A Broken Act

Act XXII

Okay, so after what happened in the last chapter, I decided to give you guys a break. This will be chill and laid back, with no heartaches.

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"Hurry up, you slowpoke. For someone as tall as you, I wouldn't imagine that you would walk like a fucking snail."

"It wasn't my fault that you walk too fast for someone as short as you—" Halting my steps, I turned around to face him, punching his arm lightly as soon as he was a step away from me, causing him to wince from the impact. "Ouch! Hey, what was that for?"

Annoyed, I huffed out a breath before I turned on my heels and walked away, ignoring his question and insistent calls.

To be honest, this day was turning out to be great. If I were to choose, I would say that this has been the most laidback day that I spent with Eren ever since we worked together again. Erwin gave all of us a free day, much to the staffs' joy, so we decided to tour around the city again.

"Hey, Levi. Come on, don't be pissed at me. You knew that I was only joking." Eren, who finally decided to catch up to my phase, walked beside me and started poking my sides. "You knew that I would never intentionally call you short—"

"Excuse me? You wouldn't call me short intentionally, but I sure as fuck know that you saying it in a slip of a tongue is more of a guarantee that you fucking mean it." Realizing his mistake, he clamped his mouth shut, teeth biting his bottom lip.

You see, I wasn't really mad at him, but seeing a huge man like him wanting to shit in his pants was an amusing sight that I wouldn't let pass me by. Eren was so determined not to make this shitty for the both of us. I was only manipulating that fact for my own amusement. A douche move, but it was just as I said. Seeing him in this situation, different from his normally composed demeanor, was an amusing and refreshing sight.

"Okay, I'm sorry. But there's nothing wrong about your height! You're a cute size, like munchkins, and it really suits you! Trust me; it doesn't make you look less intimidating. It actually brings a sense of surprise, with how much strength you can hold in your body," Eren started rambling and I couldn't lie, I missed this part of him. I could feel a smile tugging the ends of my lips upwards and I tried my best to fight it off. "It's really nice to know that you could bring a man my size down to the ground and hand them their ass. feels like I could just ball you up and put you in my pocket. But you wouldn't like that, would you? It must be uncomfortable." Eren stopped talking, a light blush settling on his cheeks. "Fuck, I'm rambling, aren't I?"

I couldn't hold it in. A chuckle slipped past my lips, a look of amusement on my face for him to see. "It's fine, Eren, I'm not pissed. I appreciated your sentiment, but I would like it if you wouldn't ball me up and put me in your pocket. Despite my size, I do believe that even I wouldn't fit in it."

Eren grumbled under his breath, a slight pout on his lips. I shook my head. "Come on, you big baby. Seeing you worked up is funny."

He glared at me, but it wasn't sharp. "Doesn't mean that you should make fun of me. I'm trying my best not to ruin this day, y'know?"

I reached up, ruffling his hair from what I could reach. Gods, this man was fucking tall. "Fine, fine. Let me make it up to you. Do you wanna grab some drinks?"

"Hmm, maybe a large cup of coffee and a slice of cake will do," he teased with a smirk on his face. I rolled my eyes at him.

"Fine. Now hurry up or I'll leave your flat ass behind," I warned before I fasten my pace, leaving Eren spluttering behind me.