contains
sexual humor
mature language
angst
fluff
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There he was, leaning against the door frame. I shifted my eyes to the floor, too afraid to make eye contact with him. I stood contemplating what to say, asking myself why I was here in the first place. I heard him sigh before he started talking.

"You just gonna stand there or are you gonna talk, princess?"

My eyes darted up at the sound of the new pet name. I stood there with my jaw open, thinking.

Did he really just-?

My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Eren talking again.

"Keep standing there with your mouth open, and you might catch bugs."

My brows furrowed as a response.

"Unless you want something else to fill that mouth of yours?"

I could see the grin he was trying hard to push away. I finally closed my mouth and began to talk, still wondering where the hell the sexual jokes were coming from.

"Um ya, I came here to apologize actually."

His face turned into a confused one. His brows were furrowed, his mouth slightly pulling into a thin line.

"Why the hell would you apologize? It's my fault for everything, right? So why would you apologize for something that you claim is all my fault?"

He sounded a bit annoyed, his voice was almost irritated. I shifted my eyes a little higher, scanning over his body.

Since when the hell did he become so built?

I was yet again pulled out of my thoughts by the sound of Eren's voice.

"Take a picture, it'll last longer."

I scoffed as a response, turning my head. I shifted my eyes back to the ground, lightly rocking my heels on the ground.

"Still waiting for an answer, princess. Why are you apologizing?"

I eventually shifted my eyes to meet his. I realized that he was a lot taller than me, making it, so he was towering over me. I cleared my throat and began talking.

"I realized that not everything is entirely your fault, I'm part to blame too. I'm taking responsibility for what I did. I was always the one who took things more extreme than they were supposed to. I'm not going to apologize for slapping you, or hitting you and getting expelled. what I am apologizing for, is all the times I've gotten you in trouble for arguing, the times that I did do things that were unnecessary."

I let out a breath of air, and shifted my gaze back to the floor. I bit my lip out of nervousness.

"I wasn't actually expecting a good apology, honestly. I'm not going to ask how the hell you found out where I live but, thank you. I'm glad that you actually took responsibility for what you did, instead of pinning it all on me, and making me seem like the bad guy."

My gaze was brought back to meet his, he was staring. I guess he was waiting for an answer, something. He cocked his brow as a response.

"Hm? Something wrong?"

"No, I'm just confused."

"About?"

"Why you're not angry right now. If I were you I would be fuming at the fact that someone who might I add, you hate. Is currently standing on your doorstep, apologizing."

"I don't hate you. The only thing that matters is that you actually seemed to care enough to come and apologize, that's what matters to me."

"I don't care. I came to apologize because it makes me feel less guilty about hitting you."

"Mhm keep telling yourself that. Whether you realize it, princess, you care. I know you're not willing to admit it, but you care about me. I hate to admit it too, but I care about you as well. stop acting the way you do, let people in. at least try to be kind for a change, try to be likable. I don't mean it in a rude way either, princess, but please be yourself. I know you're not always this way, I know that somewhere deep inside you there's a girl, a girl who's still kind. A girl who cares."

I hadn't even noticed the tears that were starting to pool in my eyes. Everything he said had set in, he was right. Eren was right for once, spot on, actually. I was stuck, frozen in my spot, trying not to let my tears spill out. I failed. I felt a tear make its way down my cheek, I didn't even bother to wipe it away. Tears began streaming down my face, as I was stuck in place on Eren's porch. I failed to notice that Eren had engulfed me into a hug.

I dug my head into his chest and began crying.

He was right. So right.

I didn't open myself up to people, I didn't allow others to get close. I was too afraid to make friends, scared that they were going to leave. I was scared of being alone, I was scared of letting others see the real me.

I was left in a vulnerable state. I didn't care about how much I had hated Eren at the moment, all I cared about was being here with someone. It didn't matter that the person who was comforting me was Eren, all that mattered was that I wasn't alone.

I engulfed his scent, burying my face deeper into his chest. I was surprised that he hadn't pulled back at this point. He drew marks on my back with his thumb telling me that it was ok. He picked me up bridal style and brought me into the house, leading me up to his room. He laid me down on his bed, allowing me to continue to cry in his chest. I cried for what felt like hours. I cried until I coughed, until my eyes were swollen. Eren lifted my head up, making me look into his eyes.

"Hey, it's ok. Take a nap. It'll make you feel better, okay princess?"

I nodded, knowing that going back home was just going to make me feel shittier. Eren got up and grabbed a rag, cleaning my face off. I couldn't help but feel myself melt into his touch.

Why the hell is he being so nice? Why is he comforting me? Doesn't he hate me?

My thoughts were interrupted by Eren. He had a habit of pulling me out of my thoughts.

"Stop overthinking it, okay? Just rest for right now."

He pushed the hair that fell on my face, and put it behind my ears. I refused to look him in the face, embarrassed about how weak I was for allowing myself to cry in front of him. I turned on my side and began to try to sleep. The tiredness in my eyes began to take me over, making me fall asleep.
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A/N:
I don't want anyone to feel like i'm rushing y/n and eren's relationship. I'm nowhere near getting to romance, this chapter was just to help them form a friendship and to add more character development to the both of them. y/n also isn't really softening up to eren, it's just her in a state of weakness. eren and y/n aren't still on the best of terms, but are slowly growing to from a friendship of some kind. also long chapter ik sorry.