The Ereri Project!

Contagious (High School)

Week 1

I have mono.

Eren stares at the text from his boyfriend. That would explain why he wasn't at school today.

Can I come over? He replies.

He makes a face, resting his phone on his lap. His mom chuckles at him. "What's that face for?" she asks.

"Levi's sick," he says.

"A cold?" she asks, continuing to fold her laundry.

"No, he's got mono."

His mom gives him a look. "You better not kiss him while he's still sick," she says. "So help me God if I have to take care of you like that you're gonna pay."

He frowns at her. "You wouldn't wanna take care of me?"

She shakes her head. "You are the biggest crybaby when you get sick. Especially with the sore throat mono would give you, no way."

"Thanks mom," he says, just as his text-message ringtone goes off.

I'd rather you didn't, Levi said.

Eren frowns. Is it cause you can't resist kissing me?

Yes. Eren giggles.

Levi sends another right after that: I'm just really tired and my throat hurts too much to talk to you.

Okay text me until you fall asleep then.

Week 2

Levi's fever finally ended about a week later so he finally let Eren come over.

"You still can't let any of the fluid from my face touch you though," Levi says as Eren walks in the house.

"Fluid?"

"No saliva, no tears, and, I don't know why you would touch this but, my mucous."

"You mean I'm not even allowed to pick your nose? What a jip."

Levi shoots Eren a look and the brunette giggles. Levi pops another cough drop in his mouth and sits on the couch. "I told you my mom finally let us get Netflix, right?"

"You didn't, but awesome," Eren replies, sitting beside him.

Eren doesn't see it, but Levi bites the inside of his lip when Eren sits down.

It's a cruel, cruel joke that the first time he gets sick since he was a kid is an infection that almost specifically makes it so he can't kiss his boyfriend.

He sighs as looks at the TV, scrolling for a movie or show they can watch together.

Eren shifts closer to Levi, pulling the shorter man onto his lap, wanting to have him close after that long week apart. He smiles at the flush he sees rise in his boyfriend's ears.

He kisses Levi's cheek, far enough from his mouth he feels safe. "I hate you," Levi says. "You can kind of kiss me but I can't kiss you."

"I don't have to do that again," Eren says warningly.

Levi shoots him a look. "You better do it again."

Eren kisses his forehead.

Week 3

"One more week," Levi says.

"I'm gonna die," Eren replies.

They have to sit on separate couches now, the temptation too great for them to still sit together. Levi's mom walks in from the kitchen and looks between the boys staring at each other from across the room.

"I could cut the sexual tension in here with an axe," she says. "Chill out, it's just another week."

They both turn to glare at her.

Week 4

Levi could cry when his doctor tells him they still have to wait another week.

He groans, rolling on the floor of his bedroom, not giving a shit that it's the floor, which is just inherently disgusting.

"I want to die," Levi says into the phone.

"Yup," is Eren's only reply.

Week 5

Levi doesn't even wait for someone to answer the door when he gets to Eren's house. "Hi Mrs. Jaeger!" he calls to Eren's mom when he passes the living room on his way to Eren's bedroom.

He shoves Eren's door open to find the brunette sitting on his bed doing his homework.

Levi shoves the notebook and textbook out of his way and straddles Eren's lap. Eren immediately grabs Levi's head and smashes their mouths together in a long-needed kiss.

Eren's mom blushes in the doorway.