The Ereri Project!

Moon

"Let's go to the moon, Levi."

Levi's eyebrows furrow as he looks over at Eren. "What are you talking about?"

"The moon," Eren replies, staring up at the sky. "It's gotta be more peaceful than here."

Levi looks up as well. "It might be far."

"Who cares?" he replies. He looks over at Levi. "I don't want to die."

"Eren-"

"I'm not afraid," Eren says. "I just don't want to."

"I won't let you."

Eren smiles slightly. "You'll be the one that has to if we go back empty-handed again."

Levi sighs. "I've heard that people went up there before."

Eren looks up again. "Armin told me they called it outer space."

"I wonder what else is out there."

Eren cocks his head. "I wonder if that's where the titans came from."

Levi eyebrows furrow. "What?"

"The titans weren't always here, right? And we don't know what else is out there so..."

Levi shakes his head. "You're such a brat." Eren shrugs and yawns. "Go to bed, we have a long day tomorrow."

Eren tugs on Levi's sleeve. "You come too."

"I'll be in in a minute," he replies.

Eren goes to bed while Levi stays staring at the sky.
He reaches up and cups his hand so it looks like he's holding the silver circle hanging there in the sky.
He pulls his hand back, hoping the moon would move for him.

He frowns when it doesn't.

"Sorry, Eren," he mutters and stretches his arms above his head.

He walks to bed as well and breathes a laugh when he finds Eren already sleeping.

He gets undressed and curls up behind the younger man, nuzzling against his back and wrapping an arm around him.

"Good night, Eren," he whispers. "I couldn't bring the moon to you."

"It's okay."