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You let out a soft whimper, as Jean thrusted his dick into your begging cunt. You bounced on top of him, attempting to match his pace and keep your balance on his twin sized bed.

"Fuck baby I'm gonna cum", he grunted, using both hands to push you down onto his lap. You clenched yourself around him, gaining another grunt of approval.

"Do that again and I won't be able to pull o-" He stopped before he could finish his sentence, pausing as if he'd seen a ghost. You whipped your head around to see what he could possibly be staring at, your eyes were met with his roommate Eren's.

"Oh my fucking God" you screamed, getting up from Jean, grabbing the first articles of clothing you could get your hands on, which ended up being Jean's sweater and your sweats.

Jean jumped out of his bed and quickly slipped on his basketball shorts that were lying on the floor.

You frantically ran past your boyfriend's roommate, who still stood by the door. Without saying another word, you shut the door and ran out of the apartment.

"What the fuck are you doing here? You weren't supposed to be back for another hour." Jean questioned his roommate.

"First off, this is my room too, I can come in whenever I wanna" Eren rolled his eyes, throwing down his backpack in his beanbag chair, next to his desk.

"Second of all, my dad ended up cancelling on me, so I went to the food court and then I decided to come here and take a nap before the game" he took off his shirt and plopped onto his bed.

"I was just about to bust bro" Jean shook his head out of disappointment.

"I don't care, fuck your girl somewhere else, then you won't have this problem" he honked his shoulders.

"Oh shut up, seeing my girl naked was probably the highlight of your month, especially since you've sworn away from women" he used his fingers as quotation marks.

"I only saw her back, I looked away after I realised what was going on" he grabbed his phone, strolling through it.

"Good, because she's mine" Jean jokingly glared over at Eren, before walking to their bathroom.

"She had some nice piercings by the way" Eren shouted.

"You little shit, I thought you said you didn't see anything" Jean shouted from the bathroom.

"Not my fault she turned around"
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You ran into your apartment, breathing heavily after running from the boys' apartment to yours. With so much going through your mind, you didn't notice your roommates staring at you in confusion.

"Uh, what's up with you?" Sasha asked, walking up to you with caution.

"Eren just caught us fucking in their room" you groaned, remembering the incident that transpired just minutes ago.

"Yikes, I'm surprised you guys hadn't gotten walked in on sooner" Mikasa budded in from the living room couch.

"Fuck, he told Jean he would be gone for another hour" you shook your head out of disappointment.

"I can't believe that just happened to me" you facepalmed.

"Did he see anything?" Sasha questioned, almost amusingly.

"Not that I know of, but it all happened so fast. I picked up Jean's sweater instead of my hoodie." You sighed, walking over to sit on the couch next to Mikasa.

"Well, knowing Eren he probably wasn't even fazed. You don't have anything to worry about" Mikasa attempted to reassure you.

Sasha and Mikasa had been your roommates since freshman year, and you coincidentally started dating one of their bestfriends. They'd known Jean and the other guys since they were kids, but you weren't that close with Eren, so you'd just have to take their word for it. You hoped he didn't feel some type of way about the whole situation.

"Are you going to the game tonight?" Sasha questioned, steering away from the topic, she sat in the chair across from you and Mikasa.

"Um is the sky blue? Of course I am, it's the first game of the season."

"The after party?" She lifted a brow, scooting to the edge of her chair in anticipation.

"Nope, I need to finish up my research for my career class and I have my internship in the morning" you sighed, wanting nothing more than to go to the party, but you had to put your education first.

"Eh, that's understandable, we won't go either if you can't go" Sasha looked over at you with a reassuring smile.

"But I'll be going to the homecoming party next week for sure, this should be the only time I have to go to the clinic on a Saturday" you smiled back at her.

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The game rolled into the fourth quarter. You watched Jean run across the court, his red and white uniform complemented his skin well. He looked good, really good, but for some reason your eyes couldn't stop directing towards his roommate, out of curiosity perhaps.

Eren was the captain of the team, so he was usually the star of the game. However, you never really paid him much attention.

He had tattoos of birds going from his hands up to his shoulders, his eyebrow was decorated with two silver studs and his nose, a silver septum ring. Running across the court, he pushed the flyaways from his manbun out of his face.

You only had brief interactions with him in the two and a half years you and Jean had been together. You guessed it was because he was barely at home when you were at their apartment, or around when you hung out with Jean and his other friends.

Shaking your head, you attempted to turn your focus back onto Jean.

You and Jean had met at freshman orientation and everyone gave out their Instagrams to keep in touch. A few weeks later, your childhood cat passed and you posted about it on your story. Jean slid up to see how you were doing and it lead from there.

"Y/n!" Sasha shouted into your ear, breaking you out of your thoughts.

"What?" You questioned.

"Jean just scored the winning point" she pointed at the score board: 62-59.

Immediately, you jumped up and cheered for Jean, forgetting all about what was keeping you distracted most of the game. It was like Mikasa said, Eren probably didn't care about the incident earlier.

After the arena began clearing out, you ran to the court to congratulate your boyfriend, as he dabbed up his teammates. His body glistened with sweat, some dripped from his hair onto his jersey.

You tapped his shoulder to get his attention, feeling your feet leaving the ground, as Jean lifted you up to give him a kiss. His warm lips connected with yours, even though he was sweaty and gross, you wanted to stay in his arms forever.

"Get a room" Reiner jokingly scoffed.

"Good game, baby" You smiled up at Jean, as he placed you back down onto the court.

"Thanks baby, God I wish you could come to the after party" he sighed, caressing your shoulder.

"I know, I wish I could too, but I have to get some rest for tomorrow" you reached up to grab his face and planted a kiss on his cheek.

"Bye, don't have too much fun without me" smiling, you walked off to find your roommates.

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Back at the apartment, you, Mikasa, and Sasha sat in you and Mikasa's room. The both of you shared a room, while Sasha had one to herself. When you moved in, you played a round of uno to determine who'd get the single, Sasha won.

They both sat on Mikasa's bed, while you sat on yours. The three of you reminisced previous semesters spent together, as you finished up your research.

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The next morning you woke up earlier than needed. All night, you'd tossed and turned anticipating your internship, you had to make a good first impression.
Being a veterinarian had been your dream since the first grade.

You were trying your best to get as much experience as you could, but you were having trouble finding any opportunities. Jean brought it up to his dad, and boom you were given an internship, just like that.

"Really? Thank you, Mr Kirstein" you smiled, shaking the man's hand.

"Perks of dating a Kirstein" he shook your hand firmly.

You got up to make your bed and noticed Jean's worn navy sweater lying at the edge. It was his late friend Marco's. You hummed, you should take it to him, he'd probably miss it.

You wanted to see him anyways, congratulate him on the win again and get details about the party last night. 'Did Connie get rejected by another girl?' 'Did Armin pass out again?'

You slipped on a white long sleeved shirt, your black scrubs, and grabbed your coat on the way out.

After getting dressed for the clinic, you walked over to their apartment, your complexes were just across from each other. There weren't many differences between the two, the main one being they had a gym. Jean said that was the reason they chose it, you chose yours because your scholarship paid for it.
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Knocking on the door of the student apartment, you stood waiting for someone to answer, the wind grew stronger with each second.

The door swiftly opened to reveal a shirtless, Eren. His dark hair was pulled into a messy bun, some strands falling onto his face. The birds that went from his hands to his shoulders, actually went to his chest and seemingly his back as well. You noticed he also had both of his nipples pierced like you, 'cool'.

"Jean's not here" he groggily stated. He looked down at you, one hand holding the door open while the other held onto the door frame. Gray sweatpants hung loosely at his waist. The heat leaked out from the apartment, granting you a slither of warmth.

"I just wanted to see Jean and drop this off." You shrugged, handing him the navy sweater.

"And I'm sorry for what happened yesterday. I told Jean that we'd eventually get caught, but he's kinda stubborn so.."

"It's more Jean's fault than yours, you aren't my roommate. You don't owe me anything" his emerald eyes flickered to yours, grabbing the sweater.

"Okay, then I'll just tell Jean I stopped by and left the sweater with you" you nodded, before turning and walking down the stairs. That actually wasn't so bad, he didn't seem to give a fuck, so why should you.
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Fifteen minutes later, you arrived at the Paradis Animal Clinic. You stepped out of your bright blue Toyota Camry. Your mom had found it on Facebook marketplace for your high school graduation.

The Paradis winter breeze slapped you across the face as soon as you left the warmth of your car. After grabbing your tote bag, you shut and locked your door. Glancing up at the clinic, you took a deep breath and walked through the doors.

Although it was an animal clinic, it smelled nice, like fresh linen. At the front desk a blonde man stood with his back turned to you. Based on his white medical coat, you assumed he was going to be your new mentor.

You cleared your throat to grab his attention, walking closer to the desk. The man turned, his blue eyes searching the room, until they landed on you. A smile quickly spread across his face.

"Oh hello, you must be my new intern, Miss l/n?" He stretched his hand out to greet you.

You took it and gave it a gentle shake, "yes sir, but please just call me, y/n".

"Okay, well welcome y/n, I'm Dr. Erwin Smith. It's nice to meet you. Mayor Kirstein asked me for a favor to help his son's girlfriend and I've been needing help around here anyways, so it all worked out" he shrugged with a slight chuckle.

"Let me show you around, may I?" He looked down at your tote bag. You nodded and handed it over to him. Dr. Smith grabbed the bag and placed it on one of the coat racks beside the desk. You also took off your coat and placed it on the rack.

"Firstly, this is the front desk, where you'll help get patients checked in, and set up future appointments." The desk was the center of the entrance, with various navy blue chairs by the walls on either side, for waiting patients.

The desk had a few decorations with various animals, like a polar bear plushie and a red panda pen holder.

"Petra loves her endangered species, you'll meet her next week. She had to move to part time, since she's off doing her own private practices. You'll be at the desk when she isn't here and when she is, I'll have you shadow me in the back" he gave you a small smile and headed out of the waiting room area.

Dr. Smith guided you through the back with various rooms, including the exam, treatment, and operating rooms. You learned they also offered grooming services. Walking through the clinic, you noticed the color scheme was navy and white, most rooms had white walls with blue paw prints across them.

"And here is my office" he pointed to the last room in the building.

"It's nice, I really like what you've done with the place" you gave him a slight smile.

"Thanks, but that's all Petra, she was actually my intern a few years before you" he chuckled.

"Well, let's get back to the front, patients will be coming in soon" he lead you back through the clinic.

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After five hours of, "hi's" and head scratches, you pulled up to your student apartment. You grabbed your things and walked into the complex. The elevator was occupied as always, so you took the stairs. You needed to get your steps in anyways.

Arriving at your door, you looked down at the familiar doormat, now worn from years of usage. It was black with "come as you are" in white lettering. The girls said it was a present from one of the guys freshman year.

You grabbed your keycard from your bag and swiped it, opening the door. Sasha sat on the couch, her back turned to you, as she watched some cooking competition.

"Hey, Sash" you greeted, closing the door behind you and placing your bag on the counter. "Oh hey, how was the internship?" She turned to look over at you, as you made your way into to the fridge.

"It was good, Dr. Smith's really sweet and the animals were so cute. I met a blind elderly cat named Clementine, she was the cutest." You smiled reminiscing your day. Though your smile quickly vanished when you noticed there was nothing to eat in the fridge.

"We need to go grocery shopping again" you sighed, grabbing a water and heading to the living area with Sasha.

"Yeah, wonder how that happened...we should go to the food court and get something" she suggested.

"I'm down, Mika here?" You asked sitting on the couch next to her.

"Shes in the shower, we can go when she's out"

"Did she go on another morning run?" You asked, already knowing the answer, taking a sip of your water.

"Yep, I don't see how she does it" she shook her head, and went back to watch the tv. You reached into your pocket for your phone to text Jean.

You
hey bby, i forgot to text you this morning
i stopped by to see you, but eren
said you were gone. i left your sweater w/ him<3

"Oh hey y/n, how was the internship?" Mikasa walked out of your room, rubbing her hair with a towel.

"It was good, I actually really liked it" you looked up from your phone placing it into your pocket.

"Me and Sash were waiting to see if you wanted to go to the food court for lunch"

"Yeah I'm down, are you wearing that?" She asked, looking over at your scrubs.

"I should probably change, don't wanna walk around with dog hair " you laughed.

You scurried into you and Mikasa's room and looked for something to slip on. You decided on a gray hoodie and light washed jeans, something simple.

Walking out of the room, Mikasa and Sasha were already waiting at the front door.

"Okay, I'm ready, are you gonna go out with damp hair?" You questioned Mikasa.

"Mhm, you know I don't get sick" she shrugged and opened the door for you and Sasha. Sometimes you swore she wasn't human.

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You all decided to get something from Titan's Tea. They served a variety of tea of course, but also the best sandwiches.

The heat wrapped around you like a warm blanket, as you walked in. The line wasn't too long, with only two people ahead of you. You glanced at the menu even though you'd probably get your usual order, a bacon avocado sandwich with a raspberry iced tea.

The person at the front of the line grabbed their food and turned to leave, as they walked closer ,you recognized it was Eren. He had his head down looking at his phone, his hair was down today, covering most of his face.

"Oh hey Eren", Sasha called out to him as he walked over. Eren looked up, "Sup Sash, Mika, Jean's girl" he gave a small nod and walked out of the cafe.

You could hear Sasha suppressing a laugh, "see I told you he wouldn't remember the other day, he can't even remember your name" she patted your back.

"But that was a bit uncalled for, he could've just said hey and kept it pushing" Mikasa added.

"Eh, you know how Eren is. It took him a good 3 years to warm up to Nic"

"Next in line please" the cashier called out, the person in front of you had gotten their order and left.

Sasha ended up ordering and paying for all of you, only because she felt guilty about the groceries "disappearing."

You sat at one of the tables towards the entrance of the cafe, you loved to people watch so you faced the window, while Mikasa and Sasha sat across from you.

You let out a satisfied sigh after taking a sip of your tea, it always hit the spot. You knew the food was good because none of you spoke until you finished your sandwiches.

"That was so good, I wish they were hiring. I would get such a good discount" Sasha shook her head before taking a sip of her drink. You all let out a chuckle.

"I know this is kinda random since it's January, but has anybody thought of any plans for Spring Break?"Mikasa asked.

"Nope, but we need to do something better than the carnival this year" Sasha added.

"Hey, I actually liked the carnival" you objected. To be fair, you'd always loved the carnival, it was one of your favorite things to do with your mom when you were a kid.

"The carnival is fun, but not spring break fun, you know?" She shrugged.

"Well, I was thinking we could go to the Jaeger lake house" Mikasa added.

"Oh my God yes! We haven't been since senior year" Sasha exclaimed.

"Jaeger lake house?" You questioned.

"Yeah, Eren's family has a lake house about an hour and thirty minutes from here. It's a nice spot in the countryside" Mikasa explained.

"But we haven't been in forever, not since Hitch got us busted"

"Hitch?" You sipped more of your tea, your straw let out a screeching noise, as you moved it around the plastic cup.

"Yep, she was pissed that Eren didn't invite her so she called the cops, which led to Dr. Jaeger banning us from the house" Sasha sighed.

"But that was years ago, and we're not teenagers anymore. I doubt he'd mind, and even if he did Eren would still do it...if he wanted to" Mikasa reassured, she seemed to really want this.

"I mean, I'm down for whatever. It sounds fun, but I think the main person you guys have to discuss it with is Eren" you shrugged.

"Mmm yeah, we should ask him when he's around a lot people. A bit of peer pressure never hurt anyone." Sasha opened her plastic cup and threw back the pieces of ice that were left.

"Peer pressure Eren?" You questioned, he didn't seem like the type to bend easily for anyone.

"Believe it or not, he's actually a big people pleaser" she shrugged, crunching on the ice.

"Oh Sash have you seen Hitch's stories on her spam" Mikasa questioned.

"Yes! She's been posting these pics with some dude, but his face is always cut out" Sasha exclaimed, she loved her gossip.

"Maybe she finally found someone" you suggested, you didn't know Hitch that well but from everything you've heard about her, she seemed to be desperate for romance.

"But the thing is, I can't figure out who it is. It's bothering me. Like I know it isn't important, but I'm intrigued." Mikasa added. You let out a chuckle, Mikasa barely ever cared about anything this much. Now you were intrigued.

"It could be somebody neither of you know."

"Maybe...or it could be Eren" Sasha suggested, crunching on more ice.

"Why'd you say that?" You asked.

"I mean, we know she was crazy about him and Jean back in high school and ever since you and Jean got together she's been all over Eren." She explained.

"Mhm, and Eren barely tells us about his love life, but we do know that they hooked up last semester after a football game" Mikasa added.

"And where'd you get that information?"

"Connie, he said he saw them both leaving out of one of the bedrooms at the frat house"

"Well, maybe it is him" you pondered. Your phone vibrated inside your pocket. You slipped it out and read the notification, Jean had replied to your message.

J<3
Hey baby, sorry for texting back so late. I was at the gym with Reiner and then we stopped by the sauna.

You
it's no problem , wya now?

J<3
The apt, got the sweater, Eren told me he saw you again at titan's tea.

You
yea, me sash, and mika are out of groceries...again
we came to get some lunch after i got back from the clinic

J<3
I completely forgot about that, how was it?

You
cool, erwin was really sweet

J<3
Perks of dating a Kirstein

*you laughed at a message*

You
yep, im just using you for your nepotism

J<3
Hahaha...
What are you doing tmr?

You
rain's in the forecast
so twilight rewatch w/ the girls ofc

J<3
*rolls eyes* Edward's got nothing on me

You
eh idk abt that...
wbu?

J<3
Helping my dad with some stuff, reelection's coming up

You
doubt he has anything to worry abt
he's been mayor over a decade now

J<3
Yeah? well you tell him that

You
no thanks!
need to stay on his good side...
we can meet up monday, I miss you <3

J<3
I miss you more<3

You
love you<333

*J<3 loved a message*

"Earth to y/n" Sasha waved her hand near your face.

"Sorry, I was texting Jean" you chuckle looking up at her and Mikasa.

"What was he up to?" Mikasa asked.

"He just got home from the sauna with Reiner"

"Ughh, we should head home, I have some work I need to do before classes tomorrow" Sasha sighed.

"Yeah, and I need a shower" you agreed.

"But, I'm determined to find this mystery man, and convince Eren about the lake house" Mikasa stood from her chair.

"I think we have too much time on our hands" Sasha chuckled.

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Your Sunday consisted of a Twilight marathon with the girls. It was tradition to rewatch the series whenever it rained and on Sunday, it poured.

So much so, you stepped in four puddles on your way to meet up with Historia and Ymir. The freezing water had seeped into your Ugg boots.

"Shit" you mumbled to yourself. Hopefully the heat in the food court would dry you up before your lecture.

Once you and Ymir had learned you took Anatomy together, you both decided to meet up before and after the class when you had the time.

Ymir and Historia were also apart of Jean's friend group, you'd met them at one of the first games of Freshman year.

You let out a sigh of relief once you entered the building, the food court was packed to the brim with students.

Each table held a different group of people with different stories, you wondered if they'd also stepped in a few puddles on their way here.

"Y/n" you heard a familiar voice call out. You searched around to find the face to match, to your far right was Ymir and Historia sitting at one of the booths. You walked through the crowded food court in pursuit of your friends.

"Hey" you sighed, slumping into the seat across from the couple.

"What's with you?" Ymir questioned, sipping from the gallon of water she carried around with her everywhere.

"My feet are soaked from those stupid puddles" you shook your head peeping under the table at your brown boots. When you wiggled your toes you could feel the water squelch beneath them.

"Were you not looking at the ground?" She chuckled.

"No, I was too busy thinking about my chai and fries" you smiled, looking over at the basket of fries and cup of chai you knew were for you.

"Greed is a sin you know" she slid them over to you.

"Ah, you're the best. So what have you guys been up to?" You asked, shoving a few fries into your mouth.

"Nothing much, we just got back from the gym" Ymir replied, taking another sip from her jug.

"Am I the only one in the friend group that isn't a gym rat?" You shook your head, taking another bite of fries.

"You and Sash" Historia finally pitched in, she was frantically typing on her phone.

"Also I promise I'm listening, the cheer group chat is going crazy right now because of homecoming this week." She added, her eyes glued to the device.

"How long she been like this?" You questioned.

"All morning, she bumped into a guy lifting at the gym because of it" Ymir looked over at her, shaking her head.

"Wow, that can't be healthy" you joked, taking a sip of your chai.

"Mhm, I'm beginning to feel neglected" Ymir sighed.

"Okay, okay fine" Historia pouted, turning her phone off and placing it face down on the table.

You and Ymir both laughed at the action.

"Well since you guys don't want me texting about it, I can just talk about it" she shrugged.

"Hitch is really pissing me off right now, she all of a sudden wants to change the hairstyles to pigtails for the game. Fucking pigtails"

"What's wrong with pigtails?" Ymir questioned.

"Nothing inherently, but she only wants to change it because she wants to slut out on the court" She took a frustrated sip of her latte.

"What makes you say that?" You asked, the tea was getting hotter by the second.

"She admitted it in the group chat saying pigtails have more of a sex appeal. I'm sorry, I didn't know this was a whore house." She frustratingly tapped her fingers on the table, her nails decorated with vibrant pink polish.

"Also, pigtails are only sexy to weirdos" she shook her head.

"So just tell her no" you suggested.

"Can't, she's co captain now since our previous one transferred last semester. As captain and co captain we have to come to an agreement but she's a stubborn bitch"

"What was the original hairstyle?" You threw the rest of your chai back, gone too soon.

"A Half up half down"

You sat the cup onto the table, "Just do half up half downs and she can do the pigtails with it instead of a regular ponytail, then you both win."

"Eh, I'll suggest it" Historia sighed, picking up her phone again.

"Cheerleading has taken my girlfriend away from me" Ymir shook her head.

"Tell me about it, basketball is the third in me and Jean's relationship" You bantered.

"We should start a support group" she suggested.

"Ooh yeah, partners of student athletes united" you giggled, taking your phone out of your coat pocket to check the time.

"We should probably get going, it's 10:50" you suggested.

She nodded, grabbing her water jug, "Yeah, don't wanna deal with Professor Hange for being late."

You both rose from the booth, looking over at Historia, who still sat glued to her phone. "Babe, we're leaving are you staying here?" Ymir sighed.

"Mhm, the girls are gonna meet up with me in a bit, love ya" she blew a kiss, never looking up.

"Love you too" Ymir shook her head with a soft chuckle. The two of you walked through the food court, throwing your trash out on the way out.

"I need homecoming to be over already" Ymir laughed. You nodded in response.

"You and me both"

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Thankfully, you hadn't stepped in anymore puddles on the way there and the outside layer of your boots had dried. You made it to the lecture hall with just a minute to spare, sitting in the seats you'd chosen towards the front.

Last week, Ymir complained about the choice, but when you had lectures you always sat in the front to hold yourself accountable. If you sat in the back you'd end up on your phone.

Professor Hange clapped her hands, "The clock has struck 11, let's begin."

"Last week we discussed the Integumentary and Skeletal systems. Those are some of the easiest systems we'll go through. Therefore, I hope to see all A's on the upcoming exam"

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"That's all I have for today my wonderful students. Make sure to review for the exam on next week"

"Ugh finally" Ymir whispered as you both gathered your things and headed towards the exit.

"You have a class after this right?" She asked, stopping beside the lecture door.

"Yep, animal genetics" you nodded.

"Well, I'm gonna stay back and wait on Reiner. He should be coming out in a minute"

"What class?" You questioned.

She pointed at the door, "This one, him and Eren are in our lecture."

"What? How didn't I know that?"

"Because they sit at the back like normal people" she teased.

"Mhm, but I doubt they're retaining anything. Anyways, I gotta go I wanna stop for another chai before class"

"Yeah, see you Wednesday"

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The dining hall was just as busy as it was earlier, you had ordered your beverage and waited for the worker to call your name.

Glancing ahead, the two heads in front of you looked oddly familiar, "Armin? Connie?"

The duo turned to you, "oh hey y/n haven't seen you since classes started" Armin beamed, bringing you into a hug.

"I know, things have been hectic lately" you patted his back, before stepping back.

"I'm here too by the way" Connie smiled. You rolled your eyes and brought him into a hug.

"How are classes so far?" You asked, pulling away from his embrace.

"Pretty good, how's the internship?" Armin asked.

"Nice, my second day is tomorrow. Still can't believe Mr. Kirstein found me one so fast" you shook your head in disbelief.

"Yeah, he's cool when he wants to be, just don't get on his bad side" Connie added.

"Connie" Armin warned, hitting him in the back of his buzzed head.

"What? It's true remember what he did t-"

"Order for...Conman?" the cashier's voice broke the conversation. "That's me" Connie and Armin walked up to the counter, the worker quickly handed them their pastries.

They made their way back over to you on their way out, "Sorry about that, we'll see you at the game" Armin smiled.

"Order for Y/n" the cashier called.

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Once you left your animal genetics lecture, you went home and watched a bit of Scandal with Mikasa, since Sash had ditched you to hang with Nic.

On Tuesday, you trekked to your single class of the day. It was a random career class you registered for as an elective. Today was your first day attending, since the class started a week late.

It was also the only class you took with Jean, your courses rarely lined up with him being a Political Science major and all. As you entered the building, you let out a sigh of relief, you couldn't wait until spring.

Although you had to walk through the harsh Paradis winter breeze, you were glad you'd have time to see Jean, even if it was for a class. He'd been busy lately with the basketball season and his dad's reelection. He did have time to go to parties you thought to yourself, but shrugged it off when you entered the classroom.

It was a smaller more intimate classroom setting compared to your stem lectures. You briefly scanned the room until you saw your ash haired boy. "Hey babe" you smiled, sitting in the desk next to him.

All of the seats were aligned in rows facing the board, Jean had chosen a seat towards the middle. "Hi baby", he reached over to grab your hand, giving it a small peck.

"How has your dad been holding up with the election" you asked.

"Good so far..." Jean shrugged his shoulders, giving your hand a tight squeeze before placing it back on your desk.

He looked towards the doorway, "Yo Eren." Jean waved over at the brunette.

What was with the universe and its sudden Eren appearances. You'd seen him more this semester than your entire time at the university. When you saw his face, the only thing you could think about was how he'd seen you naked.

"He takes this class too?" You questioned.

Jean nodded, "yep, told him about it when we registered, he needed another elective."

"Sup" he took off his backpack, placing it on the floor and sat in the desk across from Jean. "Fuck", Eren sighed. You and Jean both glanced towards his line of vision, Hitch.

She skimmed the room until she locked her eyes on the three of you, her smile bright as she walked towards the group. She wore flared leggings and ugg boots similar to the ones you'd soaked yesterday and an expensive looking peacoat, her hair was tied into two pigtails.

"Hi! Oh my god, I had no idea you guys were taking this class too" she beamed, sitting in the seat next to Eren and across from you.

For a split second she looked over at him with a pinched look on her face, until she turned over to you, "Oh, you're Y/n right?" She was bubbly, a bit too bubbly.

You nodded, "Yeah and you're Hitch, nice to meet you."

"May I have your attention please" your professor called.

"Thank you, welcome to Career Explorations. My name is Doctor Kiyomi Azumabito, but please refer to me as Dr. A to keep from mispronunciations," a weak smile spread across her lips.

"Now, this course is only 5 weeks, meaning we only meet 5 times throughout the entire course. Therefore, there is a lot of work that must be completed outside of class. I emailed you all on last week to conduct simple secondary research on the career path that interested you the most.

Your final grade will consist of, your final project, all of your research, and the check-ins given throughout the course. Today, I will be splitting you all into pairs. I know most of you are probably upperclassmen and capable of choosing your own partners.

However, I chose your pairs based on the careers you chose, your majors, and answers to the student survey that you submitted at the beginning of this week. This will help you in the long run, since you will be choosing one of your two careers to create your final project on.

I know this is a lot of information, there is more in the syllabus and course's home page. Please feel free to refer to those outlets and if you are still confused please talk to me, now let's get you into your pairs" she gave the class a nod, before turning on the projector.

Seconds later, the board was filled with a list of unfamiliar names, your eyes skimmed across the letters until it landed on yours, right next to Eren's.

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You sat there in disbelief, out of all people, him?

"I mean it kinda makes sense, you're both STEM majors." Your boyfriend shrugged, oblivious to your misery. You glanced over at Eren, he was still sitting facing the board, like staring at it would make the names change.

You sighed, "uh Hitch, you mind if I take that seat?" You pointed at her desk, your face decorated with a tight smile.  She nodded, "Sure, we can just swap." She rose from her seat, grabbing her tote bag.

"Swap?" you questioned. "Mhm..." she stood by your desk pointing at the board, Jean Kirstein and Hitch Dreyse. "Oh" you grabbed your things, allowing Hitch to slip into the seat beside Jean and took the desk next to Eren.

"What are the odds" Jean let out soft chuckle, but the last thing you wanted to do was laugh.

"Seems like most of you have found your partners. Now, I want you all to discuss your careers with each other and maybe even decide on which one you want to base your project on", Dr. A announced, before taking a seat at her desk towards the front of the class.

Eren finally spoke, "What career did you choose?" The question was blunt and dry just like he'd been since the day you met him. "Veterinarian, I'm an animal science major. What about you?", you asked, turning in your desk to face his direction.

He did the same, "Neurosurgeon, I'm a biochem major with a concentration in neuroscience." "Wow, cool" you nodded. When Jean had said he was a STEM major, you always thought he meant something like health science like most athletes.

"Why the wow?" his brows knitted, he had an expression on his face that you couldn't quite read. You let out a nervous chuckle, "I don't know, I just didn't expect the captain of the basketball team to be a biochem major" you shrugged.

He scoffed "I get that a lot, so which one you wanna choose?"

You shrugged, "doesn't really matter to m-"

"Good, we can choose Neurosurgery then. Get my insta from Jean, I'll dm you about meeting up" he interrupted you, grabbing his bag.

You took your phone from your pocket, it was time for class to end. When you glanced back up, Eren was already walking out the door. You scoffed, turning to Jean and Hitch.

They were both laughing about something, as they stood from their seats. "Oh baby, how was it?" Jean noticed you still sitting there. You shook your head, standing from your desk, "Better than I thought I guess, he's just so blunt."

"That's Eren" Hitch nodded looking over at Jean to agree. "Yeah, he's just gotta warm up to you" he smiled as the three of you walked towards the door. "Will I see you Sunday Ki" Jean stopped at Dr. A's desk, you stopped behind him as Hitch left out the door.

"It's Dr. A in class, but yes tell Mayor Kirstein I'll be there" she smiled. "Will do" he gave her a slight nod, turning to you.

"You know Dr. A?" you questioned, as you both left out of the classroom. "Mhm, she comes to my Dad's events sometimes, suprised you didn't recognize her", he shrugged. You never paid attention to the people you were introduced to at those events, you knew they'd never remember you, so why should you attempt to remember them?

Jean wrapped his arm around your shoulders. Your body instinctively leaned into him, embracing the warmth as you walked outside into the Paradise winter. You missed your moments together, just you and him, but he was so busy this semester with his dad and basketball.

"You free right now?" He questioned. "For a bit, I have to be at the clinic by 3" you hummed.

"Good, we can stop at my place for a bit" he gave the side of your head a peck. "Are the other guys gonna be there?", you really just wanted alone time with your boyfriend.

"Nah, Connie and Armin should be in class and Eren's gone to the hospital" he patted your shoulder in reassurance. "Hospital?"

Jean let out a soft chuckle, "He shadows there, that's why he ran out of class. The man hates being late." "Hmm, then yeah let's go to your place" you smiled to yourself.

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At the guys' apartment you took off your shoes and coat, before walking to the couch. Jean sat beside you, grabbing your legs, placing them across his lap, he gave your ankles a squeeze. "I can't believe we all ended up partnered like that" you shook your head, looking over at him.

Jean nodded in agreement. "How do you feel working with Hitch?" you questioned. You could tell Eren didn't like her, but Jean seemed to be indifferent about the situation. "Decent I guess, she's nice and we're both criminal justice majors so it works." He honked his shoulder.

"Hmm cool, I just knew that she was a bit much when you guys were in high school right?" You continued. He let out a sigh, "yeah but she's okay now, she stopped the weird shit with me and Eren a while ago", he gave your leg another squeeze for reassurance.

"I've missed you" he sighed. You smiled over at him, "I've missed you too", reaching over, you grabbed his face and landed a soft peck on his cheek. He gently grabbed your hand, placing it into his lap. "Wanna know what else I missed?" He purred. "Hmm what?" you giggled.

"Those lips", smiling down at them, he raised his hand to cup your face. "Oh really?" you teased. "Mhmm" he hummed, connecting his lips to yours. Your hands instinctively went to grab his face, rubbing his soft stubble. Breaking the kiss, you moved your legs off of Jean and placed them on either side of his lap, straddling him.

His light brown eyes glanced up at you with confliction, he was probably worried about his roommates. You were too, but you needed this time with him.

You gave him a quick smile, before pulling him back into the kiss. His mouth quickly opened for you, letting your tongues connect. You could feel a smirk form against his lips.

Jean pushed you down against his lap, creating friction between the two of you. "Mmm" you rubbed yourself against him, feeling his clothed erection. One of his hands left your waist and moved up to grab your breast, giving it a rough squeeze. In retaliation, you bit down onto his lip, coaxing a groan from him. Your hands left his face, trailing down to his chest, then his jeans.

You quickly unbuckled his brown belt and unzipped his pants. Jean moved to grab the hem of your sweats, but you grabbed his hands, breaking the kiss.

You shook your head, "Mmm mm, I gotta be at the clinic by 3, we won't have time, but..." Your hand slipped into his pants, grabbing him out of his briefs.

Jean stared down at you, as you spit into one of your hands, wrapping it around his length. "Fuck", he groaned.

Your hand moved up and down his shaft, his eyes flickered to your face and back at his lap. You bent down, spitting onto his tip, before reconnecting the kiss, swallowing his moans and groans. Your thumb swirled around his tip, coaxing another mumbled fuck out of him. His hands moved back to your waist, holding you in place.

You pumped him faster, feeling his warm pre-cum leaking onto your fingers. You smirked against his lips, before giving his dick a squeeze. His body lurched, as his hips began thrusting into your hand. You broke the kiss again. Scooting back, you placed one hand at his tip, palming it in a circular motion, as your other hand pumped his lower shaft. Jean threw his head back, eyes closed.

When you felt him jolt in your hands, you knew he was close. "Fuck baby" he groaned, as his cum released onto your fingers and his jeans. You smiled at your accomplishment, pumping him down from his high. He eventually lifted his head, giving you a peck on the forehead.

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After Tuesday, the week trudged along with classes and your internship at the clinic. It was now Friday, and the day of homecoming, which you maybe would have forgotten, if it wasn't the only thing your friends talked about the entire week.

You didn't wake up until noon, closing up the clinic last night had been hell. For some reason, the other girl who worked there wasn't going to be able to come back until next week, so you were doing extra work.

Leaving your room, you trudged into the kitchen. Mikasa was already gone to her Friday class and Sash was most likely sleep.

You made your way to the fridge, taking out the orange chicken and rice Mikasa had made the previous night. You plated yourself some and placed it into the microwave, making sure to leave some for Sash.

After grabbing yourself a bottle of water from the fridge, you headed back to the microwave...*ding*. You grabbed your food and sat in one of the barstools.

"Mmm, morning" you heard a voice call out in the hall.

Sasha was up, "morning, I left you some leftovers this time" you giggled. "Good" she gave you a playfully stern stare, before heading to the fridge. "Oh can you pass me a fork?" You asked.

She nodded, going into the drawer passing you the utensil. The food was just as good as it was last night, Mikasa's cooking skills were elevating with every meal. You couldn't complain, the more she cooked, the less you had to.

You and Sash spent the rest of the evening eating and watching Scandal(again).

Once Mikasa came home at around 4, you decided it was best to start getting ready for the game, you had a long night ahead of you.

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During a time-out, your eyes skimmed over the cheerleaders. You noticed Historia and the other members wore their hair in a normal half up half down, while Hitch wore hers with pigtails, guess she went with your suggestion.

Your attention quickly shifted back to the guys, eyes landing on Jean, his hair was getting longer. One of the first things you noticed about him was his mullet, you loved a man with longer hair, although Connie would hate to hear you admit that.

Jean was discussing something with Eren and Coach Levi, the shorter man seemed to be in a bad mood, but then again, he seemed to always be in one. You could tell Jean was holding in a laugh, while Eren stood next to him, unfazed. Did he ever showed any other emotion?

Once the time-out was over, they both ran back out onto the court, but not before Coach Levi smacked Jean on the back of his head.

"Mika said the party will be a buzzkill if they don't win", Sasha recalled, leaning in closer for you to hear. She sat in the middle of you and Mikasa, always sending messages between the two of you. You chuckled at the comment.

"But they're set on winning, I'm pretty sure they've been planning the party for months" Sash added. You nodded, "and we rarely lose."

It was true, you rarely lost unless Jean got into one of his moods and threw a temper tantrum with a foul, but he usually kept his composure.

Sasha nodded and turned, relaying your response to Mikasa. Mikasa said something to her in return, and she turned back to you, "Yeah, because we've got Eren. That's what Mika said, and I agree." You nodded in agreement, turning back to the game.

He was usually the star of the game, which is why him being on the pre-med track for neuroscience threw you for a loop. He ran towards Jean, dribbling the ball with ease, before tossing it to him.

Jean swiftly caught the ball, throwing it into the net, a three pointer. He smiled at Eren, a slight grin pulled at the corner his lips as he turned from Jean, running to the other end of the court.

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The game ended 94-67, with the Devils as the winners. With no time to congratulate Jean, you and the girls were off to change for the party.

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The three of you got ready in you and Mikasa's room, blasting old Disney songs,

"Who says, who says you're not perfect" Sasha sang into her brush.

"Who says you're not worth it" You grabbed the brush, dancing around in front of your night stand.

"Who says you're the only one that's hurting" Mikasa chimed in, as she sat on her bed, sipping a black cherry white claw.

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You always hated having to find party clothes during the winter, but you landed on wearing a black mini skirt, a dark gray off the shoulder sweater and knee high black leather boots. Underneath your skirt, you wore fleece stockings and covered it all with the black cape coat Jean bought you last Christmas.

Arriving at Reiner's frat house, you slipped your phone out of your pocket to text Jean.

You

hey bb! we're here, wya?

As you walked up the stairs to the front door, you looked around, cars were parked all down the street. Jean hadn't responded yet.

"Ooh tonight would be a good night to ask Eren about the cabin" Sasha suggested, breaking her neck to look around, as the three of you entered the house. It was an all white, three story house that Jean's dad had funded, since he was an alumni of the fraternity. He still loved to bring up how disappointed he was in Jean for not rushing.

The house was decorated with white and gray marbled floors, that you knew would be ruined for the cleaning crew to clean after the night was over. The speakers blasted with house music, bodies dancing in the living area, the usual coffee table at the center, was pushed into a corner.

"But...before that, I wanna find Nic" she added, pushing through the crowd of bodies, leaving you and Mikasa at the entrance. The two of you glanced over at each other, shaking your heads and made your way towards the kitchen.

Entering the less crowed room, you noticed Historia and Ymir standing at the makeshift bar the guys set up for the party. A bartender stood at the island in the middle of the kitchen, mixing drinks. "Hey guys" you greeted the couple.

They both turned to greet you, "Oh hey, you guys finally made it." Historia exclaimed, bringing you and Mikasa into a hug at the same time.

"Thank you" Ymir nodded at the bartender, giving handing him a tip. The dirty blonde haired guy smiled, glancing at you and Mikasa, as Historia pulled away from you two.

"What can I get you ladies?", with further inspection you noticed his name tag: Porco.

"What you got?" you questioned.

"Well, not much since we're not at an actual bar, but tonight I can serve you a gin and tonic, vodka soda, cosmopolitan, negroni, mojito, vodka shots, or plain bud light", Porco shrugged his shoulders with a slight grin.

"If that's the case, give me two vodka sodas and four vodka shots", you ordered. He gave you a nod and went to work. You shook your head and turned back to your friends, "I can't believe they hired a bartender, what if they lost?"

"That'll never happen, long as we got Eren" Reiner budded in, coming from the living area, Eren followed behind him. His hair was down, falling at his shoulders, a few loose pieces framed his face. He scanned the room, unfazed by the boast from his friend, seeming to be searching for something or someone.

"You guys killed it out there" Historia exclaimed, throwing up her red solo cup, some of its contents spilling onto the floor. Maybe she'd had a bit too much of whatever she was drinking.

"Two vodka sodas and four vodka shots" the bartender called out.

"Thanks, uh I don't have cash for a tip, but I'll tell Jean to pay you more than whatever they're giving you" you smiled, turning back to the group.

"Shots!?" You exclaimed.

Mikasa took her drink and shot. Ymir shook her head, "that's enough for us tonight." She held Historia up by her waist, "maybe a glass of water?", she asked the bartender.

"Shots?" you held the two extra cups to Reiner and Eren. "Hell yeah", Reiner took the glasses, extending one to his long haired friend. Eren shook his head, denying the drink. "Oh c'mon bro, it's one shot", Reiner insisted, nudging the drink to his chest.

Eren shook his head and sighed, "fine" grabbing the drink. The four of you threw the liquid back, burning your throats as you swallowed. "Egh" you grimaced, placing the plastic shot glass down onto the island, Porco quickly retrieved it, throwing it into the trash. He was quick.

"You guys had money for a bartender, but not real glasses" you looked down at your vodka soda in a red solo cup.

"Hey, that was big money Kirstein, he probably forgot to add it into the budget" Reiner shrugged.

"On the topic of Jean, have you seen him around?" you grabbed your phone from your coat pocket with your free hand, still no response.

"Nah, he's gotta be around here somewhere though" Reiner shrugged. You took a sip of your drink and sighed. He was probably somewhere boasting about his win, he'd show up eventually.

You glanced behind Reiner and Eren at the entrance, it was Sasha dragging Nic into the kitchen."Sash" you called out, her eyes wondered around until she saw you peeping behind broad shoulders.

"Just the woman I was looking for", she exclaimed as her and Nic walked up to the group.

"You and Jean wanna play against me and Nic in beer pong", she suggested, her hand still holding his, as he stood beside her, his blond hair seemed to be tossed around his head and his face as bright as a tomato. You wondered when they'd make it official, it was so obvious.

You averted your gaze back to Sasha, her eyes beamed with anticipation, "I'm down, but I don't know where Jean is, he's not picking up his phone."

"Hmm well..." she pondered for a second, looking over at Reiner and Eren who were now whispering to each other about something you had no intentions of hearing.

"Eren can play" she shrugged.

"Really?" You questioned.

"Mhmm, right Eren?" She smiled over at him.

He let out a sigh, racking his hands through his hair, "sure, I haven't played in a while anyways, but I'm not drinking more than three cups"

"Well, I guess you better win fast then" she shrugged, attempting to put up a tough act, but you could tell she was already tipsy.

"Anywho, let's go" she exclaimed, grabbing your hand, dragging you out of the kitchen.

"Eren? Really?" You shouted, attempting to talk above the music, weaving through the crowd of people.

"Don't worryyyy, he owes me and it's kinda obvious Reiner kinda sorta finds you hot so I didn't wanna give him the satisfaction and Eren was the only other guy there" she shrugged, as you made it out of the living area and up the stairs.

"Actually the bartender guy was there, I'd rather take my chances with him" you whined.

That half drunken vodka soda and shot were slowly flowing into your system, each step you took felt lighter.

Sasha turned to you once you'd reached the top of the stairs, "plus I did you a favor in a way, Eren's pretty decent in beer pong."

"Oh how grateful I am for that, now im playing beer pong with my boyfriend's childhood friend who saw me na-" Sasha's hand swiftly covered your mouth before you could finish.

"Maybe we shouldn't say that right now" she smiled, directing her eyes to the bottom of the stairs, Eren along with the rest of the group were making their way up. His eyes scanned around, still searching.

Sasha grabbed your hand and dragged you into the frat's gaming room, which was surprisingly empty tonight. It contained a makeshift beer pong table, pool table, and a PS5 with a couch and a few bean bag chairs.

"Ready to get your ass beat?" She looked back at you. Shaking your head, you scoffed, "you wish."

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The rest of the group sat on the couch, watching the game unfold, barely. Reiner had left to find Connie, Ymir was nursing Historia, which left Mikasa quietly watching, since her commentary would 'throw Sasha off her game'.

It took a few trial runs to get used to playing with someone else but Jean. You knew how he played and he knew your strategies. You could communicate without words, but with Eren...

"Fuck, cmon you could've gotten that" you groaned. Eren kissed his teeth, "you're acting like you could do better", he frustratingly ran his hands through his hair, so much for that nonchalant act.

"Heh, looks like you're gonna be drinking more than three cups Jaeger" Sasha boasted, high-fiving Nic.

Eren scoffed, stepping back next to you, waiting on them to make their play. He glanced over at you, bending down to your ear, "listen, I really don't wanna lose to Sash, so we need to work together" he whispered.

With him so close, you caught a whiff of his cologne, he was a vanilla guy, another thing you hadn't expected. You cleared your throat, "yeah, me neither."

He let out a slight chuckle against your ear, "well we need to figure something out."

And a few turns later, you'd learned each other's strategies. Eren seemed to like to hit the corners first, while you went for the center. You also noticed he didn't like much talking during his turn, or in general.

He held the small white ball in his hand. With his eyes closed, he tossed the ball towards one of the back corner cups. It spun around the rim, before dropping into the beer, a bit splashing onto the table.

"Yes, let's gooo" you exclaimed with a little jump. Sasha groaned, chugging down the beer. Eren turned to you with slight grin. You raise your hand towards him, awaiting a high five.

He looked at you, hesitation in his eyes, his hands still in his pockets. You scoffed, "you gonna leave me hanging?"

Eren shook his head at your annoyance, connecting his hand with yours. The high five was quick, like most high fives and with the booze clouding your mind you had forgotten all about the thought of Eren walking in on you and Jean.

"My turnnn" you exclaimed, grabbing your ball. You didn't think too long on your throw. With a flick of your wrist, you tossed the plastic ball into the red cup in the center of the table.

"Yes" you shouted, sticking your tongue out at Sasha, you and Eren had this in the bag. It was his turn again, if he made this you'd win and you could tease Sasha for the next week.

"Nice job" he applauded as you stood back, waiting for him to make his move. Grabbing his ball, he gave it a rub on his black tee, that seemed to be a ritual of his as well.

"Cmon Jaeger we already know you got this, let's just get it over with" Sasha huffed, Nic stood beside her whispering something in her ear, most likely attempting to give her reassurance, she wasn't having it tho.

Eren let out a slight chuckle, you could see the corner of his mouth pull into a smirk. He loved this, tormenting Sasha, but it was for her own good, she's the one who forced you to play with each other.

Before you knew it, the ball was in the air, before dropping into the last corner cup, with a splash, beer spilling onto the table.

"Let's gooo" you exclaimed jumping up, Eren turned to you with a satisfied smile on his face, his green eyes beaming. "Good game" his hand reached out in front of you, you grabbed it giving it a slight shake with a nod, "you too, you're good."

"Eh, there's a science to it, it's physics" he shrugged, slipping his hand back into his pocket.

"You know, that's what I get for going against two nerds. You bring science into everything" Sasha scoffed, picking up the cup of beer, before chugging it down. She let out a roaring burp, turning to Nic.

"Should've made her play with Reiner he's a meat head" she attempted to whisper, but failed miserably. "A meat head huh" the stocky blonde walked through the door, a bag of weed in his hand and an already buzzed Connie on his tail. Beside you, you could hear Eren let out a soft chuckle, amused by the conversation.

Sasha whipped her head around, "heh meat head? Nooo I said...you know what, yeah I said it you're a meat head" she nodded, the alcohol wasn't doing her any favors.

"Gonna pretend that's the booze talking" Reiner shook his head. "Anyways, I came barring gifts" he held up a tiny bag of weed.

"Nic, you rolling?"

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Some time pasted, you didn't know how much. The mixture of drinks were still in your system, but it felt nice, a calm in the storm of your life with school.

Your friends passed around the blunt Nic had rolled, it was now nothing but a small nub, alluding to how long you were sitting in a haze. You were sat on the sectional couch beside Sasha and Nic. Mikasa sat on the long end, sipping on another drink, at least you assumed it was a new one and not the same one from earlier.

Historia and Ymir had left after Historia began soft launching signs of throwing up. Connie and Reiner sat on bean bags by the couch, the sight of someone as muscular as Reiner sitting on a bean bag never got old.

You let out a soft chuckle to yourself. Eren had left out of the room a bit after the rotation began, once it got around to him he just mumbled "you know I don't smoke" and got up and left the room.

Nobody seemed to think anything of it, instead the blunt was passed to Mikasa. You didn't smoke either but you still stayed. "Ay, look who finally decided to grace us with his presence", Reiner's voice took you out of your thoughts.

Your eyes moved towards the door, it was Jean, his a face burning red, he'd drunk too much, and even you could tell at the state you were in. You couldn't help but smile, once his eyes met yours.

"Sorry, I'm the man of the hour tonight. Had to make a few pit stops before the main event" he gave you all a cocky smile, walking over towards the couch.

There was something you felt you needed to be mad with him about, but once he was in front of you, you'd completely forgotten what it was. "Hey baby", he cooed before giving your cheek a peck.

He tapped your thighs for you to open them, as he sat on the floor, his upper body now between your legs. Jean rested his back against the couch, as you reached your hands out towards his head, fingers playing with his hair.

"Bro, how are you loaded and still can't afford an iron" Connie blurted, passing the bud Reiner, but his comment was directed at Jean.

You hadn't noticed, but his white long sleeved shirt was wrinkled. "Eh it's probably from hugging everybody congratulating me, wasn't wrinkled when I got here" he shrugged, laying his head back further into your lap, giving you better access to his hair.

"Ion know man, that shit has more wrinkles than my grandma" Connie continued, shaking his head, his eyes a glossy red.

"Isn't your grandma dead" Sasha added beside you, before tapping Jean's shoulder to take the blunt.

"Yeah, that's how bad it is" Connie let out a dry laugh.

"Maybe I could use that smooth head of yours to straighten it out" Jean retorted, taking a hit and exhaling.

He rose from your touch to pass it back to Connie, who'd probably get the last hit. Connie snatched it from him, resulting in the bud falling onto the floor. If it were your apartment or maybe even the guys it'd probably be okay to still take a hit, but it was the floor of a frat house, and even a completely stoned Connie knew better.

"Welp that's the end of that" he shrugged, putting the nub out, against the floor. There wasn't much more damage that could be done to it. It just added to the unknown stains that decorated the place.

The door swung open again, commotion from the hall and down stairs filtered in, before muffling back out as Eren walked in, closing it behind him. The look on his face almost seemed to be disappointment? betrayal? Whatever it was, it wasn't positive.

His eyes scanned the room before they met yours, swiftly dropping to Jean. You blinked and just like that, his face was back to normal, expressionless.

"Ohh Eren's back" Sasha sarcastically scoffed.

"Still mad we beat you" you joked.

"We?" Jean questioned, turning his head around towards the two of you.

"Mhm, I made them team up, since someone wasn't answering his phone. I had to get creative, but I should've just waited. Sometimes I forget he's good at everything" she shook her head at the last comment.

You glanced over to gage Eren's reaction, a faint smile decorated his lips. Jean responded with a mere "hmm", placing his head back into your lap.

However, you took your hands from his hair, placing them onto your thighs. Sasha had reminded you why you were mad at him, he hadn't answered your messages.

"Ya know this reminds me of the good ole' days at Eren's cabin, with the addition of Y/n and Nic of course" Mikasa added, reminiscing.

Sasha perked up, "yeah Eren, we should go for spring break. We haven't been in years", she looked down at him, at the end of the sectional.

He let out a sigh, "sure whatever."

"Told you" Sasha whispered to you. "Told her what?" Jean noisily questioned. "Nothing." She giggled.

To be honest, you'd completely forgotten about the plan for spring break, but now that it was set, you were excited to spend time with your friends. Your schedules were always so busy nowadays.

"Ugh, I'm tired of this room let's go downstairs and dance" Sasha announced.