--Misconceptions-- Jealous!Eren x Reader [AU] [RQ]

—Misconceptions— Jealous!Eren x Reader [Modern!AU] [Request]



Another day of hard work is over. This is Eren’s favorite time of the day. He is ready to get home, and spend the rest of the night with you. Eren and you have been a couple for two years now, and living together for a year and a half. The last two years have been the best of Eren’s life. He couldn’t wait to get home to show you how much he appreciated you being in his life. All he had to do is open the door to the apartment, and he’d see your smiling face.

Eren opens the door, with a smile on his face. The smile soon fades. Eren was not greeted by your bright smile. He wasn’t greeted by anything bright at all. The apartment was pitch black.

He steps inside, and flips the light switch up, brightening the living room. It felt strange being in this quiet space all by himself. Where could you be this late at night? Were you asleep already?

Walking into the bedroom, the worst-case scenarios pop up in his mind. Surely nothing bad has happened to you, right?

Peeping into the bedroom, he finds no one in there. But he does notice something on the dresser. A slip of paper with your handwriting was left there. Your handwriting looked sloppier than usual. A pen rested beside the piece of paper. You must have been on a rush, and have written a quick note to Eren. He picks up the piece of paper to read it.

Sorry Eren, I was called for an emergency meeting with my boss to discuss the upcoming deadline for his novel. I might get home late. Oh, but I did make dinner. Remember to heat it up~
Love you, [First]. ♡

Eren sighs. It can’t be helped. You were the editor for a famous novelist. Usually you would work at home. Only would you go out to meet him if it were for something important. It bothered him that you had to be out late at night to meet with this guy he doesn’t even know a thing about, but if it was for your job, he had to expect it. It wasn’t like this happened all the time anyway.

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Eren throws himself on the couch, and sighs angrily. Another night without you. Once again, he was greeted not by you, but by a piece of paper saying you had to work late at night again, and with that guy again. All he wanted was for you to be with him, was that too much to ask for?

Eren turned on the T.V., and lazily skimmed through the channels, hoping to find something to keep him occupied. Nothing seemed to interest him at the moment. All he wanted was to be with you.

---

The next morning, Eren was unpleased with what you were about to tell him.

“You have to go out again?!” Eren asks, slightly irritated.

“I’m sorry. This project is important to my boss,” you say, as you stack papers into a briefcase.

Eren groans. “…I even took the day off…”

You turn to Eren. His lower lip was sticking out. You giggled. Seeing him pout was one of the cutest things about him.

“The earlier I go, the earlier I come back home,” you explain. “I’ll be back before night falls, okay?”

“Fine…” Eren plops himself down on the couch, and crosses his arms.

You give on final smile, and leave him to himself.

Eren was starting to become a little concerned. You would leave every day, with some guy he didn’t even know anything about. Sure, you were his editor, but were the both of you really working? What if this guy was saying there is work to do just so he can take you away? You weren’t that type of person, right?

Maybe he was the problem… Was Eren not showing you he loved you enough? Is that why you were leaving him a lot? He needed to do something to show he cared for you.

---

As promised, you arrived home later that day. Eren’s face immediately lighten up when he saw you walk in through the door. He ran up to you, and immediately hugged you.

“E-Eren!” You were slightly flustered at his sudden actions.

“You know I still love you, right?” He whispered to you.

“Of course I do…” You answer. “And I love you too.”

Eren released you, staring at you for a while, not believing your words. He was glad to get those burdens off his chest…

“Oh, by the way,” you start. “…My boss is coming over to our house tomorrow.”

“What?” Eren was enraged at this point. “Why?”

“Well, it was my idea actually,” you reply sheepishly. “I thought it would be best to be elsewhere other than the office or in a cafe… And his house is being repaired, so I invited him over. …If that’s okay with you?”

Eren immediately wanted to shout no. He didn’t want some guy making himself comfortable in the house you and Eren live in. But, this might be his chance… He could let you invite the guy over, so he can meet him. Maybe even show him who you actually belonged to.

“That’s… perfectly fine…,” he reluctantly agrees. “I’ll be glad to meet him.”

---

“Come right in, Levi,” you invited him in calmly.

Eren looked up from his laptop when he heard the door close. Now was his chance to get a good look at the guy who was taking you away from him.

Eren blinked in surprise. This was your boss? He was… short. And had a ridiculous haircut. Not to mention, he was scary as hell. Eren couldn’t help but feel a little intimidated by your boss. He sure had a nasty glare.

“Oh, this is my boyfriend, Eren,” you told Levi.

“Nice to meet you,” Levi nodded.

Eren was surprised. Levi had a deep voice for someone so… short.

Eren nodded back, not saying a word. Levi did nothing but glare at Eren for not introducing himself properly. You noticed the uneasy atmosphere, so you decided to lighten the mood a bit.

You guided Levi to the dining room. “We can sit here while we work.”

“Alright,” Levi sighed. “I want to get this damn thing over with as soon as possible.”

You laughed. “It is becoming tiring, isn’t it?”

Eren couldn’t help but glare at Levi even more. It angered him how comfortable you were around Levi. It seemed as if you were acting the same way towards him, as you do with Eren. It was difficult for Eren to concentrate on his own work, when he was trying to make sure you weren’t being hit on. He desperately wanted to smash his laptop onto Levi’s face, and tell him to get the hell out of his house. …But, he wasn’t. He was going to continue watching the two of you.

Levi then seemed to reach into his briefcase, looking for something. Levi gently placed a pair of glasses over his eyes, and picked up some papers you had handed to him.

Eren couldn’t help but feel irritated with this small action. On many occasions, you told Eren he looked handsome in glasses. What if you told the same thing to Levi? Maybe he was doing this to anger Eren on purpose.

Levi placed the papers down on the table, and casually scooted closer to you. Levi would place a slender finger on the paper, and look at you while saying something inaudible to Eren’s ears. Eren couldn’t stand how you would continue smiling at Levi no matter what he said.

Eren was done being here, watching the two of you. He loudly shut his laptop and stood up. As he walked by the table, you didn’t even look up at him. Instead, Levi looked up while you were talking and stared at Eren. Eren gave a nasty glare, and continued on. He made sure to shut the door to his room so he wouldn’t hear your conversation with Levi.

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Eren walked out of his room in the first time in hours. He headed straight to the kitchen, not even glancing your way. He filled himself a glass of water. Eren heard a chair scrape across the wooden floor, but he didn’t bother reacting to it.

You popped your head head into the kitchen. “Eren! Guess what?”

“What?” Eren asked, a bit harshly.

Completely oblivious to his harsh attitude, you smiled brightly. “We’re done with Levi’s book!”

Eren was glad to hear this bit of information. Maybe now Levi would learn to leave you alone.

Shortly after, Levi walked into the kitchen. Eren immediately glared at the short man. He roughly set his glass down, and approached you. He stood right behind you.

“We’re having a little celebration at the office to celebrate,” Levi spoke. “…Courtesy of a lousy co-worker of mine.”

“Hanji isn’t that bad!” You interfered. “We deserve to have fun. We’ve all been working hard.”

“Whatever,” Levi scoffs. “I would like it if the both you came to the little celebration.”

Your face lit up at the idea. You turned to face Eren.

“What do you say Eren? Do you want to go?”

Eren glared at Levi, not knowing why he was being kind all of a sudden. “I would love too…”

---

Eren patiently waited for you outside of the woman’s restroom. He was honestly having a good time with you at this party at your workplace. Everyone was pretty kind. Eren also could spend some time with you. You would eagerly introduce him to all of your co-workers. Eren noticed some of them seemed to be your closest friends, but you still stuck by his side. Not to mention, he hadn’t seen Levi at all that day, which made everything a whole lot better.

“Hey, brat,” A monotone voice spoke out.

Speak of the devil. Before him was the short man himself. Eren couldn’t tell if the man was angered or not. He always had the same stoic expression on his face.

“What is it?” Eren asked, attempting to sound just as intimidating.

“You do know I’m not attracted to her,” Levi stated.

Eren was confused. Who could he be talking about?

Levi noticed Eren’s perplexed expression. He sighed irritably.

“I’m not attracted to [First],” Levi explained.

It amazed Eren how this man had seen right through him, and knew what he was feeling. Eren still couldn’t believe him. Maybe Levi was tricking him, to let his guard down. Maybe Levi still wanted to snatch you away from him.

“Still not satisfied with that you selfish brat? Do you want me to elaborate?” Levi asked, clearly annoyed.

Eren nodded. “I don’t think anyone would say any of this openly without any reason.”

“I’m telling the truth,” Levi stated. “First of all, she’s taken. I’m not the type of man to mess with a girl when she’s taken-”

“So, if you didn’t know about me, you would try to take her away from me?” Eren shouted.

“That made no sense…” Levi sighed. “I’m not even done explaining. Are you done throwing a fit?”

Eren stayed silent, waiting for Levi to continue.

“She’s too much of an airhead. It’s difficult to keep her on task. She always starts talking about you, or what she did the other day with her friends. It’s so damn annoying,” Levi explained. “[First] is always so excited about everything too. Doesn’t even know how to make a proper cup of tea either.”

“So, you don’t like her?” Eren asked, trying to reassure himself.

Levi ran a hand through his hair from frustration. “That’s what I’ve been saying this whole damn time, idiot.”

You ran out of the bathroom, and stood next to Eren. “It’s nice to see the two of getting along!”

“Tch. You don’t know how to read the atmosphere, do you?” Levi states.

Eren placed a hand around your waist, and pulled you closer towards him. “Don’t worry. Everything is perfectly fine.”

Levi slightly rolled his eyes. “I’ll leave you two be.” He walks away, immediately going to another crowd.

“Did something happen between you two?” You ask Eren.

“Nope, nothing at all,” Eren replies, a small smile on his face. “It was all a small misunderstanding.”

He leans down and pecks you on the lips. A small, gentle kiss. These are the moments Eren missed having with you.

“I did miss having you around the last couple of days,” Eren whispered to you.

You smiled. “I missed you too,” you said. Your tone changed to a more sultry one. “Don’t worry, I’ll make up for it when we get back home.”