"-sorry what was I saying?"

"You were talking about the time that your friend Levi embarrassed himself in some posh restaurant," Ymir answered, her gaze wandering as the two of us explored the winding roads that led back to the ship.

RIGHT

"Oh right- anyway, he refuses to go back there to this day but the food is good," I paused, catching sight of the ship. "I should take you-"

"Asking me out? How forward, I thought you wanted to avoid rumors," Ymir chuckled. "Sure, I might get in trouble with your father if I turn you down anyway."

....

"First of all- I want to avoid rumors that aren't true," I frowned, scowling up at her. "Second of all my father would be thrilled if you turn me down, I'm supposed to be marrying Reiner. Remember?"

I WOULD BE THRILLED TO FORGET IT

"If you don't want to go you can just say- but you're missing out on half of the best places in town."

"I could say the same thing about you," Ymir seemed a little put off by my response. "I'll go, I have to get to know you better anyway."

i mean

"Alright- I just-" I glanced between her and the ship we were rapidly approaching, "there are other things we could do to get to know each other."

you know like .

long walks on the beach <3

prolonged eye contact followed by . other things

"We were wondering where you were," Historia called out to the two of us from the ship, cutting off Ymir who had just opened her mouth to reply.

every time someone tries to tell me something they get cut off .

almost as if .

there's someone doing this on purpose for some kind of plot reason or something idk .

that would be crazy lol

ur so right

"Our friend took me out for breakfast," Ymir began to leave me behind, our previous conversation forgotten.

friend <333

ill pretend you didn't just totally ignore the fact that we were talking

im a friend <333

"Breakfast? You rarely do that," Historia frowned, helping me up.

ymir that's the most important meal of the day </3

i draw the line at being a breakfast hater

the tax evasion was ok <3

"I had a change of heart, and I was getting bored alone on the ship," Ymir replied busying herself with something on deck.

SO YOU WERE BORED

WHY WOULD YOU EVEN LIE

LIKE . I WASN'T GOING TO THINK ANY LESS OF YOU IF YOU WERE BORED

YMIR ..

YOU CONFUSE ME

"You could've just admitted it earlier," I muttered under my breath beginning to pace towards the cabin.

WHY AM I EVEN MAD

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IM MAD

WHY AM I FRUSTRATED

"Whatever you're mad about it isn't my fault," Ymir called after me, not bothering to follow after.

WHATEVER

is this puberty .

YOU'RE PAST THAT BESTIE

whatever- we were having a good time- at least I thought we were but her mood keeps on fluctuating wildly.

one second she's teasing me

the next she's frustrated

and then before I can blink she's enjoying my company like a normal person.

clearly there's something happening that is beyond my influence

i just-

i really want her to like me

i want to be helpful

"Y/N? Are you in here?" Armin pushed open the door, a few hours after I had gotten back to work.

hello <3

"I'm here, what do you need?" I set down my quill, turning to face him.

"I was just wondering how you were doing," his gaze wandered around the room for a minute, "it's a lot isn't it?"

the paperwork?

"Sure but I knew what I was doing when I offered," I shrugged glancing at the stack I had left to get through.

besides <3 it's something to do

"I actually wanted to talk to you about that but Ymir showed up and it got a bit awkward," Armin's eyes shifted around nervously as he lowered his voice. "You aren't being forced to do this right?"

HUH ??

"Wait- what do you mean?"

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MY DAD ??

I MEAN HE ISN'T FORCING ME BUT

BECAUSE OF HIM IM IN A SITUATION WHERE I-

"Is Ymir forcing you to do this?"

WHAT

"NO ?? WAIT WHY ARE YOU SO FAST TO ACCUSE HER ??"

HAS THIS HAPPENED IN THE PAST ??

DO I NEED TO BE WORRIED

ARMIN ??

"YOU DECIDED TO DO THIS?" Armin responded equally baffled.

YES ???

"IS THAT A PROBLEM??"

"NO I WAS JUST-" he paused taking a moment to calm himself down, "I assumed that Ymir must've had something over you and was using it to force you into helping her out."

HAVE MORE FAITH IN YOUR CAPTAIN

"Armin- you do know that Ymir isn't actually a criminal she just evades taxes and wears an eyepatch as a fashion statement, right?"

LIKE .

"No sane person would subject themselves to this," Armin gestured to the cluttered desk.

IT'S NOT THAT BAD

"Didn't you help Ymir with this? I'm confused."

DID SHE FORCE YOU TO ?

"Not because I wanted to," Armin frowned at the memory, "I'm in charge of all of the maps, she made me do her papers for two months before she would buy a chart I was interested in."

CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT

"Nothing like that happened," I rushed to explain, "I offered to help in exchange for her consideration on something."

i don't want to lie to you armin but i don't feel comfortable dragging you into my mess

"I'm glad that you're alright, I was worried that she had something on you."

THE LACK OF TRUST

"I would let you know if something was wrong," I smiled trying to reassure him.

"Right- you're sure something isn't going on between the two of you? You looked upset earlier-"

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

"Are you two going to keep on talking shit about me in my own office or can I come in?"

"WE AREN'T TALKING SHIT!"

"I'll get going Y/N," Armin excused himself, letting Ymir into the room.

"Finally- I never got a chance to change."

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IM SORRY THIS IS SO LATE- im on break and totally forgot what day it was

hope yall are having amazing weeks <3

- ami