Porcelain : Levi x Reader (Royal AU)

T h i r t y O n e : You Are My Soleil

It's Hange that finds you in Levi's room on the floor, the tears on your face having already dried as you sit in the dimly lit space. She wraps you in her arms before placing a soft kiss to your forehead and rubbing your back slowly.

"Come on, let's get you back to your room Y/N." She grabs your hand and stands you up before you walk absentmindedly back to your shared room. As soon as you enter, Eren wraps his arms around you as you place your head onto his chest. He doesn't talk as more tears leave your eyes and for a second you think he must be frustrated to have to comfort you because of your feelings for another man, but when you look into his green eyes you only see pure sincerity and concern.

That night you fall asleep in his arms but are awaken by Sasha in an empty and cold bed. Rubbing the sleep out of your eyes you get ready quickly and find out from Mikasa that Eren was with Zeke discussing some things they needed to in order to prepare for the war. In fact, everyone in the council was doing their part in preparation and you struggled exactly to find out where you fit in in all of this. It's true that when you had first realized that all of this was caused by Historia you agreed that war seemed like the best option, but the more you thought about it and sensed Hange's uneasiness, the more that you thought that maybe war wasn't what Vyrena needed right now.

Once you're done getting ready you skip breakfast, not quite having the appetite for it anyway, and knock on the door of Zeke followed by Mikasa. Of course, the only way that Mikasa wasn't with Eren was because Reiner was there to guard both the King and the prince.

Reiner opens the door for the both of you and you find Zeke and Eren in deep conversation in a huge seating area that all the royals had in their rooms. You curtsey to Zeke before sitting next to Eren who wraps his arm around the back of your chair and they both cease whatever they were talking about.

It was the first time in a long time that the brothers looked like they could actually stand each other and you're not that surprised, after all, they had both agreed that Vyrena should make Norway and Historia pay for their crimes, by force if necessary.

"Goodmorning, Y/N." Eren greets with a kiss to your cheek and you greet him back as Zeke observes your interaction.

"How cute," He comments and it makes you roll your eyes. "I'd hate to ruin the newlyweds' little moment but as I told you before Eren, there is a reason why I called you here. If we're going to declare war as soon as possible, then we need allies and fortunately for us, our next-door neighbors happen to be extremely powerful and wealthy. Jean has never been a fan of mine but you guys are good friends, I need you to go and get his word that once we declare war he has our back. We need as many troops as he can give, as well as weapons and any information."

Eren nods his head, "He'll agree to it but we'll reach some type of formal agreement on paper and I'll come back and let the council know just how much he is willing to help. When do you want Y/N and I to leave?"

Zeke chuckles, "There's a boat prepared ready to depart in two hours for you. But you're going alone, Eren."

Your husband's eyes widen, "No I'm not. We go together, we're married and we work as a team."

Zeke scoffs, "Relax, I'm not separating you guys just for fun. You have your duties but Y/N has hers too and I need her to do something for me as well. Unfortunately, she can't just walk around the castle looking pretty anymore, she has to help and we need more allies than Jean, and what better allies to fight Norway with than Asiko? I need her to go and receive her father's formal words that they fight with us."

"What?" You ask in confusion, "But you hate Asikans-"

"I hated them when I foolishly believed that they murdered my mother. I still think Vyrenians are far superior in every way but there is no reason to truly hate them any longer. They have an incredible amount of resources so even if they can't provide men; gold and silver for weapons, food for troops and more will prove very valuable. Plus, it's a major 'fuck you' to Norway."