Requested by anon ~

Prompt: Rivetra, the girl alone at prom


Petra is regretting her decision to attend prom alone. Hanji promised Petra wouldn't be alone even though she had a date herself; Erwin grew some balls to ask her out yesterday and Hanji couldn't be any happier.

Stupid Hanji. I'm gonna hide her forceps when I get back home.

Standing along the wall while clutching a cup of fruit punch, Petra wishes she had stood her ground firm and not give in to Hanji's pleas and whines of come on Petra baby.. I need moral support. What if it was just a prank and Erwin abandons me at the last minute? I'll look like a loser if I'm alone!

A loser is right, she thinks, because she's the loser who is alone at prom.

Busy fuming, Petra did not notice Levi leaning beside her, hands tucked in his pockets, his facial expression screaming silently why the fuck am I even here?

"I didn't know you were the type to attend prom." She asks, not caring if the boy would even bother to grace her with an answer.

"I'm not." He gruffs, a frown forming on his perfect complexion.

Oh?

"Then why are you here?" She asks, slowly inching her head in his direction.

Levi mumbles a few curses under his breath but Petra can't hear it over the loud music blaring from the low quality speakers placed around the venue but has a feeling most of it is just fuck.

"I lost a bet with Erwin and the other shitheads. Loser has to attend prom, with or without a date."

Petra nods in understanding; she guess that's the only way to make Levi attend prom no matter what. Glancing to her side, she gives the rather cool guy a lookover. Clean undercut, collared shirt, sleeves rolled up and exposing his strong forearms, dress pants and smart shoes; Petra tells him he cleans up well with a smile.

Levi raises a brow, wondering where she was heading with that compliment, if you could call it.

"You look not bad yourself too. Beats those weird dresses you wear every other day." He comments.

"Are they really that… bad? My father bought them for me."

"… Was he born in the 60s?"

"Yes."

"That explains it then."

Petra has no idea where this conversation was heading but it's a nice change from just warming the wall she's leaning on. The chat went on for a while until Petra decides her legs needs a break; or rather, she just wants to get away from all the couples when the slow songs started to play.

"I'm getting out of here. Hanji and Erwin's cuddling is getting to me."

Walking away quickly after swiping another snack from the snack table, Levi soon follows because he agrees whole heartedly.

Stepping out of the building, Petra says, "I don't know where you're going but I'm heading home and start hiding Hanji's experiments. Talk you next time?"

Will there be a next time?

A definite 'yes'.