chaper fifty-four: until we meet again

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UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

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UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

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levi's apartment

a week passed.

grief still blanketed trost like a heavy fog, thinning, but never truly lifting. the ache of ymir's death carved its way into the cracks of your lives, but the world kept turning, indifferent to your mourning.

you found yourself seeking out levi more than ever, like he was the only thing tethering you to reality. and levi...levi stayed. even when he didn't know what to say. even when he couldn't take away the regret you felt. he stayed.

now, the bathwater lapped lazily against your skin, bubbles dissolving into the surface. you sat in the tub, between levi's legs, your back flush against his chest, the rise and fall of his breathing steady against your spine. one arm rested loosely by your waist, but the mischief in his touch was undeniable.

"frat?"

"it was brat."

pouting, you tilted your head, catching the shadow of your boyfriend's unimpressed impression before facing forward again. he was playing this game too well.

his fingertip glided across your back, tracing another word against your skin.

"er...that one is..."

nothing. your mind blanked. again.

levi scoffed, his lips quirking in amusement."you're really good at this, huh?"

"alright, just do one more. i promise i'll get it."

you shifted, admiring the rainbow-tinted bubbles swirl around your hands as your boyfriend considered his next message. but while he thought, your thoughts wandered again. to the hollow spaces of the past week, the funeral, the echoes of everything left unsaid.

then, you felt it.

soft, slow strokes against your nakedness.

"i-r-e-a-l-l-y-l-i-k-e-y-o-u."

IF HAPPY EVER AFTER DID EXIST; levi ackermanWhere stories live. Discover now