AMBITION - ERENXREADER

𝕥 𝕨 𝕖 𝕟 𝕥 𝕪 - 𝕥 𝕨 𝕠

𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕔 (𝕥𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣)
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"I don't want to leave," you sighed into Eren's chest after you finished repacking your things. It was only a one night get away, but you had somehow managed to overpack anyways.

"I don't want to either. How about we just drop out of school and move here together?" he half joked with his arms loosely draped around your frame. You chuckled at his remark, pondering how truly absurd it was.

"I think my parents would actually kill me if I dropped out at this point," you muttered back. "If they didn't kill me, they'd certainly cut me off financially."

"They'd actually do that?" he blurted as he pulled out of the embrace to look into your eyes.

"Absolutely. If I don't fall in line with what they want for me, my inheritance being taken away is always the first threat. It's really not as bad as it sounds, they never follow through," you explained.

"Like one time, they found out when I snuck out with Colt and our friend Pieck in high school. I thought I was so smart going through my window, but they have cameras everywhere so of course they caught me. When I got home the next day they nagged for hours about how they raised me better than that. That if I can't be responsible then I have no right to so much money. Blah blah blah."

"So, they didn't end up taking it away?" Eren asked.

"Of course not. I am responsible for the most part and have been a pretty good kid, aside from the occasional rebellious phase here and there. They would probably pass out if they knew what I get up to in college...but if I dropped out of school? Especially after making it this far? Yeah, I think that would be grounds to actually follow through on their threats."

"Sounds like manipulation to me," Eren whispered, thumbs rubbing soft circles into the dimples of your lower back.

"Pretty much. They do their best though. It's the only thing they can think of to keep me in line, and it clearly works. It's fine, don't worry about it," you reassured. Eren's eyes darkened with worry at your words, not at all liking the thought of someone other than you controlling your decisions.

You both said good bye to the sweet little cottage you called home just for the night before driving back to the airport. He played music softly in the background, his hand laid against your thigh as it always was when he drove you somewhere. You checked your phone for the first time that morning, as you were too busy relishing in the little moments with Eren earlier to want to distract yourself with social media.

You were completely shocked when you had 4 unread texts and a plethora of Instagram notifications.

Sasha

Sasha
GIRL WHAT IS GOING ON

Mikasa

Mikasa
Did he make it official??
I've never seen him post a girl
on ig

Reiner

Reiner
Not ready for a commitment huh?

You huffed and ignored all three, having absolutely no clue what they were talking about. You assumed from Mikasa's text it had something to do with your Instagram notifications. You opened your app next, and what you found stunned you.

Eren had posted a candid picture of you looking out toward the ocean yesterday. You weren't facing the camera, and your hair was messily thrown around by the wind. You were hugging yourself in your sweater to protect your body from the brisk November air, but the sun shined high in the sky. He had edited the photo to be black and white to match the other three pictures he had posted.