Eren worked on building up his courage to ask Levi if he would be alright with the cabin boy moving into his cabin. Levi knew Eren wanted it, and Levi obviously wanted it as well. Which should make everything easier. Eren knew Levi would say yes! But Eren also hated sleeping with his eye patch on. Would he have to tell Levi about his eye? And that was Eren's new worry.
"I can't believe you didn't think about that sooner." Armin sassed as Eren was cleaning the sick bay.
"Oh, did I not make a sleeping patch for you?" Hanji asked. Eren and Armin turned to her.
"Sleeping patch?" Eren asked. Hanji nodded.
"Yeah. With the help of my assistant, Moblit, who stays on Rose as the island doctor while I'm out, we made eye patches that people can sleep in. Some people, who are wearing the patches for medical purposes or because they're hiding the missing part of their body, don't want to sleep in their eye patches. Eye patches like yours are made of a slightly harder material, as you've noticed, to not only keep the area from becoming damaged more, or at all, and so that they don't have to keep their eyelids closed all the time. It's uncomfortable, right?" Hanji asked. When Eren nodded, she continued. "So Moblit and I made eye patches out of a more comfortable material."
"Why don't you make all the eye patches with it?" Eren asked.
"Because it's also weaker. The eyepatches I give out can stop an arrow or cutlass. If I made them with the other material, it'd be like having a cotton ball taped to your face." Hanji explained, going from working on a tube to looking through her drawers. "Levi has one, but he doesn't use it. But we all know it's because of his insomnia. You, on the other hand, sleep like a normal person. So this." Hanji handed Eren a soft, silver eyepatch. "Will help you out. Just wash it everyday either before bed or after you get up. This will also keep Levi from asking about your eye." Eren nodded happily.
"Thank you Hanji!" Eren said. "Now I can ask to sleep in Levi's room."
It still took Eren until they were a week from the final island to ask Levi.
"Um... Levi." Eren asked one day after treating Levi's shoulder. The wound had closed, and was now just a scab, but ointment still needed to be applied.
"What is it brat?" Levi asked. Eren took a deep breath.
"DoyouthinkthatIcouldmoveinheretolivewithyou?" Eren said in a single breath. Levi stared at him for a second, before sighing.
"I didn't get any of that. Slow the fuck down and say that again." Levi said. Eren blushed lightly.
"Can I move in here and live with you?" Eren reworded his statement. Levi stared at him for a while, making Eren feel a little uncomfortable, before smiling softly.
"Now was that so fucking hard?" Levi asked, reaching out and pulling Eren into a kiss. "That's a yes, by the way." Levi said when they parted for a second. Eren smiled happily and leaned in to kiss Levi again.
Eren told Armin the news, and moved into Levi's room that day. When getting ready for bed, Eren made sure he was back to Levi when he switched his eyepatches. When he turned back to face Levi, he noticed Levi had turned and when he turned back, he was wearing a sleep patch like Eren's, only gold.
"You use your sleep patch?" Eren asked. Levi cocked his visible eyebrow.
"Hanji's eyepatches may be comfortable, but this things easier to sleep in." Levi said. "I may be an insomniac, but I do sleep Eren." Levi said. Eren blushed lightly.
"You've told me. I just didn't really think you'd use one." Eren replied. Levi shrugged.
"I can still surprise you, Eren." Levi said with a small smirk. Eren's blush darkened and he climbed into Levi's bed. It was as big as he remembered, but it wasn't lonely since Eren could still see Levi. It comforted him and made sleep come easier.
Levi watched Eren for a few more moments before returning to his work. And throughout the night, Levi found his eyes would wander to Eren, and his lips stayed upturned. It was weird, and in all honesty, hurt Levi's face a little. He wasn't used to smiling, let alone so much. He just hoped he could get used to this since he liked having Eren around so much. Just then, Levi frowned.
He was going to need to jerk off in his bathroom now instead of his bed... damn it.
I'm going to cut it off here. Sorry it's so short!