As the World Caves In

Chapter 5

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩

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(Third-person POV)

(Y/n) follows Levi down to the furniture area. They walk to the end of the aisle and sit down on a couch that was made for display. (Y/n) stretches back, lying down on her back. Head against the armrest on her side, one leg propped up on the couch. Her other leg off on the floor.

Levi glances at her seating arrangements with boredom. But he rests his head against the back of the couch and looks at (Y/n).

"What did you want to talk about?" She asks her friend. Levi sighs, closing his eyes.

"Getting to the quarantine seems risky, doesn't it?" (Y/n) says out of the blue. Levi rubs his eyes, he looks exhausted.

"Of course it's fucking risky, but this may be our only chance." Levi replies, groaning quietly. (Y/n) nods.

"And you're completely on Erwin's side for this? No questions asked?" (Y/n) says, hearing Levi shift in his seat.

"What choice do I have? He's the leader and probably our best chance at survival." Levi pauses. (Y/n) mutters a small agreement.

Levi continues shortly after. "I'm just saying the man always has some extravagant plan that seems over the top and dangerous but it always works out in the end. You know this."

"Yeah, when I first joined I wasn't too sure about his motives, but he's an intelligent man. I trust him." (Y/n) admits, she also observes Levi doesn't respond. Which probably means he agrees.

The battery operated lantern (Y/n) found in the isle leaves the two in a dim area.

"Well at least we can sleep better on this couch." (Y/n) notes, Levi rolls his eyes.

"Is sleep all you think about idiot?" Levi runs a hand through his hair. (Y/n) attempts to hit him playfully but he's just perfectly out of her reach.

"What happened to shit face?" (Y/n) laughs. Levi looks up at the ceiling, "Personally I think you were beginning to think 'shit face' was a term of endearment."

"Stupid smart-ass 5'3 loser." (Y/n) turns her head to the side to glare at him with a frown.

"You've been getting real creative with words lately." Levi sounds amused at his statement. (Y/n) rolls her eyes and shakes her head.

"You're the perfect mix between a dumbass and a smart-ass. Some days you're like a 'smumbass'. Yeah a 'smumbass'." (Y/n) giggles.

"And here we go again..." Levi turns to his (h/c) companion.

(Y/n) smiles and stretches, her eyes wandering around the aisle. Looking for a comfortable blanket. She locates a blue one

Levi shakes his head and closes his eyes. (Y/n) yawns and gets up to go grab the blue blanket stocked on the shelves. She is happily surprised when it's the softest thing she's felt in a while.

(Y/n) brings it back to the couch where she finds Levi almost sleeping. She sits, and pulls it over Levi and her. She rests her head on Levi's shoulder and snuggles into the blanket. The store was a lot colder than what she had remembered.

"G'night midget-smart-ass." (Y/n) mumbles sleepily as her eyes droop. Levi shifts his body a bit and then lets out a small exhale.

"Night shit face." He also closes his eyes and tries to let sleep take him.

(Y/n) can swear before she falls asleep, she feels Levi's head rest on hers.