Crack of Sunlight (Ereri/Riren)

*~Chapter Sixteen~*

Adding another trigger warning on this chapter for molestation (because it's the only thing not mentioned yet).

Also, Isabel. ;) Enjoy~

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"Show me your scars, tell me your secrets; I just wanna be that person to finally understand you and show you what it feels like to be loved." -Internallylost (on twitter)

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"Alright, shitty brat."

Eren turned to find Levi reentering the apartment, bringing a waft of cold, cigarette scented air with him. Levi's somber eyes met Eren's oceanic ones steadily.

"I'll tell you my story. But settle in and brace yourself. It's long. And harsh."

Eren nodded solemnly. "I understand."

He stood and began cleaning up breakfast, feeling Levi's eyes on him the whole time. The raven had ghosted into the kitchen to make himself another cup of tea, moving cautiously around the brunet. As he prepared his drink, he stood abnormally close to Eren, shaky hands working almost expertly at it.

Eren gyrated to survey his features and their eyes met. A surge of electricity shot down Eren's spine and proceeded to travel throughout the rest of his body, igniting every nerve ending he had.

If Levi looked scary from a distance, there was no word to describe his appearance in being so close, especially for his eyes—bloodshot with miniscule pupils nearly lost in the center of bluish gray irises. The gray of those irises were almost exactly matched the dark circles they were nestled into.

The moment Eren had to notice these things was brief before Levi swiveled away and lifted the cup of fresh tea to his chapped, pale lips. Eren's ears picked up the faintest click of his piercings against the side of the cup as he did so. With a gulp, the teen slid Levi's unfinished breakfast across the counter.

"Eat," he said simply.

Levi eyed the plate a bit distastefully.

"Come on," Eren nearly plead. "You have to eat, or-"

He cut off as Levi picked up the bagel and sink his teeth into it. Just before, Eren caught a glimpse of something shiny in his mouth. He had a tongue piercing. Of course he did. Eren felt stupid for never having noticed it before.

"Happy?" muttered Levi once he swallowed. He didn't wait for an answer, but gathered the plate and his tea cup before slipping around Eren and into the living room. The teen trailed in behind. Levi sunk down onto the floor between the couch he'd slept on and the coffee table, where he placed his food. Eren took a seat across from him, unable to stop his yawn.

"Did you sleep?" asked Levi, mildly surprising the brunet.

"Nope."

Levi rolled his eyes. "And you say I'm unhealthy."

Eren raised his brows. "Do you really wanna have that argument?"

"Tch. No. I'm just saying, you should sleep."

"I'm fine. You're supposed to be telling me your story, remember?"

Levi flinched. "Right..."

"I know it's probably not that easy for you to talk about, but..."

"I'm fine," said Levi quickly. "What exactly do you want to know, anyway?" He didn't meet Eren's eyes, but rather kept his eyes on his hands or the food he was slowly picking at.

"Everything," said Eren simply.

"You're pretty ingenuous, aren't you?" Eren blinked, unsure of how to respond. "Hm, well if you want to know everything, you'll have to ask a higher power or something. All I can tell you is that trees grow out of the ground, the sky is blue, and Bigfoot is a myth."