The Ereri Project!

Cocoon (High School)

When Levi gets to Eren's house, he's greeted by Reiner opening the door. "Hey," the blonde says. "Annie already started on his hair, they're in the bathroom."

"Cool," Levi replies walking in.

Reiner grins. "Bert's playing Shadow of the Colossus if you wanna stay in here and watch with me."

Levi shrugs. "I wanna go tell Eren I'm here first."

"Alright," Reiner says and sits down.

In the bathroom, Eren in sitting and Annie is standing behind him, brushing bleach onto his hair. "Hey," Eren grins.

"What color did you end up picking?" Levi asks.

Eren holds up a container of Manic Panic. "I chose pink."

"Nice," Levi says, taking the tiny jar from him.

Annie puts one more foil in Eren's hair. "Alright," she says. "Now you just have to wait for a while. I'll be back in a few minutes to check you."

She leaves the bathroom to go sit with Berthoult and Reiner for a while. Levi sits on the edge of the bathtub. "Do you think I'll look silly," Eren asks. "With pink streaks in my hair?"

"Nah," Levi replies. "You're a rock star with big tough friends, no one'll bother you."

They hear the door to the house open and close again. Not a moment later, Mikasa appears in the doorway to the bathroom. "Oh my god, you're actually doing it," she says.

"Yes I am," Eren replies with a grin.

"Dad's gonna kill you," she says.

"He'll get over it."

She cocks an eyebrow. "We are talking about Dad, right? The same guy who literally didn't speak directly to you for three months after you started dating Levi?" Levi shoots a look at Eren and then back at Mikasa. Mikasa cocks an eyebrow. "Eren didn't tell you?"

"No."

Eren keeps his eyes trained on his lap.

"Eren?" Mikasa asks.

"It didn't seem worth mentioning," is all he says.

"Of course that's worth mentioning you big goof!" Levi exclaims, standing up.

"Levi–"

Levi hugs the brunette. "Idiot, you have to talk to me about things like that."

"It doesn't matter," Eren mutters. "He's talking to me again anyway."

Mikasa sighs. "Anyway, just be prepared for what he might say."

"I am," Eren replies.

Levi looks at his boyfriend, frowning.

"What?" Eren asks with a chuckle.

"This is gonna sound gross so don't judge me but sometimes, I feel like I just wanna be, like, a cocoon or something for you."

"What do you mean?"

"Like, I just want to be a wall to protect you from all the things that I see hurting you."

Eren smiles. "Sorry."

"Don't be, nothing's your fault."

Eren jugs Levi as Annie walks in. "Hey!" she frowns. "You're gonna make your foils fall out and ruin your hair doing that."

Eren pouts at her. "You're so mean, Annie."

"I'm not mean," she says, checking one of the foils to see how his hair is doing. "It's just that none of you listen to me the first time I tell you anything."