[If it matters a lot, then he's glad he said it. When she returns the affection, he's almost embarrassed to feel a very young sort of giddiness, hidden in his chest; like being fifteen again, just...
[Wanting someone to like him. Come to think of it, it's not such a faraway feeling, after all. Eren knows that he has plenty of people out there who love him; he struggles with that enough. As far as simply enjoying his presence as a person? That feels bigger, somehow.
[His smile becomes a bit sloppy, awkward, like he really is just nineteen.]
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[Wanting someone to like him. Come to think of it, it's not such a faraway feeling, after all. Eren knows that he has plenty of people out there who love him; he struggles with that enough. As far as simply enjoying his presence as a person? That feels bigger, somehow.
[His smile becomes a bit sloppy, awkward, like he really is just nineteen.]
Works out, then.