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4- “kiss me, please.”

Sorry this one took so long!! Essays suck ass tbh & this turned into angst I’m sorry omg

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“Kiss me,” Levi had said one night, closing the door to the commander’s office behind him. “Or stop leading me on.”

“I can’t,” was all Erwin said. He closed his eyes for a moment and looked away.

Levi slammed the door shut on his way out.

–

“Kiss me, Erwin.”

Levi had pulled him out of the ballroom and into a vacant hallway to escape the hundreds of noble women waiting for a dance with the esteemed commander, much to Levi’s chagrin.

Erwin only gave him a sad smile, pressing chapped lips to the smaller man’s forehead. “I’m sorry.”

–

The medical wing was packed with dozens of wounded men and the corpses of fallen soldiers.

Erwin never thought it would come to this. He never thought he would be paying his respects to the lifeless body of the man he loves.

He was too late.

“Kiss me.” He placed a shaky hand over Levi’s cold ones. “please.”

His words fell on deaf ears.