The Sun and The Rose (Eren X Reader)

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    The delicate petals of the tree dared to fall off and bedeck the Earth with their colorful presence due to the slight breeze allowing them to sway to and fro. It seemed a miracle that a world so cruel and harsh could grow something of such beauty and grace, it gave everyone around it a sense of serenity and hope once laying their eyes upon its tranquil aura. Yet, even if the petals that floated down concealed his tears from the outer world, they could never be hidden from your sight. They were a beacon in the inky darkness of the night sky, signaling for a remedy to his despair despite his stubbornness and reluctance to allow help from anyone, including yourself.

    So you both stood beneath the magnificent and alluring tree, its fragrance swirling about your figures as if it were shielding you from the horrors that lie in the outside world. Swallowing thickly, your eyes roamed over his shadowed visage as he kept his jaw clenched and gaze focused somewhere off to the side so he wasn't forced to look into your concerned orbs. And as your fingertips slowly brushed against his palm, he pressed his lips harshly together before interlacing his fingers with yours, and stepping close enough to hold you to his chest.

    After all he had been through, it seemed as if you were his last grip onto sanity, or that you were the only thing that kept him tied onto life itself. You honestly didn't mind. You loved and adored him for every ounce of who he was, and you weren't sure you'd ever feel that way about anyone else. He needed love and guidance, he needed something or someone to fall back onto when the world collapsed on his shoulders, he needed you.

    To him, you were as vital as the rays of the sun was necessary to the gorgeous red rose of spring. You were essential to him, there to light up his world when he was in a cave of darkness without a candle, and to hold him when all else pushed him away. If he had to choose between you and everything else in the universe, the question would be answered in a matter of seconds.  He adored you. He didn't want to let go.


    You were the sun, and he was the rose.


    So you allowed him to hold onto you as tightly as he could, as much as he needed to, with his tears dropping into your hair as he held you beneath the flowered tree. He delicately pressed his laceration-laced lips to your temple, a tender whisper escaping his throat once he pulled away merely centimeters.


    "I love you..."


    Breath hitching in your esophagus, you could feel your heart skip a beat at his words. Sensing your loss for words, he held you to his chest once more, arms draped about your waist as he emitted a shaky sigh. You kissed the soft skin of his collarbone before burying your face into the crook of his neck. Murmuring in return his exact words, you felt his heart rate increase. He simply held you closer, pressing you close to him as if you'd disappear if you let go. Being the sun you were, you could feel him blossom, even if it was just a bit.