Stood Up (Levi x Eren)

     He's awfully late... Levi thought. He was now sitting in a fancy French restaurant, waiting for Erwin. They had planned to have a date at the restaurant at 7:30PM, but it was now 8:15PM. 45 minutes... I wonder what's taking him so long...
     The waitress came again. "May I take your order, sir?"
     Levi gave a small smile, which hid his sadness inside. "No, miss, thank you. I'm sure my boyfriend will show up soon."
     The waitress smiled sadly at Levi, refilled his water, and left.
     Around him, Levi could here the other couples whispering. "Poor guy, his boyfriend stood him up," and, "How could he leave him just sitting here? What a jerk! I feel so bad for him." That's what they were saying.
     Levi was about to break into tears. Did Erwin really just... leave him? How could he? They were doing so well together...
     "Hey, babe! Sorry I'm late. Traffic was terrible!"
     That isn't Erwin's voice... Levi looked up to see a young male who looked to be in his twenties. He was wearing a green flannel with a black t-shirt underneath and a pair of dark blue jeans. He sat down across from Levi. Grabbing his menu, he made a little wall, leaned in, and whispered, "Hey, my name's Eren. Just go along with it, okay? By the way, the guy who stood you up is a real asshole. He must be an idiot to just dump someone as gorgeous as you."
     Levi could feel his cheeks heating up. The guy was pretty cute, and super sweet for acting like his boyfriend.
     The waitress came and asked, "May I take your orders?"
     Eren smiled charmingly at the waitress and replied, "I'll have the Salmon en Croute, please."
     The waitress jotted down his order. "And for you, sir?"
     "I'll have the Boeuf Bourguignon."
     "Excellent. Anything to drink?"
     "Um..." Eren looked over to Levi.
     "We'll both have a glass of red wine."
     "Great! Your order will be coming right up."
     Levi leaned towards Eren. "I'm assuming you're over 21?"
     "I'm 23."
     "Oh."
     "May I ask how old you are?"
     "35."
     Eren looked shocked. "Really? You're a lot older than I thought you were..."
     "Well, how old did you think I was?"
     "I thought you were like, I don't know 26."
     Levi almost choked on his water. "Really? Well, thanks, I guess."
     There was an awkward silence after that. Neither of them made eye contact with each other. They just sat there, occasionally sipping on their water.
     "So! Uh, how was your day?" Eren finally broke the silence.
     "Oh, um, fine... I guess."
     "Good. One of my coworkers is a real bitch, though."
     "Oh, really? Why's that?"
     "Well, she ignores everything that goes on around her, she acts like she owns the place, and talks crap about everyone else."
     "Ah, those people."
     "Yeah. But the thing is, she thinks that I'm her friend, because I can't help but be nice to her, you know? I don't have the strength to exclude her like everyone else can."
     Aw, that's cute. Levi thought. Although Eren was an adult, he somehow reminded Levi of a young, high spirited child. Just the way he talked and how alive his bright teal eyes were. It was nice to see such happy innocence instead of the dull brokeness that older adults had. "Remind me, where do you work again?"
     "Oh, the small flower shop at the edge of downtown. It's called Rose's Bouquets."
     "Ah, I've been there. It's quite nice."
     "Well, maybe you could drop by sometime and I could give you a discount."
     "That would be nice, Eren. Thank you." Levi smiled at him.
      "You know, you have a great smile. You should smile more often. It makes me feel all cozy inside."
     Levi could feel himself blushing. Erwin had never said anything like that to him before. "Th-Thank you..."
     "You're welcome."
     Well, this kid sure knows how to charm.
     The waitress came back with their orders. She placed them down and said, "I'll be right back your wine."
     "Wow, this looks amazing!" Eren dug in right away. "Mmm!! Mfis ish weefhly goofgh!"
     Levi chuckled. "Eren, don't talk with food in your mouth, you'll spill everywhere." He reached over with his napkin and wiped Eren's mouth for him. Realizing what he had done, he blushed right away and quickly jerked back his hand. "S-Sorry..." he whispered.
     Eren swallowed his mouthful. "Don't be sorry, this is what couples do!"
     Levi tried a bite of his food, and was surprised at how well done the beef was. It's usually really hard to get it done just right so that it'll be tender and easy to tear, but the chefs had done it perfectly.
     "Here! Try some." Eren held out a spoonful of his dish for Levi.
Levi was a bit unsure as to wether he should take it or not. He'd never really shared food with anyone before, not even his boyfriends, but he eventually decided it would be rude to decline. He leaned in and ate it. "Oh, wow, that is good."
     Eren's face lit up. "See?" He went back to finishing his meal.
The waitress brought their glasses of red wine, and for the rest of their time together, they talked about and shared their common interests, and later found out that they had similar tastes in music.
     "I didn't take you for a man who'd listen to Twenty Øne Piløts."
     "What's your favorite song?" Levi was thinking, Please don't say Stressed Out. It's a great song but everyone likes that song.
     "I like House of Gold."
     Levi was relieved. "Really? I like that one quite a bit as well."
     "She asked me, 'Son when I grow   old,'" Eren sang.
     "'Will you buy me a house of gold?'" Levi continued.
     "'And when your father turns to stone,'"
     "'Will you take care of me?'" They both finished. Eren smiled warmly at Levi.
     After talking and laughing some more, they finished their meals. "How should we split the bill?" Eren asked.
     "Well, we could pay for what we each ordered. I'll pay for the wine."
     "Oh, thank you."
     The waitress took their debit cards and tips, and later returned with two macarons.
     When they left the restaurant, Eren said, "Oh, hey, I just realized I never caught your name.
     "I'm Levi."
     "Cool. Well, Levi, I really enjoyed this 'date' with you, and would like to spend some more time together. Here's my phone number," Eren quickly jotted it down on the back of the receipt and handed it to him. "Call me if you're up for it, okay?"
     Levi stood there for a moment. He... asked me out right? I guess if Erwin really did dump me, I can move on quickly with Eren. Oh, no, that makes him sound like a rebound.
     Just as Levi was thinking this, he felt a pair of hands grab his shoulders and pull him towards the body they belonged to. It was Eren. He kissed him. At first, both their lips were hard and tense, but gradually they started to loosen up. Eren then slid his tongue into Levi's mouth, exploring his warmth.
     After a few minutes of standing in the middle of the sidewalk, kissing, they pulled away.
     "Sorry, Levi." Eren smiled nervously. "I just had to. I really... I really like you and I couldn't help but-" Levi cut him off with another kiss. Eren slowly wrapped his arms around Levi's neck and Levi wrapped his arms around Eren's waist. Eren ran his fingers through Levi's hair.
After pulling away, Levi said in a small voice, "Don't be sorry, this is what couples do."

The two have been dating ever since.

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I saw a textpost from tumblr and it had this scenario so I decided it would make a really cute Ereri fic.

Also I just realized I put, "Japanese restaurant" but put French food instead....
I fixed it though so... hehe