from the second he’d 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎 to see 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓 from sasuke , eren couldn’t shake the feeling that the night would see them ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘʟᴜɴɢɪɴɢ ᴘᴀsᴛ the point of no return , of which they’ve both been toeing the edge for what feels like a 𝕱𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝕰𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 . yet , eren has 𝚗𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚜 about how things have gone up to this point : he’d have never guessed he’d come to see sasuke as something special the day they’d first crossed paths like 𝚁𝙸𝚅𝙰𝙻 𝙰𝙽𝙸𝙼𝙰𝙻𝚂 awaiting the 𝖕𝖗𝖎𝖒𝖊 𝖔𝖕𝖕𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖚𝖓𝖎𝖙𝖞 to tear each other apart , but they’ve weathered many storms by each others’ sides , and 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 in shades neither of them 𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶𝙻𝚈 𝚂𝙷𝙾𝚆 to 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 . now , when sasuke texts him , especially when he asks to come over , eren ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ᴅᴇɴʏ the fondness that spreads at his core like 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐌 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 .
perhaps it’s just the 𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖚𝖉𝖘 𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖎𝖓 , but something in the air tastes different this time , as eren watches sasuke on their balcony from where they 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘 of the open doors . they’d intended to slip into the shower after their long day , hence their being 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚍 , but as he crossed through the 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 and spotted sasuke’s entrancing shape through the glass doors , eren couldn’t ignore the 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆 . besides , shouldn’t he be a ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ʜᴏsᴛ and check on his guest .ᐣ
as the 𝖜𝖊𝖙 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖑 of the summer night gusts over eren , sʜᴀʀᴘ ᴊᴀᴅᴇs trail the 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞 of sasuke’s bare arms . he spots no goosebumps , but eren thinks it better to be 𝕻𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 than to 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 to happen ; thus , he slips out of his hoodie , which had already been 𝚄𝙽𝚉𝙸𝙿𝙿𝙴𝙳 , and tosses it over sasuke’s shoulders , lips quirking into a pleased smirk at his 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 , which widens to 𝖇𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖙𝖊𝖊𝖙𝖍 when sasuke ʟᴏᴏᴋs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ and 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒 . [ 𝚌𝚞𝚝𝚎 . ]
briefly , eren’s attention shifts to dieter , and after glancing between the 𝐬𝐧𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 – 𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 and the darkening sky , he promptly 𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚂 𝙷𝙸𝙼 inside , less than keen to deal with a sᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴛ ʜᴜsᴋʏ if it can be avoided . 𝗔𝗦 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗 , dieter gives him attitude , but 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 to the living room when eren 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 , voice slightly raised .
now , ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ . eren 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗥 , eyes locking on sasuke and never shifting as he crosses the balcony , eventually coming to stand beside him ; establishing a proximity wherein their arms 𝖆𝖑𝖒𝖔𝖘𝖙 𝖇𝖗𝖚𝖘𝖍 . he huffs out an 𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 when sasuke buries himself in the hoodie , as if psyching himself up to 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍 . [ 𝚠𝚑𝚢 𝚜𝚘 𝚜𝚑𝚢 .ᐣ he wonders . 𝚖𝚊𝚢𝚋𝚎 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚒𝚝 . ]
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 . as easy to taste as a cloud of smoke , but not nearly as bitter . ɪᴛ’s ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴡʜɪʟᴇ , ᴛᴏᴏ , they both ought to 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 by now . but it’s 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 , as if to signal to them that the game they’ve been playing has reached its 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 . their eyes meet , and then eren watches as sasuke takes in the wealth of ʙᴀʀᴇ sᴋɪɴ on display . 𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖎𝖓 . eren emits another 𝙰𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙴𝙳 𝙱𝚁𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 through his nose , lashes 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐰 over their eyes while hands slip into the pockets of his sweatpants .
❛❛ i was going to sʜᴏᴡᴇʀ , smartass , ❜❜ they reply , aquamarines 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 in dramatized indignance . ❛❛ figured i’d come see what the fuck you were doing 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 . but you seem 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 now . ❜❜
as if to ᴀᴛᴛᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇʀᴇɴ’s ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ , thunder 𝚁𝚄𝙼𝙱𝙻𝙴𝚂 𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚅𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙼 . droplets start to fall 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 , splish – splashing against the balcony and leaving 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 against eren’s inked – up skin . unfazed , they hum , eyes still fixed on sasuke ━━━━ specifically , his 𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖙𝖞 𝖋𝖆𝖈𝖊 , and 𝚒𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚜 .
❛❛ hmm .ᐣ ❜❜ they ask , upon realizing those lips 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐃 , and ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ to him . eren catches the tail – end of the question , brain buffering to 𝙵𝙸𝙻𝙻 𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙱𝙻𝙰𝙽𝙺𝚂 from there . ❛❛ oh . yeah . 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 . ❜❜ i’d have rather been out here with you . ❛❛ being a 𝕽𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 isn’t always wild and crazy . sometimes you have to do zoom calls with 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚕 . ❜❜
the 𝐝𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞 isn’t allowed much time to 𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙰𝚃𝙴 , for the second sasuke mentions 𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌 , eren’s expression changes . 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 , and bright eyes sʜᴀʀᴘᴇɴ , whetting their already ever – present intensity .
❛❛ 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚙𝚒𝚍 , ❜❜ eren says , gesturing 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐲 with his head . ❛❛ you won’t even make it 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥 before it starts pouring buckets . ❜❜ again , as if agreeing with him , lightning flashes 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 in the sky , and thunder 𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖗𝖊 𝖈𝖎𝖙𝖞 shortly after . the droplets ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ , too , the droning hiss of 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡 echoing through the 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚎𝚝 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 .
softly , eren tsks . he takes sasuke by the arm ━━━━ 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐲 , but with ᴜɴᴅᴇɴɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇʀɴᴇss , and 𝙿𝚄𝙻𝙻𝚂 𝙷𝙸𝙼 𝙸𝙽𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴 before either of them can be drenched beyond salvageability .
❛❛ stay with me , ❜❜ they adjure , voice almost a 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐑 , gaze raking 𝗨𝗣 & 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 all of sasuke , never straying too far even as they close the balcony doors . eren 𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖉𝖘 𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖗 , then , raising their hands to tug the hood off sasuke’s head . ❛❛ you can’t 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 in this weather . you ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ to come here . now you 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 to stay . ❜❜
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