The Ereri Project!

Layover (Genderbend)

Eren hates layovers. Her phone is nearly dead but her charger is her checked luggage because she wasn't paying attention while she was packing. 

The snow is thick enough that no planes are going out until tomorrow morning at the earliest but she doesn't think anyone will be able to get out of the airport at all.

She sighs and finds wall to sit against. She'd rather sit in a real chair but it's crowded in all the areas with real seats so she's more comfortable on the floor by herself. She doesn't feel like wasting the battery in her ipod so she leans her head back and closes her eyes.

"Excuse me?"

Eren re-opens her eyes. A woman with long black hair, back in a ponytail, and sunglasses is standing in front of her. "Yes?"

"Do you mind if I sit here, I need to plug in my phone?"

It's then Eren notices she's sitting right beside an electric socket. She moves to scoot over a little but the woman smirks. "I don't bite, I was just wondering if you minded."

"Oh no, I don't mind."

"Great," the woman says and sits on the other side of the socket, beside Eren. "All the places to plug in at tables are taken."

Eren nods. "The only reason I'm sitting over here is there's less people. It's a further walk to the bathroom, but I think it's worth it."

The woman takes her sunglasses off and takes the elastic out of her hair, sighing. "It's been a long day."

"You're telling me, I hate winter."

The woman looks at Eren, finger combing her hair down so she can braid it. "Where are you headed?"

"San Francisco when I can finally get on a plane."

The woman smiles. "Me too," she says. "Are you native or visiting?"

"I live there, yeah."

The woman holds out her fist for a knuckle bump. "I grew up there," she says. "I want to move back so I'm going apartment hunting while I'm there."

"Where do you live now?"

"New York City."

"I hear it's kind of crazy there."

The woman shrugs. "That's why I wanna move back to Cali. The east coast isn't for me."

Eren smiles. "I'm Eren," she says.

"Levi," the raven replies.

Eren a better look at her face. Levi is beautiful, if she'll being honest; great hair, fabulous eyes, skin like porcelain. She feels a bit inferior for a moment.

"You have really pretty eyes," Levi says. "Has anyone ever told you that?"

Eren blushes. "Yeah, I get that a lot."

Levi smiles. "You're cute," she says. "Wanna go out sometime?"

Eren's face goes redder. "W-what?"

"I mean, unless you're straight. Are you straight?"

"No! I mean... I'm lesbian, yeah, but why would you wanna go out with me?"

Levi shrugs. "You don't have to if you don't want to."

"I want to," Eren replies.

"Good," Levi says and wakes up her phone. "Gimmie your number."

Eren takes the phone and types her number in.

"How do you spell you name? E-r-i-n? E-r-y-n?"

"E-r-e-n."

Levi shakes her head, typing Eren's name into the contact information. "People need to stop spelling their kids' names weird."

"What do you mean?"

"People who give their kids usual names but just spell them stupid to make them different. Just give your kids a less common name, honestly people. My parents gave me a boy's name to keep me different, do things like that."

Eren chuckles. "You're kinda funny."

"I try," Levi smiles.

Eren thinks absently that she's really going to like this Levi.