The Ereri Project (#2)

Hallmark (Pokémon)

Levi groans as he opens the door.

Eren chuckles, setting out food for Riolu and Marowak. "Just get it over with, you can come right back in and get warm."

After the blizzard, the snow was as high as Levi's waist. It's been three days but the snow is still everywhere and it's below freezing outside.

But since this place and all the Pokémon here are his responsibility, he has to trudge through the snow to get to the separate building where they all live to feed them.

"Easy for you to say," Levi mutters as he goes outside, closing the door behind him.

Eren almost feels bad but with no reprieve to his cold since neither of them want to walk to town to get medicine, he finds some justice in the thought that Levi has to suffer a little too.

Sylveon follows him while he carries food around to the other Pokémon living in the house, intent on sticking with him because she's worried about his cold.

Once the others are fed, Eren leaves a bowl out for her so he can make soup for himself and Levi when he finally comes back in. While he waits for it all to warm up, he sits on the couch with a big fluffy comforter and Sylveon in his lap.

"I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet," Eren says, absently petting Sylveon. "But what do you say we watch a couple bad Hallmark Christmas movies?"

She mews her approval so Eren turns the channel on.

The movie on now features a Nidoking and Nidoqueen who were childhood friends but after finding trainers went their separate ways.

They find each other again when their trainers meet and fall in love where they're all snowed in at an Inn over Christmas, where the Nidoking and Nidoqueen become reacquainted and fall in love as well.

Sylveon is asleep and the movie is three quarters over by the time Levi comes back in.

Eren chuckles and pulls part of the blanket down. "Come here," he says.

Levi strips off his excess clothes and shuffles over to Eren, getting under the blanket and snuggling up. He slides his hands up Eren's shirt.

Eren jumps, jerking Sylveon awake. "Oh my-! Your hands are freezing!"

"Sorry, not sorry," Levi mutters, getting comfortable. "Thank goodness you're so warm."

Eren frowns but wraps an arm around the shorter man. "You're lucky I love you."

"Yeah," Levi mutters. "Love you too." He rests his head on Eren's shoulder and looks at the TV. "What's this?"

"Christmas movie."

Levi frowns. "Change the channel."

"But it's getting to the good part!"

"It's not Christmas yet!"

Sylveon raises her head and growls at them as if to say, "Quit bickering so I can get back to my nap."

Levi sighs and leans into Eren. "This is the only one we're watching, okay?"

"But the next one's the sequel."

"No more after that one."

Eren grins. "Thank you."