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---2 weeks later, Erwin's POV---

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'Gog make it stop'

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"What"

"Mr. Smith, I'm calling on behalf of Eren Yaeger."

I shoot out of bed, "is he ok?!"

"Yes, yes he's fine he's just asked me to call you to let you know he is ready to start paying for his apartment himself."

I lean back so I'm reclining in my bed.
Levi wraps his arms around my waist, still deeply asleep.
We've been going through little mood swings.
We don't know how to deal with someone we, like, rejecting us.
Not knowing if they hate us.
Usually we'd just chase them down and demand an answer but, Eren is different.

"Mr. Smith?"

"Uh, yeah, yeah I'll stop the payments, um how is Eren doing?"

I wait with baited breath only to be met with a mischievous answer, "Well Mr. Smith, if you really want to know then I guess you have to visit him yourself."

A click and silence.
I sigh and cuddle back with Levi.
We can only put off visiting for so long.

---3 weeks later, Eren's POV---

I drag one of the new big pillows I got under my bed.
I put a very large blanket on the mattress so the ends make it so you can't see under here.
Sort of like a cave.
I have multiple pillows and blankets.
That combined with the soft carpet and I have what must be the world's most comfortable spot, a nest, if you will. Anytime I'm in it I just can't help but let my ears out and just roll around.
I hear my front door unlock and freeze. Listening intently to what this mystery person will do.

"Eren, where are you?" The worried voice of Levi rings out.
I can't help how excited I get to hear them here.
I go to poke my head out of my nest, making sure to tuck my ears in.
Levi is standing in my doorway, looking older with the worry lines marring his face right now and Erwin behind him in the living room, presumably looking for me.
I make a hum to show where I am.

"Why are you under there?"
Erwin comes to stand behind Levi, confusion all over both of their faces.
I crawl out and lift the blanket to show off my comfy nest.

"That looks, oddly comfortable"
I smile brightly at Levi.
I can feel my chest swell with pride.

I blink in confusion, 'Why am I so proud about that?'

Erwin breaks me out of my stupor, like always, "How are you eren?"

I smile and go to find my phone to use the app that says whatever I type.

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Everyone forgets about the kissing incident. Getting lost in the comfortable lull of Eren's smiles and the monotonous voice on his phone telling them what he's gotten up to so far.

The weeks go by.

With Erwin and Levi visiting on each Friday.
Time blurring into only when Levi and Erwin we're there and when they are not. They got comfortable around each other, going from no physical contact to brushing close by or Eren poking one of them.
On the 5th week, Levi let's in on a secret.

"We know your birthday is next week brat. So get prepared for presents."

And then they were gone.
Eren couldn't tell if he should be scared or excited.

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I woke up groggily to many happy birthday texts.
My boss telling me I get the day off and all the people who hired me to walk their pets said I can walk them another day.
The day quickly became...
Boring.
Nothing to do.
No pets to walk or wash.
Just, sitting at home.
I was very excited when Levi and Erwin knocked on the door.
I open it to have random bright red fabric shoved in my face.
No, not random, it's-
my eyes widen along with the smile on my face as a noise of happiness comes out of my throat.
It's my scarf!
I grab it and bury my face in its softness.

"I finally got all the mud and dirt washed and scrubbed out of it so it's good as new."

I look up at Levi with gratefulness, of course he already looks so smug from cleaning such a ruined cloth.
I lunge towards him and envelope him in a tight hug.
After a while his arms cautiously wrap around my waist and return my hug.
For some reason before I let go I got this weird compulsion to rub my neck and chin on Levi.
Like if I don't everything will fall apart.
So I did.
I don't think Levi noticed but Erwin had a far away look in his eyes.

'I hope I didn't do something stupid and he gets angry at me for touching his man'

Erwin steps forward and for a moment I think he is angry, but he just holds forward a gift wrapped in sparkly green wrapping paper with a gold bow on top.

"Happy birthday Eren"

I open the gift to see cute mittens that match my scarf.
I look up at Erwin with a large smile.
I then feel the same compulsion as before so I lean in and hug Erwin as well, rubbing my chin and neck on him.
I then motion for them to come inside. Erwin leans down and picks up another box from the Hall.

"We can eat this cake we got you, hope you like chocolate"

The day is spent eating cake, chatting, and these random compulsions to rub my neck, chin, and wrists on Erwin and Levi.
I try to be as sneaky as I can about it.
It's quite easy to secretly rub my wrists on them.
By the time they left they were covered in my scent.
I should think it weird, but, all I could be was proud.
My soft Levi scented scarf and soft Erwin scented mittens became new members of my nest.

---next day, Erwin's POV---

"What are you doing eyebrows?"

I give Levi a blank look in response to the absurd nickname.

"Looking for a book," I motion towards the bookshelf I was just cruising along.

Levi rolls his eyes, "yes I got that much, but what book and why?"

"Eren kept rubbing his neck and chin on us all day, and I think his wrists too. It makes me think of something from one of my books, but I can't remember where- aha!"

I pull the slender purple book from its shelf and show Levi it's title.

'Neko behaviours and studies, how to react and respond to a Neko'

Levi raises an eyebrows and looks at me like I'm stupid.

"Trust me on this"

He let's out a sigh, "Fine, crack it open and show me the fuss"

And so we found the chapter,

'Neko courting and how to respond accurately'.