Attack On Titan Online (Attack on Titan Computer Game AU)

Chapter 7

Authors Note: this chapter contains quite a bit of swearing, just so you know.

Jean thought for a second about what he was going to say next. He wanted to make it perfect, and not fuck it up like he normally would. Hands trembling, he began to type. Pouring his heart into every word, he was sitting there typing for a while

FreckledJesus: hey, what's taking so long? You take, like, 10 years to type

Jean froze for a second. Could he really tell Marco all of this? And his brother was getting impatient, should he just cut it short?
"No. This might be the last chance I get", he said determinedly, and kept typing.
Once he was finished, Jean drew a deep breath before pressing the "Enter" key.

NotAHorse: Marco, I'm honestly so glad that I met you. Just to think, that if I hadn't played this game I wouldn't have had the chance to become friends with you. I remember when we first met, our friendship formed pretty much instantly. We were a pretty awesome team, and we still are. The more time we spent together as a team, we got closer, and I truly considered you my best friend. To be honest, you're my only friend. But that's just one of the reasons why you're so important to me. You were always kind, unlike everyone else. That one time, when my account got hacked, I can never say sorry enough for what happened. I would never say anything like that to you, you're too important to me to lose. But you still forgave me afterwards. And I'm also sorry for leaving you behind for Mikasa. It was stupid, and I dunno what I was doing, I loved her, y'know? But I'm over her now, and I've finally realised that's it's not Mikasa that I love. Marco... It's you.

Jean waited anxiously for a reply from Marco's brother

FreckledJesus: um... Alright I'll tell him that. Give me a minute to write it down and then I'll go to the hospital and tell him, ok?
NotAHorse: ok, thank you
-FreckledJesus has disconnected-

Jean sank into his chair, sighing in relief. It was a huge weight off his shoulders, finally confessing to Marco. But now, the dreaded waiting began. He knew it was going to be a while, so he decided to pass the time by playing the game.
He hadn't been playing for long when a familiar avatar landed on the rooftop next to him.

BloodRedScarf: hey
NotAHorse: hey :)
BloodRedScarf: I'm sorry to hear about the accident, but I'm glad you've finally confessed to Marco
NotAHorse: yeah, me too
BloodRedScarf: what you said to him was really sweet

Jean could feel himself going slightly red

NotAHorse: really?
BloodRedScarf: yeah, some of the things you wrote were beautiful, and anyone would be lucky to be told that

Butterflies began to appear in Jean's stomach. This was it, he was finally becoming close with Mikasa!

NotAHorse: thank you :)
BloodRedScarf: no problem

"Can't get carried away though, I love Marco. I am not falling for her again", Jean muttered to himself determinedly
When Mikasa had first read Jean's confession to Marco, she was surprised that someone like Jean could write something like that. She could tell that he had poured his heart into that message, and her views on him were beginning to change. She was also glad that Jean had gotten over her, so now they could be friends.
Unfortunately, someone else had seen this all take place, and thought they might have a bit of fun...

ArmouredTitan: yo, so you finally got over Eren?

The avatar of a blond, well-built boy landed on the rooftop, followed by the avatar of a really tall boy with dark hair

BloodRedScarf: what are you talking about?
ArmouredTitan: oh come on, it's either that or you're just trying to make the guy jealous
BlodRedScarf: why would I do that?!?
ArmouredTitan: in a desperate attempt to get him to like you, duh!
NotAHorse: wait, what?
BloodRedScarf: I'm not trying to make Eren jealous!