ᢉ𐭩 fem!reader, needy!reiner hcs
needy!reiner is always with you, he's your shadow. sometimes you don't even realize he's behind you, but when you turn, you're met with a huge wall of muscle. he's like a dog following you around with his tail wagging between his legs. you get up in the middle of the night to pee? when you walk out of the bathroom half-awake after washing your hands, reiner's outside the room, rubbing his eyes with one hand as he guides you to bed with the other. you're doing anything that only requires one person? well, he's there too for moral support! you're cooking or in the waiting line at a restaurant? he's right behind you with his burly, arms wrapped around your waist and his warm chest pressed against the small of your back.
needy!reiner pouts when you don't touch him back. he'll be lying his head on your lap, fully expecting you to scratch his scalp or back, and you avoid doing either. instead, you're focused on the book he got you, which he regrets because it's been taking up all of your time. he huffs and frowns when your hands continue flipping through pages, not running your hands through his soft, now healthy hair instead, and occasionally he nuzzles his face further into your thigh with hopes that you'll pay attention to him.
needy!reiner feels sooo bored when you 'abandon' him for even a couple of hours! he wonders how you could be entertained without him. when getting you're dressing up for a girls night, he's sitting behind you on the bed, staring at you solemnly like you're packing your suitcase, off to war, but you're just putting on some mascara to look good for yourself and your girls! reiner can't help but ask multiple times, "when will you be back?" or "how long will you be gone?" with hopes to stall you from leaving. he stands beside you with a frown as you've already put on your heels, ready to be picked up by one of your friends. when you stand on your tippy-toes and place a kiss on his lips, he wraps his arms around your waist tightly, not wanting to let go.
needy!reiner doesn't know what to do with himself once you're actually away. he'll occasionally text you to ask how the hangout is with your girls, but he never asks you to return immediately— he hates feeling needy or utterly worthless without you. after all, you told him that he needs to be his own person, and he's trying to listen without seeming only like an obedient dog, though he does like it when you make decisions for him at times.
needy!reiner who, when you come home, takes your shoes off for you and lets you ramble on and on about your get together with your girlfriends. he's missed your voice even after a couple of hours, and he's glad you're back. now, he can feel secure, and the two of you can be within a few feet of each other at all times!
i also saw a needy!reiner hcs post so it made me happy that the author and i were thinking of the same things!
