Beautiful | Eren X Reader [High School AU]

Beautiful (Eren x Insecure!Reader) [High School AU]

A/N: Hear music while you read!: youtu.be/lrF814OnFQ4
Pretty please?
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There you were, in your room staring at your reflection.

"I'll never be as beautiful as the other girls at my school..." You murmured to yourself, can't help be feel slightly envious at the popular girls at your school; while, you were just an average outcast at lunch.

You leaned in closer to the mirror, noticing your imperfections on your features. You grimaced, your hand stroking at your scars and pimples. Your mother always had said that you should be blessed; but you thought of the complete opposite of what she said.

You sighed and fell backwards, plopping on your bed, making the bed slightly creak. You stared the the ceiling, deep in thoughts. You always wondered what it is like to be pretty and outgoing, having lots of friends, and a sweet, caring boyfriend.

You were so deep in thoughts that it lured you into deep sleep.

~*~Time skip to tomorrow morning!~*~

Beep! Beep! Beep!

You groaned in your pillow, your voice marginally cracking. Your hands snaked around your small dresser beside your bed, searching for that dang alarm clock. Eventually, you grabbed hold of it, and slammed it onto the wall. It produced a loud crack, the poor clock smashed into pieces.

Oh well!

You slowly got up, yawning loudly. You swung your legs over your bed, stumbling before regaining your balance.

'Time for another day of school...' You thought, wishing you can stay in bed just a little longer.

You did your usual routine, brushing your teeth, gettng dressed, and whatnot. You came downstairs, holding a brush in one hand. The scent of pancakes and eggs wafted in your nose. You smiled gently, knowing its your mom that's doing the cooking.

"Good morning, mom." You greeted, your voive still croaky from sleep. Your mom looked up, and smile warmly at you.

"Good morning dear, did you sleep well?" She asked, while flipping the pancakes over with a spatula. You 'hmmed' in response.

You sat down and grabbed a pancake, shoving a pancake and sighed contently. Your mom's pancakes was certainly the best. You heard you mother chuckle, so you glanced up.

"I know you still have that child inner self, ___." Your mom smiled jokingly at you. You blushed lightly, a bit embarrassed.

You realized that you were going to be late, so you ran to the door, holding up your shoes and ran outside with your backpack hanging on your shoulder.

~Time ship brought to you by horseface~

You luckily managed to get in class on time. You slowly walked into the halls of Shingeki no Kyojin High, the crowd of students huddled together. You struggled to weave your way into your classroom. But after nearly being squished by the mob of students, you made it and went your way into class. Yay! Another boring of class. Sarcasm guys, you were just kidding.

~*~Time Skip! (Sorry guys I'm a bit lazy..)~*~

You exhaled a sigh, feeling reliefed that the first class was over. Your brain was drowned in deep thoughts. You glanced up to see those girls, those pretty, skinny girls. Suddenly you were dipped in sadness. 

'Those girls are way prettier than me...' 

You decided to ignore it. But your mind keeps thinking that they are more prettier than you. You felt a verge of tears coming, so you walked quickly to the nearest bathroom. But you didn't notice that you were heading towards a familiar brunette with turquoise eyes. Both of you collided together on the ground, books and binders dropping to the cold floor. 

"I'm so sorry!" You exclaimed, feeling bad that you had knocked someone over. The person groaned in pain, and waved it off, saying, "It's alright, it's an accident," Your eyes widened and your cheeks started to burn.

It was your crush, Eren Jaeger.

You loved everything about him; his breathtaking turquoise hues, his dark chocolate tresses, his passion, his everything! 

But, the chances of him liking back was unlikely. He was very popular, along with his friends Armin and Mikasa. You were a victim of bullies and the CCP girls (Cute, Cool, Popular) hated you. And besides, why would a handsome boy like him liked a girl like you that wore just jeans and a t-shirt everyday to school?

Another wave of tears came to you, and you couldn't take it anymore. You cried silently, your hair covering your visage. Eren notice this and reached a hand towards you, caressing your wet cheek gently.

"___, what's wrong? Are you alright?" He asked, his eyes softening and his voice becoming smooth. You shook your head, letting some of the tears sprinkling everywhere.  

Right, Eren knew your name because you guys both each other ever since 4th grade.

"Come on, let's take you somewhere that has more privacy..." He said, helping you up on your feet. He led you to an abandoned closet, not too far away from your classroom.

He opened the door slowly, door creaking as he opened the door wider. It closet was small, big enough for two people.  

He switched in the lights, illuminating the closet dimly. He gave you a serious look, his hues drilling straight into yours.

"___, what's wrong? Please tell me." His expression softening slightly. You burst into tears, flinging your arms around him and sobbing onto his shirt. He held you closely, his hands snaking around your back and rubbing it soothingly. He planted his head ontop of your shoulders, and whispered sweet things into your ears, you gradually calming down. You and him parted slightly to look eachother in the eye, a longing look on both of your faces. You lost your mind when you suddenly kissed him supplely.

Eren was shocked that you, a shy person would make a move on him quickly. Stunned, he let you kiss him; neither kissing back nor pushing you off of him. Your cheeks burned, but realizing that there was no turning back. So you continued — trying to express your feelings through your tender caress of kisses. Surprisingly, it didn't take him long to kiss you back — kissing you back with an overpowering desire as your own.

He rubbed your bare hip lovingly with his thumb — earning a throaty moan from you. 

You hands as a mind of its own — reaching your hand under the collar of his shirt — tugging on it gently. Eren hesitated and pulled away; stifling.

"___, maybe we should stop..."

Panic clutched your heart — feeling rejected. 

'I knew it! I just knew he wouldn't like me back!' 

Afraid, you began to stutter, "Oh my gosh, I-I'm sorry- my feelings- they just-"
Eren grabbed your chin, forcing you to look at him. He whispered you.

"You don't have to apologize; I can't forget neither forgive, because I love you,"

Your eyes widened in shock — unable to process his words in your mind.

"W-what?" You murmured, your mouth agape slightly.

"I love you ___, ever since we were young. When I saw you on the playground back then, I couldn't take my eyes off of you. As the years went by, I longed for you to become my lover. Your the kindest girl I've ever met;  Sweet, kind, funny; you have been there for me, you gave me the time to persevere after my mother died. After all of those years — how can I not love you?"

Hoping his words were true, you murmured, "Then why did you pull away earlier..?"  

He he took a deep breath, and exhaled, "I waited so long for you to respond to my feelings that I....I might lose control of myself..." He whispered, feeling embarrassed.

"But I'm not pretty enough for you...those girls are way prettier than me.." You silently said, your face saddening. Eren caressed your cheeks soothingly, rubbing his thumb on your tear stained cheeks.

"___, do I have to say this again? But you are right in one way; you are not pretty — you are beautiful. Those girls mean nothing to me. You are the one I love." 

You cried again, feeling so happy that the boy you love loved you too. You and Eren both hugged each other tightly, so tight that both of your fronts were flat agianst each other.

"You are beautiful, and don't say that you are ugly. In my eyes, you are the most extraordinary girl." He smiled lovingly at you, raking his supple hands in your soft locks. 

"Thank you," you said, pecking him on the cheek.

"Anything for my girl, ___."

~*~

"Those who called themselves 'ugly' don't realize that someone out there thinks that they're the most beautiful person in their eyes."

                                                                  ~France (Hetalia: Axis Powers)