"Dinosaurs...?" mused the blond, attentively testing the way the word rolled out his tongue. "No, I've never heard about it."
"Oh..." muttered the (h/c) haired girl, her expression filling with disappointment as she sat back down and resumed to eat her breakfast.
"Why did you ask?" Armin inquired, not liking to see his friend down.
"Well, I found this book in the library... Huh... A dinosaur encyclopedia, I think, but I didn't really have the time to read anything since the corporal found me and put me doing chores..." she explained, an annoyed tone coming out at the mention of the short superior. "And I was kinda hoping that you could explain me about dinosaurs..." she confessed, a light pink dusting her cheeks.
"Well, I have an idea, but... for that, we'll have to break the curfew rule!" he said.
"What is it?" urged the girl, noticing how Sasha had suddenly scooted a little too close to her.
"Well... After dinner, we could pay a visit to the library so you'd show me that book...!" he muttered. "Though we really can't afford being caught by the corporal."
"That sounds like a wonderful idea!" beamed the (e/c) eyed female; slapping Sasha's hand away from her food while hearing the brunette's whimpers about a monster that didn't let her eat.
The blond cadet smiled sweetly at the sight, a light blush tinting his cheeks as the girl's agreement to his idea.
- Time Skip -
"Ah, here it is!" whisper-yelled the (h/c), swiftly taking a book from the shelf.
Wide blue eyes ran over the cover, studying every detail of it.
"Are those... lizards?" he muttered.
"Not sure... They do look like it though!" shrugged the girl, sitting down beside the blond and leaning her head on his shoulder as he opened the rather large book.
10pm...
11pm...
The facts and drawings of the reptiles; from smaller than a human baby to far larger than a 15m class titan, (e/c) and blue eyes visualized hundreds of the other-worldly creatures in pure amazement...
Midnight...
1am...
Tiredness, sleep began to crawl up and reach the mind closer to the ground. Slowly batting, the eyelids became heavier and heavier until (e/c) orbs closed for the world.
2am...
3am...
Waiting for an answer, Armin tilted his head to the side, only then realizing that his partner was fast asleep... A soft smile crossed the male's lips.
He put the book aside and, carefully as to not disrupt his friend's sleep, laid down with her in the sea of puffs hidden in a corner of the library.
Gently, (h/c) strands were brushed off the girl's face and her forehead slightly tingled at the goodnight kiss it received.
"Sleep well, (f/n)! I'll be by your side when you wake..." muttered the blond cadet. "..., my beloved!"