Peachy Petra

Except he was jealous because evening tea times were meant for the two of them, in his office, filling out paperwork or merely going over the drills they ran that day.

But, he supposed he owed the kid some slack, after all, he lost his mother and with Petra being the only female member of their team, he wasn’t surprised Eren was drawn to her.

He decided to let it go, keeping his thoughts to himself because he knew what Petra would say if he brought it up--Captain, you’re being so silly! And throw him the soft smile she always did when it was just the two of them.

Hange

“Sorry Captain, Hange asked me to help them out with some experiments later! I’ll see you tomorrow for breakfast?” Petra chirped, knowing that Levi’s request to see her later was not strictly professional and she was under no obligation to abide by him. However, the rejection still stung, and Petra didn’t even notice as she gave him a quick salute as she left the mess hall, leaving Levi alone, staring idly into his shitty soup for the night.

Don’t be that guy, he chastised himself, but his legs followed the motions before he could help himself as he cleaned his tray and followed Petra to Hange’s lab. I’ll just say I needed four-eyes for something.

The door to Hange’s lab was cracked an inch open, and before Levi was about to barge in, he heard giggling from Petra.

“I’m so glad we’re spending some one on one time, sometimes it gets stifling with the guys all the time! What do you think of this color?”

Levi knew when to take a cue when he heard one, and he dejectedly walked away from the room, back to his office.

Oluo

Imitation is the highest form of flattery is something Erwin once told him, and Levi had to fucking disagree with that. On most days, he just ignored Oluo’s strange antics and pretended not to throw the man off by saying something off handed like an apple a day keeps the titans away just to see him eat as many apples as he could the following morning, but today was different.

As Levi descended the steps, he could have sworn he felt a vein pop when he walked down to their common room and spied Petra tying Oluo’s cravat for him and clucking at him like a mother hen.

“Can you sit still, Oluo?!” She barked, nearly choking him in the process as Oluo bit his tongue, but they both froze as they saw their Captain in the hallway. And if Levi didn’t know any better which he did, Petra was turning a light shade of red as she quickly unraveled the cravat.

“Oh hi Captain! You’re up early.”

Levi looked between them, glaring daggers and he nonchalantly shrugged. “I’m hungry.”

Erwin

It wasn’t often Levi went into town, he usually took a twice a month trip to replenish on his favorite teas and pick up some cleaning supplies that were out of the Scouts’ budget. Today was one of those days, and the chilly winter air was in its full force as he entered the general store. A couple of other scouts could be seen, some murmuring and buzzing from the Christmas excitement around the corner, and Levi sighed, hoping that nothing he wanted was out of stock since he didn’t fancy another trip into town.

The general store was large, mostly due to being located by one of the Scout outposts and Levi weaved his way between the crowds, making his way for the tea section at the back of the shop.

As soon as he arrived in the back room, Levi immediately halted in his steps and growled out a what the hell as he noticed a familiar tall blond and ginger standing side by side, holding jars of tea between them. They spoke between hushed voices, and Levi felt a hot fury wash over him as Petra cutely crinkled her nose as she sniffed one jar and handed it to Erwin.

“What the fuck is going on?” He finally spat, not being able to contain himself, and Petra jumped, eyes going wide while Erwin merely looked up in amusement.

“Hi Levi,” he acknowledged, screwing the cap of the jar back on. “I ran into Petra, we were just talking about you.”

Levi quirked an eyebrow, knowing when Erwin was bullshitting because it was clear that between the two of them that Erwin was holding Petra’s shopping bag, a simple burlap one but noticeably hers by her initials stitched into the handles.

Petra’s face was glowing red and she immediately took her bag from Erwin and whispered something into his ear, with the taller man having to lean over to hear her. Levi clenched his fist, wondering when Petra and the commander got so chummy they went on outings together, but Petra sidled up next to Levi as she took her hand in his.

“The commander has to go back now, is it okay if I join you?” She asked sweetly, thumbing his wedding band between their interlocked fingers.

Levi grunted and pulled her closer, but as he disappeared into the adjacent room, he couldn’t help but notice the shit eating grin Erwin had plastered onto his face.

Levi

It was Christmas morning, and while Levi was never the one for much sleep, he found himself rudely awoken to a poking in his side as Petra climbed over him in the bed. It was barely dawn in their room and he mumbled why she was getting up so early. It was cold from the lack of fire in the shared hearth, and Petra planted a kiss to his forehead as she padded out of the room. Levi paid no mind as he rolled onto his stomach, savoring the heat Petra left but soon found himself awoken again as a weight sat on his back.

“Happy Birthday, Levi!” Petra sang, pulling the covers off of him and peppered kisses across his face.

His eyes opened in realization, forgetting that it was Christmas and also his birthday, and he remembered that they were making a trip into town to see Petra’s parents for the holiday.

“Mmmpfh,” he muttered, running a hand through his hair and noted the medium sized box Petra placed on their bed. It was wrapped in red and green with a large golden bow, and a soft smile came to his lips at the decadence.

“You didn’t have to get me anything,” he said, already undoing the bow and carefully unlatching the tape that held the patterned paper together.

“Of course I did,” Petra replied, sitting next to him and watched with nervous excitement as he undid the box.

A neatly folded green cravat sat in the box, followed by three samples of tea bags, and Levi felt his throat tighten. This was their first gift exchange as husband and wife, and the thoughtfulness that exuded from it made his head spin.

“Oluo helped me with the cravat length, I think it’s a bit fancier than the ones you wear every day, and Hange picked out the color. And the commander helped me with the tea since I wanted to get you something you haven’t tried before. Eren had the idea to wrap it nicely, like nobles do, so we went into town to find something special.” She paused, playing with her hands in her lap. “Do you like it? I know it’s different but I wanted today to be special since we’re also seeing my parents--”

Levi set the gift down and pulled Petra in for a hungry kiss, his hands wrapping around her waist in a tender hug.