

"I'll keep things lighter next time. I think I should get started on my papers. I have a desktop computer if you want to get anything done from your courses?" I generously offered, looking over at my desk to the left, adjacent corner of us.

He nodded.

I gently rose from where I was, heading to the kitchen to prepare a protein smoothie and something to snack on.

Bertholdt placed the comforter on a nearby chair.

"So." I started, peering into the fridge for ingredients. 

"Yes?"

"Do you work out?"

"S-sometimes...w-why do you ask?"

"You seem pretty fit for someone who appears to have been on the naturally skinnier end of things. I do martial arts when I can and strength training. What's your thing?"


"O-oh right--w-well nice! I don't really do anything much lately asides from cardio, HIIT, and some weight lifting." Bertholdt took out his phone. From the constant swiping it appeared that he was searching for an image in his camera roll. "I was a high school athlete, that's how I got a scholarship here asides from grades and extracurriculars. I play for the school football team--the one where you use your feet, not the arm one aha..."

"Wow, impressive." I keened on, grabbing some fruits and veggies.

Avocado.

Sweet baby kale.

Baby spinach.

Mango.

Pineapple.

Agave.

Older spinach and kale are just so gross tasting to me.


"Well your workouts don't seeming like 'nothing much' to me. I used to play soccer or 'football' with my brother Eren, but he got more into arts and kickboxing which are both still pretty great on their own."

"That must've been really fun. I don't really have any siblings. Well, at least not blood related."

"Oh? "

"I have a best friend who I basically consider a brother to me--Reiner"

"How interesting. My brother Eren was adopted, we're not blood either." How intriguing. I cut everything up and Bertholdt came over to me to show me something on his phone.


"This first picture, don't be too horrified but I was quite lanky until around age 15--n-not that I'm still not just...more fit I guess."

Wow. He wasn't kidding. He was indeed, quite skinny and lanky.

He continued to show me progression photos which included him in various sports wear, outing events with random faces of what appeared to be friends, relatives, coaches, and children.

For someone who seems so afraid to socialise or at least unable to do so effectively, he sure does have quite a lot of people in his life or as so it seems.