Complexity- Armin x Reader

Chapter 24: Dynamics

"Aww, you're jealous of him," she cooed.

The blonde sighed and said nothing, only giving Hitch a side glance before moving his hands into his pockets.

"Who knew nerds had drama?" Hitch mused. "But, I dunno, blondie," she said as she combed her fingers through her hair. "I think even Becky got jealous at the diner. It was pretty funny," the girl snickered wickedly before turning to Armin. "When I asked her if I could sit next to you, I got the vibe that she didn't want me to. Her smiles looked like they were fake," Hitch had observed. She then hummed and stated with more confidence, "No, they definitely were. She's got the hots for you."

"But at the diner yesterday, she said we were strictly friends," Armin brought up.

"She did, but it sounded like she felt that you wanted to be friends. She doesn't realize that you like her! Give her hints!" Hitch suggested. "'Cause that girl's blind as hell. And you're pretty clueless, too," Hitch said with a chuckle.

The blonde stiffened up and looked at the girl next to him.

"What kind of hints?"

Hitch laughed at Armin's innocence.

"Like flirting, duh!"

"Oh..."

The boy went quiet under the sudden pressure he felt in his chest. Simply even thinking about flirting was enough to throw him off. He knew it seemed silly, since he always gave Y/n compliments, but flirting, he felt, was a whole other social tone.

"I-I don't know how to flirt..." he admitted shyly with a pink face.

The carefree girl waved him off and reassured him.

"Pfft, it's easy," she said. "Here, I'll teach you."

The girl stopped on the sidewalk and then cleared her throat, quickly fixing her hair. She then smiled at Armin and the boy shuffled around out of nervousness, not fully making eye contact with the girl.

Hitch moved in closer to Armin, closing the gap between the two. Running her fingers through her hair, she eased into a lax smile and then gazed into the boy's blue eyes with confidence. She spoke with a casual lilt to her tone.

"Hey, Armin, how's it going?" Her eyes fluttered subtly and the blonde pressed his lips together into an awkward smile. He didn't know what to expect.

"Good, thanks," he said a bit cautiously as he began to over-analyze his speech. "How-How are you?" he stumbled.

"Real good, after seeing you again." Hitch said with a giggle.

Armin was at his wits end trying to keep it together. He didn't know how to respond to that.

He only laughed nervously, until Hitch whispered to him to respond back.

"Th-Thanks?"

Hitch face-palmed.

"No! Boy, you need to change your body language," she said as she moved closer to prod at Armin. "You look like you're in the middle of health class getting a lecture on periods," Hitch huffed as she impatiently moved to adjust how Armin presented himself. "Get loose."

The girl placed her hands on Armin's shoulders and pushed down on them, telling him to relax. She reached up to squish the boy's face without any regard to his personal space.

"Your smiles look so awkward! Smile like you're looking at puppies! Or a math book, if that's what makes you happy."

She then moved on and pried Armin's hands apart, telling him to not fiddle around.