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“I am over here because the urge to touch you seems to be something I can barely control… My body wants to reach out and touch you, my head remembers that touching you without warning will cause you discomfort and stress. I don’t want to do something that will harm you in any way… If you are okay with it then yes… I do wish to touch you… You may have to tell me to remove my hands if it is too much…..”

Eren took the time to actually listen to what he was saying he didn’t want to make him uncomfortable by touching him even though Eren wanted to touch him just as bad. Funny. But, his cat appreciated it never the less it felt right to give him skin privileges. His eyes never left Levi when he stood up to meticulously washed his hands and dry it on a clean paper towel he tossed in the trash before coming back to him. Once he was seated he reached out for him both his hand on either side of his cheek without touching. 

Run. 

Dodge..

Get away…

Yet here he was body tensed he had to lock his own muscles to prevent him to stumble out of that seat and putting furniture’s in between them so instead he clenched his teeth and kept his gaze locked on Levi’s. Levi didn’t look discouraged when he left him hanging for a couple of minutes. He just sat there waiting patiently for Eren to decided. The fact that he was giving him a choice settle his nerves for him to lightly tilt his head ever so slightly. He did it which had him exhale in a sigh loud enough for both to hear. He can feel Levi fingers just grazing the hairline.

His body literally tremble from the sensation it felt so damn good 

“I’m not forcing myself to touch you… I’m forcing myself to keep from touching you so that you can be comfortable in my presence…. If you want me to help you with your touch therapy then I suppose I can count it as mine as well… My therapist has been bugging me to do it for a while now….”

Levi told him sheepishly that had Eren on lips to twitch in a way it could be mistaken he was trying not to smile.

“I…um…”

Eren didn’t know how to say what he wanted to say without being a creepier… Clenching his fingers tightly and pressing it down hard on his thigh that it could leave an imprint.

“I don’t want you being just my t-touch therapy…”

He whispered when Levi cupped his cheek than one by one he moved his hand to stroke his cheek down one side of his neck the most vulnerable spot of his body and graze down his shoulder before bringing that hand back up to cup his cheek while he did the same thing with the other hand. Not once did he encircle his neck with both hands.  He swallowed loudly but, mostly out of nervousness…

“I just.. I wan-” He didn’t get to finish it when a rap on the window had him jumping out of his seat. One hand fisted over his beating hearts he shifted his gaze to the window to see a man hanging upside down. Whoever he was scared the every living shit out of him and now he just felt extremely guilty. As soon as Levi slide his hands off his body he felt somewhat empty. So he lowered his gaze to his lap and stayed in his seat. He was still only wearing a jersey shirt with thigh highs it’s not something he wanted to parade in.

“What do you want Mitch?”

“I need you to watch Luvel for about a week. I have a job out of town and Jaxen has school and other duties himself….. The neighbors complain when I leave Luvel unattended by himself at the house for more than eight hours a day.”

Eren shifted his gaze back to the two male and sniffed whatever it was he couldn’t see was feline and big… Eren saw the big paws first before the mane popped over the windowsill. Eren didn’t miss the way Mitch glanced over Levi to look at him but, he didn’t want to acknowledge him so he focused on the white haired lion…

Now that wasn’t normal exotic pets of that caliber is illegal but, 4 states have no laws on keeping dangerous wild animals as pets in Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. The other 21 states ban all dangerous exotic pets, while the rest allow certain species or require permits. Mitch must have a permit if he was showing up out of the blue with an exotic pet.

“Luvel don’t even try it. Come in the right way or stay the hell outside. You’ll get dirt all over my house and I’ll have to clean for hours.”  Eren barely paid any attention to what Levi was saying to his guest.

Locking eyes with the blue eyed feline the watched each other without blinking they were testing each other and once both of them were satisfied the large cat started to purr loudly at him that caused Eren to give him a faint smile.

“Eren this is Mitch Micheals and his lion Luvel…. Luvel will apparently be staying with me for the next week so if you see him when you come over don’t worry… He’s…. Well behaved and doesn’t attack my guests….”

Eren waited for Luvel to break eye contact first before he looked up to Levi, “I don’t mind. On my island there’s all sorts of exotic species there.”

Not to mention when he’s there he always go on a run with them and warn them off about attacking the inhabitant that stays there on vacation or visitation. It took him a while naturally and he couldn’t say he crossed path with each and every single one of them. But, he’ll have plenty of time once he moved there to go on runs with predators and non-predators alike.

“As long as Luvel doesn’t harm any children’s than you have nothing to worry about with me.”

Eren finally met Mitch gaze and held it until the other party looked away Eren couldn’t help that part of him. Most pure-bloods were dominant and even if they were omega’s if they were pure-blood they still have a higher status than regular dominants or omega. And since Omega were precious and vulnerable and rare they have the same status as that of an Alpha if not higher. If the male’s were breed-able and they were Omega’s than they can challenge those of an Alpha or take over that territory and do whatever they will with it. That’s assuming they beat the Alpha of that territory. Armin’s a fine example of the Omega gene… He’s breed-able and he’s strong although his blood line were more blood thirsty than the average Joe.

But, if a purebred were out of line and hurt others just because they can than it was the pure-blood job and duty to bring them down. Depending on the crime it can result in death.

Eren kept his hand in his lap making sure his jersey shirt continue to hide mid thigh. “Should I go or… Should we return to work after we clean up?”

He asked he was unsure if they could continue or call it a day. Eren could still work but that depends on Levi if he was still into it.

“It was nice to meet you Mitch and your Lion.” 

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Levi wasn’t sure why but he felt extremely honored when Eren started telling him about himself. Maybe it was because it sounded as if though he didn’t share himself with many people. Eren didn’t smell sexually active which must be hell on his boyfriends, Levi knew though that you didn’t need to have sex with someone in order to be in a relationship with them.

“I’m really glad you’re enjoying the food then.”

Levi said with a slight blush coloring his cheeks as he continued to eat along with Eren. He enjoyed listening to him speak and was glad several times that he had given enough space between them because he had nearly reached out and wiped food away from his mouth several times and when it came time for dessert it was rather strange to him how badly he wanted to lean over and just lick the chocolate and whip cream away.

It was apparently the wrong thing to do which he attempted to blink back the surprise of Eren suddenly demanding to know what was wrong with him. Levi was a bit dumbfounded how anyone so sexy can’t see how stunning they are. Though something like having a fear of touching people could make that a bit difficult. He chuckled softly when Eren said he wasn’t going to jump him when the fact was he was worried about it being the other way around. In fact Levi doubted he would be able to reject him if he jumped him because his dragon wants him bad.

“It’s not that.... It’s just that I keep being struck by how beautiful you are.....”

He should have known that answer wouldn’t be good enough but he wasn’t about to admit that even though he knows about Eren’s two boyfriends, and for the fact that they’ve only known each other for two days that he seems to be falling head over heels for him which would just make him sound insane. He also knows what it’s like to be cheated on so he didn’t want to be the one who causes that kind of hurt to another.

Quietly he held Eren’s gaze and waited for him to finish speaking before he himself spoke again. He wanted to hear all that Eren had to say before he answered him again about why he was staying so far away from him. His Dragon was completely smug and elated when Eren said that he and only he could touch him however and to do it even if Eren tries to run. Levi was pretty sure he wouldn’t be able to go that far at least not right away.

“I am over here because the urge to touch you seems to be something I can barely control... My body wants to reach out and touch you, my head remembers that touching you without warning will cause you discomfort and stress. I don’t want to do something that will harm you in any way... If you are okay with it then yes... I do wish to touch you... You may have to tell me to remove my hands if it is too much.....”

His breath hitching in his throat, Levi stood and left him for but a moment to go wash his hands and dry them before returning to his side. Bringing up his hands to touch Eren he stopped just short of making contact to allow Eren to make that last brief movement to accept the contact. He knows that Eren said he could touch but he had also told him to give him the chance to accept the touch. When Eren leaned softly into his touch Levi’s breath caught as the electric impulse that shot down his spine and made his skin tingle with the sensation of Eren’s smooth skin brushing against the palms of his outstretched hands.

“I’m not forcing myself to touch you... I’m forcing myself to keep from touching you so that you can be comfortable in my presence.... If you want me to help you with your touch therapy then I suppose I can count it as mine as well... My therapist has been bugging me to do it for a while now....”

Levi admitted a bit sheepishly. He loves Petra but he just doesn’t want to contaminate her either. As it was he was worried about Eren because he didn’t want to make him as filth as he is but the need to touch him was out weighing the want to keep from making him dirty. Levi was a bit scared by this feeling though because he didn’t want to ruin someone as wonderful as Eren, with his own filth. He had held back a self derisive laugh when Eren mentioned that he didn’t find him filthy because Levi himself knew he was. He wasn’t worried that Eren thought that.

In fact that might have been better. If Eren could see how filthy he was or how badly he contaminated the world around him, maybe then he would know to keep his distance. Levi couldn’t do it. He’s too drawn to Eren to keep himself in check like that. He’s not strong enough to completely stay away from Eren like that.

Levi cupped Eren’s face and slid his hands down from each side of his face, down his neck to his shoulders and back up again to cup his face. He did it slowly one hand at a time so that his hands weren’t encircling his neck because he remembered how Eren had trembled when he took the measurements around his neck.

A rap on the window next to them made the two males jump and look towards the source of the sound. A male hung upside down outside the window from what seemed to be the roof above the dining room. He had reddish brown hair and eyes. His long hair as it hung down was also tied back into a ponytail. Levi let out a sigh and rolled his eyes dropping his hands from Eren to open the window.

“What do you want Mitch?”

Levi asked once it was open. Mitch silently looked between Levi to the male he had been touching and then back to Levi again. It was strange to see the Cat King voluntarily touching people. Mitch didn’t care if Levi was technically a dragon the man had the personality of a cat. He did have a little Felinian in him after all. Not much but it still counted, besides Luvel loved Levi.

“I need you to watch Luvel for about a week. I have a job out of town and Jaxen has school and other duties himself..... The neighbors complain when I leave Luvel unattended by himself at the house for more than eight hours a day.”

He explained to Levi before looking back to his friend. At the sound of his name Luvel popped his head up over the window sill and put his paws up on the window. Levi blocked him before he could jump through which he gave him a rather miffed look. He didn’t want to go through the washer. He wanted to meet the new family Mitch got for him. He made a good choice in picking a cat for Levi.

“Luvel don’t even try it. Come in the right way or stay the hell outside. You’ll get dirt all over my house and I’ll have to clean for hours.”

Levi said frowning and moving back over towards Eren giving Luvel a pointed look of don’t even fucking dare because I’ll kick your ass right back out that window. Levi was good family even if he was rather strange in his cleaning habits. He had lots of room to run on his land though so Luvel didn’t mind much when he had to stay with Levi while Mitch was away.

“Eren this is Mitch Micheals and his lion Luvel.... Luvel will apparently be staying with me for the next week so if you see him when you come over don’t worry... He’s.... Well behaved and doesn’t attack my guests....”

He couldn’t say Luvel was harmless since he had given a few intruders some scars they wouldn’t soon forget for trespassing on his property while he’s looked after Luvel. He hoped that Eren wouldn’t be bothered by it.

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“Oh I see, well if you really want to know what... I like to gorge more in Asian cousin and I can be a pasta whore and pizza lover too, in fact I like junk food in general but, lately I don’t have the time nor the money to indulge.” He replied with a simple shrug of his shoulder, “I also don’t believe in wasting food but, that’s not the reason why I’m eating it. Like I said before it’s been a very long time since someone cooked for me. And that was before I developed OCD and PTSD.” Eren set his fork down on top of the empty plate. The three major things were Haphephobia, Agraphobia, and Autodysomophobia but, he didn’t think he needed to say that to Levi on their seconded meeting. In fact they weren’t even friends... but, he wanted Levi and for some reason he was overriding his phobia from day one when Levi ram into him. “My parents aren’t exactly in the country and haven’t been since I started middle school. I moved out when I was seventeen but, before that I graduated high school at the age of eight I enter my university at around the same time and obtain my master degree when I was 10. And you know I’m close to obtaining my PhD and I’m just in my twenties. I think the reason why I pushed myself was mostly out of spite.” Eren smiled a little, “Well any way It’s just been a long time.... So thank you for the food.”

 Eren looked down when he said it. He kept his tone neutral he didn’t blame his mother from marrying the step-loser who never accepted him. He was suppose to be some high ranking Archdeacon and no offence to his mother she could have done a lot better than to marry that selfish mother fucker from the People of Faith who were rumored to dislike everything that weren’t human. Eren bet if they could commit genocide of a race they would have already. Which made him question her multiple time why she did the things she did. But, than again his mom was smart... Especially since she was an ex Arrow so maybe she was investigating something. But, who knows. She stop being his mother since she got married to that prick. Shaking his head off the unpleasant memory he glanced back to Levi and noticed how strange he was being. 

“You have a little dessert lingering at the corner of your mouth…”

Eren glanced at him in time for Levi to hold both the napkin and another plate of the dessert. Eren wonder briefly how many of these desserts did he made? Instead he focused on how distant he was being. Taking the napkin and plate he set it in front of him he narrowed his gaze ever so slightly. To be truthful Levi was now rubbing his fur the wrong way. It felt like he licked his palm and intentionally started from the base where his tail attached and rub hard going up to his neck ruffling his damn fur out of order.

“Is something the matter? You’re sitting over there like I’m about to jump you and have my way with you or something...” Eren used the back of his hand to wipe at both side of his mouth getting some of the creme.

“Are you still worry about what happen? I told you I didn’t mean to slap your hand away... You’re not dirty or at least I don’t see you as someone who is filthy. I mean sure I’ll get startled and do something thoughtlessly since I haven’t put any real effort to touch therapy but, I don’t want you to think I don’t want you to touch me. Cause I feel like I do want you to touch me despite the way I am right now.”

Eren kept his gaze on him and when he thought Levi would break eye contact with him he reached out with both hand and semi-cup his cheeks to keep those hues on him without really touching him bare skinned-ed. “I don’t care if I duck or dodge you or hell run from you I want you to touch me. If you feel like you need to ambush me fine you have skin privileges.” 

Eren dropped his hands to his lap his dessert forgotten his stomach was crunching almost nauseated. All this talk about being touched had given him chills and a slight erratic beat of his heart. “I know we just meet and I’m not the type of person who freely gives skin privileges but, I’m making an exception with you and only you.”

On another hand he crossed his arm over his chest thinking about his own family the one he considers pack. Like his brother Marco and Marcus and than there’s Jean too whom he sees as his brother. Armin is his partner his brother the one who’s akin to his soul. He has others and he wanted to fix himself so the next time they visit him on his island. He wanted to hug them in surprise like Ria and Sasha fierce, Connie and so many more. In a way the Imani’s Bodt, Kirchstein, Arlert and the Jaeger’s were family. And his family friends were his friend too so he wants to be welcoming towards them. But, as he was now he was incapable of touching them. “I’m working on touching family but, it’s hard right now... Maybe if I have a starting point I could do it....” He mumble but, he never had the drive to do so until this beautiful man ran into him. Now that he thought about it when this man told him to strip he sort of felt like he meant it as a compliment than insult or being a perverted shit.

He was flattered if it meant Levi was attracted to him maybe just maybe he felt a connection like pull like he was having. Levi scent made his feline purr made his cat arch it’s back and knead it’s claw in his head. When he had detected the first sent of Levi’s arousal his cat pounced on it. It took him considerable control to reign it back because he himself wasn’t ready. It stressed him and the fear was tangible to the point his cat felt it and retreated. It sniffed at him worriedly and making distress noises. He wanted to sooth his cat because it was aggressive and sexual and sensual and he never been shied about intimacy. But, what happened to him crippled not only him but, the cat he loves and cherished. If nothing change preferably sooner her might become aggressively violent... He wanted his first time of having sex with someone special. And he guess he still does so when he looked up to Levi he wonder how that was going to work..

Eren sigh softly what is he going to do should he just have sex and leave the emotional part out? Eren shook his head no internally yeah that wasn’t going to happen. So, if they did bounded than what? Does he stay here or should he leave anyway. Or maybe he’ll come with him since he talked about islands and connected with him anyway if only for a little bit.

“Anyway don’t force yourself I know you have OCD too so don’t push yourself if you’re uncomfortable. I’ll keep my hands to myself unless you want me to touch you. But, just so you know I don’t know how that’ll work with me though.”

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Levi was quite pleased with himself when he sat down with Eren though he noticed that Eren waited until he too was seated before he started eating anything. Perhaps he just wasn’t comfortable enough to eat without him even though he encouraged him to while he was cooking. They ate in a comfortable silence for a while until Levi decided to ask if Eren liked it. It made him happy to hear that he did but a little sad when he said it was the first time someone had cooked for him in a long time.

“..... There are times where I make this much for myself however, this time I made so much because I wasn’t sure what you would like so I just made a lot of different options..... Which by the way you don’t have to force yourself to eat the things you don’t like. I’ll just remember not to make those dishes for you anymore.”

Levi said with a soft smile. Eren’s comment about how he shouldn’t have to make so much food for him made him pause for a moment. He didn’t want Eren to get the wrong idea. He wasn’t doing it because he felt obligated. He was doing it because he wanted to.

“I don’t have to..... But, I want to, Eren.”

Levi said quietly as he continued to eat his own food. He wouldn’t mention that the only times he eats this much is during mating season. Though dragons could mate and have offspring any time of the year they still had their own mating seasons that is similar to a cat’s heat cycle. It is then that they are most likely to become with child during a mating session. Levi’s never had a mate during his mating seasons so he’s always found comfort in food instead.

After they were done with the food Levi brought out the desserts. Levi wasn’t sure what made him choose that particular dessert but apparently it was the right choice the way that Eren quickly dug into them. It made him happy to see Eren enjoying the food he made for him. He did though make mental notes of all the foods that Eren hoarked down quickly so that he would remember not to make those for him in the future.

Levi ate much slower mostly enjoying watching Eren eat and encouraging him to eat more when he sought out more of the yummy dessert. He froze in place because he had almost leaned over and licked the chocolate sauce and whipped cream from the corner of Eren’s mouth. He knew that was a bad idea because he had already touched Eren more than he was comfortable with. He couldn’t do more now. Eren probably wouldn’t want to come back or stay if he did such a thing. So he kept his body firmly on his side at the end of the table.

“You have a little dessert lingering at the corner of your mouth...”

He said offering a napkin and more dessert at the same time. Slowly he drug his eyes away from the spot and became a lot more interested in his own dessert. This was going to be a very trying work period if he couldn’t keep his mind out of the damn gutter every time he looks at Eren, especially looking sexy as he was. He was doing his best not to even look at Eren right now because the fact that he wanted him sharing his bed even though they had only met yesterday was a very real emotion right then that he was fighting very hard with.

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Having settle down in a more feline like pose he could stay in this position a long time. In fact he tends to take long ass hell naps this way and the only thing would wake up is if an intruder step inside his home or the fear of someone touching him would prone him into a reacting violently.

He was so worried that he really did upset him every time he looked at him it was like he could see his thoughts on his face. He can tell that he truly did hurt him and he didn’t know how to fix it. It’s not like he can say ‘You can touch me whenever and however you want’ and smile about it. He knows himself far to well than to give him an opportunity or a chance to establish that sort of bond that trust.

The feline in him hissed at that it knew what it wanted and it wanted Levi.

‘Mine’

‘If only it were that easy....’

Eren lacked the confidence despite the fact Levi was any men or women wet dreams... And Levi was his he saw everything but, the piece that labeled him as male. Shifting his gaze upward Levi had just finished grabbing what he needed and was sitting down. By the time their eyes meet Levi posture was tensed and suddenly he couldn’t read his eyes anymore. Was this not right? Not wanting to waste his time he spoke his thought.

“Is this okay?”

“You’re perfect.”

Eren stiffened both his ears and the feline of his animal spirit his very soul twitched back at the resonated purr in Levi’s voice and than something incredible happened.

In the air was such a heavenly sweet electrical scent that made his feline go wild with need. Both him and feline gave a deep yet, silent purr that made it’s way up from his chest and lodge into his throat. For the first time in history some one was aroused because of him and he liked it. If only he were normal than he could of acted upon it.

It’s not unusual for his kind to be very sexual in nature and having sex is a healthy part of their state of mind and gives their body the sort of release that’s needed to keep them from being violent and agitated. Unfortunately he himself haven’t been touched for such a long time that he been getting agitated just about everything. If only he were normal he could of hugged his brothers to keep him balance or have Armin if he were single at the time for a more intimate form of petting.

He was glad that Armin found Erwin that they were happy he could see it in Erwin’s eyes every time he looked at his best friend he could see how devoted Erwin is to Armin. Needlessly to say Eren felt jealous and envious he wanted what Armin have... Sure his friend was insecure about Erwin’s love and devotion to him but, that was love. Armin isn’t exactly the most innocent law abiding pussy cat but, he loves Erwin and would move Heaven, Earth, and Hell for the man he saw as his mate.

It was only a matter of time before Erwin popped the biggest question in their lives and he wanted to be be ‘cured’ so he could be there and congratulate them whole heartily. Unfortunately he doesn’t see it happening any time soon since he’s been ignoring the the therapy of rehabilitating him to touch.

Eren blinked ignoring the itch of his right eye he blinked a few more time to bring the moisture back into his eyes. He was use to staring without blinking but, if he doesn’t blink the contact in his right eye would itch the fuck out of him. So every now and than he would take cat naps with his eye closed. Since he slept lightly he wakes up every time when Levi shifted in chair.

A couple of hours later way passed lunch time Levi spoke up for the first time in hours.

“Eren are you hungry? We’ll be taking a break for lunch anyways…. Do you have any requests? I can pretty much make anything so you can request anything you want. As much as you want too.”

Eren shifted and sat up completely his covered feet touched the floor at long last. He didn’t know how to answer his question.

“I can eat whatever you’re making.”  Which was true it was a big step for him to eating someone’s cooking they themselves were touching. Maybe this could be a form of rehabilitation a therapy to cure his phobia. 

“Great. Then I’ll make a rainbow….. Feel free to explore the house.”

Eren could use the restroom from drinking all that orange juice, to be truthful he absolutely love Asian cuisine but, he also loves french and Italian dishes that wasn’t so exotic. Eren stood up as he left for the kitchen he went into the bathroom to use the restroom since he was a guest he could never feel free enough to take a dump if he truly needed too.

After he peed and washed his hands he went back to the room where he had posed for Levi. He checked to make sure Levi wasn’t near by before pulling a sketch free of a man laid out in a bed. He was naked borderline sleepy when he woke up and nude. It was such a detailed work of art so they must have been together.

“......” Eren sigh softly before putting it back in his belongings... Since he said he could explored he decided to go outside in just his Jersey shirt and thigh highs. He went straight for the plants and stayed there until he was called back in he didn’t know where else he wanted to go and he didn’t feel right intruding in his home.

Sitting on the grass he sniffed a few flowers and admire the wisteria tree there was a lot of plants on the island and he had a few colorful wisteria trees there too. A place he wanted to keep a secret they were ten colorful ones in the same area over viewing the lake one had to walk under the bridge of wisteria to find it. 

It was the one place he didn’t show Levi because it was a place just for him and only for him. He had no hope of finding a mate and the chances of running into one is borderline zero unless his friends bring other friends to the island for visiting or something. Than borderline zero wouldn’t be so zero and their could be a case where someone ship wrack on the island. He had safety measure due to Armin over protectiveness but, they forget he can turn into a cat and alter his size to be a house cat. He can defend himself now than he could have back than and he would be spending a lot of time as feline running all over the place anyway. Not many people wants to fuck with an exotic predator and not be on the lunch menu. He retain his intelligent so he’s a lot smarter than just the basic feral cat.

Half an hour later Levi called him in for lunch so he dust himself off when it came to nature he doesn’t mind getting dirty. It’s with people and objects that people uses he would want to sterilize himself until he deem himself cleaner. When he wiped his covered feet on the welcome mat before he walked into the kitchen with Levi.

He stood when Levi went back to cooking so he didn’t know what he should do he would have sat if he had clean plastic wrap on the stool. He shift his weight from one foot to the other. Levi told him he could eat first he was just gonna finish what he was doing first so Eren nodded his head. He left Levi and was back five minutes top with the plastic wrap he tore off a decent size sheet of plastic and set it on top of the chair he was using when he was satisfied he took a seat and waited.

‘Does he usually cook this much? During breakfast he didn’t seem like the type to have an appetite to feed a small army.’

Eren didn’t frown physically but, he was hoping he wasn’t doing this because of him... Eren sniffed a few plates but, otherwise waited for Levi to take a seat and once he was completely done and was sitting beside or in front of him. He began fixing his plate splitting everything in half. He didn’t want to be rude so he hate everything that was on the counter. The food he didn’t like he ate quickly but, efficiently while the food he liked he ate a little more slower enjoying the taste or savoring it.

“Do you like it, Eren?”

Eren glanced at him and offer a small smile, “It’s good.” He replied than resumed nibbling on the the egg vegetable roll. He went after the dumpling next dipping it in soy sauce.

“It’s very tasty. It’s been a long time since someone cooked for...me.” He didn’t know why he admitted that and now he wished he had taken it back. “Thank you...” He muttered it was long before he waited for Levi to be full off so he could eat the rest of the left over Levi didn’t touch. “Um....do you usually cook this much food, Levi? I feel like you’re cooking this much because of me and you shouldn’t have too.”

Eren can take care of himself and he made some sacrifices but, he can live with that because in a couple of weeks he’ll be free. He won’t be alone if he had animals to keep him company and than there’s the ArFa-Sys type X (Which means Artificial Financial adviser system the type X is rare but, he gave it a name. Her name is ‘L.i.l.y’ short for Leal (loyal), intelligent, Life support, Yun (Chinese meaning cloud; allow consent) He wanted to give her a last name and Lilly Yun is what he’ll call her. Lilly Cloud had such a lovely ring to it. 

“I don’t have to but, I want to, Eren.”

Eren flush a little red, “I-is that so. I just....you shouldn’t feel obligated but, if you want to do it than....thank you. I really like it...” Eren placed his hands in his lap looking down. He didn’t know what else to say so when Levi placed deserts in front of them he perked up. He loves crepes and he loves chocolate he dug in happily the smile from this morning. 

“Yummy~” He flashed Levi a smile “I really love chocolate but, I adore strawberries.”

He was a lot more open when he got deserts stuffed in his mouth so took his time in eating both of them and licking the ice cream off. 

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Eren’s story stirred up feeling he was sure he shouldn’t have, especially since he already had two boyfriends. He was glad that his boyfriend Armin was so protective of him. Someone should be and he was rather saddened that it shouldn’t be him. The more he shared the angrier he got for him and he physically wanted to rip the bastard apart with his bare hands. When Eren finished his story he was surprised himself at the venom dripping from his voice.

“Scumbags.”

It was hard holding back the growl fighting to get out.

“I’m sorry something like that has ever happen to you, Eren…You must have been scared.”

Levi didn’t even realize what he had done until Eren slapped his hand away. He froze in shock more that he had actually automatically touched Eren to comfort him. He should have known better especially since he seemed to have the same problem about cleanliness and touching people as he did. Though he was working on it, Eren didn’t seem that he actually wanted to though. Levi blinked as Eren rushed to start apologizing to him for slapping his hand away.

“Calm down, I’m not mad or offended. So breathe.”

He did it again he dropped his hands because Eren was apologizing when it should be him apologizing. He didn’t even ask if he was okay with it, which he obviously wasn’t. He didn’t blame him. He could never forgive himself if he let his touch taint such a beautiful creature as  Eren.

“It’s my bad.”

His gaze fell to his hands in lap and it was almost like he could see the filth covering them that would taint Eren if he wasn’t more careful. He couldn’t help but blink at the scrapbook that was now sitting in his lap. It was short lived when Eren grabbed his face with gloved hands. His words were making his heart race and he had the guilty hope that Eren might like him as Levi liked him. He knew he shouldn’t since he had two boyfriends but his dragon just wouldn’t listen to that.

Levi couldn’t help but find Eren’s frantic rambling about his phobia and how he really doesn’t mind him touching him because it was different. It was just so cute how he was trying to reassure him that he wasn’t rejecting him. Levi offered him an understanding smile because he was like that for awhile after they had returned to Reverie. Not even his mother or sisters could touch him back then. No one could, no one but him.... But that bastard had creeped on him for the last fucking time. He’d never take him back again. No matter what.

Standing up Levi, set Eren’s scrapbook back into his lap, and then went back over to his desk pulling out a fresh pair of gloves and put them on before returning to Eren. Sitting next to him once more he reached his hand out to Eren but stopped halfway so that Eren could make the decision to close the distance or not. He couldn’t help but chuckle when Eren only touched the tip of his finger.

“I understand. Come on.”

Levi led the way to the bathroom so that Eren could wash his face as much as he wanted. It was his fault for touching him and allowing the filth on his hands to touch him. The least he could do is work the knobs and hold the pack of paper towels so that he could dry off when he was finished. After he was done they returned to the studio where Eren seemed to get nervous, which he couldn’t blame him. Levi had, after all destroyed the magic of their closeness by touching him.

However, when he started stumbling over taking his clothes off and that he would not only have to give him a minute he’d have to turn around too. He found it extremely hard not to laugh at him because he didn’t want him to think he was making fun of him or taking it lightly. He just couldn’t believe how fucking cute he was. He hadn’t planned on him being fully naked today anyways. They barely knew each other yet and there was a trust that needed to be established before they could move into fully nude because there would always be something missing in the art because that connection needs to be there for him to make acceptable art that way.

“Sure, we can start Eren. You just need to pick a position that you’re comfortable with and we can do the stripping later. For now I just want to build your trust with me. So we’ll keep the clothes you’re wearing now. Okay, Eren?”

Levi took a seat in his usual comfy armchair while Eren went about getting comfortable. Levi had settled in with his sketchbook and charcoal pencils. He was not prepared to see Eren’s sensual body adjusting the couch to his comfort preference. He looked hella fucking sexy when he finally found his most comfortable position. At first Levi’s mouth couldn’t even articulate words when Eren asked if the position was away that he just had to smile and nod like an idiot.

“You’re perfect.”

He really hoped he had just mistaken that purr of approval for his French accent that he sometimes got since French and English were is first languages. The accent came out from time to time especially sometimes when he gets pissed and ends up cussing someone out in French. He was very glad he was sitting with the sketchbook in his lap because the sight of Eren had been a punch of lust straight to the groin.

Instead of dwelling on the boner that was hiding behind his sketchbook he got to work drawing Eren. He was captivating and he really couldn’t stop drawing him. Over and over again he would draw him until he was satisfied that he had gotten the shape of him just right. He had been at it for a few hours before he realized he had worked through lunch. It was fine for him because it was nothing new but he needed to be more concerned with his model’s health since he was malnourished as it was.

“Eren are you hungry? We’ll be taking a break for lunch anyways.... Do you have any requests? I can pretty much make anything so you can request anything you want. As much as you want too.”

Levi said with a warm smile. At least he could stand now without worrying about the boner he had earlier since it had calmed down while he had been working. Standing he raised his arms above his head and stretched before heading off towards the kitchen. He got the feeling Eren was being reserved and shy when he said he’d eat whatever Levi wanted. At that answer Levi smiled brightly at him. He wasn’t getting away with it that easily. He was going to make a shit ton of food from all over. There would be Chinese, French, Italian, Indian, and Mexican cuisine.

“Great. Then I’ll make a rainbow..... Feel free to explore the house.”

He said brightly as he headed to the kitchen to get started. The quickest dishes would be done in twenty to thirty minutes so Eren had plenty of time. As soon as the first dishes were finished he served them up to Eren and returned to cooking the rest so that Eren could eat his fill until he couldn’t put anymore away. He also was going to make Strawberry Crepes for dessert. Those were the final things he finished cooking and set out. Once the first dishes were on the table he told Eren to go ahead and dig in. The crepes had ice cream on top and were drizzled with chocolate. All of it made from scratch.

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Eren smiled at him his eyes meet his without shying away the brunet was quite glad Levi took an interest in him even if it were a little bit.

“No I’m afraid not... it’s not like anyone was going to teach me how to snowboard much less skiing but, I do know how to surf on the sea. I don’t look it right now but, I’m excellent in the water especially when I catch a really good wave.”

He replied he finally broke contact to look at the pictures...

“To be honest I’ve always ended up getting into some type of trouble...the last person who tried to teach me. They kept touching me in funny places and at first I tried to ignore it and let it be accident touching.....but, it kept happening and at that point they were touching me in some places....I didn’t appreciate being touched at.”

Eren caress a picture with sands and sea shells and the ocean beautiful clear deep water....His lips were moving but, he realize their was no voice to his words so he cleared his throat before he started to talk again...

“You see....It was like that time when I was beginning to learn how to surf and the instructor at the time would always touch my thigh or fondle my ass a lot to the point it was starting to piss me off and when I felt his fully erect dick on my ass. And him telling me I looked different and I smelled good and I look like a woman and he wanted me to...get him off. I felt a really dark and violent emotion inside me when he grabbed my hips and practically grinded on me in the ocean that felt like a home to me. No matter how uncomfortable I got or told him no or told him to get off me he wouldn’t and at the moment....I thought I was going to lose it....”

Eren closed his eyes and bow deeper into himself as if he was going to hide from him but, he didn’t he just sat there slightly bowed.

“You see Armin saw me all the way out there at the time he was on the beach with me and a handsome guy. That other man was another blonde with deep set of blue eyes big too. Anyway what I am trying to say is that Armin knows when I get into trouble I swear he has a molester radar on him and comes charging into my direction....It made me so incredibly happy when he actually swam to me. I had the pleasure of seeing Armin fighting a giant in the ocean and saying more swear words then a trucker on a highway with their drunken buddies. To be honest I was happy I didn’t have to fight (’because I would have killed him’...he thought to himself) and it made me happy that Armin could notice I was uncomfortable and he comes swimming to where I am to open a can of whoop ass on my offender. From then on it was Armin who taught me how to surf and how to skate and so on and so forth whenever he was free. He also taught me how to dance and sing and coordinate my outfits. I was the happiest back then except I was missing something. And well....I started to think a long time ago that perhaps I didn’t need it and now well...it got complicated I wish I never even found it while another part of me wish to give it a try...if that makes any sense...” Eren sat up straighter and was going to change the subject when Levi spoke to when Eren finally look back to Levi awaiting judgement. The word he spoke wasn’t something he had been expecting.

“Scumbags.”

Eren blinked normally he thought those words were directed to himself but, Levi clarified before he could develop a misunderstanding.

“I’m sorry something like that has ever happen to you, Eren...You must have been scared.” The touch of Levi bare hand with his fingers lightly sliding over soft skin of his bare cheek....was electrifying. It was this touch that had him wavering in his resolve and it was at that same moment Eren didn’t even realized he had slapped his hand away forcefully and the shock on Levi’s face was what register in Eren mind to start blurting out an apology.

“You-you surprised me...I’m sorry. It was so sudden and I....I’m so sorry. I’m not rejecting you so please believe me, I’m so sorry,I’m I’m sorry I’m sorry I didn’t mean to slap your hand away Umm...J-just....give me a heads up....or a warning....y-you see when I’m touched suddenly and I don’t see it coming I just react to.....I mean it’s not your fault or anything....I-”

Eren would have gotten on his knees to apologize but, it was Levi hand on his cheek that silenced him...

“Calm down, I’m not mad or offended. So breathe.”

Eren draw air into his lungs and pushed it out.....he was going to panic again because his hand were back on his cheek. He swallowed loudly....he was going to push him away when Levi dropped his hand.

“It’s my bad.”

Eren looked to his hands and then back to his face it could just be his imagination but, why does Levi remind him of a sad crestfallen dragon.... Eren set his album book on Levi’s lap and turned his back to him, He was digging around his backpack for a pair of gloves and when he found them he sat back up to rip the bag open just so he could put them on his hands. When they were covered he turned back around and reached up to grab both his cheeks in his hands.

“Haphephobia...”

Eren was staring directly in his eyes Eren even brought Levi face closer to his his hands were trembling so bad he tried to ignore it when he talked to him.

“I....don’t like being touched....I actually hate being touched.....and I don’t want to touch anyone either.... But, with you.....when you touch me....I don’t.....I don’t feel pain....I may get breathless..... but, it’s not painful....I don’t know why you’re different....so please believe me when I say....I’m sorry and that I don’t mind....I mean....if you could just give me a heads up or some type of warning when you decide to touch me I could...brace myself?”

It came out as a question....because he wasn’t sure if he could just brace himself when he knows a male....another being was about to touch him....Eren shook his head to get rid of his negative thinking....

“I mean....I’m not sure if I can brace it...I’m not even sure if I can just....get over it....about...you know....touching and being touched....Um....to be honest I haven’t even been that enthused to even get over my fear...I prefer the being left alone....um...even though it's you I might even try to run away from being touched....especially if I had the option to get out of the way..... But, I want to try....being touched by you....even if it’s a little......m-maybe if you could....wear gloves....it would be better.....Um...what I mean to say is....”

He didn’t have to fumble over his words when Levi stood up and smiled at him that was full of understanding. When he turned his back to him and went into the drawer to get a pair of fresh clean pair of cotton gloves....he came back to him and let his hand hover in front of him as if he would touch him now.

Eren looked at the glove hand then back to his face before looking at the out reached hand.... It doesn’t take a genius to know that Levi is willing to meet him halfway. Eren swallowed thickly before he did a tiny tip of touching the tip of Levi’s middle finger..

“Sorry....this is the best I can do....I mean....I just touched your face....and you touched mine....and....I want to wash my face.....I know that’s rude...but, still I.”

Levi chuckled a little and said he understand Levi was sweet to let him wash his face he even turned on the water and turning it off while letting him grab paper napkin from a fresh pack to dry his face. Eren mutter his thank you before they returned to Levi workplace.

Eren put his album back into his backpack for now he thought it was best to just get this over with so he could go home and shower like crazy until his cheek his red from being scrub raw. He was going to wear his comfort clothes and eat a whole tub of ice cream.....

Eren sat on the sofa and looked to Levi....

“If it’s okay with you I’d like to start....so should I just do a pose or do you have a pose in mind? If so what is it? Otherwise I’ll pick something. And....do I need....to um....s-strip?” He asked, “If you would just give me a minute I can take it off....but, you’ll have to turn your back....”

Levi chuckled again but, it was louder than before he even had to hunch his shoulder and bow slightly to contain it all. And to be pretty frank he looked so adorable trying to stifle his laugh. He should laugh more often because it caused Eren to giggle too.

“Sure, we can start Eren. You just need to pick a position that you’re comfortable with and we can do the stripping later. For now I want to build your trust with me. So we’ll keep the clothes you wearing now okay , Eren?”

Eren nodded and got on the sofa he turned around to push on the sofa cushion with his hands. He knows it’s weird but, he can’t break his habit now his feline side demand to find the good spot before he could settle down on his side. He stretched and let his lithe body loosen up any tension he had developed just being in the same room with another man. A gorgeous male at that who had this really appetizing scent about him. Eren found his spot he wish he had some soft pillows he could snuggle up too but, this was fine to as he rest his head on his forearm and looked up to Levi with a soft smile. It was small but, noticeable as he lowered his eyes just a little bit. His legs were slightly bent one was further back with his leg slightly up and hidden while his other leg showed his foot. His thigh were together though and his other arm was bent his fingers slid through his soft silky hair at the crown.

“Would this do?”

Eren asked him it felt natural to just get into a pose in fact he hasn’t posed like this in a long time. It made him oddly happy again as he stared at Levi who nodded his head and smiled at him.

“You’re perfect.”

Levi told him and that caused some heat to go into his cheeks because now Eren was blushing. Did Levi know he just dropped an octave lower when he told him that? Did Levi notice he had purred to him? It wasn’t like those human purr....the purr he released with the perfect was more....animalistic... He rolled his tongue due to the accent, but the hidden purr that came from his throat was unmistakeable. Because it had to be caused from the chest to get to the throat and release it from the mouth. It was....sexy...

Incredibly sexy....

“O-oh...okay...I’ll....I’ll just stay like this then..” Eren lowered his eyes and will his beating heart to settle down. Levi had taken his seat his pencil in hand moved to the blank canvas in front of him that was slightly moved to the side. Levi eyes were trained on him most of the time but, his hands were doing long and short strokes on the canvas. Eren pray he would be able to handle this session without any further incident.

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When Levi had turned back to see Eren standing there in nothing but his jersey shirt and thigh highs he was struck again by his beauty. Though he seemed rather thin he was so beautiful he couldn’t take his eyes off of him. It wasn’t until Eren spoke that he could rip his gaze away.

“No, it’s not that. I was lost in thought for a moment. Sorry.”

He said moving over to him to begin his measurements. He was rather surprised when Eren flinched away when he attempted to measure his neck though he kept it to himself but asked if he was okay. Keeping calm he gave Eren a moment to calm himself before he tried taking the measurement again. The more Eren began to tremble through the measurements and the strange sounds coming from his stomach Levi figured he was super nervous. Talking about other things always helped him to get through different situations.

 Eren had a hypnotic voice that drew him in and had him hanging on his every word. It was like he could almost see the island with his own eyes as he described it and everything that was there. When he talked of Armin he could only think that the blonde was very smart to be worried for Eren’s safety while he was on the island but Eren talked as if his boyfriends wouldn’t live there with him. Levi couldn’t understand that at all because if Eren was his boyfriend he would never leave his side.

After a while, Levi finally finished his measurements and moved over to the couch where he got the couch for Eren to sit. Levi couldn’t believe the nonsense that was coming out of Eren’s mouth when he laid the sheet down over it.

“That’s what washing machines were made for. I can’t draw you sitting on plastic, it would be uncomfortable for you, it would affect my ability to create and it would be detrimental to your skin because it wouldn’t be able to breathe.”

He said firmly letting Eren sit down before joining him and asking to look at the pictures Eren said he had of his island. It reminded him of one of the many small islands surrounding Reverie that he had explored for a few years after he, his mother, his closest friends and his two younger sisters took Reverie back by force from his mother’s brother Louis. The bastard was imprisoned and exiled on a prison island not far but then again it wasn’t too close to the main island either.

His mother, no matter how she had suffered, couldn’t bring it upon herself to harm or allow harm to be done to her little brother. He would have killed the bastard but he did suppose being exiled and imprisoned was a harsher punishment in the long run. He pushed those thoughts way because they would only get him more and more pissed off. He focused solely on Eren’s voice, it was mesmerizing and if he wasn’t careful he could get lost there.

His voice was excited, almost childlike as he explained each of the pictures in turn. He couldn’t help but sit close to Eren especially after Eren had said flowers and their meanings were a hobby of his. He wondered how close of a hobby it was to his heart. He was conflicted, Eren is supposed to have two boyfriends already, he plans on living on the island alone without either one of them and now he may have just told him that he had fallen in love with him at first sight? He had never been the type to share a mate but maybe they could start out as friends.

“That sounds really fun. Have you ever been snowboarding before?”

Levi asked looking up at Eren from the pictures to his face. He didn’t know why but he wanted to see his face when he answered that question. As for flowers Snowdrops were beautiful winter flowers especially when they are freshly blooming out of the snow. He would like to show him some of the crystal flowers of Reverie that will only bloom and grow in the snow. When Eren told him no but that he had been skiing before Levi couldn’t help the soft smile that broke out over his face.

“Then maybe someday I’ll get the chance to teach you.”

He said brightly, the fact that they had only met for the first time the day before. Yet it felt as if he had known Eren all his life. It was strange, he had never felt this close connection to anyone before but yet he had to remind himself that he shouldn’t touch Eren. Everyone else he could feel them coming from a mile away and could take steps to avoid touching them but with Eren, he was so drawn to him he actually WANTED to touch him.

“Can I see pictures of the houses? I didn’t see anything in the other pictures.”

Levi asked focusing back on getting to know Eren better. Eren stared at him for a long moment that Levi thought he was going to deny his request and end their nearness. After the long pause, Eren started flipping through the pictures before showing them to him again. He wanted to watch Eren as he spoke about everything on the island including beautiful horses.

“I wish I could see it with my own eyes...”

At first, he hadn’t thought he had said anything but when Eren had answered him even if it was under his breath Levi wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to accept his offer. He wasn’t just going to make a promise he was going to make a vow, a vow that even his dragon was encouraging.

“Someday, I will.”

Levi said solemnly looking up at Eren directly.

“It’s beautiful there, Eren. Can I see more?”

He asked softly as he turned his gaze back to the pictures. As Eren showed him more he couldn’t help but crack a joke at the size of the trees which made Eren laugh. He liked that sound so he did it some more and Eren handed him a pen so that he could leave his comments in the book. Levi’s heart soared when he offered to reprint the pictures so that he could have them too. Levi hadn’t realized how close he had gotten to Eren until he looked up at his face and they were only inches apart.

“I would love that. The pictures are beautiful. Did you take them yourself?”

Levi asked softly turning back to the photos. He hadn’t moved away this time he had simply stay because this nearness was comfortable. It was strange how with his closest friends this kind of nearness was unbearable yet with Eren it was completely natural. At first when Eren mentioned work he thought he might be trying to ward him off from being so close. So close they almost touched but surprisingly never did.

“You can sit any way that makes you comfortable as long as you can hold the position for awhile.”

Although Levi could draw someone from memory he had always told himself that paying someone to sit for him was his repayment for using them as inspiration. He often wondered if his friend Petra was right. What if this was just his way of unconsciously reaching out to people to make a social connection. What did that mean when Levi not only wanted to be around him but wanted to touch him too? It couldn’t be that easy, he couldn’t just be alright to touch other people. It was as if Eren was the exception. He couldn’t understand why that didn’t bother him like he thought it should bother him.

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Eren watched Levi turned his back to him again he thought his backside looked awfully lonely from where he stand. Eren pulled out some plastic and set two square on the floor, one for his backpack and another for himself , he set his bag done on one plastic, he unzip his jacket folded it and then set it on top of his bag he took one slipper off and then step on the other square and did the same thing with the other slipper. He set it on top of his jacket and let his other thigh high touch the plastic. It took a minute longer to remove his pants due to the twine and other strings and yarn to keep them up beside the belt, so once he did get them off he folded the big pants and set it on top of the slippers. Now he was standing in thigh highs and a jersey top… he was thin, awfully thin now that he was looking at himself in the mirror that was in the room. Eren  lifted his wrist to see how boney he was. It looked so fragile… like twigs. Eren expressed a bit of concern…when was the last time he weight himself? Hell when was the last time he ate his full? Eren turn to the side his precious ass he’s been so proud of wasn’t popping out and being noticeable any more...

 ‘I should seriously eat more.’

“Have you ever been measured before?

Levi asked, Eren took it upon himself to hide his gloved hands behind his back and lace his fingers together.

“Hmmm....I think two or so years ago, Armin did my measurements. I wasn’t pay attention when he did it. So, no I’m sorry.”

Levi turned around with stuff in his hands Eren knew he was staring him up and down his face didn’t betray him with anything, but the slight furrow of his eyebrow gave Eren some hint, but at the same time Eren got self conscious so he did what he usually does when he is nervous. He placed one foot in front of the other and crossed his legs. Hands were still behind his back, Eren got a little offensive.

“I eat, but sometimes I forget okay… I didn’t think I’d be this bad…”

Eren eyes were on his thigh high, Levi assured him it wasn’t that, but why was he staring at him like that for so long if it haven't been that, it's not like he gone gorgeous standing there in nothing but a shirt and thigh highs.

“Do whatever you have to do. I don’t care which order you take my measurement from so don’t mind me.”

Eren replied, he said that but he was still nervous.

Levi moved closer to him, he began to measure him from the head down, when he got to his neck he flinched. He couldn’t help himself, when Levi asked if he was okay, he nodded. Again Levi tried to get a measurement on his neck and he flinched… At least this time he did not move away, further down he went and Eren ignore the tremble he had.

“I’m fine really. You can keep going, we are halfway done right?”

Levi confirmed him that he was almost done with the measurement, but it felt like forever. Eren tried to pass the time to think about something else like the waffles it was the best place to be thinking about then someone stranger he met yesterday touching him. Even though he wore gloves and used new tape it still made him nervous. He already sign the contract he wasn’t back an out of it hee wanted the extra money.

Eren thought the downside of thinking about waffles or food for that matter is that his stomach wanted to give strange sounds, he just hope Levi didn’t hear it. He thought that after three batches of waffles and finishing off the orange juice would have been enough to fill him up. He made a mental note to eat once he get home.

Eren only tended to eat if he got super weak or if  he got a serious headache, But, most of the time he just took pills to keep him full I guess that would explain his dramatic weight loss. 

 “So Eren, tell me about yourself? What are your hobbies, your dreams and stuff like that?” 

 Eren looked up to the ceiling he was debating rather or not he should tell him and if he did tell him what would he say. Maybe Levi just wanted small talk it could pass the time faster and it could keep him occupied...

“I...went to college when I was eighteen I’ve received my master's degree a while ago. Soon I’ll be getting my Ph. D.... When I was really really young I wanted to be an idol because I use to like singing and dancing and coming up with the latest trend and so on and so forth…but, I’ve changed now so all I want my island. I don’t know what else to say....”

“What about parents? What kind of work do you do? What was your major and your current major? Hobby?”

Eren tapped his fingers in his palm....

“My parents are dead so I can’t remember them much. When I was eighteen I got me a small apartment and worked like crazy. Still do.I kinda worked everywhere...delivery, data input, computer data, construction, technician, you name it I’d probably did it all. Lately I’ve just been doing work from home so my time is flexible.” 

He replied, he even worked at all sorts of power plants and worked at farms...he did everything so when he leaves he can do everything on his own and if he ever got stuck he can rely on Armin’s manual on all the shit he has on the island.

“I don’t have a hobby, so can’t say. Oh, well wait minute I do love my flowers and plants so I guess that could be a hobby? I took a few of them out of my garden to give it to you. I love what the plants has to say and what they represent so I’ve always been fond of roses.”

He replied he decided to skip the past major and current major, just then Levi just finished measuring him near the groin areas and went further down. 

 “What do you want on your island what would it be like?” Levi asked him these were all simple question so he didn’t see anything that could be harmful to him so he decided to look toward his backpack. 

 “Well....I’ve already found my ideal island so I've got everything I’ll possibly ever need there. You should see it, It’s really beautiful. The ocean has my eyes, it has bright sandy beach, thick trees, they even got bananas dangling from them. I love bananas. The construction part is done already, for some reason Armin added more house then necessary, but I guess if my friends were to come to visit me they would have their own place to stay so it was really nice. Plus it might give me something to do, I’ve started to like cleaning and airing things out. But, the best part was I didn’t have to pay for the extra houses. I told Armin and the gang that It wouldn’t be necessary to build there houses their since we could've just see each other on skype or talk to them on the phone. But, they all insisted they want to visit and I couldn’t tell them no so I figure they would visit me once a year. I mean they do have their own houses I guess? So I don't really need to worry about them staying at my place.....I’’m really glad I get internet connection there and a phone line...Right now it’s in the testing stage since Armin wants it all over the island, but knowing me I’d try to use just half of it. But, then again I would like to explore the other half so maybe he got something going on there. It would be handy if something ever happen to me. Armin usually check my voicemails as a just in case scenario he’s pretty weird.” 

He ranted, but even so he grew a tiny tiny smile.

“My house is pretty big like a manor or a mansion, it’s bigger than my friends houses, but I should say my friends homes are pretty big in their own right like mansion or manor, except if I have to compare.....Armin thought of me pretty big because it made me think it was as big as a palace....... But, mine is pretty much glass really, but the fun thing is I can make it one sided if I wanted. I can see out, but they can’t see me in if I don’t want it. I say that’s the amazing thing about my house I’ll be living in. The windows are bullet proof and something else he said a bomb couldn’t break it so that’s a plus. That means I don’t have to worry about it breaking or shattering if something heavy hits it....like a tree or a wild animal. I even have my green house, it’s gigantic that even my plant babies can fit in there.”

Eren thought back to what the house floorplan looked like..

“It has a tunnel connecting to the main house, so if something did happen like a stranger coming there to hurt me or a wild animal has me surrounded I wouldn’t have to starve. Armin and I are the best worst case scenario so my house is design to go into combat if need be. I have my own shooting arena. I learned a lot about fighting and hunting so I’m confident I can handle it all by myself. Plus no one ever knows if something happens to the plane or they would get delayed so I took it upon myself to catch wild games and how to prepare them. In other word I won’t starve even if they don’t ever come back so that’s a plus in my book. I doubt Armin would let that happen since he promise to visit me at the end of the month for a week. I thought that was super nice of him.”

Eren listed what else he had right off the bat.

 “Oh I have my own theater room and a dancing room the theater room is bigger because I can either act and make a show or I could watch a ton of movies on the big screen. My dancing room have bars on the wall and dancing poles...so that was awesome. I even have the dance cloth mounted securely on the ceiling and there’s mirror everywhere so I can see myself work out on that... Oh and my kitchen is so big I felt really really tiny even though it’s modern it’s really really homey so that made me happy..”

 He giggled for a few second before he stopped himself it was like he had remember he didn’t laugh. 

 “I’ve got a ton of pictures. I usually carry it around with me because it cheers me up. When all the hard part is over with I could leave without a moment's notice. I’ve learned how to fly a plane and how to drive a boat, oh I own both of them by the way. The boat is on the island tied up and the plane is here. I have a dock and a plane landing it’s further away from my house, but I can drive from the airplane port to my house since my other car is there...It was pretty convenient at the time...”

 Levi looked up after a while as if he was debating what question he should ask and what not to ask. “Would you really live alone? By yourself?”

 Eren finally  looked down to him who was already staring at him really intensely...so Eren gave him a small questionable expression...

 “Well? Yeah, it would defeat the purpose if I didn't .” 

 It’s not like Eren has a lover and he never lived with someone so what was the point? He sworn off having kids he never want them to grow up being a bastard child. He took precaution for stuff like that, but then again he doesn’t have a lover and he doesn’t want one either so what was the point of freaking over about condoms and lubes. What’s good am I as a man if I can’t stand to be touch?

 Levi stood up after he was done taking his measurement, Eren was just glad the hard part was finally over.

 Levi mention for him to take a seat Eren put his slippers back on and proceeded to move to the couch. Setting his things aside on the floor with the plastic he was using he bent down putting it beside the couch. He walked back to pick up the plastic and threw it away in the trash by then Levi rip through some plastic to take out a sheet of cloth over the sofa. Eren hesitated to pull out the plastic to look at Levi. 

 “I'm okay sitting on plastic, Levi  I don’t want to dirty your sheets.” 

Levi huffed as he turned to face him fully,

 "You won't, that's why they invented the washer machine. I can't draw you with plastic underneath you." 

 Eren looked to the sofa and then back to him again he knew a losing battle when he sees one so he didn’t argue. After all he wasn’t here to give him a hard time.  

 "Okay, if you insist." Eren sat closer to the edge and further to the side where his hips touched the arm sofa. He wanted to be closer to his things so that’s where he sat. It felt weird to be sitting there in a stranger’s house in nothing, but his thigh high, boxer brief undies and a jersey shirt. He tucked the shirt underneath his ass and got on the sofa sitting. He didn't know what he wanted so he kept on sitting straight.

"You said you had pictures do you mind if I see them now?" 

 Eren blinked at him before looking at his bag.

 "I guess, sure." the brunet reached over and grabbed a little book from inside his organized backpack. He flipped through the scrapbook and finally sat it down. 

"This is the beach. It's a little far from where my house is being built. All you see is the ocean and sand, I was careful not to get any of the trees in." 

 Levi sat down next to him casually as if he didn’t have a fear of touching people....of touching him..

Levi leaned in close, close enough for Eren to breathe him into his lungs. He smelled fantastic. Eren tilt his head a little bit to keep breathing him in silently, it was a scent he doesn't recognize, that scent it was just that addicting.

Feeling like a freak he moved back and turned the page,

“These were the bananas I was talking about.”

 Eren made sure Levi didn’t see any houses or the airport, but he did show him his garden. It had fruits of all kind and vegetables, there were herbs on one side and spice in another. His medical herb and plants were further back. They all had their own section. There were waterhose in every section as well as sprinklers on the ceiling. It was made out of glass so it got sun, other plants that didn’t need that much sun were shielded and or covered.

“You know, Armin wanted to build a snow dorm for activities and what not. I might let him since there are some plants that grow under the snow. I’ve never skied before or snowboard for that matter so I might as well give it a try. I’ll need something to do besides reading and working out and maintaining the babies and doing my daily farm work.”

Eren murmur.

Levi turned to look at him,

“Could I see the houses? I didn’t see anywhere I looked.”

Eren stared at him.....He was debating if he wanted to show him...maybe if they were all ground images it should be fine...

He lifted the book and flip toward a section before placing it on his lap.

“This one is my house, and further down are the other houses, they are spread apart so I could have my own privacy because of the glasses. These are the horses. Sometime, it saves on gas. Gas is going to be hard where I am so I try to use other means as transportation. I do love to walk, but I figure riding on horse back is safer until I know what kind of animals are on the island. They are pretty fast. This one is my horse, it’s a chestnut with the blaze mark”

Levi looked like he was absorbed by the photos.

“I wish I could see it with my own eyes...”

Levi told him, Eren looked away to mutter under his breath....

“Maybe....some day you will...”

Levi turned to look at him a solemn vow was in his voice.

“Someday, I will.”

It was a promise and a vow and Eren didn’t know why he was being serious,

“It’s beautiful there, Eren. Can I see more?”

Eren showed him more, not once did Levi laugh at him he was genuine interested into getting to know him and that made him smile. He went into details about what was inside the houses and the caves with all the pretty stones. There was no way he could tell it was jewels embedded in the floors and walls, there was water down there and it had a source of light so it looked like tiny colorful stars everywhere. Hell, Eren thought it was just colorful glass and he prefer leaving it as it were, if they were loose on the ground he’d take it with him. There was some stuff taped into the scrapbook to show realism. The sand, the rocks, the pretty glass, some shells and plants. It litter the books.

Levi managed to get him to laugh by saying big ass trees and some crack underneath it. Eren gave him a marker pen to scribble his thoughts on it because it was just that funny.

“If you want, I can reprint those pictures and give them to you? If you want....Maybe it could be use as a postcard....or something?”

Truth be told, Eren wanted him to remember him when he was gone...

“So um...when we are done looking at pictures....What did you want me to do when you start drawing me?”

Eren asked when he flip the next page to show Levi where he got lost at.

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Levi had found it cute when Eren’s stomach growled at the mere mention of food. He wondered if he was eating right as he headed back down into the kitchen. He had been surprised when Eren suddenly shoved the flowers he had been holding since he got there into his hands. Seeing the flowers he was rather surprised but listened to his words at the same time. He couldn’t help the chuckle that escaped him at Eren’s cuteness.

“Thank you.”

He said with a smile bringing them up to his nose so that he could inhale their sweet fragrance. They were beautiful, he loved flowers, they may not be from the place of his birth but they were beautiful nonetheless. Holding them in his arms he carried them over to the sink before gently laying them down on the counter. Reaching above the window that was in front of the sink, Levi got down a beautiful crystal vase.

As per usual with everything else Levi carefully cleaned the vase before rinsing it and then filling it with water to where the stems would be submerged halfway. Gently he picked the bouquet once again and carefully arranged the flowers, making sure the pearls and anything that was dangling from the bouquet was outside the vase. ‘It was a gesture of goodwill, nothing more. Beside that he’s already taken, what is wrong with you?’ He thought to himself as he brought the vase over to the island and set it in front of the seat that would be in between them since Eren took the center island seat on one side and Levi took the first seat around the corner which is his regular spot anyways.

“Thank you, they’re beautiful.”

He said with a warm smile, which was extremely rare for him yet it came so easily around Eren. ‘Just like you.’ He thought to himself without voicing it since he doesn’t want to make anything awkward at the moment. They would get around to that when he needed to get his measurements. After that he got his apron on and started preparing and cooking all the food.

From behind him he heard a soft giggle. Wanting to hear more of it he turned his head back towards Eren but he stopped and looked down at his lap. “I like it…..” He said softly before turning his face back towards his task at hand.

Once he was finished there were mounds of waffles, eggs (both scrambled and fried), bacon and sausage. He had even made an apricot syrup but there was also regular maple syrup. The waffles were strawberry and he put sliced strawberries on the tops of each stack of waffles along with a rather large helping of whipped cream. He also put some sliced strawberries in a bowl along with a large bowl of whipped cream, that he had also made himself, down for seconds.

Getting a couple of plates down he washed them until he was satisfied with their cleanliness. The silverware was also washed the same way before he set them out for each of them. With great ease he placed the two stacks of waffles that he had made up for the two of them already, on the two awaiting plates. He then got a second glass down and a glass pitcher, washed them, poured himself a glass of orange juice and refilled Eren’s cup before pouring the rest of it into the pitcher. Tossing the bottle into the recycling bin that popped out from the wall, he walked over to the island and set the pitcher between the two of them and took his seat.

“In case you want some more.”

He said softly. Both of their plates were filled with some of everything but the extras sat on platters in between them. Levi could tell by the look in Eren’s eyes that he wanted to maul the food that was in front of him.

“Dig in.”

Levi said with a soft chuckle as he poured some of the apricot syrup over his own waffles and started eating. Whenever he would finish a stack of pancakes Levi would help him get more or pause his own eating to make him more which didn’t bother him at all. He liked watching Eren eat, especially since he smelled malnourished probably from lack of feeding himself properly.He couldn’t help but watch how happy he looked when he ate. However Levi’s heart was not prepared for the radiant smile before plowing back into his food. Once everything was gone Levi tilted his head to the side a little.

“Are, you full Eren?”

He asked wondering if he should have made more. However when Eren told him he didn’t think he could eat another bite but then downed the rest of the orange juice with Levi’s blessing. He made a note to himself to make sure to make large meals from now on. Eren’s health was in his best interest after all. As usual Levi gathered up all the dishes before taking them over to the sink and began washing them.

“No it’s fine, you relax. This is just a habit of mine.”

Levi said with a soft smile before he turned back around knocking the dishes out swiftly. Once everything had been washed, dried and put away Levi turned back away from the sink and picked up the vase of beautiful flowers. He led the way to his art studio and set the vase on a tall table next to the large armchair he would be occupying. On the sofa was an hermetically sealed crisp white cotton sheet.

Levi looked up at Eren’s voice and looked him over. He needed to get his measurements before he did anything so Levi took his current outfit into consideration.

“Ditch the jacket and you’repants they’re both way too baggy. I have to get your measurements before we start anything else.”

Levi said nodding before turning and walking over to a large roll-top secretary desk in the corner. He got out a clipboard, a pair of white cotton gloves and a new measuring tape before coming back to Eren. He had done as Levi had asked but looked super nervous which Levi could understand as he came back over to him and brought a stool over to set the clipboard on while he was working.

“Have you ever been measured before?” Levi asked first and got a shake of the head. “Have you ever seen someone get measured?” He got another shake of the head. Levi couldn’t help but sigh at that since it would make it a little more difficult. Pausing he took the time to pull on the gloves and open the measuring tape. With both of those things done finally he picked up the clipboard showing it to Eren. There were margines on the page to where he could in put the numbers.

“I need to use this measuring tape to get each of your measurements on this chart. I’ll be wearing gloves the entire time but we can save the inseam for last or we can do it first to get it out of the way.” He said indicating the measurement that would have his hands closest to his crotch. He would leave the order of the measurements up to Eren to decide. “It’s your choice what we do first.”

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((Ignore Levi who is holding on Eren, Eren is by himself and that’s how he cries))

After he had left his place he went home and took a really long shower and even then he took a bath again in that short amount of time. Drying himself down with the towel he folded it up and put in the dirty clothes hamper, he walked nakedly into his room, since his bedroom and his main and only bathroom where connected. He took it as a plus and grabbed a long baggy night t-shirt….and put on snug pajama bottoms that had prints of moon and stars with a cow jumping over the moon. He snugged on matching socks, he hated having his feet covered in bed, but now….he lived with them on. It was too damn bad he didn’t have a chastity belt, he’d of worn it in home and outdoor, but since he didn’t have that he just pulled and tighten the drawstring on his bottom pants he made it a double knot slashed bow to make it difficult. The last thing he did was go to his bathroom washed his hands again to remove his right contact lens that were customly made for his right eye only.

Levi didn’t notice, but then again most people don’t Armin made it look so real like it didn’t even have an extra layer. One gold eye looked back at him, it was dull like his other eye… Eren stayed there looking at himself into the mirror reflection, just where was he beautiful at? His eyes or maybe it was his lips…..it could even be his ears…or maybe the noise….could it be the nose… He forrow his brow a little bit and peer at his face closely…. All he see was boy freak wonder, who use to be a pastel sweet little thing, he was practically a girl in a guys body…. He wouldn’t have changed it in any way…. But, up until two years ago he didn’t dare dress the same or similar as Armin…. No….not again….he’ll stick with what is safe….he’ll stay safe wearing ugly ass clothes he didn’t dream to wear. Placing his contact in its solution bottle to be clean over night he return to bed early. He didn’t bother with food, lately it feels like a chore to cook a meal and then eat it, so it’s not unusual he skips a meal or more.

Clapping his hand twice, the lights turned off and he pulled the multiple of layers of blankets and sheets on top of him. His head resting on his pillow comfortably, he forgotten to take his prescribe medicine the medicine to keep the nightmare from coming. Slow even rise from his chest expanding and decreasing from his breathing.

02:15AM……

The sound of twisting and turning could be heard a left foot kicked out into sheets and blanket. It did nothing to kick it off, instead the boy turned again shifting. Broken whimper broke out into the used to be silent room. More and more broken whimper could be heard, fresh tear spring forth in his eyes. Harsh laboring breath in silence was loud in the small room, his was summer…after a long july day and into the dark evening… 

Eren talked and played among friends, he wore a mini shorts, thin stocking legging pants that had the leg bone on them from front to back, a pair of loli goth pumps, with spikes on the heels and tip, it was black with silver pumps and spikes and a pink tip at the tip of his that was pink at the tip of his heels under the spikes. He wore a pastel flower band on top of his head. On his arms he had long gloves that went up his arms they were skeleton arms, they were thin in material as well, he wore chain around his wrist, nails were pastel purple. for his shirt it was white and chop cut, with black letters that says Love, Sex, Death, around his neck was a simple black leather collar with embedded silver spike. He wore two earrings on his ears and a sharp teeth pastel mask. He took one of Armin color wig and put it on his head securing it with so many bobby pins he could have set off the metal detector. He wanted that wig on his head and tight so it couldn’t be blown off into the sunset. He was wearing pale pink contacts, his lashes long and thick with mascara with pink eyeshadow above his eyes. He looked like a girl through and through, a transgender through and through he had been like this since middle school up to his second hear of his college life. When forth of july ended and they went back to Jean place they all got drunk and played music and silly games. By the time it struck two in the morning he had a friend dropped Eren off two blocks away from his house, legs were wobbly from drinking so damn much. He didn’t see anything, didn’t sense anyone, so when his heels were leaving the pavement into the street he was dragged off. Hands covered his mouth from screaming hands on his arms and thigh he was covered in darkness. Panic kicked in and he did his best to fight them off, skin smell of dried stale ol alcohol, dirt covered hands and dirty nails, some were hairy so hairy it was disgusting. They unbuckled his pants and pulled down his shorts and legging, they laughed. ‘Fuck, it’s a fucking boy a fucking fag.’  A hand grabbed his cock and squeezed it so hard he felt a thousand needle struck his penis, he cried. ‘He still has a hole, just fill the damn thing.’ the other one looked shock, ‘I don’t want shit on my dick, you have him.’ Eren shook his head no pleading…. ‘Leave me alone, let me go…..please don’t do this to me.’ Eren face hit the stair case, his nose was bleeding his masked slip to his chin. He bit, he scratched, he went crazy like a wild animal. That was until something cold slid to his neck, it was a knife. ‘Do that again and i’ll slit your throat, you might even enjoy this fag.’ No, Eren wouldn’t he never had sex before he was saving it…..he wanted to save it, but they didn’t listen, something slammed inside him and pain struck him. It hurts, it hurts and it stink, he knelt in puke. He was bleeding, a trail of blood covered his ass and thigh, but they wouldn’t stop….they laughed….they took turns….some even double penetrate…. He died……hands were everywhere, their semen on his wig, his face and neck….down his body…..He felt a burning rage….why me….why……I’ll kill them….I’ll kill them all…

Eren dull eyes watch their face, he’ll know them… his weak cry and painful gasp, some older lady saw him and she screamed. Her two sons, her two big sons came for them, despite they were holding a weapon, one male pulled free cumming on his backside. Eren stood up and he ran…he ran hard and he ran fast, the lady called out to him, she called his name, but he wouldn’t listen, he flee, he didn’t notice a rusted iron slit his back underneath the case when he was fighting it drew a long line from shoulder to down his hip. All he cared about was running up the stairs to the third floor. his pants barely reached his waist, he had that door open despite his hands shaking and covered in fluid. He locked all three of his door turned on the alarm and flee to his room. He sat in unknown fluid…..he wrapped his arms around himself…..and scream for all that he was worth…. He screamed and screamed, Eren shot off his bed screaming. His eyes wide and frantic…. Sweat coated his skin, sheets tangled in his legs…He had been dreaming…..it was a dream….. Huffing, he grabbed random pills off his night stand and popped it in his mouth…two at a time….and hugged himself….

It was only 2:45 AM…..

Eren just breath into himself….he didn’t want to remember….he couldn’t think back. He just got up and stripped his clothes, folding it and putting it into the dirty clothes hamper, he showered for nearly two hours… When he got out his skin was wrinkly and pruny.  Eren went to his closet dried after he had folded it and put it into the clothes hamper, he picked out one outfit after another, he put them on and then he would take it off to put on another…he did it six times, before he took them all off and put on long socks that covered the holes in his jeans. he put on a long jersey shirt on, put a cap over his head and went into the bathroom to rinse his contact and put it in his eye. He covered the gold effortlessly, brushed his teeth, floss it, and rinse it out listerine. He comb his hair and put on a belt when he got back.. It was only 4:38…. He still had three hours and some minutes, he couldn’t just show up to his house this late so he went into the dining room and looked at all his flower babies.. He was thin, but a little tall, he can still wear his other clothes, but that thought….never let him go outside in it…. ‘You’re a fag, if you wear this shit again you’re just asking for it. I’ll know if you had and I’ll come for you.’ Eren fear never allowed him to wear what he liked, he just picked up shit at random in stores…he got them two size big to hide his frame…. 

When he thought of Levi…he thought about how he called him beautiful…..he didn’t feel beautiful…he haven’t felt beautiful in a very long time, he still despise the same sex and yet, he can tolerate Jean and Armin….so what did that mean…. Hell, he couldn’t even look at Connie and they had been friends for years. He was big and strong, but he was gentle like a daisy and yet as his friends he couldn’t meet him in the eye. Connie understood he’d wait for him all his male friends would, he didn’t bother with the girls… It’s not like he could tolerate being looked at for too long so he was alone and kept himself isolated. He would have still if Levi didn’t say anything so outrageously. The job and the money sound ridiculous, but in three months time he can leave without a moment’s notice… So he’ll tolerate another man looking at him for three months and then he’ll be gone. Armin and himself sat down and looked over the blueprint of some deserted island. Eren picked a decent sized one. The little island was purchased in Armin’s name, and a house was constructed on there for his use. Armin gave him the sum and Eren worked his ass off to pay it all off, the house and the island and all the new furniture inside. All he has to do is take his clothes and his babies and bring grocery. He can grow his own fruits and vegetables, he already has a green house on that island so his veggies and fruit were protected and maintained for. Armin made people where biohazard suit to keep them from touching it directly and freeze some fruit and veggies for him. He’ll have his own cows and chicken. He learned how to breed and how to take care of them so he won’t starve and he can hunt he made sure he could in case something happen with his food shipment.

All he has to do is stay with Levi for three more months and he would have paid off his debt in full plus interest… He lost a lot of sleep, he lost a lot of weight for working so damn hard, but it would finally be over in just three more months…

Eren took out flowers and used crafted jewels he made himself. He made it look like a calming spring, he slipped in violet flowers and pale peach, he laced them to be held together and laced with with pearls and a little keychain accessory at the bottom, he slip the flower in water and waited until seven come around. He just sat there at the table fingering the soft petals and their sweet scent….. Maybe Levi won’t even like them, but considering he had flowers and plants….maybe one more wouldn’t hurt….he’ll know once he gives it to them.

Seven came around and Eren picked up his going outside bag, he had plastic, and disinfect wipes a change of spare clothes and shoes, baby wipes, and a blanket. He had everything he’ll ever need inside this bag.. Picking up his car keys he sipped on his gloves over his hands. He threw on a baggy jacket he look lost in and went to his car it had his own parking spot. A guard kept a lookout, once he was in his car the guard watched him leave before he went back into its security box. Eren found his place without any incident, it was a long drive, but worth it when he got his nerves together. He looked at his face once more, his contact was right where it needed to be before he step out. He locked his car twice and went in through the shop. Nothing was on yet, so he went through the back of the shop to enter the garden. Eren breath in some flowers he touched some of them before he went to the door and knocked once. He let himself in and shut the door behind him, he was careful locking each doors when he passed he made sure the gate was also closed before proceeding any further….

“Levi?”

Eren held the bouquet in his hands, he took off his shoes and place them to the side before putting on fresh slippers.. Eren turn a corner and stopped dead in his tracks his eyes wide and nervous when he took a step back, he’d of ran outside into his car and drove away if he hasn’t said anything…

“Morning. Have you eaten yet? I’m getting ready to make Belgian waffles, eggs and bacon.”

As if on que, his stomach growled at the mention of food, he looked embarrassed…

“…..Y-yes please…” he replied quietly, the flowers in his hands trembled when he looked down… But, he saw it, he saw the dragon, and he saw the cut, he didn’t know where to look so he looked at the bouquet….he wanted to give it to him, but not when he was naked….

“I also have sausage if you want some.”

Levi moved near him and Eren backed away, he look up to his face and then looked to the side…

“….I…I would like….s-sausage too…if it’s not too much trouble…” He mumbled, he stepped aside and let Levi lead him into the kitchen…. He saw scars on his back and arms and Eren wonder what was his childhood like when he was growing up. There were old….and long since healed…

“Oh I also have milk and orange juice if you want some of that too. You can have a seat anywhere you like,” he said indicating the bar stools at the center island or the chairs at the kitchen table. “the fridge is there you can help yourself to whatever drinks you want. Oh and I wouldn’t trust anything that’s not sealed. Anyways I should go put some clothes on before I attempt to cook anything.” 

Eren nodded his head to say that he was listening and moved closer to the bar stool, again it was spotless and nothing seemed out of the ordinary when he looked back up to him. Again, Eren tried to smile, but his lips stayed in that neutral line.

“T…Thank you…”

He watched him leave… Eren moved his bag off his shoulder, he easily took out some plastic and left it on the seat….If Levi does have OCD like him he doubt he wants his presence much less his body touching anything… So he took out some more plastic for his bag to sit on. He set the flower on the plastic covered seat and looked for some cups…. He found them, he washed it again before moving to the fridge, with covered hand he picked up some orange juice that was sealed, he looked over his shoulder again before he cracked it open and poured him some. He took his cup and moved to sit on the covered stool, he had easily set the flower on his lap and set his cup down….he left the orange juice out, because he wasn’t sure if he should put it back in or leave it out so he could toss it….so he left it there. When he heard footsteps he got off the stool being mindful not to step on the cats who liked him enough to rub his legs… He had been to scared to touch them in case they scratched him and hissed at him. He thought a cat liked him and tried to touch it, it scratched him and ran so he doesn’t go petting them so easily… Moving toward Levi he actually bowed and practically shoved the flowers in his hands.

“F-for you! I made them….if….if you don’t like them….you can throw it away…..I thought…..it be nice….since we’ll be working together….” He rushed everything out despite the pause so he could catch in a breath… A soft chuckle and Eren looked up, the raven haired male took his flowers and breath them in with a thank you. Eren blushed….and awkwardly got out of his way. He watched him hold the flower in his arms like it was priceless. He washed out a vase and meticulously before rinsing it out again, this time he let it fill half way. He turned it off and set the flowers in, he let the pearls dangle outside the vase. 

Eren slowly moved to his stool watching him, he set the vase on the island table on the side of him. He told him thank you and that they were really beautiful he loves it. Eren actually brighten up a little and nodded, Levi turned away from him and Eren watched him with sudden interest. Eren thought he looked really cute in an apron. He was meticulous in everything he do he pulled out all the ingredient he will need, the pan and the pots….he even had the waffle iron and it was all in order… He actually does the same thing. He washed his hands in every prep he does as well as making the food. Everything he does was from scratch and it eased him he done everything so flawlessly he cooked and cleaned at the same time… It was fun to see how fast he cleaned.

Eren actually let out a giggle, a soft giggle, but he didn’t think he’d of been heard when he turned around. Eren shuts up and looked at his hands that was resting on his lap.

“I like it…”

That was all he said before he turned around and kept cooking…. Eren blushed again, he didn’t say anything else… washed and clean plates were set in front of him and onto the side of him…..Eren would have scooted over, but he thought it be rude…. He placed food on two plates that was his and two plates that was Levi. The smell of fresh cooked breakfast made his mouth watered….It looked delicious and perfect… Eren practically wanted to inhale his food and eat it that way, but he’ll probably choke and die. He didn’t want to die so he waited. The juice he used, Levi poured some in his cup and did a refill on his before pouring it all in a nice rewashed pitcher glass and set it in front of him. Eren looked to him when he moved to sit beside him.

“In case you want more.”

Eren nodded before turning his eyes on the waffles…..he used the syrup that was provided so naturally he went for the dark brown one, the maple syrup was his favorite, he drowned the waffle before setting it next to him…. He didn’t touch his food until Levi said to dig in. He wasn’t sure if he made prayers like other people he saw on tv. So he wanted to wait anyway until Levi gave him permission. As always Eren attack the waffle first, he always does. He ate the fruit that was provided. Eren practically inhale the waffle in his mouth anyway, but he was cleanly about it…. The two waffles were gone so he used the extra syrup for his eggs and bacon and sausage… As always he looked for the second batch of waffles… Levi provided, he provided until he was full. Eren looked at Levi and smiled, he loved waffles….he love the big fluffy waffles and he heard a little clack of silverwares. He tilt his head a little and Levi shook his head no, he was saying with his eyes he did nothing wrong as Levi finished off his last egg.

“Are you full, Eren?”

Eren nodded his head, “Don’t think i can eat another bite.” He replied, having said that he finished off his orange juice and the glass pitcher if Levi didn’t want any. He said it was fine so he drank the rest of it, Eren stood up to put his plates in the sink, but Levi beat him to it. It was like he had lightning hands when he stacked everything orderly and moved to the kitchen sink to wash it one by one. Eren offered to help and Levi smiled back to him, he said it was fine and relax before he faced forward again…. Eren let his mouth drop, he was gorgeous….

Eren picked up his things and wipe after himself with a disinfected wipe.

Levi had finished washing and drying them, he put everything back and picked up the vase with the flowers he brought him.

He followed Levi in tow into that room again, he set the flower on a stool next to him. Eren thought it was sweet that Levi was sitting next to the flower it made him want to smile again.

“So…..s-should I….start…taking off my clothes for you to draw, Levi?”

Eren wasn’t sure how’d this would go, he was still wearing his baggy outdated jacket when he stood next to the sofa…

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“I don’t think it’s silly at all…”

Eren had watched him carefully, he didn’t laugh he didn’t crack a smile for Eren to misunderstand him. He had a feeling if he told him the reason for it, just maybe he would understand him. Truly understand him and not preach about he shouldn’t run away and he should face it with courage and lift his head up high. He had been a reckless, brash, and confident about fighting and doing what typical teenager usually do to be tough and cause some sort of public distribution, but he was stripped out of his comfort layer into a dark place he couldn’t swim out of no matter how hard he had tried. He was stuck….he didn’t make any progress with himself, and he was pathetic and a coward, but even so….. His gut was telling him….that this man would understand him on an intimate level, but his voice was sealed…

Maybe he was just fooling himself…..yeah…it was stress talking to him…. yeah.. yeah….yeah..

So Eren hid himself with a book it wasn’t much, but it was something. One thing lead to another…to cause him a huge blunder….but Levi didn’t laugh he was just crouching down with him, his arms retracted to himself.  Eren watch him fold his arms over his knees and rested his chin on them while staring into his eyes thoughtfully. Like he was trying to get inside his head and Eren blocked him in the best way he knew how. Which was him leaving… When he was with him it was like he had no control over his emotion and that scared him.

When he spoke….everything just went really stilled inside him… 

‘Am….I really beautiful….’

He thought as he watched him stood up, watching Levi body turned slightly he thought to himself.

‘Am I beautiful…for you…’

As soon as he thought that... He felt disgusted with himself long enough to get back on his feet.. He did try to leave, but who would have thought he couldn’t unlock a locked door from the inside.. He sighed,

“You can just give it to me tomorrow, I mean it doesn’t have to be today does it?

Eren should have known better that Levi wouldn’t set him free so easily…

Eren did not want to cause him any trouble, but at the same time he didn’t need to overstay his welcome. He signed his form and his contract, He could leave at anytime if he wanted too, but the money calls and he choice to stay.

He didn’t dislike Levi at all and found him a peaceful existence, but that didn’t mean he wanted to stay long in a strangers shop he only met today. But, any smart sassy comment died on his lips when looked at Levi outstretch hand in invitation. Levi was not being fair...At All.

Eren slowly let his hand fall from the door knob by the tip of his fingers, before he slowly walked toward Levi and his outstretched hand he couldn’t just not take his hand... But, at the same time he didn’t want to grasp it for long. So he just used an indexed glove finger and touch the tip of his middle finger....

“Alright then, drag me to your lair of doom.”

Eren finger didn’t last three seconds before he dropped his hand to his side and walked out the back door on his own two feet. The sun was setting and night was approaching fast, judging by the shadows and dim light. But, the sunset didn’t nearly catch his eyes as the scene before him. The lowlight only made it that much more beautiful to accent the garden. 

‘Holy poop.’

Eren step into the garden and instantly felt like he was Alice in wonderland, it was just that beautiful here, It took his breath away literally.

And most of all he felt safe…like this garden is protecting him guarding him from all prying eyes... Eren stood under the most beautiful wisteria flowers he’d ever seen in real life. He loved these flowers the most because it felt like he was going underneath a tunnel he always dreamed of running underneath them and when the wind blow ruffly he’d dance under the falling the flowers, he wanted to make it into a memory, but he wasn’t a child. Eren tentatively reached up to touch it, his smile hidden by his arm, he was standing sideways from Levi… Silently appreciating the wonder of this small small world, for two long years this was the first time he really wanted to sing. A song of a language that was all, but forgotten, a song his mother used to sing to him.

Eren closed his eyes and tilt his head further back, breathing in the flower scent, Eren looked relaxed and at p

“How…magical…it’s so…pretty…I could stay here…forever…it’s like ”

He wasn’t aware he spoke, but he was so amazed at what he was seeing that he walked over to touching flowers and breathing them in. Levi couldn’t possibly be a bad man. Look at how maintained they are. It showed the owner tender loving care. How gentle and tranquil this place really is…. He could leave himself open and he’d be safe in this mystical garden, he wasn’t aware he took up more of Levi time, but his eyes weren’t guarded to hide his amazement and wonders of happiness. The Eren now was rare, so rare it never happens. Not even when he was alone with his own garden paradise, the only reason Eren stop being appreciative with the flowers were due to the doggies. Eren slowly made his way toward Levi, but he kept himself from getting to close to the puppies… Don’t get Eren wrong he loves animals….he loves them a lot, but he never got him one… And watching the owner, Eren couldn’t help, but smiled when Levi’s back was turned….

He was amazing…special, but very amazing he tension ceased to exist. As the puppies scurry back and trip and tumble over themselves it was just the most adorablest thing he had ever seen.

When they got to his house door he looked at two cats that came out of nowhere. It was like they were inspecting him before they took off inside the house.

Eren adores cats, but he suppose they don’t like him very much…Which was normal….cats don’t usually take a liking to him unless he makes an effort.

Eren walked inside, he hesitated about the slippers…and since Levi was waiting he open the packet beautifully before slipping them out and setting them on the ground, one by one he slip off one of his shoes to step into the slipper and did the same with the other. He carried his shoes, until Levi put them away… Normally he’d protest make some type of an excuse to keep his shoes with him, but he didn’t… 

Eren watched him closely as he took out two cards in plastic to give it to him….something in his gaze made him understand something about Levi…

The fresh unopened pen…the slippers, the cleanliness… He looked at Levi strangely, did he perhaps have ocd?? But, is so how come he touched him? Levi was walking away so he followed him deeper into the house, it didn’t look big from the outside, but it was definitely big on the inside.

The farther back he walked into his house Levi stepped inside the room it looked like a shop… Or at least he think it is, but he could have mistaken it as an indoor garden by the set up the room was in, but he saw the art supply nevertheless so he thought it could be his shop… He stayed just at the entrance of the room, he didn’t try to stand by Levi side. The room was beautiful like everything he seen, the sofa couch looked soft and inviting as well as the sofa chairs. He had multiple plants, the walls were painted, the windows was sparkly, art supply nearly organized and put away. It was intimate and cozy inside it made him feel that much safer and closer to the man who was pulling something out. He laid it out and inclined his head to come… He slowly made his way over there…. What did he want, did he just wanted to show him more drawing?

He had been right when he looked down, so he looked at Levi in confusion… Why did he want him to show him this, but Levi flip the page and Eren eyes looked at them closely… He blinked…

They had scars….like he does…but it wasn’t scars you get from falling down or some accident…. These scars looked like they were delivered by a second party… But, they looked desirable….beautiful….like roses….or flowers with thorns… 

Eren heard him speak and looked at the seventeen year old drawing he was so young, but he drew such….meaningful drawings… Not some artificial drawing with fake emotion embedded them in there for the sake of it.. For such a young boy to see this made him sad….

His history didn’t sound bright and cheerful and he wanted to….he wanted to what….he wanted to….hug him…. He actually wanted to hold another male…and…comfort him…. he wanted to hug….him..tightly…

But, he didn’t… he watched him bring over something it was huge…., but when he turned it to face him, it was him again, but it wasn’t him at all… All he saw in that painting was the words Levi told him.. He told him he didn’t know what he has gone through and that he was a thing of beauty and something snapped inside him…

‘Used too, huh….’

Eren just silently mused his words over when Levi pulled something big to him, he turned around just in time as Levi flipped the painting over to him. It was….him again, he looked so different again, they had the same face, the same shape in eyes, his nose, his hair…those lips…. And the detail to his usual noncommon eyes. They way Levi sees him, looked beautiful he looked innocent, and quiet, and drawn back….it was the him he didn’t want to see to show that kind of feeling to outsiders…

Eren look up to him and nibble on his lower lip,

“The….person you drew….looks um…special…. I mean even though it looks like me….it doesn’t seem like it’s me at all…um…no…it uh…its um…lovely….

Eren let his gaze drift to the side, 

He didn’t handle compliments very well… the term cute, pretty, beautiful or anything positive were foreign in his ears, but he was polite and kept it to himself.

“I guess, what you are trying to say is….that these woman changed for the good. That nice…I’m happy for them.”

He replied, Levi was kind…and gently, but his heart felt worst than ever, especially when Levi had his back turned and he took a sketch drawing that wasn’t a woman. This one feels more like a drawing you seen with love circling your vision…

‘This…must be a lover….or someone he likes….’

Eren looked bitter, the guy was gorgeous, he looked so beautiful laying there..Just smiling with so much warmth, but to Eren it felt wrong…..or maybe he was hungry….or he was just in one of his bad mood. Eren tucked that drawing in his pocket just in time for Eren to draw that huge painting over to him and showed it to him.

Eren had the what if question circling around his brain, like what if he truly looked at me in that way…. could i bear it… Could we be together… in his mind eyes he smiled bitterly, that would be impossible… The guy in this drawing was in a bed not a sofa….so they must be lovers and Eren doesn’t take wanted people..even though his mind sure as hell wasn’t following his principle or his morals….

“Well, this has been lovely, I feel like I know you a bit better Levi.”

Eren bowed to him,

“I’ll be in your care and I hope we can get along nicely.”

Eren straighten up,

“I don’t want to over my stay my welcome, so I’ll be going Levi. And um, Thank you…I don’t get that much compliments and I’m sure you hear it all the time, but you’re gorgeous Levi. Just stay the way you are.”

Eren lips tried to form a smile, but he couldn’t not because he didn’t want too, because he do…it just felt awkward to force his lips to say z or wee. So he just nodded his head instead and turned to make his exit.

 “I’ll be here bright and early And don’t worry i can show my way out and lock the doors behind me. See you later, Levi.”

Eren left his shop and made his way toward the exit which was through the garden, if the shop doors were really lock he just jumped over the scale wall.  But, he had a key so he used it  and locked it again and gone home…. Just. Like. That. He manage to keep his emotion in check better now that he was aware Levi could make him blurt things he didn’t want too.

It was better to keep a formal distant in emotional relationship it would be respectful.. And Eren would know his boundary, it’s not Levi offered friendship and he doesn’t give out the hands of friendship that easily. If they approach him they had to earned it.

But, with Levi it doesn’t seem like it’ll be too easy to keep the wall up around him forever… So he had to keep up his act for just three more months. He can do it. He knows he can and then, the world can forget about the boy called Eren Jaeger.

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Levi could understand the want of an island all to ones self. He couldn’t help that he was staring at him, he really wanted to ask why he wanted the island but he felt it wasn’t something Eren would like sharing with him. They had only just met that afternoon after all.

“I don’t think it’s silly at all.”

He said softly looking down at the sketchbook that was sitting between the two of them. He was a little surprised when Eren took it up and started going over the sketches. Though when Eren asked him to quit talking he though he had insulted him in some way at first before Eren himself started speaking again.

Tilting his head to the side Levi looked at Eren’s back since he had turned away from him. He couldn’t understand why he was talking like that about himself. Standing up the chair scraped behind him a little which seemed to send Eren running away from him.

Curious he followed him around the store. He wanted to look at him properly but with Eren keeping his back to him and running away it was becoming rather difficult. Finally he caught sight of his face but on instinct when Eren’s gaze flicked towards the door Levi’s hands landed flat on the wall on either side of him.

Silently he studied Eren’s face for a long while until Eren said he was sorry. Those to little words snapped him back into his right mind that he remembered what he was looking for before.

“You are beautiful.”

He said softly keeping eye contact with Eren once he was holding his gaze as well. He wasn’t prepared for Eren’s face to turn red. It was kind of cute but before he could go further with that thought his mind reminded him forcefully of Eren’s two boyfriends. His body had already moved in closer all on it’s own which made Eren bang his head on the wall.

His body created a bubble to give Eren room enough to fall though he wasn’t giving him enough space to run. Though the next words out of Eren’s mouth somewhat shocked him a bit. He never expected him to call himself “Tainted”.

Crouching down he folded his arms over his knees and rested his chin on them while staring into Eren’s eyes thoughtfully. A long pause of silence ensued until Eren began talking again which he was obviously attempting to run away again.

“You’re wrong you know. All beauty is tainted in some way or another. The most beautiful things emerge from pain, loss, hurt or violence. Those who can find the strength to keep living despite the things done to them are the strongest most beautiful people I know.... You can leave in a bit. Come with me I want to show you something. Besides I still have to give you the keys, the code and show you the house. I do most of my work from home.”

He said standing and walking towards the back of the shop. With a snap of his fingers the front door locked so it wasn’t like Eren could just run the other direction. Levi waited for him at the backdoor and when he opened the door it opened to a long tunnel of beautiful purple, white and pink blossoms dangling overhead. They glowed as if it were still daylight outside and was shining through.

The tunnel was a quarter of a mile long, garden benches were spaced along the path. It curved around to a rose covered white fence and trellis over the gate leading into the garden of the large Victorian manor. The pathway Levi took had them passing a large beautiful pond bordered by smooth stones stacked up to created a beautiful waterfall.

Two sets of eyes looked out from underneath the rose bushes on either side of them. One was a silver blue and steel grey mixed color like Levi’s and the other was a strange vibrant purple color. Two large white dogs emerges from the woods behind the house looking straight at the two males just before a small pack of matching white yipping puppies bum rushed Levi’s feet.

“Yes, yes I’m back. Now go back to your parents.”

He said to the pups as he carefully stepped through the four of them. Looking up Levi nodded at the two adult dogs who barked and had the pups running back to them. Levi stepped up to the door and two black cats seemed to materialize out of nowhere at his feet.

The cats looked back at Eren and had the same eyes from the rose bushes. The second Levi opened the door they darted inside without a second look. Levi looked back at Eren over his shoulder.

“Come along then, there are house slippers in your size.”

He said entering the house and leaving the door open for Eren as he got him a new sealed pair of house slippers in his exact size. Levi himself stepped out of his heels into a soft pair of black house slippers. Picking up his heels after handing Eren the slippers and took them into a walk in closet just off the entryway.

Levi put the heels in their proper place which was the only place that was open on the many rows of shelves. There were hundreds of pairs of shoes lining the walls. Most of the shoes were heels but he did have loafers, boots, sneakers and tennis shoes mixed in as well.

“Here are the keys you’ll need to come and go from the shop and the house. Also the passcode for the back gate as well.”

He had said after walking over to a small set of drawers set into the wall by the door. He then handed him a key card. Both of them were sealed in plastic packages. He then lead the way back into the house from the entryway after he had taken off his shoes.

The cats appeared from a small door down the hallway both of their fur had steam coming off of them and were rather poofed out. The cat with the blue eyes sat down and began smoothing down his fur. The other cat slipped away out of sight. Passing the parlor and the salon Levi lead the way to the back of the house.

Opening a door off the back of the hallway leading the way to the back staircase. The room way large and open with large windows all the way around. Cityscapes, landscapes, a beautiful Kingdom, beautiful eyes and the faces of strangers looked out from canvases all around the room. There were also blank canvases here and there though everything was neat and organized into a beautiful arrangement.

Walking to the back of the room Levi got a large binder out of a cupboard and brought it back over to a inclined book table opening it up to the first pages. Levi inclined his head towards it silently inviting Eren to look at what was there. The sketches were old and of naked women in various positions. Some had scars or tattoos marking their bodies that in no way diminished their beauty in any way.

“These were the first sketches I made starting out in my career. I was seventeen and these women worked with my mother in a whore house. It’s now a bondage house. Pain and sin tainted these beautiful women who used to think like you. That your past defines you, shapes you and taints you into something ugly when it isn’t the truth at all.

He said softly.

“I don’t know what you’ve been through to see yourself as something that’s tainted but the truth is each and everyone of them is beautiful. Even you are beautiful and there is nothing tainted about that.”

He walked over to a covered canvas and brought it over to Eren. Once Eren’s gaze was trained on the sheet he pulled it off of the painting he had done just this afternoon after coming home. After his shower it had been the first thing he had done.

Levi had used a black-brown paint mixture with a pinch of red mixed in to make what Levi had used to make his face and hair which only made the vibrant color of his eyes that Levi had recreated from memory. There was metallic gold flakes mixed into the paint that was visible when you moved it around or moved around it yourself.

Sliding it in front of the book stand Levi stepped away from the picture more towards Eren.

“Like I said, beauty is born of pain and circumstance. I don’t know what happened but you are not tainted. You are a thing of beauty.”

Levi whispered softly. What he had said reminded him of April, his mother’s best friend who had almost given up. She had been one of the women in the sketches he had done when he was seventeen.

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Ghislain watched her closely he felt the card slid into his breast pocket, he assume this was a date, all he had to do was spar with her and that would appease her to let this incident go. It certainly didn't cost him anything that was nice for a change most women wanted money or some designer label.

It had been lovely to meet the flower woman after all this time, despite her working with this company for a few months now.

Turning to go back in it didn’t take him long to get back to the meeting by then his little Queen was seething in rage. When Armin passed him the envelope that had been delivered. He sighed softly, well it was no wonder his Queen is ready to jump that old guy fossil.

Armin gave him his order and it has become his number one priority,  he was just about to leave when the fat pig stop him. Mind you he was on a time limit and he needed to hurry.

The man had a lot of balls to claim he was going to be the next head so he just smile and denied him. He gave him a tsk telling him it be a damn shame and a waste of talent. It was clear he didn’t know his master and he was going to die a very terrible death. If Armin doesn’t he will he didn’t care for people who show open disrespect  to his master. It makes his teeth ache.

After he told Armin he had a date the boy had the nerve to make fun of his elder, that was when he threaten him about his lack of love for fungus.

He turned to leave again having won against Armin again.

It took him two hours and thirty minutes to shut down the media and destroy their evidence as well as erasing their memories.

Then he had to go home and shower, but first he stopped by his dad place. He went into the large manor. 

“父亲，我在这里你在哪”

(Father, I’m here. Where are you?)

He looked around, but didn’t see him it wasn’t until he got to the pond where all the flowers were blooming is when he saw him.

“在那里，我一直在找你”

(There you are. I’ve been looking for you.)

The older male eyes looked at him, his scared face and the scars on his body were hidden underneath his robe. Even his eyes were injured, one of them is closed shut permanently due to the scar. It was even on his lower lip which he brushed softly with his hand. The male stared back and smiled his horn on full display. Ghislain smiled back just as gently, his father grab both of his cheeks and spoke with his low deep voice.

“ 你是谁 ?”

(Who are you?)

He hid the hurt he felt and brushed his forehead next to his.

“抱着你的人非常亲爱的我的心。谁总是在你身边那是我是谁”

‘给你父亲‘

(Someone who holds you very dear to my heart. Who is always by your side. That is who I am..)

((To you father))

But, the male just smile and said is that so to him, but he didn’t comprehend.... That just broke his heart... So he just hugged him tight....All he can do is give his heart and love him... Just like he had done when he was a very small child.

Spending a couple of hours with him, bathing him, dressing him, and feeding him while talking to him. He finally left him to go back to his lonely apartment.

He took a shower and washed his hair, he sigh a good spar is what he need so once he changed into his training outfit he called her.

“Hey, it’s me from earlier. It’s Ghislain, do you mind if I come over now. If you win I’ll treat you to a home cook meal and well if I lose. I’ll do what you ask. How about it?”

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When Levi told him he wasn’t laughing at him he eased his stance to a relax and loose position. When Levi asked him about what his dreams were he looked down and and rubbed the back of his head with his hand...

“To own my own island an Island that no one knows about....If I can purchase an island all to myself...I ....”

He stopped talking, it’s not like he could give him a reason....he means what can he say to him.

(If I buy me an island I won’t have to deal with humans, that’s not on a silver screen.... If he was alone he won’t get hurt and he won’t hurt others... lately, that’s all I can think about these days...I’m  obsessed with my own island my own small little world.)

When Levi stared at him he gave an embarrassed look...he was just staring at him, he didn’t utter a word even while he was talking to himself.

“I uh...I guess... having an island for myself is silly....huh...um.....yeah.....”

Eren felt so awkward he wanted to hide himself so much so he picked up a book he’d never would have touched if his life had depended on it. That book just so happen to be his sketch book.

He buried himself in it....he was mindful not to have a physical contact with it with his own face. He wasn’t so forgetful that he’d forget his own phobia the haphephobia of being touched and touching other. It didn’t matter if it was human or if it was an object. Unless he cleans it like crazy and scrub himself down he wouldn’t be able to tolerate it. Just thinking about it had him look at the book....and that....that was when he saw himself....and the clothes he was in...he easily got embarrassed and when Levi explain to him of what these clothes would do for him. It made it that much more embarrassing that his throbbing heart could stop. Anyone would want to scream at this crazy man for his crazy ideas and tell him be quiet... Hell, did all his model go through something like this too... It was embarrassing.... Hell, he wanted to break the contract if it was going to be like this... He didn’t expect him to talk to him or anything just use him and throw him away. He expected for something to happen and he’d just toss him to the curve, but the way he speaks make it sound like....he just sign his life over into this man hands.... That can’t be good for his health, he would give him three months of his life....that was it...

Because in three more month in time....he would get his island, and his home... A home he was going to build with his own two hands.... And then add on to it. He was so looking forward to it, especially because he can handle it... And with his experience of his multiple time job. He knows he got what it take to make it on his own...

Having said that, it sure as hell didn’t stop Levi from talking and the last outfit he talked about had him blushing worst then being in a play as a fucking lobster..

He groaned and turned his back on him when he tilted his head back, he bet his ears were turning pink, but he had enough sap in him to talk to him.

“Enough, please just stop talking. It...um....you see.....T-there’s nothing....wrong with the design or anything. It’s quiet um beautiful...It’s just....me...all me.......You can have any model you want...why didn’t you pick the blonde... The blonde’s way cuter then me....well I’m not cute at all...but, still... You keep talking to me as if I am beautiful and not the art you drew....”

Eren lowered the sketch book,

“I think the clothes is far more beautiful than anything I had ever seen in stores......but, me wearing it...I don’t know...I could dull them...is what I mean. The me you draw feels like it’s not me at all....maybe if I was younger maybe that could have been me...I guess...um...what I’m trying to say is...um”

Eren knew he was bad at explaining, but when he heard a chair scoot back he did a conditioned response he picked up over the years. And that was to moved further away from that person. Eren was still carrying the sketch book in his hands when he notice it did he set the book down on a flat surface and moved about to keep from staying in once place... He made it a point to look around the shop so he at least acted like he wanted to know somethings about short stack on heels...

“....uh...so um...that last one...isn’t it a bit....I don’t know um...revealing....and....a bit um tight on the body?”

Eren was just trying to make shot talk the silence was killing him and the heels made it sound like a doom song. Did he insult him, if so why does he sound like he was still coming after him...

He knows he is because of Levi made a clicking sound in those heels he caught just barely from the corner of his eyes... Why Levi choice to he wear those death trap... is of anyone guesses....although it did make his legs and ass look great.....from the way he carries himself... 

Eren faced ahead again and gulp... he needed to focus...

He made his way to the other side of the room to admire some flowers. He was still coming for him so he moved again toward the window he was jus, but in truth he just wanted to keep his distant... Levi silence was making him extremely nervous that he was going to run for the door.... Levi must have known what he was thinking because two  hands blocked his exit on either side of him. He would have ducked but, he was afraid of having another bodily contact with this man.... He had already touched him once....and in turn this man had touched him back so he was at his limit.... He’d scrub himself to death if he touched again in such a short time....despite it had been hours ago...

“Heeee.....”

The first time he made a sound when Levi trapped him from going anywhere was when he looked left in right for an exit or for someone to distract Levi long enough to make a run for it... But, all Levi did was keep him there....he didn’t say a word....and when he finally looked at him he saw his eyes...and to him it felt dangerous....

And yet, he continue to hold his gaze when every inch of him is telling him to get away and to run....to go home and locked himself in there until tomorrow... Or at least tell this man to give him his space.....but, the only thing that came out of his mouth were...

“I’m sorry..”

He honestly didn’t mean to offend him if he did, but all he did was spoke three little words and he felt light headed as well as feeling like a lobster in the face. 

“A-are you insane? Just stop talking!”

The raven haired male leaned in far too close for comfort that Eren smacked his head against the wall hard enough to knock his glasses off and caused his eyes to water in tears...

The hard impact made both his hand grasped his head where it hurts and fell down into a crouch..

Levi had enough sense to give him some space to fall, but he still refused to give him any leeway to run, because both his hands had never left the wall so he was still very much caged in...

How unfortunate...

He got the impression that Levi was definitely trying to make a point with him, Eren wasn’t a hard head....so he looked at him about to blurt something he never told anyone.. 

“Tained...isn’t beautiful...”

Not even his therapist knew how he really felt from within he learned to hide his personality. To hide his vulnerability side, to gain control over his temper. But that small little slip had him averting his gaze. Deep down he hated men the most, females were always foreign to him so he never bothered with the opposite sex. His sister was one thing, but other female is a different matter entirely. But, men....he despised...but, he can tolerate them so long they keep their distant...but, here he was cornered by a man he didn’t even know..

His touch was surprisingly gentle the first time he held his face, even now....he was so close...they could touch....right here....right now....Eren could forget...And they could....better acquainted... In more ways than one... The thought he wanted to touch him had him flabbergasted... He avoided looking at him and stutter his next response...

“Ah...well....um....it’s um....getting so late....I should...go.....I ah....need to eat....an um get prepared for t-tomorrow....yeah...t-tomorrow...”

Eren was listening, but at the same he didn’t want to hear anything he has to say...Petra was enough of a woman who tries to see the good in people...but, he gets sick of hearing of it. 

Levi face moved into his line of sight...he swallowed heavily...

“....Can you um get up and step away....or are you going to make me stay crouch on the floor so you could talk to me into a leg cramp...”

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Thana outstretched her arms for him to do the pat down before she delivered the package. She could tell from how he moved and moved his hands over her body feeling for weapons on her person. Not that she needed physical weapons to defend herself or her packages.

“You know the last guy who touched me like that had to buy me breakfast.”

She purred at him with a wink before entering the conference room with a little bit more swish in her hips than usual.

Urd smiled at the red head who apparently knew who she was. She looked him over for a moment before her face broke out into a brilliant smile.

“Oh you must be Ghislain, Mr. Arlert’s Secretary. I’m Urd Mitchel. It’s a pleasure to finally meet you.... Um... I’d offer you my hand but it’s a little full.”

She said with a soft chuckle.

After she was shown into the room Urd arranged the three vases around Armin before placing Erwin’s card down in front of him in the sealed envelope.

“Oh my....”

She said softly when Thana slammed the fat man who had groped her into the window that Urd assumed was bulletproof. She was Erwin and Armin’s Fate as well as Levi and Eren’s. In fact all of their friends seemed to be under her case work as a Fate of Romance.

“Tch.... He’s a dead man walking anyways. His days are numbered.”

Thana muttered to her not realizing that the red head might have heard her as well. She had given the fat man one last poisonous glare before accepting the hottie’s offer to walk them out. She knew him and his boss weren’t normal by a long shot.

Not when their death date was more than a century away unless something happened or a choice they made changed it. Thana was acutely aware of herself so when his hand lightly brushed against her wrist she immediately cast her gaze to meet his.

“Hmm..... There are so many things I could think of but how about this..... If you’re free this evening come by and spar with me and we’ll see where the night goes from there....”

She purred at him as she slid up close to him. Her body only a feather’s touch away from his own she slipped her card in his coat pocket. That card had her name, number and address on it. She was glad Levi sprung for that full gym in the basement. The lower basement level even had a sauna, hot tub and a full Olympic sized swimming pool.

“I’ll be waiting for your call.”

Thana said turning away and walking over to where Urd was opening up the back if her van so Thana could put her bike in the back. She waved her gloved hand back at him before picking the bike up with her hands and set it in the back before climbing in with it so she could secure it before Urd drove away.

Slipping into the front passenger seat she propped her high heeled combat boots up on the dash of the van before Urd drove off.

“My, my Thana.... I haven’t seen you move in that fast on someone since James Willard back when we were.... Like them.”

She said nodding to the people walking in the crosswalk in front of the van. When they had accidentally touched foreheads the first time they had remembered every thing about their past lives together.

Thana chuckled and lovingly punched her sister in the arm.

“I can’t help that I know what I like. Though he seems a bit clueless about me flirting with him. It’s like it just goes right over his head. It’s kind of cute.”

She said with a warm laugh. No one hearing that laugh would ever be able to figure out that she worked for Death reaping souls.

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Levi blushed and scratched the back if his head a bit nervously, which was ridiculous because he didn’t get this nervous around anyone even if he was attracted to him.

“I’m sorry I wasn’t laughing at you I just thought it was really cute.....”

He trailed off looking away when his ears caught the word dream Levi’s ears twitched in his direction before his eyes came back around to look at Eren’s beautiful face.

“If you don’t mind me asking..... What is your dream?”

He asked softly. He didn’t seem like the other people he had hired. It had seemed that they either wanted to make a lot of cash to spend or to further their career by being his model.

“Later Alexander. Tell your grandfather I say hi.”

Levi said to Valshe as he took his leave and left the two of them alone. He felt Eren move closer to him, smelled his scent wrapping around him, felt his eyes on him that he lifted his face to meet his gaze. There was a strange intenseness in his eyes that made him want to lean forward into his space.

But then the two faces of Eren’s boyfriends appeared in Levi’s mind that he took in a sharp breath and lean the opposite direction. A blush deeply colored his face from where his body just tried to take him. He couldn’t cause that pain to someone else nor could he ever share his mate with someone else.

“Um no I’m sorry I was just a little startled. My mind was somewhere else....”

He said a bit awkwardly since the place his mind had gone was dangerous territory. However his neck up flushed scarlet when Eren commented about his eyes.

“Th-thank you....”

Levi said lowering his eyes to his hands where they rested in his lap. Then his eyes looked up slowly when Eren opened the sketch book. He was even more nervous because he wanted Eren to like what he had designed.

“Y-yeah that’s you.... I was doing it all from memory so I know it pales in comparison to the real thing....“

He said looking down though he was a bit surprised when Eren said he would only dull the clothes.

“There’s no way that’s true. You’re completely beautiful that I doubt they’ll even do you justice... I take it you don’t like them then?”

The question just slipped out before he could take it back. He had never cared if his models liked his designs before so he really didn’t understand why he needs the approval of a hottie with two boyfriends already. He slowly lifted his gaze to meet Eren’s after asking the question.

However Eren’s face was hidden behind his sketch book so he couldn’t see him but as he turned the pages he began explaining how Eren inspired him for each piece. The first one was based around his eye color, second was based off his height and build, the third one was based off of his skin tone and hair, the fourth was based from the way he moved and the fifth was designed to show off all of those physical traits.

The more Levi talked about the designs the more animated he became while talking with Eren. Levi couldn’t help but smile as he walked Eren through the designs he made especially for him. Levi enjoyed being with this person when with everyone else he preferred to be alone. He couldn’t explain why that was however.