The Ereri Project!

Rainbow (Senior!Eren)

Of course Eren talk to Armin about Levi kissing him.

"You're kidding," the once-blonde man grins. "You are much smoother than when we were younger."

"I'm also much more attractive than when we were younger," Eren replies. "I was all lanky and scrawny in high school, it took work to look like this."

"You're lucky you put that work in, you know," Armin says. "Or else you'd be wheelchair bound like me."

Eren makes a face. "Are there things you wished you could've changed about your life?"

"I wish like hell I could've raised my own kids," Armin replies. "But I think I might've been totally miserable if I hadn't had the freedom to move around when I wanted to. I just wish I'd had more time, I guess."

"There were times I wished I'd gone with you."

Armin smiles and looks at him. "Really?"

Eren nods. "I couldn't leave my fiancée though, you know? Thought it was my duty to stay. I'm glad for every day I've had with my kids and grandkids but I wish I could've gone more places. I think that's why I got good at flirting and being a nicer person after my divorce, getting to know people is an adventure too and God knows I needed one. Still need them."

Armin looks out the window, there a rainbow from the parting in the clouds. "I don't like people as much as you," he says. "I need a different kind of adventure. I need to get lost and find my way home again."

"To each their own."

"To the perverts, hitting on people way too young for them."

Eren laughs. "At least he's an adult, it's not like I'm cradle robbing."

Armin shakes his head. "You have yet to truly experience Mama Bear Mikasa."

Eren stares at Armin. "What do you mean?"

"Eren?"

Both Eren and Armin turn at the sound of Levi's voice. His ears are pink but he's trained his face back into a passive expression, he holds out the stack of photos to Eren.

"Sorry I took these earlier," he says. "I don't think when I'm panicking."

"It's fine," Eren replies, purposely brushing his hand when he tales the photos back.

"What are you two talking about?" he asks, deciding to stick around.

"Armin was just telling me how lucky I am that I'm still a sexy beast."

Armin bursts into laughter as Eren hands him the stack of photos. "What do you think?" Eren asks. "Am I sexier now than I was then?"

Armin, still trying to stop his giggles, wipes a tear from the corner of his eye. "I think you're just sexy in a different way now."

Levi looks like he regrets not walking away. Eren grabs the younger man's wrist and pulls him onto his lap. "You definitely think I'm sexier now, don't you Levi?"

Levi squirms off his lap immediately and angrily scrambles away. "That might've been too far Eren," Armin says.

"Maybe," Eren says. "But he kept one of my pictures so either he's gotta give it back or if he stops talking to me I have to ask for it back, I'm not worried. Might even let him keep it."

"Why?" Armin asks, handing back the rest of the pictures.

"Because I was nearly naked in that particular photo," he says, smirking.

"You don't think..." Armin blushes. "Oh my."

"Whether he's jerking off to it or not, I don't care, but he's definitely gonna be thinking of me."