Everyone who is having bad weather right now, please stay safe. I know i'm getting a foot of snow which is so NOT OKAY FOR THE SUNBELT REGION OF THE SOUTH US. Stay off ths roads and cuddle up with ereri guys.


Levi POV

I held him until he was asleep, then I kissed his sweet forehead once and slipped away to deal with Erwin. After putting on my clothes, I opened the door to his office, where I knew he was waiting. He was there, working on something.

"I can't believe she's a girl. She looks so much like a ma-" Erwin started.

"Shut the fuck up." I narrowed my eyes at him. Erwin dropped the pen he was holding.

"Excuse me? Don't forget who you're talking to, Captain Levi." Erwin narrowed his eyes.

"I'm speaking to the man who keeps misgendering my partner." I stood in front of him, crossing my arms.

"I'm going to go get Hanje and we're going to have a long talk about Eren." I turned to the door. Hanje was the one who educated me about gender and sexuality, being that they are nonbinary. I knew Erwin never messed up Hanje's pronouns and I wondered why that was. Did he have something specific against transmen? I didn't know, but I would get to the bottom of it.

"Remember your place, Levi." He said darkly.

"I am. I am Humanity's strongest soldier and you have placed me in the position of protection over Eren. I am doing my job as his protector and lover by protecting and loving him." I bristled.

"She doesn't need to be protected from me, Levi, I am the-"

"The fact that you insist on using wrong pronouns for him shows me that he does need to be protected from you, Erwin." I opened the door, Hanje would help me. Eren would like Hanje knowing, but later, after I explained how it was necessary, I was sure he would be fine with it. Hanje themself had struggled with gender in their life, and I was sure that they would become quick friends after Hanje's help.

"I'll be back with Hanje in a moment. Don't touch him, don't go near him," I paused, "Don't even go in there. He is sleeping peacefully. Wake him with your bullshit and deal with me."

"Levi."

"I'm just doing what you wanted me to do: protect him." I gave him one pointed look back and stepped into the cold hallway. Hanje would help. Hanje was good at educating people. They were patient and knowledgeable.

I walked quickly down to their room. They were asleep on top of a pile of unfinished reports. I shook them awake.

"Levi?" They asked, rubbing their eyes.

"Stop your drooling. I need you to educate Erwin about gender." I said simply.

"What the fuck? What happened?" They were awake now, their eyes wide.

"Eren is a transman and Erwin is hurting him." I paused. They gasped and was silent for a few moments before the squealing started.

"I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!" They bounced their legs up and down.

"Shut up and come with me. I don't want to leave Eren alone with Erwin for more than I have to. I don't think he will bother Eren, but I also didn't think he would misgender him so badly." I scowled.

They jumped up and adjusted their ponytail while walking to the door. "He's misgendering him?" They asked.

"Badly."

Their swift inhale told me all I needed to know.

"This is gonna take a while. Erwin….Erwin is very stubborn." They said. I snorted.

When we arrived back at Erwin's office, I looked immediately to the door when I knew Eren was sleeping. It was closed, but Erwin was nowhere in sight. I stiffened. That fucker better not be in there. I started walking briskly to the door. I had been gone all of three minutes. Hanje's room was across from mine, just down the stairs. Did Erwin have no respect or self-control?

I heard a cry from the other side of the door and threw it open. Erwin was on the bed, leaning forward to a shaking Eren. He was pressed up against the headboard, his body shaking violently. He clutched the sheets to his chest. I didn't think; I just reacted.

I grabbed Erwin's shoulder and threw him on the ground. He twisted around right as I aimed to land a kick to the face. He grabbed my foot and I jerked it away. I pulled back to stomp my heel into his nose when I heard Eren.

"Levi!" He cried. I froze, my foot inches from Erwin.

"Eren," my voice was thick. I stared at Erwin's icy, narrowed eyes. "Did he touch you?" I was almost violently aware that Eren was naked. My body buzzed with hatred when I thought about someone touching Eren against his will.

"No. Levi. Please, just hold me." He said shakily. I looked over to him. He needed me; Erwin could wait. Hanje helped Erwin up while I climbed on the bed. I slipped under the covers and held his naked, shaking body.

"What did he do to you, Eren? I need to know." Need to know how badly to beat him. I added mentally.

"He shook me awake. I thought it was you at first. I woke up and I saw him and I didn't have my binder and I screamed. He told me we needed to talk and you were gone and I-" He buried his face in my neck and cried.

"I need to know why she lied to us." Erwin said and I felt Eren's whole body shudder at his misgendering.

"He." Hanje and I said at the same time.

"I need to know how many other things she lied about. I need to know if she knows more about her titan form than she lets on." Erwin continued. "I knew you would react violently if I asked this in front of you, so I had to do it before you got back." He looked over at Eren's shaking form.

"I might be in the wrong here…." He narrowed his eyes at Eren. I bristled. "Might be."

I looked over at Hanje and they understood what I wanted. They pulled Erwin out of the room, talking about making tea with him and talking for a while. He allowed them to pull him from the room.

Once they were gone, with the door closed behind them, I focused fully on Eren.

"Beautiful boy," I whispered to him. He cried against me.

"Levi," he whispered into my neck. I wanted to kiss him, but I knew it wasn't the time. What I wanted wasn't priority, his health and safety was. He cried harder and my mind buzzed trying to think of a way to help him.

"Eren is my boyfriend." I started talking. "Eren is a beautiful man. He is a sweet man; He is a brave man. He is taller than me, and, if I'm being honest, it is kinda nice."

He moved a little on my neck and I knew he was listening.

"My boyfriend had beautiful eyes. I love looking at his eyes. He is so beautiful. Every part of him is beautiful." I tried to fit as many male pronouns in my sentences. "He is in the survery corps and I am his Captain and his protector. More importantly, I am his boyfriend and his lover. I enjoy being his boyfriend and his lover very much." I kissed his forehead and his sobs softened.

"Eren is a beautiful boy. He is very manly and he enjoys being that way. He is a man and he remains being a man even when mean people try to hurt him." He pulled out of my neck a bit and his sobs softened once more. I pulled his head back gently by his hair and kissed his trembling lips.

"Eren is a beautiful boy. Eren is a beautiful boy. Eren is a beautiful boy." I whispered against his lips.

"He tastes very good," I added pressing his body against mine.

"Levi!" He squeaked as our bodies became flush. I licked at his ear and kissed his neck. I hoped this was distracting him. I hoped my words were writing over Erwin's. I massaged his back and felt his muscles relax.

"My beautiful boy," I nipped his neck. He squirmed and I felt him tense again. This time I hoped he was tensing in excitement. I sucked hard at his neck and he moaned loudly. I knew his sensitive spots and I worked at them.

"Levi," I heard Hanje knock at the door. "We can hear those moans."

I pulled away from him.

"Just a second!" I called to them. I turned back to him and saw his big puppy dog eyes looking at me.

"I need to go deal with Erwin. Do you need anything?" I didn't like leaving him alone. "Maybe you should take a shower. The hot water may relax you."

He was shaking his head before I even finished.

"I want to be there." He said looking into my eyes.

"Be where?" I asked. Then, it clicked. "You want to be with me when I talk to Erwin."

"I need my binder and some more clothes first." He looked down at the pile of our clothes.

"Do you think this is a good idea? He will most likely say some awful, incorrect things." I made sure I emphasized how incorrect Erwin would be.

"If I'm not there, I will just worry about what's being said." He sighed. "I hate this."

"I know, babe. I hate this, too. I love you, though." I kissed him sweetly and squeezed him close before I left to get his binder.

"Make sure you stay in the bathroom with the door lock. I will be gone two minutes." I kissed him and he nodded. He wrapped the blanket around himself and carried it into the bathroom. I made sure I heard the click of the lock before I left the room.

Hanje and Erwin were sitting at Erwin's tea area. Erwin had his brows knitted together and he was rubbing his temples. Hanje was calmly sipping at tea.

"I don't – I don't understand. I always thought you used they/them because you liked being weird?" He sighed.

Hanje laughed. "We're gonna have so much fun, Levi!" They called to me as I stormed out of the room.

"No we're not. Eren's participating." I said.

"Oh." They said darkly. I didn't need to see them to know that their face had dropped. The whole dynamic of what was about to happen had changed and we all knew it.

"I'm going to get his binder. Watch Erwin for me." I said gruffly as I shut the door.

I just barely heard Erwin ask what a binder was before their voices had faded. I ran down to our room, begging whatever deity that had damned me since I was born to please keep Eren safe. I grabbed his binder and his pants and shirt before running back up the stair as fast as my short little legs could take me.

I threw the door back open.

"Why would anyone want to do that though? It sounds painful." Erwin was rubbing his head harder now.

"Oh it is. I bind sometimes and it's very painful." Hanje sipped their tea.

I brushed past them and walked back into the bedroom. I laid Eren's stuff on the bed and knocked on the door.

"I'm back." I called to him.

"That was fast." He opened the door. He went immediately to his binder and put it on.

"I don't like leave you alone." I whispered as I watched him get dressed. I went over to Erwin's drawers and pulled out a big sleep shirt.

"Will this be more comforting? It's looser on your chest than your usual outfit?" I asked him gently. He stared at me.

"I-It will. Thank you." He took it with shaky hands.

"You don't have to participate, Eren." I whispered. He must be nervous about Erwin.

"I just wasn't expecting you to be so in tune with my needs." He pulled the fabric over his head. It dropped down to mid-thigh, it was so big.

"I'm in tune with your needs?" I asked. He nodded. "Good." I kissed his hand, marking each fingertip with a soft kiss.

"Levi," he said, blushing. Even though his cheeks were red and puffy, I still saw the blush spread.

"Let's deal with Erwin, then we can-" I hesitated. I wanted to say 'make love' but I wasn't sure he would want to after what was about to happen.

"- do whatever you want to." I finished. He would probably want to sleep. He nodded.

He nodded. He squeezed my hand in his own and grabbed the blanket with the other. I guessed he would be bringing it with him.

"Let's go." He gulped. He followed me out the door, still holding my hand.


expect the next chapter in like two hours after dinner lol