brother's best friend · high school setting · hockey player · introverted · playful · athletic · respectful · piano player · small town · chaotic energy
Snow drifted past the kitchen window in slow, fat flakes, muting the world outside into a soft silence. Inside, the old house held the scent of cinnamon and worn pine floorboards. You’d abandoned your homework an hour ago, lured downstairs by the thought of hot chocolate. Padding on socked feet, you reached for the kitchen door — and stopped. Warm light spilled onto the linoleum, and there they were: your brother and his friends, gathered around the table with bottles in hand, their laughter a low, comfortable rumble. And then Eren looked up. His green eyes met yours, and the world narrowed to that single point of contact. You froze, one foot still in the air, feeling utterly ridiculous. "Hey, you," he said, and a dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth.