Stay Beneath Him (INCOMPLETE) (Levi x Reader Fanfiction)

72: Learning New Things

  Left with the task of escaping, you took a few moments to calm down and think. The new mark on your neck still stung persistently, though fortunately blood flow had ceased. More saliva had dripped out, pouring onto your chest and shirt. Your cheeks seared with the chafing pull of the gag, your lips tired of stretching around the ball.

  Fuck, I can't sit here long. This hurts. Your muscles were giving out. Your feet and legs had been strained for far too long, the weight of your body impossible to balance on your weak toes. Hanging from the cuffs wasn't a better alternative; the metal jaws would punitively gnaw at your skin any time you considered bearing more weight on them.

  I just need to get the cuffs off the post. You looked up at your manacles, again trying to unhook them from their anchor. Pointless. It's too tall. You looked around, searching for a solution. Formulating an idea, you awkwardly reached a foot behind you and planted it on the mattress. Utilizing the step, you shot up and successfully freed the chain from over the top of the post. Your victory was brief, as you soon came crashing to the floor with little chance to catch yourself. Your landing rattled the floor, sounding through the house. Ow, dammit.

  "I hear progress," Levi called from the other room.

  Shut up. You lifted yourself to your knees, finally given freedom to move. I need to get this gag off. You brought your cuffed hands up and behind your head, your fingers set to work on examining the knots.

  The bonds were insanely complicated, another disheartening obstacle. Dammit. Where does it start? Is there any part I can loosen? Your fingers were constantly forgetting what went where, frantically feeling every twist and tie that never made any sense.

  You let out an exasperated groan, wiping off the new saliva trail that was forming. Should I get Levi to help? No, I can do it on my own. I just need to try again.

  Reinvigorated, you brought your hands back and started your exploration again, pinching every available loop to see if something would give. You tried tracing the ends of the rope back into the nest, but you couldn't figure out where they went in the amalgamation of knots. Ugh, fuck! You mentally cursed as a drop of saliva hit your thighs. Your arms, having already been exhausted in an upward position, were quickly losing stamina to keep trying.

  Giving up, you got to your feet and tried tugging on the front of the gag, hoping it would have slackened over time. It hadn't. Trying to swallow, you wiped off your mouth before leaving the bedroom.

  "Welcome out." Levi immediately noticed your arrival. He was busy stirring a bubbling pot, preparing a hearty soup. "Did you have some trouble?"

  You kept your head down as you descended the stairs, ashamed of your failure to fully escape. You stayed at the edge of the kitchen, worried he might chastise you for bringing your filthy fluids near the food.

  "Do you need help?" he asked sweetly, relishing your required dependence.

  You nodded, a shy whimper spilling out.

  "Okay. Your master will give you a hand." Levi set down his ladle before crossing to you, his hands gliding behind your head and dexterously undoing the knots. The fact that he didn't need to look was an added insult, rude proof that you could have done it on your own if you had just put in the effort.

  You exhaled as the gag was removed, a gluey thread of saliva stringing from your tongue to the damp rope. Levi hummed favorably at the sight, aroused by your weak recovery.

  "Ngh...God..." Able to speak, you let out a few groans and gripes before swallowing your accumulated saliva.

  Levi took your jaw in one hand and examined your face, making sure the rope didn't leave anything substantial. "Good. Your face is clean." His eyes moved downward. "Your neck, not so much. That'll definitely take a few days to heal."