STRONGEST HOPE (ERERI❤RIREN)

CHAPTER 36 - CALM BEFORE THE STORM (MATURE CONTENT 18+)

Eren followed the winding path of hallways deep into the headquarters compound and onto the second floor. In spite of the coming fight, his heart felt so light. He never dreamed that Mika would so readily accept his relationship with Levi. He owed Armin so much. He couldn't imagine how hard it would have been if that meeting was the first she'd heard of their relationship.

Approaching Levi's quarters, he paused, and out of habit, knocked. The door swung open at his touch and he stepped inside. "Heichou?" he called quietly. There was no reply. He stepped softly from the office into the bedroom, and the sight before him captured his breath in his chest.

The windows were open and the curtains billowed in and out with the soft breeze. The stillness of the room, in contrast, framed the picture of a sleeping Levi. Freshly bathed, he wore a crisp white shirt, unbuttoned, and exposing his pale porcelain skin and the muscles of his chest. His sinewy legs were held snugly in his beige uniform pants, and his bare feet were crossed at the ankles on top of the sheets. One arm stretched behind his head and the other rested on his side. With his long slender fingers he held a small vile of a colorless liquid.

Eren groaned at the delicious sight before him. As much as he wanted to dive into the man right now, he knew his lover would appreciate a cleaner body than the one he currently had to offer. Plus, he couldn't very well deprive the man of the only sleep he might get for a while. Eren wanted him in his best fighting shape, so he crept to the bathroom to take a bath.

The last time he was in this bathroom he was crying and thinking that his love would never be realized. He had only fantasies of what he thought it would feel like to touch him. Now, of course, he knew, and loving Levi was beyond anything his wildest dreams could have conjured.

As he touched his own skin and ran the sudsy cloth over his body, the thought of Heichou's hands on him woke his desire. It hung in the air around him. He could taste it, palpably, and imagine the feeling of the man's back under his fingertips as he moved strongly within him. Biting his lip, he moaned quietly at how sensitive his body felt. He cleaned as quickly as he could, wanting so badly to kiss that man awake and rake his hands over his body.

He stepped out of the tub and dried his hair. Tying the towel around his waist, he ran his fingers through his hair. He stepped from the bathroom and closed the door behind him. Padding across the stone floor, he dropped the towel on the floor and gently climbed onto the bed. Levi turned his head and murmured in his sleep. Eren shivered in his nakedness, but moved forward. He hovered his body over the Captain and leaned down on his elbows. Lowering his mouth to Levi's, he licked his bottom lip and gently pressed himself against the man's body.

Levi stirred and as his face turned up and his mouth opened, Eren met it with his, pressing his lips to meld against his lover's. The man's eyes fluttered open, just as Eren scooped his hand beneath his neck. Levi moaned as Eren pulled him closer and pillaged the depths of his mouth with his earnest tongue. The man's arms slid up the boy's sides, his fingers feathering his skin and making him shiver. He lifted his knee between Eren's legs, coming into snug contact with his waiting erection. Levi's mouth broke from Eren's and moved to his neck, sucking and pulling with his lips and his tongue. Eren tilted his head to encourage the hunger surging through the man. He gripped his shoulders at the sublime feeling of being devoured by a king.

Levi spoke between kisses. "I think I'll have you wake me up like this all the time, Yeager."

"Mmmmm," Eren moaned. "God, I want you, Heichou."

The Captain held Eren's ear lobe on the tip of his tongue and breathed with precision. "I'm right here, babe. I've got you."

Eren felt the kisses move higher onto his face as he scooted down towards the Captain's waist.