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[dreamsofwings]

[ He stares at this for a minute. "Hey beautiful?" Seriously? ]

What a weird question. Same as usual. I pulled it up today.

[hometown]

It's not weird. Sometimes it's up, sometimes it's down. I like both

[dreamsofwings]

Ok. Good, I guess.

Why are you writing me to ask though?

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[hometown]

I was trying to picture you and I couldn't get your hair right. You look a lot different, you know. There's some stuff that's the same. I keeping

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[hometown]

Stupid letters

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[hometown]

I'm a few drinks in

[ "A few"… ]

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[dreamsofwings]

So you're drunk and you wanted to know what my hair looks like.

[ WHAT, is he some kind of fantasy now?

Actually he doesn't hate that idea. ]

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[dreamsofwings]

[ After a minute, he sends this. ]

It looks like that. Now you can look at it whenever you want.

[hometown]

[ There's a good two minute pause while Reiner just gazes at that picture, spellbound. The pause continues for another minute or so while he figures out how to save it.

Eventually, he texts again. ]

You're gorgeous, Eren. I know I say that, but I don't think it's enough. I need to say it more

[dreamsofwings]

[ TWO compliments? Wow, he really is drunk, huh. Eren has a hard time imagining he'd be this free with any of that outside the bedroom if he wasn't drunk. ]

You can say it all you want. You're gorgeous too though.

[ Good thing this is in text, because he'd fall on his face out loud, probably. ]

Is that really all you wrote me for?

[ He doesn't know the word "texted." ]

[hometown]

[ His response takes another minute. Then along comes a picture of a pink-cheeked Reiner smiling for the camera. ]

Yeah. No

[ Which is it? ]

I turn 18 tomorrow

[dreamsofwings]

[ Eren at least knows how to save photos. And isn't drunk. ]

I wouldn't say it if I didn't think it.

Oh that's right. Your birthday. Is that why you're drunk?

[hometown]

It's different hearing it from you. Reading it

[ Same difference! ]

Yeah. This seemed like the easiest way to send off 17. I never know whether to celebrate or mourn, you know? You're supposed to celebrate. This does both. Sorta

[dreamsofwings]

Is it?

I haven't celebrated in a long time. It wasn't mourning either, just running out of time. Needing to hurry.

The last one this year, I didn't talk to anyone about it. It just happened. I shouldn't be alive but I am. It's weird.

You have time left though. We said we'd live, right? What do you want to do?

[hometown]

I don't know. Maybe forget all the bad stuff for a while. Make new memories. Escape

[ Things he would never admit while sober. ]

It was March 30th, right? Why didn't you do anything?

[dreamsofwings]

Yeah. You should try that sober too.

I don’t know. There were less of you here then. I didn't really know where I stood then with everyone. It doesn't really matter. Some of them can never know the significance of me living this long.

[ He's aware the math doesn't add up and that part about not knowing where he stands might seem well and he might be tipping his hand too far. But this is in text and Reiner is drunk anyway so whatever. ]

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[hometown]

[ Reiner is indeed way too drunk to question Eren's words as much as he should. Maybe he'll reread it later, or something will spark a memory down the line. For now, he just frowns at the text, aware that he's missing something but unsure what the hell it is. ]

I really don't like our world's future

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[hometown]

[ He then fails to elaborate. ]

I decided what I wanna do. I wanna celebrate your birthday

[dreamsofwings]

There's nothing to like about it.

[ But enough of that! ]

My birthday was months ago. Don’t you mean you want to celebrate yours?

[hometown]

No, I mean yours. I wasn't here in March. I wanna celebrate it now

[dreamsofwings]

[ He doesn't know what to say for a few minutes.
]

Okay. How?

[hometown]

However you want. I can take you on an actual date. One where we don't get pissed off. We can pick a district neither of us knows well and walk around until we find a restaurant that smells good. You can eat something brand new. We can have ice cream cake. Did you know they sell ice cream cake? That's a luxury!

[dreamsofwings]

A real date? I've never been on a date.

Ice cream cake. Like it's both? That sounds amazing actually.

Ok. There's something I want to tell you in person anyway.

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[hometown]

What is it?

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[hometown]

Wait. Shit, you said in person