chapter 4, season 1

eren woke up to the sound of a bell ringing, and the sound of your sweet voice. "hello, welcome to pottery cafe, what can i get you today?" eren watched you and the customers interaction. the woman wanted a specialized painting and to make an appointment for the next pottery class. "okay, do you need your painting done by a certain time?" you asked as you made the appointment. "next week. next friday to be exact." your eyes widened. no one has ever asked for you to paint something only a week in advance.

"ma'am, i'm the only painter here and i won't be able to have your painting done by next friday. especially since you want a personalized painting and a huge canvas. i can recommend you somewhere else to go. i am extremely sorry for the inconvenience."

"oh, don't worry about it sweetheart." the older woman smiled. "what time do you think you could have the painting finished? my daughter really likes your paintings and her birthday is next week."

"about a two or three weeks from now. is that alright?" you asked. "that's perfectly fine. it'll just be a late birthday gift." she smiled.

"alright, i need you to fill out this paperwork just to ensure that you want this exact painting, the time you can pick it up, and other important things. you can sit in one of our booths and fill it out." you handed the woman a clipboard and a pen.

eren was in awe with how professional you are. eren wondered what was the painting the lady requested. eren finally sat up from his position and stretched a little before getting up and walking over to you.

"look who finally woke up. you were out for basically my entire shift." eren blinked his eyes at your statement. he didn't even mean to fall asleep, but once he sat down in his booth, he was out cold. "i'm sorry, i didn't mean to fall asleep."

"it's nothing to apologize over." you waved him off. "could you take me home? i feel bad asking, but i really don't wanna walk home in the dark."

"i thought you already knew i was taking you home."

timeskip

"thanks eren." you smiled at the sleepy boy as you got out of the car. "wait, y/n?" you turned back around wondering what eren needed. "can i have your number? i meant to get it yesterday, but it slipped my mind." he laughed nervously. "it's ..."

"okay, thanks." he smiled as he watched you walk away. "get home safe and text me when you get home!" you slightly shouted since you were a little bit away from his car. "i will." was the last thing you heard before you closed the front door. "i'm home!" you yelled to see if anyone else was back in the house yet. it was only nine o'clock so you weren't expecting a response back.

you made your way upstairs and went into your room. you groaned at the mess you left that you needed to clean up, but that'd be a task for another day. right now, your priority was to shower and get into bed.

timeskip

it was currently, twelve in the morning. you ended up cleaning your room and getting started on some painting commissions. you already finished one, it was super simple.

a few weeks ago, a man a few years older than you, wanted a painting of his girlfriend in her favorite place, a bookstore. you thought it was the cutest idea, so you decided to knock it out first. you'd email him the next time you had work, to let him know it's ready to be picked up.

as you began your second commission, you received an incoming facetime call from an unknown number. "gotta be eren." you mumbled as you put your paintbrush in the dirty paint water.

"hello~" you sung as you set your camera up, allowing eren to see you paint.

"sorry i called you so late. i had to do a couple of music assignments and i forgot all about calling you." he apologized as he also set up his camera giving you a view of his shirtless figure.

"you forgot about lil ole me." you fake pouted as you continued painting. "but, what assignments did you have to do?" you questioned as you began painting the base color onto the plain white canvas.

"i had to make a few beats for some people, but they were also a grade. i don't know, it's so confusing." he sighed as he began writing down some music notes. "anyways," he started. "what're you painting?"

"an art studio surprisingly. it's ironic really because i'm a painter, painting someone else's studio." you bitterly laugh. "i really like my job, but sometimes i wish i had someone painting something for me."

"i get it. i'm always making beats for underground artist and i don't even get a simple thank you." eren complained.

the two of you continued on talking about the struggles of your careers until four am, which was when you finally finished your second commission.

"wow, you're really good at this." eren sleepily complimented. the two of you were beyond tired, but neither of you wanted to stop talking to one another. "well, i'd hope so." you sleepily laughed. "i think i'm finally gonna go to sleep." you said as you began to clean up your room once again. "okay, i'll go to sleep once you do." eren yawned.

"just go to sleep now. your clearly tired." you advised as you laid the still wet canvas on your desk before putting your paints and brushes away.

"nah, i'm good. i'm not even that tired." you rolled your eyes at the boys blatant lying. "eren, you've literally said you were tired at least seven times tonight."

"whatever, just hurry up so we can go to bed." you once again rolled your eyes at him rushing you, but it was understandable. you were just as eager as him to finally fall fast asleep. "okay, i'm in the bed now, goodnight, eren." you softly smiled before setting your phone down.

"why am i looking at the ceiling? set your camera back up."

"i'm too busy falling asleep." you fake snored which caused eren to smack his teeth in annoyance. "fine, fine." you set your phone up on your nightstand and gave eren the perfect view of you. "now, goodnight eren."

"goodnight, gorgeous." and with that, the both of you were out like a light.

mimi
i had this chapter written for two weeks now, and i really love this story and it's artsy aspect