[ erwin's time without levi was so brief, but he had no idea what had happened to him and it had been excruciating. but since levi didn't die back home, the only anguish once he came back was that levi had to be without him for so long. he still fears that one of them will be sent back home—erwin to a grave or levi to an existence without him.
it stings, at best. erwin wants to try and move past it, but he can't quantify exactly how to soothe himself, much less pull levi out of the chasm of loss. it's not that he's given up, but that he needs to work harder to manage both of them.
he did think carefully about getting the carriage for just them, because while they do need to get out around other people more, that'll be when they explore the new town. the process of getting there can be just them. it's in no small part selfish because he still yearns to spend every moment with levi that he can.
that small smile gets one in return as he allows levi to pull him into the carriage. he settles in to sit while still holding onto his hand—in fact he lifts it to his mouth to press a kiss to the back of it. how romantic. this man is a monster.
but he's still smiling as he looks up at him, tugging him a little closer and nodding toward the seat next to him. ]
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it stings, at best. erwin wants to try and move past it, but he can't quantify exactly how to soothe himself, much less pull levi out of the chasm of loss. it's not that he's given up, but that he needs to work harder to manage both of them.
he did think carefully about getting the carriage for just them, because while they do need to get out around other people more, that'll be when they explore the new town. the process of getting there can be just them. it's in no small part selfish because he still yearns to spend every moment with levi that he can.
that small smile gets one in return as he allows levi to pull him into the carriage. he settles in to sit while still holding onto his hand—in fact he lifts it to his mouth to press a kiss to the back of it. how romantic. this man is a monster.
but he's still smiling as he looks up at him, tugging him a little closer and nodding toward the seat next to him. ]