Vivid

"Levi..." a gentle voice called. He found himself sitting by a hospital bed next to a woman. Her face was blurred by the light that poured into the room. Levi remembered staring at her grimly. He remembered her cold clamy fingers, the soft chime of a heart monitor, and the gentleness of her voice. She was weak and frail, her body was withering away just as his feelings were. Levi could feel her life slip through his fingers. Her fading smile forever haunted his dreams. Many have died before his eyes. But her, she was truly different from the rest. When he woke, he laid there with a dead expression in his eyes. He longed for the dream to cease and at one point it did.
"But why is it coming back now?" He thought.
Over the past week, Levi skipped on most of his classes. Cleaning up the mess mikasa left was hell. On top of that, overseeing Armin's development wasn't easy. Armin's lingering stares left him questioning the boys intentions. Never the less, his investment seemed to be a wise one. Upon contracting him, Erwin wasn't as apprehensive as the others. In fact, he seemed quite intrigued by the boys capablities. Levi picked up on his interest and silently made it his duty to protect armin. He stood closer to the boy more so than usual. He'd speak to him for erwins sake and help him if need be. Though this behavior didn't help Armin's infatuation with Levi. The boy would melt went levi complimented him. Even if it was a small "good," he'd blush darkly and feel his little heart flutter. To Armin, levi never looked better until he saw him the next day. Each day his body burned for Levi. Being so enchanted by another human being was new to Armin.
"Could this be love..?" He'd ask himself silently as he looked at Levi. The only other human interaction he had. Was that of his best friends and clients. But even so, they were just business ventures and family. He'd always worked so hard for Eren. But this was different from that close friendship.
Whenever Levi would meet his gaze. He'd freeze up and his palms began to sweat. He enjoyed and relished Levis company. so much so, he went a bit insane the last two days of the work week. Having not seen Levi, made his heart sink. The man was always so aloof. His expressionless face made Armin's heart yearn to see the other side of Levi. During class, he'd be slightly annoyed. Especially when Levi would pay attention Eren from afar. He was a hard worker but the way he'd fall asleep in class pissed Levi off. Eren wasn't aware of Levi's stare so much. He'd just wonder about the world and sleep. Then a packet of tissues would appear. This happened almost every time Levi came to class. "the tissue fairy came to save me again." He'd tell Mikasa over the phone. Mikasa had a vague idea of who'd be the one to do that. She wasn't sure whether to be annoyed or thankful. But whatever Levi was doing. He was decently watching over the two. From the way Armin sounded he was content. But Eren was more on the exhuasted student side. She smiled to herself on the phone listening to the two's banter and thanked Levi silently. She had gotten word from annie and blushed when she had a recieved a message from her.
"Going to murder the son of a bitch. Don't die on me. - annie"
"I'm not going to die." Mikasa mumbled. Levis controlled town was paradise for her but she felt lonely and deeply missed her friends. Armin and Eren seemed to be branching out just fine. Which isn't all to terrible, but it saddened her to know she was missing out. Meanwhile, Levi was taking care of setting up for a "small" event coming up on Saturday. Eren noticed the disgruntled look on armins face in those two days. For the past two weeks Armin would skip on hanging out. It left him to resort to being around Connie and Sasha. A couple who's idea of a good time was sampling cheeses. Eren shivered at the thought of the stench of cheese. After that day he began to reconsider how he should spend his day. Eren used this free time to wander around the city he now lived in. His old hometown was nothing compared to this. Despite it being an urban jungle. There were areas that seemed to blend in with quiet suburban life. Eren nicknamed this area the outlands. Though eren was a free spirit and didn't mind being away. He would spend his time wandering by the river whenever he'd feel homesick. Erens habits were always tied in with his curiosity somehow. sometimes it landed him in unknown areas he'd get lost in. As Eren roamed freely, he would think about his surroundings. Something about Armin made him feel more distant. Eren looked at the handkerchief Levi had left on a Monday at exactly two weeks ago. He never quite got a good look at the man. But didn't exactly make the effort to either. Still, he wanted to return the item back to Levi and thank him. Had he not left this tiny peice of cloth. Erens sleeves would have been soaked in his own saliva. He never bothered to tell Armin but he wondered how to approach Levi. The stressed out vibe Armin emitted in the past few days. By now, cloudy skys, scarves and cool dark nights we eren's guilty pleasure. But little did he know a huge festivity would come along. Levi was preparing for Erwin's birthday. He wasn't exactly fond of the idea. In fact, he loathed the idea of drunkards grinding and sweating on each other. But it was always tradition to put these "small" festivities together. That and hanji would never cease her mindless chatter about it until Levi gave in. Celebrating was a luxury after all. So if they had a reason to, it wouldn't hurt anybody right? Levi wasn't one to be elated for throwing a party in their warehouse. But he was rather fond of doing detail work as long as it was clean cut. He signed for crates of alcohol that filled up the bar. Though the old brick warehouse was seemingly abandoned. Back then it was a complete dump. But, Erwin saw it's potential and renovated inside. Hiding in plain sight was it's best camouflage in Erwin's mind. Levi wasn't fond of the dusty, cob Web covered bricks. But did agree it was in an area no one would purposefully walk to.
"Only an idiot would wander into these parts.. so I'll give you that." He'd tell Erwin. Days seemed to stretch and the week slowly lulled itself forward. Saturday came along with the cool fall breeze and Levi was discussing the effects of Armin's drug with Erwin.
"So the boy, he shows that much promise?" Erwin asked Levi.
"He's good enough to invest in. That's about it," he replied.
"Tell me more about this Armin Arlert boy," he mused. Erwin's didn't mask his interest one bit.
"He's not some scary looking shit talker like I've dealt with before. He's a feeble tiny little thing, shoulder length blond hair, pale skin and big blue doe eyes. Kind of makes me sick looking at how sweet he is. to know he of all people created such a powerful drug. Makes me both sick and impressed," Levi replied. Erwin's lips stretched into a smile thinking of the boys features. Levi stared blankly and excused himself knowing Erwin's expression all to well.
"Haven't seen that in a while," He thought as he walked down the hallway. Levi tugged on his cuff link and fixed it as he went to oversee the lights of the "small," get together they would have that evening. During this small time period of peace. Eren was talking with Armin on the phone.
"Armin, hang outtt," Eren whined. Armin was hurriedly getting things together as he was on the phone.
"H-Huh? Oh i'm sorry I can't," he replied.
"Why not, has work been all you can think about?" Eren paused for a moment feeling mischievous. He smirked and gasped dramatically.
"Don't tell me. you're nailing someone on the side! Armin you sly-"
"W-What? N-No! I just have been busy with work!" He replied. His face flushed a deep red from eren's comment. The mere thought of kissing let alone fucking levi made him stutter.
"I'm kidding, get your mind out of the gutter," Eren laughed, satisfied with Armin's reaction.
"You put it there in the first place," Armin mumbled irritably.
"You sure we can't hang out today?" Eren pouted.
"Yes I'm sure eren, besides, we can hang out soon right?"
"Yeah, I suppose, but seriously, how lucky are you working on a night like this?" Eren sighed sarcastically.
"It's not that bad of a job... but I'll agree it's a nice night.. still I have to get going. So I'll see you soon okay? Wish me luck!"
"Good luck bud," Eren mumbled before Armin disconnected. Eren sighed and laid back staring at his white ceiling. The world seemed to slow down. Eren was incapable of sitting or staying in place for long periods of time. His prescription Adderall was always an option. But he felt so plain, so boring, so... /tame/ on that pill. Eren wasn't the type to go wild and do drugs. His father scarred him with his patients enough. Though it wasn't the scarring that killed the idea. He just didn't find the right person to experience it with. Eren laid on his left side, then his right, he curled up and sprawled out. He lifted his legs and rested them on rhe wall and couldn't find a comfortable positon. It wasn't until after a rather annoyed sigh; that he decided to slip on his shoes and allow his feet to carry him wherever they could.
while eren disappeared into the unknown.