The Ereri Project!

Cap (Werewolf)

Eren runs back and forth across the house excitedly. "Walk! Walk!" he chants happily.

Levi is still drowsy as he pours his coffee into a travel mug and picks up Eren's leash.

At least until Eren gets a handle of his ears it's easier for Levi to take him out as a puppy when he has too much energy to just play in Levi's tiny backyard.

Eren changes into a puppy and Levi puts a leash on him. Eren frowns at him. "Sorry kiddo," Levi says, "You have to wear it or else I'll get in trouble."

"Master?" Eren asks as they walk to the door.

"Yeah?"

"Why can't I play with the other kids at the park?"

Levi looks down at him and sighs at the slightly disappointed look on the puppy-child's face.

"You still can't control your ears yet," he says, "And I'm not comfortable having strangers know what you are."

Eren looks at the floor. "Okay," he says.

Levi feels a kind of sadness tug on his heart. He takes Eren's leash off. "Go get dressed," Levi says.

"Huh?" Eren asks.

"I have to go find something, get dressed," Levi replies.

Eren does what he's told while Levi digs around in the closet. "Ready, master!" Eren says, hopping behind Levi.

"When we go out," Levi says. "You have to pretend I'm your dad, understand?"

"Okay Papa!"

"Papa?"

Eren looks sheepish. "That's what I called my dad."

Levi gets back out of the closet and puts a Batman baseball cap on Eren's head, flattening his ears. "Can you still hear me alright?" Levi asks.

Eren grins and nods. "Yes sir!"

"Good. Now do you think it'll stay on or do you want me to pin it to your hair?"

"Um, pin it please?"

Levi finds bobby pins and tugs them into the stitching in the hat and Eren's hair. "Is that alright?" Levi asks.

"Yes!" the child nods.

Levi smiles at him and gets up. "Alright, let's go to the park."

"Yay!" Eren runs over to the door and swings it open.

"You forgot your sneakers," Levi chuckles, carrying them over.

Eren sits on the steps outside the house and lets Levi help him ties his shoes. "Thank you," he says.

"C'mon," Levi says, taking Eren's hand to walk to the park.

Eren skips more than he walks, not that Levi minds. He thinks absently that Eren is really cute with that hat on.

When they get to the park, Eren lets go of Levi's hand and runs over to play with the other kids there. Levi sits on a bench to watch, suddenly just a little bit lonely.

He smiles when he notices Eren keeps looking back for him, even while he's busy having fun.