𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑

    "You sure know how to pick em'. Huh Armin?" Eren had been teasing Armin the whole drive home. Neither of them could fathom that fact that the first girl Armin was forward with is the apart of the bloodline his family despised. What were the odds ?

    "Shut up," Armin says in a monotone, annoyed voice. Armin parks his car in his apartment building's parking lot and slams his head against the car horn repeatedly. "What am I going to do now Eren?"

    This caught Eren off guard. His friend sounded so defeated. Usually, Armin had it all together. He always had an answer for everything. But this time Eren could tell that his blonde friend was completely stumped. He couldn't blame him either.

    Eren shifts his head to face Armin, who was still laying his head on the steering wheel. "You like her right ?" Armin slowly nods his head in response. "Like really really like her ?" Armin nods his head once more. "Okay so if it's meant to be it will work itself out. I mean you guys would have to keep it a secret until you die but hey. At least you could say you did it."

    Armin slightly lifts up his head and turns his head to Eren. His face was blank for a few seconds but Armin started laughing. And laughing. And laughing some more. It startled Eren into letting out a few forced chuckles. They sit there for a few moments, until Armin abruptly stops laughing and gets out the car, pulling his keys out of the ignition. They both walk into the lobby of the luxury apartment building and head to the elevator. They stood in silence.

     The elevator finally arrived at the 50th floor , the top floor, that belonged to Armin and Eren alone. Armin threw his keys and jacket onto the marble island in the kitchen and heads to his room without speaking another word to Eren. He wasn't mad at him, just lost in thought.

     Armin shut the door softly behind him, walked over to his bed, nuzzled himself into the covers of his bed and laid on his side, facing the window. The view of the city was all he wanted to look at before he drifted off to bed.

    While Armin was laying in his bed, he couldn't get (y/n) off of his mind. Of all the people in Brooklyn. Hell of all people in New York, it had to be her. He wasn't mad though. He was happy he met (y/n) and happy that some ironic force bought the two of them together. (y/n) is perfect for him. From her looks, to her personality, to her taste in music. It was like she was sent just for him and he was sent just for her. And though it would be hard, Armin was truly willing to risk it all for (y/n). But would she risk it for him ?

𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙏𝙤 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙊𝙑

    You had a quiet dinner with your parents, Connie, and Jean. After, the two boys left your house and you went back up to your room. Your thoughts were racing. He should've made it home by now. Why hasn't called me yet ? Maybe it's because of today. No (y/n), you're overthinking it.

    You wanted to take your mind off of everything. So, you go to take a shower, still a little buzzed, and change into a pair of sweatpants, a white bralette, and bonnet. Before you went to bed, you put your Blonde vinyl on the record player and turned it to a volume that wasn't too loud but loud enough for you to hear. You walk over to your bed and lay down, placing your blankets over top of you. As soon as you were ready to drift to sleep, your phone rings.

    𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣 <3 𝙒𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙏𝙤 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚...

    You quickly pick up the phone and wait for it to connect. When it does, you are greeted with Armin's weary smile. You propped your phone on top of your small white side table that also held little miniature anime figures that you collected.

    "Hey (y/n)."

    "Hey blondie, you're not looking too hot. Is everything okay ?"

     "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little lost in thought, that's all."

      You shuffled to get more comfortable,"Oh," you pause and rub your lips together. "Does it have anything to do with today ?"

   "Kinda yeah," Armin placed his phone on his nightstand, positioning the camera so that you can see him sitting on the edge of his bed. Your stomach turned in a different types of directions because of his reaction. You felt like you were gonna throw up.

    You sigh and sit up, preparing yourself for the worse. "Listen Armin, we met only a few weeks ago and there is no serious attachment here. If you're not feeling this," you point your finger to him and you, "then we can end it now. I won't mind." You lied straight through your teeth.

    Armin's face twisted to the point he looked somewhat disgusted. "Yeah no. I might still be a little... shocked but trust me I don't want to break this off. Is that what you want ?"

You violently begin to shake your head, signaling to him that you didn't want to stop talking to him. "Atta girl." Armin's face looked a little more relieved. You yourself felt relieved as well, as if a huge weight was lifted off your chest.

    "Okay, now that that's out the way, what's up with these roses and the bear ? You kinda just dropped them off without explanation," you ask leaving your phone on the table, going to retrieve the roses and bear from where your window was.

   "Oh yeah. Well my intentions were to ask you out on a date and Eren was going to be there for moral support. But then, you know.." he shortly paused and cleared his throat , "we got interrupted. But now that we're here, what do you say about a date ?"

    "I would love to but how would we do it ?"

    "Simple, I'll sneak you out late at night and have you back by sunset." Armin's face gave off the impression that he was confident in his plan.

    You, on the other hand wasn't completely sure. Anything could go wrong. Someone your dad knows could see you or maybe one of his running men would happen to be working a later shift than normal. Hell, maybe you dad will catch you before you can even get your leg out the window. You stayed silent for a little, twiddling your fingers together. But, you reminded yourself that this is exactly the life you were wishing for. You were wishing for adventure, romance, normal girl shit. And this was your opportunity. No way were you about to give it up.

    "You promise you'll have me back by sunset ?"

     Armin smile begins to stretch from ear to ear. He holds out his pinky and dramatically clutches his heart. "(y/n) Ackerman I solemnly swear on Eren's life, I will have you back safely in your bed by sunset." That was enough for you. So, you held out your pinky and gave him a soft "I'm down".

    You guys further made the plans that Armin will come to get you at 12 a.m., the next night. At first, you were skeptical as to why you would be out from midnight to sunrise but Armin insisted. He wanted to show you everything the city had to offer, especially since you don't get the chance to explore often. Armin then began rambling about the things he wanted to do on your date and the things he wanted you to see. His soft voice mixed with your fading high slowly put you to sleep.

    Armin began to notice that you got quiet. He shifted his focus to look at you, fast asleep with a faint smile on your face. He chuckled and took a screenshot to tease you with , next time he saw you. He then turned off his light and slipped into his blankets. You didn't know this but usually Armin slept facing away from his table but since you two began sleeping on the phone together, he always fell asleep on the opposite side.

    𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙮𝙮𝙮𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙪𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣!!

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