[ He's nervous, which is a sensation he's familiar with but never enjoys. He's good at what he does, with the ODM gear, with telling people what to do in battle. Being with her feels like learning the gear again, sometimes finding something that he can do with ease and other times cursing his mistakes.
But she doesn't seem to mind it. Whether she doesn't realize or doesn't care, it helps ease some of that anxiety.
Still, his stomach flutters in a familiar way when he has her in his arms, settled so that she's facing him. They're close but not quite touching shoulder to hip. It's funny, how he's laid in a bed with Eren and not been as nervous; but he's used to touching Eren, because of their constant fighting, and he's not used to touching her without a reason other than his own want. ]
I want to kiss you again, too.
[ He whispers it to her, like a secret, some of his hair falling across his forehead as he shifts his head a little closer. He says it because he's not sure what the step of too much is for her yet and he'd rather check in too much than not enough. ]
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[ He's nervous, which is a sensation he's familiar with but never enjoys. He's good at what he does, with the ODM gear, with telling people what to do in battle. Being with her feels like learning the gear again, sometimes finding something that he can do with ease and other times cursing his mistakes.
But she doesn't seem to mind it. Whether she doesn't realize or doesn't care, it helps ease some of that anxiety.
Still, his stomach flutters in a familiar way when he has her in his arms, settled so that she's facing him. They're close but not quite touching shoulder to hip. It's funny, how he's laid in a bed with Eren and not been as nervous; but he's used to touching Eren, because of their constant fighting, and he's not used to touching her without a reason other than his own want. ]
I want to kiss you again, too.
[ He whispers it to her, like a secret, some of his hair falling across his forehead as he shifts his head a little closer. He says it because he's not sure what the step of too much is for her yet and he'd rather check in too much than not enough. ]