[ so, that completely kills everything. it’s his fault, but all the smiles break into worry as soon as he’s done the no, complying immediately and climbing inside to talk to him. he inhales, he holds his breath— eren is getting nervous, but not the good kind of nervous. this was not how he wanted to break news and keeps his hands to himself for now, only shuffling over and sitting down somewhere (the bed, a chair, anywhere to be shorter than elliot right now).
no beating around the bush. he knows not to play with that upset fire in his boyfriend’s eyes. ]
The present I gave you wasn’t the present I had planned for our anniversary. Or at all. [ a pause, just to make sure he’s following. ] I was so nervous I’d blow it before things were back to normal that I was— [ gesture ] that.
[ confession two: ]
. . . I even asked Akira to help me keep you busy because I was making things worse. I’m sorry, it— [ got that far, no. for everything. ] I’m sorry.
no subject
I know, and—
[ so, that completely kills everything. it’s his fault, but all the smiles break into worry as soon as he’s done the no, complying immediately and climbing inside to talk to him. he inhales, he holds his breath— eren is getting nervous, but not the good kind of nervous. this was not how he wanted to break news and keeps his hands to himself for now, only shuffling over and sitting down somewhere (the bed, a chair, anywhere to be shorter than elliot right now).
no beating around the bush. he knows not to play with that upset fire in his boyfriend’s eyes. ]
The present I gave you wasn’t the present I had planned for our anniversary. Or at all. [ a pause, just to make sure he’s following. ] I was so nervous I’d blow it before things were back to normal that I was— [ gesture ] that.
[ confession two: ]
. . . I even asked Akira to help me keep you busy because I was making things worse. I’m sorry, it— [ got that far, no. for everything. ] I’m sorry.