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“Fucking- fuck it all!”

Levi slammed her fists on the table and pushed herself away from her desk or else she would toss her laptop out the window. She was fuming as she paced around the room, trying not to scream more than she did before. Her hair was in a mess and her glasses slipped down the bridge of her nose, but she could care less about those things when her laptop was making beeping sounds. It might as well signal her death because that was what she was feeling right now – dying. Slumping her shoulders in defeat, she sat back at her chair and stared blankly at the screen, hoping that she would figure something out if she glared at it long enough. Maybe it would combust and corrupt her files and all would be lost given her shitty luck this evening.

Knock knock.

The door creaked open and a head peaked in. “Levi? Are you alright?”

Levi growled as she continued to glare at her screen. “Everything’s not fine,” she snipped. She heard the door close behind her and then light, padded footsteps headed towards her. She felt the presence of her girlfriend behind her and the faint hum rumbling through her chest.

“Are you having problems?” Eren decided to ask.

“How did you know?” Levi drawled sarcastically.

Eren rolled her eyes. “Don’t get your panties in a twist.” Without asking, Eren reached over above Levi and bent down and did some bullshit fast typing and mouse-clicking. Levi stared in wonder as the beeping sound stopped and her program restarted to the menu. More bullshit magic happened and her old file was recovered right in front of her.

“Sorry, I was only able to get the file you saved half an hour ago. Anything you had after that is gone unfortunately,” Eren said remorsefully.

“Oh my fucking god.” Levi turned around from her chair and engulfed Eren into a hug. “Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was losing my goddamn mind and I thought I lost the whole thing for good.”

The brunette chuckled when Levi pressed kisses all around her face as a reward. “Okay, I get it, you love me.” Eren held onto Levi and leaned in for a proper kiss. “The perks of having a girlfriend who’s in computer science and a hackathon enthusiast, hm?”

“I really want to fuck you right now,” Levi whispered on her lips.

“Wow, Levi, didn’t think you were that easy,” Eren teased, laughing when she received a smack on her arm. “As much as I would like to take you up on that offer, don’t you need to hand that in by midnight?”

As quick as she latched on, Levi was back onto her computer. Eren sighed fondly and patted down Levi’s hair and lightly pushed the frames back up her nose to where she had the little indentation marks. Eren gave her one more peck and left the room, knowing that Levi would be entirely focused for the next few hours trying to finish her assignment.

*****

The kettle whistled and Eren immediately turned off the heat. She poured the hot water into the teapot before putting the kettle back on the stove and placed the teapot on a tray along with two cups. Carefully balancing the tray, she carried it to hers and Levi’s bedroom and opened the door to see Levi sprawled on the bed on her stomach, looking very exhausted. Eren silently placed the tray on the bedside table and then trapped Levi between her legs and gently laid on top of her.

“Get off me,” Levi said, muffled by the pillows she was lying face-first on.

“Nope. You’re stressed out which is making me stressing out for your well-being.” Despite what she said, she sat up straight and started kneading Levi’s back, not unlike what a cat would do. Encouraged by Levi’s appreciative sounds, she spread out her hands and massaged Levi’s back.

“God, you’re an angel,” Levi sighed as she turned her head back to look at her girlfriend. “Seriously, you’re amazing.”

“No, you’re amazing,” Eren said. “You’ve been stressing over school work and balancing your two part-time jobs for the past three months. I keep telling you that money isn’t an issue.”

“It’s the principle of it. Besides, it keeps me busy.”

Eren let out an irritated huff. “You should be taking better care of yourself. I’m afraid that you’ll keel over and I’ll get a call from the hospital because you’re too damn stubborn for your own good.”

“Pot calling the kettle black.”

“Oh, fuck you. Fine, I’ll just take your tea away.” Eren didn’t even need to get off from Levi since the black-haired woman did it for her, lunging at the bedside and pouring herself a cup of tea. Eren rolled her eyes but accepted the cup from Levi who offered to her with the condition that she wouldn’t drop it and it was fine because Levi, we’ve done this so many times now so shut up and drink your damn tea.

The two sat on the bed, nursing their hot drinks and not saying anything to each other. Or well, until Eren decided to break the silence.

“After your exams, make sure you take a week off from both your jobs.”

“Huh? Why?” Levi asked.

Eren put their cups back on the tray once they were done. “Because I’m going to spend the week spoiling and fawning over you.”

Levi snorted. “And you get mad when people call you my sugar mama.”

“I am not!” Eren exclaimed. “I just have money because of the inheritance money from my grandparents and from my dad’s job.”

“I know,” Levi reassured. “But the money can be spent on other things.”

“Like what? The house is ours and our school loans are paid off and we’re getting a new car next week.”

“Sugar mama,” Levi repeated with a smirk.

“Argh! Just-” Eren sighed in defeat and Levi almost laughed. “Can’t I just treat my girlfriend and spend time with her without worrying about other things?”

Levi stared at her slumped figure and if Eren had dog ears, Levi would bet that they would be dropping now and- oh hell, Eren was giving her the puppy eyes. She put her hands on her face and groaned, hearing Eren cheer in front of her in victory. Fucking damn it. She could never say no when Eren pulled that face and the brunette totally used it to her advantage.

Eren pulled her into a hug and Levi grumbled into her chest from the unfairness of it all. “Oh, you’re going to love it Levi! It’s going to be like a girls’ night out but for a week and it’ll be just you and me.” Eren held her girlfriend tighter and rocked them both on the bed.

“Eren, let go. I still need to take a shower- hey!” Said brunette managed to unclasp Levi’s bra through her shirt and immediately let go of Levi, laughing as she ran out of the room.

Taking off the bra completely under her shirt and a pillow in her hand, Levi marched out of the room. “Oh, it’s on!”

Shrieking and loud footsteps was heard throughout the house.

*****

“Rise and shine, darling,” Eren said in a sing-song voice before whacking the top of Levi’s head with a pillow.

“Hey, quit it,” Levi grumbled, cranky that she was rudely awoken from her well-deserved slumber, as she rolled away from the fluffy attack.

In her half-awake state, she knew to expect Eren to jump on top of her on the bed, but made no additional movements to block it. The bed bounced slightly from the brunette’s dramatic way of an entrance and Levi did her best to ignore the feeling of Eren breathing down her neck.

Seeing the way that Levi was deliberately closing her eyes, Eren wrapped Levi with the blankets and rolled them both off the bed with a ‘thump.’

The black-haired woman tried to slither away but alas, she was in the mercy of a cruel angel. “You’re doing laundry,” was what Levi stated, glaring at Eren underneath her blanket burrito.

Eren chuckled as she gave Levi a quick kiss on the nose before reaching to grab Levi’s glasses and put it on for her. She lifted the blanket pile the held Levi captive and dumped it on the bed, making the lump bounce. “Get ready soon, we’re going to go out,” Eren said.

Levi unraveled herself from the soft warmth and yawned. She glanced over to the windows and glared at it. “It’s the ass-crack of dawn, Eren. What the fuck are we doing?”

“Running.”

“No.”

“Oh come on,” Eren pleaded. “It would be a great start of the day to run through the place we first met and relive it.”

“Did you forget that I was the one who was exercising like a normal person and you were running because you needed to escape? We also met each other at night and that was because you were being chased by a dog because you were drunk after a party and trespassed on someone’s lawn. You came running into the park to hide but crashed into me instead.”

“I got to meet you so the night didn’t end off that badly. It was totally worth having that dog chase me down 8 blocks to meet you. Maybe it was destiny.” Eren made dreamy eyes as she recalled that fateful evening.

Levi rolled her eyes and made ‘shooing’ motions with her hand. “Get out and I’ll get ready. I hope your legs are prepared for 5k in the morning, babe.” She didn’t bother to conceal her smirk when Eren left the room cursing up a storm.

Quickly getting dressed and switching her glasses to contacts, Levi went downstairs to see her girlfriend in her jogging gear and water bottles in each hand. When green eyes met hers, Eren tossed the water bottle to her and she caught it with one hand with ease. “Thanks.”

A nod. “A.”

“I’m very well aware about my boob size but thanks for pointing that out,” Levi said as she laced up her shoes.

Eren snorted. “That’s not what I meant and you know it. Besides, they’re perfectly fine and I like touching them.”

“And I like touching yours.” Levi poked the side of Eren’s chest. “They’re squishy.”

“We’ll touch each other’s boobs later.” Eren held onto Levi’s hand and open the door. “But for now, we’re going to go sweat and maybe go on the swings that thousands of other kids have touched before.”

“Gross.”

“I know, I’m pretty damn romantic.”

*****

Eren groaned as she stared at exposed, creamy skin that was partially covered in purple lace, dying to get her hands on her girlfriend.

“Hm, I don’t know. What do you think, Eren? Do you like the purple or do you think the pink one was nicer?” Levi asked as she stared down and did a complete turn in front of Eren.

“This is torture,” Eren moaned.

“You didn’t answer my question,” was what Levi replied, holding an identical set of bra and underwear, but in pink, against her and then pulling it away and putting it against her again, looking at herself in the mirror and determining which one would be better.

“Both, just get both for crying out loud,” Eren complained again.

“Hey, you were the one who dragged me here. This is just retribution.”

After properly being sweatier than Levi was comfortable with after their morning run, they showered (separately because Eren gets too handsy and the shower would have taken 3 times longer if she had her way) and Eren took them to their favorite diner for breakfast. And true to Eren’s words weeks prior, she then took them to a spa to be spoiled. And while Levi wasn’t too fond of people she didn’t know touching her, she gave in when she was pampered like a princess as she got her face massaged and getting her hands treated at the same time. After leaving the spa all smooth and fresh, Eren took her hand and led them down a shopping district and just walked, going into a few stores that caught their eyes. Of course though, Eren somehow convinced Levi to come into a swanky-looking (read: expensive) lingerie store and quickly made work of finding a few pieces in Levi’s size and dragged her girlfriend into the changing room and locked the door behind them, dismissing the store attendant telling them if they need help to give them a call.

Now the tables have turned because Eren did too of a good job finding stuff for her girlfriend to wear because it fit her like a second skin. Levi made it a point to order Eren not to touch her as she tried on the outfits since she loved to be up and personal. Levi even threatened to push down the little succulent garden Eren has been taking care of from their bedroom balcony if the brunette didn’t behave, but it was an effective threat because Eren’s arms were on her side and she looked stiff as a soldier.

Levi jutted her chest before nodding. “Fine, I’ll get both.”

“Great, can we go now?”

“Nope, there’s still that little number that I saved for last,” Levi said as she undressed herself. She ignored Eren’s garbling sounds as she neatly placed what she had on back on the fancy hanger and then grabbing the black and red babydoll. She slipped it over her, noting the silky touch of the material, and readjusted it and turning to look at her girlfriend. “Well?”

“Fuck.”

“Use your words, Eren.”

Eren looked away. “You’re the definition of sin and the devil wants to marry you.”

“Perfect.” Levi leaned close to her girlfriend and peered up to look at her. “Hey, look at me,” she said as she looped her arms around Eren’s neck. Once she saw that she had Eren’s undivided attention, she closed her eyes and tilted her head to capture Eren’s lips into a kiss. Levi felt the ghost of Eren’s hands near her hips, but then they retracted. Letting go of Eren’s mouth, she took Eren’s hand with her own and put them where they were a second ago. “You can touch me now,” was all that she said before going in for another kiss.

Not needed to be told a second time, Eren firmly gripped onto Levi’s hips and moved her mouth to work along with Levi’s. They tried to muffle the other’s moans, in case a store attendant decided to do their job and check up with them, but it was hard when their tongues were put into play and Eren’s hands moved south to firmly grasp Levi’s round cheeks.

Levi pressed as close as she could onto Eren and started writhing, silently begging for more, but she felt Eren’s smirk on her lips before she was pushed away. “Hey, get your mouth back down here,” she pouted.

Eren gave her a wink and lightly tugged on the babydoll. “Let’s go back home and finish this.”

“You’re not up for public sex?” Levi challenged.

“Nope. Besides, I know you well enough that you would prefer in clean places that you’ve already sterilized.”

“Hn. Cheeky brat.”

“Levi, you’re literally 3 months older than me.”

“Your point?”

Eren shook her head in amusement and helped Levi out of her see-though gown. “I can’t believe I’m in love with you.”

“Right back at ya, babe.”

*****

Levi barely had time to take off her shoes before she was pressed against the wall, the bags of their shopping adventure were pushed away when Eren went in for the attack. “Wow, right to it, huh?” she said as she felt Eren grind against her ass and warm hands slipping under her shirt. She groaned when hands cupped her breasts and Eren kissing the side of her neck.

“Yeah. You were bending down with your skirt way too often in front of me and got me riled up,” Eren murmured against the pale column as she trailed her kisses down.

Levi snorted. “You sound like an old man.”

“I thought I was the sugar mama?” Eren questioned, one of her hands letting go of Levi’s breast and slipped underneath the fluttery skirt that her girlfriend wore, palming the front and licking her lips when Levi moaned.

“Whatever, just get me wet,” Levi retorted. Her breath hitched when Eren’s hand slid under her panties and fingers ran down her walls.

“Seems like I don’t have a problem doing that,” Eren teased as she continued to move her fingers back and forth. She rubbed clit the same time she flicked Levi’s nipple, smirking when Levi shuddered at the simultaneous sensations.

Levi couldn’t reply, too lost at the feeling of Eren’s fingers working her, her hips involuntarily rocking along Eren’s slow movements, encouraging to go faster. She felt Eren sucking on her neck and then a finger slipped inside. Levi moaned as another finger joined the first and moved inside her while Eren’s thumb made sure to circle and rub where she wanted it the most. “Fuck!” she cried out when Eren’s fingers found that spot that had her legs shaking.

Eren bit her shoulder, and that was the only warning she got before Eren moved faster, driving inside to hit that one spot that made her begging for more. She couldn’t find purchase along the wall, so she curled her fingers to the palms of her hands, and she felt her toes curling too.

Too abruptly for her liking, Eren stopped just when she felt that she was getting close. She was about to cry out why but then she was flipped over with her back on the wall and Eren kneeled before her. Her skirt was pulled down and pooled around her ankles, and Eren gave her a mischievous look before hands were on her thighs and Eren’s tongue traced the lining of her underwear.

Levi slapped her hand over her mouth to cover her moan when Eren pulled the panties to the side and licked from the bottom to the top of her slit. She felt her walls being sucked and then little licks on her clit. Levi arched her back when Eren slipped the two fingers back in her, making a ‘come-hither’ motion, as she widened her mouth to cover more area. Her leg was pulled over Eren’s shoulder and the new position made all the difference in the world because Levi started trembling, trying her best to stay upright. Eren’s little content sighs as she ate her out didn’t help the matter and the brunette groaned when Levi fisted her hand in Eren’s hair.

Levi clenched when Eren’s tongue replaced the fingers and she could feel her slick start to spread along the inside of her thighs because Eren was being so damn messy. The hand that covered her mouth moved under her shirt and bra and she rolled her breast and tugged the back of Eren’s head when fingers slipped back in and began thrusting to find that one spot. Eren’s mouth continued to work the sides before finding home on Levi’s clit and tongue working the black-haired woman to her peak.

The stuttering thighs and Levi’s loud moans were the only warnings Eren had before Levi came with her name on her lips. Eren let Levi ride out her orgasm and licked as much as she could, taking out her fingers and avoiding the sensitive area. She pulled Levi’s skirt back on for her and grinned at Levi’s heavy breathing before wrapping her arms around her blissed-out lover.

“Time for a bath?” Eren asked after a moment of squeezing the life out of her. Levi’s glazed eyes lazily looked at her before she nodded. “I’ll be back then.” Eren tried to give her a kiss but laughed when Levi managed to squish her cheeks and glared at her for the attempted stunt. “Okay, I’ll go,” Eren said in surrender, stepping away but not before placing a peck on Levi’s cheek.

“Such a little shit,” Levi mumbled, but in a fond voice. She looked down at her feet and sighed at the bags that were haphazardly dropped and began picking them all up and headed to their bedroom. She discarded the bags near the foot of the bed and started organizing the contents of the stuff they bought. Eren came in a moment later and swooped Levi off the ground and carried her to the bathroom. “Hey, I can walk just fine you know,” Levi protested.

“I know, but you love it when I carry you,” Eren replied as she placed Levi down on the counter next to the sink. “I washed my face and brushed my teeth. Can I have a kiss now?” She gave her best pout and widened her eyes.

Levi sighed in defeat at that. “C’mere,” she opened her arms wide and let Eren press against her as she looped her arms around Eren’s neck. She couldn’t help but smile when Eren giggled before moving in for a slow kiss. The hunger from before was gone and was left with familiarity and comfort.

When they pulled away, they tied their hair back and Levi took out her contacts and properly cleaned them. They helped the other undress and Levi smirked when she felt the wet spot on Eren’s underwear. “You want me to give you a hand with that?”

Eren flushed at the comment before taking it off herself and dropping them in the laundry basket. “Just get in the water.”

Levi swayed her hips as she walked to the bathtub and grinned when she heard Eren laugh behind her. Dipping her toe in the pink-colored water and bubbles, she deemed the temperature acceptable and carefully got in the tub and looked at Eren expectantly.

The brunette gave her a toothy smile. “You look adorable, just like your baby photos.”

“Eren, get your ass in here,” Levi grumbled. She knew that having her mother over for dinner that one evening was a bad idea. It was an evening of showing embarrassing photos of herself along with embarrassing stories and an embarrassed Levi at the end of it all.

Eren laughed before getting into the tub as well and with some awkward manoeuvering, Eren was behind Levi, pressed against the porcelain tub and Levi’s back on her chest. The brunette snuggled happily and Levi absentmindedly played with the bubbles and trying to create shapes with them.

“Hey.”

“Hey,” Levi replied back.

“Guess what?”

“What?”

“You’re my favorite.”

Levi turned around, the water and bubbles sloshing at the movement, and kissed her cheek. “You’re my favorite too.”

“You know why you’re my favorite?” Eren asked with a grin.

“No, why?”

“Because you’re a sleepy head with a cranky attitude.”

Levi pinched Eren’s stomach underwater. “You suck.” Levi tried to pull away, but Eren held on tighter.

“I wasn’t finished yet,” she chided. “You’re my favorite because you love to clean and have strict standards.”

Levi raised a brow but Eren continued, “And even though I said you’re cranky, you’re also an adorable grump who’s really nice and kind inside.” Eren rubbed her nose with Levi’s. “You are a perfectionist, yet you’re with me. You make me smile and laugh and I feel so comfortable being around you. Like, I just always wants to be close to you and I love it when you give me attention.”

The older one shyly looked down which made Eren grin. “And you get shy when people praise you and that’s fucking cute as hell. You’re absolutely gorgeous from your hair to your little toes. Oh, and I love it best when you try to muffle your moans and when your legs quiver when we have sex.”

“Eren!”

“Oh, babe, you know that I love hearing you call out my name.”

Levi huffed and swatted Eren’s chest. “You’re unbelievable.”

“And here you are with me.”

Levi shuffled closer and leaned on top so that her head was resting on the crook of Eren’s neck and shoulder. “That’s because I love you, you dork.”

“Glad to hear it, since I know I love you too.”

“I love you more.”

“No, I love you more.”

Levi narrowed her eyes. “Eren.”

“Levi.”

She huffed and retaliated by biting the side of Eren’s neck and sucking on it. “There. Proof that I love you the most.”

Eren tilted her head and placed kisses all around Levi’s face. “See? Adorable.”

“Oh gross, I don’t want your cooties,” Levi playfully said as she tried to get away from her.

Eren laughed as she held Levi by the waist. “Nope, you’re infected by my love.” Eren kissed every patch of skin that she could reach and smiled when Levi started laughing.

“You’re such an idiot.”

“Dork, thank you very much.”

Levi rolled her eyes at the correction but made herself comfortable back on Eren’s body, closing her eyes from the warmth coming from Eren and the waters. “Thank you.”

“Hm?”

“Thank you for today.”

“We still have the rest of the week left you know. Also, get ready to pack tonight.”

Levi lifted her head and gave her an inquisitive look. “Why?”

Eren smiled. “Because we’re going to go visit your friends, Isabel and Farlan.”

“Bullshit. Really?” Levi started grinning.

“Yup,” Eren said, matching her grin. “We’ll be leaving early tomorrow morning.”

Levi held Eren impossibly close to her. “Holy fuck, I love you.”

“We already went through this, I love you more.”

Levi didn’t argue with it and just kissed her. The bath was starting to go lukewarm, but she didn’t care when Eren’s body was warm and pressed against hers. They lazily made out in the bathtub and only got out because their fingers started pruning. Eren dried her with a towel and wrapped her in a fresh one and ceremoniously carried her back to the bedroom.

She flopped onto the bed (with new sheets) and smirked when Eren crawled to her in her naked glory and fell back onto the bed with Eren grinning down at her before raining her with kisses. Each little kiss made Levi giggle and it made her realize how happy she was to be in the arms of the woman she loved.

“Hey, Eren?”

“Hm?”

“Next time it’ll be me spoiling you, alright?”

“Announcing, Queen Levi Ackerman!”

Everyone on the floor stopped their conversations as they gave their full attention to the magnificent staircase that was in the middle of the ballroom. The musicians halt their movements but the trumpets continued to play as the queen descended from the stairs with an elegant flair. She wore a beautiful red gown with intricate gold detailing on the bodice and sleeves. Her neck was decorated with strings of pearls and her silky black hair was pulled back neatly to show her sharp features. Sitting on the top of her head was a gold crown with many different jewels that shined bright under the chandeliers. The velvet cape with gold embroidery was attached near her shoulders and it glided down each step she took, creating an illusion of a river behind her.

There were hushed whispers as Queen Levi reached the last step and there was silence once again and the trumpets ended their song. The queen looked around, quickly scanning the attendees and spoke in a loud, clear voice, “Good evening and welcome to the Ackerman Castle. I do hope that all of you have enjoyed the festivities thus far. Today marks an evening of celebration and I graciously thank you all for joining us tonight. So please, do enjoy yourselves.” Short and curt was her style and she clapped her hands twice to signal for the music to start playing again.

Levi discreetly let out a worn-out sigh when conversations started again but almost jumped out of her skin when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She whipped her head around and her schooled, pleasant expression changed into one of irritation. “Erwin, what the fuck? Don’t scare me like that,” she hissed.

Her royal advisor shook his head. “Your Majesty, I suggest you refrain from speaking such vulgar language tonight, even if we are on familiar terms and am well aware for your choice of speaking. Someone may overhear you.”

Levi resisted the urge to roll her eyes. “So let them. It’s not as if I wanted to do this-” she gestured to the bodies of people around her, “-anyway. I would rather spend our newly reclaimed resources and time to rebuild the kingdom.”

Erwin chuckled. “As much as I agree with you, I’m afraid that you must speak with the other nobles and other important guests and delegates from other kingdoms. You must leave them with good impressions in order to build good relationships. We need all the help that we can get.”

“Or this is an excuse to find a possible suitor to take over this kingdom,” she stated.

The man actually sighed. “Levi,” he boldly said, which made the woman stand straighter at his tone of voice. “We will discuss further matters of your reign later but for now, do enjoy the rest of the evening. It is a night to celebrate your coronation as the new queen after all.” He glanced to the side and nodded to someone. “I will be speaking with the representatives from the nearby kingdoms over there if you need me. Have a good night, Your Majesty.” With a bow, he turned and walked away from his frowning queen.

Levi watched him go before she closed her eyes and breathed deeply. He was right; this evening was important for her kingdom in many ways and her actions tonight could affect the future of her citizens, directly or not.

Opening her eyes with a look of determination, she lifted up the skirt of her dress and walked towards a group of delegates near her that were talking to each other. With a practiced, charming smile, she tapped one of the person’s shoulder. “Please excuse me, may I cut in?” Watching their flustered expressions amused her but internally, she was dreading the next few hours of boring political conversations and people kissing up to her.

It was going to be a long night.

*****

“Looks like you had a fun time with the demons.”

Levi rolled her eyes. “Thanks for your words of encouragement, Mikasa.”

Mikasa shrugged as she took a sip of her wine. “How are you holding up?”

“I want to get out of this bothersome dress and kick off my heels. The damn things keep on stepping on the inner skirts.”

“You mean you keep on stepping on it. And I will say, those heels do help with your authoritative figure. I can finally see your eyes now.”

“You hold your tongue, dearest cousin,” Levi narrowed her eyes, demanding to be challenged.

Mikasa rolled her eyes. “Please, we both know your swordsmanship is beyond anyone’s skill in the kingdom.” She looked to the side and smirked. “I’m assuming you have not seen the Yeagers yet.”

“The Yeagers? Where?” Levi whipped her head towards where Mikasa was looking and her eyes widened. “Excuse me,” she quickly said, making her way across the room.

“Have fun, Your Majesty,” Mikasa smiled into the rim of her wine glass before taking another sip.

“Ah, Your Highness, what a pleasure to see you this evening,” the man said with a bow. The two women with him curtsied, one of them beaming at Levi.

“King Grisha, Queen Carla, and Princess Eren, I’m so glad you made it.”

“Of course, dear!” Queen Carla gave her a gentle smile. “We wouldn’t miss your coronation for the world. My, time flies so fast. I remember the days when you and Eren would run around the castle and causing trouble for the servants trying to find you two.”

Eren chuckled before stepping forward. “Congratulations on your coronation, Your Majesty.”

Levi lifted her hand up. “Eren, no need for formalities given the long history we have.”

“If you say so,” the brunette drawled out with a wink, yelping when Carla pinched her ear.

“Eren, use your manners. We’re in public,” the older woman chastised.

“So, how is your evening so far?” Grisha asked, purposely diverting Levi’s attention from the amusing and familiar scene.

“Oh, you know how it is. Lots of politics and discussions on expansion.” At the bob of his head, Levi continued, “Sir, I would like to properly thank you and your people for helping us in our time of need. It helped us greatly in taking the kingdom back I would also like to apologize for not greeting you during your arrival but I had to do a lot of preparation for tonight.”

“Nonsense,” the man interrupted, noting her distraught expression. “We are more than happy to help you and your kingdom. We Yeagers have always relied on the Ackermans for many years during the times of war. And it is us who should thank you for letting us stay in your castle while we’re here. It has been too long since we’ve been in Sina.”

Levi nodded and gave him a small, genuine smile. “I do hope that rooms are up to your standards. Please let me know if you need anything and I will have it arranged immediately.”

“Thank you for your generosity, Levi. Our rooms are cleaner than the ones we have back home. Some things haven’t changed, hm?” Carla teased.

Grisha and Eren laughed while Levi tried to fight off her blush.

“Ah, it seems that we’ve taken too much of your time, Your Highness. I’m willing to wager that you have more guests to greet and chat with.” Grisha said.

“Oh, and there are so many handsome suitors around for you to be well acquainted and dance with. We shouldn’t dawdle and let you have more time to mingle,” Carla said, not noticing the way Levi and Eren bristled at the comment.

Clearing her throat, Levi forced a smile. “Thank you, ma’am. Please do enjoy the rest of the evening and I’ll be sure to have a grand breakfast served in the morning.”

The two older Yeagers nodded and excused themselves as they walked away from the new queen.

“Eren?” Carla called out when she noticed her daughter was not with them.

“Be there in a second. I just want to say something to my childhood friend,” Eren replied back.

Carla nodded and when Eren saw her mother walking away with her father, she took Levi’s hands with hers and held it. Levi instinctively clenched and smiled when Eren returned the gesture. “I’ll see you later tonight, okay?”

It was said in a whisper and Levi looked directly into Eren’s beautiful gold eyes. She nodded and said in an equally hushed tone, “I’ll be waiting.” One more squeeze and her hands turned cold when Eren walked away, missing the brunette’s presence already.

Levi watched the way Eren gracefully made her way across the room with her beautiful green gown that exposed her neckline and shoulders. Her brown hair was done up in short curls in the back with a perfectly-done braid that fell onto her shoulder. She was gorgeous in every way, and while Eren has a reputation to be reckless, she still had an air of grace around her and Levi was certain that everyone was aware of it based on the looks Eren received as she caught up with her parents.

It was a moment or two until Levi realized she was still staring where Eren departed. Shaking herself out of it, she walked the other direction lest she wanted to get scolded by Erwin again.

She couldn’t wait until the end of the evening.

*****

The ball finally ended and Levi almost ran towards her chambers the moment the last guest left. She turned the corner, trying not to trip on her dress as she sped up. She saw two large figures and she nodded to the knights guarding the door to her room once she got close enough. “Good evening, Sir Eld and Sir Gunther, anything new to report?”

Both knights stood up straight and saluted. “No, Your Majesty. Nothing worthy to be noted this evening.” Eld answered.

Levi nodded as Gunther opened the door for her. “Good, and thank you. Oh, I will also be expecting a guest this evening.”

“Yes, ma’am,” they said in unison before closing the door for her. Her room was already lit up with candles and she strolled to the side of her bed, taking off her crown and placing it on top of the plush cushion that was made for it. Her cape was next, followed by all of the jewellery stored away discreetly, and her hair undone from their ties. Even though it should be her personal attendants helping her undress, she excused them and told them to help the rest of the staff with cleanup. And it wasn’t as though she was incapable of undressing herself. She removed all the makeup on her face with the towel and basin of water that was placed by her vanity and she removed the outer dress, careful as to not accidentally rip the fabric. While she hated wearing the damn thing, she could not deny how extravagant and beautiful it was.

The inner dress proved to be more difficult as it actually had buttons from the back of her neck down to her waist. Levi contorted in different positions, trying to unclasp the upper buttons and failing. She was tempted to call one of her knights to fetch one of her assistants until she heard Eren’s voice through the door.

“Your Royal Highness, it is a late hour for you, is it not?”

“I’m here to see Queen Levi. I requested an audience with her earlier.”

“Let her in,” Levi called out, still struggling with her dress.

The door creaked open followed by light footsteps. There was an amused, melodious laughter and Levi frowned. “If you’re done enjoying yourself over there, care to help me out?” She placed her arms to her side and waited for the other woman to help her.

Another chuckle was heard and then Levi felt warm hands caress her back before she felt the dress loosen from her body. With the final button unclasped, the white fabric pooled around her feet along with the hoop skirt with a tug on the drawstring. Levi was about to turn around to properly thank Eren, but arms wrapped around her shoulder, pulling her back to Eren’s chest. Though she couldn’t see, she was able to feel Eren press her face against her shoulder, tilting her head slightly to give Eren more room. Levi let out a breathy sigh when little kisses trail up the side of her neck and under her jaw. “Eren.”

“I missed you.”

Levi almost didn’t catch it, despite how close Eren was. It was said so quietly and dispersed into the air around them like a breeze. Levi placed one hand on top of Eren’s around her neck, and the other hand reached behind to pet Eren’s silky hair, realizing that the curls and braid were no longer there. Levi smiled when she felt Eren held her closer. “I missed you too, love.”

The two stayed still for the briefest of moments until Eren lifted her head away from Levi and turned the shorter woman around. Without being prompted to, Eren pulled down Levi’s petticoat and expertly untied the corset from the front. Levi grunted when she felt the constricting garment loosen, and took in a deep breath. “Thank goodness. I thought I would die from the lack of air.”

Eren cheekily smirked before she nudged Levi to sit on the edge of her canopy bed. “You’re welcome, my queen.” Eren knelt down and untied Levi’s heels and pulled off her stockings, pinching the wiggling toes with a giggle, before standing up straight. “Do you want me to change you out of your chemise?”

Levi nodded, too tired to move anything else. She watched with fondness as Eren move towards her wardrobe in her nightgown. While it may be odd in normal cases for a princess to see a queen in such undress, their relationship was a special one since they have known each other since they were young, nor do they behave themselves with the other with formality. And given their brash personalities and odd behaviors, they ruled out the regular definition of women of higher authority that always left the nobles of their court confused.

Levi lifted her arms up when Eren came back with a wet cloth and a change of clothing to sleep in. She shivered when the damp towel wiped her down, but warmed up to Eren’s apologetic kisses. Once she was in her own nightgown, she moved so that she was lying on the pillows with Eren right next to her. Levi turned to face Eren and leaned upwards to claim the brunette’s lips into a slow kiss, a kiss that was familiar and comforting to her – a kiss that reminded her of home because that was what Eren was, home.

When they finally pulled away, Eren tucked a strand of Levi’s hair behind her ear as she spoke in a hushed whisper, afraid that the knights outside would be able to hear their conversation. “I’m so glad you’re safe, Levi. You really had me worried. No letters, no messengers, no birds, nothing.” Tears started to well up in her eyes and Levi quickly reached forward to hold Eren’s face.

“I’m truly sorry, Eren. I really wished that I was able to contact you, but I was afraid that your kingdom would be targeted next. Your father risked a lot already by providing us food and weapons already. I couldn’t let you be in danger too.”

Eren sniffed and clenched her eyes. “I panicked when I heard that the late King Kenny was assassinated by the rebels. I’m forever indebted to Sir Erwin and Sir Mike for helping you and Mikasa escape from the castle. I prayed every single night for your well-being and I’m so, so glad that you’re alive and safe.”

Levi hushed her with a soft kiss. “Thank you for thinking of me, Eren. Do believe me when I say that you were in my thoughts all the time during our time of crisis. Just the thought of you kept me sane and determined to see through it all.”

Eren returned the gesture with another kiss. And another. And another. Levi felt Eren’s arms wrap around her once again, but around her waist this time. She was embraced by Eren’s supple body and Levi tilted her head just enough for her to hear the calming sound of Eren’s breathing. The warm hands massaged her sides in languid motions, making her sigh in content.

She was about to close her eyes, but stiffened when she felt a hand slip under her nightgown and over her bloomers to touch her stomach directly. Levi looked into Eren’s mischievous eyes and furrowed her brows. “Eren, wha- mpf!”

She was silenced by Eren’s mouth over hers, and noted how hungry the kiss was compared to the ones they shared since Eren stepped into the room. The princess’s tongue slipped into her mouth and Levi groaned when it danced with hers. Levi barely had time to breathe before Eren attacked her with more heated kisses.

Distracted, Levi didn’t notice the other hand slip under her nightgown until she felt both hands grabbing her breasts and rolling them. Pulling away from Eren’s mouth with a gasp, she fluttered her eyes closed as Eren continued her ministrations, massaging and thumbing her nipples pleasantly. “Mm.”

Eren nibbled her ear and pressed even closer to Levi’s body. Eren hummed as she watched Levi’s cute expressions as she pleasured her, kissing Levi’s lips whenever she let out a breathy sound.

Levi finally opened her eyes to stare into Eren’s, beautiful golds that shone more brilliant than the coins and bars she has ever come across in her life. Nothing in the world would hold a candle next to Eren’s beauty. Though some would argue that paler skin was preferable, Eren on the other hand had exotic looks that was truly alluring. Levi had known this since they were children, but it became more apparent when they got older and how more of Eren’s features developed as she became a woman. Delicious skin that was kissed by the sun itself coupled with her voluptuous curves made her extremely attractive. Men would gawk and women would stare in envy whenever Eren was near, but never Levi since she was enchanted with Eren from the very beginning.

The black-haired woman bit back a moan when Eren sucked the lobe of her ear before trailing kisses down the side of her neck. She was about to grab hold of Eren’s hair, but then her eyes caught the reflective light from her crown just behind Eren.

Reality came crashing down on her all at once, making her push away from her lover’s hold abruptly. Levi’s heart clenched when she saw the confused hurt in Eren’s eyes. “Levi?” Her honeyed voice was cautious and timid, as though she was approaching a wounded animal and didn’t want to scare it, which wasn’t too far off of an analogy in this case.

However, thoughts of the evening entered her mind. The whole ball ordeal was a cover for a meet-and-greet with potential suitors that Erwin managed to round up. Despite the man knowing about her feelings for Eren, he had warned her countless of times that their relationship wasn’t one that could be. Before her coronation, they were both princesses in different kingdoms, albeit on good relations with each other, they were still both princesses and were taught how to rule with a king by her side since they were born.

Except now, she was a queen and as Queen, she had responsibilities and duties she must see through for the better of her people and Eren would have to do the same as well in the near future. The thought of Eren being with another hurt her deeply, but there was no future for two women to be together. With a king, they would have financial security and have stability in their power and be able to live peacefully. She alone couldn’t provide the same things to Eren that a prince or king could do easily and she almost laughed about how ridiculous it was. Even though she was pronounced as Queen, she couldn’t do anything for the person that meant the most to her. Regardless of how successful she was in taking back the castle and rule from the rebels, she still couldn’t do anything and it left her powerless and frustrated.

“We can’t.”

Concerned etched across Eren’s face. “Are you okay? Are you feeling ill?” She tried shuffling closer, but Levi backed away and held her arms in front of her in a defensive stance. “Levi?”

Levi took a deep breath. “We can’t do this anymore, Eren.”

Deafening silence followed. Levi could her heart beating in her ears as she saw Eren’s look of concern revert back to confusion and then hurt.

“What do you mean by that?”

Levi closed her eyes, unable to stare into Eren’s eyes any longer because she knew it would break her. “I mean that we need to end this… this relationship we have. I’m a queen now, Eren, and I will have to find a proper suitor that I will bear children for. And you’re an of-age princess, Eren. Sooner or later, you’re going to marry a prince or king and become his queen and help rule his kingdom too. That’s why…” It hurt to say it. It hurt to tell Eren that they couldn’t be together anymore. If their positions were switched and if it were Eren telling her these things, she would be devastated and heart would break. She didn’t want to imagine what she was doing to Eren, but she had to do it for both of them.

“That’s why what exactly, Levi?” Eren snapped in a low voice. “Because of some old rule that dictates what we are obligated to do since we’re women? Because neither of us will be powerful without a man? Because you’re unable to accept the consequences if word goes out about our relationship? Because bearing children is our only purpose in life and duty to the people?” It was like Eren read her mind and voiced out her insecurities.

Seeing Levi’s head shake, Eren continued, “Or is it because you’re ashamed of me? Ashamed of what we have? Do you regret being with me? Do you not love me anymore?”

“No, no, no, no, Eren. It’s not-” Levi finally opened her eyes and her heart shattered at the sight of Eren crying with such hurt. She had seen many of her men die for her in the battlefields, but she couldn’t bear the sight of her love in such pain because of her words.

“Then why,” Eren said between broken sobs, “Why are you asking me to end this?”

Levi closed her eyes again, feeling them prickling, tears threatening to spill as well but she would not allow it. “Because of our future.”

She heard Eren’s breath hitch, trying to contain her heaving. Every sob tore apart Levi’s soul. She wanted to comfort her, but she knew that she couldn’t. She had to do this for them, even if it left them broken.

“No.”

Levi opened her eyes again to see Eren rubbing her eyes furiously. “No?”

“No. I will not accept that reason. If you didn’t love me, I would step away from you. From us. From everything, but-”

Quicker than Levi could comprehend, her chin was forcefully grabbed and her head was tilted up to directly meet Eren’s eyes. They burned with determination and gold turned into fiery embers. “I can see that you don’t want this either,” she whispered. “Your tears tell me that you’re hurting too.”

Levi blinked and sure enough, the tears started streaming down her cheeks. She tried to pull away, but Eren gripped harder.

“Look at me.”

Reluctantly, Levi did.

“Tell me that you don’t love me anymore.”

“I can’t, Eren.”

“Why not?”

“Why are you making this difficult than it needs to be?” Why couldn’t Eren see that she was doing this for the better for both of them?

“Because I can’t accept knowing that you’ll be with another while you still love me. The thought of losing you to someone is too much for me to bear.” Eren’s words ended in a whisper and she took it as a chance to have Levi in her arms again, gently hushing Levi’s cries and gently rubbing her back. “I love you, Levi. Always have, always will. You’re my forever in this world and I will fight Hell and back for you.” A kiss on her forehead. “Besides, we made that promise so long ago, do you remember?”

Chubby cheeks and bubbly giggles hidden from the servants with a hushed whisper and their pinkies intertwined flashed through her mind and Levi felt herself falter. “You’re unfair,” she groaned. Of course Eren would bring up their childhood promise to each other. A moment they both cherished since it was the start of their feelings of love and trust. She had never broken a promise with Eren, ever, and she didn’t want to start now.

Levi frowned when Eren grinned at her comment. “And you’re cruel for making us unnecessarily hurt,” the brunette retorted. More kisses followed and Levi felt her resolve melting away, unable to fight her feelings anymore, not when Eren was holding her like this and loved her over everything else. She knew that deep down inside that Eren would claw her way to her if Levi still had any semblance of feelings left, and she did. It was one of the many reasons why Levi loved her and why Eren won her over time and time again.

Resigning to her fate, she finally kissed Eren, fueled by apologies and begging for reassurances. Eren’s mouth moved with hers slowly, but her kiss didn’t match her actions because all of a sudden, Levi was roughly pushed back with Eren hovering over her. She opened her mouth to protest, but Eren silenced her with another kiss.

She huffed out of her nose in slight annoyance and felt Eren’s lips rumble, presumably because she was trying not to laugh at Levi’s expense. She felt Eren’s hand lift up her nightgown and quick as she did before, Eren ducked her head under the material to press feather-like kisses on the porcelain stomach.

It was quite comical to see a lump form around her stomach like she was pregnant, but she quickly dismissed that thought, trying to forget their squabble and also because Eren started licking a long stripe from her belly button to her collar bone. “Ngh.”

Her bloomers were pulled off and warm hands glided down her thighs and to her knees before moving back up to massaged her lower belly. Eren’s tongue circled a nipple before enclosing her mouth on it, making Levi gasp from the sensation, pushing Eren’s head down closer as encouragement. The wet sounds Eren made was muffled from her nightgown, but it made Levi writhed in pleasure nonetheless.

Eren pulled away after giving the other breast the same treatment and Levi’s heart hammered against her chest when she saw Eren’s messed up hair and sultry look. The taller woman still had Levi pinned between her legs and gave Levi one more smirk before pulling her own nightgown off and then her bloomers, leaving her tanned body completely naked. Levi’s eyes raked over Eren’s beautiful figure and selfishly wished that she would be the only one to ever witness Eren like this (besides personal attendants of course).

Her thoughts were interrupted when her nightgown covered her view as it slipped passed her head and tossed on the end of the bed along with Eren’s clothing. Levi reached to pull Eren down, arching her back off the bed to press against the warm body and holding her as close as possible.

“Oh, would you look at that?” Eren purred, making Levi let out an involuntary shiver from the low tone. “I wonder what the people would think if they knew their queen could be such a slut.”

Levi pushed her away and gave her an indignant look. “Excuse you? I’m not- ah!” She bit her lips when Eren nipped below her right ear and sucking on that spot. “Fuck you, you know I’m weak there,” Levi spat out before stifling another moan when Eren continued to lick that area. Eren said nothing, but hands managed to slip under her and firmly grasped her cheeks, making Levi blush.

“You know that I do not lie, Levi,” was what Eren whispered in her ear, grinning when her lover tried to hide her whine. “Look at how wet you are for me, darling.” She accentuated her point by pressing her knee against Levi, feeling her slick rub against her. “See?” She lifted her head up and smirked below her.

If Levi wasn’t red before, then she certainly was now. She huffed and slipped her own hand between their bodies and grazed a finger down Eren’s slit, raising a brow at how wet she was. “Seems like I’m not the only one,” Levi commented, bringing her finger back and made a show of licking it. The predatory look on Eren’s face almost made her lose composure but many years of schooling trained her eyes to fix with Eren’s as she sucked on her finger.

Gold turned molten and there was a deep growl that emitted from the back of Eren’s throat. “I think you’re more than ready for me, then.” The hands that were kneading her were transferred to her hips, and Eren covered Levi’s mouth with another deep kiss, licking her lips for entrance and parting them to let Eren in once more. Her shriek was muffled when Eren’s fingers moved between her folds, rubbing along the sides and circling her clit before gently rubbing it.

Feeling the need to retaliate, Levi moved her hand back down to Eren’s warmth and mimicked her actions, so that whatever Eren did to her, she did the same to Eren as well. They both moaned into each other’s mouth and gyrated their hips for more. Levi managed to pull away from their kiss and pressed open-mouthed kisses down Eren’s neck and lightly sucked on the juncture where the neck and shoulder met, smirking when she felt Eren stiffen above her, and continued assaulting the area with more licks and gentle bites.

“Ngh, Levi…” The moan sounded breathless and it spurred Levi on. She stopped her hand and pulled away Eren’s to do the same as well. Before she could let Eren protest, she grab the brunette’s hips and licked her lips when they brushed up against each other. It was beautiful to see Eren’s back curved into a delicious arch and she craned her neck up to press butterfly kisses along Eren’s collar bone. “Feeling good up there?”

It was a taunt that Eren quickly took notice of with narrowed eyes. Warm hands grabbed her waist and Eren rolled their bodies together which made Levi gasp from the movement. Not feeling that it was enough, Eren held up one of Levi’s thighs and she crossed her own leg over Levi’s that still rested on the bed. The shift in position gave Eren the advantage and all Levi received was a smirk from her before Eren started sliding against her. The warm and wet feeling made her thighs quiver and she almost shrieked when Eren went faster. She scrambled to pull Eren down close to her, moaning when Eren’s chest moved against hers with every thrust.

Eren chuckled when Levi tried to kiss her, but found the corner of her lips instead. The whine that emitted from Levi was needy and Eren kissed between her brows. “Look at how lewd you are. How inappropriate for a queen to behave like this.” She punctuated her words with another roll with her hips and she could already feel Levi’s thighs tremble. “No one can see you like this, only I can.”

“Eren…” Levi started, but her words died in her gasps when Eren bent down to suck her nipples in tandem with her thrusts.

“Only me, you hear?” It was a growl that came deep within Eren and shook her to her core.

“No one knows you like I do. No one knows your body like I do. No one knows how to make you moan or make you melt and pliant like I do,” Eren continued to say as they rubbed together with every motion.

Levi shuddered at the proclamation and possessiveness in Eren’s voice. She was so lost in pleasure that the tears streaking down her chest startled her and all movements came to a halt.

“No one knows how to make you smile like I do,” Eren said in a soft, quiet voice. “No one knows how to make you laugh like I do. And no one loves you more than I do.”

Levi kept her mouth shut but held Eren closer to hear what she had to say.

“I spent countless nights thinking that I lost you in battle, but losing you in the hands of another… I can’t handle that, Levi. Not when I know that you love me too.” Eren broke into sobs and Levi hummed from her chest in an attempt to calm down her lover.

“I do. I do love you, Eren,” Levi whispered as she patted down Eren’s long brown locks. “I’m so sorry for hurting you. I was just so scared because the future is uncertain. But for you, I’m willing to work something out so that we can rule together. So please, do not shed anymore tears for my foolishness.”

Eren’s breath hitched and she peered into Levi’s eyes. “Promise?”

Levi smiled and kissed each side of Eren’s tear-streaked cheeks and held out a pinky between them. “Promise.”

That smile she loved so much returned in full force and Eren’s pinky linked with hers and they shook on it, giggling like they were children again.

“Now, get back to making me moan like a whore,” Levi said as she fell back and got comfortable with the pillows behind her.

Eren laughed and slowly worked Levi’s body again with her hand. “Is that an order from my queen?”

Levi panted when Eren’s nimble fingers grazed along the sides in slow, deliberate movements that drove her crazy. “Yes it is, and I demand you to go faster.”

A low chuckle reached her ears and then her hand was lifted towards Eren’s mouth, feeling the little kiss like a prince in a fairytale book would do. “As you wish.” The hand was gone and it firmly gripped her thighs and like before, Eren slid with her, both moaning at the warm sensation. Levi held Eren’s head down and capture her lips into a bruising kiss, not letting go even when Eren started to move faster.

Their kiss deepened and Levi closed her eyes, letting herself get lost in their love making. Her whole body was on fire and she clenched when Eren gasped for air between their kisses. Eren’s thrusting stuttered and Levi felt herself coming close as well.

“I-I, ah, love you, Eren. You’re forever the one in my heart,” Levi managed to say, her hips rising up as she slowly reached her peak.

“Yours. I belong only to you, Levi. And in return, you’re mine.” Eren grunted and clenched her eyes.

One final thrust had Levi coming and Eren followed soon after, rolling her hips in gentle movements until Levi whimpered from feeling too sensitive. After a moment of bliss, Eren untangled their bodies and got off the bed to gather a towel and rinsed it in the basin near the bedside. She made quick work to clean herself and went back to the bed to do the same to Levi before washing the cloth and leaving it to the side to dry. She crept back onto the bed and dressed Levi in her nightgown and bloomers and did the same for herself.

Levi hummed in content when a blanket encased her in warmth and Eren’s body cuddling up right next to her, holding her by the waist. She would have liked to sleep with their naked bodies pressed together, but there was no telling when her personal assistants will barge into the room. Instead, she just settled for holding Eren as close to her as possible, giving each other chaste kisses as they let sleep take over them.

When Eren’s breathing slowed down, Levi looked at her sleeping figure with adoration before she closed her eyes and thought about their future together. It wouldn’t be easy, and it may take years of complications and many arguments; however, she would do anything to fulfill her promise to Eren.

“I’m really sorry, Levi.”

Levi’s lips tugged down at the sound of the genuine apology, imagining her girlfriend on the other line who was fretting over this. “It’s okay, Eren. We can always do it tomorrow.”

“But today’s our anniversary, not tomorrow.”

“Yes, but today your client decides to be an ass and you need to work around his schedule or else you might lose out on any future appointments with him.”

There was a beat of silence on the other line and then followed by a sigh. “You’re taking this way too well.”

Levi shrugged, even though Eren wasn’t there to see it. “We can spend time with each other later tonight, alright?”

“I’ll make it up to you for this, promise.” There was muffling sounds before Eren was back on the line again. “Levi, I have to go now, but thank you again for being so understanding. I love you.”

Levi let out a small smile at those words. “Love you too. Make sure to give him an extra set on everything for the inconvenience he’s caused us.”

The sound of laughter filled Levi’s ears before Eren spoke again, “Will do. See you later tonight, Levi.”

“See you, Eren.”

Levi ended the call and finally let out the sigh she held back from doing when Eren called her just a few minutes ago; saying that she wouldn’t be able to make it for their anniversary dinner because a client of hers wanted to reschedule his appointment to a later time, meaning that she wouldn’t get home until around midnight.

At least she hadn’t started making dinner yet, was Levi’s next thought. She was about to start on dinner before the inevitable call happened, but now what? She already dropped off Isabel at Mikasa’s and had spoken with her aunt about letting Izzy stay with her for the evening because she and Eren would like some alone time for their anniversary.

Which, apparently, wasn’t going to happen tonight.

Levi scanned around the apartment (Eren gave her the key and code a few months ago) and spotted a few things that needed to be put away. While Eren was by no means a messy person, sometimes it was hard to maintain a Levi-approved cleanliness when the whirlwind that was Izzy was involved.

Levi tied her hair back and rolled up her sleeves as she walked to the little broom closet and grabbed everything she needed and started picking up some of Isabel’s stuff scattered around the room. Even though Levi was pretty disappointed about not spending the night relaxing with her girlfriend, she knew Eren was also having a hard time since she was more likely of the two of them to value special events like this more. The least that she could do was help clean the apartment and give Eren one less thing to worry about once she got home.

With that thought, she started dusting around the back of the television (making a mental note to get Eren new cleaning supplies) vigorously before moving to the picture frames on the shelf that had various pictures of Eren and Isabel and some of Eren’s friends, and most recently, with her in them too.

She paused at the picture of her and Eren together in one frame. It was taken a few months after Eren and Levi started dating. They went to the park with Isabel to have a picnic together. Eren’s head was on Levi’s lap and they were both smiling at Isabel who took the photo of them.

It was a fun day together and Levi remembered how beautiful Eren looked under the sunlight and the energy she had could match with any of the kids that were at the park. She remembered how Eren managed to drag her out from the shaded trees to play with them. And she also remembered how Eren profusely apologized later that evening as she helped spread aloe on her because she got sunburnt all along her arms, not used to being under the sun for too long.

Good times.

Levi hummed as she moved along the other photos of her and Eren and continued dusting every surface, wishing that her girlfriend would come home soon.

*****

Levi flopped onto the soft bed with a groan. She had spent the last 5 hours scrubbing the whole apartment down, literally – she was pretty damn sure the previous tenants didn’t clean behind the stove – and after a long shower, she was exhausted.

She quickly checked her cellphone from the nightstand and frowned when she saw that it was just past 10 and no other texts from Eren. She sighed and rolled over to the other side of the bed and buried her face into Eren’s pillow. The comforting faint scent of vanilla from the body wash that Eren used regularly made her close her eyes.

Levi was tempted to go to sleep, but she also wanted to stay awake until Eren got home. The original plan for the night was to have a nice, homemade dinner together, cuddle on the couch, and make fun of the movie they would be watching and then have a make out session halfway through. Really, it was what they normally did whenever they had the night to themselves, but Levi might have expected something a little more since it was their anniversary and all.

Her fingers danced around the hem of the oversized shirt she was wearing, thinking about all the times Eren would put her hand under it and massaged her sides as they made out. Eren’s hands were so big and warm and felt perfect on her skin. Levi thought about how Eren would be a fucking tease until she gave in with a frustrated growl and try to pin her goddess-like girlfriend down, who would be smirking all the while like she got Levi where she wanted her to be.

Levi fluttered her eyes opened and rolled over so that she was laying on her side. Her hands still on the edge of her shirt and her thighs were pressed together as she recalled the last time she was with Eren, with her body pressed against hers, whispering sweet words that never failed to make her melt from the core.

Levi bit her lips, turning slightly to see the empty bedroom and the open door that showed nothing. Eren wasn’t coming home for a few more hours, and she needed to find something that would keep her awake until her girlfriend came back home, right?

Her hands thought for her as they moved on their own, pulling her shirt up halfway, one hand already cupping a breast, while the other one was grazing down the planes of her stomach. She let out a shuddered breath as she started kneading her breast the same time the other hand slipped under the cotton panties she was wearing and rubbed little circles across her front.

Feeling more into it, she pulled back her hand and licked her fingertips, almost letting out a whimper when she thumbed her nipple at the same time as she did so. Levi’s hand travelled back down and she pulled down her underwear just enough for her fingertips to tease the front before slipping through her folds. She moaned when she started to rub her sides at the same time of her other hand continued kneading her breast and pinching her nipple.

Her breath turned labored as her fingers delved down to feel how slick she was getting before moving back up, rubbing in a circular motion and pressing harder, gasping when she finally teased under the hood and rubbed her clit. She started rocking her hips and closed her eyes, moaning quietly to herself, imagining that it was Eren’s long fingers touching her instead of her own.

“E-Eren…”

She sounded breathless even to her own ears and it made her move faster, rubbing harder and little whimpers escaped from her lips.

“A-ah, Eren… m-more...”

Fingers weren’t enough. She needed Eren’s hands on her, touch her, and tease her – she wanted Eren’s mouth on her as well. Oh god, Eren’s mouth-

“More what?”

Levi immediately let go of herself and turned over and sat up on her elbows to see an amused-looking Eren leaning on the doorframe. “Oh, don’t mind me. Please continue with what you were doing,” Eren said teasingly.

Levi pulled her legs up and grabbed the blankets and covered it over to save herself some sort of decency, shooting Eren an accusatory glare despite her blushing face. What the fuck? She wasn’t there a minute ago, how did she not hear her come in? “Why are you home already? I thought you would be gone for another hour or so,” was what Levi asked instead.

Eren only hummed as she strolled across the bedroom and sat near her growling girlfriend on the bed. “I was, but the asshole forgot about the appointment and rescheduled for next week. Can’t say that I’m complaining though.”

Levi turned away from the all-knowing smirk. “What’s in the bag?” Levi asked, trying to divert her attention but was also kind of curious of the black bag Eren was holding from the start.

Eren lowly chuckled at the question and Levi felt a sense of dread as the brunette pulled out a package and dangled it in front of Levi, smirking when she saw Levi’s eyes widen a fraction when she realized what it was. “I swung by the nearby sex shop before coming home and I figured we she treat ourselves with a new toy for the bedroom, hm? The girl at the store highly recommended it and said that it had her coming fast and I thought it would be perfect for us.”

Eren’s smirk turned wolf-like when Levi made a high-pitch sound from the back of her throat. “Sounds like someone’s excited.” Eren ripped off the plastic from the cardboard backing. “I even got it in your favorite color too.”

Her girlfriend’s words barely registered as Levi eyed the white pill-shaped vibrator in Eren’s hands, thinking about how good it would feel to have it on her. They’ve tried various toys before and Levi found out she preferred vibrators over the others – it made her feel just right but it was frustrating when Eren used it to her advantage and edged her until she begged for release. The toy this time seemed to hit the mark of what she wanted; it was a bit wider than their other bullet vibrators, meaning that it would cover more area and please her walls instead of just stimulating her clit.

She almost whined when Eren got off the bed, but was preoccupied with the brief kiss that promised more. “Behave, my little kitten. I’m just going to go clean this properly before we have a little fun, okay?” Another kiss, and Levi watched Eren’s retreating form go out of the room.

Levi curled her fingers into the blanket, trying to even out her breathing and calming down her racing heart. She heard the faucet go off just outside the bedroom and Levi’s body ran both hot and cold at the same time. The anticipation of what Eren would do to her took over her thoughts and she felt skittish the longer she waited for Eren to return. She scoffed to herself about how needy she was being. How her older lover turned her like this, she had no idea. (But she knew how. It was because of those thick thighs that grabbed her attention over a year ago that they ended up where they are now.)

Her ears caught the sound of Eren’s whistling through the hallways and the steady footsteps approaching the room. Her eyes widened at the sight of her lover already naked and vibrator in hand. While Eren’s naked body was nothing new to her, she wasn’t prepared for the suddenness of it all.

Eren took a few confident strides toward her and opened the nightstand to rummage around inside while she kneeled on the bed. “Now where is… aha!” Eren took out some batteries and opened the back of the remote that was attached to the vibrator and put them in. Eren clicked the button on the remote and Levi instinctively clenched her thighs as she heard the initial buzzing sounds. Thank goodness the walls were thick or else the neighbors would hear their fun time since the vibrator wasn’t exactly quiet, but it also meant that it was strong and Levi was ready to beg to have it on her. “Oh, you’ll love this Levi. This thing has 10 different speeds and settings.” To prove her point, Eren pressed the button every few seconds, long enough for Levi to know the different speeds and pulsating times.

“Fuck,” was all the black-haired woman managed to mumble, seemingly mesmerized by the vibrator that was in Eren’s hands.

Eren only hummed in acknowledgement as she turned off the vibrator and put it aside before pulling down the blanket and the rest of Levi’s underwear. The shirt came off next, making Levi completely naked as well. She gently pushed her younger girlfriend onto her back and kneeled over her, moving down so that their bare chests pressed against each other as Eren captured Levi’s mouth into a deep kiss.

Levi moaned when Eren’s body started to roll on top of her, their nipples brushing each other at every movement. Eren stuck her tongue in the open mouth, muffling any noises that Levi was making, as she lifted one of her knees and nudged it so that was in between Levi’s clenched thighs. “Ah, ah, ah,” Eren playfully scolded. “You know that I don’t like it when you do that.”

The younger one only whined in response and Eren raised a brow. “Hm, sounds like someone needs a little punishment.” She pushed herself off of Levi and reached under the bed and pulled up a black bar.

Levi’s eyes widened when Eren also brought out the worn leather straps and placed it on the bed. “E-Eren…”

“Spread.” It was said in a low voice that held no room for compromise.

The command sent shivers down her spine and the dark look Eren gave her made her follow the order, her legs spread apart to give Eren full view of everything and she turned her head in embarrassment when her girlfriend made a noise of appreciation.

She stayed silent when Eren made quick work of tying her ankles to the ends of the spreader bar and bent her knees so that her wrists were tied to her ankles as well. She gave a slight tug with her wrists and tried to press her thighs together but to of no avail. She let out a content sigh when Eren leaned over her and pressed kisses along her jaw before moving in for a gentle kiss. “Is this okay?”

“Yeah,” she whispered.

“What’s our word again?”

Levi snorted. “Waffle.” While they have explored some of the kinkier stuff in the bedroom, they never had a full-blown scene before. Though, Eren was pretty adamant about having a safe word, “Just in case,” as the older woman replied when Levi asked why. Even though their word was ridiculous, Levi was glad that they had one, making her feel safe and placing more trust in Eren’s hands and vice versa.

Eren giggled before giving Levi another kiss. “Good. You ready?”

“Yes.”

“Perfect,” Eren purred. She trailed her finger up Levi’s cheek and leaned close so her face was resting on Levi’s shoulder, breathing in her girlfriend’s scent and moaned. “Gods, Levi, you smell so good. I love it when you use my stuff.” She trailed kisses along Levi’s neck and gently sucking in sensitive areas she has long since memorized, careful not to leave any long-lasting bruises.

Levi wasn’t able to move at all in her position. She could only moan when Eren moved down so that she was sucking on her nipple and pinching the other one before switching to give the other the same treatment. “Eren,” she breathily whispered when she felt Eren’s hand stroking the inside of her thighs. She tried to bring her knees together, but once again, Eren wouldn’t have that.

Eren made an annoyed sound with her tongue as she diverted her attention from Levi’s perky nipples to her knees, pushing them away from each other and glaring at the woman below her. “Maybe I should tie your ankles to the bedposts instead.” She raised a brow at the vigorous head shake. “No? Are you going to behave this time?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t quite believe you.” Eren moved so that her knees were on either side of Levi’s shoulders, carefully balancing herself so that she wasn’t directly sitting on her younger lover. She tilted Levi’s head to look at her and put her thumb in the slightly opened mouth. “You know what to do, right? Will you be good for me?”

Levi half-lidded eyes stared right back at Eren’s lust-hazed ones, keeping eye contact as she rolled her tongue over the thumb and gently sucked on it, almost moaning when Eren’s eyes turned a shade darker from her actions when she took out her thumb so that she could reply properly. “Yes, Eren. I want to be good for you.”

Eren gave her a sweet smile before tugging the back of her head forward, close to her front. “Then get to it, love.”

The black-haired woman looked up at Eren’s predatory look before licking her lips seductively, her tongue poking out and pressed it along the slit before moving down. Eren moaned appreciatively as she fisted her hands in Levi’s hair, indicating her to go faster. Taking the hint, Levi pressed her tongue harder, tracing and nipping along the walls. She took her time to lave each side before sucking on the one place that Eren wanted her to focus on, feeling the slight burn from her scalp when Eren tugged on her hair as she moaned. She let Eren grab her hair and stared up at her with dazed eyes as the older woman rocked herself onto her mouth, letting out moans because she knew that Eren loved it when she made loud sounds when she ate her out.

“A-ah, fuck! You have such an amazing mouth, Levi.”

Levi only hummed as she continued to suck and lick, feeling Eren’s thighs on either side of her head quivering. She would have loved to use her hands to pleasure Eren more, but her hands were still tied to her ankles. It was a little frustrating, but she did the best she could to make Eren feel good, opening her mouth wider to take more of Eren and moving her tongue as fast as she could. She dared to look up again to see Eren’s beautiful eyes closed shut, her mouth was open as gasps and little phrases of praises escaped from her lips. Beads of sweat were dripping down the side of her face, and Levi swore it was the most beautiful sight she has ever seen. Levi swallowed and Eren’s movements were stuttering, an indication that she was close.

“Shit, shit! Levi, I’m going to come!”

Levi felt herself getting impatient but ignored it in favor of focusing on her girlfriend’s needs, listening to her moan out, “Yesyesyes! Fuck, so so good!” before feeling wetness dribble down her chin. She lapped it up as best as she could, hearing Eren sigh in content and cooing at her for it. She licked her lips and pressed a kiss on each inner thigh before finally resting her head on the pillow, taking a deep breath as Eren shakily crawled backwards to give her some space.

Eren peppered kisses along her stomach and moved up to lick Levi’s lips before sensually kissing her, muffling their groans. Levi sighed in every kiss, appreciating the little circles Eren was tracing the sides of her body before carding her fingers in her hair.

Levi was the first to pull away after their series of kisses. “S-so,” she swallowed hard before continuing. “Did I do good?”

Her girlfriend chuckled lowly before kissing the corner of her lips. “Oh, sweetheart, you did a fantastic job,” Eren praised. “Do you want your toy now or would you like more time?”

“Now, please.”

“Of course.” Eren gave her a little peck before reaching over to the nightstand again and pulling out the bottle of lube. She took the vibrator that was tossed to the side and coated it thoroughly before wiping her hand with a tissue from the stand. She took the toy and grazed it over Levi’s clit, making the black-haired woman thrash her head to the side as she stifled a moan. “Maybe you didn’t need the lube after all, you’re already so wet here,” Eren mused.

“Eren,” Levi grumbled.

“Patience, kitten. Now, what speed would you like? Would you like this one?” Eren pressed the button on the remote and Levi bit her lips when she felt the constant and strong vibrations. “Or this one?” Another click and it went impossibly faster. “Or-”

“Just this one is fine. We can try out the other ones later,” Levi managed to spit out, trying to move her hips at the pleasurable sensation.

“Okay.” Eren placed down the remote down and her other hand pressed the vibrator harder and Levi held back a sob when Eren finally moved the toy up and down on her and then in fast little circles.

There was no pattern to Eren’s ministrations and Levi couldn’t tell whether she loved it or hate it – feeling close to the edge but as she suspected, Eren would pull the toy to the side to let her catch her breath in annoyance and then going back to teasing her again. She closed her eyes when she felt Eren’s free hand kneading one of her breasts while the other was being lavished by Eren’s mouth.

She clenched her eyes and moan after moan spilled from her mouth when Eren decided to stop teasing her and moved the vibrator at a faster rhythm and pressing it harder against her. Levi arched her back with one final moan before spilling on the toy and on Eren’s hand.

She mewled when the vibrator continued buzzing even after she came, feeling overstimulated after all that teasing, but then Eren disconnected the wire that was attached to the remote and she let out a satisfied groan. Her eyes remained shut as she felt Eren untying her wrists and ankles, flexing them so she could feel them again. There were a few more shuffling sounds and Levi squirmed a little when Eren wiped her down, smiling when she heard Eren laugh and reprimanding her with a light slap on her thigh before she felt Eren got off of the bed.

Levi was tempted to go to sleep but then she felt Eren’s body pressed against hers. She opened her eyes to see Eren looking down at her with a blissful smile. “How’re you feeling?”

Levi scrunched up her nose. “My wrists are sore as fuck. Why did you tie me up anyway?”

“Because you have a tendency to scratch and I didn’t feel like treating them tonight.”

“I do not scratch.”

“Uh huh, tell that to my back, kitten.”

Levi hissed which made Eren laugh. The brunette moved so that she was pressed against Levi’s back, and wrapped her arms around her girlfriend’s waist. “Did you like the toy?”

“Hell yeah. We definitely need to check out the other settings and I need to try it on you too.”

Eren hummed in response and pulled Levi closer. “How about in a few minutes? I want to cuddle just a bit more.” A pause and Eren added, “Thank you for cleaning up while I was gone. And I’m sorry that I missed dinner. You did eat, right? Did you make anything?”

“I just had a salad and some pasta. I put the leftovers in the fridge in case you were hungry when you came home.”

“Oh, I was definitely hungry alright.” Eren laughed when Levi reached behind and pinched her. “Sorry, sorry.”

Levi rolled her eyes and flipped around so that she could see Eren’s stupidly pretty face with an equally stupidly pretty smile. “You’re forgiven.” She gently kissed Eren’s soft lips. “Happy Anniversary, Eren.”

Eren grinned and enthusiastically kissed all around Levi’s face before ending on her lips. “Happy Anniversary, love. How about I make you breakfast in the morning and we could eat in bed to make up for tonight.”

“Only if I get to clean up.”

 He was bruised, tired, hungry and smelled of stale beer, because of course the thing to do when caught trying to steal beer was throw it on the ground so all six bottles exploded in a spray of beer and glass shards, drenching his pants.

 The day every single one of the shitheads who kept ruining his life dove headfirst into a woodchipper would be a day of rejoicing.

 He’d left the store, throwing a middle finger up at the security camera by the exit in case Erwin, his boss and probably the one he hated the most because he was the one who had given him the job in the first place, checked out the video feed in the morning when he opened the store.

 The trip home was awful. His car had broken down last week, and being a shift manager at a shitty grocery store did in no way pay enough to buy what parts he needed, so he was stuck taking the bus home, pressed up against the window with a mouth-breathing man next to him who smelled distinctly of dog. He gagged on the smell and not to discreetly plugged his nose as he turned away from him, looking out at sad, grey city streets as the bus drove. It took him twenty minutes longer than by car, and by the end of the trip he wanted to crawl out of his skin, leaving it behind with all the dirt he had no doubt gotten smeared all over him. Fucking public transportation.

 By the time he’d gotten off the bus and dragged himself the four blocks to his apartment, grumbling about shitty apartments with no elevators as he walked up the three flight of stairs, he was so ready to punch the next person he saw that his hands were pricking with it.

 He rested his shoulder against the door, pushing it towards the frame enough that he could unlock it. Useless piece of shit that needed special treatment just to unlock.

 He slammed it shut behind him, locking and sliding in the deadbolt.

 His skin was crawling, and his pants were still wet from the beer, and even if he was tired after a long day and wanted to go to bed, that was not happening until he washed off the layer of grime that had accumulated over the day, and probably scrubbed off the top layer of skin as well, because it had probably seeped all the way through it.

 He stalked across the apartment, pushing open the door to the bathroom, and then he stopped. He blinked once, twice, but it didn’t change what he was seeing.

 The bathroom had been cleaned, every object on the countertop by the sink neatly put away, every single tile shining, the grout between perfectly even in colour, not as much as a speck of toothpaste on the mirror. He knew it hadn’t been like this when he left, because he had been annoyed that he hadn’t had time to clean it the last week.

 He stepped into the room, smelling the familiar citrus scent of his cleaner mixed with something else, and only then did he realise that there was water in his tub. It was tinted a faint green, and when he leaned in he realised that it was still warm.

 “Welcome home.”

 Levi turned around when he heard a familiar voice. It was testament to how tired he was that he hadn’t immediately realised what had happened here. Eren, of course it was Eren. Wasn’t like there was anyone else who had the key to his apartment, and definitely no one else who would spend their afternoon cleaning someone else's bathroom.

 “Brat, did you break in to clean my apartment?” Levi said. There was a time when Eren might have been intimidated by this, but now he just grinned at him, green eyes sparkling behind too-long bangs.

 “I figured you could use a bath,” Eren said with a shrug.

 Levi looked at him for a moment before asking, “Armin?”

 “Yeah.”

 “That little shit,” Levi grumbled. Armin was Eren’s friend, but he also worked in the building across from Levi’s grocery store, so he tended to come in to shop after work. Levi had barely acknowledged him as he rushed to deal with the plethora of things that had gone wrong. He seemed to recall that he was getting yelled at over the ten cent higher price tag on the pears from the other day when Armin walked past, offering a little wave. Or maybe it was the time when he had been yelled at because strawberries wasn't in season. It was hard to separate one argumentative dickhead from the other. He must have told Eren about it, prompting Eren to come over to clean and draw him a bath. He wasn’t sure if he should be annoyed at the fact that Armin was reporting in to Eren about him, or damned happy.

 “You should get in the bath before it gets cold,” Eren said, dragging a hand through his hair, pushing it away from his face. Levi would have to buy some hair ties for him soon. That or a pair of scissors.

 “Are you going to watch me undress?” Levi asked as he started unbuttoning his shirt (a green plaid monstrosity he was forced to wear even though it was an affront to shirts everywhere). Eren just crossed his arms and rested with a shoulder against the door frame.

 Levi raised one eyebrow, but finished with the buttons and shrugged off the shirt, tossing it into the hamper, before yanking his undershirt over his head and tossing it after. Wasn’t like Eren hadn’t seen it all before, and Levi had never been too shy about his body anyways.

 Pants and underwear soon followed. Naked the air in the bathroom felt a little chilly, so he stepped into the tub, sinking into warm water until only his head was above the surface. He rested his head back against the lip of the tub, and let out a deep sigh as he relaxed for the first time in hours.

 “I hope you don’t mind that I took one of the bath bombs from the cupboard,” Eren said, and Levi opened his eyes and peered over at him. He’d almost forgotten he was even there.

 “Does it look like I fucking mind,” he said, closing his eyes and sinking even lower in the water, nose barely clearing it. He heard Eren chuckle.

 Levi let the water soothe his aching muscles from standing on his feet all day, let the heat seep into him, relaxing him, making him forget about the shitty day he’d had. There was a soft sound of a door closing, and Levi cracked open one eye and peered across the room again. Eren had walked over to the toilet and sat on the lid, having closed the bathroom door, probably to ensure that the air in the room didn’t get too cold.

 “Are you going to just watch me bathe as well?” Levi asked as he lifted his head enough to clear his mouth from the water.

 Eren was leaning forward, elbows on his knees, giving a half-shrug. “Don’t really have anything better to do.”

 Levi narrowed his eyes. He knew the look on Eren’s face, knew exactly what he wanted.

 “Fucking brat,” he muttered, even if even he heard that it sounded more affectionate than anything else. He scooted forward in the tub, his knees popping up over the water. “Come on then, heaven knows you get fucking annoying when you are bored.”

 Eren’s face lit up, and seconds later he had yanked off his sweater and pushed his sweatpants down his hips, stepping out of them, leaving both in a pile on the floor that had Levi roll his eyes.

 He leaned forward enough to pull out the plug, letting a good bit of the water drain as Eren stepped into the tub behind him, lowering his too-tall, too-broad body into it behind him, long legs stretching out to squeeze into the small space on either side of Levi’s hips. Some water sloshed over the edge, even after he’d drained a good bit, and Levi plugged it back up and then leaned backwards, this time resting against a warm chest rather than the cool porcelain of the tub. Strong arms wrapped around him.

 “You need to stop working out so much, you are getting too big for the tub,” Levi muttered as he poked a bicep. Eren laughed and flexed it like the little shit that he was. Levi could still take him in a fight, because size wasn’t everything. Levi had long since learned to compensate for being short.

 Eren was drawing nonsensical patterns on Levi’s abdomen with his thumbs, and his nose was nuzzling the back of Levi’s head. “I wouldn’t do that if I was you, my hair is fucking filthy right now,” Levi growled.

 “Mmm, want me to wash if for you?” Eren murmured.

 “I can wash my own hair, I’ve been doing it since you were still in diapers.”

 “That’s just because you are old,” Eren said. Sometimes Levi thought he missed the younger version of Eren, when he was still intimidated by him, the first date where Eren was so nervous he kept dropping whatever he was holding, or a while later, when Eren had stated that he was in love with Levi and wanted them to be boyfriends, all full of bravado, but eyes wide in fear of rejection. Now the little shithead just laughed if Levi called him a brat because he most certainly had grown up from the eighteen year old kid he was when they first met, and Levi was twenty-six, much too old for him, a fact Eren had seemed to ignore at the time.

 Two years had passed since then. Levi was still working in that shitty grocery store, and Eren was in school, studying to be a personal trainer, which was also the reason he was about twice as big as he had been then. It suited him though. He managed to look strong without getting bulky. He was all lean muscles, and it was a very good look for him, even if Levi gave him shit for it.

 “Fine, go for it,” Levi grumbled, dipping his head in the water and then leaning forward in the tub so Eren could reach properly without getting a mouthful of shampoo.

 Eren was quick to grab a bottle from the side of the tub, squeezing out a too-generous dollop before he started working it through Levi’s hair, strong fingers carding through the longer hair on top, brushing up against the short bristle of hair in the back, sliding down to press against the tendons of his neck. Levi found himself closing his eyes and enjoying the feel of hands on him. Eren’s touch was sure but careful, massaging his scalp as he worked the shampoo to a lather. Levi found himself completely forgetting about the shitty day he’d been having, and the lingering tenseness in his shoulder vanished as Eren finished lathering up his hair and grabbed the shower head, tilting Levi’s head back enough that he could rinse out the shampoo, leaving Levi disgustingly comfortable.

 With clean hair Levi leaned back against Eren, and Eren grabbed him around the waist, lifting him enough to stretch his legs underneath him, settling Levi into his lap instead of in-between his legs. Levi would be annoyed with being manhandled if not for the fact that it was a rather nice place to sit, cushioned against a warm body. Sure, it meant most of his chest was out of the water, but he could at least stretch out his legs properly.

 Eren kissed the back of his head and then hooked his chin over Levi’s shoulder, pressing their heads together as his hands splayed over Levi’s abdomen, tan skin against pale, the edges between the two blurring, distorted by the water.

 “I’ve missed you,” Eren said, voice low.

 Levi hadn't seen Eren all week. He’d been stuck doing long shifts at work, and Eren had been busy with school, and they hadn’t been able to get their schedules to align at all. Levi made a noise somewhere between feigned annoyance and agreement, and Eren tightened his arms around him, kissing the curve where neck met shoulder. Eren knew him well enough not to expect flowery words of love and adoration.

 For a while they laid there in silence, enjoying the water, still warm enough to be comfortable. Eren’s hands was tracing over what part of Levi’s skin he could reach, the sharp jut of hipbones, the faint trail of hair running from his bellybutton and down,  and then up his thighs. Somewhere along the way it went from being just a comforting touch to be something more, fingers circling over nipples and brushing through the short hair above Levi’s cock. Levi found his legs spreading enough to accommodate the wandering hands, and Eren greedily took advantage of it, fingers running up the inside of his thighs, following the crease between leg and groin, the back of his hands brushing Levi’s balls.

 “You better be planning to finish what you are starting,” Levi said, looking over his shoulder at Eren.

 “Yeah, I am,” Eren said, and then he leaned in, kissing Levi. The position was awkward, straining his neck, so Levi twisted around in the circle of Eren’s arms, making it easier to take advantage of soft lips.

 Eren had calmed down from his teen self, where he always seemed ready to explode with poorly contained energy, but making out was one of those things that always brought forth that overeager Eren. Levi didn’t particularly mind the way Eren licked into his mouth, nor the way his teeth dug into Levi’s bottom lip, just shy of hurting. No, he loved Eren like this, all desperate to touch and taste, as if he never got enough of Levi.

 He draped himself over Eren, and let his mouth be plundered. Hands were stroking down his back and over his ass, pulling him close, their fronts pressed together. Levi’s dick was digging into the hardness of Eren’s abs, and by now it was just as hard as the muscle underneath.

 He could feel Eren’s dick digging into his thigh, and yet again grumbled over the fact that Eren was too fucking tall. Abandoning lips he scooted down until their cocks perfectly aligned, and he heard a sharp intake of air from Eren as he languidly thrust his hips, dragging them up against each other.

 He meant to wrap his hand around them, but he didn’t even get close before Eren batted his hand away and did it instead, stroking slowly up both their cocks. “Please, Levi, let me take care of you.” Eren’s eyes were wide and pleading, and Levi found himself unable to do anything but nod.

 “Not here though, in the bedroom.”

 Levi didn’t particularly care as long as he got off in the end, so he went along with it. Eren seemed adamant in taking care of him, drying him off with a soft towel after they finally got out of the bath, clean and pruny skinned. Levi scowled at him, but let Eren do as he wanted, silently relishing in the way Eren looked at him, as if he was the single greatest thing he had ever seen. Eren carried his emotions right there for everyone to see, his love and adoration for Levi never a secret, something Levi appreciated tremendously.

 After he had neatly hung the towel to dry Eren grabbed the lotion that Levi kept by the sink, and carefully he massaged it into his skin, making sure to leave no patch dry. By the end Levi smelled of sandalwood, feeling calm and relaxed in a way he couldn’t remember ever being before.

 Then Eren gently dragged him towards the bed, and Levi saw that the sheets had been changed. He was struck by a wave of love for Eren all over again, warming his insides. Eren was much too good for him, and it was a fucking wonder he had stuck with his moody ass for two years already, showing no signs of growing tired of his shit.

 Eren might have grown confident in the last years, but when he had Levi on his back, thighs spread for him there was still a note of wonder in his eyes, as if he couldn’t believe that he was allowed to touch, and Levi had no idea why the fuck he’d look at him like that, but it was a confidence booster for sure.

 Not even Levi’s foul mouthed plea to just get on with it already seemed to deter Eren as he slowly dragged his hands over Levi’s thighs. “I love you so much,” he said.

 Levi knew he should say it back, that he should show just a fraction of the affection Eren was showing him, but the words died on his lips, and shit came out instead. Which was stupid as fuck, because he’d certainly told Eren that he loved him before.

 Eren didn’t seem to mind one bit, just leaned in and kissed him softly, then dragging a line of kisses down his body, leaving tingling warmth in their wake. The kisses found their destination at his cock, and while he was sucked into a warm mouth that made his eyes roll back into his skull and a gasp leave his mouth before he could clamp shut his lips he felt cool fingers press against his perineum, dragging down slowly.

 Eren took his time opening him carefully, fingers pressing inside in an uncharacteristically slow pace. He was still relaxed from the bath, didn’t need the slow attention, but Eren seemed to want to, so he let him. It wasn’t like he particularly minded the way the two fingers curled inside him, teasing along his walls, occasionally brushing against that spot inside that made Levi want to dig his nails into Eren’s flesh to ground himself. It was a slow tease, never a full press of fingers, just a brush here and there, enough to make his body yearn for more.  

 Levi wanted to growl at him to just fuck him already, but somehow he felt like it would completely ruin the mood, and for once he just shut his mouth and let Eren do what he wanted to, take him apart slowly until he was aching for more.

 By the time Eren pushed inside he was pliant enough that it was barely a stretch at all, and he let out a deep sigh he’d been holding in at the feeling of being full, Eren fitting inside perfectly.

 “Hah,” Eren breathed as he stopped, hips pressed flush against Levi’s ass. He’d hitched Levi’s legs around his waist, and his arms was planted on the mattress on either side of Levi, holding Eren’s body up as if he didn’t want to put his weight on him.

     Screw that    , Levi thought, wrapping his arms around Eren’s shoulders and pulling him close until they were chest against chest. His face fit perfectly in the nook of Eren’s neck.

 Eren seemed to have decided that slow and affectionate was the pace tonight, languid rolls of his hips that was driving Levi absolutely mad with need. He tried to buck up against him, tried to dig his heels into Eren’s ass to spur him on, but Eren kept up his glorious torment, every slow thrust pushing him further towards the edge, a steady build each time the dick inside glanced by his prostate. His own cock was pressed between their bodies, and he felt his abdomen sticky with precum.

 He wanted to come, but Eren was being stubborn, ignoring his silent pleas in favour of telling Levi in a flow of words that he loved him and how beautiful he was and more affectionate words Levi wasn’t catching. His mind was narrowing to the thought that he needed to come. If he could shove his hand between their bodies and jerk himself off he would come in two seconds flat, but there was no room for anything between them, and he was stuck digging his nails into Eren’s back as he abandoned the comforting nook of his neck to seek out Eren’s mouth, needing kisses to keep him grounded.

 When he finally came it was with a surprised sigh. It had been building for so long he hadn’t been sure he’d ever get to the point, but a thrust right into his prostate as hard abs pressed against his dick finally pushed him over the edge. His fingers dug into Eren’s back, probably leaving perfect crescents in his skin as he arched into the touch, spilling between their bodies.

 It seemed like Eren decided that now that Levi had come he had done what he had meant to do, so he picked up his pace, fucking Levi through his orgasm. He must’ve been getting close too, because it didn’t take long until his hips twitched against Levi and he moaned, mouth pressed against Levi’s temple.

 Moments later Eren collapsed against him. He was heavy, the pressure on his chest just verging on uncomfortable, but Levi didn’t say a fucking thing, just traced his fingers over Eren’s back, letting him catch his breath.

 When he finally rolled off Levi, curling up against his side Levi realised one thing he hadn’t earlier.

 “You didn’t put on a fucking condom,” he muttered.

 “I thought it was okay?” Eren mumbled, but he peered up, worry in his eyes.

 Levi snorted and shook his head. They were in a committed relationship and had both been tested, so that wasn’t his worry, it was just that… “This is fucking disgusting,” he said with no malice, nose frowning at the feeling of semen running down the crack of his ass.

 His long bath had been all for nothing apparently, because now he had cum in his ass and cum smeared over his stomach, and it was nasty.

 Eren rolled away a moment later, getting to his feet and hurrying towards the bathroom. His legs was a little shaky, but he came back with a wash cloth, having managed not to fall over, so that was something at least.

 Levi reached out for the cloth, but Eren ignored him, setting to washing off his stomach for the smear of cum. It had pooled in his belly button, fucking disgusting.

 Then he moved to wash his soft dick, but by the time he moved on, presumably to wash his ass too Levi just growled and grabbed the cloth. He could very well wash his own fucking ass.

 Eren looked like he was going to argue, but when he caught the glare Levi was giving him he grinned sheepishly instead and headed back to the bathroom, probably to wash off himself there.

 By the time Eren came back Levi had done what he could, and rolled off the bed, put on a pair of boxer briefs before yanking off the sheets and digging out new ones. No fucking way was he sleeping in cumstained ones.

 Eren seemed like he was going to complain about the fact that Levi wasn’t just laying around, waiting for Eren to do the job, so Levi finished quickly and padded over, hooking his arm around Eren’s neck to pull him down to his level. He kissed him hard before letting go.

 “Thank you,” he said. “Now let’s go get some food. I’m fucking starving.”

 “Oh! I made some earlier, just gonna heat it up!” Eren said, beaming with apparent pride.

 A warm hand locked around his as Levi found himself dragged into the kitchen by a stark naked Eren. “Oi, brat, put on some clothes. You are not sitting on my couch with your naked ass.”

 Eren looked down at himself as if he was only now realising he wasn’t wearing any clothes.

 “Sorry, Levi!” he said and turned around, rushing back into the bedroom.