anyway here are some eruri hc’s where these 2 assholes are tender and gentle with each other in times such as:
- erwin having a rough day
- erwin having a rough day and levi just knowing bc he has some kind of creepy 6th sense about shit like this
- levi curling himself into erwin’s side when they’re in bed together and kisses all down his neck + his jawline + all over his face (eyelids, cheeks, forehead, etc)
- erwin sitting on the mattress after he takes a shower, ready to drop, with levi standing between his legs so that erwin can rest his head against his stomach + wrap his arms around his waist to pull him close
- levi carefully smoothing erwin’s hair back with the sofest expression on his face …. so fond …… so lovesick……
- erwin and levi literally always being next to each other?????? like ???
- hanji: “hey any of u yahoos know where the short bastard is??” / mike: “……..u mean levi?” / hanji: “m i k e……honestly….?? like how many short bastards do u know in the survey corps? but, yeah, that one” / mike, while shrugging: “idk, but i’m sure he’s with erwin or whatever” / hanji: “ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)” / mike: “ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)”
- WaLkInG ToGEThEr AlL tH e TImE
- which gets rumors circulating & jokes start going around about how erwin and levi are basically attached at the hip
- bc levi will always wait outside for erwin’s meetings to be finished, even if it means wasting four hours leaning against a wall and glaring at anybody who passes by
- or erwin bringing his paperwork outside to watch levi training even though he’s got Important Commander Duties™ to attend to
- levi helping erwin out of his maneuver gear, even tho it’s pretty funny trying to watch his 6+ft commander/bf/husband/golden retriever puppy struggle to get the straps undone
- erwin walking up behind levi and hugging from behind, hands folded over levi’s stomach, resting his cheek on his head
- alternatively: levi leaning back against erwin, tipping his head onto his shoulder & letting his eyes sliding shut
- SO MUCH MUTUAL BENEFIT AND TRUST IN THE RELATIONSIHP ?????????????????????????????
- erwin having to keep up his façade of cold and calm and collected commander of the survey corps on all the time, except around levi
- levi being really closed off + snapping @ anybody who tries to get close except his commander bc he doesn’t take levi’s shit or snark :^)
- levi completely breaking down and erwin just …. holding him. not even saying anything. just holding him. tightly. and close. running fingers through levi’s hair. so tender and loving and kind
- FOREHEAD TOU HCING ??????????????????????????
- levi inspecting erwin’s appearance before an important event:
- fixing his hair, straightening out his jacket, dusting off the lapels, fiddling with the cuffs on his sleeves, etc
- levi standing on his toes when he kisses erwin bc he’s Too Short
- erwin still having to bend down to meet levi halfway - one arm around his waist to prevent him from falling over
- levi hating any and all forms of authority except erwin……….shutting up as soon as erwin says his name or puts a hand on his shoulder/elbow/bicep even tho nobody else can get him to do anything even if they threaten bodily harm
- weekly sparring ???? during general training sessions with the rest of the corps ??????? fighting & insulting each other as they face off ????
- knowing glances between them ……. having conversations w/o saying a fuckign word
- double death glares as necessary
- levi getting double ration servings without question from the mess hall because everybody knows erwin’s busy & they’re going to eat together in his office anyway
- people learning to just get used to having a conversation with erwin with levi in the room, barging into the room, cleaning the room, organizing the room, doing erwin’s paperwork for him in the room, etc etc bc levi never knocks
- erwin knowing exactly how levi likes his tea lmao
- when they’ve just gotten back from an expedition and everybody wants to crash instead of writing reports etc, erwin will still brew a pot for them
- levi feeding erwin his food because erwin is Tall and Strong and there’s no way he scrapes by easy with what general servings are
- erwin could technically needle more calories out of the mess hall bc of his rank, but he’s a big believer in being equal with his troops
- levi thinks it’s shit so he splits his rations to feed it to erwin bc he’s smaller and used to being hungry. he can get by.
- erwin being unable to fall asleep bc he’s so stressed
- but levi forces him to get into bed, calming him down just by being there
- erwin taking levi’s hand in his……levi turning his palm over so that they’re touching …then lacing their fingers togethe r…………………..
- erwin who looks like the manifestation of walking death, although the only thing that betrays his exhaustion are the bags under his eyes + the unusual tremor in his limbs and nobody really notices except levi, who then uses it as an excuse to smother him w/ pillows
- levi being there for erwin after he loses his arm without being asked
- because he knows erwin feels bad/embarrassed/ashamed/guilty that he’s taking up levi’s time/energy even though this is what makes levi feel useful when he’s out of the field
- levi explaining this is what he wants to do, and if he didn’t, he “wouldn’t even consider it, alright?”
- he says this with his usual swearing, but it still gets a smile out of erwin
- “wow, levi, you really sure do care about me” / “…..shut up, old man and eat ur fuckin soup”
- erwin having the biggest guilt complex and levi telling him that it’s okay
- that he’s valid & still good where it matters. that’s he’s still doing everything for the best of humanity and even if nobody else believes it, levi does
- erwin and levi sharing really crass, dark jokes with each other that would otherwise scare people off (except the veterans. but. well. they’re kinda gone now, aren’t they.)
- very passionate kisses before battles or something. like full on dramatic rom-com, 360º rotating cam shot with 3 lens flares and swell of music behind them passionate pre-battle kiss
- COUPLE FIGHTING ??????????????? knowing where the other is gonna be without even lookign ?????? and working together so seamlessly it looks like a dance as they’re slaying titans left and righ t?????? levi predicting erwin’s commands perfectly ??? and not needing erwin to say them aloud to know what htey are ???????? lmfao #bye
- basically:
- TENDER
- ERURIS
- [screaming]
um anyway yeah this got way out of hand, someone please take away these gross old men in love bc they’re ruining my life(^v^)