✰ 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫: 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐬 𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧 ✰

𝟏𝟓 (Warning)

WARNING: Highly sensitive and offensive content ahead!! (LGBTQ slurs, harassment, cursing, etc.)

Eren's POV

"Hey Jaeger!" I felt somebody push my shoulder and scream in my ear.

"What the hell are you looking at? Get to work, we're all doing this and I don't want to see you being lazy." It was a fellow soldier, who was older than me.

Usually I would fight back, but I wasn't really in the mood today. I silently got back to helping out with the horses and glanced back to where I was staring to see that Armin had left. I guess he really can't stand me.

"Hey, Jaeger!" This time he was even louder. He pushed me even harder this time, forcing me to the floor. He looked even more irritable.

"What were you looking at that made you unable to help us? I asked nicely." He grabbed me by my collar, visually displeased. One of the other men tapped him on the shoulder and said, "I know what he was looking at. That girl over there, with the long blonde hair. I think her name is Armin?" He pointed towards where Armin was standing before.

"So you're getting distracted by women? Pervert." He was getting more threatening by the minute.

" Armin..." For some reason it became harder to talk. Was I a little scared?

"Armin what? What are you gonna say?" He laughed and continued to hold on to my collar, even tighter than before.

"Armin's not a girl..." I finally gathered up the courage to talk.

"Oh, so you're a fairy? Fucking gross. Don't touch me, you'll infect me." He immediately let go and stood up, a disgusted look on his face. All the other guys were laughing while I slowly stood back up. Right when he was turning around, I punched him in the nose, without realizing what I was doing.

Suddenly the laughter went quiet. He touched his bleeding nose, shocked. Before I knew it, they all started throwing punches at me. I fell on the floor again, getting kicked and yelled at.

The only thing I heard was their screams. "You're a fucking queer! And you think you can beat me up? I thought you had a little sense Jaeger, but you've proved me wrong! No wonder you're such a little shit! I hope you go to hell." I desperately tried to cover my ears and face, but they began to target for my arms.

"Help! Please, help!" I had nothing left to do but scream for help. It seemed like this abuse lasted forever.

"Disgusting shithead! You're little crush looks like a fucking girl. Too bad he has a dick! But you like that don't you? I could throw up from how gross that is!" He yelled into my ear, laughing.

"Stop, please stop! Somebody help me!" I forced pained words out of my mouth, while I was laying on the floor, crying and wounded.

"You better shut the fuck up! Unless you want us to get Armin over here to keep you company. I wonder what his face would look like after I kick him. Probably like yours right now! Ugly fucks."

"Hey, stop that right now!" A loud voice screamed from far away. Who was it?

"Is that-Eren?!" They knew me. It was a young woman's voice, but it took me a while to realize who it was. The man quickly scrambled and ran away, leaving me in severe pain.

"Oh my god, Eren! Are you all right? You look horrible!" (Y/N) ran over to where I was, almost crying from the sight of me. She kneeled down beside me, her eyes wide and her breaths frantic.

"One second, I'll be right back! Oh god, Eren!" She came back with bandages, slowly and carefully dragging me away from sight.

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"Are you all right now?" She had finished wrapping the last bandages around my body.

"Yeah. Thanks." I tried to smile, but I really couldn't this time. Just the sight of her was making my blood boil. I frowned to the side.

"Eren." She grabbed my hand.

"Uh! Yes?" I refrained from looking directly at her.

"I heard what they were saying. Why are they saying things about you and Armin?" Her voice was very monotone now, and her grip on my hands was getting tighter.

"(Y/N)-"

"I want answers. 'Too bad he has a dick. But you like that don't you?' Isn't that what they were saying? Explain."

My face went pale. I grabbed her hand and pushed it away from me.

"Eren?" She stood up.

"(Y/N)...I have...a thing. For Armin." My breathing was feeling heavier by each passing moment.

The room went silent for a few long seconds.

"...What?"