Sorry I went on such a long hiatus.. And didn't say anything. In my flawed logic, I thought as soon as I posted a hiatus message I would start writing immediately after. Which defeats the purpose. And so with that, I leave you with cotton ball fluff Ereri. Please forgive me.

Levi wasn't a fan of needles. Now normally, this wouldn't be a huge deal. But the fact that he let that little detail slide right fucking before he was about to get a lip ring in, blew the whole thing out of proportion.

It was going just fine at the beginning. Swimmingly, even. Levi had come into the little shop looking sleep deprived and grumpy as usual, black-booted feet dragging and his navy turtleneck tugged up over his chin. Mikasa checked him in for his appointment and Eren literally skipped down the hall to go get him and escort him to one of the tattooing rooms. Levi played with the ends of his sleeves, only glancing up at Eren every now and then. He sat down on the edge of his 'patient' seat, feet barely touching the floor, so he swung his legs in a childlike manner. Eren plopped down on his stool doctor's-like chair and swirled around a few times, picking up example rings that Levi could choose from. Levi went with a silver, hook one on the right side of his mouth.

When he tried on the fake one the brunet had on hand, Eren almost passed out from blood rushing to his head. Which head was definitely up to debate. Levi experimentally wiggled it around with his tongue, staring at his reflection in a little hand held mirror. Yes, this would work. It contrasted with his pale skin perfectly and practically matched his eyes.

"Not bad…" Eren murmured, absently swiveling around again to distract himself. Levi grinned, modeling for a few more moments before taking it off. Sometime after that, was when disaster struck. Eren was busy sterilizing a needle, and a piercing, while Levi stared at the floor kicking his legs. When he finally glanced up, his eyes widened, and his face drained of color. "Oh fuck no. There's no way in fucking hell that's going through my skin!" Eren blinked, pausing, and looking at the ravenette oddly. "I thought you wanted this piercing..?"

"Well, yeah. But sharp things are fucking scary." Levi crossed his arms over his chest and glared over at the wall. Eren sighed, looking mildly amused. "It won't hurt that badly… It won't last for long, and I'll promise to be gentle." His didn't choose his words all too carefully, however, and found himself blushing lightly. Way to go, Jaeger. Levi didn't seem to notice. "Fine."

And, with that, Eren resumed what he had been doing before, Levi sat back, and then the room was silent once more.

The brunet carefully placed the tip of the needle against the skin of Levi's lip, gradually increasing in pressure. As soon as it broke the skin, Levi yelped, and clung onto whatever he could grab. Which just so happened to be Eren's shirt.

"..Levi." Eren slowly said, looking down. Levi was busy panicking with his eyes wide and tears pricking at the edges of them. His nails dug into the material and he wasn't letting go any time soon. Eren shrugged to himself, taking the silence as permission to keep going. He hadn't asked him to stop it, so. He kept pressing, until eventually the needle went all the way through. By that time, Levi was holding on tighter, eyes red to try and keep from crying, and his breathing was shallow. He was handling it better than Eren had thought.

And so, the tattoo artist quickly removed the needle, replaced it with a piercing, and went off to go grab some painkillers for the little florist. Once Levi had drugged himself with Tylenol, he felt better. He looked too damn attractive with red, chapped lips like that, Eren thought for a moment, refusing to look directly at him. Levi had already paid in advance at the reception desk and so, they both had time to kill. Levi was Eren's last appointment of the day. The shorter awkwardly grabbed onto Eren's wrist, dragging him out of the shop. The taller didn't question it, but he was still wondering what was going through his head. They left with the door chiming, Mikasa silently waving and typing, and without much of a care.

"I wanna spend more time with you…" Levi mumbled, glancing up at Eren. Eren looked away, awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck and trying not to choke on his own spit. The raven's lips were still red and downright sultry, and he couldn't think of anything besides pressing his own set against them. "Yeah?" He said after a moment, still avoiding returning Levi's look.

"Mhm. You're my only freind here, you know. I'm so glad I moved in next door…" Eren beamed from ear to ear, finally looking back at the other. "Me too. You're a nice guy to know, Levi. I couldn't imagine you and your flowers not being around this place."

Their walking had slowed, and so they casually stopped on the sidewalk, somewhat under a tree. Eren was practically hovering over Levi, and so he took this as an excellent opportunity. It was risky, and he might not ever talk to the florist again.. But it a chance he was willing to take. Perhaps he was being a bit too rash and moving too quickly, but he couldn't control the raging feelings inside of him.

"IREALLYLIKEYOULEVI."

He said it suddenly, quickly, without a breath or pause between his words. He scrunched his eyes shut in shame, leaned down, and pressed a soft kiss to Levi's cheek and backed away. He couldn't even look at him now.. What had he done?

Levi blinked in surprise. His lips were parted in shock, and on instinct he grabbed onto the taller man's sleeve. "You missed." He said plainly, tugging him down to his own height. Eren looked at him confusedly, lightly blushing. "..What?"

"You missed." Levi clarified, standing up on his tip-toes to press his now pierced lips against Eren's own, heart pounding and on the verge of passing out. The both awkwardly backed away after a moment, looking at each other. Love was etched into their eyes and they were both turning red from the tips of their ears to across their cheeks and nose. They continued walking after a few more moments, hands swinging and feeling lighter now that that was off of their chests.