The Ereri Project!

Time (Militaryish)

"What're you watching?" Levi asks, towel drying his hair on his way out of their bedroom.

"The Twilight Zone," Eren replies.

Levi glances at the screen. "Oh," he drawls. "The super old, black and white episodes."

"They're the best ones," Eren replies, opening his arms for Levi to sit across his lap.

They both knew that Eren's deployment was coming up.

But because neither of them wanted to think about it, they both shoved it into the backs of their minds until the last few days before he would have to leave, but now he's set to leave tomorrow morning.

Earlier today they had gone to a going-away party at Armin's house, since Mikasa, Annie, Jean, and Reiner were all getting deployed as well.

Levi and Eren had left early so they had a little more time together before bed. "Oh I know this episode," Levi says.

"You do?"

"Yeah, it's the one about the astronaut that meets that women before he has to leave for forty years. It was the one from that episode Gilmore Girls when Logan gave Rory a rocket before he had to leave for.... Something, it's been a while since I saw that show."

Eren shakes his head. "I still think it's funny you like that show."

"Only parts of it, Rory starts acting too much like Lorelai with her relationships toward the end."

Eren snorts. "What?"

"She didn't want to marry Logan when he asked her. Those two had my favorite relationship in the whole show and she broke up with him because he asked her to marry him."

Eren just shakes his head, going back to looking at the TV. "It is a pretty romantic concept."

Levi quirks an eyebrow. "Breaking up with someone when they ask you to marry them?"

"No, idiot, this episode."

Levi frowns, looking at the screen. "I guess so. It's just sad as hell."

"But I mean, he could stayed frozen for all that time but he decided to sit up there, completely by himself, for forty years and all for her."

"Yeah but she froze herself because she didn't know so they ended up with a hideous age gap anyway. It's sad." Levi crosses his arms.

"I mean, I can't say I wouldn't have done the same thing as either of them if you and I were going to be separated for that long."

Eren wraps his arms around Levi's waist and buries his head in the short man's shoulder. "Don't freeze yourself while I'm gone Levi," he says quietly.

"You say that like we have the machines they do that I could -"

"You know what I mean," he insists quietly. "Don't put your life on hold because I won't be here for a few years."

Levi frowns, crossing his arms and turning slightly in Eren's lap so he can hug his boyfriend around his annoyingly broad shoulders. "It's only a couple years," Eren says. "You'll be fine without me."

Levi shakes his head. "That's such a long time."

"It's not like you won't see me over Skype or anything."

"But you won't be here," Levi says and his expression makes Eren want to cry. "With me."

Eren has to hide his face so he can stop his tears. "I promise it'll go quickly," he murmurs. "Time's funny like that."

They go to bed early that night. Not to sleep, although Eren should be, but to spend the last of the time they have together without distractions.

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A/N: I'm almost done watching Noragami, Mirai Nikkie (Future Diary), Soul Eater (35th time), Gurran Lugan, Hetalia, and Highschool of the Dead.

Do you guys have any recommended animes?