Lavi's RivaEreRi Fall Fest collection

sincerely yours

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Extra tags: modern au, fluff, pen-pals, letters, love confessions, best friends, high  school students ereri, no dialogue

Prompt: pen pals

Day: 27 [ Oct 27, 2k22 ]

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Date: October 27th, 2020

Dear Levi,

You're both my best and only friend in this massive, cruel world where society has gone to shit. The only good thing is being able to send you letters whenever I'm feeling under the weather. I can't tell you just how much receiving your letters makes me feel. Before this all began, I only knew of you. Never personally. Now I've learned so much about you, I might as well have known you my whole life.

Talking to you like this, in a way so old fashioned and lovely, brightens my whole year. I'm so glad to have made a friend like you, even if we can't physically meet just yet. This lock down sucks because it means I have to wait forever before we can see one another face to face. But I guess I'm also grateful for it because it allowed me to meet you and get to know the real Levi Nathanael Ackerman of ***** Trost Lane, Rose, Missouri, USA.

You know, I used to have a crush on you in elementary school, but then in middle school you said something that really hurt me, and for a long time, I was really broken up over it. I eventually figured maybe you were scared of something, so to hide your fears, you turned to just saying mean things. But... you're not a jackass jock like your "buddies". You're an amazing person.

And I think I fell in love with the real you.

I don't want to lose our friendship though, and I am totally okay with just remaining friends with you, if you are alright with that. I don't want my feelings for you to ruin the good thing we have going.

But... if you happen to share my feelings, I'd be through the roof with happiness. I'd swear to be loyal and spoil you in a way you haven't been thus far. I'm a normal student with nothing special going on, rich parents and a passion for violent video games. I hope you'll at least do what you, yourself and no one else, want to do. Feel what you want to feel. Just know that even with a broken heart, I'll still be your friend until the end.

Sincerely yours forever,

Eren M. Jaeger

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Dear Eren,

I actually don't have the words to express how I'm feeling. I'm not really a talkative person, and I rarely have the words to say what I want or need to. First off, I'm glad to be your best friend, too.

Secondly, none of those dick faces are my buddies, so I appreciate you using that term the way you did.

Thirdly, I'm pretty sure I, too, fell in love with you. You're so much more than a normal high school student to me. You're full of life and spirit, love enough for your entire family and myself. You've got the traits I wish I had sometimes. You have immense passion in everything you do, including your school work, and you have a confidence I don't have. You're stubborn as a goddamn bull, but that's something I really like about you. It means you'll call me out on my bullshit when I've done something stupid.

Don't worry; we're still friends, Eren. We're just best friends who are in love with each other.

And I assure you no one, not even my dumbass uncle, can or ever will or would tell me what to do or feel or say. I'm my own goddamn person, and my mother is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to Kenny.

I'm glad our friendship means so much to you. It means a whole lot to me, as well. I treasure it, to be perfectly honest. It's the best thing I got out of school so far.

And... you don't have to spoil me, you know. I appreciate the offer, though I already know that whatever I say is going to change your mind.

Uhm, how about we exchange numbers, and we can set a time to meet first thing after this lock down is vanquished over with?

Sincerely yours,

Levi N. Ackerman