The Ereri Project!

Distance

To his credit, Levi is not nonfunctioning in Eren's absence.

That's not to say he doesn't miss him, because fuck does he miss him, but the best he can do day to day is go through the motions and pretend he's completely okay. Two months with Eren all the way over in Europe is more overwhelming than Levi initially expected.

Hanji, as usual, isn't overly sensitive to her friend's poor attitude, but Erwin and Petra more than make up for it with their continued compassion; the two of them have been going out of their way to check up on him every so often or make sure they invite him out to do things so he doesn't vegetate alone in his apartment.

At least it's almost over.

On one evening in particular he's lying on his couch trying to decide if he even wants dinner when his cell phone rings. It's Eren. "Hello?" he answers instantly.

"Hey!"

Levi can't express the relief and happiness suddenly clogging his heart. "How are you?"

"I'm great, actually, I'm really missing you right now."

"Where are you right now? This is the clearest you're phone's sounded since you left."

"Must be a fluke thing, we're in a bus right now so I kind of expected the call clarity to be worse from everyone talking."

"So are you having fun at least? It's been pretty dull over here."

"It's been really fun, I have so many souvenirs to bring home you wouldn't believe it."

"How many more days is it going to be before you come home?"

"Like you haven't been counting," Eren laughs. "Six."

Levi groans. "I'm dying without you."

"Me too."

There's silence for a moment but Levi wouldn't call it bad. He just wants to hold Eren so bad right now.

"Alright, I gotta go."

"What? Why?"

"I have to get off the bus now."

Levi pouts. "And that means you can't stay on the phone with me?"

"Well I can stay on for like another minute or two but then I have to get off."

"Why?"

Eren doesn't reply, but Levi hears rustling like he's moving and then a... ding? "Eren, where are you?"

Eren just chuckles.

"That sounded like the bell in the elevator in our building."

"Must be a similar bell then."

"Brat."

"I have to go now Levi."

"But-"

"Just hold on," Eren says.

The line goes dead at the same moment the door opens. Levi flies off the couch and swings himself around to see the door. He could've cried.

"See?" Eren says. "You didn't even have to wait a second."

Levi is on him before Eren can even put his bags down.

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A/N: OMFG OMFG!!! SAW THE MOCKING JAY AND I AANT PART TWO TO COME OUT NOOOOOW!!!

Effie looks different with out makeup or her wigs or her outfits!

And Hamidge is so different sober!