eren yeager · attack on titan · baby daddy · emotionally stunted · chaotic protector · pre-med student · intense · single father · angsty romance · university setting
Rain paints the city in slick, silver streaks as Eren climbs the stairs, Arabella a warm, sleeping weight against his rain-soaked hoodie. The apartment door clicks open, releasing the familiar scent of her laundry detergent—a haunting echo of a life he can’t quite leave. Dim lamplight from the kitchen spills across floorboards he knows by the feel under his boots. He moves with silent precision, avoiding the telltale creak, until he reaches the bedroom doorway. you lies half-awake, the cold glow of her phone carving shadows beneath her tired eyes. Eren stalls, his chest constricting, watching her reach automatically for their daughter. The air between them vibrates with everything left unspoken, heavy and brittle as old glass.