armin has a crush on you
âł armin arlert x gn!reader
âłÂ genre: fluff, modern!au, slight college!au
âł w.c: 1.2k
âł warnings: none
âł a/n: this is the first time posting any sort of fic writing so i hope you enjoy! (criticism is appreciated but pls donât be mean)! also, i use "reader" as a placeholder name rather than "y/n".
âł not proofread/edited!
ok first of all armin best boy
i feel like arminâs the type to know how he feels but not necessarily know how to actually tell you
yâall probably share a few gen ed classes
maybe you were introduced by a mutual friend
like one day your friend mikasa invites you to study with her and armin and from then on you guys start to hang out together
is touched when you invite him to study with your friends
and when he gets there to the library and you wave him over to your table he probably goes to sit in the chair opposite you but you grab his wrist and encourage him to sit next to you so he takes an extra long time getting his stuff out of his bag bc heâs trying to hide the blush on his cheeks and ears
after studying at the library your friends are going out to eat but he doesnât wanna intrude on like casual friend time so he says he has to continue working on stuff and starts heading home
armin is kinda surprised when you jog up next to him as he walks to his dorm once you say goodbye to your friends bc youâre âtired and want a napâ
you look over at him and smile and ask if you can join him
and heâs like,,, âiâm just gonna be working on some stuff itâll be boring to hang out with me. didnât you tell them youâre tired? you should restâ but rly heâs nervous bc he wasnât actually planning on working on stuff he just didnât wanna intrude in your friend group
and youâre like,,, âno itâs okay i just said thatâŠâ you kinda trail off bc how do you tell your crush you just blew off the chance to hang out with friends for the chance to hang out with him. âi can just keep you company while you workâ
cue blushy min but who is he to say no really
so you walk together to his dorm and while he sets his stuff out on his desk he tells you to make yourself comfy
so you jump on his bed and take out a book
he gets butterflies~~ when he notices itâs one he recommended to you
actually melted when you asked him for book recommendations by the way
and when you fall asleep on his bed armin thinks he might just die
pulls a blanket over you and lets you sleep while he works or reads to watches netflix or smtg
when you wake up all flustered and embarrassed he brushes it off with smtg like âguess you were tired after allâ but on the inside he thinks itâs so cute omg bye
oh backtracking to books!!!1!!1!1! if you ever offered book recs to him he would short circuit i think
pls could you image âarmin! i read this book recently and i think youâd really like it here take my copy i hope you enjoy!â
he would combust bye
anyway after a while of you kinda inviting yourself to hang out/study with him often eventually he actually expects you to come w him/meet him/hang out with him
âarenât you coming?â
âoh, i thought you were gonna hang out with eren, i was just heading homeâ
âeren doesnât care, come with meâ
now itâs your turn to blush omg
after a while of yâall hanging out regularly he feels himself get more and more comfortable talking to you and not so nervous all the time
probably finds it attractive when you are genuinely interested in what he has to say so if he rambles pls smile and nod and rest your chin on your hand dreamily
so when he realizes heâs rambling and he notices he gets embarrassed and is like âsorry,,, i was rambling, wasnât i?â
you can respond with a smile and reassure him you like listening/are interested and encourage him to keep going
and heâll look bashful on the outside
probably scratch the back of his head/neck and avoid eye contact
but is internally excited that you wanna listen so he does continue
heâd be so touched if you ASkeD quEstiONS bc like,,,, that tells him youâre actually listening and not just letting him talk absentmindedly
i can see it now; armin texts you to confirm that your weekly study date is still on and you respond with âactually,, i wanted to go see this new movie with this guy i like,,, rain checkâ
and he gets rly sad omg like his chest tightens up and he goes âoh. ok, have fun!â
but then the next day erenâs like,,, cmon man no use in moping around get dressed and armin is like
no disrespect bro,,,, but stfu and leave me alone thanks haha lol
but after a while he does get dressed begrudgingly and then a few minutes later thereâs a knock on the door and eren gets a text and looks up from his phone w like a grimace or some shit and heâs like,,,, âoh shit,,, armin,,, dude,,, i forgot i had plansâ and arminâs like
(àČ _àČ ) you made me get dressed,,,, while i was brooding,,, for nothing
and then eren opens the door and looks apologetically at armin and heâs like âiâtâs okay readerâs great companyâ and thatâs when armin notices it was you who knocked on the door
and you smile at him and heâs now starting to put two and two together as eren slips by you and shouts a farewell down the hall and when you smile at him nervously and wave two movie tickets as a greeting he realises that no he wasnât reading the signs wrong, and yes you do like him back (heâs a Smart Boy) and when youâre like,,,, âso,, you are free, right?â
and heâs like â........you couldâve just asked me to see a movie with youâ and he mumbles the next bit but you still hear and it makes you blush âinstead of making me think all jealous and mopey thinking you liked someone elseâ
in conclusion yes he has a fat crush but yes youâd have to make the first move bc he would Not Know How
but you absolutely have a cute dinner+movie+walk in the park date that definitely ends with a kiss and both of yâall not being able to fall asleep bc the matching face-splitting grins are too distracting
like you both just sit in your respective beds for hours that night staring at the ceiling and probably eren and mikasa and sasha and connie are all giggling deviously over mikasaâs phone after you text her that the plan worked lmao and he kissed you goodnight and omg mika heâs so cute and sweet and it was such a good date and dsfjsnjfgijf
and when armin notices a sticky note on his computer monitor from eren that reads âtook you long enoughâ he may or may not shake his head fondly at his best friendâs antics except heâs got a blush on his cheeks bye
and if you wake up to a âgood morningâ€ïžâ text from him and your heart explodes whoâs gonna know
thanks for reading!!Â











