"Keeping our relationship a secret? No way! We don't want to hide this from anyone, right? Oh whoopsie daisy, seems like I forgot to mention to Commander Erwin Smith about it! We are like best buddies but it somehow managed to slip from my mind! What? You're upset? Don't worry, I'll tell him. EVENTUALLY." You sorted the papers in a slightly aggressive manner as you repeated Levi's words in your mind (maybe exaggerating them just a tiny bit). "Did he honestly think that I would just go and blurt out something? Erwin isn't exactly the first person I'd like to talk to about my personal life anyways!"
You had a short moment to calm your nerves while Erwin was in a meeting with Darius Zackly. Acting as Commander's assistant for a day was enough to be stressed about, but the fact that you were hiding something from him made you even more uneasy! Levi had asked you not to mention anything about you two to Erwin- He would talk with him later on, which was more than fine by you.
"But why he had to even tell me that? I would have done just fine in a blissful ignorance! I'm really not comfortable about hiding anything from the Commander on purpose..!" With a deep sigh, you collected the documents into two neat piles and placed them on Commander's desk. "Gah, why am I sweating over it so much? It's not like he's going to ask me about it!" You muttered half out loud, feeling now a bit more at ease. Your moment of relaxation was short-lived; Your heart jumped when you heard the door behind you open.
"Sir!" You spun around like from an electric shock, giving a salute for returning Commander.
"I think I already told you this morning that the formalities aren't necessary." Erwin smiled- The overly formal behaviour of yours seemed to amuse him.
"Oh! Right..!" You stuttered, heat of embarrassment already creeping onto your face. "Damn Levi! 'Just act natural' my ass! Thanks to him, I'm making myself a total fool in front of Commander!"
"Is there something bothering you?" Erwin had noticed your strange behaviour- No wonder, the agony was almost shining from your face! He eyed you as he made his way behind his desk, but for your relief he turned his attention to the paperwork after he had sat down.
"No, it's nothing." You tried to sound as calm and confident as possible, but you couldn't even assure yourself. "I just… Um…"
"If you are concerned about my thoughts regarding your relationship with Levi, there is nothing to worry." Erwin stated calmly, not lifting his gaze from the papers in front of him. You, instead, were shitting bricks at the moment: How on earth he knew?! "Word travels fast in the military." He answered to the question in your mind, finally leaning back in his chair to look at you.
"So… It's… OK?" You asked nervously, rushing to collect rest of the documents from the side table to break the eyecontact. "What the actual fuck?!"
"A close relationship with a comrade has its benefits and drawbacks… Normally I'd prefer my subordinates to avoid such a hassles, but in the end it's their decision."
"Hassles?! Geez, no wonder Erwin doesn't have a girlfriend..!"
"But in this case… Please, sit down." Erwin gestured you to take a seat in front of his desk before he would continue, and hesitatingly you put down the papers and obeyed. "I have expressed my concerns to Levi, time and again, about his lack of interest to settle down." Erwin continued. "Most men of his age have already married years ago- He, instead, has given his everything to survey corps, fighting for the victory of humankind... Words can't express how grateful I'm for that, but…" He paused for a moment, deepening into his thoughts. "Let's say it was about time for him to find someone." It had been nerve-racking enough to listen his speech this far, but the next thing he uttered with a smile made the cold sweat run down your back: "Your children will be a new hope of the humanity."
"No-one told me that Erwin would be my coocoo mother-in-law… What the hell, really..?" Taking a deep breath, you closed your eyes and tried to relax- It was a warm evening, shadow of an old oak providing a cool place for you to wrap up your thoughts. Laying in the grass on your back, you listened the wind and chirping of the birds… But soon approaching footsteps disturbed the relaxing moment. When you opened your eyes, Levi's head had appeared into your field of vision.
"Here you are- I've been looking everywhere for you. What are you doing here?"
"Just wanted to clear my head."
"Alright..?" He furrowed his brow as he leaned against the tree, crossing his arms over his chest in a relaxed manner.
"If you are going to ask about my day, I'd suggest you to consider twice before doing so."
"Why so?" He asked confused, now looking a little worried about your strange behaviour. "What is it?"
"Erwin knows. And no, I didn't tell him. He brought it up himself."
"He did? Oh fuck…" Levi cursed, but didn't seem that shocked about the announcement. "I should have talked with him earlier."
"Don't worry about it. He was happy. Very, very happy." The eery look in your eyes made it difficult for Levi to decide were you being sarcastic or not, so he just waited for you to continue. "Erwin is known for the drastic measures he takes to bring humanity even a single step closer to victory… But trying to breed his men is going a bit too far if you ask me!"
"Wait what?" Levi gave you a stoic look, unable to believe his ears.
"He was over the moon that apparently we're going to give him a tiny army of Levi juniors! Oh my fucking god, if we'll ever happen to have any offspring, he'll be that 'Creepy Uncle Erwin' who comes around every christmas with some shitty taffy just to remind them how they'll be an important part of humanity's glorious rise and sign them up to the military before they can even hold a fucking sword!" Breath wheezing from all the explaining, you took a moment to calm down.
"You are overreacting." After listening your rambling Levi couldn't hide his amusement. "Maybe you just misunderstood-"
"Your children will be a new hope of the humanity." You repeated Erwin's words, giving Levi an icy look.
"Oh."
"Thank god we were done for the day and he let me go after that speech." You whimpered, burying your face into your hands as you continued. "I was already bouncing off the walls before he brought it up, after that I had to use all my power not to totally freak out. He probably thinks I'm a total mental case… And don't you dare to laugh at me!"
"Sorry." Levi apologized, trying to put up a straight face as you gave him a dead-serious glare. "I'm sure it wasn't that bad. I'll talk to him, don't worry about it." He assured as he sat on the ground next to you, tugging you closer so you could rest your head on his lap.
"Are you sure? Not just saying stuff to make me feel better?" You raised your eyebrow skeptically, but couldn't prevent the smile creeping onto your face as you glanced up at him.
"Of course I'm sure. And like you know, I'm never wrong." Levi smirked mischievously.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that…" You smirked back, getting a gentle flick onto your forehead as a payback. For a moment, you two enjoyed the warmth of the soon setting sun in silence. You closed your eyes, slowly starting to drift to sleep as Levi caressed your hair, making you almost purr like a kitten.
"So… An army of Levi juniors?" He broke the silence. "Doesn't sound too bad if you ask me..."
"Don't even start..!"
