BY: GALACTIC-OCEANS
Armin was a shy kid. Hell, everyone knew this. But nobody knew how shy he was when it came to relationships, or confessing; especially confessing. He confessed once before to a girl named Annie Leonhart, she was the closest girl he had in mind to what others would call "girlfriend material". She was quiet and kind, he thought maybe it could work out. But it didn't, she apologized and flat out rejected him. It's safe to say he never tried that again. He focused his attention to studying and friends. All was going well, he was happy and content being single.
...That is until he met (f/n) (l/n). When he first laid eyes on her, he couldn't look away. Then when she talked to him, boy, he still doesn't know how he didn't pass out mid-conversation. After that one conversation, it turned into two, then three, and so on, and their friendship blossomed. He wondered how he never noticed her before, she could light up the room with her smile, and her laugh could stop a man in his place. She was perfect, but he could never bring himself to tell her that. Eren always pushed him into talking to her but every time was a crash and burn because every time he wussed out at the last second. So he settled with friendship, always for wishing for something to happen.
Unknown to Armin, (f/n) has been feeling uneasy. Recently, girls have been uncomfortably friendly towards her friend. She knew how sweet and handsome he was, eventually others would start to notice. She wanted to start something more than what they had, but she was a spineless coward. Sooner or later she'd have to accept reality that it would never happen, but today was going to be the day to test it. It was either do or die; she was going to swallow up all the fear to put everything out there and hopefully move on. Today was the day that she would tell him, hopefully without vomiting on the boy in the process.
~Your P.O.V~
'I can do this. I can do this.' I repeated in my head over and over again, jumping on the balls of my feet and shaking my hands.
'I CAN DO THIS.' I just about shouted in my head, pointing to myself with a giant grin on my face. A couple students looked at me as if I were crazy but I was to focused on what I was about to do than notice them. I then started making my way to the library.
'He's in the library like always after school. I can do this.' I said one more time, I opened the big doors and walked in. I saw him, his head buried in a book. My confidence suddenly left my body and my face paled.
'...On other thought I can do this tomorrow, yes that sounds good; tomorrow it is!' I say in my head before turning around to leave. Sadly, fate had different plans.
"Hey (f/n), over here!" Armin said, whisper-yelling.
'Well shit.' I forced a smile while walking towards the table, taking the seat right in front of him. His eyes were watching my every movement which made my breaths quicken and my heart pound right against my chest. To break away from his apparent gaze I grabbed a book from the pile next to him and flipped it to its cover.
"I-I see you've been reading about the Easter Islands again," his eyes lit up with the topic. His dream of one day travelling the world was something that would get him talking for hours, and I enjoyed listening to every bit of it.
"Yeah, they recently found out the giant heads actually had bodies!" he excitingly whispered. I nodded, meeting his enthusiasm.
"Are they tiny bodies?" I asked. Armin always had a way of calming my nerves without even trying. He quietly laughed and said yes. I tried imagining it with as much ridiculousness as I could but I quickly snapped out of it. He was back to reading his book with a smile on his face.
'Get your head in the game (f/n).'
"S-say Armin..." The stutter in my voice was obvious, my face paled and the feeling of nausea grew within each second, the anxiety had come back in full force. He looked up from his book and gave me a worried expression.
"Yeah? Hey (f/n) are you okay? You don't look so good," he put the book down and it looked like he was going to stand up to check on me. I hyperventilated, all previous courage that was in me had gone to hell.
'I CAN'T DO THIS! I CAN'T DO THIS!'
The world spun and my heart was pounding a hundred beats per second, I had to get out of here NOW.
'Sorry Armin, I really can't do this.'
I quickly stood up without a word and ran out of the library without bothering to look back, cursing at myself for being so pathetic.
~Armin's POV~
I look at the retreating form of (f/n) in shock.
'Was it something I said? Oh no, did my breath smell bad?!' I quickly cup a hand around my mouth and nose and exhale out of my mouth and inhale with my nose. Nothing. I slumped my shoulder in sadness and looked down at my book that was neatly closed on the table. (F/n)'s book was splayed against the table carelessly and I gingerly picked it up and checked to see if any of the pages were bent. Thankfully none took damage. I sighed and closed it before setting it on the very top of the stack on the table. I heard chuckling to my left and noticed Eren leaning against the bookshelf, his turquoise eyes watching me.
"You seem upset," He points out with a smirk. I glare at him and push away the temptation of hitting him with a book and instead sighed sadly.
"What do you want, Eren?" I mutter, picking up the stack of books and walking over to the bookshelf I plucked them off of.
"Oh nothing, just watching the horrible tension between the two of you. It's really sad actually," I side glanced at Eren before going back to put the books in their desired spots.
"Oh don't look at me like that, you know I'm kidding." I kept quiet and put the final book back before going back to the table and sitting down.
I frowned to myself, 'Was she really alright? Was she sick?' Eren occupied the chair (f/n) was previously in, dumping his backpack on the table.
"You should follow her you know, to see if she's alright," he said, looking at me with a smile that clearly said 'And you could tell her how you feel while you're at it'. I brushed off his suggestive smile and replied.
"I don’t know Eren. I mean sure I’m worried, like, really worried, I can't just leave her be when I know something must be wrong." His smile grew wider, and I knew that I was justifying going after her. I huffed and turned to him.
"I'm sorry Eren, please take care of my books." I turned and ran out after her, hoping she'd be somewhere nearby.
~Your POV~
'Stupid stupid stupid!' I mentally scolded myself, a scowl evident on my face. I walked across the field of the school and started to walk to my house. I groaned loudly and slouched against the iron gate outlined the school and buried my face in my hands.
"Seriously, how hard is it for saying three simply words. I. Like. You. It's not that hard to do." I muttered, voice muffled slightly by the hands that covered my face.
"What's not that hard to do?" A voice asked, making me jump and uncover my face. It was Armin. Of course it was.
"Uh... I just forgot to eat breakfast and lunch. It's why I felt- I mean feel like crap today. Eating is not a hard thing to do so I was scolding myself for not doing so earlier," I lie, pleased that I came up with it on the spot. Armin quirked a brow.
"Really? I faintly remember you sitting with us at lunch and you ate," he said, looking at me.
"When Eren and Jean started arguing and you went to break it off, I gave the rest of my lunch to Sasha," I answered. Armin nodded, his face saying he didn't quite believe me but he thankfully didn't prod any further.
"Armin?" I ask quietly. He looks at me and hums, telling me to go on.
"I... I may or may not like this guy, but I don't know how to go confess, because every time I see him or try to confess, I make a fool of myself. How can I confess to him?" I ask, looking at him.
~Armin's P.O.V~
My heart sank and my mouth went dry as I stared at her quivering features. She'd look at me but then quickly avert her eyes. It was obvious that the person she liked wasn't me; why would she be asking me this if it ever was? And furthermore, why should I even consider that it would be me? (F/n) was, well, (f/n)! She was far too perfect to be with a coward who'd rather keep his head glued to a book rather than socialize.
She slumped to the grass with the gate against her back. I sat next to her, dropping my butt hard on the ground, watching the people pass by.
"Well you could start by saying 'I like you' or something. I-I'm not sure about stuff like this to be honest," I tried to sound as normal as I could, although anger burned at the back of my head. This guy better be worth her, he better take care of her and practically worship her.
'Just as I would...'
I turned to her once again. She was hugging her knees with her head laying in her arms. I fought back the urge to hold her, to tell her that I liked, maybe even loved her. She made me experience these whole new sets of feelings that no book could ever say, but the words to express any of this wouldn't leave my open mouth.
'Why can’t I just say it.'
"Armin?" She asked softly, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Yes?" I ask.
"I..." She stops and stares at the ground. Oh god. She's going to tell me who she likes! I look away and prepare for the worst. Eren's words suddenly rang in my mind, all the times he's teased me about not being able to man up and confess. I decided that it's now or never. I still might have a chance, a slim one, yes, but that's better than nothing. I quickly look at her again and see she's about to say something.
~Your POV~
'Now or never.'
"Armin. I want to tell you that I-" before I could process what was happening, a pair of lips cut me off by pressing themselves gently against mine. They were slightly chapped but soft nonetheless. My eyes widened and I could see the blurry outline of a face, ocean blue eyes boring into mine. It suddenly hit me.
Armin is kissing me.
Before I had the chance to kiss back though, he pulled away, "O-oh my gosh I'm sorry! I don't know what came over me I'm sorry! Please don't hate me!"
I stared at him in pure shock, my cheeks were as red as a tomato and as hot as the sun. His voice grew frantic as I was at a loss for words. He must have took the surprised look on my face as a negative sign because he stood up and attempted to run away before I jumped up, quickly grabbing onto his shirt.
"A-Armin Arlert don't you dare!" was all I could say before I felt the blush spread throughout my face and even down my neck.
"Please don't hate me (f/n), I just..." he stopped, his face was as red as mine.
'Too late to back out now.'
I took a deep breath and looked him dead in the eyes, he wore that look he always had whenever he was about to cry. At that moment I didn't care about the world, or of the scene we were making or of the bystanders that stopped to watch. I needed to tell him right here, right now.
"ARMIN ARLERT YOU BOOK LOVING IDIOT, I LOVE YOU!"
~Armin's POV~
Now it was my turn to be the one who was in shock. If possible, my face became even redder, and hotter than before. A crowd gathered around us but I drowned all them out, my attention only on the (e/c) eyed girl before me. I opened and closed my mouth a couple times before swiftly pulling her into a loving embrace, her arms immediately went to my neck and she hugged back also.
"I love you too. I was just too shy to admit because I was afraid you'd reject me. But now that you confessed... (f/n) will you do the honors of being my girlfriend?" I asked quietly, my face buried in her hair on the top of her head. She pulled back slightly and looked at me.
"Yes!" her smile stretched from cheek to cheek and so did mine. The people around us cheered and I couldn't help but hang my head in embarrassment.
"Come on now Armin!" Eren called out from the crowd with my books in his hands, "Kiss your girlfriend!"
I looked into her beautiful eyes, took her face in between my hands, and did just that.
Armin was a shy kid. Hell, everyone knew this. But nobody knew how shy he was when it came to relationships, or confessing; especially confessing. He confessed once before to a girl named Annie Leonhart, she was the closest girl he had in mind to what others would call "girlfriend material". She was quiet and kind, he thought maybe it could work out. But it didn't, she apologized and flat out rejected him. It's safe to say he never tried that again. He focused his attention to studying and friends. All was going well, he was happy and content being single.
...That is until he met (f/n) (l/n). When he first laid eyes on her, he couldn't look away. Then when she talked to him, boy, he still doesn't know how he didn't pass out mid-conversation. After that one conversation, it turned into two, then three, and so on, and their friendship blossomed. He wondered how he never noticed her before, she could light up the room with her smile, and her laugh could stop a man in his place. She was perfect, but he could never bring himself to tell her that. Eren always pushed him into talking to her but every time was a crash and burn because every time he wussed out at the last second. So he settled with friendship, always for wishing for something to happen.
Unknown to Armin, (f/n) has been feeling uneasy. Recently, girls have been uncomfortably friendly towards her friend. She knew how sweet and handsome he was, eventually others would start to notice. She wanted to start something more than what they had, but she was a spineless coward. Sooner or later she'd have to accept reality that it would never happen, but today was going to be the day to test it. It was either do or die; she was going to swallow up all the fear to put everything out there and hopefully move on. Today was the day that she would tell him, hopefully without vomiting on the boy in the process.
~Your P.O.V~
'I can do this. I can do this.' I repeated in my head over and over again, jumping on the balls of my feet and shaking my hands.
'I CAN DO THIS.' I just about shouted in my head, pointing to myself with a giant grin on my face. A couple students looked at me as if I were crazy but I was to focused on what I was about to do than notice them. I then started making my way to the library.
'He's in the library like always after school. I can do this.' I said one more time, I opened the big doors and walked in. I saw him, his head buried in a book. My confidence suddenly left my body and my face paled.
'...On other thought I can do this tomorrow, yes that sounds good; tomorrow it is!' I say in my head before turning around to leave. Sadly, fate had different plans.
"Hey (f/n), over here!" Armin said, whisper-yelling.
'Well shit.' I forced a smile while walking towards the table, taking the seat right in front of him. His eyes were watching my every movement which made my breaths quicken and my heart pound right against my chest. To break away from his apparent gaze I grabbed a book from the pile next to him and flipped it to its cover.
"I-I see you've been reading about the Easter Islands again," his eyes lit up with the topic. His dream of one day travelling the world was something that would get him talking for hours, and I enjoyed listening to every bit of it.
"Yeah, they recently found out the giant heads actually had bodies!" he excitingly whispered. I nodded, meeting his enthusiasm.
"Are they tiny bodies?" I asked. Armin always had a way of calming my nerves without even trying. He quietly laughed and said yes. I tried imagining it with as much ridiculousness as I could but I quickly snapped out of it. He was back to reading his book with a smile on his face.
'Get your head in the game (f/n).'
"S-say Armin..." The stutter in my voice was obvious, my face paled and the feeling of nausea grew within each second, the anxiety had come back in full force. He looked up from his book and gave me a worried expression.
"Yeah? Hey (f/n) are you okay? You don't look so good," he put the book down and it looked like he was going to stand up to check on me. I hyperventilated, all previous courage that was in me had gone to hell.
'I CAN'T DO THIS! I CAN'T DO THIS!'
The world spun and my heart was pounding a hundred beats per second, I had to get out of here NOW.
'Sorry Armin, I really can't do this.'
I quickly stood up without a word and ran out of the library without bothering to look back, cursing at myself for being so pathetic.
~Armin's POV~
I look at the retreating form of (f/n) in shock.
'Was it something I said? Oh no, did my breath smell bad?!' I quickly cup a hand around my mouth and nose and exhale out of my mouth and inhale with my nose. Nothing. I slumped my shoulder in sadness and looked down at my book that was neatly closed on the table. (F/n)'s book was splayed against the table carelessly and I gingerly picked it up and checked to see if any of the pages were bent. Thankfully none took damage. I sighed and closed it before setting it on the very top of the stack on the table. I heard chuckling to my left and noticed Eren leaning against the bookshelf, his turquoise eyes watching me.
"You seem upset," He points out with a smirk. I glare at him and push away the temptation of hitting him with a book and instead sighed sadly.
"What do you want, Eren?" I mutter, picking up the stack of books and walking over to the bookshelf I plucked them off of.
"Oh nothing, just watching the horrible tension between the two of you. It's really sad actually," I side glanced at Eren before going back to put the books in their desired spots.
"Oh don't look at me like that, you know I'm kidding." I kept quiet and put the final book back before going back to the table and sitting down.
I frowned to myself, 'Was she really alright? Was she sick?' Eren occupied the chair (f/n) was previously in, dumping his backpack on the table.
"You should follow her you know, to see if she's alright," he said, looking at me with a smile that clearly said 'And you could tell her how you feel while you're at it'. I brushed off his suggestive smile and replied.
"I don’t know Eren. I mean sure I’m worried, like, really worried, I can't just leave her be when I know something must be wrong." His smile grew wider, and I knew that I was justifying going after her. I huffed and turned to him.
"I'm sorry Eren, please take care of my books." I turned and ran out after her, hoping she'd be somewhere nearby.
~Your POV~
'Stupid stupid stupid!' I mentally scolded myself, a scowl evident on my face. I walked across the field of the school and started to walk to my house. I groaned loudly and slouched against the iron gate outlined the school and buried my face in my hands.
"Seriously, how hard is it for saying three simply words. I. Like. You. It's not that hard to do." I muttered, voice muffled slightly by the hands that covered my face.
"What's not that hard to do?" A voice asked, making me jump and uncover my face. It was Armin. Of course it was.
"Uh... I just forgot to eat breakfast and lunch. It's why I felt- I mean feel like crap today. Eating is not a hard thing to do so I was scolding myself for not doing so earlier," I lie, pleased that I came up with it on the spot. Armin quirked a brow.
"Really? I faintly remember you sitting with us at lunch and you ate," he said, looking at me.
"When Eren and Jean started arguing and you went to break it off, I gave the rest of my lunch to Sasha," I answered. Armin nodded, his face saying he didn't quite believe me but he thankfully didn't prod any further.
"Armin?" I ask quietly. He looks at me and hums, telling me to go on.
"I... I may or may not like this guy, but I don't know how to go confess, because every time I see him or try to confess, I make a fool of myself. How can I confess to him?" I ask, looking at him.
~Armin's P.O.V~
My heart sank and my mouth went dry as I stared at her quivering features. She'd look at me but then quickly avert her eyes. It was obvious that the person she liked wasn't me; why would she be asking me this if it ever was? And furthermore, why should I even consider that it would be me? (F/n) was, well, (f/n)! She was far too perfect to be with a coward who'd rather keep his head glued to a book rather than socialize.
She slumped to the grass with the gate against her back. I sat next to her, dropping my butt hard on the ground, watching the people pass by.
"Well you could start by saying 'I like you' or something. I-I'm not sure about stuff like this to be honest," I tried to sound as normal as I could, although anger burned at the back of my head. This guy better be worth her, he better take care of her and practically worship her.
'Just as I would...'
I turned to her once again. She was hugging her knees with her head laying in her arms. I fought back the urge to hold her, to tell her that I liked, maybe even loved her. She made me experience these whole new sets of feelings that no book could ever say, but the words to express any of this wouldn't leave my open mouth.
'Why can’t I just say it.'
"Armin?" She asked softly, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Yes?" I ask.
"I..." She stops and stares at the ground. Oh god. She's going to tell me who she likes! I look away and prepare for the worst. Eren's words suddenly rang in my mind, all the times he's teased me about not being able to man up and confess. I decided that it's now or never. I still might have a chance, a slim one, yes, but that's better than nothing. I quickly look at her again and see she's about to say something.
~Your POV~
'Now or never.'
"Armin. I want to tell you that I-" before I could process what was happening, a pair of lips cut me off by pressing themselves gently against mine. They were slightly chapped but soft nonetheless. My eyes widened and I could see the blurry outline of a face, ocean blue eyes boring into mine. It suddenly hit me.
Armin is kissing me.
Before I had the chance to kiss back though, he pulled away, "O-oh my gosh I'm sorry! I don't know what came over me I'm sorry! Please don't hate me!"
I stared at him in pure shock, my cheeks were as red as a tomato and as hot as the sun. His voice grew frantic as I was at a loss for words. He must have took the surprised look on my face as a negative sign because he stood up and attempted to run away before I jumped up, quickly grabbing onto his shirt.
"A-Armin Arlert don't you dare!" was all I could say before I felt the blush spread throughout my face and even down my neck.
"Please don't hate me (f/n), I just..." he stopped, his face was as red as mine.
'Too late to back out now.'
I took a deep breath and looked him dead in the eyes, he wore that look he always had whenever he was about to cry. At that moment I didn't care about the world, or of the scene we were making or of the bystanders that stopped to watch. I needed to tell him right here, right now.
"ARMIN ARLERT YOU BOOK LOVING IDIOT, I LOVE YOU!"
~Armin's POV~
Now it was my turn to be the one who was in shock. If possible, my face became even redder, and hotter than before. A crowd gathered around us but I drowned all them out, my attention only on the (e/c) eyed girl before me. I opened and closed my mouth a couple times before swiftly pulling her into a loving embrace, her arms immediately went to my neck and she hugged back also.
"I love you too. I was just too shy to admit because I was afraid you'd reject me. But now that you confessed... (f/n) will you do the honors of being my girlfriend?" I asked quietly, my face buried in her hair on the top of her head. She pulled back slightly and looked at me.
"Yes!" her smile stretched from cheek to cheek and so did mine. The people around us cheered and I couldn't help but hang my head in embarrassment.
"Come on now Armin!" Eren called out from the crowd with my books in his hands, "Kiss your girlfriend!"
I looked into her beautiful eyes, took her face in between my hands, and did just that.