Art By: torima5no

THE INJURY OF FINALLY KNOWING YOU

SYNOPSIS: Marry the Marleyan prince and produce a healthy heir to join two warring kingdoms. These are the terms. It should be easy; sacrificing yourself for the good of your people is not an unfamiliar concept to you.

But when you meet Reiner Braun, one of the esteemed guards to the Marleyan royal family, you realize that you won’t be the only one making sacrifices. There’s something special between you and the guard—something sacred.

As your wedding day approaches, you have a choice to make; will you follow your duties to save your beautiful homeland, or will you follow the string that binds your soul to Reiner’s?

WARNINGS/TAGS: royalty AU, soulmates AU, Royal Guard!Reiner x Princess!reader, medieval setting, forced marriage, coercion, infidelity, explicit sexual content, inaccuracies of the medieval time period, setting typical violence, general misogyny, angst, fem-bodied/identifying reader, mutual pining, slow burn

ADDITIONAL SERIES INFO

Coming soon!

Reiner's love language is touch. Even when you guys are fucking fighting over something stupid for days, he still can't sleep without you cuddling up next to him. "C'mon, girl." He huffs, hands gripping the supple flesh of your thighs and pulling slightly. "Put your leg on my leg so I can get some fucking sleep." You can't help but groan at how annoying he can be, not interested in babying him while you're in the middle of a fight. You listen anyway, missing the feeling of his warmth yourself and pull your thigh over his, arms finding their way over his neck and pulling his face to rest between your tits - just the way he likes it. And its really not long before the room fills with his silent snores.

In his sleep, he pulls your body flush against his and wraps his muscular arms around your waist, the feeling of skin to skin contact with your partner making you fully forget what the two of you were fighting over to begin with. Reiner stirs in his sleep a bit, cracking an eye open to see if you're still awake and when he sees that you are, he pulls you a bit closer (if it were even possible at this point). He mumbles something under his breath, mouth a bit muffled under the weight of your tits but he can't bring himself to move his face for a minute.

He repeats himself. "'M sorry." And, to be honest, he's got no clue what he's apologizing for by now. The argument was days ago. He's not even sure if he's the one in the wrong. He just can't handle the tension between you guys anymore. Reiner hates fighting with his girl, knows he'll never win against you anyway. He kisses your collarbone a little, an attempt to coax you out of your fit. You giggle, fingernails carding through his soft blond roots. How can you stay mad at your man like this? "You know I forgive you." You smile, kissing his forehead in return.

being fucked while you're both on your side...him behind you holding up one of your legs and grinding into you slowly....the morning light just peeking in through your blinds....

romantic confession dialogue prompts 

"i can't pretend anymore."

"you need to know that i have grown to care for you. deeply."

"i've loved you since the moment i first laid my eyes on you."

"you deserve to know."

"it's you. it's always been you."

"are you really so oblivious?"

"there isn't anything that i wouldn't do for you."

"i was made to love you." 

"i cannot bare to be apart from you anymore." 

"please. please just listen to me."

"don't make me say it. i can't say the words."

"you are all i can think about."

"i can't fathom the idea of my life without you in it."

"i dream of you. all i do, is dream of you."

"i am so very in love with you."

"is it so obvious how infatuated i am?"

"for years i have yearned for you, in secrecy and silence."

"we have just met and yet it feels like i have known you for a lifetime."

"you are everything. everything."

"it hurts me, just how much i ache for you."

"i don't know if i can't bring myself to speak it."

"i know that this is not what you want to hear..."

"after everything you've done, i still love you. with all i am."

"it's true."

"i cannot stand you, and yet i also cannot stand to be away from you."

"please...say something."

"i feel your absence in everything that i do alone, in every place i go without you."

"your smile brings me so much joy."

"i'm falling for you."

"i am sorry that you found out this way."

we need to make using chatgpt embarrassing bc sorry it really is. what do you mean you can’t write an email

having pro football player!reiner thoughts

https://x.com/gringatears/status/1763398559519408204?s=12

I'm not quite done with it yet, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to think about the Broken Earth trilogy at least once a week for the rest of my life.