A black cat, scampered into the room, weaving through the furniture.

IM IN LOVE

BABIE

U ARE THE CUTEST COME HERE

"When the fuck did I get a cat?" Levi muttered, glancing down as it stretched lazily by a window.

I LOVE THIS CAT

IT DOESN'T KNOW WHO IT'S IN THE ROOM WITH

OH GOD MY BABIE IS GOING TO DIE

"DON'T KILL THE CAT!"

"I'm an animal murderer now?"

"You could be- I would have no idea."

"I'm not going to kill the cat, I have no clue why an animal would be in this house though," he frowned in obvious distaste.

BE NICE 2 HIM

"Why isn't an animal in this house," I crouched down inching closer to the cat. "What's your name babie ?"

"Levi."

"I'm not talking to you- cat hater."

"Stop wasting time outside and come in idiot," Levi grumbled, raising his voice in irritation.

??????

"I'm already inside, what are you talking about?" I turned to look at him incredulously.

"I'm not talking to you- idiot." He smirked, laughing under his breath.

i hate men .

"Ah, I'm sorry Duke Ackerman," a tall, younger man with faded brown hair cut into an undercut walked into the room, awkwardly looking around.

EXPLAIN TO ME WHY EVERY GUY HERE HAS AN UNDERCUT AND A PERMANENT SCOWL .

WHATEVER THERE'S A CAT IN FRONT OF ME NO NEED TO FOCUS ON THIS CONVERSATION

PREACHHHH

"Who are you and why were you listening in on our conversation?" Levi snapped his gaze sharpening, in front of me the cat rolled over onto its back, meowing loudly.

U ARE THE CUTEST BABY BOY

"Jean Kirstein, sir!" He replied stiffly, his gaze trained not on Levi but on me as I crouched down to play with the cat.

I am a married woman-

"What do you think you're looking at?" Levi's tone was cold, sharp, and commanding- a chill ran down my spine as I glanced uncomfortably over to him.

this Jean kid is going to die-

"The cat- that's the kitchen cat I was told to come ta- find it and bring it back," Jean responded stiffly, his gaze awkwardly shifting back and forth between Levi's harsh glare and where I sat holding the cat in my arms.

Oh-

WAIT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE CAT

LET IT STAY HERE

"Is that all? You're dismissed," Levi waved Jean off shooting me a small smile.

omg <3 that's the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me-

"But the cat?" Jean asked, shifting nervously where he stood, obviously eager to leave.

"Just tell them what's happening."

Jean nodded eagerly- turning to leave, visibly relaxing as he rushed towards the door.

WAIT UHM

"I have a question-" I cleared my throat, stopping him in his tracks as he turned towards the two of us again, a forced smile on his features.

IM SORRY

"What's the cat's name?"

"Name-" he paused searching for a response before muttering something along the lines of 'what's the name of the damn cat' under his breath, "Mr. Squid- his name is Mr. Squid."

AAA I LOVE IT

"Thank you, Jean!" I beamed as he left the room, disappearing from sight.

WE SCARED HIM

"He made up that name."

"I know that- it's cute anyway," I hummed petting 'Mr. Squid.'

I LUVE U KITTY

"It needs a collar," Levi's gaze while softer than before still came off as cold and wary.

:/

someone should've gone to therapy as a child

yeah me 2

"A what?"

"A collar- for the cat," he nodded in my direction, leaning in closer.

omg ...

"WE'RE KEEPING HIM?????"

"What were you thinking of doing?"

"OH WELL I FIGURED YOU WERE GOING TO BE ALL LIKE- 'urgghhhhhhh im levi i like working urghhhhhhh no cats uruhmmm im no fun):<<<<<<<< filthy animals )::::::::::::' OR SOMETHING."

"I do not act like that."

"YES, YOU DO!"

"Do not."

"Ok sure, you don't- let's go with that <3"

THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT I HAVE A KITTY NOW

HIS NAME IS MR SQUID I AM IN LOVE WITH HIM

HE IS THE BEST BABIE

"Y/N, Levi, your room has been prepared," Kuchel entered the room, bowing respectfully.

ROOM ??????????

ROOM SINGULAR ????

ROOM (one (1)) ????????

"Room? Was there an issue with preparing one of the guest rooms for Y/N?" Levi questioned.

YEAH UH

"You're really going to make the lady of the house sleep in a guest room? I know that you don't care about your reputation but Y/N has an image to maintain," Kuchel scolded, shooting me an apologetic look her smile warm.

U ARE LITERALLY THE BEST

BUT I DONT REALLY HAVE A REPUTATION

I LITERALLY WALK AROUND WITHOUT SOCKS ON I HAVE NO SHAME

"Ah- so then Levi is staying in a guest room? Sounds good."

"Fuck no."

"Of course not- the two of you will be staying together, it would be embarrassing if word got around that the ducal couple was fighting."

BUT I NORMALLY SLEEP IN MY OWN ROOM????

"Of course it's fine in the duchy where there are official rooms for the duchess to stay in but can you imagine the rumors that would spread here? It would reflect poorly on both of you."

but- i kick in my sleep

IM GOING TO DIE

IM GOING TO GET KILLED- HE IS GOING TO KILL ME

"This is stupid," Levi pouted- kicking back in his seat.

i agree but i guess i can understand it- it would be difficult if people found out that i was sleeping in a guest room, that's a lot different from the duchess' official quarters back home.

"It's necessary."

and if levi slept in a guest room it would probably be twisted back to me in some way- someone would say that i was controlling the duke and would call me a witch or something stupid

i WISH i was a witch

i even have a cat <3

"Can Mr. Squid sleep with us?"

"Fuck no."

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a little bit of filler and some slightly ooc jean 

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY

i was struggling 4 so long trying to come up with a way for mr. squid's name 2 get created bc like ???? mr squid makes sense in a modern au but not rlly here so ty jean 4 sacrificing ur canon personality n providing me with a way 2 make it make sense <7

promise jean will be a little more in character in later chapters he's just a little nervous here <3

- AGHmi