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Eren let out an exasperated sigh once he had Levi's sandwich and tea ready, any other day the action would be easy for the brunette that he was almost sure that he could do it in his sleep, but now? Now he was shaking, panicking as if it was his first day all over again, afraid of screwing up somehow all because of the ravenette artist he had met the prior night. Eren delivered Levi's order to him with a shy smile, looking over the man who almost seemed to glow in the afternoon light that seeped in through the windows.
"You're staring again." Levi muttered, taking a bite out of the sandwich as he stared back up at Eren as to prove his point.
"Ah...sorry sir." He said with a nervous laugh, scratching the nape of his neck before he stepped back. "I'll just-" he started, pointing back over to the counter as he backed towards it, eyes still on Levi. "I'll just get back to work." He said, smiling weakly before he bumped into the small door, laughing shyly before he opened it and walked back to the cash register all while Levi watched, seeming amused with Eren.
Eren wasn't sure why he had gotten so flustered over Levi, he was doing his best to convince himself that it was just because he was someone he was told to respect, an authority figure. But somewhere in the back of his mind, there was a voice telling him otherwise and Eren was trying to drown the voice out because that could not be the reason for his actions, there were so many other explanations that Eren could fall back on...but then again...why was he so indecisive?
As Eren worked, he would occasionally glance over at Levi who was silently reading something on his phone, Eren could only guess as to what it was that the ravenette was reading.
"Uh..sir?" Eren was pulled back from his thoughts, first from the voice, but then from the scalding hot liquid pouring onto his hand.
"Fuck!" Eren cried, tugging his hand away from the overfilled coffee cup before setting the coffee pot down to hold his burnt hand before looking back up at the concerned woman. "Ah...sorry miss, I'll get you a new one on the house alright?" Eren said with a shaky smile, the brunette could only nod before glancing at Eren's hand.
"Do you need that to be looked at? You should close up and go to the hospital…" She suggested, Eren could only shake his head as he poured a new cup of coffee, doing his best to use his good hand for everything, the other hand was red and had a couple of blisters already forming.
"I'll be fine, don't worry about me miss." Eren said with another shy smile before handing the new cup of coffee to the woman. "Have a good afternoon." He said before he glanced around the cafe. Luckily for Eren, almost everyone had left, leaving a couple of confused people inside to see the event take place...including Levi.
Eren managed to scrape through the rest of his shift with one hand, leaving him alone with Levi who had stayed at his table for the entire time.
"Uh...Levi? I hate to bother you, but the cafe is closing for the day." Eren said as he walked over to Levi's table, keeping his burnt hand away so the ravenette wouldn't have to see the disgusting blotches and burns.
"I know." Levi muttered simply before looking up at Eren and then back down to his hand before standing up. "Where's the first aid kit?" He asked, taking Eren's burnt hand gently as he examined the wounds.
"In….In the back." Eren stuttered, what was with the personality change? The prior night left Eren feeling quite confused about the man, but now he was just drawn to him, craving closeness rather than avoiding him altogether.
"Good, than let's go clean you up, yeah?" Levi muttered, it was more of a statement than a question since he began to drag Eren back behind the counter and into the back room, ignoring the "staff only" sign that hung on the door.
"You don't need to do this Levi...I can handle it myself." Eren mumbled as he walked along, glancing at Levi once they stopped before he grabbed the white and red tin container with the bold words "FIRST-AID" on it.
"Sure you can, just like you can handle your stareing issue which led to you getting burnt in the first place." Levi muttered as he rummaged through the container, taking out a gauze bandage before he dragged Eren to the sink, turning on the cold water.
"I don't have a staring issue…" Eren muttered defensively, wincing as Levi dunked his burnt hand under the running water.
"Sure, that's why we're standing here having this conversation and you didn't stare at me at all last night, no I'm just insane." Levi said, glaring at Eren before he let go of Eren's hand, expecting him to keep it there.
"I-" Eren tried, opening his mouth as he tried to find his words but only came up dry.
"Exactly, now just shut up, get your problem under your belt brat, I'm going to the washroom, keep your hand there." Levi muttered before leaving Eren behind.
Levi walked to the washroom and stood in front of the mirror, hands firmly placed on the counter in front of him.
"Fuck…" Levi muttered, staring back at his reflection desperately. Levi was drowning, or at least it felt that way. Eren had managed to throw him into a pit and the only way out was to climb the ladder that Eren offered but Levi was refusing to climb out, because once he gets out he would need to face the truth and the ravenette wasn't sure if he could handle that. Levi brushed a shaking hand through his silky hair before going over the events. First off, he came into the cafe and felt like he had been hit in the face by a wall, Eren had managed to take his breath away even though he was determined to forget the kid the moment he left the gallery the night before. Then, he had caught Eren staring and instead of telling him off for it, he gave in and let Eren stare which only led to the brat getting burnt! And that only made Levi feel bad, usually he would scoff or not pay any attention but there he was feeling bad because of some shitty brat he had met at a gallery, not something Levi was proud of...but not something he was against either.
Levi eventually pulled himself together and went back to Eren who still stood at the sink with his hand under the running water.
"I think that's good, turn the water off." Levi muttered before he walked over to the brunette and took his burnt hand, gently drying it with a cloth being careful as to not pop any blisters or cause Eren any pain before he gently wrapped his hand in some gauze.
"This should heal fine within a week or two, wrap it up every day and clean it gently, don't pop any of these blisters, they'll go away on their own." Levi said slowly, reciting words he had remembered from his childhood.
"What? Are you secretly a doctor too?" Eren said playfully, Levi just rolled his eyes before tying the gauze.
"No, my mother was a nurse, I've picked up a few things from her…" He trailed off, realising that he hadn't even told Erwin about his parents, only a few close friends and now...Eren.
"Ah, alright...thank you Levi." Eren said quietly, Levi stared back up at Eren quietly, not saying anything as he lost himself in those emerald jewels, not noticing yet Eren inching closer to his face. Levi managed to snap back into reality once Eren was only centimeters away from his face before he stepped away, letting go of Eren's wrapped hand as he made his way to the door.
"Yeah..no problem brat." Levi muttered, trying to make a quick escape before Eren could see his flushed cheeks. Eren's next words came as a blur to Levi, he just said goodbye and left the cafe before making his way to his car, sitting in his seat as he reached up to touch his lips.
"That little shit almost kissed me." He muttered breathlessly, staring down at his hands blankly as he tried to process the situation but found himself unable to.
