The Ereri Project!

Sleep (Neko Levi!)

Eren is exhausted when gets home from work.

He flops on the couch fully aware that he still has things to do, but falls asleep almost immediately anyway.

Levi, who'd been curled up asleep at the foot of the recliner, wakes up at the sound of Eren suddenly falling on the couch.

His pushes his ears back in annoyance when he realizes it was just his owner being a doofus that startled him from his nap. His ears perk up again once he realizes Eren is already asleep.

Very out of character for the usually endlessly energetic brunette.

Levi gets up and stretches before walking over to Eren. He paws at the boy's hip for a moment. "Ngh," Eren groans tiredly and rolls over, shoving his face in the cushion.

Levi is almost offended, Eren never ignores him.

Feeling like something must be wrong, Levi goes to find a blanket. He throws it over Eren haphazardly before curling up beside him, purring quietly at the extra warmth.

...

Eren is surprised to wake up under a blanket. He's even more surprised to see how unusually affectionate Levi is being.

The catboy is curled up between Eren's chest and the back of the couch, still sleeping but with one of his ears twitching every so often.

Eren, still sleepy himself, cuddles up a little closer and pets Levi's head while he thinks about what he should have for dinner (no doubt Levi will want tuna again).

He's almost asleep again when Levi suddenly wakes up and bolts upright, knocking Eren off the couch. "What's the matter with you?" Eren asks.

Levi simply jumps over him and runs to the kitchen, Eren almost wishes he hadn't gotten Levi a collar with a bell because the tinkling is always sounds louder when he's tired.

Levi stops beside the counter, gesturing to his bowl.

"Oh, you're hungry? Can I sleep a little longer and then we can eat?"

When Eren closes his eyes all he gets in a face full of toy mouse before Levi's curling up beside him on the couch again. "Is that a yes?" Eren asks.

Levi meows at him, tugging at his shirt, before falling right to sleep.

Eren takes that as a definite yes.