The Ereri Project!

Baby

When Eren gets home one day, he finds Levi going over some kind of paperwork at the kitchen

"Hey Baby," Eren says, laying himself over Levi's shoulders languidly.

Levi makes a face and looks up at Eren. "What do you want?"

Eren frowns. "What do you mean?"

"You never call me that unless you want something," Levi replies.

"I can't just call you a nickname?"

"So you don't want anything?"

"Well, I do want you to come cuddle with me, but you appear to be busy."

"Aha," Levi says and starts getting up.

Eren rocks from heel to toe excitedly. "So you'll do it?"

Levi holds onto Eren's wrist as he leads the way to their bedroom. He lays down across the bed and waits for Eren to curl up with him. Eren does, burying his face in Levi's side with a sigh. "Rough day?" Levi asks.

Eren shakes his head. "Not especially, no."

Levi nods, accepting silently that Eren really does just get in these moods sometimes and the best thing he can do be there until it passes. Levi takes a deep breath and closes his eyes.

"Do you think I would be a bad parent?" Eren asks suddenly.

"What?" Levi opens his eyes again.

Eren leans up a bit to look at Levi. "I've been thinking about it a lot since your sister told us she's pregnant," he says.

"Hm," Levi hums, wrapping his arms around Eren in hopes it'll calm him down a little. "I wouldn't worry. The fact that you're thinking about it means if we did have a baby you'd at least be conscious of trying to do the right thing."

"But my parents tried to do the right thing and look what-"

"Eren," Levi says and the other is quiet. "Don't worry about it."

Eren sighs and snuggles into Levi's chest again. "I don't know why I'm worrying in the first place, he says. "It's not like we could have kids."

"Not our own, at least," Levi replies, playing with Eren's hair absently.

Eren makes a disappointed noise. "That's a little depressing."

Levi shrugs. "Adopting wouldn't be so bad."

"I would think you would have a more polar opinion about it considering you were adopted."

Levi chuckles into Eren's hair. "It's not like we'd love them any less than our own."

Eren takes a deep breath and pulls the blanket over the two of them. "I guess you're right."

"I'm always right."