Long live. Chapter 36
Levi x fem!reader
Notes: Levi comes to a realisation. Reader is gobsmacked. Erwin finally makes an appearance.
Summary: Finally, the proof you needed to prove your innocence rested in your hands. Although it’s a road of uncertainty, the future for both you and Levi, is looking less bleak.
Warnings: None
Not much sleep was had between you and Levi. Expecting the ravenette to be sat up doing paperwork all night, you were pleasantly surprised to find all his love and attention focused entirely on you. Long cuddles, sweet kisses and many a wave of pleasure he gave you. He just couldn’t keep his hands off you, as if he was making up for the many months you had been apart. Sex with him wasn’t just that. It was so much more. So intimate and so needed. He worshipped your body like art. Traced it like it was a canvas before leading you to a blissful heaven.
When you did eventually fall asleep in his arms, he just watched you. He couldn’t understand it. How you made him feel like this. Why you made him feel like this. He loved you so much, maybe too much. He didn’t think it ever possible to feel this way about someone. He heard men tell their stories about the people they fell in love with but he always just brushed it off as idiocy. He didn’t believe that someone could give their whole being to another just through love, but he proved himself wrong. There you were, in his arms and yet - it still didn’t feel enough.
He wanted more. So much more~
You were roused from your sleep by the clicking of a door and the rattle of china cups. A warm smile crept up your lips and you breathed out an elated sigh. You kept your eyes shut for a moment longer, relishing in the fact that you were in the comfort of Levi’s bed.
You heard the door to the Captains wardrobe open and something being pulled off the hanger before it was shut and feet shuffled over to you.
“You awake?” His velvet tone asked and you hummed in response “Ass up then. I made you tea.”
“Okay.” You replied sleepily and stretched your body out.
You peeled your eyes open, adjusting to the light in the room before your hues immediately fell on the plain white shirt that was laid out on the bed for you before gazing over to the ravenette who was taking a seat at his desk. He quickly glanced at you before resting his eyes on his paperwork. You yawned and lazily swung your legs around, picking up Levi’s shirt and putting it on. You lifted the collar to your nose and breathed his alluring scent.
He glanced up again as you headed into the bathroom, probably to freshen yourself up. He heard the sink tap turn, water gushing out and you yelp. You always were a bit heavy handed with taps, so much so that you’d end up soaking yourself from the backsplash.
You eventually reappeared and his guess was right. The middle of his shirt had a splash of water on it and he quietly chuckled to himself as you took a seat beside him at the end of his desk. He waited for you to get comfortable before he poured the tea into the china cups and slid one over to you.
“Thanks! It’s been a while since we’ve done this.” You said as you placed the rim to your lips and took a sip.
You weren’t really paying attention to the fact that the Corporal was staring at you. Taking in the sight of your beauty and how you held the china cup daintily with both hands. How you always licked your lips after every sip and had your keen gaze looking outside the sunlit window. God he loved you. You lifted the cup and took another sip, enjoying the sweet taste of the Captains tea.
“Marry me.”
His sudden bland proposal had you spitting the tea across the other side of the room, splashing the paperwork and covering his already wet shirt you were wearing.
“Shit! Sorry!” You clumsily placed the cup down and stood abruptly “Should I get a towel? I should get a towel!” You walked towards the bathroom but stopped and turned “Actually I don’t think a towel will work, maybe I should go get a cloth from the kitchen? Yeah, I’ll go get a cloth - ”
“(y/n).”
The ravenette tried to halt you but you carried on towards the door, stopping once again as you reached for the handle “Oh, silly me! I should get changed first. Can’t wander the corridors like this!”
“(y/n).” He slightly raised his voice but you still purposely ignored him.
“Where’s my clothes? I know I threw them down here somewhere last night - ” You knelt down and looked underneath the bed.
“(y/n) sit the fuck down!” He bellowed and your head shot in his direction “Please.” He pleaded less loudly.
Picking yourself up from the floor, you plodded back to the chair and plonked yourself down, your stunned hues looking firmly ahead and not at your boyfriend.
“I didn’t mean to freak you out like that.” He said sincerely.
You eventually pulled your gaze on him, your hands slightly shaking and voice plainly nervous “I - um - I’m sorry for reacting like that. I - just - I didn’t know what to say. I still don’t know what to say.”
“You don’t have to reply immediately. Think about it.”
You looked at him addled “Levi - what’s brought this on? Did you hear Sasha or has Brad spoken to you or something? The last thing I want is people putting ideas in your head - ”
“I want to marry you.” He said with certainty “I’ve been thinking about it for a while. You and me - we just make sense and I want to make you happy.”
“By marrying me?”
“Yes. You said it yourself, we’re endgame. I don’t want anyone else. I want to be the one that puts a ring on your finger and vows to be with you in sickness and in health.”
“Wow.” Your throat tightened with nerves as you swallowed and a dashing pink pooled your cheeks “I - I don’t know what to say - again.”
“Like I said - just think about it.” He spoke with nonchalance.
“I will - I’m sorry I don’t have the answer right at this moment. It’s just with everything that’s been going on - ”
Levi quickly reached over and took your hand “Don’t apologise. My timing is dreadful, I know that. I can wait.”
The ravenette had caught you completely off guard. Completely unprepared. And the way he asked you was most certainly questionable. But then again - this was Levi - always wise on the battlefield but had absolutely no clue what he’s doing when it came to expressing his love in such a prominant way. But in all honesty - you wouldn’t have him any other way.
After you both cleaned up the mess you’d made, you got yourself dressed and headed down to the kitchen where Erwin and Hange were waiting rather patiently, sat at the kitchen table reminiscing about past events.
Of course your attention immediately fell on the blondes arm as he stood - or should one say lack of. Considering it had only been little over a month or so since the incident, the man was in pretty good shape and never failed to impress you.
“(y/n), it’s good to see you.” The tall man smiled and pulled a chair out for you.
“It’s good to see you to Commander. How are you holding up?” You asked as you took a seat next to him.
“Rather well. Although - I am struggling to write with my left hand it seems.” He chuckled.
Levi sat himself opposite you, next to Hange who had the ledger placed firmly in her hands. The ravenette reached out and snatched it from her, flicking through the pages.
“The man’s been busy.”
“So it seems.” Erwin said.
“So, we have the proof, the question is what do we do with it?” The tawny haired woman questioned.
“It is indeed proof but - we need more.” Erwin straightened himself up in the chair.
You looked at him puzzled “More?”
“Yes. Anyone could look at that ledger and come to the conclusion that someone else wrote it. What we need is a full confession from the supreme Commander,” His blue hues looked directly at you “and we all know there is only one person in this room he will happily boast to about it.”
“Fuck no.”
Levi’s steely hues scowled at Erwin’s clear suggestion. He and Hange knew exactly what the man was saying, but you? You were absolutely lost. Completely unaware that Erwin’s plan heavily involved you and was a risky move indeed.
