Sweet Serial Killer [ Riren ]

NINENTY THREE

NINETY THREE
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This must be a dream, let this be a dream, please!

Recoiling away from Levi, Eren exclaimed, "What are you saying, Levi?! You're not making any sense!" Levi had said he had been 'protecting' Eren, protecting him from what? And he . . . He was also a . . . A killer? No . . . What the fuck?

"This is just a hallucination," Eren told himself in a mumble. His Levi couldn't be a killer! Levi wasn't a murderer! Levi was not like Eren!

"Just gotta snap myself out of it," Eren muttered, and he pressed his hands against his now-bruised throat once more. Levi was watching him with mild shock as Eren began choking himself, gasping and spluttering as he did.

Water rained down from the shower-head onto his face as he tilted his head back weakly, applying even more pressure onto his windpipe. It was getting harder and harder to breathe, it felt like his throat was on fire —

"Stop!"

Hands ripped his own away from his throat as Eren emitted a croak, collapsing onto his knees on the tiled shower floor as he gasped, air flowing through his lungs once more. Tears leaked past his eyes and spilled down his cheeks.

"What are you doing?" Levi demanded, leaning over him with a stunned expression. Eren turned towards him, trying to speak although he was unable to. All that came out was a rough, gargling noise as he slumped back down.

Tiredness oozed through Eren. Close your eyes, sleep, a voice in the back of his head whispered and he smiled drowsily, leaning his head back against the shower wall. He looked at Levi through half-slitted, red-rimmed eyes.

When I wake up, everything will be okay again.

Mom will still be here.

Levi will still be nice and kind.

And I will still be . . . Clean . . .

"Hey!" Levi yelled, reaching over and shaking Eren awake. "Stay with me, Eren!" His nails dug into Eren's skin and Eren pried open his eyes a bit further. He grimaced as Levi's nails cut in deeper. Why was he able to feel this?

Because this is real.

This . . . Is . . . Real?

"Stay — away!" Eren choked out, flailing away from Levi. "Since we're both killers, since we're both killers, since we're killers." The words rang through Eren's ears, a steady chant as he sunk down into himself. His world was falling apart.

"Eren," Levi cooed, trying to grab him, catch him, kill him —

"Get away from me!" Eren screamed. If anyone was going to kill Eren, he was going to do it himself. He didn't need Levi or the police to do it for him.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you happy?" Levi asked with genuine confusion. "You aren't alone. You have me. We can be together . . . Forever." Levi smiled and Eren automatically flinched away, his breathing quickening.

"You can't be real," he tried saying, but it came out as a wheeze more than anything. He still felt weak, so weak, and he kept getting lightheaded. God, he just wanted to sleep. God, he just wanted his mother. God, forgive me . . .

"I — this — why is it real?" Eren gasped. He was having trouble breathing. The walls felt too close together, his skin felt too hot and bothersome, his head pounded like it was going to explode, his throat burned with raging flames —

How do I breathe?

Throat closing up, Eren felt absolute terror consume him. What was happening? What was happening to him? He started trembling as he bowed his head, closing his eyes shut tight. Everything was too much, he was forgetting —

How do I breathe?!

"Shh," a soothing voice said, and Eren clung to it. His world was spiraling out of control, he was spiraling out of control, all he could see was darkness and all he could feel was a scolding fire as he struggled to breathe properly —

"I love you." The same soothing voice whispered, and Eren tried picturing his mother saying the same words to him, holding him tight and gently brushing through his hair as she murmured sweet nothings into his ear. It will be okay —

"It will all be okay, Eren. It will be okay. You will be okay. I'll be okay. We'll be okay. You aren't going to die, I know it feels like you will but you won't, I promise, I'm here with you and I'll protect you. I'll look after you. You're safe."

As Eren's panic attack gradually died down, he felt darkness finally creeping up on him fully, readying itself to pounce. He was just so exhausted, how could he refuse its welcoming presence? He allowed himself to be swept away.

Falling unconscious in Levi's arms, the last words he heard were "it's okay."

It will all be okay . . .

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(A/N: I ??? AM ??? DECEASED ??? I STAYED UP FOR TWO WHOLE DAYS BINGE WATCHING STRANGER THINGS AND ON THE LAST EPISODE OF SEASON TWO MY PHONE FUCKING DIES AND IM SO SHOOK AND STRANGER THINGS IS SO AMAZING IM CRYING LIKE PLEASE ALL MY PRECIOUS CHILDREN AND O H M Y G O D

PLEASE TELL ME IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES JOYCE X HOPPER, THEY ARE MY MAIN OTP, LIKE EVERY TIME THEY INTERACT I SQUEAL BC THEY ARE PERFECT. IM MAKING A FANFIC

ALSO MIKE X ELEVEN AND JONATHAN X NANCY AND LUCAS X MAX LIKE YES SIGN ME THE FUCK UP!!!! I FEEL BAD FOR STEVE THOUGH, BUT LEGIT HE IS A FUCKIN DAD OH MY G O O D NE S S

ALSO R.I.P. THE REAL MVP OF THE SHOW, LEMME JUST CASUALLY WARN YA'LL OF SPOILERS!!! OKAY R.I.P. BOB, WHEN HE DIED I STARTED CRYING BC I THOUGHT HE WOULD MAKE IT AND HE WAS SO CLOSE AND THEN HIS DEATH SCENE WITH THE DEMODOGS EATING HIM I COULDNT HE WAS A GOOD DUDE ALSO R.I.P. MEWS

OK OK IM SORRY FOR RANTING IM JUST SH O O K—

be expecting some fanfics soon.)