The Ereri Project!

Prom (Deaf)

Levi and Eren's moms both sit excitedly in the Jaegers' living room. It's prom night so Carla has her camera ready to start snapping pictures as soon as their sons are finished getting ready.

Carla Jaeger and Celia Ackerman made fast friends when they finally met after Eren and Levi became friends, bonding over being single parents of stubborn sons.

Eren thought it was weird that they spent so much time together but after talking to Levi he figured that the two of them were probably just a little lonely with only their sons to talk to outside of work.

"Eren's been so excitedly about this all week," Carla says.

Celia smiles. "I can imagine, you should've seen Levi all week; so distracted. I think he tried on his suit at least once a day to make sure it fit right." She giggles.

"I can hear you talking about us!" Eren calls down the stairs.

They giggle. "Speaking of which," Celia says quietly. "Levi doesn't want to tell Eren yet, but he asked me about looking into seeing if he can get hearing aids."

"Really? Can you afford them?"

"Well, now we might. His grandfather just died and given what Kaney's brother was telling me, he split all his money between Levi and Mikasa since they're his only grandkids."

"Wow."

"Levi just doesn't want Eren to know yet in case they wouldn't work for him or something. We never looked into it before so neither of us really know what to expect."

"Call if you're short a little, I'm happy to help."

Celia smiles. "Thank you, Carla."

"We're ready!" Eren calls down the stairs.

Both of them stand excitedly and Carla turns on her camera. As they start walking down the stairs, Celia grins, noticing the boys holding hands. You two are so cute! She signs happily.

Mom! Levi replies with an annoyed face.

Carla takes pictures of them walking down, and of them at the bottom of the stairs, and of Eren taking a drink from his water bottle, and of them pinning on each other's boutonnieres, and of them walking outside, and of them in the backseat of Celia's car as they drive to Armin's house for group pictures.

Levi holds Eren's hand for most of the time they're there, adjusting to the sheer number of friends Eren has, all of which he's over time taught some basic sign language to so they could all try talking to him a little.

Levi is glad Mikasa's there. He was surprised when he found out Eren was friends with his cousin when they were fifteen, but now he's happy about it.

She and her girlfriend, Annie, are a calm presence in the middle of all the chaotic people crowding Armin's front lawn.

He sticks to Eren as much as possible so his lack of hearing doesn't accidentally put him in someone's way.

Though he starts to suspect quickly that Eren may have threatened them all into being aware of him at all times so they don't put him in a potentially awkward situation.

He's glad he picked this dork to be his boyfriend.

Celia could cry at how kind all of Eren's friends are being toward Levi. Since he got picked on in elementary school, she got him a tutor so he could be taught from home.

She's never seen him get along with kids his own age but she thinks now is that all he needed was someone like Eren to make things a little easier for him. Carla just can't help but smile the entire time.

"Aunt Celia!"

Mikasa walks over to give her a hug. "Hey Mikasa, how've you been?"

"Good," she replies and looks over to where Levi and Eren are talking to Marco. "I can't believe how well he's doing," she says.

"Me either," Celia says.

Carla takes a picture just as Levi starts laughing. "I'll make sure to look out for him," Mikasa says. "It'll be really crowded tonight."

Celia nods. "Thank you, dear."

Mikasa nods and turns to everyone. "Alright!" she shouts. "We have to leave by seven-thirty so everyone get ready for pictures!"

Taking the pictures took a little longer than expected so Carla almost didn't have time to talk to Eren before they left. "Here," she says, giving him Celia's car key.

"Armin's parents are going to drive us home so we could leave her car you."

"Thanks, mom," Eren says with a smile.

She smiles in return. "Celia and I are going out tonight and we might not be back until morning so use your good judgment and don't stay out too late without calling."

"Yes, ma'a. "

"Okay, I love you," she says, kissing his forehead.

"I love you too mom," he says and gets in the limo with Levi right behind him.

As the limo drives off, Celia crosses her arms over her chest. "My baby's growing up," she says sadly.

Carla smiles sadly back at her. "It's what they have to do."

"I guess you're right," Celia sighs.

"Anyway," Carla says. "We have a night full of gambling and martinis ahead of us, so let's go get ready!"

Celia grins. "Alright."