This was something he would never get tired of. That alone continued to shock him.
Perpetually messy brown strands gave way to his fingers before stubbornly resuming their haphazard arrangements. Entranced, Levi's eyes followed his appendages as they moved down to lightly trace the features of Eren's sleeping face.
Fuck, he'd fallen hard and in record time. Try as he might he couldn't figure any of it out.
Eren was considerably younger than him-he wouldn't confirm by how many years even if threatened with helping Hanji with her stupid titan experiments-his subordinate, and a guy. Not to mention Levi had spent the entirety of his adult life completely uninterested in everyone.
So why was he cradling Eren to his chest, while he slept cuddled up to Levi on Levi's bed in his private quarters? He had no fucking clue.
Levi had even less of a clue as to why Eren wanted an obsessive compulsive, foul-mouthed, not-as-tall old man like himself. But apparently, he did and Levi had never felt luckier.
And he couldn't give less of a shit what anyone else thought. Eyebrows could frown all he wanted and Eren's little black-haired friend could glare all she wanted, Levi didn't care. Until Eren decided he wanted nothing to do with him, Levi wasn't letting him go.
Levi shivered as he was reminded that higher end rooms and blankets did jack shit against the morning chill. He shifted and pulled the covers further over the both of them. Though despite his best efforts to not disturb Eren, the brat murmured and opened his eyes, slowly meeting Levi's gaze with those unbelievably bright eyes.
"Good morning Ca- Levi." Levi smirked at Eren's slip, not even minding the morning breath.
Fuck, what has this kid done to him?
"Did I wake you Jaeger?" He watched, amused, as Eren glared at him petulantly.
"You're supposed to call me Eren, Levi."
Levi had to try hard not to laugh. "Is that an order?"
"Actually, it is." Eren responded, playfulness dripping from his voice.
"Understood, Eren." The brat hummed happily and touched his nose to Levi's.
"Good. Now tell me you love me." Levi did laugh at that. He really laughed and he felt more himself than he had in a very long time. His cheeky brat wouldn't have accepted anything less than Levi's everything along with the full extent of his affection.
Before Eren could get the wrong idea-and break Levi's heart through tears-Levi said, "I love you Eren." And when those bright green eyes met his, lighting up with unconcealed joy-as expressive as everything else about Eren-Levi just knew that every piece of Eren were things he didn't want to lose.
"I love you too Levi." Levi felt uncharacteristically insecure as Eren laid his head on his chest; Eren might have heard his heart bursting at those words. He had expected them but was never prepared for them. "We have a day off, right? I just want to stay here with you."
Levi placed his lips against the top of Eren's head, half just to kiss him and half to hide the smile that was starting to hurt his cheeks from how wide it was.
"Fine by me."
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Ne I love making subtle digs at my dear Captain's height. He's only an inch taller than me and I think it's perfect; I won't have to jump so high to glomp him or attach myself to his back for a completely impromptu piggy back ride. (You're all imagining getting a piggy back ride from Captain Levi, aren't you? Admit it).
This was another song challenge which I do realize are few and far between but sadly reality will have its attention no matter the costs to fandoms.
Thank you for reading.
