Hey guys! So this is my first long fic, let me know what you think! Warning, there will be smut later on.
"Come on, Eren, it's a perfect article…" Eren's boss Hanji whined as she followed him around the cluttered journalist's office.
"No, Hanji, I already said no. I'm not going to sit around at a stupid classical concert and listen to some dried old fart play a hollow wooden box." Eren argued and uncapped a highlighter with maybe a little more force than was necessary. Hanji furrowed her brow.
"You have absolutely no idea who this guy is or what he does. Do you really think he would've gotten this famous if he weren't worth it? Seriously, Eren, come on..." Eren sighed.
"What part of I have 0 interest do you not understand? I'm working overtime as it is. Get someone else to go view this guy." Eren said and turned back to his desk, leaning over to highlight the name of some wanna-be chef. Eren ordinarily would never talk in such a way to his boss, but Hanji has known him since he was a little kid, being a friend of the family.
"Ereeeeeeeeeeeeeeen-" She whined and grabbed his arm. Eren snorted and shook her off, walking away.
"I said no. It's Christmas break, give me this round off. I don't want to watch some random violinist." He called over his shoulder, flipping his hair out of his face. Hanji sighed and glanced over, seeing Armin standing and watching their conversation quizzically.
"A violinist?" the blonde asked and cocked his head.
"Yeah," Hanji said. "Levi Ackerman."
Armin's jaw may as well have actually hit the floor. "Levi Ackerman?! He's in town?"
Hanji raised an eyebrow and chuckled at his innate enthusiasm. "Yeah, I take it you know of him?"
"Oh my god, he's only literally the best violinist of all time!" Armin gushed and his big blue eyes went wide. "He's my idol. My grandpa talks about him all the time, and I saw him in concert once. It was amazing…" He trailed off, losing himself in the thoughts of hero worship. Hanji laughed.
"If only I could get Eren to share your enthusiasm. I wonder why he's so against it?" She mused and put a finger on her chin.
"Well, his parents kind of forced him into playing classical music as a kid. He always hated it and they ruined any chance he ever had of liking it. As I recall he was a talented pianist though." Armin said, pushing up the pair of glasses on his petite nose.
"Hm. Weird. In all the time I've known him he's never mentioned it." Hanji said thoughtfully.
Armin shrugged. "Don't hold it against him. Eren's weird that way. He keeps strange things close to the vest and doesn't know how to keep things that should be kept kept." He smiled, and continued. "Well, I'd be more than happy to cover it for him. Levi Ackerman is my idol." The blonde's eyes hazed over and a goofy smile crossed his face, thinking about his hero.
Hanji chuckled, ruffling Armin's hair and ignoring the latter's grumble of disgruntlement. "Nah, don't worry about it. You're working enough as it is, and you're the youngest person here. And definitely the most talented." She added with a wink.
Armin smiled and blushed a little, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. "I wouldn't say that…"
Hanji rolled her eyes and ruffled his hair one more time before zooming away, leaving a grumbling Armin to leave to go home.