Off Record [Ereri/Riren] ✓

37 ⚕︎Familial✍︎

Off Record
Chapter 37
⚕︎Familial✍︎
Levi

fa·mil·ial

/fəˈmilyəl/

Adjective

relating to or occurring in a family or its members

"Can I deliver this last goodbye-thank you letter to Er?" Isabel pokes out a quivering lip.

I nod and pick her up, taking her down to the brat's room with a smile on my face.

"Er!" She runs and jumps onto Eren's bed as soon as I open the door.

Eren's eyes snap open and his arms fly up, one covering his chest area and the other looking for the source of the disturbance. When he sees it's Isabel he stills and laughs. "Good morning."

"I'm leavin'..." She plays with the paper in her hands as I hold her stuffed animals.

Eren sits up. "I know. How are you feeling?"

"Scared."

Eren looks at me and quirks an eyebrow.

She forces a smile regardless. "I-I drew you this note ta remember me by..."

Eren smiles. "Aw, that's so sweet. May I see it?"

She nods and hands him a picture she drew of him and her wearing tiaras, me in the back wearing a crown with my arms crossed. They're stick figures, so she labeled them all. I had to help her with spellings, but she wrote everything herself.

Eren starts to tear up as he stares at it. "This is beautiful."

"Thank you..." She looks down as she plays with her hands. "I'm going to miss everyone and you..."

I lean against the wall and smirk. "Well, good thing when you live with me you'll be able to come visit my work."

Isabel freezes.

Eren looks between the two of us, waiting for a reaction.

The redhead bursts out crying and I drop her stuffed animals and run to her.

Eren doesn't seem to know what to do so he just stays out of the way.

I place my hand on her shoulder and she punches me. "Big Bro, you meanie!"

"I'm sorry."

She hugs both me and Eren, catching the brunet off guard. "Does that mean you're my dad now...?"

"Yes. You don't have to call me dad if you don't want to-"

"Dad." She pokes my chest and giggles.

My mouth dries out and I feel my eyes start to burn and I just hug the four year old to keep from embarrassing myself in front of Eren again.

He smiles, his own tears starting to fall at witnessing the display.

"Er, don't cry." Isabel kisses his cheek. "Big B— Dad can be your daddy too."

I choke and try not to die laughing.

Eren laughs and wipes his eyes. "Yeah. Something like that."

Isabel smiles and cuddles into me, watching Eren intently before turning to me. "You don't have a wife."

"Nope." I pop the 'p.'

"Then can Er be my mommy?"

I start dying of laughter again.

"I'm calling it now, she's psychic." Eren laughs.