Flowers for the Wounded (Levi x Eren Fanfic)

Chapter 10: Donut

Cars raced down the street honking and darting from lane to lane. The lights turned red for too long and green for much too short. The air was brisk with morning wind nipping at my cheeks and ears. I should have grabbed a hat or ear muffs on the way out, but eagerness pulled me away from any sensibility I had. I quickly glanced down at my phone giving a huff of satisfaction. I still had another five minutes to get to the park.

It was odd to know that nearly two months had passed. It was two months that Eren put up with me and accepted me. I managed to shove myself so far into his skull that I erased every doubt he ever had about me. Every single worry he had, I replaced with a memory to last a lifetime. Despite how smart he was, I found him to be a little awkward in a charming way.

Outside of the medical talk, Eren was actually a blubbering mess. I was shocked to find while he was smooth and direct with me, he was skittish in crowded areas apologizing to every person, their mother, and their dog as he steered his tall body through. I also finally got to see Armin officially as Eren's boyfriend and not just a pining romantic wreck, in which he was ecstatic and proud of the strides both of us made. I felt pretty good about showing off even though Eren meekly blushed every time I did.

I was pretty sure that if things had gone on too much more, he would have turned into a tomato and rolled away.

In any case, we went on little tiny dates here and there when both of us were free. It took us a month into the relationship when we finally made the next step of having our first kiss together. And though, maybe we were going fast, but everything felt so right. Today was Eren's birthday. He had gone off to get donuts and coffee while I had gotten a small little gift even though Eren specifically told me not to go crazy.

And don't worry, I swear to god that I did not give him more flowers this time.

As I broke away from the busy streets and made it to the open parks, I saw Eren resting a covered alcove with a few empty picnic tables. He was lazily fingering something on his phone when he noticed me sauntering over. He gave a beautiful smile and waved me over. I plopped down next to him and leaned in for a hug.

"Hey," I greeted.

"Hi, I'm glad you made it here in one piece," he replied. "I got the cookies and cream donut along with cookies and cream coffee." He handed over said pastry and drink to which I greedily took.

"You're an angel," I beamed. Eren scoffed and shook his head.

"Nope. I'm an enabler that is shoving an unethically large amount of sugar into your body currently. I could be a demon trying to kill you right now. Maybe, this is a ploy to get you back in the hospital so I can operate on you again."

"I accept it all," I shot back as I shoved the donut into my throat savoring the mild crunch of chocolate sprinkles and frosting before getting to the spongy insides with a melting cream center. Eren snorted with a laugh before digging into his own.

"I guess I have to start looking into the diabetes center to find us a dietician to maintain our intake," he mocked. I lightly punched his shoulder but soon let the silence calmly blanket us as we finished up and just cuddled. As time continued on, my pockets felt heavier and heavier. I pulled away from Eren much to his discomfort and scooted so there was a space between us.

"Levi?" Eren mumbled confused at my sudden action. With a deep breath, I slowly pulled my hand out of my pocket holding a closed fist out to him.

"I'm bad with words. I'm bad with proving myself. I'm bad at knowing when I should stop or keep going. I'm with driving too. I'm bad at a lot of things," I admitted. "Today is your birthday. And even though we haven't been together too terribly long, I wanted to make it special. This can mean a promise. This could also mean nothing except a pretty piece that I think compliments you. May the best find us in the future stepping forth. So, please accept my feelings...again?"

I opened my hand to reveal a small simple ring that had a silver band cresting along the top. Eren's jaw dropped, and he seemed to do a double-take. After it seemed to click, he picked up the ring and slipped it onto his right hand. He abruptly pulled me into his body and pressed our foreheads together.

"I will happily accept your feelings and without hesitation this time. I am willing to be your boyfriend as long as you'll have me until the day we come together as one. Thank you for one of the best birthdays and most peaceful ones I've had in a long time. I love you, Levi."

"I'm glad," I mumbled. It was a good day.