The Ereri Project!

Words

Levi was supposed to be doing paperwork. He's been working on it on and off all day, though, so he was getting bored with it quickly.

Especially since Eren came to sit in and wait for him about an hour ago. He'd expected the brat to start bugging him by now, he's always been too antsy to sit still for more than twenty or thirty minutes at a time.

When Levi looks up at Eren, he's surprised to see Eren writing something. He would assume it was a letter but everyone the brat cared about was in the castle and he could leave to talk to them whenever he wanted.

"What in the world are you doing?" he asks finally.

Eren looks up after a moment of staring at the paper. "I'm trying to write a poem," he says.

Levi is so taken by that, he can't really form a response.

Eren ears heat a bit and he looks back down at his paper. "Armin said finding a "creative outlet" might help my anger issues."

"So you picked poetry?"

"A sonnet, specifically."

"You're writing a sonnet? How do you even know what that is?"

"My dad was a doctor, you know, it's not like I grew up so poor I'm illiterate. My mom liked to read poetry with me."

"Hm," Levi replies. "Let me see."

Eren's whole face tints pink at that. "No way."

Levi furrows his eyes. "Why not?"

"Cause it's awful."

"It can't be that bad," Levi says, getting up from his desk.

Eren eyes go wide as he hides the paper behind his back, half crumpling it in the process. "No."

"Lemme see," Levi says, leaning over Eren.

Eren shakes his head and leans back, sitting on the paper.

Levi rolls his eyes. "No other choice then," he sighs.

Eren gasps just as he realizes what Levi's about to do. He falls off his seat as Levi begins digging his fingers into his waist, tickling him.

He laughs as he's forced onto the floor and Levi sits on his hips. "Stop! Stop!" he shouts.

When Levi does, he realizes his mistake. "Dammit," he mutters as Levi picks up the crumpled paper and starts reading.

"What the hell?" Levi growls. "This is illegible!"

Eren frowns. "I said I knew how to read, I haven't had enough practice to write very well."

"No, look at this."

Levi holds out the paper and Eren realizes the ink is smeared from him moving the paper around. "Whoopsies," he says mockingly.

"You're rewriting it," Levi says, crossing his arms. "I expect it finished by tomorrow."

"What?!" Eren replies. "It took me an hour to write two lines! Lambic pentameter is really hard!"

Levi frowns. "Well I guess you should've just let me see this one then, huh?"

Eren frowns but gets back to writing.

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A/N: I hate poetry! I don't understand! I don't get it! UGH! I almost failed an essay because of poetry!!!