Erwin was bad at taking advice. Hanji, however, was persistent.Â
After a few twenty or so quick-fired text messages, complete with friendly accusations and nagging about how âYou never go out and get any, Erwin!â and âUse your pretty boy charm while your still young, before your face looks like your boring old man personality!â, Erwin found himself alone and confused in probably the most homosexual venue of the country. Or at least he thought.Â
Perhaps, of course, Hanjiâs accusations had caused Erwin to react irrationally. Hanji was good at pushing Erwin, and while Erwin was normally ridged and stubborn to his own thoughts, he valued Hanjiâs opinions and knew she was looking out for him.Â
That fact did not explain, however, why her address for âgoing out to get a few drinksâ had lead him here.Â
Alone, uncomfortable, and a slight migraine pounding at head from the music and the crowd of bodies that all seemed to envelop him at once, Erwin found himself hovering over to the bar, and fired two exasperated text messages at Hanji before ordering a drink. Erwin glanced back, scanning the patrons for her, but to no avail.Â
Twenty minutes Erwin waited, the cool whiskey taking off some of the edge of the situation. It wasnât until a perky voice rose above the crowd that Erwin finally found her; she was waving excitedly, gaining his attention to the other side of the bar. Erwin approached her, relived to find a familiar face.Â
Erwin paused as he reached her, listening to her speak while eyeing the stranger accompanying her. While he couldnât see most of his face, as he was turned towards the bar, he could trace the outline of irritation etched into his features. Black bangs draped over his frame, eyes cast down at his drink in quiet focus. Conventionally, he wasnât handsome, but there was a certain charm to the droop of his eyes and the thin frame of his face. Pale skin with dark hair, he seemed wispy, almost as though heâd disappear in an instant if Erwin blinked.Â
Erwin glanced back towards Hanji, but careful to keep an eye at the black haired man, as if looking away would somehow allow him to slink away.Â
"I can say the same for you." He said, a smile creeping up his lips. "I could have sworn you said to come at eight. Itâs almost eight thirty." Erwin was careful to keep the pleasantness in his tone, despite his irritation on her tardiness. He had too many questions to ask her, and it was best not to scare her off when she had only just arrived.Â
He turned back to the blacked haired man, who seemed very keen on staring at his glass. âIâm sorry, you must a friend of Hanjiâs. It was Levi, correct? Iâm Erwin.â Â He said, now having a polite excuse to stare at the mythical creature accompany Hanji.Â