"I'll have to ask you to tell me what you need, this area is off limits for the time being," hushed voices, caused me to blink awake.

"I don't need a book, I'm looking for the two of them."

levi and i?

"You're awake," Levi murmured, arms wrapped securely around me.

"I'm awake."

"It's Eren, he's leaving and wants us to see him off."

"Are you sure he doesn't just want you?" I grumbled, sighing against Levi's chest.

"Whoever he sent has been grumbling about the both of us."

"That's surprising."

i don't want to move

"I give us another three minutes before someone gets past Kuchel and breaks down the doors."

"Only three minutes?"

"They've been asking for us for around an hour now."

oh .

"I can't believe we fell asleep here," I muttered, making no move to sit up.

"You certainly did," Levi chuckled, "you snore."

WTF WTF WTF

"NO I DO NOT!"

"You do, it's loud as shit."

"You're such an ass."

of course he wouldn't snore in his sleep .

LEVI DO SOMETHING STUPID SO I CAN MAKE FUN OF YOU

MY EGO NEEDS REPAIRING

"You've been up for an hour then?" I asked, the sounds of protest from outside the door getting louder.

"Ever since they started complaining."

"Were you-" I paused, sitting up slightly so I could get a good look at his face, "were you watching me sleep?"

IMPORTANT QUESTION

"If I was?"

DON'T BE COY ABOUT IT

"I think I'll probably yell at you for being creepy, and then secretly find it a little bit endearing."

i can't say much .

i've watched 'mr has sleeping problems'

sleep a ton

"I wasn't watching, I was listening."

gross ....

"Please never speak to me again, I have decided to stop liking you."

THAT ANSWER WASN'T ENDEARING AT ALL

"You were loud as shit."

"SHUT UP- I'M GOING TO GO SHARE ALL OF OUR SECRETS WITH EREN NOW!"

"Including the fact that you snore?"

"I DON'T SNORE-"

ILL JUST LET HIM KNOW THAT LEVI ACKERMAN IS A LIAR

"Keep thinking that-"

"Levi A-"

"I apologize for interrupting but the prince is requesting you to see him off," one of Eren's servants cut me off.

kuchel couldn't have held them off for one more minute to i could rip into levi ?

"My wife was speaking," Levi shot the poor man a bone-chilling stare.

when he .....

"I apologize."

"We should probably get moving," Levi sighed, his hands trailing down to my waist as he sat up.

"You're-"

"Huh?"

"You're acting weird."

"Maybe I'm just excited for us to finally be alone."

"We're coming," I addressed Eren's staff, sitting up quickly.

"It appears I've interrupted," he bowed, avoiding eye contact with the both of us.

"That's what I was telling you," Kuchel stepped into the room, shooting both of us a curious look. "Both of you change, your clothes are a mess."

that's what we get for sleeping in the library

i wouldn't trade the time we get to spend together for the world

it feels like it's hard to find an uninterrupted moment recently

"The prince he-"

"He can wait another 20 minutes," Kuchel replied coolly, leading the two of us away,

levi definitely got it from somewhere

"You're finally awake," Petra cheered, pulling me aside to get changed as soon as I entered the room, "you took a little bit so it'll be on the simple side." She gestured toward the outfit laid out on the bed, which was anything but simple.

GIRL ??? WHAT DOES SIMPLE MEAN TO YOU ??

Before I could protest I was sitting in front of the vanity, Petra decorating my hair with silver butterfly pins that matched the butterflies embroidered onto the flowing sleeves of the lavender gown I was wearing.

"We clean up well," Levi entered the room, adjusting the cuffs of his sleeves while making eye contact with me in the mirror.

"I think we're attractive even when we've just woken up from a five-hour nap."

i mean at least i am <3

"I'm sure Eren would be excited to see the two of us with bedhead."

"I don't know maybe he would realize that we have a healthy and comfortable relationship and decide to leave us alone <3"

IM BEDHEAD POSITIVE

"We can only wish," Levi leaned in closer to the mirror, adjusting his lavender cravat.

we match-

"Nifa thought that you would want more matching clothing," Petra whispered to me, "I chose the colors."

YOU'RE THE BEST

"Lavender was a great choice," I beamed back.

"I thought it would look good on you," she took a step back admiring her work for a minute, "all done I'll leave the two of you to it." She bowed slightly before quickly exiting.

come to think about it she doesn't really know levi all that well does she-

"Are you ready? Levi met my eyes in the mirror, raising an eyebrow.

"Ready as I'll ever be," I stood up, dusting off his jacket, "let's make this quick."

we'll finally be alone

if you ignore the fact tht we live in a castle

w/ like . a lot of staff

"You're finally here," Eren stood in the main hall, pacing impatiently.

honestly it's surprising that he didn't show up to get us himself-

maybe he really has turned over a new leaf <333

armin and mikasa talked to him- that's probably it

"Get home."

GET HOME SAFE ???

LEVI ???

THAT'S THREATENING

"Goodbye Eren-"

HONESTLY THAT'S NOT MUCH BETTER

HOW DO YOU SAY BYE TO PEOPLE ???

I MEAN I DON'T LIKE HIM BUT .

"I'll be back," Eren turned on his heel and quickly exited.

ALL THAT FOR WHAT

"Wow, dramatic," I muttered under my breath, watching as he winced at the harsh cold.

he really is just some dude-

some dude with too much power

and a horrible attitude

"Should we return to the library? I had Kuchel get a fire started." Levi asked as soon as Eren was out of sight.

"THE BOOKS ???"

"The fireplace idiot," he laughed, flicking my arm slightly.

"You're on thin ice."

"Come on, I bookmarked your place when you fell asleep-"

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AAA IM SORRY GUYS- it's so dark out rn tht i totally lost track of time </3

anyway 🥸

- AAAAAmi