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Favourite Things

Waking up to rain after sleeping in on a Sunday. The lingering smell of cigarette smoke on leather. Taking a bite of warm chocolate cake. Falling asleep in Levi's arms. Hearing Levi laugh. Making Levi smile.

Eren went over the list of his favorite things in his head half a dozen times on his way to the hospital, just trying not to panic from his claustrophobia about being strapped to a gurney.

Stupid spring. Stupid good enough weather to walk somewhere instead of driving.

Stupid car accident.

Eren is trying to go over what happened in his head but he's kind of having a hard time.

He remembers looking in both directions and he remembers stepping into the street. But the next thing he remembers after that is feeling like he was knocked off balance, and being off the ground, and then seeing the ground.

He doesn't even remember how he landed, just sitting up and thinking he had to get out of the street.

The two girls in the car that hit him seemed to be freaking out more than he was. He didn't even realize his hands were bleeding until one of the girls started trying to mop up the blood.

All he knew was he really had to pee and it was suddenly shockingly hard to hold it. He remembers vaguely someone telling him your bladder didn't hold on when your body went into shock.

So this is what shock feels like, he thinks.

Before he's really processed anything, the paramedics are strapping him to the gurney and he's on his way to the hospital.

The only thing he can think about it what Levi's gonna say.

At the hospital they tell him to change into a gown but the shock's wearing off so he's starting to get a little achy. A nurse gives him a cup of water and some aspirin and he's left alone for a while.

He's scared and being alone isn't helping so he stares at the ceiling and tries to think about more of his favorite things.

The glass cake stand Levi got him for Valentine's Day, sleeping with a breeze from outside, wearing one of Levi's hoodies, seeing Levi wearing his engagement ring.

"Eren!"

Eren lifts his head stiffly to see Levi standing in the doorway. "Hey," he says a little weakly.

Levi crosses the room quickly and hugs Eren. "Jesus Eren, I was so scared."

"I'm alright," he replies, happy for the smell of cigarettes and leather.

Levi stands back up but he doesn't take his hands off Eren, he settles for playing with the brunette's hair. "What happened?" he asks.

"I was on my way to see Armin," Eren replies. "I decided to walk instead of driving since the weather's so nice but when I went to cross the street I guess I got hit."

Levi can't stop staring at Eren's face, fucking thankful he's alright.

"Is anything broken? You look pretty beat up?"

"I think I'm alright?" Eren replies. "Do you see anything out of place?"

"Well," Levi says. "It looks like you hit your head or your hair got pulled out over here, and hands obviously. Your legs alright?"

Eren pouts. "They cut off my favorite jeans in the ambulance," he says. "The worst was a scrape on my knee though. It looks like I'm gonna be pretty bruised up though."

Levi holds Eren's head to his chest. "Don't you ever scare me like this again," he hisses.

"I didn't even lose consciousness, I'm fine," Eren replies.

"Thank fuck," Levi replies, kissing the top of his head. "Thank God you're okay."

Eren smiles into Levi's shirt and tries to hug him back without getting blood on his shirt.

Eren thinks in that moment, that Levi is definitely his favorite thing.