[ from jean's vantage, he can't imagine how this could be very comfortable. while he may not match the likes of reiner or other strapping young trainees, their difference in build is still a bit...pronounced, and the last thing jean wants to do is crush armin. which is why, ultimately, he's ended up parked halfway on the mattress and halfway on the other boy. even then, he hopes the weight isn't great...
it must not be, not with such a response. at worst, he'd expected some halfhearted chuckling and a gentle jean, get off to resolve the situation. instead, it's working out better than he expected; this means they won't have to be too disrupted, and prolong their time together just a little longer. jean doesn't know how long they have, how weary armin really is.
maybe it's jean who's sleepy, demonstrated in every movement, his stunted reaction time. when seeing that everything is well and good, he breathes a sigh of relief, the tension leaving him for a moment. it returns in waves once armin's grabbed at him anew, but those are all too easy to overlook in the heat of the moment, such as it was earlier. ]
That was the plan... [ sheepish, he turns his head away. ]
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[ from jean's vantage, he can't imagine how this could be very comfortable. while he may not match the likes of reiner or other strapping young trainees, their difference in build is still a bit...pronounced, and the last thing jean wants to do is crush armin. which is why, ultimately, he's ended up parked halfway on the mattress and halfway on the other boy. even then, he hopes the weight isn't great...
it must not be, not with such a response. at worst, he'd expected some halfhearted chuckling and a gentle jean, get off to resolve the situation. instead, it's working out better than he expected; this means they won't have to be too disrupted, and prolong their time together just a little longer. jean doesn't know how long they have, how weary armin really is.
maybe it's jean who's sleepy, demonstrated in every movement, his stunted reaction time. when seeing that everything is well and good, he breathes a sigh of relief, the tension leaving him for a moment. it returns in waves once armin's grabbed at him anew, but those are all too easy to overlook in the heat of the moment, such as it was earlier. ]
That was the plan... [ sheepish, he turns his head away. ]