âLevi!â
You barge through the door, all dramatic, gasping and panting, purposely exaggerating to get his attention. But not to your surprise, he didnât even bother looking up.
âI suppose no one ever taught you, but thereâs a concept called knocking.â He said, his eyes fully focused on the papers. His hand moving across it as he wrote. âItâs quite easy really, you raise your hand andââ
âLevi!â You cut him off, slamming the door behind you loudly. âLevi, my beloved, my savior in dark times, I am in need of your help.â
âSlamming the door isnât very polite either. Your manners get worse everyday.â
You waved him off, shushing him. You made way across the room, where a couch sat not far from the desk he was sitting on, and flopped down face first. âLevi.â Your voice came out muffled.
âAh yes, making yourself home I see.â He sighs.
âLevi, I need your help. Real bad.â
âNo.â
âWhatââ You look up, raising your face from the cushions, offended. âYou didnât evenââ
âNo.â He repeated, eyes not leaving his work for even a second. âPlease, get off my couch. Cleaning it is tiresome.â
âLevi.â You whined, impatient at his aloofness. âLevi, heâs going to kill me.â
âIâll buy you a good coffin.â
âThis isnât funny.â You huffed. âIâm dead. Like literally. Absolutely. This is where it all ends.â
âIâd rather you not die on my couch.â
âFuck your couch.â You flipped yourself, so you splayed on your back now. You tilted your head, staring at him. âHelp me out. Please?â
Levi finally turns to look at you, unable to ignore you any longer. He frowned. âWhat?â He asked warily. âWhat did you do this time?â
âPromise me youâll help me first.â You said.
âNo.â He immediately rejects you. âWhat did you do? Did you get into a fight with an MP again?â
You shook your head.
âBlew up something in Hangeâs lab?â He guessed.
âNo. But Iâd really rather it was Hange mad at me though.â
He looked at you confused, âWho did you piss off then? â
You grimaced. He was quick to conclude.
âAh.â He realizes. âErwin.â
A nod from you answers him.
âWhat did you do?â
âAsk me what I didnât do.â
âWhat didnât you do?â
âWork.â You sat up. âIn my defense, it was a shit load of work. And I hate paperwork. And I kept procrastinating. And now itâs due by tomorrow and I didnât remember until two minutes ago when Erwin shot a glare at me. And now Iââ
âIâm not helping you.â
âWhy not?â You demanded.
âItâs your fault. Donât drag me into this shit.â He grumbles, scowling. âAnd you promised last time, you wouldnât do this anymore. Iâm not doing your work for you. I have enough on my plate.â
âOkay first of all, Iâm not lazy. I was busyââ
âOgling Garrison captains.â
âTheyâre pretty. And no, not the point, shut up.â You protested. âI was busy. And I didnât come here so you could do it for me. I came here so you could go and talk to Erwin.â
Levi frowned, âTalk to him about what?â
âTell him to give me one more day. Swear Iâd work my ass off.â
âYou said that last time too.â He pointed it out. âHow angry is Erwin?â
You made a face. âBad.â
âHow bad?â
âHe keeps glaring at me everytime I meet him. Itâs the âif you donât get it done this time, youâre gonna get in so much shitâ glare. Itâs creeping me out.â
Levi scoffs, shaking his head. âOnly you." He said. "Only you can possibly manage piss fucking Erwin off. The guy's a fucking monk, nothing affects him.â He pinches the bridge of his nose. âIf I had to guess, Iâd say this isnât the first time asking for an extension.â
âErrâŚâ You ducked your face. âIt was kinda supposed to be done 2 weeks ago.â
â2 weeks?â Levo looked at you incredulously. âNo wonder heâs pissed. And youâre asking for more time?â
âOne more day. Just one more day. Please Levi, heâll listen to you.â
Levi stares at your pleading expression for a few seconds with narrowed eyes, considering. Thinking. Then he seemed to have made up his mind.
âNo.â
âWhaââ You jerk upright. You really thought youâd convinced him.
âNo. Iâm not getting you out of the grave this time. Specially since you dug it yourself.â He returns his attention back to his work. âGood luck to you, but leave now. And learn a damn lesson.â
You stared at him, gaping. âWow," You blinked youâre an asshole.â
âCongratulations for realizing that.â
You exhaled. Easy words wonât work, you knew. So, here comes plan A. Acting.
You pouted.
âDonât look at me like that. I said what I said.â
You fluttered your lashes, all wide shiny eyes, about to cry.
âGet out before I start throwing shit at you.â
âLevi.â Plan B. Bribing.
âNo.â
âLeeviii.â
âNo.â
âLevi, arenât you the sweetest, most dearest, my absolute favorite and delightful and super awesome with extra sugar on top bestiest best friend? Donât be like that, câmon.â
âStill no. And weâre not friends.â
ââIâll make you pie?â You offered.
âYou canât cook to save your life. No.â
"I'll give you hugs."
"I will slap you."
âLevi.â Plan C. Threatening.
He glares back at you.
"You do realize you could've used this time getting the report started instead of trying to convince me and actually might've manage to get it done?â
âIâll read poetry to you.â You threatened.
Levi looks up, finally thereâs a hint of alarm on his face. âNo, you wonât.â
âIâll make sure all your food touch.â
âGet out.â
âIâll disorganize your bookshelf and fill it with those titan x scout love novels.â
He raised his middle finger at you.
âI will start telling you about all my exes.â
He cringed visibly.
Finally, you gave up. Dragging yourself off the couch, you slowly, pathetically, miserably made your way to the door. You knew that the odds were very low that Levi would actually help you this time, because he was right. You needed to learn a lesson. And it was your fault.
âOi.â
Your hand was on the doorknob. âWhat?â You turned to look at him grumpily.
Levi was pinching the bridge of his nose, knitting his eyebrows together, irritated and annoyed. Like he was about to do something he regretted.
He let out a long exhale.
âBring it here. Iâll help you.â
âWhat?â You asked, disbelief dripping from your tone. Were you dreaming?
âIâll help you out. Just this time.â He grunts. âDonât expect it again. And Iâll only guide you, youâre doing the most of it.â
Music to your ears.
âReally?â
âGo before I change my mind.â He huffed.
You broke into a wide grin, beaming up at him. âNo wonder I love you.â
âThe feeling is not mutual.â
âYouâre the best,â
âShut up.â
âThe best. The most darling, the loveliest, the coolest, theââ
â10 seconds. Iâm giving you 10 seconds.â
âOhââ Your eyes widened. You learnt the hard way Levi usually means his time limits. âOkay, okay, wait here, wait. Iâll be right back. Justââ
And you were out the door,
âFucking idiot.â He groaned to himself, as you yet again, slammed the door.
He wish he knew why he kept doing this to himself.



















