A/N: Hey guys! This is just a cute little story that, if people enjoy, I will most likely continue! I really like the concept so far, so I hope you guys do, too!
It is supposed to be a modern day AU! No mentions of military, or titans, or any such thing! This is a real life, modern day AU!
If you dislike boy X boy, even anime boys, then please don't read this! Story also mentions such things as OCD and fear of saliva, so if you are easily offended by these things or if you also have a fear of saliva, please don't read this!
ENJOY!
"Yuck,"
Eren registered the noise in his almost asleep state, but simply chose to ignore it.
"Eren Jaeger, you brat, wake up," The voice was easily recognized as Eren's older lover, Levi.
Unhappily, and with a heavy groan of dismay, Eren opened his eyes to look at the man lying in bed next to him. "What is it…?"
Levi looked a bit irritated, with his eyebrows drawn together as if with anger. But, even though he didn't like to admit it, it was rather hard for Eren to read the emotions on that face sometimes.
"'it' refers to the fact that your mouth is hanging open. You got the pillows wet, it's nasty." Levi rolled over in the bed and pushed the bright red blankets off his thin frame, standing up from the bed and yawning.
Eren groaned once more and rolled over as well, and he made sure Levi didn't see him roll his eyes. He stood from the bed as well, wiping his bottom lip with the back of his arm. He had indeed been drooling in his sleep, and quite heavily, too.
He turned and saw Levi let out a shudder, wrapping his arms around himself. There was a long, silent pause before Levi looked up at Eren, finally realizing he was being watched. "What, aren't you going to clean it?"
Eren blinked a couple times just to try and get the sleep out of his eyes before nodding slowly and letting out of big yawn, scratching the back of his head as he wandered toward the closet in the far side of their room. Out the window he could see that the sun was barely rising; he'd have to get up soon to make breakfast anyways.
Out of the closet he took a clean pillow and pillowcase, slipping the pillow inside it's case easily. When he wobbled back to the bed he noticed that the pillow he'd drooled all over was gone, and he quickly replaced it with the new pillow.
Levi, however, was not taking this so easily. Before removing the saliva-covered pillow, he'd put on a pair of rubber yellow gloves which reached his elbows. He carried the pillow all the way down the steps to their laundry room, holding said object as far away from his body as he could manage with his short arms.
He sighed as he threw the squishy, wet pillow into the laundry room, along with the pair of gloves. The kitchen was his next destination, where he immediately moved to wash his hands.
As much as it was a burden to he and his lover, Levi knew he could never get over it. And 'it' being drool. Spit. Saliva. However he thought up the word, it made him shudder. Why were mouths so disgusting to him?
But he was thankfully jerked from those thoughts when he felt two firm hands on his hips, and something rustling his hair, which he realised was a face.
"G'morning," the voice behind him said a bit hoarsely. Levi finished washing his hands and reached toward a paper towel, drying them off gently and tossing the item in the trash. When he turned around, his taller partner had already made his way to the refrigerator, digging through it for breakfast foods.
"Good morning, Eren. Are you making breakfast this morning?"
"Yeah, anything in particular?"
"Umm… Eggs sound okay," Levi turned to start preparing their coffee before moving to the table, sitting down with his legs crossed. He looked down at himself; he figured he had the decency to change out of his thick, long-sleeved pyjamas, but since it was just he and Eren, he didn't mind.
He glanced over at the stove to examine the man who was there. Eren was wearing a long-sleeved sweater as well, and sweat pants which were too long on his legs and covered his feet. On his feet he wore dark gray socks.
Breakfast was made quickly with two over-easy eggs for both of them, as well as two pieces of toast and a glass of coffee. Levi dug through the fridge to find their liquid creamer- peppermint flavoured, for the holidays- and poured a decent amount into his coffee. After replacing the creamer he added a bit of sugar, then got a small spoon and stirred it all together. Once he sat down again, he heard a small chuckle, which directed his attention toward his boyfriend.
"Something funny, Jaeger?"
Eren let out another small chuckle and nodded as he set down his own cup of coffee, the large mug making a loud 'thunk' on the wooden table.
"A little," Eren started, nodding toward Levi's own mug of coffee, "Because you can hardly call that coffee. It's just cream and sugar, really," He joked with a wide smile.
Levi, however, found this less amusing. "The peppermint makes your breath smell nice, so even after this when I brush my teeth, they won't smell like coffee. Your breath just smells like coffee all day."
"But how would you know~?" Eren shot back quickly, and as if he was defending himself, he lifted the mug to his lips and took a drink, all the while watching for Levi's reaction.
The shorter of the two immediately felt embarrassed, and his face heat up almost instantaneously. "Idiot. Of course I wouldn't."
And it was true. Although Levi and Eren had been dating for nearly a year, the two had never shared their first kiss. To some it may seem strange; Even to the two of them, they knew how strange it was. But because of Levi, they couldn't share this together. It was almost as if Levi were afraid of spit. Or drool. Or saliva in general. Whenever he thought of it, he felt nauseous.
When the two first started dating, Levi had to address this awkward situation on the second date, when Eren had walked Levi home. It's not uncommon to kiss on the second date, right? Well, this one came almost completely unexpected, and Levi leaned away as Eren pursued. Eren pulled back with a perplexed look on his face; Levi hadn't even let their lips touch. A bit hurt, and highly embarrassed, Eren chuckled awkwardly and pointed the opposite direction.
"S-sorry, maybe I should…. Ya'know, go home…"
But before Eren could walk away, he felt the smaller hand grip his arm and he turned back toward the shorter of the two, giving Levi a look of confusion.
"L-look, Eren, it's not that I don't like you," Levi started, still gripping the other's arm as his eyes looked toward the ground, "B-but… I… As a child, I was diagnosed by a psychiatrist to have…. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I'm… I'm just kinda afraid of… spit."
All of it was really hard for Levi to admit. He'd only ever told his ex-boyfriend- Erwin- about it. But in that relationship, it's what ruined the two.
He expected Eren to walk away, or question him, or become angry and confused. But instead, he felt a hand on his chin, which led him to look up at the other male. "That's fine by me then. Are you afraid of hugs, too?" Eren asked simply, holding his arms out wide. Levi immediately let himself melt into the hug, and- although it was cold outside- he felt warm all over.
After breakfast was downed by the two, the day continued as normal. It was Eren's day off, so Levi (as usual) spent the day cleaning, while Eren ran errands such as going out for groceries and taking their car into the shop.
When Eren finally returned, it was near one o'clock in the afternoon, and when he walked through the door he was pleasantly surprised.
His lover, Levi, was lying down on the couch wearing a blue sweater and a pair of khaki coloured pants, and of course a pair of gray socks. Eren almost immediately noticed that both items were rather big on the smaller, and upon sitting next to his lover, he noticed that Levi was indeed wearing Eren's clothing.
Levi didn't even flinch when Eren sat down. He just lied still on the couch, his face peaceful and unmoving. Eren gulped a bit nervously.
Taking a deep breath in and holding it, Eren lifted a hand and stroked it gently over the other's cheek. No movement whatsoever. Not a twitch, or a groan, or any sign Levi had noticed.
Eren reached up slowly, as not to wake his lover, and wiped his own lips on the back of his hand, so they were bone dry. Leaning down slowly, he cautiously pressed his lips to Levi's soft cheek, then he moved down to Levi's jaw and pressed a kiss there before sitting up again with a bright smile.
Levi seriously felt the urge to shudder, but he swallowed that urge immediately. Eren obviously thought he was still sleeping, but he'd woken since Eren entered the home.
But after a lot of thought, lying there with his eyes closed, Levi realised something: he didn't feel disgusted. Or unhappy. Or dirty. He was happy.
He felt his face heat up all the way to his ears as he opened his eyes, looking up at the other boy. This, of course, surprised the taller boy, making him jump and give a nervous smile.
"L-Levi, s-sorry I must have woke you-"
"Do it again." Levi couldn't stop himself from saying it, and the words so simply poured out of his mouth.
"Wh…. What?" Eren drew his eyebrows together, as if in worry, or concern, but then his eyes quickly widened. "O-oh, you mean-!"
"What I mean, Jaeger, is that if you don't kiss me again then I won't make you breakfast for a week." The irritation was high at this point, mostly due to his own embarrassment. He wondered how Eren was feeling.
There was a long silence before Eren nodded slowly, licking his lips then immediately drying them as he'd done before, and he leant down to place a quick peck to Levi's cheek.
"You didn't do it again." Levi spat immediately.
"What?! B-but I just did!"
"But not like before, you didn't."
He heard Eren take a deep breath before a cold hand touched his cheek, cupping it gently. The couch shifted and groaned under the weight of the two, and soon after Levi felt those warm lips against his skin once more. No matter how many times Eren did it, it seemed Levi never disliked it, or felt disgusted by it.
The lips held their position for a little longer than before, and then they gently moved down to Levi's jaw bone, as Eren had done when he thought Levi was sleeping. At this Levi let out a soft shudder, which made the taller of the two pull away quickly.
"Sorry, Levi, I didn't mean to, I know it's disgusting…"
"No!" Levi nearly shouted, and he found himself covering his mouth while a dark red blush covered his cheeks, "It just felt kinda nice, so…. You know, I don't care if you do it…"
He glanced up only for a moment to look at the reaction of the younger male, whose eyes were a bit wide in surprise. After just a second he seemed to relax, and the two shifted so that Eren could easily straddle the other's hips.
Levi couldn't possibly blush darker, but his face was still getting more hot by the second.
He saw Eren gulp before the large hands were moved to cup Levi's thin cheeks, and Eren hesitated as he leaned down once more to press a kiss just below Levi's eye. At this, Levi shut his eye instinctively.
The kiss was a bit more wet this time, and Levi figured it was from Eren's talking. He noticed Eren hadn't dried his lips off this time. Even though it was wet, Levi didn't feel disgusted or dirty again. It was nice, and soft, and gentle. The touch of Eren's lips was so welcoming. The lips soon began to wander again, and they felt dry once more on Levi's cheek as they moved down his face, past his lips, and once more to his jaw.
Levi let out a heavy sigh at the feeling, and he moved his arms up to wrap around Eren's wide shoulders, seeming to be holding him in place.
Eren's final kiss was placed on the front of Levi's neck, right below his Adam's apple. The small gesture caused Levi to swallow thickly, and Eren chuckled a bit as he rested his face into the neck.
The moment was nice and quiet. Levi felt so close to Eren in this moment. This was the closest the two had ever felt.
Levi closed his eyes once more and melted under the warmth of his lover, and before he knew it he was asleep once again. He hoped that this time he'd be woken by more of those kisses.
