Levi laid on his back on his bed, staring absently at his plain grey ceiling. His mind not really focusing on anything. He brought his hand to his mouth and pulled his cigarette away from his lips, letting out a gray cloud of smoke from his parted lips. He slightly turned his head as he felt a low rumbling of a large truck trying to back up the tiny street he lived on. Curiousity getting the better of him, he stood not bothering to put cover his muscled and tatted torso. He peered out the window of his apartment, glaring lightly at the moving truck that had sweaty workmen carrying furniture and boxes into the apartment across from his. Granted, said apartment was across the street but it was so small that there was only about 20 feet between the two windows. A car caught his attention as it pulled into the parking spot for that apartment. A tall woman with short black hair and a frilly dress stepped out of the car and started talking to the workmen enthusiastically. Levi felt a pain in his forehead already. He went to close his window when a movement caught his eye, pausing him. From the other side of the car a man stepped out, he was on the tall side with short brown messy hair, and slightly tanned skin. His glare he sent her way, accented by his eyebrow piercing. He wore a skin tight black tshirt that gave little to the imagination, showing his muscled frame and his tatted up right arm, and black loose pants. Levi felt a smirk pull at his lips, noticing the man reach into his pocket and retrieve a pack of cigarettes. He tapped one out and placed it between his lips. Levi stared at the handsome man. The girl yelled at him again, and he waved dismissively at her walking over and lifting two large boxes easily, carrying them into the house.

Levi sat on his wide side sill and rested his back against the frame, one leg lazily hanging out of it. This wasn't going to be so bad. Not when his new neighbor was super hot. He watched as the attractive man came into the room across from his, the man sat the boxes down and gave a soundless sigh. Levi saw him look out his window, but made no move to react in any way, just watched him. The man stared at him for a moment before turning and leaving the room. Levi didn't move, his eye staring blankly into the room, smoke drifting lazily from the cigarette between his lips. He watched as the man came back to the room with what looked like parts of a bed frame. He watched him start to put pieces together, not 15 minutes later he came back to the room with the mattress. Levi was slightly impressed that he could carry it himself. He dropped it unto the bed frame, straightening it and sat down on it. He looked at his hands before tipping his face up the staring right into Levi's eyes. Levi didn't move, just watching him. The man came to the already open window and also sat on the edge. He stared out at Levi but didn't make any attempt to say anything. Levi broke eye contact and reach his hand over for his pad of paper and a sharpie. He brought them to his lap and scribbled some thing down. The man watched him curiously. Levi showed him the paper.

Could you write down your name.

The man read it before glancing back up at the blank face staring at him. The man faced forwards, both legs hanging out the window before raising his right hand and slowly finger spelling

E R E N.

Levi stayed very still for a moment before taking his cigarette out of his lips and crushing the end in his ash tray and putting down his pad of paper. He turned his body to face forwards as well, pushing the window the rest of the way up, giving him plenty of room. He rested his eyes on the man- Eren, and signing,

"You can sign?"

Eren nodded.

"You're not deaf I saw that girl yell at you" he signed again.

"I'm not, both my parents are deaf" Eren signed. Levi smirked. "I'm guessing you are?"

"Yeah"

"What's your name?" Eren asked.

L E V I. He finger spelled. Eren gave a small smile, "Nice to meet you" Levi smirked and nodded. Eren glanced to the side to see the girl from before yelling up at him. He ignored her looking back up at Levi.

"Who's she?" Levi asked.

"My kid sister, A" Eren signed with an annoyed face.

"Kid. Sister?" Levi asked accentuating the sign kid.

"I'm six years older" Eren signed. Levi's brows slightly pulled together.

"How old are you?"

"28" Eren signed. "You?"

"31" Levi signed a smirk on his lips, drawing Eren's attention to them. Eren took a good look at the man hanging out the opposite window. He was hot to say the least, he looked to be a little shorter than him. His short raven hair falling in front of his left eye and combed over his head showing the short cut on the right side leading down and around the under side of his hair, his two brow piercings side by side on his right eye brow. His eyes seemed to be set in a permanent state of seriousness. His chiseled chest and abs were nothing shy of breath taking with tattoos drawing attention to them. On his neck was a sun and a tribal on his right arm. Also it looked like a back tattoo coming over he shoulders and arms just barely. Before he could stop himself he signed,

"Can I see your back tattoo?" Levi blinked at this, seeming to contemplate for a second before pulling his legs in and turning himself so the other man could see his back. It was a set of wings, starting from center upper back and spreading over and across his arms stopping just below his elbows. He sat there for about 20 seconds before peering over his shoulder at Eren. Eren signaled him to turn around. Levi did and decided just to watch him. The man was gorgeous, liquid amber eyes peering into his own metallic gray.

"Why do you smoke?" Levi asked.

"I have a lot of reasons, stress relief, I don't like talking so it gives me a reason not to" Levi actually chuckled at that. Eren paused looking at him, his laugh was different, not at all what he was used to around his other deaf friends. Levi's laugh was deep and.. luxurious, was the only comparison he could make. Levi stopped and smirked at eren's surprised expression.

"You laugh normally." Eren said, rather than sign.

"I should hope so" Levi signed. Eren Actually blushed slightly.

"You heard me? I didn't move my lips on purpose." Eren signed. Levi did nothing but turned his head and pulled his hair back to reveal the cochlear implant on the side of his head. Eren's eyes widened slightly.

"I could have talked this whole time?" Eren signed.

"I prefer to sign. I don't miss anything that way." Levi signed, shrugging.

"Can you speak?" Eren signed. Levi stared at him for a minute, debating on how he should answer him. Should he tell him? Would it ruin the atmosphere? Levi sighed before.

"Yes I can speak" Levi voice was rough yet crisp, deep and enticing. Eren shuddered, this man only spoke four short words yet the affect they had on him was a bit scary. His body seems to pulse, his blood running through his veins. He started to breathe a little faster, what in the world was going on with him?

"Wow" the word fell from his lips in a breathy tone before he could stop himself. His eyes widened and his heart thumped in his chest.

"Are you okay, Eren?" He asked. The way his name sounded coming from him, made it sound erotic. Eren let out a muffled groan and looked away from him.

"I'm fine" he signed. He glanced back up at him to see him smirking,

"Tell me, Eren, are you gay?" Levi signed. Eren felt his face heat up.

"Obviously" he signed rolling his eyes. He didn't think it was possible for Levi's smirk to widen. Levi leaned back in a way that brought attention to the tightening abs.

"Want me to welcome you to the neighborhood?" Levi signed. He actually meant it, Levi was drawn to Eren in more ways than one, obviously the feeling was mutual. Eren stared at him for a long while his expression shifting through different thoughts. Levi brought up his hands, drawing eren's attention, before signing "tea". Eren's face went white, Levi burst of laughing.

"What did you expect?" Levi signed after a minute of controlling his laughter. Eren shook his head and climbed back into his room, shutting his window. Levi frowned, he waited a minute before seeing Eren leaving his building and walking over to his. Levi walked in and shut his window. He walked out of his apartment grabbing a bouncy ball on his way out. He walked to the railing, his was on the third floor. He looked down to see Eren come into view. He tossed the bouncy ball, it landing just in front of him. Eren looked up and saw Levi smirking down at him. He signed 3, paused then signed 35. Eren nodded and started walking up the steps. He landed on the third floor and noticed Levi leaned against the railing looking at him. Levi put two fingers to his head giving a weird salut and walking to the door that said 35 on it. He slipped a key in the door and pushed it open.

"Take off your shoes" Levi signed slipping off his. He walked in and started a pot of tea on the stove. Eren glanced around taking in how clean everything was. He walked over to Levi and leaned against the counter next to him. They fell into comfortable conversation.

Eren loved watching him sign, even though his face stayed mostly neutral, there were a few times that he would smile a little or his eyes would widen in surprise. They spent hours in his apartment. Just signing for hours. Eren started to like him more and more. Levi looked away for a minute to pick something up and Eren closed in, bringing his hand to the side of his face to gently direct it to his own. He paused before closing the gap to give him time to pull away. When he made no move to do so, Eren closed the distance. His lips were surprisingly soft. Levi brought his hands up to weave his fingers through Eren's chocolate colored locks. The kiss started innocent but quickly picked up until their mouths open and a battle for dominance ensued. Levi used momentum and pushed Eren forward so he was laying on top of him. Eren wrapped his arms around Levi's waist, holding him to him. They broke apart gasping for breath. Levi made eye contact with him, panting. The sight was erotic and Eren muffled a groan looking at it. He brought up a hand,

" you're so beautiful" he signed. Levi blushed slightly and brought his lips to Eren's ear.

"You're pretty sexy, yourself" he whispered. Eren's arms tightened around him, and his breathing became harsh.

"How do you do this to me?" He gasped.

"I'm talented" Levi said with a smirk. They spent the rest of the day wrapped up in each other, and stealing kisses.