A/N: Chapter Song: Mighty Long Fall by ONE OK ROCK
A&E apparently is the British term for Emergency room? It stands for accident and emergency. As far as the actually chapter goes, this was going to be a part of the next one (which we're writing now), but I thought I'd treat you all XD I'm really happy writing Eren's little get back at Levi haha.
They were sitting on Levi's couch, Eren leaning against the older man, having already started the tiramisu. "So it's not technically a horror movie, but I love it..." The brunet shrugged, using the remote to search for and play the title. He knew he could've chosen something scary, but he wasn't really in the mood to have a heart attack and the movie was just creepy enough to give him goose bumps. "Have you seen Coraline?"
"I've seen most horror films, kid." Levi replied, smirking a little as he allowed Eren to wiggle a little closer into his side. "The good ones, anyway, not the cheap gimmicky trash Hollywood keeps throwing out lately." He'd enjoyed The Nightmare Before Christmas more, but he wasn't going to complain. Eren had obviously picked the film because he liked it.
As the movie started, Eren grew more entranced by the screen, barely recognizing that Levi was even there. He didn't jump or gasp- he had seen the film too many times to be surprised at all- but he tensed at its climax, shivering. "God, the Other Mother creeps me out so much. Needles are horrible. How could anyone let them near their eyes?"
"I think that's kind of the point." Levi muttered, chuckling as he reached up to ruffle Eren's hair. "The button eyes thing is a little creepy, I suppose." He wasn't surprised that Eren was all but ignoring him for the film, happy to let him get engrossed in it. His reactions were more fun to watch than the film, in a way.
The film was almost over by the time Eren needed to move. "I've gotta go to the bathroom, be right back." He slid off of the couch and made his way upstairs, not bothering to ask if there was one on the first floor. As he practically ran up the stairs, he called down to the other man. "Go ahead and pick out your movie." He remembered where he need to go and turned right, through Levi's bedroom, wondering briefly what the other rooms were. The older man sure did have a large house for being there alone.
Levi queued up The Dark Knight to watch next while he waited. The whole film was carried by the Joker as far as he was concerned, not really buying into the 'gritty reimagining' hype. Perhaps Eren was more of an Avengers type of person but they could always watch that next while they waited on the tiramisu. Given that he had a quick gap between films, he pulled his tablet into his lap, pointedly ignoring the little (1) next to his email icon. He had yet to read the email from Erwin earlier, still having to build himself up to these things even if it was purely work related. Except given the subject title it hadn't looked work related at all.
The faint smell of lavender hung in the air, and Eren guessed that there was still oil somewhere in the tub. He frowned, the scent stirring up memories of the previous day, and he shook his head. He really should tell Levi why he'd overreacted. But that was a personal talk he wasn't quite ready to have.
When he finished, he washed his hands thoroughly and shut the bathroom door behind him, lost in thought. Eren thought he saw something move out of the corner of his eye, and stopped in his tracks. The movie was probably getting to him, but he had definitively heard something."Levi? Is that you?"
"Wha-ah!" The silver ball of fluff jumping out at him had him yelping and falling to the side, grabbing at the bookshelf beside him for balance. Unfortunately, instead of steadying him, he ended up pulling it on top of him as he crashed to the ground. The sound of shattering glass as the small trinkets hit the floor had him flinching, more so than when the many books smacked into him, and he cursed under his breath. "Shit." They hadn't been dating a day and he'd already fucked up.
Levi steadfastly ignored the email staring at him from one corner of his iPad screen, staring up at his ceiling, and wondering what was taking Eren so long. It might be, of course, that his cat had finally decided to stroll back in after a few days of being out and around. Much like him the silver tabby was highly independent and only really explicitly sought him out when she was feeling cuddly. The rest of the time she came back for food and then hid away again.
The loud crash from upstairs caught his attention almost immediately, the iPad thrown to the side on the couch as he shot to his feet and padded up the stairs to find Eren underneath his knocked-over bookcase, which must have been what the sound was. A quiet, offended meow sounded and his cat jumped down from his bed and wound between his ankles as if she hadn't caused the disturbance, mewling at him for attention.
Sighing, he scooped her up and then carried her out of the room, dropping her gently back down in the hallway and then closing the door while he sorted out getting Eren back from under the books he'd buried himself in. He knew he'd heard glass smash and remembered that he had a picture frame on one of the shelves, which was probably what it was. "Eren, are you okay?"
Still slightly in shock at his mistake, Eren nodded. "Yeah, I think so." He set his hand down onto the floor, pushing down to pick himself up, murmuring a soft 'sorry' as he did so. When his palm hit something sharp, he hissed and looked down, finally noticing the shattered picture frame beside him. A couple of shards of glass were stuck in his hand, and he grimaced as the wound bled onto the floor. His eyes widened as he pulled it back, trying his best to not get any on the nearby books out of habit. "Fuck. Did any get on the pages?"
"No, they're fine. I'm more concerned about you." Levi straightened the bookcase up and then quickly turned his attention to Eren's hand when he heard the hiss, gently helping Eren to his feet and then guiding him into the bathroom. He had a first aid kit under the sink and it wouldn't take that long to patch him up. "Want me to sort that for you or take you to A&E? It's going to hurt." he asked gently, turning on the tap and directing Eren's hand under it to wash the blood away as he held him close and kissed him on the forehead.
"You can do it. I should heal up just fine if you're careful pulling out the glass." This wasn't the first injury to his hand, and other than keep him from using it to work for the next few days, it wasn't anything major. A few cuts shouldn't lead to permanent damage.
"I heal pretty fast. Don't think I'll be able to finish the dessert though." The brunet pouted, his uninjured hand squeezing Levi's forearm as he readied the supplies. He grit his teeth as the water burned his wound, sighing when he grew used to the sting. "And I was really looking forward to it too..."
"I'll finish it." Levi replied gently. "Then it's something we've both worked on. You can always do the next one all on your own." Turning the tap off for a moment, he unwrapped some bandages and wound them around his wrist. "Deep breaths, Eren." Then he gently and carefully pulled the glass from his hand, his other one keeping the teen's wrist still so that there was no risk of him trying to instinctually jerk back and hurting himself more. Once the wound was glass free he carefully washed it under the tap again and bound it up, keeping pressure on it to help the bleeding stop.
"Yay." The brunet smiled weakly. His younger years at home had him used to the feeling, but it still had him biting his lip to not let the tears welling up in his eyes fall. Even though it hurt to move it, his fingers wrapped around Levi's tightly, and he leaned forward to place a soft kiss to the other man's cheek. "I didn't know you had a cat."
"She tends to be as much of a recluse as I am." Levi replied, a tad apologetic. "I didn't think you'd get to meet her." Holding Eren's wounded hand up, he kissed the bandage gently before packing the medical kit away and heading back out of the bathroom with a small hand vacuum in hand which had been rescued from the nest of cleaning products also under his sink so that he could be sure he'd got all the glass on the first go. He didn't want to come across any with his bare feet later.
Pouting, Eren followed Levi outside, already planning how he might make up the mess to him. He had an idea but he didn't know if it was one of the older man's kinks. He knew Armin still had the costume from Halloween last year. After Levi had put the shelf back where it belonged, Eren put the books back, careful to avoid the glass Levi was vacuuming up. "What's her name?"
Levi waited until the vacuum was done being noisy and he'd put it back before replying, carefully picking up the photo frame that had shattered and replacing it back in its spot on the bookcase. "Isabel." The name was spoken thoughtfully with a slight French accent, his thoughts mostly on the two people in the photograph, more or less all that remained of what he counted as family but separated from him by an ocean given that they still lived in Paris. "Sorry if she scared you."
"Ah, it's alright. She just startled me since I wasn't expecting it. You didn't strike me as someone who had pets." He watched the small smile come and leave Levi's face for only a moment, and shook his head. "Isabel is a beautiful name. I'd like to meet her properly next time." The brunet chuckled to himself, picking up the last book left on the floor before adding to his sentence. "I actually wanted to get a cat or dog as soon as I got my own place. The dorms don't allow animals..."
"No, I don't imagine they do." he replied, slightly horrified at the thought of combining pets with messy college students. He had no doubt that the cat would be back again, probably to check out the new person in her space. Isabel was rather selective of who she allowed near Levi when she was actually there to see it. "But I wouldn't worry, I'm sure she'll be back. Shall we get back to the film?"
"Mmhm." Eren murmured, grabbing Levi's hand with his okay one, and pulling him towards the door. He eyed the bed for only a second before deciding that it'd be a wiser choice to stay on the couch. As much as he loved being able to wrap himself around the older man, the bed was going too far. "What'd you choose this time? Oh and the dessert should be ready to put together."
"Hm? Oh, Dark Knight. But we can watch something else if you like. I'm easily amused by a little sociopathy is all." he replied, smirking a little as he guided Eren back down the stairs, pausing at the kitchen door. "We can go put it together then, the film can wait for us."
"That's fine... I haven't really... seen it before." The brunet admitted shyly. He didn't know how- especially since his friends were avid fans of the many super heroes- but he'd never seen the movies. "And that'd be great. It takes a while to set afterwards, and I was hoping we could have some before I had to leave."
Levi nodded, tilting his head a little as he sent Eren a thoughtful glance. As far as he was concerned there was very little point making Eren go home. It wasn't like they hadn't already ended an encounter in his bedroom. "Eren, I've already had you naked in my bed. You don't have to go home unless you want to, you're free to sleep next to me tonight." he replied, heading into the kitchen. "That said, don't feel any pressure to do anything you don't want to. I can still take you home."
Eren chewed the inside of his cheek, humming to himself as he thought. He didn't know if he was ready for that step, yet, but the part of him that wasn't terrified of being hurt by other people had him nodding his head regardless. "I'll call Armin to let him know he can go out with Jean. And I'll need to get some clothes and my stuff for class."
Levi's previously serious expression was overtaken by a small smile as he nodded back, happy that Eren wasn't so mad at him that he'd refuse the idea outright. "Then that's something else we can do while the dessert is setting." Although really there wasn't that much left to do except layer it all up and put it in the fridge.
"I'll do that then. I can text with one hand." When they made it downstairs, Eren grabbed his phone off of the coffee table and walked into the kitchen where Levi was already putting together the mixture to soak the lady fingers in. Armin picked up on the second ring, and Eren smiled as he told his friend the plan.
"Have a nice time with Horseface. I'm spending the night again." Pausing to let the blond speak, the brunet shook his head. "Yeah, yeah. I know. I'm picking up my work and some clothes later. Don't worry, I'm a big boy. I can get to class on time without you babying me." Eren rolled his eyes, smiling at Levi. "Yep- love ya too. Bye." Laughing, he hung up and stood up to steal some of the sweet mixture from a nearby bowl.
"Back away from the mascarpone." Levi muttered, not looking up as Eren homed in on the bowl as he sorted out soaking the ladyfingers in a coffee and cognac mixture so that he could start to layer them up. "You can have some when it's done. No licking."
Pouting, Eren pulled his hand away. "Meanie." His mood quickly shifted, however, as he eyed the cat in the door. He fought the urge to run over and pet her, instead letting her make her way slowly over to the duo.
"Yes, I am. I thought you worked that out when I tied you up." Levi teased, glancing down as he felt Isabel head butt his calf, seeking his attention. "Making you wait just means you'll enjoy it more in the long run." His smirk didn't exactly make it clear as to whether he meant that about the sex or the dessert.
"Pssh, nah. That was just teasing. Teasing is fun." He stuck his tongue out at the other man before rolling his eyes, and taking a sip of his water. He wasn't in the mood for tea or milk, and he wanted to steer clear of the alcohol for a while. "The true evil is denying me sweets."
"Just teasing, hmm?" Levi shrugged a little, carrying on layering up the tiramisu dessert into a large bowl so they could put it in the fridge to set. "Well, maybe I'll have to keep that in mind next time I have to punish you for something. No sweets." he joked.
"Satan." Eren laid his head down on the counter, groaning and mumbling to himself. He looked up, his gaze meeting Levi's and he smiled playfully, batting his eyes like an idiot. "Oh, well. Guess I don't get to taste you again, then."
"Depends how well behaved you are, you dork." Levi replied, ruffling Eren's hair as he knocked the fridge door shut with his elbow, having left the dessert in there to set. Besides that, though, he wanted to kiss Eren just because he could, just because he was there. Despite them taking it slower now.
His hands settled on Eren's shoulders and slid slowly down his arms still he took a loose grip on the teen's wrists and pulled him closer. "Come here." he murmured, eye line fixed on Eren's lips before he leant up slightly to capture them with his own.
Eren laughed when Levi pulled him closer, nibbling on the other man's bottom lip and running his fingers through his hair. Levi's care with his injury had him forgiving him just a bit more, but as they kissed, he thought of a way to get back at the older man. His grin widened, and his hands roamed down towards the other's belt, thumbs rubbing circles into Levi's hipbones. He'd told himself that it would be best to hold off on sex, but pushing it just a little couldn't hurt. Could it? "That wasn't the kind of 'taste' I was talking about, Corporal."
A/N: Hope you're excited for what's coming ^^
