"Ugh, fucking change already" Levi tapped the steering wheel impatiently while waiting for the lights to change. The man on the radio was chirping on about some nonsense or other, Levi wasn't paying attention.
'And now the news at 8am'
"Shit, I'm going to be fucking late." Levi growled as he pressed down on his horn with more pressure than necessary.
"Erwin is going to have my ass" he whined, even though no one was there to listen. It was very unlike him, to ever be late; but this morning had been a total train wreck.
He had set his alarm for 5.30am as always, but it hadn't gone off... fucking technology, I knew I should have kept my digital clock instead of this shit on my phone. Luckily, he had awoke at 6am, seen the time and jumped out of bed. He had ran to his shower, and learned that the hot water was off.
"Shit, wanker, fuck, dick" he had cursed, as he pushed the screen door open and got out, not having time to fix it. "I'll have to shower later".
His foul temperament had caused him to break the iron whilst ironing a shirt for the day, and then to top it all off, his coffee machine was on the fritz.
Levi had contemplated just going back to bed and writing today off completely. He was actually about to call in sick when he noted, via the little date section on his phone screen, that it was Friday. He half smiled to himself, remembering that tonight he had a date with Eren. Seeing the kid was likely to improve his day, and it gave him something to look forward to... with new found pep in his step, Levi battled on, and eventually found himself behind the wheel of his car.
He hated thinking that he was sort of excited... that wasn't who Levi was. He didn't get 'excited', especially not at the prospect of coffee with twenty year old guys.
He sighed, as the light finally changed and thanked his stars that he had decided to go to work. Today, he had a briefing with Judge Shadis, and he would have had his ass handed to him if he had missed that. Levi was a barrister by trade, and worked for the Shiganshina law firm. It was small, yet very well known and highly prestigious. Shiganshina only employed the very finest of lawyers, and their clients were always extremely rich, and extremely (in Levi's opinion) full of themselves.
He pulled into the car park, and then made his way to his office. God only knows how he had made it in on time. He greeted the junior who had been shadowing him, his name was Erd. He was exceptional, and very pleasant. Levi just felt bad for the guy for being stuck with him. He would be better off shadowing Erwin, he was more likeable, more helpful, more everything really.
Finally settling into his chair, he began flicking through the notes he would be taking into the meeting in twenty minutes. He, Judge Shadis and Erwin would be looking over the details for the case that would begin the following week. Their client was a man named Dimo; he was exceptionally rich, and exceptionally arrogant as Levi recalled from their last encounter. You wouldn't think the man was looking at life imprisonment if the case fell through, not with the way he sauntered around.
The briefing went without a hitch, and Levi thought his bad luck from this morning must be wearing off; which he was glad about. He didn't want anything going wrong on his date that evening.
"Are you going to tell me what's going on?" Erwin teased, as he poured milk into his coffee. It was their lunch break; and Levi was beside himself that it was only 1PM.
"What do you mean?" Levi said. He absent mindedly played with the food on his plate, knowing exactly what Erwin was getting at.
"Don't play dumb with me, you know what I'm saying" Erwin laughed, as he playfully jabbed Levi with his fork.
"I can't say that I do, Erwin. You'll have to be more specific." Levi sounded bored, but really he enjoyed the back and forth between Erwin and himself. He didn't have a lot of friends, but he greatly appreciated the few he did have, though he rarely showed it.
"I mean, for this past week you've been almost pleasant. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I'd just like to know what's happening with you." Erwin smiled at him, lovingly and Levi couldn't help, in this state of weakness, feeling overwhelming affection for his best friend. Erwin Smith was an extremely intelligent man; not only that, he was remarkably handsome and just about anyone's description of perfect. He was tall, and he had been blessed with the body of a god. He was unnaturally kind, and warm and Levi couldn't fault him at all.
"I..." Levi choked back a smile, he didn't want to look too happy. "I have a date tonight."
"A date?" Erwin said, looking appropriately shocked. Levi nodded.
"An actual date? Not just a hook up?" Erwin sounded really happy, and Levi couldn't place why.
"Why do you sound so happy, you big oaf? I didn't say I was taking you on a date."
Erwin just laughed. "It's been a long time since you went on a date, Levi. A very long time. I'm glad you're happy."
"Thanks Erwin."
"So what's he like? The usual? Big? Strong? Hulking? Ripped?" Erwin reeled off Levi's preferences as if they were his own, and threw a wink at his friend.
"No, actually" Levi mused, "He's a younger guy... and he's... pretty"
"How much younger?" Erwin asked with a smirk.
"He's twenty" Levi said smuggly.
"You old pervert" Erwin joked as he softly elbowed Levi in the ribs.
Their playful back and forth carried on like this until their lunch break was over and they returned to their respective offices, walking next door to each others occasionally for reference or case detail.
At 4PM, Levi made his way back to the car park, and was reminded of all of the things he would have to deal with when he got home. He listened to the radio, and hummed along... they were playing a good song for once.
When he arrived at his apartment, he checked to make sure the hot water was working, which it was, and had the shower he had been craving since the early hours. He showered for longer than usual, relishing in his renewed source of hot water. He'd felt dirty all day. He'd decided that the coffee machine could wait until tomorrow and so could the iron; he'd have to get a new one anyway. When he emerged from his steam encased bathroom, he took his time getting ready. His hair was as perfect as ever, and his outfit as pristine and immaculate as always. It didn't matter that he was only going to a coffee shop, Levi would dress properly if he was going to a rubbish tip. He wore tight black jeans, and black Chelsea boots so clean and shining he could see his reflection if he looked down. He wore a white button up, sleeves rolled to the elbow, and the top button left undone. He looked in the mirror and surveyed himself one last time. Smirking, he left the house; he knew he looked good.
When he got into his car, it was 6.10PM. Not long now, kid.
