feverish | older!armin x reader

    "Huh? What's that?" You took hold of what you spotted, and lifted to you face to see it better. It was getting dark outside, but you figured out that it was Armin's jacket. You heard it had gotten lost during training, so you decided to return it to him, before you headed to your assigned room for the night.

    Reaching the men's wing, you found Armin's door. Pushing hesitant thoughts aside, you raised your hand to knock on the door.

    "[Y/n]? What are you doing here? It's so late, aren't you tired?" Armin said as he moved over to let you in. He gestured towards a chair and offered you to sit down. Pulling up another chair in front of you, he sat.

    "I just wanted to give this to you because I heard you lost it earlier. Thanks for helping me back there, anyways. I, uh... really needed it. My gear, it never did that before. I really appreciate you fixing it." you said, blushing and looking to your side. You handed him his jacket back, slightly disappointed you couldn't keep it.

    "It's no problem. Anytime." he said. Avoiding looking at your face, he took his jacket from your hands, folding it then setting it aside. He slowly turned red as he leaned closer and said in a hushed tone, "I mean it."

    You raised your head and gave him an embarrassed look. "Heh." you quietly said under your breath. Realizing he was moving closer to you, you tried your best not to make things awkward. Slowly leaning forward, you gripped the slightly worn material of your pants nervously.

    "[Y/n]..." he whispered softly as he lifted his hand to your face. His touch was warm, but it didn't burn. It made you feel like you could melt. He gave you a soft kiss on the edge of your lips, making your face turn pink. You leaned into him as you raised your hands to the back of his neck.

    He's kissing me. You thought to yourself. You had a crush on him since you joined the Survey Corps years ago, avoiding him the whole time. But this time you didn't, and it got you here. Armin is kissing me, and I'm kissing him back. You felt your heart leap in you chest, gently taking hold of the bits of his hair within reach. And it's real.

    You smiled against his mouth as he placed hands to your arms, pushing you away. You moved back, feeling hurt and confused. Looking at Armin sadly, you got up from your chair to leave. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I just-"

    "[Y/n]." He said, getting up and walking over to you. He took hold of you arm and pulled you towards him. "Stop. Listen." he said quietly.

    You held your breath as you listened. Outside, you heard people laughing and talking as they passed by Armin's room. You stared at his lips while the two of you waited for them to clear away. When it was quiet again, you took his shirt in your hands and pulled him down to your face, giving him a quick kiss.

    "You really should have gone to sleep."

    You went "hmm" as you hugged him and buried your face into his shoulder.

    "Ah." Armin said, as a small smile appeared on his face.

    "What is it?" you asked.

    "Nothing. I'm just happy you feel the same way." he said, putting his forehead against yours. Taking hold of both your hands, he gave you a small peck on the nose. "I really like you [y/n]."

    "I like you too."

~

    You woke up to Sasha yelling at you to get out of bed.

    "Don't make me tickle you, [y/n], I know you hate it, and I will if you don't get up right now." she threatened.

    Surprised at the gravity in her tone, you kicked off your blanket and rubbed your eyes. "Okay, okay, okay, I'm up." you assured her.

    "Oh my gosh, you look terrible! How much sleep did you get?" Sasha asked.

    "Unfortunately, not a lot." you yawned. You regretted not listening to Armin when he told you to go to sleep.

    "Well, that's too bad. C'mon [y/n]! We have to get there before Levi or he won't let us eat!" she warned.

    "Fine."

~

    Making your way to the dining hall you greeted your friends as you entered through the door. You walked to the line and waited to get your food. As you stepped forward to reach for a plate, you felt a hand on your shoulder. You turned around too see Armin with a hand in his pocket, looking at you through his eyelashes.

    "[y/n]. Hi." he said.

    "Hi. You look tired." you said. Nothing that bad happened last night, but staying up was a bad idea for the both of you.

    "Yeah, I guess. Hey, do you wanna go out to the forest after we spar? I have something to tell you." he said.

    "Sure."