Eren Jaeger x Reader - Sleepy nights

The softness of the duvet against your tired skin was bliss, the pillow plump which allowed your head to sink into it like a hot knife through butter and the rise and fall of your husband’s chest under your hand was hypnotising. As the lights in the room turned out, you could feel your husband’s muscles tighten as he leant over to place a gentle kiss onto your forehead. Slowly opening your eyes, turquoise orbs looked straight back at you, love and kindness shining throughout. His soft brown hair was falling over his eyes every now and then, to which he carelessly pushed back, not caring what it looked like or how it ended up like in the morning. He whispered something you couldn’t hear, but you could probably tell.

‘I love you.’

A small smile graced your face as you kissed back gently before pulling away, your hands on either side of his face, his large hands on top of yours. Guiding his head down to below your neck, he rested on your collar bone, but you didn’t mind. You just wanted to sleep, but right now, you wanted to enjoy this moment with your beloved. He mumbled words you couldn’t quite hear, but you could feel the vibrations on your chest. Your fingers were tangling themselves into his brown mop as you whispered loud enough for him to hear,

“Eren, go to sleep.”

Two eyes peered up at you and a smile graced his face as Eren looked at you in wonder, not being able to get his head around how he even got you to be his in the first place. He remembered that once at a party, the girl who you hated was drunk and telling people to hit her. No one did it because they felt sorry for her and she was the most popular girl in school, but when she came to you, she didn’t even have time to finish her sentence before you right hooked her, making her fall onto the floor. That’s when Eren knew you were going to be his wife. As the smile grew even bigger, he nuzzled his face into the crook of your neck, his hair tickling you. You soon fell asleep, even though you had another person to hold up, your dream land seemed to be almost calling for you, but Eren was a different story. He couldn’t seem to go to sleep, his anxious gaze kept landing onto the door leading into the hallway. So many times he tried to sleep, he just couldn’t do it. It didn’t matter if he counted sheep, saba or even titans, he just couldn’t sleep. There was something bugging him and eventually - and carefully - he managed to get off you and sneaked out, hoping not to disturb you.

Managing to turn over, you inhaled deeply before realising that someone was missing. Your hand flying behind your back, Eren was nowhere to be seen. Fear slowly rising, you glanced at the clock. 2:34am. You contemplated going back to sleep, but a creak made your senses become clear and allowed your fear to rise even higher. Grabbing the first thing you felt, which so happened to be a jar of Nutella, you started to creep towards the door, looking both ways before stepping out into the hallway. The shadows seemed to be crawling on the walls, but all you could focus on was the indistinct whispering coming from the room at the end of the hallway. Remembering where every creaky floorboard was, you approached the door, the precious jar of hazelnut sweetness above your head, ready for an attack. Just before you let out your battle cry, you saw Eren in his sweatpants leaning over your baby’s cot, watching your little girl toss and turn as she slept. She was only a few weeks old, but she was a ray of sunshine. She rarely ever cried and she rarely ever woke any of you up, so you wondered why your husband was standing there. The corners of your mouth turned up and slowly, you made your way across the grey nursery room. Eren was so absorbed watching your daughter, he flinched when your arms wrapped around him from behind. That was until he spun around, causing you  to look straight into his eyes as he towered over you, his eyes sparkling with the same twinkle as when you were little when he used to state that he was taller than you. A hand trailed up your arm and landed on the side of your neck as he bent down to place his lips on yours. It was sweet, but full of all the passion he wanted to get across. A tongue lazily flicked over your lip, but just as you were about to part your lips, a giggle came from the cot, making you both look over. She was still asleep, but her brown hair tufts were everywhere. As Eren’s eyes came back to yours, your smile was still there.

“Stop worrying honey.”

You spoke softly before getting dragged onto the chair in the corner, sitting on your husband’s lap, his head resting on your shoulder. Giggling, you rested your back on his chest and you both sat there, staring at the small cot. You felt sleep slowly rolling over you, like a blanket that seemed so warm that all you could was succumb to the warmness and sleep. The last thing you remember before you disappeared into your dreamworld was Eren whispering in your ear.

“We did a good job darling, we really did…”