entangle (levi x reader)

83. tremolite

"I think we have to go back," I grumbled, glancing warily back at the curtains hiding us from the ballroom.

eurgh

"Let's just leave, we accomplished what we came here for right?" Levi muttered, peering over the edge of the balcony, "it won't be a deadly jump."

uh yeah...

"No thank you- I've done it once- I don't want to repeat it."

ugh but i really don't want to walk back into the ballroom

"Go on then," Levi nodded at the door, "I don't want to go back into that shithole."

...

"That shithole is the royal palace."

"You know what I meant."

"Yeah, I don't want to go back either."

i mean we kinda made a scene leaving in the middle of the dance like that

"-on the other hand if we stay out here for too long people are going to start talking," I glanced back at Levi, "how much do we care?"

"I couldn't give less of a shit."

awesome

"How long do you think it will take for one of your fans to come barging in here demanding attention?" I laughed, moving closer to him. "We should give them something fun to gossip about."

it's going to happen anyway so-

"My fans? Marquess Forster seemed awfully eager to have a conversation with you," he scoffed.

"Don't be jealous-"

"I'm not jealous."

"Sure thing."

you know it's a little weird

"Doesn't that asshole have a fiance?"

wow a lot of animosity for someone who 'isn't jealous'

"Right? He totally does- Petra Ral- I don't know much about her but she's super pretty," I nodded, "way too cute for him and definitely too cute to be ignored."

but what do i know

"You really don't know what he wanted from you?"

"Not at all-" Levi frowned a bit at that. "If it's important I'm sure he'll try to arrange a meeting between us at some point- for now we can only speculate."

it was weird and seemingly out of character

"It's weird as shit."

you're right about that one-

"I know," I muttered, thinking it over. "Everyone else acted basically as I had expected-"

given we left the ballroom a little early-

but im sure if i had stayed everything would have continued to go as expected

getting mobbed by fans.... lukewarm condolences from the rest of the nobility

"Maybe his fiance knows something," Levi suggested.

"That's a good idea- I'd much rather speak to her."

i would love to never speak to him again- that was extremely uncomfortable

"Come to think of it-" I was struck by a sudden memory, "I think Marquess Forster had been sending my father letters- there should be a couple here in the capital."