Eruri One-Shots

I trusted You Didn't I?

Hey so it's been awhile haha.

I stepped away from the Eruri fandom for a couple years for reasons I won't explain here. But as with any of my ever cycling through interests, I'm back on an AoT kick so that means I'm also back on an Eruri kick. I love these two so much so I bring you a short one shot.

The idea for this was originally based on a tweet I saw 2-3 years ago but the tweet I had linked in the google doc for reference was made by an account that has since been deleted so I can't link to that tweet here. Pretty sure that person was outed for some bad stuff but again, that was a while ago so I can't say for certain.

Regardless I hope you guys enjoy this short little "what if" one shot and I hope to post even more! (Don't count on it tho haha)

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Levi sat on the edge of the fifty meter wall, looking down to the far away ground and destroyed houses. His mind was somehow racing but empty at the same time. Any thoughts were filled with worry and concern and doubt. He wondered now, did he truly make the right choice for the sake of humanity or did he make a selfish choice based on his own feelings and emotions? Would his choice have consequences that he couldn't yet see?

But the choice had to be made and he was the only one who could've made it. Give the one and only vial of titan serum to the commander of the Survey Corps, the hope for humanity, or give it to an intelligent young boy that was also Eren's childhood friend. It was a fight over opinions and it left Levi in a very shitty situation. But he had to make a choice and regardless of which way he went, someone was going to be upset, someone would be grieving.

But ultimately, Levi had chosen Erwin.

Levi had injected the serum into Erwin's left arm and he moved away from the area immediately to avoid the explosion. However as he stood by and watched Erwin's Pure Titan form appear and move towards Bertholdt, his doubts and worries began to consume him. Did he really make the right choice? Erwin was so close to being freed from their hellish, cruel world, so close to being free from the feelings of guilt that constantly followed him. But Levi had chosen to keep him here, keep him away from his freedom. Erwin was so close to peace but Levi had selfishly brought him back.

At the same time though, Levi knew humanity needed Erwin. They needed his skill for whatever was ahead in their fight for survival. He was one of humanity's strongest assets and they may not ever have someone like him again.

It was tough, really tough, but Levi chose Erwin.

Now that he was sitting and resting after the battle, he wondered how Erwin would react. Would he be relieved that he got another chance at life? Would he be severely weighed down by feelings of guilt from the amount of lives lost during the suicide charge? Would he be excited about being able to achieve his dream of reaching Eren's basement and finding out the secrets of their world? Would he be mad at Levi?

Levi shook his head and looked at his folded hands in his lap.

No, he shouldn't worry about any of that. He'd already told himself that he would not regret the choice he made regardless of the outcome. No one knew what the consequences would be – negative or otherwise – of Levi's choice so there wasn't enough information for him to come to a solid conclusion.

The sound of approaching footsteps made its way to Levi's ears.

"Captain Levi!"

Levi looked up at the soldier, Connie, and waved him off of his salute.

"At ease. What is it?"

"Commander Erwin is awake sir."

Levi's eyes widened and he immediately stood up.