Eruri stories(Erwin x Levi)

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The early morning birds chirp irritatingly loud, forcing Levi awake. Not that he'd been sleeping long, mind... he's been too busy thinking.

Today is the day of another venture beyond the walls. In the few years he's been with the Survey Corps, he's only actually been outside the walls a handful of times, the big wigs at military HQ reducing their budget after the Shiganshina incident. Though honestly, after losing so much land to the Titans, Levi thought it would be prudent to give the scouts even more funding. After all, who do the cowards in Wall Sina think is going to reclaim that land? It won't be the MPs, that's for sure. Stupid bureaucracy...

Levi lets out a heavy sigh, and rises from his office chair. One of these days, he'll learn to fall asleep in a bed, but while the world is still so fraught with danger, maybe the ability to sleep anywhere but a bed isn't such a bad skill to have. Stretching his arms up, his mind goes back to what it was focused on before he fell asleep; Commander Smith, or Erwin as Levi always calls him. Well, he'd called him a lot worse in the past, but they were over that now. At least, Levi had thought they were, but now he's not so certain. Now he's convinced Erwin is playing mind games with him again.

It had all started about a month ago, when Levi went in to Erwin's office to deliver some paperwork one morning. Erwin knew he was coming, so Levi didn't think it necessary to knock. After all, it's not like he'd be doing anything private in his office; Levi was willing to bet that he was doing his own paperwork.

However, when Levi opened the door, the sight before him caused him a great deal of shock.

Levi really shouldn't have been so surprised. After all, plenty of men take care of themselves in such a fashion. Even if Levi hasn't done it himself, that doesn't mean he'd judge someone else for doing it. Still, an office really isn't the place to do something so... personal. He really should have done it first thing, or when he went off to wash.

Ah, well. Levi has never been one to dictate what time other people pluck their eyebrows.

Still, the sigh of Erwin sat at his desk with a small mirror in one hand and tweezers in the other was quite surprising. Then again, Levi had known Erwin long enough to realized that he took great pride in his appearance. Levi can't blame him for such a thing. If Levi looked as handsome as Erwin, he'd take pride in his appearance, too.

It was that single thought that caused Levi to suspect Erwin was messing with him somehow. Since when did Levi start thinking that other men as 'handsome'? Well, just one other man, but it was still troubling. At the time however, Levi was more than willing to put it down to a lack of food and sleep. Hange had kept him up most of the night with those insane experiments of hers, and he'd yet to have breakfast.

Deciding that that must have been what it was, Levi put the paperwork on Erwin's desk, saying something along the lines of 'Here's your shitty paperwork. Oh, and can you tell shitty glasses to stop testing shit at night? I think I'd get better sleep in the middle of the damn Titan forests.'

Erwin had put down his preening equipment so he could look at Levi, before letting out a small chuckle. 'Noted. I'll tell her to lay off for a while, although her findings could be useful. We do have an expedition next month, after all. Now would be the perfect time to try out some new gear.'

Levi had ignored the little flip his stomach did when Erwin laughed. He'd concluded that he really needed to eat and take a nap as quickly as possible, before he ended up doing something stupid. He'd said a rushed goodbye to Erwin, before going off in search of food.

Ever since then, there has been a whole string of incidences involving Erwin, ranging from minor inconveniences to pure acts of divine cruelty.

First, there had been an incident involving the horses. Erwin had all but forced him to help clean out the horses, saying that it would set a good example to the newest recruits. The cleaning Levi didn't mind; it was the fact that Erwin had insisted upon removing his shirt. Erwin's abs were incredible, even more defined that Levi's own. Levi had to fight off the urge to walk over to the man and touch them, to see if they're as hard as they look. As the day wore on, all of the exertion caused sweat to drip down Erwin's chest, and settle in-between his abs. Levi had to excuse himself at that point, fearing that he'd do something disgusting, like licking it off, if he didn't.