[Her heart skips a beat when he shifts. She knows what’s coming just before it does—their faces closer, touching, and then—!]

[Nothing else matters.]

[Without protest, Aubrey shuts her eyes and loses herself to her lips on Eren Jaeger’s, his hold on her face, their breathing and their heartbeat. Her hands travel to his jawline, cupping him, pulling in as she tilts her head into the kiss, as if they can’t get close enough. Faintly she notices the goosebumps. Cute.]

[It’s nothing like the fumbled blushes and cold sweats of the movies, at least not to her. She always thought it might be, but… no. This is all she wants. It’s all she can do, pressing her body onto him, starving for his warmth.]

[She won’t break it first. It is, she thinks, a wordless I love you.]