#tessie x reiner

[averysmolbear]

CW: this is 1000% self indulgent and is a selfship post so feel free to skip over it if it's not your cup of tea or you just don't care about my selfship. Also it's about Mother's Day so if that's a sensitive subject for you, it's okay to pass this one by for that reason as well. And it mentions pregnancy but it's really sort of brief little mentions. (In fact I really don't expect most people to read my selfship stuff anyway but here we are.)

Reiner was not going to let Mother’s Day pass (although I was heavily pregnant at the time) without us celebrating for the first time. He had jokingly bought me bouquets before this saying that I was a mom to our cat, the stray that had followed Reiner home one too many times, but this time was different. This year I was on the precipice of being a mother to our first child and there was no way Reiner Braun was going to let the holiday pass without making a fuss over me.

It didn’t matter how much I protested about it. We were going to celebrate. The day started with a delivery from the local florist. The bouquet wasn’t as large as some of the arrangements Reiner had brought home for me but it was still beautiful and he pointed out that he picked out every type of flower that went into it. He had read some things online about the language of flowers so he picked each flower out for its meaning. And then he told me that wasn’t going to be the last gift I received that day.

We took his mother out for brunch a bit later that day and gave her a nice little gift. Much to Reiner’s chagrin, Karina talked incessantly about when she was pregnant with Reiner but she did throw in the occasional jab towards me, something her son didn’t miss. More than once he had to remind his mother that she was going a little too far and on the ride home, he apologized more times than I could count but he promised that the rest of the day was going to be special. I didn’t mind because I knew his mother didn’t hate me. She just thought that Reiner and I were moving “too fast” and she blamed me for it. (It was something she would get over at least.)

That afternoon he and I had a video chat with my mom, which went really well. She offered some advice about the coming baby and embarrassed me by showing off some of my baby pictures and telling Reiner silly stories about me when I was younger. Reiner, of course, loved it and would ask him to tell her more while I sat there blushing and trying to hide my face as she told each story. My mom even happily showed off the flowers that Reiner had made sure to send her (which I didn’t know about), thanking us both.

When he said there was more, I scolded him but honestly I didn’t hate the idea of being spoiled a little bit. And that was exactly what Reiner did. The next gift he gave me was a charm bracelet that had only a couple of charms on it at that point, telling me that he would get me a new charm every Mother’s Day to add to it. He doted on me pretty consistently as well, rubbing my feet and letting me pick whatever shows or movies I wanted to watch. He wouldn’t let me lift a finger if he could help it, gathering snacks for us and then announcing that he would be making dinner. After we ate, he made sure to set up the bathroom so I could soak in the tub in candlelight while he cleaned up the kitchen.

After the bath, he offered to rub my back which I accepted almost immediately. Before we made it to the bedroom, however, Reiner made sure we stopped at the nursery so he could show me that it was put together exactly how we had talked about doing it, complete with a comfortable looking rocking chair that I hadn’t known he had gotten (my last Mother’s Day gift for the day). We then curled up in bed and he rubbed my lower back, making sure I was comfortable. Even though it was still fairly early, we stayed in bed the rest of the day.

We spent most of the time talking, with both of us admitting some of our fears about becoming parents but both of us reassuring the other that we could more than handle the coming challenges. He also didn’t keep his hands to himself the whole time although most of the touches were fairly innocent (Reiner was still convinced he could hurt me or the baby if we did “too much” in his words) but we did spend more time making out than we had in awhile. Eventually I fell asleep in his arms while he pressed soft kisses along my shoulder, keeping my back firmly pressed against his chest while he whispered promises of my next Mother’s Day being even better than this one.

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Reiner, who gave me a key to his place after a month of dating. He made sure that I knew it didn't mean I had to move in yet. It just meant that I was able to come over any time I wanted. I officially moved in after about six months of dating though because I was over so much.

Reiner, who started talking about us buying a house from almost the moment I moved into his apartment with him. A couple of months after I’d moved in he started bringing me to open houses although I was able to talk him into waiting a bit before making such a big investment but Reiner made sure we got a big house, promising that we’d fill the house with kids and pets one day.

Reiner, who has more of a green thumb than I do so he takes care of all of the plants in the house and the garden outside once we move into our own home. He knows how much I love flowers and having fresh herbs and vegetables so he happily set up the garden after we bought a house. But we still go to the farmer's market every Saturday because I enjoy it so much.

Reiner, who comes inside after changing the oil on either of our cars covered in dirt and grease and immediately comes to find me to either place both of his large hands firmly on my ass until he leaves dirty, greasy hand prints on my pants or grabs my face to kiss me, getting the dirt and grease all over me too. (And then promptly suggests, either way, that we go shower together to get cleaned up.)

Reiner, who will happily take me to the zoo as soon as the weather warms up enough for it. He loves it too but he especially loves how my face lights up when I see any of my favorite animals. He constantly buys me little stuffed animals from the gift shop before we leave. I now have stuffed animal versions, in every size they happen to carry, of all my favorite animals. (But there’s also a growing number of Reiner’s favorites joining the ranks now.)

Reiner, who will obsessively play claw machine games to win a prize for me from them. He gets just as bad at fairs when we pass the games, spending far too much just to win me any prize that I mention in passing that I think is cute.

[averysmolbear]

I got bored so after making so many moodboard me for everyone else, I decided to make 2 for myself. One is for me and Reiner Braun. The other is for me and Kunigami Rensuke.

[averysmolbear]

While it was slow, I started seeing if I could make teenaged versions of the kids Reiner and I have and slowly my brain is fleshing out each of these children more and more. I’m not sure how to take that but here we are.

[averysmolbear]

Walking in on Reiner gently stroking himself, head back and eyes closed. He blushes when he realises you're there and apologises, but after some gentle assurance that you don't mind you offer to give him a hand. Or, rather, a tongue. He relaxes himself and allows you to take him in your mouth and do your best until he cums across your lips. send tweet.

Anon? How dare you do this to me. 🥺

His fingers in my hair, gently holding my head and tugging on my hair occasionally while cooing at me. Reiner whimpering and moaning, praising me for taking him so well until can’t take it any more and then watching him shiver with pleasure as I swallow every drop. And then, as he softly cards his fingers through my hair once I’m sitting next to him, he calls me his good girl and has me begging for him to make me cum.

[averysmolbear]

Caught in the Act

Pairing: Reiner Braun x f!reader

Word count: ~ 5.2k

CW: Minors do not interact, smut, f!reader, modern AU, slightly self ship coded (but not in a noticible way, I hope!) basic pet names used (princess, babe, etc), established relationship, light teasing, male masturbation (briefly), fingering, unprotected sex, creampie, cursing, not proofread, and if I'm missing any tags, please let me know so I can add them!

A/N: It's been awhile since I've tried writing smut so this is the first time in awhile and I'm still rusty so it's not nearly as descriptive as I could be but hopefully that'll come back to me as I attempt to write more little bits like this. This wasn't proofread so it'll probably have some mistakes that I'll maybe edit later.

Summary: You and Reiner have the day off but as you have plans earlier in the day, you decide to text your boyfriend a teasing photo while you're out. When you return home, you catch Reiner in the middle of pleasuring himself, which leads to you facing the consequences of sending the photo to him in the first place.

Reiner hated that he wasn’t going to get to see you nearly as much as he wanted today. The two of you had the next two days off but you had appointments scheduled and you planned on going to lunch with your best friend. All of which meant that he was going to have to find things to do while you were out. You had already written out the grocery list and as much as the blond man didn’t want to go shopping on his own, he knew it would be something he could do so he didn’t spend all day at home pouting because he couldn’t cuddle with you on the couch.

As usual, Reiner woke before you and as much as he wanted to wake you up with kisses, he knew where that would lead and you had already warned him last night that he would have to keep his hands to himself as much as possible until you got home again. So he settled for gently brushing some hair out of your face before softly saying your name.

You woke up, blinking slowly as your eyes adjusted to the dim light in your bedroom. You smiled lazily at your boyfriend and leaned in to steal a soft kiss, laughing when Reiner grunted when you pulled back. You rolled out of bed, feeling Reiner’s honey colored eyes watching your every move. You glanced over your shoulder at him with a raised eyebrow and watched as he climbed out of bed as well.

“I’ll go make us breakfast,” you said by the time you were halfway out the door.

Reiner watched you walk out of the room with a sigh before getting out of bed as well. He dug out some clothes from the closet to pull on, not worrying too much about what he was going to wear. By the time he joined you in the kitchen, you were already cooking pancakes for the two of you. He huffed softly as he sat down at the table to watch you. What he really wanted to be doing was standing behind you with his arms around your waist but he didn’t want to incur your wrath either so he was trying harder than usual to behave himself.

You laughed as you glanced back to see him sitting at the kitchen table with his head in his hand, pouting. You shook your head at Reiner’s dramatics but didn’t beckon him over like you usually would. If he was going to try to keep his hands to himself, you weren’t going to try to tempt him. You didn’t have much time this morning before you knew you had to leave for a handful of routine doctor’s appointments. Today was the first day you had enough free time to schedule the appointments. Had you known in advance that Reiner was going to have the day off today too, you would have put off the appointments a little longer so you could have today and tomorrow all to yourselves.

You set a plate down in front of Reiner before sitting down by him. Your foot absently started to brush along his calf and he nearly choked on some of his breakfast when he felt it. The only reason you stopped was because you could see the way his face started to flush and how his chest was starting to rise and fall erratically.

You both chatted a little, with you reminding him that you should be home around 3 that afternoon and then you would be all his. It was a lot of time for your boyfriend to try to fill so he wouldn’t think of you too much but Reiner thought he could do it. When you got up from the table to get ready to clear it, he jumped up to do it first, shaking his head as he took the plates from your hands.

“Go get ready, babe. I’ve got this,” he said before leaning down to kiss you, the plates balanced in one hand. Unlike when you kissed him earlier, Reiner was slower to pull away from your soft, plump lips. When he did, he grinned to himself at the slightly dazed look on your face. “I’ll see you around 3.”

You headed for your bedroom, laying out your outfit for the day on the bed, before you shuffled off to take a shower. Reiner heard the water running and groaned to himself as he finished loading the dishwasher. The temptation to try to join you in the shower was almost too much for him to take. He headed down the hallway, stopping at the bathroom door and taking a deep breath. He had to steel his nerves before opening the door because he didn’t think he would have the willpower to stop himself from joining you otherwise.

“Y/N?” Reiner called out softly, poking his head in the door. If he stepped into the steamy room, he knew he would lose all resolve so he lingered at the door. “I’m gonna head out to go grocery shopping. If you think of anything that you need or want that’s not on the list, just text me.”

“Okay,” you said, not even bothering to look over toward the door. You knew what would happen if you did and you were still trying not to tempt the blond man. “Everything should be on the list though.”

“Mhm,” was Reiner’s absent-minded reply as he stared at the glass shower doors, just able to make out your form as he watched you. He suddenly shook his head when he realized what he was doing, clearing his throat. “I’ll see you around 3. I love you.”

You turned off the shower just as Reiner spoke but you didn’t move to exit the shower just yet. “I love you too, Rei.”

He quickly shut the door, feeling his pulse already starting to quicken the moment the water turned off. Reiner closed his eyes as he leaned his back on the door, trying to get his mind off of the thought of you naked on the other side of the door. He knew he could resist but part of him really didn’t want to wait until later today to ravage you. When he heard the blow dryer going, Reiner took another deep breath and pushed off of the door to put on his shoes.

It wasn’t long before he left, not wanting to linger too much longer. If he focused on the errands that he had to run, he would make it through the day. At least that was his hope. He knew he could probably even run to the gym to work off some of the sexual tension that he was feeling this morning. Anything to keep his mind off of you.

You hadn’t heard Reiner leave but you slipped out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around yourself nonetheless. The house was quiet so you knew he had probably left. When you got to the bedroom, an idea started to form in your head. You wanted to give Reiner something to look forward to so you made sure you put on his favorite bra and panties set. It was one that he had picked out for you when you had been out shopping together and any time that you wore it, Reiner couldn’t keep his hands to himself.

Once you had it on, you moved to the full length mirror on your closet door, snapping a picture of yourself. You smiled a little at the photo after taking it and decided to wait to send it to Reiner later. You checked the time and knew you had to rush to get ready but you were out the door just in time to hopefully make it to your first doctor’s appointment on time.

*** *** *** ***

You had finished most of your doctor’s appointments and were now waiting in line at the pharmacy to pick up your prescriptions and some vitamins and supplements when your friend texted you about lunch. You texted her back that you would meet her in 20 minutes. Since your phone was still open, you smirked to yourself as you quickly sent Reiner the picture you had taken earlier with a ‘can’t wait to see you at 3’ added for good measure. You already knew what Reiner’s reaction would be when he saw the photo so you knew you would be in for it when you got home but that was the whole point.

Once you got everything and paid, you headed out to your car. Your phone went off and you checked it once you were in the car only to find what amounted to a keyboard smash from Reiner. It was quickly followed by a text calling you a little minx, telling you he was going to make sure you won’t be able to walk tomorrow. With a smirk, you texted back to tell him that was your hope before tucking your phone away so you could drive.

*** *** *** ***

Reiner knew he was going to need to work off the sexual frustration he was starting to feel after your text. He had gotten it while he was eating lunch at a small cafe. He had already shopped and put all of the groceries away at home, busying himself as best as he could. He had even gotten a bouquet of flowers to put on the kitchen table to surprise you. Since he didn’t want to be stuck at home, he had decided to go grab some lunch and to make a stop at a shop that he knew you liked where they sold handmade chocolates.

He had barely started to eat his lunch when the text arrived and immediately Reiner was shifting in his chair, trying to readjust himself. Your response hadn’t done anything to calm him down either. Reiner closed his eyes and softly groaned, trying to think of anything other than that photo you had sent him. That was when he decided the gym would be his next stop instead. His gym bag was still in the trunk of the car so he wouldn’t have to stop at home for anything.

He put his phone in his pocket to stop himself from looking at it again before he focused on the food in front of him. It was taking more of his willpower than he thought to keep his mind off of you though. But he knew he could do it. Because he knew when you got home, he was going to bend you over the arm of the couch if he had to so he could remind you how much he missed you.

*** *** *** ***

You had been surprised that Reiner hadn’t tried calling or texting you again but you made it through lunch without hearing from him. Your last appointment, the one with your therapist, was canceled due to your therapist having a family emergency so you headed straight home, hoping to surprise your boyfriend. You parked and headed for the door with a little bounce in your step, excited to see Reiner again after spending most of the day away from him.

When you opened the door, you heard the soft sounds of Reiner moaning and whimpering from the living room. You bit your bottom lip softly, feeling your breath catch for a moment before you slipped off your shoes. You quietly set your keys on the table by the door and left your purse by the door. You didn’t want to disturb Reiner after all as you started toward the living room. The sounds only got louder as you got closer and you could already feel your excitement growing.

You stopped in the doorway, softly gasping at the sight before you. Reiner was sitting on the couch, his t-shirt pulled up to expose his abs and a bit of his chest. He had his sweatpants pulled down just enough to free his cock, which he was furiously pumping with one hand while holding his phone in the other. You didn’t have to get any closer to know what it was that he had his eyes fixed on as he fucked his fist.

You could feel your body heating up, the throbbing between your legs starting to grow. If you kept silently watching Reiner, you knew that feeling would become unbearable but you also knew that he wouldn’t leave you unsatisfied once he became aware of your presence. The waiting would make it sweeter or that was what you kept telling yourself as you felt your legs shake just from hearing Reiner whimpering your name as his hand pumped faster and faster.

The phone fell from his hand as his head fell back, eyes closing as his hips bucked up to meet his own thrusts. His chest rose and fell frantically as he started to cum, the sticky stream coating his stomach as he continued to work himself through his orgasm. It was clear that he was trying to coax out every last drop as he grunted and groaned, your name obscenely slipping out from his slightly parted lips as Reiner started to pant softly.

“Fuck, baby,” you murmured but you clearly spoke louder than you had meant because you saw Reiner’s eyes open to fix his soft gaze on your face. Without realizing what you were doing, you had started to walk toward him, watching as his face flushed.

Reiner’s blush spread all the way to his ears as his face heated up with embarrassment. He started to quickly clean himself up, muttering some sort of apology as if you weren’t supposed to see him doing that just now. He pulled down his shirt and pulled up his pants as you stopped at the edge of the couch.

“You act like I’ve never seen you do that before,” you teased, your eyes slowly looking him over. “I’m usually the one getting all shy while you watch.”

Reiner swallowed thickly, shaking his head. “You weren’t supposed to be home yet.”

You let out a soft laugh as you sat down on the arm of the couch. You saw the way your boyfriend looked you over though, his pupils still blown and a lustful look in his golden colored eyes. Your body trembled a little as he started to shift to stand up, looking up at him with your eyes widened. Before he reached you, you slipped off of the arm of the couch and started to back away from Reiner, giggling softly.

He followed you, moving slowly but deliberately. He was like a predator stalking his prey. He wasn’t in any hurry because he knew it wouldn’t be long before he had you trapped. You weren’t looking at where you were going but Reiner knew that soon your back would be up against the wall. You let out a soft oof as your back hit the wall and Reiner chuckled, quickly closing the gap between the two of you now.

He pressed his large muscular body against yours, licking his lips. He looked like he was about to devour the most delicious meal ever and honestly that wasn’t too far from the truth because he was ready to devour you. His hands moved down the sides of your body slowly until he was able to lace his fingers with yours. He chuckled when you offered no resistance to him, pinning your hands above your head.

Reiner held them there with one large hand wrapped around both of your delicate wrists. He looked down at you with an almost lopsided grin on his face. He used his other arm to lift you easily and you immediately wrapped your legs around his waist. He pressed his hips hard against yours and you let out a gasp as you felt that he was hard again already.

When he captured your lips in a kiss, it was rough and hungry. His tongue didn’t politely ask for entrance into your mouth. Instead he pushed his tongue into your mouth forcefully but you didn’t hesitate to part your lips for him when you realized what Reiner wanted. You moaned against his lips, your hips rolling a little against him but he didn’t stop. He wanted to remind you that you were his with this heated kiss.

Just when you started to feel dizzy, needing to catch your breath, he finally pulled back from your lips. His lips were soon trailing messy kisses along your jaw as he worked his way toward the side of your neck. You tilted your head enough to give Reiner more access to the soft, sensitive skin of your throat and he took full advantage. He soon had you moaning and whimpering his name as his lips and teeth grazed your skin. He made sure to suck on the most sensitive spot at the crook of your neck, leaving a mark behind.

You were panting as he pressed himself against you a little harder, rocking his hips so his clothed cock rubbed against you. You whined softly, his name falling from your lips once more as you struggled slightly in his grasp. There was no getting away from him and he enjoyed the way you tried to squirm with his body pressed up against yours.

“You’re not going anywhere, princess,” Reiner roughly whispered before his lips brushed against your neck again.

“Please, Reiner,” you whined, begging him for something. It was difficult to say if you were trying to get him to loosen his hold on your wrists or if you wanted more of him although it was likely a combination of the two. You wanted to touch him, to show him how much you wanted him. The best you could do while pinned to the wall was to attempt to grind your hips against his.

He groaned as you moved in just the right way to create a delicious amount of friction between your bodies. It was only a hint of what would come but his hand released its hold of your wrists as he moved to slip that hand under your shirt until he was cupping and massaging your breast. You gasped but one of your arms wrapped around his shoulders as your right hand slipped into his hair.

As your nails lightly scratched his scalp, the movement of Reiner’s hips became a bit more deliberate. Each movement was nearly a thrust of his still covered cock against your still clothed pussy. Your back arched away from the wall as much as you could with your much larger and stronger boyfriend still pressed against you.

Reiner pulled you away from the wall, one arm firmly holding you against him although your legs around his waist helped. He didn’t say a word as he carried you to the bedroom, leaning down so your back was now pressed against the firm mattress of your bed. Immediately his lips were back on your throat even as he started to undress you. You were just as eager, pulling up his t-shirt and whining when you couldn’t get it over his head because his lips were still attached to your skin.

Reiner chuckled softly but he pulled back and let you remove his shirt, taking the opportunity to do the same to you. Both pieces of clothing were haphazardly tossed to the floor and soon after almost all of the clothes you both wore were lying in random spots on the floor. Reiner was completely naked but you were still in that bra and panty set you had put on this morning to tease him. He smirked as he looked down at you, letting his fingers play a little with one of the straps of your bra.

He let his eyes slowly drink in your form as you laid beneath him, a hunger in his eyes that was greater than any you had ever seen there before. He was kneeling on the bed, his knees on either side of your thighs. “Mm, kinda wanna fuck you just like this, love,” Reiner said, almost growling the words as he let his fingers trace the curves of your breasts. Soon his hands were trailing down your body and he chuckled as he watched you shiver and squirm beneath him.

His hands stopped at your hips and it wasn’t long before you were trying to spread your legs a little more for your boyfriend as one of his large hands slipped down between your legs. Every brush of his fingers on bare skin made your whole body tingle but when his hand reached the crotch of the lacy panties you wore, you nearly whined for more. He let two fingers slide in the side of your panties, slowly teasing you as he let his fingers explore a bit.

Reiner smirked at the soft whimpers that fell from your lips as your hips rolled upward slightly. You couldn’t seem to form words while he took control like this, your head too dizzy to focus on anything that wasn’t Reiner’s touch. He tsked softly and shook his head even as the tips of his fingers dipped inside of you, making you gasp.

“You’re so wet already for me already,” he said even as he pushed his fingers deeper, watching your eyes flutter closed. Reiner reached his left hand up, lightly grasping your chin and tugging to tilt your head up slightly. “Uh-uh, princess. Eyes on me.”

You slowly opened your eyes as you felt the pad of Reiner’s thumb brushing and tugging at your bottom lip. You parted your lips and bit down on his thumb before leaning your head up enough to take the very tip of his thumb into your mouth to suck on it softly. If you weren’t so wrapped up in the way Reiner already had you feeling dizzy as his two fingers pumped in and out of your pussy, you might have smirked at him when you heard your boyfriend grunt softly at the feeling of your lips on his thumb.

His long, thick fingers continued to work your core, groaning as he could feel your walls tightening around his fingers. Reiner slowly pulled his thumb from your mouth and reached down to pull the crotch of your panties to the side a little better, allowing him to push his fingers even deeper inside of you. His thumb, still wet with your spit, started to lazily circle your clit, making your back arch gently off of the mattress.

“You look so pretty like this,” he softly said as he quickened his pace, his cock almost aching. But Reiner wasn’t stopping until he made you come undone for him with just his fingers. He could feel how close you were already but he didn’t let up the pace, wanting to give you every bit of pleasure he could. “Fuck, y/n, you feel so good.”

You wanted to respond but anything that wasn’t a moan or Reiner’s name seemed to die on your tongue before you could form a response. Your hands were gripping the sheets beneath you, tugging on them as your hips rolled up to meet the thrust of his fingers. He knew just how to touch you so it wouldn’t be long now but you also knew if Reiner wanted to prolong this, he could. His fingers found that sensitive spot inside of you, hitting it just right with each thrust to make you lose all sense of thought.

“A-almost,” was the only word you could gasp out before your back was gently arching off the mattress again, your lips parted in a soundless moan.

Reiner groaned, his thumb changing the pattern he used to rub your clit. He felt your walls tighten even more around his fingers and his hips actually bucked at the sensation but he never took his eyes off of your face. He could see the blissed out look your features took on as he felt you starting to cum.

“That’s it, baby,” he cooed even as you whined softly, your body writhing beneath him. His fingers continued to work to draw out the pleasure you felt. He was almost certain that the sheets would be soaked by the time he was through with you tonight. “Shit, you look so good like this. Just a mess for me.”

You couldn’t keep your eyes open as Reiner continued to finger you through your orgasm, your toes curling as you repeated his name like a prayer. Your hips were rolling to meet each thrust of his fingers and you felt his cock brush against your inner thigh, which nearly caused you to cum all over again.

Reiner slowed his thrusts as he heard you whimpering, easing his fingers out of you with a self-satisfied smile on his lips. He waited until you were looking at him again, your chest heaving as you tried to catch your breath. Then he slipped his fingers, wet with your slick, into his mouth. He hummed around his own fingers, licking and sucking every bit of wetness off of them.

“Reiner,” you whined, your hips rolling gently in anticipation. You wanted more. You wanted him inside of you. You wanted all of him but you could tell Reiner was enjoying the tease right now. Still you watched him intently as his fingers slipped out of his mouth and he started to lean toward you.

You reached up and pulled him down toward you, making the blond man chuckle at your eagerness. Still he pressed his lips against yours, taking his time as he kissed you. You could taste yourself on his lips as you parted yours to brush your tongue along his seam of Reiner’s lips. He moaned as his lips parted and you slipped your tongue inside his mouth. Your kiss was hungry and filled with your desire for him and he started to ease the tip of his weeping cock inside of you as you continued to kiss.

Your nails lightly dug into the back of his broad shoulders as you moaned into his mouth. His hips moved to ease more of his throbbing cock inside of you as your right hand slid up until your fingers tangled into his short cropped blond hair. Your hips rolled forward as if to help him enter you completely and Reiner’s hands slid down until he was gripping your hips, holding you still as he paused his movements.

You whined softly as he pulled back from the kiss, trying to wiggle gently against his hold but it was no use. You weren’t going anywhere as Reiner kept his cock sheathed inside of you, both of you breathing heavily. Your eyes rolled back the moment that Reiner’s hips began to move again, pulling back and snapping forward. You tugged at his hair as his pace began to build slowly.

“That’s it, princess,” Reiner cooed, his voice rough with desire. His thrusts were growing rougher with each movement that he made. His eyes were heavy lidded but he didn’t pull his gaze from you, wanting to see every expression as he pounded into your pussy. “Take it. Take all of it.” 

It wasn’t long before the only sounds filling the room were the lewd sounds of skin meeting skin with each thrust of Reiner’s hips and the desperate whines and moans coming from each of you. He reached one hand out to grip the headboard while the other held on to your hip to keep you pinned to the mattress. Each of you panted and whispered moans as Reiner’s pace quickened.

“Ahh- ahh- fuck!” he groaned as he felt your walls tightening around his cock. His hips stuttered a little before he recaptured that steady rhythm from moments earlier. “You close, baby? Huh? F-fuck … come for me then.”

Your heels pressed a little into the backs of Reiner’s thighs, causing his thrusts to become shorter but no less rough. If anything, he found that he was able to fuck you harder and faster this way. Your eyes rolled back as your neck arched gently and Reiner took the opportunity to kiss and suck on the soft skin of your throat, trying to leave more marks on your skin so there would be no doubt who you belonged to.

Your orgasm ripped through your body suddenly, like a coil in your belly suddenly snapped, and it seemed to pull your boyfriend right along with you. He was whining softly as he came without warning, filling you with his cum. His thrusts were erratic but they didn’t stop as he rode out his own wave of pleasure. Reiner was panting as he finally slowed to a stop, pulling out of you with a sigh.

Your eyes fluttered open as you fixed your slightly dazed eyes on the man that was leaning over you. He was supporting most of his upper body weight with his arms as he watched you start to come back down from the high of him making you come. You couldn’t feel it yet but in the morning your body was going to be sore and there would be bruises on your hips and anywhere that Reiner had deemed fit to bite down or suck on your skin. Right now you were still running on adrenaline as you smiled lazily back up at Reiner.

He reached out and lightly brushed away some of the hair that had stuck to your sweaty forehead. He heard you hum softly, making him laugh. You were clearly still too blissed out to form words. Once he had caught his breath enough to speak, however, he shifted slightly to lay on his side beside you, pulling your body tight against his own before softly whispering near your ear.

“I’m going to get a bath going for us,” Reiner said as you turned your head toward him. He watched you nod and laughed yet again as you attempted to steal a kiss although your lips connected with the tip of his nose instead. “I’ll strip the bed and get the sheets washed too. Okay?”

You nodded as you felt him carding his fingers gently through your hair. You attempted to get up when Reiner moved and he shook his head at you. Still you stood on shaky legs, causing your boyfriend to swoop in and scoop you into his arms, carrying you bridal style as he headed for the bathroom.

“So stubborn,” he teased and you laughed softly as you rested your head on his shoulder. He carefully set you on your feet near the toilet and you held on to the counter while Reiner started to run the water, checking the temperature before plugging the tub to let it fill with the warm water.

“I’ll be right back,” he said as he headed to the door and again you nodded silently.

Once he was out of the room, you stripped down and quickly used the bathroom. You tried to clean yourself up a little but you ended up sitting on the lid of the toilet as you waited for Reiner to return. He smiled softly as he saw you sitting there before he quickly turned off the water. He held out his hand to you and helped you into the tub, moving to sit behind you. You sat between his legs and leaned your back against his chest, letting out a soft sigh.

In the quiet of the bathroom, the two of you let your bodies relax and your tense muscles unwind. Reiner held you, placing soft kisses along your shoulder occasionally. And while the two of you still had the rest of the night to yourselves, this moment was all that you needed.

[averysmolbear]

CW: This features a female or afab reader. There’s talk of their menstrual cycle and all that that includes (albeit not graphically or anything). There’s maybe a pet name or two in there. Reader and unspecified “boyfriend” are both adults in this scenario. It’s also an established relationship with the reader and their boyfriend living together.

A/N: I wrote this because I’m going through it right now and it’s cathartic. I won’t be offended if anyone passes on reading it because of the subject matter. I didn’t include any specific character as the “boyfriend” in this and any characters I tag for it aren't the only characters that you could replace “the boyfriend” with when you’re reading this. I just tagged some of my faves and a few others.

You really should have been prepared for this. You knew it was coming, even if you couldn’t always time your period down to the day. Usually you stocked up in the days before you assumed your period would start but this month you had been so stressed that you hadn’t been paying attention.

You didn’t notice all of the usual signs. Sure, you were maybe a bit more emotional than normal but with everything going on lately, it was easy to assume it was just the stress piling up on you. You dealt with bouts of insomnia regularly as well so that didn’t even register as a sign of what was to come.

Now here you were, laying in bed, curled up in the fetal position — or as close as you could get to it — as you felt the cramps kicking your ass. They weren’t always this bad but this month was clearly not going to be kind to you. You weren’t in tears but you certainly weren’t looking to move any time in the near future.

The problem was that you kind of needed to get out of bed. You moved slowly, uncurling yourself, as you moved to sit on the edge of your bed. You could hear the tv on in the living room but you missed the sound of your boyfriend’s footsteps as he made his way down the hall to pop his head into the bedroom.

“Hey, babe?”

You looked up and forced a smile. After all, you didn’t want to be a bother. You had dealt with this sort of thing for years now. You didn’t want to make him deal with it too.

Your skin, however, was paler than usual and there were dark circles under your eyes. Your boyfriend had noticed you tossing and turning last night which is why he let you sleep in this morning without trying to get you up when he got up. But it was getting later and he had only wanted to see if you were hungry. Now, however, he was worried.

“You feeling okay?” He walked over to sit down next to you on the bed, wrapping an arm around your shoulders when you rested your head on his shoulder. “What can I do to help?”

You looked up and could tell he wasn’t going to take no for an answer. You shrugged and when he nudged you gently, you sighed, giving in.

“I just want to curl up on the couch,” you finally said. “Can you help me?”

His brow furrowed and without you asking, he scooped you up and carried you into the living. He carefully set you down on the couch before standing in front of you with his arms folded across his chest.

“What do you need?”

You started to shake your head but he frowned and you know that putting up a front wouldn’t work. “Can you grab me a glass of water while I run to the bathroom?”

He nodded, already piecing together what might be going on. He watched you until you disappeared down the hall and then he got the water for you as well as some of your favorite snacks, making sure there were more sweet than savory options for you.

When you got back to the living room, you had changed into a pair of his sweatpants, drowning in them but comfortable. He smiled softly and handed you the water and gestured to the table filled with snacks. You softly laughed before taking a couple of pills to help with the pain and swallowing it down with a couple of sips of water.

He pulled you close so you could rest against him while you stretched out a bit on the couch. He handed you his phone, already opened to a delivery app.

“It’s almost noon. Pick something for lunch,” he explained as you looked up at him. “Whatever sounds good to you. And if you need me to run to the store, I can. Whatever you need, okay?”

You nodded, your attention drifting to the phone as you felt your boyfriend press a soft kiss to the top of your head. After picking something to order, you handed the phone back and snuggled in as much as you could, the warmth of your boyfriend’s body helping to soothe some of the pain you felt.

He rested a large hand on your stomach, slipping it innocently under the bottom hem of your shirt. As you glanced up, you saw him looking down at you with a light blush on his cheeks. You happily sighed and scooted just a bit closer to your boyfriend.

You might not feel the best right now but at least you knew he didn’t see you as a bother today. And hopefully a lazy day at his side would help as well. You knew he was going to spend the rest of the day pampering you but today, of all days, you were going to let it happen because you knew you needed it today more than ever.

And sometimes it was nice to be reminded that you weren’t a bother and that your boyfriend would move heaven and earth to make sure you were taken care of.

[averysmolbear]

I’ve been sitting here, thinking about Reiner (nothing new there) so now you have to deal with this little self ship coded, f!reader drabble or something like that.

CW: established relationship, pet names, only hints at smut, f!reader, self ship coded, not proofread

Reiner, who has texted you about a dozen times since he left the house to go out with friends, shows up back home again sometime around midnight. He’s spent all night thinking about this moment, only to come home and find you curled up on the couch with your cell phone in hand. Reiner softly whispers your name, leaning down to get closer to you.

You softly hum in your sleep, stirring slightly at the sound of his voice. But you don’t wake up so Reiner scoops you up in his arms, cradling you close to his chest. He chuckles as you rest your head on his shoulder and nuzzle your nose into the crook of his neck.

“R-Reiner?” Your eyes flutter open as you try to focus in the dim light of your shared apartment.

He glances over at you with a small smile on his face. “You didn’t have to try to wait up for me,” he softly says, carefully balancing you in his arms as he opens the bedroom door.

You shake your head and wipe the sleep from your eyes, yawning softly. He smells like the sandalwood, lavender, and vanilla homemade soap you bought from a stand at the farmer’s market last week but you can also smell the bourbon on his breath when he softly speaks to you. It’s a heady mix that almost makes you feel dizzy as you breathe it in.

Reiner gently lays you down in your shared bed and helps you out of the jeans and shirt you had been wearing before he strips down to his boxers, handing you the gray t-shirt he had been wearing. You wiggle your way into it with a lazy smile, making your boyfriend softly laugh. He could see the sleepy but lusty look in your eyes as you looked up at him.

He climbs into bed, pulling you close before pressing soft kisses along the side of your neck. When you squirm a little in his arms, Reiner softly groans at the way you move against him.

He gently bites the side of your neck before whispering against your skin, “Gonna make up for making you wait up for me, kitten. Don’t you worry about that.”

You giggle and intentionally grind against him, making Reiner pin you to the bed with an almost feral growl. He looks down at you with a hungry look, licking his lips. And in that moment you know that tomorrow you’re going to be sore in the best ways.

[averysmolbear]

Picture Perfect

CW: This is just fluff. It has an established relationship in it though but the reader is gender neutral. It's a modern AU setting. Oh, and it hasn't been proofread!

A/N: This doesn't really have a plot. It's just a cute day date kind of a piece with Reiner taking his s/o to a botanical garden. Is it slightly self ship coded? Maybe. Just a kind of slice of life, fluffy, cute moment. If you like it, please reblog and/or comment but likes are always appreciated too.

Reiner watched as you walked a few steps ahead of him. You looked so excited to be at the botanical gardens today. The sun was shining and it was just warm enough that neither of you needed a jacket. Still you had “borrowed” one of Reiner’s hoodies because you knew that you got cold – and mostly because it smelled like him and even with your boyfriend right there, it was a comforting thing to have his hoodie on. It was several sizes too big so you had the sleeves rolled up but it was so long that it almost reached your knees. Reiner couldn’t decide if your excitement right now was cuter than seeing you in some of his clothes though. But it was probably a combination of the two things, plus your smile was infectious. He couldn’t help grinning back when you looked over your shoulder at him with a wide smile of your own.

“You gonna slow down there?” Reiner asked, laughter in his voice as you looked back again. He wasn’t more than a couple of steps behind you but you turned around, starting to walk backwards. A few steps later and you started to stumble over your own two feet. Reiner, of course, was there to grab you by the waist to stop you from falling over. “See? You should’ve slowed down.”

You wrinkled your nose at your tall boyfriend, shaking your head as you looked up at him. You tried not to laugh as Reiner pulled you closer but somehow your smile seemed to grow even wider. “No, I’m just a klutz,” you countered as you got up on your tiptoes to try to steal a kiss.

He lifted you off of your feet just slightly to make it easier for you to reach, even as he bent down, pressing his lips softly to yours. It was an unnecessary gesture but Reiner loved the way you would make a soft squeaking sound whenever he picked you up. “Then you should stay close,” he said as he set you back on your feet after the brief kiss. “I don’t want you hurting yourself.”

You rolled your eyes but you couldn’t stop smiling today if you tried. When Reiner had suggested that the two of you take a trip to the botanical gardens today, you had been so excited, probably more so than your boyfriend had expected, and you hadn’t stopped smiling since the two of you had arrived. It was still fairly early spring but all of the flowers were blooming and the trees were full of green leaves. It was perfect and you had been excited to get there to take pictures and to walk around together.

Just ahead you spotted an apple blossom tree that was nearly in full bloom. The fragrant white flowers drew your attention as you slipped your hand into Reiner’s. You started to pull him toward the tree, almost tripping over your own feet again. His hand was immediately at your waist to steady you as you looked up at him with a light blush starting to paint your cheeks.

“We don’t need to rush,” he reminded you and you nodded in return. He let go of your hand and slipped an arm around your shoulders, tucking you in at his side. Reiner kept his pace slow for two reasons. First he didn’t want you to fall over in your haste to reach whatever it was that had caught your eye. And second, he cherished the idea of taking his time with you right now.

You started to slow the pace even more as you reached the tree. You spotted a bench near it that would put the tree in the perfect spot for a picture so you gave Reiner a gentle bump with your hip and nodded your head toward the bench.

“Can we sit for a couple of minutes?” you asked, looking up at him with big doe eyes since you knew he had a harder time saying no to you when you did that.

Reiner nodded and shifted your course just slightly, sitting down and pulling you down with him. “Getting tired already?” he said, his head tilted slightly as he looked down at you. He still had you firmly tucked in at his side and he had felt you snuggle a little closer once the two of you were sitting down. “Are you getting cold?”

You shook your head before resting it on Reiner. You glanced around a bit before you pulled out your phone. After snapping a few pictures of the gardens that were all around the two of you, you handed your phone to Reiner with a soft smile.

“Take a picture with me!”

The excited tone of your voice made Reiner laugh but he nodded as he took the phone and held it out at arm’s length. He was shaking his head in amusement as you reached out as best as you could to adjust where he was holding the phone. Still he let you move his arm around until you had decided that it was right where you wanted it, quickly snapping several pictures of the two of you cuddling on the bench.

Then Reiner turned his head and kissed your cheek, getting a picture of it. He started to hand the phone back until he heard you loudly protesting. He laughed as he quickly moved his arm and the phone back into position, waiting as you returned the favor. For good measure, however, Reiner made sure to kiss you before you could turn your head away and while he wasn’t sure how well the pictures he had taken of that were, he still tried his best to snap several before lowering his arm to try to pull you closer.

When you pulled away slightly after Reiner moved you so you were sitting on his lap, he frowned slightly. You rested your forehead against his and very softly giggled at the pout that you could just make out at the moment.

“What if someone sees us?” you whispered against his lips, feeling his arms tighten around you.

Reiner had slipped your phone into the pocket that was at the front of his hoodie and now held you close, shaking his head. “Don’t care,” he quickly said before he leaned in, not giving you any chance to move away. He pressed his lips firmly against yours, holding you tight against his chest. If someone saw the two of you, Reiner really didn’t care. Not while he had your soft, sweet lips pressed against his like this.

The moment was too perfect for him to want to rush it, relishing the taste of you on his tongue as he slowly eased it into your mouth. The kiss was soft and slow; his hands had slipped just under the hoodie you wore but not under the t-shirt you had on. Reiner was deliberately taking his time with it before slowly pulling away with a soft sigh, his fingers lightly brushing along a bit of your back before both of his hands came to rest on your ass.

You slowly opened your eyes, blushing. “We should keep going,” you softly said, although you sounded a little dazed. “There’s still a lot left to see.”

Reiner laughed as he let go of you, letting you slip from his lap and his grasp so he could stand up. The moment he was on his feet, however, his arm was back around you once again. He leaned down and pressed a quick kiss to the top of your head.

“Let me know if you get tired of walking and I’ll give you a piggy-back ride the rest of the way, okay?” he said, glancing at you out of the corner of his eye. He could see the way you grinned at the suggestion.

“Okay,” was all you said as the two of you continued strolling down the winding path together.

[averysmolbear]

A Little Twist of Fate

CW: this one is a little angsty but also very fluffy. I would say that this fits into the last season, part 3, pretty well but it doesn't really contain any spoilers for anything. The reader in this one is pretty gender neutral and no pronouns are used for the reader beyond "you". If you notice anything that I should have tagged, let me know so I can include it!

A/N: Although this turned out differently than it originally played out in my head, it is still inspired loosely by @roseofdarknessblog's fic right here and by a f/o letter that I purchased from Etsy which is here in case you wanted to see what I'm talking about.

Reiner stared with wide eyes when he saw you walk into the room. With everything that had been going on, somehow he hadn’t expected to see you again. Even more than that, he hadn’t expected to see that faint blush on your cheeks as your eyes met.

He knew this wasn’t the time or the place but seeing you now reminded him of just how much he had missed you. When he left all of those years ago, both of you just teenagers, Reiner had felt like his heart had been ripped out of his chest. He loved you; he always had and seeing you now reminded him that he still did.

You had trusted him, had heard him out when he tried to explain himself to you. He had never been certain if you believed him or not, at least not at the time, but there had been a part of him at the time that had wanted to take you back with him to Marley. It was probably childish delusion on his part at the time but Reiner hadn’t cared. Even when Bertholdt had tried to remind him of their mission, even when he had gotten home again.

Part of the reason he had thrown himself back into fighting was because of you. He still remembered how gently you patched him up – even if he didn’t need it – when he had been a cadet. You had doted over him, worried about how he felt and fretting over whether you had taken care of his injury properly. You were still learning how to be a medic with dreams of being a nurse and Reiner would find reasons to spend time with you whenever he could manage it.

He looked at you now and remembered the first time you had kissed. The two of you had slipped away and met up one night to go stargazing. He had been so taken by how lovely you looked in the moonlight so he had kissed you. You had been so shy, telling him that he was your first kiss but you had been his first kiss too. He had even told you that he loved you, even though you weren’t ready to say it back at the time. Reiner had waited patiently for the day you’d love him too and when you finally said it to him, he had been thrilled. So much so that he had nearly told you everything right then and there.

And when he left without saying goodbye? It had hurt him as much as he imagined it had hurt you.

But you were here now and he could fix everything, couldn’t he?

Reiner wanted to laugh. Of course you would come back into his life during what felt like the end of the world. Both of you could die today but what if you both lived? He needed to know that there was still a chance for him to make what he had done to you right.

You sat down beside him without a word and Reiner could feel you trembling. He hesitated but he carefully wrapped an arm around you, pulling you closer to his body. When you sighed, he closed his eyes and let himself bask in being near you again. He knew that you two probably wouldn’t have another moment alone again so after what felt like the longest moment in the world, he cleared his throat.

You looked up at him, blinking slowly, and you smiled.

Reiner felt his heart skip a beat but his chest felt so tight, it was like he couldn’t breathe. Now he was the one who was trembling. How did he, of all people, deserve to have you still smile at him that way?

He closed his eyes tightly as he looked away, unable to meet your gaze. “You make me want things I can’t have,” he muttered, hoping that you wouldn’t hear him.

You reached out and touched the side of his face and gently turned him toward you. Your fingers brushed along his strong jaw and you sighed softly when he fixed his golden honey eyes on your face again.

“Still acting like you’re not allowed to be happy I see,” you said, trying to keep your tone light. Your eyes stung with unshed tears but you blinked them away the best that you could. “It’s good to see you again.”

Reiner let out a humorless chuckle. He reached up and took your hand in his, gently pulling it from his face. He laced his fingers with yours and shook his head, a smile threatening to tug up the corners of his lips. He lifted your hand to his lips and kissed your knuckles gently.

“I’m sorry, y/n,” he said after taking a deep breath. Now that he was looking into your eyes again, he didn’t want to look away. His thumb gently brushed along the top of your hand. Those brief words caused the rest of what Reiner had been wanting to say to you to tumble from his lips in a rush. “I’m so sorry for the way that I left. I’m sorry that I never said goodbye. I know that I just … left but there wasn’t any time. I wanted … I wanted to take you with me. I did.”

“Slow down,” you teased although you had heard every word he said. It made your heart ache to remember those moments. “I’m not going anywhere. You don’t have to rush.”

Reiner smiled now as he nodded his head slowly. “I just … I need you to know that I missed you every day,” he said, lifting your hand to his lips again to kiss your knuckles again. “I loved you. I … I love you. I never stopped, y/n.”

You nodded as your fingers gently played with his. As much as you wanted to reply in kind, your mouth felt dry and you couldn’t seem to form the words that were dancing around in your head. You smiled, however, and that seemed to be enough for Reiner for now.

“If you would have asked me to stay, I would have,” he continued. “I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness but I’m sorry.”

You shook your head slowly before leaning in to softly kiss the corner of Reiner’s mouth. “You keep saying that,” you said, your voice almost a whisper. “If this had been even a year ago, I don’t know if I would have been ready to forgive you. But now? Who knows how much time we have. I don’t want to waste it mad at you or anything.”

Those words seemed to spur something in Reiner. He cupped your face in both of his hands and kissed you softly, savoring the taste of your lips and the feeling of you so close again. He had missed this and he knew that no matter what happened today, he was going to do everything he could to make it back to you. He didn’t want to move from where the two of you were but he knew there wasn’t enough time, not for everything he truly wanted to say and do with you.

“Be safe today,” Reiner softly whispered against your lips, hardly pulling back from the kiss. “I don’t know what I’d do if anything happened to you.”

You blushed and nodded, pulling back a little more. You knew that if you both lingered here any longer, it could be trouble. “You need to do the same,” you said as you leaned back. “I just got you back, Reiner. Don’t do something stupid.”

Reiner pulled you close again, holding you in his arms and keeping you on his lap. He wasn’t letting you go until he absolutely had to because he remembered what it was like to be without you. Having you back gave him even more reason to fight and even more reason to make sure that you survived. Reiner knew he couldn’t afford to be reckless but he was going to do whatever it took to make sure he could somehow give you the happy ending that you deserved.

[averysmolbear]

Evolution of a Birthday

CW: Established relationship (selfship coded, of course), hints of parental neglect, gender neutral reader, a vaguely nsfw moment with zero details to it, enormous amounts of fluff, pet names (baby, etc)

A/N: I wanted to try to write a little something for one of my favorites for his birthday and somehow ended up with this. It’s a brief look at how Reiner’s opinion on celebrating his birthday evolved over the years. It started out as self ship lore for Tessirei but ended up morphing into x reader.

Reiner Braun hadn't started out hating his birthday. It was hard to hate your birthday when you were just turning two and wouldn't be able to remember the party anyway. In fact, it was years before he had started to dislike all of the attention given to him on the day he was born.

His earliest memories of his birthday were pleasant ones, except for the part where he had to be dragged out of bed so early in the morning. His mom would usually make him blueberry pancakes for breakfast (later he found out they were just frozen ones that she warmed up for him) and he would wait while his mom gathered the things they would be bringing for his birthday party at the beach.

His family would stake a claim on some expanse of sand and slowly everyone would show up. Reiner would get to play with his friends while the adults talked and drank and his uncle cooked up burgers on the grill.

There would be gifts and cupcakes and sometimes, if he was lucky, Reiner would get ice cream on the way home. Usually he would end up falling asleep earlier than usual, being worn out from the long day. It never seemed that terrible to him but as he got older, the novelty wore off. He would ask to do other things with his friends but his mom would remind him that it was tradition and they shouldn't break tradition.

By the time he was turning 12, Reiner made it clear that there would be no more beach birthday parties. They would still celebrate with family, of course, but he would meet up with his friends later in the day to hang out and sometimes get into a little trouble. He wasn't acting out but honestly he had just grown tired of having to get up early and put on a happy face when he wanted to be anywhere but at the beach.

Soon he was starting high school and his mom wasn't making him his birthday breakfast anymore. He wasn't going to his uncle's house for dinner in the backyard. There weren't even any more gifts. It had become just another day and Reiner didn't seem to care or if he cared, he didn't seem to show it.

He didn't start celebrating again until coming home from college one year. He had gotten a football scholarship and attended school on Paradis Island. It got him away from home which he had seemed to enjoy and playing football meant he got to be the hero of the team now and then. Finally his mother seemed to pay attention to him again, congratulating him on his accomplishments on the football field instead of on how hard he was working toward his degree.

Meeting up with his old friends over the summer to have a bonfire on the beach in honor of his 21st birthday was the first time in years that Reiner had ever celebrated the day. It had been a nice change of pace, a reminder to him that it was okay for him to celebrate himself a little sometimes.

Then he met you. It was a month before his 24th birthday when he saw you for the first time. It took almost a week before Reiner had gotten the courage to ask you out but you had said yes and soon the two of you became nearly inseparable. You missed out on celebrating his birthday and when you found out, you were upset that he hadn't bothered to tell you.

"So you just let your birthday pass without celebrating at all?" you asked, frowning as you played with Reiner's hair.

He was laying across your couch with his head in your lap. He shrugged his broad shoulders slightly and laughed at your reaction. "It's no big deal. Just another day."

"Bullshit. It's your birthday and next year we're celebrating it."

Reiner laughed but he knew better than to tell you no. You were nothing if you weren't stubborn and you seemed to have a habit of trying to spoil him that he still wasn't used to yet. "If you say so, angel."

True to your word, you made sure to spoil Reiner the following birthday. The two of you had just moved in together but you still made a point to make him breakfast. You had found out that his mother would make him blueberry pancakes so that was what you did. It didn't take long for him to realize yours were much better.

You gave him a new trace paper, felt tip pens and drafting pens since she had noticed Reiner liked to work by hand on his architecture plans. You took him to his favorite bookstore later where the two of you picked out something to read together (Reiner insisted) and then you took him out to lunch, meeting up with all of his friends from both childhood and the ones from college that had made it to Marley in recent years.

That night you cooked him dinner at home, which seemed to fluster him further.

"You're going to too much trouble, angel."

You laughed softly as you set the plate down in front of him. Leaning in, you kissed his cheek softly. "Happy birthday, baby."

You didn't care how much he protested. Today was his day and you were making sure that he enjoyed every second of it. Of course dinner was full of flirting and Reiner making promises to properly thank you later for everything you had done for him. He loved watching you grow flustered every time he hinted at something he wanted to do to you to say thank you.

While you cleaned up the kitchen, Reiner seemed to prepare the bedroom for the two of you. You tried to scold him but he wasn't having it.

"If it's my special day and I get anything I want, then this is just how it's going to go. I'm sorry, angel, but you made the rules this morning. I'm just trying to follow them."

He easily scooped you up in his arms and carried you over to the bed. Reiner took his time undressing you, commenting about how lovely you looked after removing each item. He would hum and say something about how he was enjoying unwrapping his favorite gift. He did everything that he could to leave you nearly begging for him.

And of course you absolutely did beg for him.

Which was when Reiner got the best gift he had ever received in his life - you.

Every year since then Reiner Braun has had a change of heart about birthdays, deciding that they were the best day of the year - as long as he got to spend his birthdays with you.

[averysmolbear]

Can I borrow it?

CW: This is mostly fluff. If you squint, there's some sexual tension and suggestive language. The reader is mentioned as she/her. There's some minor swearing. It's only been briefly proofread.

A/N: This is a modern college AU version of the characters so if any characterization is wonky, that's what I'm going with as to why.

Pairing: Reiner Braun X fem!reader

Word count: about 4.2k

You had known Reiner Braun for what felt like ages when it really was only a couple of years. You met him and the rest of your little friend group at the start of university. You all had been stuck in the same English course with the same boring professor. You bonded over how much you all hated the class and ever since it seemed like your little group was inseparable. Still whenever you spent time with Reiner, it felt to you like you had known him your whole life. There was a comfortable feeling that came with being near him that you couldn’t put into words and you were starting to wonder if those feelings you felt went beyond friendship. 

You knew Reiner was something of a flirt, however, so you never tried to read too much into the things that he said or did. It was just who he was. It made it difficult, however, to tell if he only saw you as a friend or if there was something more growing between the two of you. You were too shy to make the first move though, leaving you and Reiner stuck in a stalemate. Still it wasn’t so bad because at least you knew that Reiner would always be a part of your life in one way or another.

You sat across from him in the library, both of you there to study. You had a project due in a couple of days for your psych class and Reiner said he had one for his history class, although you suspected he made it up so he could tag along. You knew you were going to be late and you knew how much he hated the idea of you coming back to the off campus apartment that you, he, Annie, and Bertholdt shared. You didn’t question Reiner’s motives though because when you got to the library, he did seem to start to work on something, although you weren’t sure what it was.

You had been there for quite some time, your head buried in your books as you furiously scribbled out notes. You hadn’t been paying attention to anything else so you had no idea how much time had passed. Reiner, however, had been paying close attention to everything. He knew how late it was getting and he knew that you needed to eat. He slipped out of the library without you noticing to make a food run. Reiner quickly returned with sandwiches and your favorite drink from a little shop that was walking distance from the library. You had chosen a table in an area where most people didn’t think twice about students eating and drinking while they worked so it wasn’t like it would be that unusual for the two of you to eat a little something while there.

You were absentmindedly spinning a small tube of lip balm on the table, barely glancing up as the food and drink were set down next to the mountain of books you had pulled from the shelves earlier for your research. You flashed Reiner a quick but tired smile before your e/c eyes settled back on the book that was opened up in front of you. If you had noticed the food waiting for you, you didn’t acknowledge it.

Reiner didn’t say anything as he sat down across from you but he kept sneaking glances at you whenever you seemed too distracted to notice, which turned out to be most of the time. He was debating telling you to eat but he didn’t want to be pushy about it. He knew he would likely get caught staring eventually but while he could manage it, he was going to take advantage of your distracted state.

Your h/c hair was a bit of a mess from the multiple times that you had run your fingers through it but something about the makeup-free and slightly disheveled look you now wore was incredibly attractive to him. Then again Reiner thought you looked incredible no matter what you were wearing. You were, in his eyes at least, absolutely perfect and he followed you around like a lovesick puppy as a result.

It seemed like everyone else recognized the signs of Reiner’s crush except for you. Not that he minded since he was certain that the day you figured it out would be the day he would want to end it all. In his mind there was no way you could like him too, which meant he’d eventually have to see you happy with someone else. It made him sick to his stomach to think of you with anyone but him though.

“You should eat.”

Reiner’s deep voice startled you from the notes you were taking and you quickly looked up at him. You blinked slowly as if you had to focus on the world around you again. A faint blush blossomed on your cheeks when you realized there was a sandwich and drink waiting for you. You smiled as you met your friend’s gaze, biting your bottom lip for a moment before nodding.

“Thanks,” you softly said as you unwrapped the food. “I didn’t realize you ran to get food. If I’d known, I would’ve given you some money or something.”

Reiner had to bite back a sigh. Of course you hadn’t noticed. It seemed like you rarely noticed him, at least not in the ways he wanted you to notice him. Then again, he was thankful you didn’t see the hungry look in his eyes whenever you did something to draw attention to your lips. Reiner wanted so badly to know what your lips tasted like but whenever he thought he had an opening to tell you how he felt about you, something got in the way.

He saw the small tube of lip balm on the table, remembering that you had been playing with it earlier like some kind of fidget toy to keep yourself focused. When he saw it, he became transfixed by it and he swallowed hard as he looked back up at you. Of course, even as you were chewing on a bite of food, Reiner saw that your eyes were focused on the book in front of you again. He swallowed thickly as he watched you chew, knowing that if you caught him staring now, he would have no excuse to give for it.

Instead, he unwrapped his own sandwich and tried to go back to pretending that he had something to work on too. In reality Reiner had been spending his time reading up on various bits of world history. He wasn’t a huge history buff but he found some enjoyment out of his ruse. It felt like time was stretching on forever before he heard you softly groan. When he glanced up, Reiner saw you stretching your arms over your head.

His cheeks flushed a very faint pink as he saw your shirt ride up a little. Even from where he was sitting, he had been able to catch the slightest glimpse of bare skin. You raised an eyebrow as you saw Reiner looking you over, a lopsided smile on your lips when the two of you locked eyes. Reiner let out a nervous laugh and you shook your head slightly, letting out a soft laugh of your own.

“You okay there?” you asked, that bemused look stuck on your face.

Reiner nodded and then gestured toward the lip balm on the table. “That lip balm,” he said, trying to act as if it was something he had been meaning to bring up sooner, “what brand is it again?”

You laughed, picking it up and twirling the thin tube in your hand. “Uh, Softlips. Why?”

Reiner shrugged, muttering under his breath something about how he was sure they were before he offered you a weak smile. “Just wondered,” he finally said, noticing the odd look you were giving him. He knew he had to say something. “C-can I borrow it? It’s just that I forgot any and …”

You rolled it across the table before your friend could finish explaining, shrugging your delicate shoulders quickly. “Sure, Rei. I’ve got another one at home if you want to keep that one,” you told him as your eyes started to drift back to your notes and the opened book in front of you.

“Thanks,” Reiner said, catching the tube of lip balm. As he opened it, he could smell that it would be coconut flavored and he wondered if it was your favorite or just the kind you happened to grab when you purchased it. It didn’t matter because when he put it on, he licked his lips when he knew you weren’t looking and felt his face flush as the thought crossed his mind that right now this was how your lips tasted. It was stupid and he knew it but Reiner couldn’t help the way that single thought made his mind race.

If he couldn’t kiss you, this was the next best thing for now.

*** *** *** *** ***

By the time the two of you got back to the apartment, you were exhausted. Reiner found himself fighting the urge to offer to tuck you in but instead he wished you a good night, blushing softly when you kissed his cheek and thanked him for coming with you to the library. You yawned and ran your fingers through your h/c hair, smiling softly as you looked up at your friend. You even muttered a quick but sincere apology for being horrible company but Reiner brushed off your apology with a soft laugh.

“God, you’re pathetic,” came a voice from the kitchen once you were out of sight.

Reiner, who had been watching you with a goofy grin, jumped a little before he turned his head toward Annie. The smile faded from his lips as Reiner scowled at her. Without thinking about it, he licked his lips, tasting the lip balm he still had on. His hand slipped into his pocket, checking if the small tube was still there. It was like he found something about it soothing at this point.

“You’re really going to keep following her around like some lovesick puppy dog, aren’t you?” Annie continued as she finished making herself a cup of tea. She didn’t even glance over her shoulder at Reiner as she spoke. “You do know Jean is thinking about asking her out tomorrow, right?”

Reiner’s golden eyes widened for a moment before he tried to make his face as blank as possible. He saw Annie turning around and he didn’t want to give her any more fuel to tease him tonight. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, his posture going a bit more limp as he shrugged his broad shoulders slowly. “Yeah, well, that’s his choice,” Reiner said, trying to sound nonchalant.

His mind, however, was racing. He hadn’t noticed Jean paying any more attention to you than usual. Then again maybe you had been dropping hints to Jean that Reiner hadn’t seen. Did you like Jean? How could he have missed the signs of something like that? You had always seemed so focused on your studies. In fact, Reiner didn’t think you had been on more than a handful of dates in the three years he had known you. There was always the chance that you would say no when Jean asked you out but what if you said yes? Reiner felt a gnawing in the pit of his stomach. His fingers found the thin tube of lip balm, rolling it around in his hand as he kept it in his pocket.

Annie laughed humorlessly, shaking her head as she brushed past Reiner on her way to the living room couch. “Like I said,” she said, shaking her head again, “you’re pathetic.”

Reiner didn’t respond although he could tell that Annie was hoping he would. He could feel her eyes watching him as he headed for his room. The last thing he wanted was to have a debate with her about how he felt about you. She and Bertholdt knew about Reiner’s crush. Annie always gave him shit about it but Bertholdt tried to be encouraging. Tonight, however, Reiner didn’t want to listen to Annie berate him about not acting on his feelings for you.

He didn’t mean to slam his door when he went to his room but he did manage to close it a bit harder than necessary. He raked his fingers through his blond hair and sighed as he leaned against his bedroom door. Reiner knew he was being an idiot. There was no way in hell someone as incredible as you would stay single forever. And why would you wait around for someone like him?

He already knew he wasn’t worthy of being loved by you but that didn’t stop him from hoping. He kept waiting for the right time, waiting for the perfect moment to tell you how he felt and now it was all going to come crashing down. All because he waited too long. All because he wanted to be sure that you felt the same before he took a chance. Now Jean was going to be the one to take a chance and Reiner was going to have to watch you find happiness with someone else.

Of course he knew he was being foolish, thinking that somehow one date was going to lead to something more with Jean. Then again Reiner knew that if he was the one taking that chance, there was no way in hell he would let you go.

He shuffled over to his bed and took off his shoes, tossing them in the general direction of his closet. He stripped down to his boxers and climbed under his blanket. Licking his lips, Reiner let his mind wander yet again. The taste of the lip balm was almost gone but it didn’t change the fact that now that he knew what your lips tasted like, he wanted more. Groaning, he grabbed his pillow and placed it over his own face. He knew it was going to be a long and sleepless night.

*** *** *** *** ***

The next day passed by painfully slowly in Reiner’s opinion. Everyone had agreed to come over for a big movie night at the apartment. It meant that Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Connie, Sasha, and all of the others would be piling into the apartment in an hour or so. You had gone with Jean to pick up pizzas that had been ordered for dinner while Reiner, Annie, and Bertholdt were making sure everything was ready at the apartment.

Reiner, of course, was kicking himself for letting you go with Jean alone but Jean had offered to go with you before Reiner could and Annie had ended up telling the two of you to go alone. Reiner knew it was to mess with him and he was now grumbling as he emptied a bag of chips into a bowl to set out for once the others showed up.

Without even thinking about what he was doing, he licked his lips for the umpteenth time. Annie noticed it, raising an eyebrow as she caught his attention. Reiner sighed and stopped, folding his arms across his broad chest.

“Why the hell do you keep doing that?”

“What?” Reiner asked, genuinely confused.

“Licking your damn lips,” Annie said as she continued to set out the snacks she and Bertholdt had picked up at the store earlier. “You keep doing it. Did you get some new chapstick or something?”

Reiner felt his face heat up so he quickly turned away, busying himself with nothing. As long as Annie couldn’t see his face, he thought he could answer her question. “It just … it tastes like her,” he grumbled, before realizing he said the words out loud. When he tried to answer again, Reiner raised his voice more than he meant. “It tastes like coconut!”

“Was it y/n’s?” Bertholdt asked, suddenly showing up at Reiner’s side.

Annie started laughing the moment Reiner slipped up, grinning widely when her friend finally looked toward her. She had known Reiner since they were kids and she had figured his new behavior had to do with you. When she heard him admit it out loud, Annie couldn’t stop herself from laughing, even when Bertholdt shook his head as they made eye contact.

Reiner sighed, heavily sitting down on one of the chairs at the small kitchen table in their equally small kitchen. The wooden chair groaned with how hard he had sat down but it held up remarkably well for being something that had been picked up at a thrift store. He looked down at his hands as they rested in his lap before covering his blushing face as he heard Annie laughing and teasing him.

Bertholdt placed a hand on his friend’s shoulder and offered up a reassuring smile. “Don’t listen to her,” he said when Reiner looked up at him. “You know she just likes messing with you.”

Reiner sighed, digging into his pocket to pull out the lip balm. He opened his hand to show it to his friends. “She gave it to me yesterday and it’s stupid but …”

“But you like it because she likes it.”

Reiner slowly nodded at Bertholdt’s words. He knew it was silly but that was exactly how he felt. You liked using this lip balm and now it was his favorite too. It was pathetic and probably even borderline obsessive on his part. He was waiting for Annie to point that out but she didn’t. He noticed that she had stopped laughing but she was still smirking as she looked at Reiner.

“Stop being such a pussy and tell her already,” Annie said, shaking her head. She leaned against the counter with her arms folded across her chest.

“Jean’s probably already asked her out,” Reiner muttered as he stuffed the lip balm back into his pocket.

Annie scoffed, rolling her eyes. She walked over toward Reiner and kicked his shin hard enough to get him to scowl up at her. “You’re really going to let that idiot win? You’re not even going to try to fight for y/n?” she said, an eyebrow raised as she looked down at her friend. “You’re stupider than I thought. Figured you’d actually get your ass in gear and say something to her instead of letting Jean get in there first. Why do you think I told you he wanted to ask her out in the first place?”

The door suddenly opened, stopping Reiner before he could reply. He growled under his breath when he heard Jean announcing that the food had arrived, especially after Reiner heard you giggle shortly thereafter. He stood up and took the boxes in your hands as soon as you entered the kitchen. He set them aside, smiling a little when you placed a hand on his arm as you smiled gratefully up at him.

“What’s with all the tension?” Jean said, looking around as he set the pizza boxes he had down as well. When Reiner turned to glare in his direction, Jean took a half step away from you with a quick shrug. He didn’t know what he had said or done to piss Reiner off but Jean wasn’t going to push the larger man.

You shook your head a little, already busying yourself in the kitchen to make sure everything was set up. As you fluttered around, Reiner reached out and lightly grabbed your wrist. You looked up at him, eyes wide and a light pink starting to dust your cheeks. Your pulse picked up for a moment but you smiled up at Reiner nonetheless.

“Can we talk, y/n?” he asked. When you nodded, he gave your arm a little tug and led you out to the hall that led to the bedrooms. Reiner had felt your heart start to race a little and it had set off a fluttery feeling in his stomach. For a moment, he thought he might have a shot. He just had to finally take a chance.

He stopped when the two of you were out of hearing range of the kitchen. He saw you looking up at him with wide eyes, confusion etching your features. Reiner thought his heart skipped a beat as his breath quickened slightly. He was trying to focus his thoughts but it was difficult with you so close, looking up at him like you were. He finally had your undivided attention and he could feel his palms starting to sweat because of it.

He let go of your wrist and looked down at his feet but it seemed like you immediately took a half step closer to him, placing a small hand on his broad chest. He swallowed thickly, his mouth feeling dry. Reiner wasn’t sure he would be able to form a sentence if he tried right now but as he raised his head to look at you, he knew he couldn’t wait for the right words to suddenly pop into his mind.

“Is everything okay?” you asked, finally breaking the silence.

Reiner didn’t speak right away. Instead he lightly grabbed your chin to lift your face a bit more. His thumb brushed along your bottom lip and he watched as your breath caught. He blushed softly, mirroring the soft blush blossoming on your cheeks as well. He took a deep breath and let his hand drop from your face before taking both of your hands in his own.

“I …” Reiner paused and cleared his throat, shaking his head at himself. “Fuck, this is harder than I thought it would be.” He chuckled when he saw you tilt your head at him with a slight frown, your brows crinkled in confusion. “You’re just so … perfect. And I’m … me.”

“You’re not making any sense, Reiner,” you said, shaking your head.

Reiner nodded then, collecting his thoughts just enough to hopefully form a coherent sentence. “I like you, y/n,” he finally said, letting go of one of your hands to tuck some of your hair behind your ear gently. “I don’t mean as a friend either. I’ve liked you for a while now but I just … didn’t know how to tell you. You don’t have to say anything though, okay? It’s just that I thought it was time that you knew.”

You stared up at him, wide-eyed, for a moment before you cupped his face in your hands, trying to pull Reiner down toward you even as you got up on your tip-toes to get closer. He leaned down, instinctively knowing what you wanted. His face was close enough that you could feel his warm breath on your lips and after a second of hesitation, you both leaned in for a kiss.

It was soft and slow. Reiner was gentle about the way he pulled you closer, his hands now resting on your hips. When you hummed against his lips, he felt dizzy, his heart hammering in his chest. Even after he pulled back slowly, Reiner let his forehead rest against yours, watching as your eyes slowly fluttered open again.

“I like you too,” you whispered before pulling away completely, your arms wrapping around his neck. You giggled softly at the lopsided smile on Reiner’s face, feeling his hands tighten for a moment on your waist. “Took you long enough to say something.”

Reiner’s smile turned into a smirk as he shrugged his shoulders. “Guess this means I should get around to taking you on a date some time.”

You laughed softly, faintly aware of the sound of your friends showing up. The living room was starting to fill up with people but right now Reiner was the only one who mattered. “Guess so,” you said with a little nod.

“Gross,” Connie said, peeking his head down the hallway where the two of you stood. “Get a room or something at least. Geez.”

You saw Reiner’s face turn bright red as you laughed, slowly backing away. You slipped your hand in his, however, and started to lead him to the living room. No one seemed surprised to see the two of you cozied up together. Reiner soon wrapped his arms around your waist from behind and you didn’t see the possessive look he gave Jean when Jean looked over at the two of you. 

For a moment, Jean seemed disappointed which confused you but you didn’t ask. You just let Reiner lead you over to the couch. He sat down and pulled you onto his lap, nuzzling his nose in the crook of your neck and making you laugh softly.

“Connie’s right,” Annie said as she sat down on the armchair near the couch. “You two are disgusting.”

Bertholdt shrugged, perching himself on the arm of the couch that was farthest from the two of you. “I don’t know,” he said. “I mean, they seem happy. Let them be happy.” Neither you nor Reiner responded as you let yourself enjoy the warmth of his body and his arms wrapped around you. Everyone around the two of you busied themselves with getting snacks and food, trying to find places to sit. Eren and Jean were soon arguing over who should control the remote, while everyone chattered about the movie options. Somehow everything felt right finally, even if you had no idea what might come next for you and Reiner. That comfortable feeling of home that you got when you were with him made sense because being with him was right where you were meant to be.

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I am going to count @strawberrystepmom’s open tag as me being tagged. So here’s a little Tessirei insta dump board. 😊

And yeah, there’s kids in it. I’m feeling very fluffy and family oriented about Reiner at the moment.

Tessie x Reiner