Two days later and Eren was going insane. The last time he had seen Levi was too long ago. He needed someone, anyone, anything! Eren needed to talk, he needed to interact. He needed Levi. Levi would talk to him, Levi would interact with him. Levi would get rid of this constant pain of loneliness. Right?
Eren hated himself for thinking he needed Levi. He hated himself for thinking Levi would help him. But he knew it was the truth, if only Levi would come back. But Eren had made him angry, and this loneliness was probably the worst punishment Levi could inflict. He had barely slept at all, staying awake talking to himself just for the chance to hear a human voice before falling asleep from exhaustion. Only to wake up a few hours later, lonelier than before.
Once again Eren dragged himself out of bed, alone. Once again Eren made himself breakfast, alone. Once again Eren sat, watching the door, hoping it would open, alone. Eren hated this, he hated being alone. He hated having to talk to himself just so he could hear a human voice. He wanted Levi back.
His head shot up from where he was staring at his lap at the sound of footsteps outside the apartment, and a key in the door. It must be Levi. Levi was back, he had to be back. When the door opened and revealed Levi, Eren felt his heart soar, for reasons he doubted he could explain.
"Levi! You're back! I thought you had left me!" Eren stood quickly, hugging Levi as the door behind him closed and locked again. But Levi didn't say anything. He didn't do anything. He didn't hug Eren back, and that hurt Eren more than it should have.
"Are you sorry for what you did?" Was all that Levi said, nothing more nothing less. But Eren nodded, he nodded frantically, anything to keep Levi here and this loneliness away.
"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! Please just stay here with me." Eren pleaded, if Levi was the only social interaction he would get, he would take it, and keep it, and never let Levi leave ever again. No matter what it took. Levi slowly wrapped his arms around Eren, hugging him back.
"Then I forgive you." He muttered, pulling away from the hug after a minute. Levi was proud of his green eyed beauty, he had survived those days of loneliness and had thought about his punishment enough to apologize. Lack of social interaction seemed like a good way for Eren to learn, Levi kept that in mind.
"C-can we do something together? I missed you a lot..." Eren asked, unsure if him asking something like that would cause Levi to leave again. Eren doubted he could stay sane if he was deprived of social interaction like that a second time. So he decided he would be careful, stay on Levi's good side, and maybe he would get to see the Levi he knew from Tumblr. Maybe he would get to see the Levi he liked.
"Of course. What would you like to do?" Levi asked, his hand brushing a strand of hair out of Eren's face. Eren looked so excited when Levi had walked through that door and it made Levi feel something he couldn't describe. It was a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time, and he loved it. He loved the fact that Eren needed him. He loved the fact that Eren had learned from his punishment. Levi was even more in love.
"Maybe we could... Watch a movie?" Eren suggested, still a little nervous around Levi. He was terrified, he knew now that Levi wouldn't hesitate to leave, and Eren didn't want to be alone. He hadn't realized how much he needed interaction before he was left alone.
"Of course." Levi took Eren's hand, watching him tense slightly. That was okay, Eren was still new to this. Levi was sure that soon Eren would be completely comfortable around him. He led Eren to the couch, sitting down and patting the seat beside him. A seat that Eren readily took.
Eren sat down slowly, he wasn't sure why his heart had started racing the second Levi had grabbed his hand. But he had tensed, unsure of what to think. He took the remote that Levi handed to him and turned on the tv, flipping through the channels. When he finally settled on a channel he relaxed a little, setting the remote down. A cheesy romcom was playing, one that Eren wouldn't usually watch but it was the only interesting thing on, and it was an excuse for Eren to spend time near someone, even if that someone was Levi.
As the movie continued Levi slowly moved himself closer and closer towards Eren, until he reached out and put an arm around him. Maybe they could just enjoy this moment and Eren wouldn't pull away. When Eren stayed still, Levi smiled to himself. This is how it should be. Just the two of them. Enjoying a movie together, his arm wrapped around his green eyed beauty.
Eren had been shocked when Levi first wrapped his arm around him, but he didn't mind. It felt almost nice to have someone touching him, someone close to him, just having someone to be with. He slowly felt his eyes droop, his lack of sleep catching up to him as he leaned against Levi. When he closed his eyes, lying against Levi's shoulder only one thought came to mind.
Maybe this wasn't so bad. Levi was nice, and Eren decided that he could definitely get used to this.