Eren X Levi One Shots ❃ Ereri

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Clouds

Based Off The Fanmade Comic: Cognitively Impaired Heichou

'You see, I have this subordinate named Eren.' Levi began just as he had done for the last three days that Eren had been away. He had been in the medical ward for four days now, initially admitted by Eren for 'odd behaviour'. The source was still unknown. Hanji had attempted to talk through the first days but Levi had remained unresponsive and even she soon gave up. She didn't want to, she tried so hard not to but the blank look in his eyes had forced her away like a wind in the winter. She had thought herself to be fearless but the response sent a chill straight down to her bone. The look had even Erwin on edge. Levi looked empty. Not uncaring, as he usually did, but empty- as if he wasn't aware of his own existence. His answers were vague as if he wasn't quite sure of who he was talking to or if he was talking to anyone at all.

'I know, honey.' Hanji answered as she took another blood sample using a long, dust syringe. She pulled it out quickly but Levi didn't even wince. Had he lost all sensation? That was another possibility to add to the increasingly large list that now covered tens of pages of her notebook.

'Eren should be back tomorrow.' He stated numbly, his hair glistening in the sunlight whilst his eyes reflected nothing but an eerie, black emptiness.

'He'll be back today, sweetheart.' Hanji murmured, leaning her head on his shoulder, sitting next to him on the creaky hospital bed. Levi didn't notice that she had spoken or, at least, she saw no signs of a reaction. She couldn't be sure. Levi was usually so nonchalant to his surroundings, meaning he often looked bored. But, bored and empty are two very different things. Levi cared, maybe more than anyone; he had seen more people die than most would see in multiple lifetimes. It had caused him to retreat into a shell whilst sending the other veterans into their own mental wars; Erwin's far-fetched aim of saving the entirety of humanity by himself and Hanji's loopy personality, although it couldn't be written off that that was part of her personality too.

War broke even the strongest of minds. But, Hanji had never seen a mind break like this. She had seen many medical conditions since she had moved the hospital wing but never this. This wasn't PTSD nor was it related to trauma at all. It was as if that shell he had retreated into had ridden itself of him. He was only his body now.

'Levi, did you hear me? I said he'll be back today.' Hanji said again, glancing at the clock. Levi's eyes lit up for just a millisecond before the light was snuffed out again as was Hanji's hope.

The familiar sound of hooves rang throughout the rickety building; Eren was back. Hanji smiled gently. If anyone could fix Levi, it would be Eren. Although, at this point, Hanji wasn't sure that love, care and affection was really the best course to get their captain back. Hanji leapt off the bed, anyway, as energetic as ever, taking one last glance at Levi before she left.

'You know I have this subordinate named Eren.' He said suddenly as if he hadn't said it before.

'I know, Levi, I know.' She sighed before leaving for good, deserting Levi in the dark, damp medical wing. The place itself was not suitable for the purpose of healing but it worked well enough to dump dying soldiers into until their long-awaited deaths. That was its only purpose bar from the few days Hanji decided to turn it into a second laboratory. Levi was the first real sick patient they'd had that wasn't either dead or dying. The thought itself was morbid but honest- there was no escaping death as a soldier.

'Levi!' Came a thrilled shriek of that little boy named Eren. Eren had admired Levi for so long and when the Captain had finally confirmed both of their feelings with a kiss, it had seemed everything was right in the world. Until three days ago. Three days ago Levi had woken up and had acted as if he didn't know that Eren was, well, Eren. He talked about Eren to the boy himself as if he wasn't right in front of him. It had struck fear not only into Eren but to the rest of his close circle too. Something was wrong, terribly wrong. But, Eren had hope that it would be fixed by now. He was wrong.