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Levi and Eren had made their way back to Levi's house so they could relax for a while. Of course, when Eren wasn't looking, Levi sneakily pulled out his list and crossed out Girsha's name. It was a glorious feeling knowing the man wasn't ever going to hurt Eren again.

She stared down at the next person he wanted gone–Sasha Blouse. Levi did not like how she stared at Eren, so she was the next target for him. Unfortunately, speak of the devil, and the devil will appear.

"Sasha just texted me," Eren mentioned, flopping lazily on the bed. 

Levi hid his list away and shot, "What does she want."

Eren shrugged and opened the message. Levi watched his crush's eyes scan across the screen and widen. Eren's face turned beet red and he went silent for a moment. 

"It's nothing," Eren chuckled nervously.

Levi ticked his tongue and stood up. Before Levi could snatch the phone, Eren knew what he was up to and jumped to the other side of the bed. 

"Don't even think about it!"

Levi scoffed, "How bad can it be?"

"Well," Eren piped, his face glowing. "She kinda...maybe...asked me...if–uh, well."

She dies tonight, Levi thought to himself.

"It's kinda embarrassing, but she asked if you and I are...together. Like, together-together." Eren confessed, holding his phone up. 

I can wait, the raven followed.

Levi took the phone from Eren and reread what she sent. It was a blunt question asking if Eren was Levi's boyfriend. Levi really wanted to text back himself, but he handed the phone back to his embarrassed friend. 

"What are you gonna say?" Levi wondered, biting the inside of his lip with irritation. 

Eren paused for a moment before changing the subject and retorting, "You're asking like there's more than one answer."

Levi carefully thought and replied, "Wouldn't be surprised at how many people think we are. Remember the skating rink? Maybe the fact that you're the only one I don't threaten in the school? Or how about this morning in the cafeteria?"

Each point Levi brought up left Eren a brighter shade of pink. The teen dived back down on the bed and hid his face in the pillows. 

"I'm just not gonna answer her," Eren concluded, tossing his phone on the mattress. 

Ding!

Levi chuckled, "You sure? She said she knows you read her message."

Eren only made a whiney noise in return, making Levi crack a wider smile. When he finally got the nerve to open the messaging app, Eren quickly handed the phone to Levi and sputtered out, "Here! You answer it."

The teen dove back down into hiding, leaving Levi with the answer. He starting typing, making Eren nervous, and sent it after what seemed like centuries to the brunette. Levi tossed the phone back to the boy before returning to his desk. After calming down, Eren picked up his phone to see what Levi said.

Eren read in his mind, "This is Levi. What's it to you?"

"Levi!" Eren gasped. "That was rude."

"Am I nice?" Levi scoffed.

"A-Also, you didn't put no." Eren pointed out. "She's gonna start telling people we are dating."

"And?" Eren scowled playfully and threw a pillow at the raven. Levi caught it skillfully and threw it back with the same force. "You're being childish." Eren stuck his tongue out at the raven who gave a half-smile.

The rest of the day, they spent doing random things to cure their boredom. Once it got dark, they started settling into bed. Well, they were in bed, but on their phones watching videos or scrolling through social media. Levi decided to sleep with his shirt off, making Eren have a continuous shade of pink along with a quirky smile. He'd scold himself every time he looked over. 

"Whatcha keep staring at?" Levi asked, not fully noticing. 

Eren stuttered, "O-Oh, um, well. I-I think i-it's a twitch. Heh."

Levi laid his phone down and reached over, placing a hand on his friend's shoulder. It wasn't much help for Eren. Levi offered, "Do you want me to help you calm down?"

Levi meant that in a worried way, but to Eren, his mind was going other places. The raven sat down and stared the other teen down for a second before realizing. Levi couldn't help chuckling a small bit.

Eren pouted, "What are you laughing at?"

"Oh, nothing. Just the fact that your face is bright red." Levi teased, earning a playful punch from the other. 

Eren tried defending, "Well, you're not wearing a shirt. What do you expect?"

Levi got a mischievous idea and reached out for Eren's hand. He smirked, "So, you're admiring my muscles? Funny. I didn't take you for the muscle type."

The raven yanked the teen's hand to where he got achingly close. Eren froze in embarrassment, nearly passing out from being so close, but Levi went one step ahead and placed his hand on his stomach. Eren hid his face in his free hand. 

The brunette whined, "You're so stupid!"

"What? You don't want to touch me?" Levi tempted, scooting right against the other. 

Yeah, he knew it was a risky move, but after all the hard work he went through, he deserved a bit of a treat. Eren was becoming an absolute mess of embarrassment. Levi found it hilarious and adorable. 

"Quit messing with me, Levi." Eren whinged. 

As if Levi was going to take him seriously right then. Instead, he let go of Eren's hand and watched how the boy shamefully didn't move it. 

"So you were admiring them." Levi ribbed, stretching an arm out to scoop Eren's head. 

Eren didn't fight it and got more comfortable, laying his head on Levi's arm. He finally looked up at the smirking raven, who was obviously smug at the effect he had on the other teen. Eren quickly darted his eyes away, trying to not freak out about how he was cuddling Levi. The raven chuckled lightly and grabbed his phone again, continuing his video from earlier. 

Eren was extremely stiff, scared to move the wrong way–if there was a right way. When Levi noticed, he comfortably rubbed Eren's arm as a sign for him to relax. Proud, Levi felt Eren lower his shoulders and childishly nuzzle into his side. 

Eren's eyes traced over Levi's torso as he took in the raven scent. He felt protected and calm wrapped in Levi's arm, and his musk was clean but natural. Sure, he was nervous as all get out, but feeling Levi rubbing his arm was a nice feeling Eren had never felt before. Delicately, Eren traced Levi's abs with his index, curiously watching his stomach rise and fall as he breathed. 

The tranquil embrace was enough to send them both to sleep. And Levi was able to secretly kiss Eren's head once he fell asleep. 

3 Days Until The Red Room

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See? I updated again like an author is supposed to! 😂😂

I wanted more fluff so here it is!

Toodles~