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Eren cringed with every gentle breath against his skin, goose bumps prickled where it touched an others. Flashbacks from last night shot through his mind, hands on bodies, lips touching, bodies and souls joining.
Levi was underaged, a minor. What they had done was disgusting, it was unforgivable.
And yet, it was the best night of Eren's new life.
He needed to feel worse about what he'd done, he needed to hate himself but he couldn't.
His heart was swollen with love and happiness. Watching Levi sleep, his peaceful breathing, he couldn't bring himself to feel guilty.
He knew with time he would, the next evening when he was alone his conscience would kick in. Picking and pulling the night apart until all he could see was the ugly truth.
But for now he just wanted to enjoy the love they shared.
He smiled as he noticed Levi coming to, his nose wrinkling and eyes fluttering open.
"Good morning." Eren greeted.
"Morning." Levi grumbled, moving forward to snuggle into Eren.
The older boy laughed and wrapped his arms around his slight frame, pressing a kiss into his head.
Levi winced slightly as he moved, an unfamiliar ache deep in his bones. But it was a satisfying ache, an ache he subconsciously enjoyed feeling, an ache he strangely wouldn't mind feeling again. He hummed in contentment as he lay in Eren's arms, his heart swelling in the knowledge that this is exactly where he was supposed to be.
"What do you want to do today?" Eren asked, rubbing Levi's back. Although he would be more than content to lay in bed all day he knew Levi was restless. He was full of energy and needed to explore.
"I don't know." He shrugged. "Go to the park?"
"Sure." He agreed.
Levi smiled and let his eyes drift closed again, despite his decision he was clearly happy to sleep the day away.
"Come on, we need to get breakfast." Eren teased.
"You can bring it to me in bed." He smiled cheekily, obviously a treat he got often from his mum at the weekends.
And Eren, just like Raquel, he could never say no to those stunning eyes.
"Fine." He agreed with an exaggerated sigh.
He rolled out the bed and threw his trousers on, smiling as Levi buried into his pillow with a blissed sigh.
With one final glance at his love he headed to the kitchen, knowing if he didn't force himself soon he never would leave.
When he got to the kitchen he grabbed his phone that he'd left on the side last night, surprised by the amount of messages he had.
His friends, his parents, his sibling checking in on him. He grinned as he replied to the messages, loving how perfect his life was. He'd lost so much before, watched too many deaths, been left alone too many times but not now.
Now he had all he could ever want, all he dreamed of in his wildest fantasies.
"Eren?" Levi asked, standing in the doorframe in the shirt Eren had left on the floor. He saw a glimpse of what their future could be in the moment and he adored it, he yearned for it.
"I thought you were waiting in bed?" He asked, smiling at the adorable boy.
"You were taking too long." He shrugged, sitting at the table expectantly.
"Right, sorry." He laughed, turning to the breadbox and grabbing a loaf. "Toast?"
"Yeah, with cheese!" He grinned, holding the 'e' sound.
"Coming up captain." He saluted, Levi flushed slightly at the name.
As Eren prepared breakfast he wondered if Levi would ever enjoy the nickname, in the past it had quite a different effect on the man. Nothing melted him into a puddle quicker than a whispered captain, breathless and sultry in his ear. He especially loved being pinned to the bed by Eren, helpless under his touch but still be called captain, reminded that he was the superior.
"Breakfast is served." Eren announced, placing the plate in front of the boy.
"Thank you." Levi puckered his lips for a kiss, that Eren did not hesitate giving him.
Levi filled most of the silence over breakfast, excitedly telling Eren a story of something that had happened at school that week. In truth, the story didn't really capture his attention but the bright smile of the teller did, a sight he would never get over no matter how many times he saw it.
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Eren bit his lip as Levi awkwardly shuffled to the park, limping to compensate for the ache at the base of his spine.
But if he resented Eren for the pain he didn't show it. He acted the same as he ever did despite the events that occurred last night, still smiling and laughing, still tapping his nose lightly in confession.
As soon as they arrived at the park Levi noticed Hanji and ran off as quickly he could, given the circumstances. He still winced as he moved, his muscles clearly still sore but he was happy.
Eren sat on a bench and watched the pair with a smile, Hanji's voice still loud and carrying on the wind for miles. Levi still pretending she annoyed him but in truth his eyes sparkled when she looked his way.
As they played he wondered what they would grow up to be, who they would be. He'd never really considered his own future either, all he could focus on was Levi and finding him again. But now they were together he could really plan, there was a bigger picture this time that wouldn't have the constant looming of death.
Their lives weren't pre-determined for them, it wasn't a case of kill or be killed anymore. They could be who they wanted to be, live the way they wanted.
But wherever the future ended up taking them he knew they'd be together.
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Hanji frowned as she watched Levi land with a bump at the bottom of the slide, his hiss of pain far too much for such a small fall.
She held her hand out and pulled Levi back onto his feet, only she didn't let go, she dragged him towards their den.
In truth the den was nothing more than an overgrown tree that's branches and leaves grew all the way to the ground. It was slightly scratchy to get inside but once behind the canopy wall it was spacious and secret. Exactly the reason Hanji and Levi, along with Mike and Erwin, had claimed it as their own.
"What are we doing here?" Levi asked, sitting down damp undergrowth.
"Something's wrong with you." She gave him a once over before sitting beside him.
"No it's not." He denied.
"Yes it is!" She disagreed. "You're acting weird."
"Maybe it's because you're so weird it's rubbing off on me." He teased with no real malice.
"That's not even possible." She giggled.
Levi laughed slightly but their noise was sure to reveal their secret location.
"Please tell me Levi." She pleaded when her laughter had subsided.
"No." He shook his head.
"You have to!" Hanji instructed him, giving him a serious look over her glasses.
"Why?"
"Because I'm going to be a psycho-ologist one day and I can help." She smiled. "Plus we're friends."
Levi chewed his lip slightly, he knew he shouldn't really tell anyone, Eren had warned him over and over that it had to remain a secret but he didn't understand why. And Hanji could be trusted, she kept all of his secrets unlike Erwin who had a tendency to be a bit of a blabber mouth.
With a sigh he held out his finger for Hanji.
"You have to pinkie swear you won't tell anyone." He told her seriously.
"Okay." She nodded eagerly, hooking her finger around his. "It's part of my hypnotic oath after all."
"It's about Eren." He whispered, leaning closer to her ear.
"What about him?" She gasped.
"He loves me." He smiled. "And he gives me lots of kisses."
"So? Adults give us kisses all the time. It's because they think we're cute." She rolled her eyes.
"It's not like Mummy." He shook his head. "It's like how you love Erwin."
"I don't love Erwin!" She cried, wrinkling her nose in disgust.
"Then how come you're always kissing him." Levi teased with a smirk.
"I'm not always kissing him." She blushed. "Just sometimes."
"Nope." He laughed. "Me and Mike always see you kissing on the playground. You think you're hidden but we know you're behind the shed."
"We're just talking! I wouldn't kiss a stinky boy!" She shouted, embarrassed about her first crush.
Levi giggled at her blush, even if she denied it Erwin had confided in him that Hanji kisses him whenever they are alone. Not that the blonde is complaining, he was just as smitten with the girl himself.
But Hanji was keen to change the topic, not quite ready to admit her own feelings.
"So is Eren your boyfriend?" She asked. "Do you hold hands and stuff?"
"Uh huh." He nodded with pride. "We do special stuff that makes me feel tingly all over."
"Wow." Hanji whispered, eyes sparkling slightly in awe.
"Levi!" Eren's voice shouted, he may have seen them sneak into the tree but he'd play along that they were hidden. "Where are you? It's time to go home."
"Coming!" He shouted back. "Remember, pinkie swear to keep it to yourself."
"Okay." She nodded. "And you can't tell anyone I kissed Erwin."
"Alright," He nodded, slipping through the leaves to Eren's side.
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Eren smiled as he filled up the bathtub, Levi grabbing the necessary entertainment from the box on the floor.
"Are you coming in too?" Levi asked, pulling his shirt over his head and ruffling his hair.
"Probably not." He shrugged, but the way Levi's face fell he knew it was the wrong answer.
"Oh." He pouted, pulling off his trousers and underwear.
"I guess I could for a little bit." He relented, pulling his own shirt over his head.
"Good." Levi smiled, climbing into the half-filled bath. "It's more fun with you."
Eren wasn't sure if that was meant innocently, just a casual statement that things were more fun with friends. Or if he was calling back to earlier times they spent together.
Eren waited until the bath was full and warm before he slid in himself, resting against the side so Levi could settle between his legs. He mindlessly traced patterns into Levi's skin as the boy played a collection of aquatic animals.
The longer they sat in the bath the lower Eren's hands got until they weren't on his arms but had travelled over his stomach and onto his thighs. Levi moaned slightly at the touch, Eren's own cock twitched at the sound.
With a sly smirk, Eren moved his hand and gently stroked Levi's cock, the length quickly turning hard under his touch.
"Eren." He gasped, hips bucking uncontrollably into the touch.
"Levi." He replied, pressing soft kisses into his wet skin.
The boy moaned and writhed under the touch, his noises enough to make Eren hard. With his spare hand he moved his own dick, lining it up with Levi's cheeks, grinding and rubbing against the heat.
"It's good." Levi moaned, letting his head roll back against Eren's shoulder.
Eren watched him as he brought them both pleasure, loving the moans that spilled from his lips. The way his chest rose and fell with his pants. The way his hands gripped the side of the tub in a desperate need for purchase.
"God Levi." Eren growled, his hips faltering as he grew closer to his release, and if the way the dick in his hand twitched he knew the other boy was close too.
Just like they had done many nights in the past, with shared cries of each other's names they came together.
Levi slumped against Eren with a blissed out smile, carefully taking his hand and threading their fingers together.
"I love you Levi." Eren whispered into his ear.
"I love you too." He replied.
Eren used his spare hand to gently stroke Levi's wet hair, his eyes closing and his breathing evening out. After a while he knew Levi had fallen asleep but he didn't have the heart to move him, not yet. Instead he just held him for a little longer before the weekend was over and the act would begin again.
Even though he knew their relationship was frowned upon now one day they would be openly together and he would be proud. Proud to hold Levi's hand, proud to show the world their love, proud that he had found a love that lasted over a lifetime.
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As the saying goes, pride comes before a fall