— Pairing: Eren x Reader, friends to lovers
— General info: series, 18+, modern AU, serial killer AU, smut, fluff, angst, hurt/comfort
— Summary: Fate is a tricky thing. Certain situations can’t be avoided as much as certain people’s lives can’t be kept from intertwining. With a serial killer on the loose, and unexpected relationships blooming, how will the universe intervene?
— Chapter summary: Eren dwells on the possible consequences of not saying three little words back. However, a week at the Jaeger house only makes your bond grow stronger and for your trust in each other to manifest in more ways than one.
— Content warnings: nsfw, dry humping, sloppy make out, vaginal sex, handjob, oral sex (f receiving), multiple positions, dirty talk.
— Notes: Chapter 9 is finally here! <3 This is my second favorite chapter in the entire series. It’s a long one, so buckle up because lots of things happen. Reblogs and likes are highly appreciated. Don’t be shy to stop by my ask box <3 If anyone else would like to be added to the tag list, lmk. Happy reading!
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home is in your arms
The passing scenery from inside of the rental car is bursting with color. Toasty yellows, cheerful blues, fresh greens, and vibrant reds span your vision as you drive across the town. It's a stark contrast to the icy whites and blues you left behind just a few hours ago when you took a flight to Paradis Island.
Eren's free hand rests on your thigh while the other steers the wheel. His sunglasses are low on the bridge of his nose and the warm wind comes in through the lowered windows and teases his hair.
You bite down on the ice cream sandwich in your hands before humming for Eren's attention and offering him a bite, too.
He chomps down on the snack, laughing when you pout at the significant reduction of the treat he brought you at the convenience store next to the car rental shop. He insisted he didn't want anything other than the bottle of cold water snug in the cupholder, so you only offered him a bite of your ice cream to be nice, but didn't expect him to be so greedy.
You click your tongue in annoyance before playfully slapping his hand from your thigh.
It only fuels his amusement. At the next red light, he leans over the console, using his reprimanded hand to pull you closer by the back of your neck into an enthusiastic kiss.
“I'll get you another one later,” he promises before falling back into his seat, his warm hand back in its original spot.
He strokes soothing stripes with his thumb, switching to tapping beats with his fingertips when he happens to like a song on the radio.
“I'm really happy you came,” he grins.
You glance at him with a smile.
“I can tell,” you tease.
On the days leading up to your year-end holiday trip to the Jaeger family's hometown, Eren has barely done anything to keep his excitement under wraps.
His face would light up each time he talked about showing you around the streets he grew up in before his late father moved them to the city when he was just six years old. After Eren grew up and could properly fend for himself — his parents moved back to Paradis Island to live out a more relaxed life until Eren's dad, Grisha, passed at the hands of an illness a couple of years back. It's the only time Eren's been back that hasn't been for the winter holidays. This year, it just made sense that you joined him.
“You think your mom will like me?” you ask, neatly folding the ice cream wrapper into a small square that you wedge beside your water bottle in the cupholder.
“Are you kidding?” he grins. “She's thrilled I'm finally bringing you over. She's gonna love you.”
You smile as you continue to look out the window through your sunglasses, oblivious to the sudden shift in Eren's demeanor after his reassuring words.
It's been roughly a month since you told him you love him. It's been just as long since he failed to say it back — not because it'd be a lie, but because he was simply shocked and overwhelmed with emotion at the time.
He's been trying to find an opening to say it, but you haven't pronounced those three words since, and with every passing day, it's gotten more embarrassing to just say it out of the blue. For a while, his paranoia even led him to believe your confession to be no longer true since you neglected to bring it up after it happened, so the topic has been hanging in the air for a while. Not that you seem consumed by it as much as he is. You've been perfectly fine since that night, much so that he'd actually prefer if you confronted him about it so he gets a chance to preach his true feelings.
“Oh, wow,” you gasp as he pulls through the open gate of his childhood home.
Your eyes scan the area. It's a lovely home with a manicured lawn, hydrangea patches and neatly trimmed rose bushes overflowing with pink and white. The two-story house is painted in peach with terracotta tiles lining the roof of the terrace, and colorful handmade pots on either side of the front steps. To the left is a small driveway that Eren steers the car towards, and to the right is a small ornate gate painted in white that leads to the backyard where you catch a glimpse of a pool.
A woman — whom you presume is Eren's mother — eagerly rushes out the front door at the sound of the foreign car.
Much to your surprise, she calls out your name first, passing by her son and pulling you into her arms instead.
“You're finally here,” she gushes. Your arms awkwardly hang at your sides, taken aback by the sudden contact, but you quickly regain control over yourself as you sink into the warm welcome. She sways your body from side to side as she exclaims how happy she is to finally meet you.
Your heart flutters with an unfamiliar sensation, one you haven't experienced in years as Carla Jaeger’s motherly affection lightens your soul.
“Look at you,” she says, pulling back and cupping your face between her soft hands to soak in every detail of your face. “You're so pretty.”
“Thank you so much,” you smile. “It's so nice to meet you.”
You take the opportunity to observe the woman before you. Eren's shown you a few pictures before, but Carla's even more beautiful up close. Though still fairly young, it's easy to tell she's one of those people whose powerful genetics allow them to age gracefully. She shares the same large eyes as Eren, though hers have a caramel color to them, and they crinkle more at the corners when she smiles. Her thick eyebrows match her voluminous head of dark hair, which is fixed in a loose braid over her shoulder.
She's wearing a long flowy dress that easily outshines your airport look made up of a pair of baggy jeans and an oversized graphic tee with a hoodie tied at your waist, but the way she looks at you makes you feel as though you may as well be stepping off the runway given the twinkle of admiration shining in her eyes.
Eren regards the endearing scene between his mother and girlfriend with a smile etched on his face. He can tell you're shy but just as happy for the warm welcome.
He clears his throat suddenly, garnering the attention of both women.
“I'm here, too, mom,” he sassily pronounces with his hands openly asking for the same attention.
Carla laughs and walks over to him, but not before affectionately squeezing your hands and tossing you a playful eye roll.
She wraps her son in a tight hug, forcing him to hunch over to accommodate her petite stature as he reciprocates her embrace.
“My baby boy,” she coos, much to Eren's embarrassment as he blushes profusely when he notices your teasing smile.
A yearning feeling pulls at your heartstrings at the scene of mother and child reunited.
Carla ushers you inside the house, asking you all about the flight on the way. You and Eren trail behind her to the kitchen, where she takes out a pitcher from the fridge while you sit down at the bar.
“Not too bad, right?” Eren glances at you, encouraging you to take part in the conversation.
You smile at him appreciatively before turning to Carla, watching as she carefully pours lemonade into two glasses and offers them to you.
“Smoothest airport experience ever,” you agree before taking a sip. “Even though I don't have much to compare it to.”
“Why's that, hon?”
Your heart flutters at the affectionate name you've earned without trying.
“Oh, it was her first time on a plane,” Eren explains, tossing you a smile.
“Really?” Carla's eyebrows rise in surprise. “What'd you think?”
“It was okay,” you reply with a shrug, trying to seem cool about it. But Eren outs you as soon as the words leave your mouth.
“I had to hold her hand during take-off,” he bluntly states, earning himself a slap on his shoulder.
“You don't have to expose me like that!”
“Hey, I wasn't complaining,” he laughs. “It was cute.”
Your face burns when he pecks your cheek, and you nervously glance at Carla, who only laughs at your exchange.
“You two are adorable,” she gushes.
Her words fluster you even more.
Eren teasingly wiggles his eyebrows at you before chugging the rest of his drink and hopping off his stool.
“I'm gonna get our suitcases.” He turns to his mom. “Are we in my old room or did you already turn it into a yoga studio?”
Carla shakes her head.
“It's a craft corner now,” she clarifies, holding up a finger. “You're staying in the pool house. I fixed it up this morning.”
Eren nods, humming in approval.
“Nice. Thanks, mom.”
He ventures out of the house, leaving you and Carla alone.
“I figured you could use some privacy,” she adds once her son is out of earshot.
You laugh nervously at her mischievous smile. Her eyes crinkle in amusement before she wears a more serious expression.
“How's my son treating you? Is he good to you?”
Carla — though very stern about making sure Eren grew up to be a good person, and proud that he did — is one who will still check in every now and then to make sure nothing has led him astray. Especially in situations that are so rare in his life, like romance is.
You smile, easing her worries instantly.
“He's incredibly kind,” you softly say. “I couldn't be happier.”
Carla relaxes into a smile.
“That's good to hear.”
“He's a very respectful man,” you add. “At least in my case, it’s been pretty hard to come across genuinely good guys, but ones like Eren are especially rare… He’s very caring… and patient… and understanding. You and Mr. Jaeger raised a wonderful person.”
A dust of pink surfaces Carla's cheeks at the compliment.
She reaches across the counter to place her hand on top of yours.
“You know, I was so excited when he told me he started seeing someone. For a while I worried he just wanted to be alone,” she admits. “Not that there's anything wrong with that. I've always said it's better to be alone than to keep the wrong company, but he’s been so happy every time he calls me up since you started dating… I'm glad he has the same effect on you.”
“Well, he makes it easy.”
You share a smile with each other, holding hands in silence.
You aren't as nervous as you thought you'd be when Eren first told you he wanted you to come to Paradis with him to meet his mom.
She's got a calming energy that easily soothes you in her presence — much like her son.
“I meant to say this earlier, but your house is lovely,” you say as you look around, eyes landing on every pop of color provided by eclectic knick-knacks and accent walls, handmade vases and colorful flowers. It's like someone took your apartment and turned the dial as far as it can go, it's unapologetically loud without being overwhelming. “It’s like a dollhouse.”
“I decorated it myself,” she grins. “Picked the palette, the furniture, everything.”
“That's amazing,” you breathe, highly impressed. “Eren told me you used to work as an interior designer.”
She nods.
“I did. I majored in art in college but my father already had an architecture firm so that's where everything fell in place for me after I graduated.”
You politely nod along.
“I like to dabble in lots of things now. I still paint and take on private clients now and then, but I spend a lot of time on my hobbies. Knitting, sewing, baking, Italian, gardening…”
Your eyes widen as the list goes on, especially when it's a hobby of your liking, too.
“You saw the pots outside?”
You nod.
“Made those, too,” she proudly states.
Your smile grows as does your admiration for the talented woman before you.
Eren told you some basic things before coming, but he failed to mention how remarkable his mother truly is.
“That's incredible,” you sigh.
“What about you?” she smiles. “What do you do outside of work? Eren told me you're an office administrator?”
“Office manager, yeah, it's not a very glamorous job,” you chuckle. “But I like knitting, too. And reading, cooking… but baking is my favorite.”
She claps with glee at the last of the list.
“Oh, good! You can help me make cookies tomorrow!”
“Yes, of course!” you reply, mirroring her enthusiasm.
She squeals with delight.
“Oh, it's so nice to finally have a baking buddy,” she gushes. “Eren only helps lick the batter off the spoon.”
You laugh.
“Eren, what?”
The man himself wanders into the kitchen with an accusing gaze.
“Oh, nothing,” you say, dismissing him with a wave of your hand. “Just exchanging war stories with your mom.”
In his ever-lingering childish manner, Eren pouts.
“Hey,” he complains. “She's still my mom. She'll report back to me later.”
He glances at Carla for backup, but the lively woman tears down his idea on the spot.
“I wouldn't dare. Girl talk is sacred.”
She holds up her pinky in your direction, which you gladly link with while laughing at Eren’s playful scowl.
“You two should get settled in before dinner,” she says, waving you out of the kitchen. “I'm making bolognese.”
“Oh, would you like some help?” you offer.
But she shakes her head while waving her hands in front of her.
“No need, honey. Just go unpack and I'll call you out. You're probably tired from the flight here.”
Before you can insist any further, Eren laces your hands together and gestures to you to follow him out with a nod and his signature boyish grin.
He leads you out to the backyard through the sliding doors at the back of the dining room.
The pool water sparkles underneath the sizzling sun at the center of the vibrant green of the freshly cut grass. A few lawn chairs are scattered along the poolside under the shade of a tree.
On the other end of it all, there's a simple, one-story construction in the same peach tone and the same terracotta tiles from the main house. Eren holds the door open for you to step into a colorful lounge area equipped with a bar and kitchenette, with two doors along the left wall that lead to other rooms.
“It's a mini-dollhouse,” you murmur in amazement as your eyes go from the royal blue curtains to the yellow velvet sofa to the oddly-shaped acrylic coffee table before it, to the green and blue mismatched tiles that take up the northern wall of the kitchenette.
Eren amusedly watches you wander over to the doors on the left side.
“There's a pink bathtub!” You turn to him in surprise.
He laughs as he rejoins your hands and guides you to the bedroom.
“I've never seen a pink bathtub,” you murmur, still amazed by what you saw in the bathroom.
“Come here,” Eren grins, sitting down on the edge of the bed and pulling you onto his lap.
He looks up at you, eyes shimmering as he brushes your hair out of your face.
“Are you happy?”
You smile as you lock your hands behind his neck.
“Very.”
“Yeah?”
You reply with an eager nod as you close the gap between you to kiss the corner of his lips. He doesn't allow you to pull away, his hand keeping you in place as he returns the kiss.
He falls back onto the bed, pulling you down with him by the waist.
You rest on your sides, regarding each other in comfortable silence.
“Do you think we can find a place with a pink bathtub?” you wonder out loud after a few minutes.
Eren laughs.
“Are you still thinking about that?”
“I can't help it! This place is amazing,” you gush.
“Just wait til the New Year's Eve party,” he says. “You're gonna love it.”
“Tell me about it,” you ask him, snuggling into his chest.
“Let’s see,” he murmurs, as he squeezes your frame. “There’s music and champagne. My mom has a friend who owns a catering business and they serve the most incredible food. My mom decorates the terrace with all these flowers and lights, and at the stroke of midnight there's a fireworks show to celebrate the new year.”
“That sounds so nice,” you smile, then lean back to look at him. “Any New Year's kiss plans, Jaeger?”
“I don't know,” he sighs. “There's this girl I have a huge crush on but I don't know if she'll say yes.”
“That's too bad,” you say. “One-sided crushes are the worst.”
He nods in mock disappointment.
“I'll just have to settle for you.”
“I guess you should.”
He kisses your cheek once, which soon transforms into a full-on attack of affection as he tickles and pokes your sides, making you laugh until you're gasping for air and tears of joy line your eyes.
Laughter echoes throughout the Jaeger home as the three of you browse the pages of Eren's baby photo albums.
After a relaxing shower and filling your bellies with heaps of Carla's pasta — she promised to pass on the recipe to you before you left — she left the dining room with a mischievous grin on her face, only to return with a stack of five albums, one for each early year of his life, and a box with more photos from later years.
The three of you curled up on the sofa in the living room — you in between each Jaeger.
“This one has to be my new favorite,” you laugh as you land on a new spread.
Your eyes focus on a picture of a chubby nine-month-old Eren wearing nothing but a diaper and a pair of black boots, his eyes covered by a pair of sunglasses as he grips his tiny hands on the edge of a chair.
Eren blushes when you turn to look at him with eyes crinkled in amusement and giggles leaving your lips.
“You already have like twenty favorites,” he chuckles.
“You were a really cute baby,” you defend.
“This one is my favorite,” Carla points out, as she turns to the next page to reveal a photo of him fully naked with his back to the camera as he looks over his shoulder with a pout on his lips.
You fall into a fit of giggles, gushing at baby Eren's adorable expression.
“This feels like a hate crime,” he mutters.
“On who?” you laugh.
“On me, obviously!”
He tries to seem annoyed but the truth is, he enjoys watching your eyes light up as you watch him grow up between every still image.
The three of you share more laughs and you and Carla especially gang up on Eren when you reach the photo series from when he was going through a self-proclaimed model phase, where he would strike the most ridiculous poses he could think of in every frame.
You resist your tiredness until the last of the pictures has been graced by your delighted critique, to the point where you practically collapse onto the bed hours later when you and Eren go back to the pool house for the night.
With Eren's warm embrace and the hours of travel catching up to you in an instant, you quickly fall asleep to the sound of his breathing.
Your first official day in Paradis has a late start. After your late-night laughs, you didn't wake up until nearly noon. Though you intended to help Carla make breakfast and clean, she was very understanding about how tired you were after such a long day.
Even so, a couple of hours later, you hoped your assistance in baking cookies would be enough to make up for it.
You and Carla seem to make quite the team as you move around the kitchen in sync — sifting dry ingredients and mixing the wet ones, all while keeping your stations clean for the next steps.
Christmas music plays in the background as Carla's infectious joy for the eve of her favorite holiday spreads through the house and wraps you in the same eagerness.
“I've never made Christmas cookies before,” you mention, as you raise the whisk from your mixing bowl to check the consistency of your chocolate batter for the bundt cake Carla put you in charge of as she rolls out the dough for the cookies.
“Really?” Carla asks.
You nod.
“One of my neighbors gifted me some once when I was younger, but they were store-bought. And my mom wasn't much of a baker… or into holidays, for that matter.”
Carla glances at you with a sympathetic smile as she sets aside the rolling pin and eyes the thickness of the slab of gingerbread dough.
“It must've been hard for you at times, huh?”
Eren shared some details of your past with his mother before making the trip. Not that he expected her to say anything hurtful, but because he figured she shouldn't be caught off guard in case you were particularly sensitive about something.
“I can't really miss what I've never known,” you reply with a shrug. “I think there was a time when I would feel a little jealous of the kids at school after winter break when they would brag about all the stuff they did. It was normal for them but to me, it seemed like a luxury. I'm sure there were some good holiday moments at my house but they were too early on for me to remember.”
Carla nods, lips pursed and eyes pensive.
“Is there anything you want to try this week?” she asks with a smile. “Eren and I always watch a movie on Christmas Eve and eat cake.”
With a shy smile on your face, you shrug.
“I don't really know. That's already more than I've done on my own… and I'm having enough fun already.”
Carla's smile grows wider at your words.
“Well, if you think of something else, let me know, okay?”
Appreciatively, you nod.
Just as you're about to pour the chocolate batter into the mold, Eren pops into the kitchen, eyes zeroing in on the whisk in your hands.
For the sake of spending more quality time with you, Carla asked her son to keep out of the kitchen — that, and because she doesn't want his sticky fingers near the cake batter. But, of course, he just had to make an appearance during his break from cleaning the pool.
“Looking good,” he comments, pressing a hand against the small of your back so he can get to the fridge for a glass of cold water.
A smile paints across your features as you continue pouring the batter into the mold, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a wooden spoon.
“Are you done with the pool already?” Carla asks him, to which he nods as he chugs down the glass of water.
“Sure am, ma'am.”
Carla hums with skepticism.
“Go water my plants now, will ya?”
Eren straightens his posture, giving his mom a soldier's salute before making his way out.
He pauses when he's right behind you, snatching the wooden spoon over your shoulder, pecking your lips when you turn around looking startled.
“I'll take that,” he grins, winking at your flustered face before exiting the room, laughing on the way as Carla yells at him to not distract her baking buddy.
You bring a hand to your lips, laughing nervously as you avoid Carla's amused gaze.
The two of you take on either side of the slab of dough with cookie cutters as the holiday cheer heightens.
A while later, after the kitchen's been wiped down and the sweet smell of cookies and cake permeates the air, the three of you settle in the living room to fulfill the Jaeger’s Christmas Eve tradition.
You're snuggled between Eren's legs on the reclinable seat, your body covered by a blanket. The nights in Paradis run as cold as the afternoons are hot, but that's no issue when your boyfriend is always so warm.
Eren has his arms wrapped around your waist and every few moments he'll lean down to kiss the crown of your head. Your back picks up the vibrations of his chest when he laughs at a funny scene, as well as his heartbeat, which echoes in sync with yours as your fingers lace with his underneath the blanket.
The tree lights twinkle from the corner of the room as the only source of light aside from the TV. The air is sweet and you're at peace with a stomach full of cake and hot chocolate with peppermint and marshmallows.
Good holidays have been rare, but this one so far will remain at the top of your list for years to come, you're sure.
The morning after, you're huddled on the floor around the Christmas tree, watching Carla open the gift you got her — a steel jewelry kit with an assortment of stones to embed into her creations.
Her face lights up like a child's and she throws her arms around you in appreciation.
“It's perfect!” she exclaims. “How did you know?” She narrows her eyes at her son, assuming he forecasted her next hyperfixation.
Eren raises his hands in defense.
“It was all her,” he says with a proud grin on his face.
“Thank you,” she smiles as she pronounces your name.
Eren gives her his gift next — a signed vinyl of her favorite band from her early twenties, which receives an equally big reaction.
Eren bursts out laughing when he unwraps your present and pulls out a chibi Sailor Mars figurine.
“This is amazing,” he grins, turning the box in his hands with fascination.
You and Eren each receive hand-knit sweaters from Carla, made with intricate patterns and neat stitches in vibrant colors and soft wool.
When it's your turn to open Eren's gift, he holds his breath as he carefully watches you peel off the paper from the black velvet box.
“Oh, wow,” you murmur as you lift the delicate necklace to admire the pendant up close. It's an angel cast in silver, its tiny hands holding a sphere made out of your birthstone.
A knot forms in your throat as you look back at a shyly smiling Eren.
“It's a guardian angel,” he explains in that gentle voice that makes you weak at the knees.
He gestures for you to angle yourself so he can put the necklace on you.
Carla admires the scene from her place with proud eyes and her hands over her heart.
“Do you like it?” Eren asks, his face hovering over your shoulder to gauge your reaction as you look down at the little angel that rests a couple of inches below your collarbone.
Turning around to face him, you nod, eyes shimmering with joy and appreciation for the boy before you.
“I love it.”
After breakfast, you and Eren wander back into the pool house hand in hand.
You collapse onto the bed, side by side as he brushes your cheek with the back of his hand.
“Are you happy?” he asks.
“You asked me that yesterday,” you smile. “And the day before, too. Do I not look happy?”
He chuckles airily.
“I just wanna make sure.”
You prop your weight on your elbow and cup his face with your free hand.
The silver angel dangles between you, catching the light that comes through the window.
“I'm extremely happy,” you murmur, bending down to kiss him as soon as the words leave your mouth.
He smiles into the kiss.
“Good.”
You stand from the bed, walking over to the mirror above the dresser. Smiling, you tilt your head, swaying your upper body so you can see how the angel looks at different angles.
Eren admires you from the bed for a moment before coming up behind you and wrapping his arms around your waist, pulling you into his chest and resting his chin on your shoulder.
“I have a second gift for you,” he murmurs slyly.
Your eyebrows rise with intrigue.
From the mirror, you see him pull something from his back, waving it into view.
Your grin widens at the familiar image of black boots and sunglasses.
“The baby picture!” you exclaim.
You turn around in his arms to take hold of the glossy photo paper.
“It's all yours,” he smiles, then lifts your chin to kiss you on the lips. “And so am I.”
You sink into his kiss, soft and warm, as your arms drape around his neck.
You're giddy with excitement as you, Eren, and Carla venture between scattered beach towels and umbrellas in search of a good spot to settle down.
As expected of Paradis Island's track record, the weather is perfect for a day at the beach. Eren is happy at the chance to make up for the lack of water activities from your first date, as you finally get to cross out one of the items on your bucket list.
You find a good spot at an equal distance from the water and the seaside eatery where families gather for food after their afternoon swim.
It's not as crowded as you expected, but enough people thought the beach was the perfect setting to unwind from any leftover Christmas chaos from the day before.
Eren fixes the beach umbrella while you and Carla smooth your towels on the sand. Eren gulps hard when you tug off your t-shirt and shorts, revealing once more the delicate swimsuit you bought for the occasion, before lathering yourself in sunscreen, aided by Carla for the spots you can't reach.
When you stepped out of the room in your one-piece earlier today — one with embroidered flowers and delicate straps tied in bows on your shoulders — while tugging on a pair of shorts to keep you modest, Eren nearly passed out.
The drive over allowed him to cool down and thankfully, you threw on that baggy t-shirt, too, or he would've been too flustered to drive.
He plops down onto the beach towel next to yours, watching you share a laugh with Carla over something unknown to him. You turn to him with a smile, kissing his cheek before offering to help him put on sunscreen.
He blushes but nods.
Your fingers sear his back as you massage the sunscreen into his bare skin. You catch glimpses of his flustered demeanor as you work your way down his back. The tips of his ears are flushed red, and when you finally finish, he shyly averts his gaze.
After a quick look over your shoulder to make sure Carla is distracted looking for something in her bag, you lift Eren's chin and place a soft kiss on his lips.
“What was that for?” he smiles, glancing at his mom lying behind you. He knows you've been shy about kissing him in front of her.
“Because you're cute,” you tease with a shrug before relaxing against your towel.
Eren laughs to himself before taking a moment to relax in the sand as well. His hand meets yours in the middle and he interlocks your fingers, relishing in the warmth of your soft hand and that provided by the heated sand underneath him.
Carla's engrossed in a romance fantasy novel, which she reads through her sunglasses while you and Eren take in the salty air and the collective rustle of fellow beachgoers, with their distant cheers and laughter in between splashes of water.
“I'm gonna go for a swim,” Eren says after a while, carefully releasing your hand before standing. “Wanna join me?” he asks you, hoping you remember his promise to teach you.
You do.
“Maybe in a little bit,” you smile.
With a crooked smile, he nods before jogging out toward the water.
You and Carla watch him run into the water without hesitation before diving in and swimming for a few feet until he resurfaces and waves at you from a distance.
An endeared smile takes over your features by reflex.
“He's pretty energetic, isn't he?” Carla laughs.
You nod.
“That's one of the things I like about him,” you murmur.
Carla glances at you briefly as she wedges her bookmark into the freshly read pages and sets the novel down on the sand.
“Eren really likes you, you know,” she smiles. You nod. “I've never seen him so infatuated.”
You giggle nervously.
“Yeah, but he's had a girlfriend before, right? That's what he told me.”
Carla racks her memory for a moment.
“Oh, you mean Frieda!” she exclaims. “They dated in high school. She was a nice girl, but I don't think it compares to the way he looks at you. Besides, their romance was pretty short-lived. I don't think she liked him enough.”
You nod along to her words, wondering how anyone could ever not fall for Eren.
“He's a bit of a hopeless romantic,” she adds. “I figured most people would like that but I guess not all of them do.”
“Well, I do,” you assure her. “I like that he's sensitive.”
You poke holes into the sand with your index finger, unaware of the lazy grin that shapes your lips until Carla points it out.
“Do you love him?”
You immediately nod.
“I told him a while back, too… but he didn't say anything. I didn't expect him to, I know I might’ve said it a bit early but… everything feels right with him. I think I might’ve scared him, though.”
An amused air leaves Carla's lips.
“Oh, honey. He brought you here, didn't he?”
Embarrassed, you laugh down at your lap.
A looming shadow draws your attention. You look up to find Eren standing before you, hair wet and droplets streaming down his tan skin, swerving between every dip and curve of his toned torso.
“Hey,” he grins. “Ready?”
Picking up your jaw and smiling, you nod before looking over at Carla.
“Mind if I steal her away for a bit, mom?” Eren asks.
Carla dismisses you with a wave of her hand.
“Go, have fun. I've got my book,” she says, plucking the bookmark from its place.
You take off your angel necklace, leaving it for Carla to keep safe in her bag. Eren helps you up with one easy pull and leads you through the sand.
The sun blares onto his back, drying off the smaller specks of water from his form as you walk to the shoreline.
“What were you guys talking about this time?” he asks.
“You, obviously.”
He grins.
“All good things, I hope.”
You smile at him.
“Always.”
The two of you walk along the shoreline, playfully swinging your linked hands as you distance yourself from the more crowded waters.
“Here’s probably good,” Eren says once you reach a less saturated area.
You look around nervously, checking for any onlookers near the scene, but Eren’s quick to reassure you.
“Nobody’s gonna be looking at us,” he smiles, squeezing your hand. He steps backward into the water, gently tugging you along with an encouraging shimmer in his eyes.
The water causes you to shudder as you come into contact. It’s not too cold, but combined with the prospect of trying something new, it awakens a nervous response.
Eren carefully guides you deeper into the water until it reaches your waist. Instinctively, you catch yourself standing on your tiptoes the entire time, too unfamiliar with the wet sand beneath you to properly set your feet on the floor. You gently push your weight up, testing if you can somehow float even just the tiniest bit, but your body’s fearful reaction almost causes you to lose balance, if it wasn’t for Eren holding your hands. You go back to standing on your toes.
“Isn’t it dangerous to learn how to swim in moving waters?” you ask, making nervous minuscule steps toward and away from Eren. You can’t seem to keep still with the feel of the sand shifting under your weight. “Maybe you should teach me in the pool. At least I can't drown there.”
“Relax,” Eren chuckles. Your nervous doe eyes have him in an amused trance. In his eyes, you're a clumsy baby deer learning to walk. “I worked as a lifeguard.”
You blink up at him, still making those tiny aimless steps.
“Did you really?”
“No,” he chuckles, too weak to lie when you’re holding onto his hands so tightly and looking up at him so helplessly. “But I’m not gonna let you drown; you’re too precious.”
You heat up in embarrassment. It’s not enough that you’ll likely make a fool of yourself but he can’t stop flirting even for a moment.
“How can I trust you after you just lied to me?” you pout.
Smiling, he lifts your chin with his index finger, leaning in to capture your lips in a brief kiss.
“Fine,” you murmur, miserably failing at hiding your flustered smile. “I trust you.”
He eagerly grins as he tells you to continue holding onto him and just allow your lower body to rise and float. You fail a few times, your fear keeping your legs from staying parallel to the water. Eren helps you, murmuring gentle commands and tips until you finally manage to stay afloat on your stomach.
“Now, try kicking,” he says, momentarily releasing one of your hands to mimic the motions with two fingers.
His instructions are clear and in that soft tone he uses with none but you. Even when you're feeling self-conscious or silly it mostly stems from an inner source. Whenever he happens to laugh, it’s because he’s happily encouraging you and cheering you on, or because you’re laughing too.
When he begins pulling you around the water as you practice kicking, he teases you by racing a few steps, causing you to lose your center of gravity. The two of you erupt in laughter as he quickly hoists you up by your waist until you regain your balance.
“You jerk!” you laugh, using as much force as you can muster to splash him with water.
He raises his forearms in defense, grinning as the salty water washes over his form, before returning your attack in the next instant.
You continue attacking each other with water, squinting at the salt that manages to reach your eyes and trying hard not to laugh to keep from tasting it.
Eren draws his body closer. His attacks are much more aggressive, making you back away from your offense and resorting to shield yourself with your arms while you gleefully squeal words of surrender and pleas for mercy.
The splashing stops when his arms wrap around your waist, pressing your back into his chest as he spreads salty kisses onto your cheek.
You turn around in his arms, grinning widely as you catch your breath.
He looks adoringly into your eyes, airy laughter sputtering from his lips as he smooths your hair back with one hand and squeezes your hip with the other.
“That was an unfair fight, Jaeger,” you breathe. “You’re supposed to go easy on your girlfriend.”
“I don’t know. You were pretty feisty,” he grins.
You pull him in for a kiss, easily ignoring the saltiness on his lips as a satisfied hum bubbles up his throat.
You lean back, still mirroring each other’s smile.
“Want me to teach you to float on your back?” he suggests.
You hesitate.
“That one scares me a little,” you admit. “What if I’m carried away by the current?”
He laughs.
“You won’t, there are barely any waves. Come on, it’s really cool once you get it.”
After a brief moment of contemplation, you nod.
Under his guidance and his strong arms, you're lifted parallel to the water again, only this time you’re on your back. His hands are pressed under your upper back and just below your glutes for support, as he tells you how to adjust your form.
“Lift your chin,” he gently instructs. “And arch your back just a little more.”
You focus intently on keeping your head centered, resisting the urge to look at him so you don’t tilt your weight.
“I’m gonna let go, okay?”
You quickly utter a string of no’s.
“I’ll do it slowly, yeah?” he offers. “Just stay as you are, I’ll still be right here in case you lose your balance.”
Hesitant, but mildly intrigued to see if you can stay afloat on your own, you subtly nod.
“Okay.”
Slowly, the pressure of Eren’s firm hands strays from your body, leaving you to float on your own.
Holding his hands out for you to see, he proudly grins.
“There you go,” he laughs.
Nervous giggles spill from your lips as you observe the water from your peripheral vision.
You close your eyes for a moment, relishing the feeling of floating in water. Eren stands next to you, like a palm tree shading an island.
“Pretty cool, right?” he murmurs.
You grin in response. Your eyes flutter open, squinting at the sun. With Eren keeping watch, your body relaxes into the soft motions of the water.
A ripple in the water sways your form. It’s a small shift in movement, so it only adds to the experience.
That is until a slightly bigger one comes your way. It’s still small enough that it would barely faze you had you been standing, but in your current position, it’s enough to startle you.
Eren reaches for your hand once he notices the mild panic in your eyes, but your arms shoot out to cling to his neck as you clumsily lift your upper body from the water. The ripple passes through, and your feet have yet to meet the ground. Eren’s hands are wrapped around your waist, keeping you steady as your doe eyes look up at him in apology for the sudden assault.
In one swift motion, he hooks his arms under your legs, wrapping them around his torso — simultaneously putting an end to your struggle and fixing you in a compromising position.
“You okay?” he murmurs, his face mere inches from yours.
Flustered, you nod.
He smiles; you mirror the expression.
His gaze flits to your parted lips, which expel soft breaths.
He leans forward, tilting his head slightly as his nose brushes against yours. Your eyes flutter closed as he captures your lips in a gentle kiss. His lips are salty but warm as they slot between yours. Your hands are still hooked behind his neck from when you clung to him when the second ripple passed through the water. You ease your grip to weave your fingers in his hair, the water droplets trailing from the strands, and onto your palms as you deepen the kiss.
His sigh of relief falls inside your mouth, as your tongue brushes against his, eliciting goosebumps on your sun-kissed skin.
Your breath hitches in your throat when you notice him hardening, the bulge under his swim trunks brushing precisely against your most sensitive spot.
You pull apart from the kiss, forehead pressed against his, as you glance down where your lower bodies meet.
Just two measly layers are keeping you apart, and you can easily make out the outline of his erection as you continue to peer down with shallow breaths leaving your parted lips.
When you look back up, you’re met with pink cheeks and half-lidded eyes.
“Sorry,” he murmurs, bashfulness lacing his meek tone as he tries to laugh. “Not much I can do about Little Jaeger in this situation.”
Warily, he scans your face for any motion, any twitch to get a read on what you’re thinking. He can easily put you down now but, frankly, he doesn’t want to. He just hopes you feel the same way because having you in his arms like this, with water droplets clinging to your skin and your hands lovingly petting his hair, is something he wants to prolong forever.
“It’s okay,” you breathe. “I don’t mind.”
You reconnect with his lips, gently sucking on his bottom lip, drawing out a strained moan from him in the process.
He can feel himself growing impossibly harder under his trunks. It’s getting more difficult by the second to keep himself together when you’re moving your tongue against his so slowly. Thankfully, you pull back a few moments later.
“We should probably get back to your mom, though,” you murmur. “And I’m kind of hungry now.”
He nods. He doesn’t want to, but he lowers you to the ground. His erection brushes against your lower stomach in the process, leaving you to stumble back with a flustered expression on your face.
“You should head back first,” he says, running a nervous hand through his hair. “I’m gonna need a minute to… calm down.”
You shyly avert your gaze but nod to let him know you understand before finding the way back to your spot on the beach without him.
Still dizzy from the recent exchange, Eren looks out onto the horizon, taking long, deep breaths until he’s ready to meet you for lunch.
You pad barefoot into the bedroom, ruffling your hair with your hands to catch another wave of the fresh scent from your shampoo. Standing at the foot of the bed, you stretch your arms over your head, smiling down at Eren, who observes you quietly through shimmering emerald eyes as his arm rests behind your pillow. After your long day at the beach, where you sunbathed with Carla, Eren taught you how to float, and you feasted on ceviche and coconut water, you’re more than ready to collapse.
You climb onto the bed next to Eren, snuggling into him as you always do, while he lazily wraps an arm around your waist as he always does. The golden light from the bedside lamp on his side acts as the only source of light, soft and comforting.
“You had quite a day today, babe. Think you're on your way to join the Olympics?” he teases.
You roll your eyes, scooting back so you can face him properly.
“Not if you keep dragging me around like that,” you deadpan. “That was an attempted murder.”
He laughs.
You watch him ease into a smile as his thoughts wander to somewhere unknown to you.
“My mom really likes you, by the way,” he murmurs as he caresses your cheek with the back of his hand.
You prop yourself on one elbow, your interest piqued by his comment.
“Really? Did she tell you that?”
He nods as he raises his hand to trace the curve of your bottom lip.
“You know when you went to get shave ice? She told me then.”
“Ah, so you talk about me behind my back, too.”
An amused air blows through his nose.
“All good things. She kept going on and on about how pretty you are.”
“Is that so?” you say, leaning closer to his face.
“Mhm. She said you're the perfect girl for me.”
You quirk an eyebrow.
“That's a pretty bold statement.”
“What can I say? She's obsessed with you.”
You giggle as you lean even closer. His gaze flickers from your eyes, to your lips, and back again.
“Are you sure it wasn't you who said all those things?”
“Oh, what? You think I'm obsessed with you?” he jests.
You suck in a meditative breath through your teeth.
“I can't know for sure but you look like you really want to kiss me right now,” you reply, your tone laced with a hint of arrogance.
“I don't know what you're talking about," Eren murmurs, immediately contradicting himself by lifting his chin to meet your lips, which linger dangerously close above him.
“Hm… then maybe I'm wrong,” you say, pulling back just as his lips ghost beneath yours.
Eren blinks up at you, helplessly sighing.
You giggle before dipping down, only to pull back at the last second once more.
You chew on your bottom lip as you look down at him with mischief tainting your gaze.
A gasp travels past your lips when Eren suddenly pushes you back on the bed, pinning your wrist down with a firm grip.
He hovers over you now, eyes stern and determined with your body caged between his legs.
From your point of view, he seems so big. And the strength with which he keeps you in place reminds you he's as tough and manly as he is gentle and sweet. It's a reminder that draws a tingling sensation in your stomach.
In the next second, his eyes soften, as does his grip on your wrist as he bends down to kiss you.
Your body relaxes upon the comfort of his mouth caressing yours.
Your eyes flutter closed as your free hand finds a home in his hair, urging him closer — a command he can't resist.
His careful tongue wanders into your mouth, swallowing the soft moan that bubbles up your throat.
He breaks away from the kiss, exhaling heavily as he rests his forehead against yours.
The corners of your lips tug into a smile.
“Trying to finish what you started?” you murmur.
“Maybe,” he says before his voice grows timid. “Should I?”
Slowly, he pulls back just enough to properly gauge your reaction.
Your eyes twinkle as they hold his intense gaze. They travel over every single one of his features — his upturned eyebrows, the pink cheeks, the lips that hold back from taking or releasing breaths, and the emerald eyes that twinkle just the same.
“Please.”
Your voice is barely enough to be called a whisper, but the word reaches his ears just fine.
The kiss is quickly reignited; his tongue forces itself into your mouth, earning a delicate whimper in return as you free yourself from his grasp to pull him closer by his hair. Your fingers tangle themselves between the short chocolate strands as he needily sucks on your tongue, the mix of your spit slathered around your mouth in the midst of his sloppy greed.
One forearm keeps his weight above you as his free hand grips your waist, your shirt riding up in the process as you writhe under him, desperate for his touch, for his lips, for his tongue.
As you grow dizzy from your frenetic makeout, your hands travel down his chest, feeling each tensed muscle over the cotton fabric until your fingers hook under the hem of his shirt, silently asking for him to undress.
He pulls back to give in to your wishes, swiftly tugging the garment over his head and tossing it onto the floor.
He takes a moment to look down at you, your frame suddenly so small beneath him but your pupils are blown with lust and excitement as they wander his bare torso.
Through shallow breaths and with trembling hands, you trace over every defined curve with the pads of your fingers, committing every shape to memory as you go.
Eren bites back a smile. He knows you're only trying to be gentle, but your delicate fingers tickle his skin as they slowly explore his abdomen.
He sucks in a sharp breath, brow furrowed and eyes fluttering shut when you reach the waistband of his boxer briefs.
You eye him carefully as you trace the border of the only remaining piece of clothing on his body — testing his patience as you draw over the edge a couple of times before your fingers hook around the elastic band.
Slowly, you pull down his underwear, holding your breath until his semi-hardened cock springs out of its confines.
From above, Eren closely watches your reaction, getting drunk off the image of your parted lips, your gentle half-lidded eyes, and your shy hands that carefully wrap around his growing erection. You stroke him once, to which he bites down on his bottom lip to keep himself from pronouncing any profanities, but when your thumb brushes over the sensitive head of his cock to collect the gathering amount of precum, his eyebrows upturn in pleasure and he fails to keep himself upright.
“Fuck,” he whimpers, falling down onto your chest, struggling to hold up his weight on his forearm while he buries his face in the crook of your neck.
Your other hand nestles in his hair, comforting him as you continue stroking him.
His cock grows under your touch, fully hardening until it's pressed against your stomach when you finally release it.
Your breath hitches in your throat as you feel the length of what's bound to penetrate your insides.
“See what you do to me?” Eren's strained voice murmurs into your neck.
You turn your head to the side, trying to get a look at the boy whose feverish skin is burning through your clothes.
You call his name in the shape of a whine — a shy plea.
He lifts his face from the crook of your neck, his eyes boring into yours before he leans forward to kiss you.
The kiss is less urgent than before, but equally needy. His warm tongue slips into your mouth, drawing out a relieved sigh.
“Let me do something for you, yeah?”
You look back at him quizzically, but he only pecks your lips before pressing an open-mouthed kiss onto your collarbone and lowering his body down the bed. He stops when his face is level with your abdomen. His fingers hook around the hem of your shirt, lifting the fabric to expose your stomach.
Starting just below your ribs, he leaves a trail of wet, open-mouthed kisses on your skin, circling his tongue around your belly button when he reaches it and continues further down.
You close your eyes, head thrown back as your mouth falls open from his affections.
His fingers tug on the drawstring of your pajama shorts as he glances up at you for confirmation.
Meeting his questioning gaze, you nod, chewing on your lip as you lift your hips for him to slide the garment off your legs. He tosses it to the side and wraps his hands around your ankles, spreading your legs just enough for him to kneel comfortably between them.
Your heart quickens in anticipation, but he outstretches the thrill as he's intent on teasing you first. He holds up your left leg, keeping his gaze fixed on you as he litters your skin with the same open-mouthed kisses he left on your stomach. His mouth travels up your calf, up your inner thigh, and near the trim of your white cotton panties, where he nips at the skin with his teeth, sucking fervently before repeating the process on the other side.
He kisses your right calf, and up your inner thigh, and sucks on the skin before your panties start. And finally, he kisses your pussy over the cotton fabric as he watches you bite down on your bottom lip through his lashes. With his eyes finally closed, he loses himself in the sweet scent of your sex as he drags his tongue in rhythmic stripes, pressing into your clit through your underwear. Your whimpers echo throughout the room as you squirm under his tongue, hoping he'll rid you of your panties soon.
But he takes his time.
He engages in a heated makeout with your pussy through your underwear, his tongue gliding over your entrance before his lips take their turn each time.
Your pussy flutters around nothing, aching to be touched, to feel those fervent strokes from his tongue directly on your flesh.
There's a dark patch forming on your underwear, courtesy of his saliva and your built-up arousal. The flimsy cotton sticks to your pussy lips, giving Eren a perfect outline of your needy sex.
“Eren,” you whimper, finally earning a glance from the teasing man between your legs.
Putting a pause on his teasing, his eyebrows rise in question.
“Please,” you beg, eyebrows upturned in a helpless manner.
Your ruined panties are discarded. He hooks his hands behind your knees, throwing your legs over his shoulders just in time for him to dive into your pussy like a starved man. His tongue swirls around your entrance, sending shivers up your spine as your fingers lose themselves in his hair.
A guttural moan rises from the back of his throat as he collects every last trace of your arousal, the taste heavenly sweet on his tongue, though that might be because he's so undeniably whipped.
He repeats the same motions from before on your bare pussy, his mind reeling with dizzy pleasure when he feels you pulsing directly on his tongue. He buries his nose between your folds as his tongue prods deeper, lapping at every nook as he makes a mess of his face.
Checking in on you as he does, he pulls back and slowly inserts a finger inside you. You've barely any strength to utter a word, but the way you throw your head back with your eyebrows upturned in pleasure is enough for him to continue, adding one more finger as he curls them against your insides, searching for that sweet spot that makes your thighs twitch once he finds it.
He lowers his face back into your pussy, teasing your clit with the tip of his tongue.
He draws tight circles onto it, the pressure making you squirm in pleasure in addition to his lithe fingers that produce melodious wet noises as your arousal only continues flowing.
He sucks on your clit as your slick coats his fingers and drips down your ass and onto the covers.
Not knowing what to do with yourself, you can only continue pushing his face down between your legs as you feel an orgasm creeping up on you.
You whine his name again.
Eren pulls out his fingers, quickly sucking them clean before finishing you off with his mouth.
His tongue languidly prods at your entrance and, with the aid of his fingers spreading your folds, he pushes his tongue inside you as far as he can, stroking your insides with the warm, tireless muscle. His thumb toys with your clit, drawing out a series of lustful cries from you until your toes curl and you squeeze your thighs around his head — not like he cares, anyway; it's practically a bonus reward.
With one last kiss pressed onto your pussy, he pushes himself back up.
When your eyes flutter open as you come down from your orgasm, he's hovering over you, his chin and plump lips glossy with your release and his spit.
“How'd I do?” he asks breathlessly. His eyes twinkle as he awaits your review, hopeful that you'll praise him.
You pull him closer by his neck.
“So fucking good,” you breathe, before meeting his swollen lips.
Tasting yourself from his mouth feels nothing short of sinful but you happily suck on his lips to gather every last bit of your essence.
In the midst of getting you off on his tongue, Eren discarded his boxer briefs somewhere on the floor, so when he grinds his hips against yours in search of friction, there's nothing but flesh on flesh and neatly groomed pubic hair tickling your skin.
His hand massages the side of your waist, creeping up until he's met with the underside of your breast. This time, your lack of a bra doesn't surprise him, and he doesn't shy away, either.
His hand eagerly gropes your breast, his fingers gently pinching the nipple as he swallows your moans.
He kneads the soft mound as his cock continues dragging between your folds, hitching on your entrance with every other stroke.
“Mind if I take this off?” he mumbles into your mouth.
You hum in approval, sitting up so he can tug the shirt over your head before falling back onto the pillow.
“Wow,” he whispers, eyes drinking in every detail of your upper body — your tender breasts, your pert nipples, your soft skin, your shiny hair splayed on the pillow, and your pretty face looking up at him with equal admiration.
You smile at him, raising a hand to caress his cheek. He closes his eyes at the contact and rests his hand over yours, turning around to press a kiss into your palm.
You giggle. He smiles down at you.
With your free hand, you travel up his chest, resting just above your favorite sound.
“Your heart's beating like crazy,” you point out.
He squeezes your hand before bending down to brush his nose against yours.
“I wonder why.”
Your eyes crinkle with glee as a shy smile takes over your lips.
He cradles your face with one hand, stroking the apple of your cheek with his thumb.
“You have no idea how precious you are to me.”
A warm glow spreads through your insides at his words, like golden honey that infiltrates your heart and pumps through every corner of your body.
“I think I do,” you whisper, to which he smiles.
He pulls back, eyes glassy and cheeks dusted with pink.
He reaches over to the bedside table, fumbling around the drawer as his angle keeps him from having a full view of the inside. He retrieves a foil square between two fingers.
You raise an eyebrow.
“Were you hoping to get lucky on this trip?” you tease.
“I bought them just in case,” he grins.
You nod in approval.
“Good call.”
He tears the foil packet open, tossing it aside once he pulls out the contents, and rolls the condom down his length.
He fixes himself on his forearm once more, caressing your face as his eyebrows rise in question.
“You sure?”
With a small smile playing on your lips, you nod.
With the help of his knee, he spreads your legs wider while reaching down to line himself with your entrance — all while maintaining eye contact.
He makes slow teasing stripes down your pussy with his tip — once, twice, three times — before he finally starts sliding inside of you. You hold onto his arm, the muscles firm at your fingertips as they work to keep him steadily above you.
His tip slides in with little resistance, though it's still a bit of a tight fit. Carefully scanning your face for any signs of discomfort, he pushes himself inside you in fragments.
You close your eyes, sighing in relief when you finally feel the brush of his pubic hair against your lower tummy.
Eren closes his eyes for a moment, too, swallowing thickly as he comes to the realization that he's inside you. He's inside where everything is warm and wet and tight and comforting.
He opens his eyes before you do. For another moment, he simply admires you, watching your parted lips release hushed breaths — your peaceful image close to that of an angel in prayer.
He smooths back your hair and presses a kiss to your forehead.
When your eyes finally open, you smile up at him.
Taking that as a sign, he makes an experimental thrust, eyeing your reaction as he does so.
You hook your arms under his, your hands pressed firmly against his back as he gradually gains more confidence with each stroke. He peppers your face with kisses until he settles on your lips, where he gingerly pulls on your bottom lip with his teeth, and his pleased sighs are poured down your throat.
You hug him tighter, moaning his name into his ear as he rolls his hips into yours with finesse.
Eren's back grows sweaty with each of his movements, his breath shallowing at the same pace. Every drag of his hips brushes against your clit, making for the most well-rounded experience as he loses himself in the feeling of your insides fluttering around his length.
“Does this feel good for you, baby?” he asks as he presses your foreheads together.
“Uh-huh,” you whimper. “Don't stop, Ren. Please.”
“Wouldn't dream of it,” he smiles before capturing your lips in a needy kiss.
You sigh into his mouth as your tongues swirl around each other, heightening your arousal while he continues building up the pace of his hips. His fingers dig into your waist, acting as leverage for his increasingly faster thrusts. You buck your hips upwards, meeting him halfway in search of more friction.
“My baby,” he coos against your mouth.
The room is filled with squelching noises of your arousal glossing his length over the condom. Every vein, every curve of his thick cock leaves its mark on your insides, permanently altering your body to fit him. Every deep thrust, every tight circle drawn by his thumb plants a seed for a permanent craving that only he can satisfy. Only he can draw out such pretty noises from your mouth. Only he can make your sweet and innocent voice morph into that of a sinful, greedy woman who wishes to be brought to pleasure by his expert touch. Only he can make love to you like this.
His balls are quickly growing heavy, slapping against your ass with every roll of his hips — the sound echoing in your ears.
With one quick kiss to his cheek, you push him back gently. He falls onto his back, his aching cock pulsing into nothing but air as he scoots back to rest against the headboard, watching through adoring eyes as you straddle his lap and lower yourself onto his cock with a whimper, relieving yourself from the momentary emptiness you felt. His hands grip your hips with a bruising force, his jaw slack as he watches you expertly move your hips, rocking back and forth against his pelvic bone to satisfy your clit, and up and down to satisfy him.
He fondles one of your breasts as your face falls into the crook of his neck, whimpering and blubbering about how good you feel with him buried deep inside you. One of your hands tangles in his hair while the other digs crescents into his back.
It’s unreal. To think he’s allowed to be this close to you, to be blessed with the opportunity to melt into your touch. Every whimper, every instance of begging, every drowned-out moan as you hide your face in the crook of his neck — it's beyond addictive.
You're both coated in sweat, the place where your bodies meet growing stickier with every passing second. Your thighs begin to burn as you continue riding him, trying your best not to lose your pace as he sucks on your nipples and your head falls back in pleasure.
“Fuck yeah, baby,” he huffs. “Keep riding my cock like that.”
You tighten around him at the unexpected dirty talk.
Eren's always such a gentleman, so this shift in behavior is surprising — though certainly not unwelcome.
“Eren,” you whine, looking down at him helplessly as you continue bouncing on his cock.
He flashes you with his signature boyish smile.
“I got you.”
In one swift motion, you're flipped back on the bed while Eren hovers over you. Refusing to let your build-up slip away, he reconnects with you in an instant, sloppily thrusting into you as your legs wrap around his waist.
“Look at you,” he breathlessly coos as he caresses your thigh with one hand and cradles your face with the other. “My baby's so fucking pretty.”
The sounds of slapping skin and moisture reign the room. Your nails dig into his back, scarring the skin with red marks, claiming his body as yours — not that he would want it any other way. Your feverish body clings to him like he's the only thing keeping you grounded as the coil in your stomach tightens more and more.
Sweat drips down his forehead and the now dark chocolate strands that frame his face. His pupils are blown with lust, nearly dominating the entirety of his sweet emerald irises, but his usual warmth remains.
His hips start bucking erratically, his rhythm carelessly tossed out the window as he hooks his arms under your legs and presses them toward your chest. The new angle has you crying out in pleasure as he uses his last bit of strength to sloppily thrust into you a few more times.
The coil reaches its limit, snapping at the hilt of your ecstasy as you cry out his name and your toes curl in pleasure.
A couple of thrusts later, he's spilling hot ropes of cum into the condom and releasing hoarse moans into the crook of your neck.
His hips finally stop as you lay there, limbs tangled and bodies sticky, while you steady your breathing. His hand rests on your waist, tenderly stroking the skin with his thumb as you comb through his hair with your fingers.
The air is thick with the sweet remnants of your sexual fulfillment.
Reluctantly, he pulls out of you, his cock already softening inside the condom as he falls onto his back and pulls you by the waist so that you rest on top of his chest.
His hand affectionately smooths your back as he takes in your exhausted features.
“You okay?” he whispers, his voice still too weak to speak as normal.
Not yet recharged from your passionate lovemaking, you just nod.
You smile at each other.
“I didn't… I mean, I didn't hurt you or anything, did I?”
You shake your head at his worried expression before leaning forward to peck the corner of his mouth.
“It was perfect.”
He smiles again.
Carefully, you lift yourself off his chest before any more soreness settles into your muscles and you begin scouring the floor for your clothes.
Eren sits up on the bed, ridding himself of the used condom and tying it in a knot as he watches you slip on your underwear.
“What's wrong?” he asks when you click your tongue in confusion.
“I can't find my shirt,” you mutter as you pick up a garment from the floor, only to find it's not what you're looking for. “I don't want to walk around naked. What if your mom comes?”
Eren glances around briefly before he lights up at an idea upon spotting his own white t-shirt on the floor.
“Here,” he says, tossing the garment in your direction. You catch it with ease. “Just wear mine.”
Without thinking too much about it, you tug on the shirt over your head, the fabric cascading down your body and falling mid-thigh.
“Thanks,” you smile before grabbing a fresh pair of underwear from the dresser and stepping out the door, leaving Eren a blushing mess at the lingering image of you wearing his clothes.
A few minutes later, both clean and tired, you snuggle into each other under the covers. Eren reaches behind him to turn off the bedside lamp, leaving you in peaceful darkness.
“Are you happy?” he asks.
You smile.
“I've never been happier.”
With your hand on his chest and his arm around your waist, you fall asleep.
The following morning, you're woken by the sunlight sifting through the curtains.
When you squint your eyes open, you see Eren smiling at you.
You giggle.
“How long have you been staring at me?”
“Not too long,” he grins. “You look pretty when you're sleeping.”
Your face warms as you hold onto him tighter. Your body is still dealing with the tired symptoms from last night's heated encounter.
“You think your mom will mind if we stay in bed all day?”
“I don't think I can go that long,” he murmurs.
It takes you a second to realize what he's hinting at but, when you do, you playfully slap his shoulder. He laughs.
“How are you feeling?” he smiles.
“I'm just a bit sore,” you reply honestly.
He hums in response.
“You wanna postpone our plans?” he asks, concerned you might be too tired for today's itinerary. “We can go out tomorrow.”
To his surprise, you shake your head.
“No, I still wanna go. Just give me a few more minutes.”
He smiles as he looks down at your tired form. You're wearing that same relaxed expression from last night, reminiscent of an angel when he was hovering over you.
Three words teeter the tip of his tongue, but when his lips part to pronounce them, he retreats, flustered.
So with a quick kiss to your temple, he slips out from under the covers, gets dressed, and ventures to the main house.
Carla's fixing herself breakfast in the kitchen when he walks in. She greets him with a smile, asking where you are.
“She's still asleep. She's pretty tired from yesterday,” Eren explains, hoping that if he doesn't think about it too much, he won't seem suspicious.
But Carla only nods in understanding as she sits down to enjoy her omelet.
“We’re going into town today. I’m gonna show her around. Wanna come?” Eren asks with a smile.
“I can’t today, honey. I’m meeting up with my book club later and I need to catch up on my reading. But you two have fun.”
Eren nods.
A couple of minutes pass by in silence. He stares at a blank point as he chews on the inside of his cheek.
“Would you like me to make you one?” Carla asks, an amused look on her face as she notices her son intently staring at her omelet.
Eren blinks.
“Oh, no. I’m good.”
“Are you okay?” she asks.
“Can I ask you something?”
She sets her fork down, resting her chin on her laced hands with a nod.
“What’s on your mind, kiddo?”
Eren nervously wipes his sweaty palms on his jeans, taking a deep breath as he gathers the right words to speak his mind.
“A while back,” he pronounces your name softly. “She told me she loves me.”
Carla smiles, having known that already since you told her.
“But I kind of choked at the time.”
Carla tilts her head, her features serious now. She’s seen the affectionate look in his eyes whenever he sees you, and the way he’s so gentle when treating you. However, perhaps it’ll be easier if he practices admitting his feelings out loud.
“Was it because you don’t…” she trails off, but Eren quickly denies what she’s implying with a shake of his head.
“No, that’s not it. I was just surprised when she said it… It felt really good to hear it,” he smiles.
“So what’s got you worried?” she tenderly asks.
Eren looks down at the counter, gaze lost on the patterns of the mismatched tiles that somehow harmoniously blend together.
“I just… She hasn’t said it since. And I keep trying to tell her how I feel but now I’m worried that, because I didn’t say it back that time, she… might not feel the same way anymore.”
Carla’s concerned features soften, her lips perking into an endeared smile before her son’s anxious expression.
“Oh, honey,” she murmurs.
Eren blushes.
“Do you think that’s it? Do you think she changed her mind?”
“You beautiful dumb boy,” Carla laughs.
She reaches over to squeeze his hand.
“She’s still here, isn’t she?”
“And this is where I dislocated my elbow.”
Eren points to a spot a few feet from the seesaw.
“How’d you do that?” you ask.
“I let go when it was my turn going up,” he meekly explains, to which you laugh into your hand.
“Oh, Eren.”
You can picture the scene in your head — a young Eren flying into the air after trying to act tough by raising his hands from the handlebar, too young to understand the physics behind the oncoming accident.
He grins as he guides you toward the swings, where he offers you a seat before stepping behind you and gently pushing you.
“The swings are supposed to be for the kids,” you giggle as he pushes you higher.
“It’s not like that’s a law,” he replies with a shrug.
He settles into the swing beside you, promptly matching your height as the chain creaks under his weight.
As you fly up in the air, he glances over at you. You’ve got the same youthful look in your eyes from the evening you spent together building a sandcastle with Josie. Your face lights up in the same delighted manner. You’re a kid again.
Classical music echoes in your ears from your headphones as you turn the page of the novel Carla left you before leaving to meet the ladies from her book club.
She gifted you an extra copy from one of the titles in her personal library — last month’s read which she thought you would enjoy. You’re curled up on the yellow velvet sofa, snacking on a clementine from the bag Eren bought for you at the market. As you turn to the next chapter, you catch a glimpse of movement from your peripheral vision, and you look up to find Eren leaning on the bathroom door frame, wearing a robe.
You pause your music and set your headphones aside.
“What are you doing?” you smile.
He tilts his head in a flirtatious manner.
“I filled up the pink bathtub.”
Your smile grows as you stand to accept the hand he holds out for you to take.
Candles are burning in every corner of the bathroom as vanilla-scented bubbles rest on the water’s surface.
Eren’s robe pools at his feet and he steps into the pink bathtub first, relaxing in the water with his back pressed against the porcelain as his arms rest on either side of the tub. He watches you undress, an enamored smile shaping his lips as you gradually reveal every delicate curve of your nude body to him.
Using his hand as support, you step into the warm water and settle between his legs, your back flush against his chest as his arms wrap around your waist.
You instantly relax in his arms, every trace of leftover soreness vanishing from your body as you scoop up the vanilla foam in your hands and rub it between your palms.
Eren presses an open-mouthed kiss onto your bare shoulder and the slope of your neck.
“Are you happy?” he whispers into your ear.
You smile.
“Very.”
He hums in approval.
“I had fun at the park today,” you add.
“Yeah?”
You nod.
“I felt like a kid again when you were pushing me on the swing.”
He chuckles softly. You continue as he listens closely.
“I feel like you really spoil me sometimes.”
“Does that bother you?” he asks, his eyebrows upturned in concern as he wonders if you still don’t feel entirely comfortable with all the attention he gives you.
But you smile and shake your head.
“I like it,” you murmur shyly. “I feel like God compensated me for everything by putting you in my life.”
Your voice weakens with your confession, pulling at Eren’s heartstrings in the process. When you look back at him, tears are lining your lashes, but your features remain cheerful.
“I’m glad I met you, Eren,” you smile before facing forward again.
“I’m glad I met you, too,” he whispers, resting his chin on your shoulder.
You remain quiet, allowing your synced breathing to be the only one to take up the room.
Eren’s thumbs trace up and down your stomach, as you sink further down his chest.
After a while, your voice breaks through the silence.
“Eren?”
He hums in response.
“Do you still want to know everything?”
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