Well, I know I had wanted to finish my two stories before I uploaded any other stories. But I'M A BIG LIAR AND COULDN'T RESIST!
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Sincerely Mewtrune
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They all had jobs to do in the mornings. Erwin made sure they all woke up on time, Eren made sure they were all fed and Levi made sure they all looked presentable. Erwin couldn't be trusted to cook anything and would go looking scruffy if he had the chance. Levi could cook but chose not to and was not a morning person. Eren was the type to roll right back over and curl into the warmth of bed if no one coaxed him out and god forbid he try to leave the house with hair that has not seen a comb.
They worked together like a well-oiled machine. Erwin and Levi would see Eren off. The young man was still a student and worked in a restaurant owned by a friend of theirs. Erwin would be next to go, leaving for his job at a law firm. Much like he had done for Eren, Levi pulled the tall blond down for a kiss before smoothing his lapel and sending him on his way.
Then lastly, Levi would make his way along to the coffee pot, pour himself another mug and go settle in front of his laptop to begin writing a few more chapters. The perks of being an author meant he could work at home and no one could give him shit about it.
And that was their morning routine. But sometimes it was broken. Levi and Erwin rarely had to deviate from the routine. At least once a month, a newly turned Eren would have a rough time. The lunar cycle was hell for newly turned werewolves.
Increased aggression that made him feel guilty after he snapped at one of his lover, unprovoked rages he could fly into over the smallest thing, insomnia that started to kick in a few days before, restlessness that set him on edge and made him pace the entire time, and other bizarre behavior that was just so draining for him.
Hanji, knowing the poor boy's plight well would give him a mild relaxant that kept the rages and aggression down for the most part. As for insomnia and restlessness, Hanji could only recommend that he try to relax. It was only temporary. After the full moon passed, he would be fine again. But the few days that led up to the full moon were so draining on him. The morning after the full moon, Eren couldn't even find it in him to get up.
He always insisted that Levi and Erwin go to bed and not worry about him. They had work to do and he didn't want to ruin their sleep as well. While his lovers slept, Eren would watch TV in the living room, pace around as quietly as he could. Some time he would cook something. Bake cookies, a cake, brownies, maybe a pie or something else. That always kept him pretty busy. If he was in a really bad space, he would grab a hoodie and go for a run around the neighborhood. No one would bother him since no one was awake and he would be back before Levi and Erwin get up. He figured they never knew but little did Eren know that Levi could hear when he went and made note of it. He never brought it up though. If it helped Eren, who was Levi to scold him. Even if he came back and tracked mud into the house.
Levi went easy on Eren around the full moon but as soon as it was done with and Eren had a good night's sleep, everything was back to normal.
Currently it was three days into the week of the full moon. And poor Eren was suffering. His classes were all having big tests, making him have to study much more than usual if he wanted to dream of passing his classes. Armin tried his best to tutor him but there was only so much that he could do. He had his own tests to study for. Mikasa helped as well but most of her classes were all online. She was in different, more advanced classes than him.
He couldn't fall behind. After finally being able to fall asleep, the alarm had woken him right back up. Erwin's gentle nudging made Eren want to cry and bury his face into a pillow. But he had to get up. Erwin worked on getting Levi up while Eren dragged himself out of the bed, going to the kitchen to just make simple cereal. Nothing fancy. Some days he would be able to make some eggs and toast for everyone or something much more nutritious than just cereal but he just couldn't be bothered to do anything else. He only made his own bowl and left everything else out for Erwin and Levi. He plopped himself down in his usual chair and sluggishly ate his food, his sleepy mood slowly turning into a grumpy one. By the time that Levi and Erwin came out, all dressed, Eren was in full scowling mode.
"Morning Brat." Levi greeted, going to get coffee. Dealing with Eren in the morning definitely called for coffee. He got no good response, just a simple grunt.
"You should take a shower after you eat Eren. I might help you wake up more and make you feel a bit better." Erwin suggested.
"Like I have time. I have to get to class." His tone was snappy and unpleasant as he hunched over his breakfast. Honestly, Eren didn't like snapping at either one of his lovers, and certainly hated it when he snapped at them for just trying to take care of him. He would be feeling guilty at some point. The second Levi heard the clank of his spoon in an empty bowl, he grabbed Eren and dragged him towards the bathroom.
"Just shower. I'll get your clothes and your bag and then you can leave." The vampire was not going to take no for an answer. Levi heard some swearing behind the door but it go when he heard the shower start. True to his word, he grabbed clothes for Eren and left them on the counter inside the bathroom and put his bag for class by the door. After that, he went back to the blond who was sipping at his own cup of coffee and seemingly enjoying a bowl of cereal.
"I swear, I like him better when he is hopped up on the drugs from Hanji. Any chance we have any of those?" Levi muttered as he finally sat down. Hanji, a werewolf too, knew very well what Eren was going through and what he was like. She usually gives passes some relaxants to him from her boyfriend Mike.
"Unfortunately we used up all he had last full moon. We'll have to send her a message and ask for more. Eren can get them when he comes home from work." Bowls were cleared away when breakfast was finished, the box of cereal returned to the cabinet and milk to the fridge. The shower had stopped running and Levi knew it was a matter of time before mr grumpy was back out.
"I'll call her after you leave." Eren would get those drugs, Levi would make sure of it. He'd be more manageable and even the young man would have to agree things were slightly better on them.
The brunette rejoined them, all dressed in jeans and a normal t-shirt. He grabbed his jacket and then his bag, fully intent on just leaving. Of course the two stopped him.
"Eren, Levi is going to give Hanji a call and when you go to work, she will hopefully have some medicine for you." Erwin said, tone warm. Eren gave an uninterested noise but followed it up with an okay. Erwin smiled. At least Eren wasn't snapping. He seemed to look better after the shower, so he hoped it did help.
"Alright. We will see you later. Have a good time in class, work hard." Erwin reached out to fluff Eren's damp hair. Levi made sure to fix it afterwards, making sure Eren didn't look like a complete mess.
"Try to be nice." He said, soon enough tugging the other's collar down and thus pulling him down to give him a kiss before he left. Eren sighed and bid his goodbye before leaving. Yep, they could tell he was already feeling bad for snapping earlier. They wished that they could make him stay home but the young man had tests and work. So they had to let him go.
"Well, I better be off as well." Erwin's turn to leave. He made sure to brush his teeth and let Levi fix his tie and hair before he got his kiss goodbye which he was more than happy to get. Soon Levi had the house all to himself. He made sure to clean the kitchen much better and then tidy up the bathroom before going to get to his own work. Petra would want some chapters done. He remembered he would have to go meet with her later on.
Levi didn't call Hanji until at least 11 o'clock. When she had picked up the phone, all loud and full of energy, he was half tempted to hang right up. But he needed her to get medicine for Eren so no hanging up.
"Leeevi~! Woah! You rarely call me! How are you? How is Eren and Erwin? Calling to have a little chat? Oh I bet you are just so lonely in the house while they are out working. You know I can always pop in and keep ya company!" She rambled on until Levi practically shouted into the phone for her to shut her stupid mouth.
"See, this is why I don't call you much Shitty Glasses. You never shut up." Hanji laughed on the other side of the phone.
"Anyway listen, do you think you could get Moblit to get some more relaxants for Eren?" She hummed in response.
"Oh yeah, it's the full moon week. All out of the last stuff I gave you? Yeah, sure, I'll have Moblit pick some up." Good, she could get them some.
"Eren will pick them up when he goes on his shift." It would save them all some aggravation once he takes them.
"Thanks Hanji." Levi said, then hearing her go on and on about how he could always ask her for help with Eren and how she felt sooo bad for what he was going through and how it was always tough for new wolves and blah blah blah.
"Bye Shitty Glasses." Levi hung right up. No need to listen to that anymore. He got back to work, get his files together before grabbing everything he needed to go out. He got his sunglasses, his keys and wallet and out the door he went.
Classes were awful. Jean got under his skin at every chance he got. Armin did his best to keep him calm but when they had to part ways for other classes, Eren was on his own. Everything was just going downhill. He couldn't focus at all, constantly jiggling his leg up and down and glancing at the clock. He could barely pay attention to his test and was sure it was a failure by the time he passed it in.
Mikasa dropped in to check on him while he had a break in the day, her usual scarf rapped around her neck and sunglasses covering her eyes. Just like Levi. Since their eyes were so sensitive to the light, they always took the glasses out with them. She offered to get him something to eat, to try and distract him from the day but nothing she said or did was going to really make a difference. The day was shitty and Eren knew it would only continue until the end of the day.
He snapped at both Armin and her, telling them at one point to fuck off.
"I don't need you to come and babysit me. I can take care of myself." The conversation went. They were only trying to help him and yet Eren snapped at them. Blame the full moon week.
"Eren, you need to just calm down. Armin said you look like you would have torn off Jean's head. We're just worried about you." Mikasa spoke in an even tone, trying to influence the other to calm down. He was getting so riled up.
"Maybe you should see if you could get your stuff from Hanji sooner…" Armin suggested. That was a mistake.
"I can manage on my own, so just fuck off would you?! I just want to get through this goddamn day without anyone fucking nagging at me." That swiftly ended the conversation. Mikasa didn't want to have to deal with Eren when he was like this so it was better to just leave him be. Armin left soon too, going back to his class, leaving Eren to brood on his own.
He continued on to his next class and did his next test, just wanting school to be over already. Finally he was set free, only to have to run on over to start his shift at work. It was going to be a full house that night. Hanji spotted him coming through the door, shaking a pill bottle in her hand before tossing it to him. Despite now having them, Eren didn't get the chance to take any. He had to change into his work clothes quickly in the bathroom before he jumped into work. Back and forth he went from tables to the kitchen, putting in orders and running food to the tables. People just kept coming and coming. The wait had to be at least 30 minutes. The pills laid untouched in his bag. Thank god, he didn't have to interact long with the customers. Just get their orders and go. Maybe mutter under his breath as he went to the kitchen if something pissed him off enough.
Any time Hanji felt that Eren was getting a bit too close to starting an argument, she went over, tugging him aside. She just had a way of reeling him back in. Perhaps it was a werewolf thing. But she would pull him aside, tell him to take a breath or two and then grab some water before going back to work. She was the boss, so Eren had to do as told but was soon back to work. All he wanted was those pills now.
Levi had meanwhile been out with Petra at a little café, talking with her over some coffee about his chapters. She gave him feedback, reviewing his past chapters and offering up some ideas. Honestly, Petra was a godsend, keeping him on track. Sure, without her, Levi would do well. But she just managed to keep the process smooth. Never did the short man ever worry about not meeting a deadline. She kept annoying people at bay, judging whether or not a meeting was worth it. She saved time.
Now Levi insisted on paying for the coffee, even going as far to get her a little pastry. She earned it after having to deal with him and his attitude. All the constipation jokes he made from time to time, all his snarky comments. Petra was a saint.
"Now, I noticed a small continuation mistake from chapter 4 and I think if we just…" Petra was interrupted as Levi's phone rang. A specific tone gave away who it was. Erwin. Petra only smiled as Levi answered, asking her to excuse him a moment as he took the call.
"What do you want, Erwin?" Levi answered. Mentally, Petra started to translate Levi talk to normal human words. When he said what do you want, Levi really meant 'Hello darling'.
"Just calling to see how you are." The sound on his end made Levi imagine him sitting at his desk, shuffling papers while looking so neat in his suit.
"I'm fine. You are bothering me right now since I'm with Petra." In other words, 'I'm good, glad that you called, I'm just talking with Petra'.
"Tell her hi for me and that her recipe she gave me the other day for the pasta sauce was amazing. My mother loved it."
"Tell her yourself." Petra translated it to 'I'll be sure to let her know.'
"What would you say to going out to dinner tonight. Eren is going to be working late so he won't be able to join us but that doesn't mean we can't go out to his restaurant tonight." Erwin broached the subject. Perhaps it would cheer the other up if he saw them.
"Hmm, fine. I'd rather not do any cooking tonight anyway." Translation: I would love to. I didn't feel like cooking and want to see how Eren is doing. Oh Petra knew everything. She knew what week it was. And despite Levi not saying anything, she could tell he was concerned about him.
So dinner plans were set and Levi soon hung up the phone after ending his conversation with Erwin to get back to work.
"Someone has a date tonight~!" She teased as she sipped her coffee, a smile on her face.
"At least I still have dates. When is that lazy fiancé going to take you out?" Petra rolled her eyes at his words, looking down at the ring on her left hand. The diamond sparkled in the light.
"We went out on a dinner date the other night. He just is busy, that's all. Being a police man is busy work." Their chatter died down after a few more sips of coffee and back to business they went.
At 5 they ended their little meeting, with Petra giving him a peck to the cheek before going off with new chapters to read and review. Levi returned home to put the work she gave him away and then to take a shower before Erwin came at 6 to pick him up for their little dinner date. They would go on dates once in a while. They all did. Sometimes it was all three of them or it would be just two of them. They took time to be around each other and have a little one on one. The three made sure no one felt out of the loop or neglected.
Erwin came to get him and due to the fact the sun was setting by now, Levi could take off his sunglasses outside. He greeted the blond at the car with a kiss before getting into the passenger seat and they were off.
The restaurant was packed when they got there. People were waiting around, standing outside enjoying a smoke, or sitting inside waiting for their names to be called for a table. Hanji was at the front desk, delegating tasks to everyone. She managed to keep a steady stream of people going. The second she spotted Levi, after seeing Erwin first thanks to his stature, she smiled and nearly ran to him.
She grabbed him and hugged him so tightly, babbling how it was so nice that he came to see her and that it was so nice to talk to him earlier. Erwin was laughing behind Levi as he tried to pull away.
"Like a mutt seeing her master." He commented while Hanji joined in the laughter. He crossed his arms unamused, before seeing Eren go hurrying by, arms holding up trays of food. His eyes followed him across the room and into the mess of tables.
"How has he been doing tonight?" Levi asked in a less perturbed tone.
"Good actually. He listened when I told him to calm down a few times and has been keeping to his work." But Hanji could see him whittling down to a thin thread. She just hoped nothing would make that snap tonight. Levi only nodded his head at her answer.
"You guys are going to have to wait a while." She said. Levi scoffed.
"What's the point in knowing the owner of a restaurant if she can't pull any strings to get us seated sooner." Levi didn't mind the wait really. They put their names in and went to grab a seat at the bar to at least enjoy some pre-dinner drinks.
The dinner rush started to die down after some time. Less people came in, more went out as the night went on. Levi and Erwin had eventually got seated, ordering and enjoying a nice steak and chicken dinner with some red wine. Eren saw they were there halfway through. He wasn't in charge of their table. And while he noticed they were there, his guilt over snapping at them in the morning kept him from going over. Erwin shot him a pleading look for him to come over, that they weren't mad but Eren didn't come. They would have to talk with him later, let him know that everything was ok. There were no hard feelings. Levi turned out to be rather grumpy when he found out Eren wasn't their server.
By the time they were leaving, they stopped to talk to Hanji, asking where Eren had gone. They had hoped to drive him home.
"He actually left already." She informed them. Hanji had assumed he had told them but apparently not. The young man hurried out in a rush without letting his lovers know. Erwin sighed, wondering why he left so soon. In the car, Levi was even less happy, grumbling about how the brat just left them and that he would punish him for that. The ride home was spent by Levi complaining and being a grouch while Erwin tried to reason with him.
At home, Levi fully intended to barge in and demand to know why Eren left without saying anything to them. But that demand died before it could ever be let out when they saw Eren. He was slumped over on the arm of the couch. A glass of water and the pill container sat on the table and it was clear what he had done. He rushed homed to take the pills and was no doubt completely out of it.
"Is he even awake?" Erwin questioned, shrugging off his suit coat. Seeing the flutter of the other's eyes towards the sounds let them know he was indeed awake. Levi went over to the couch, trying to shift Eren down.
"Give me a hand here Erwin. The brat weighs a ton." Erwin assisted as asked, helping Levi to get Eren laying down rather than half hanging over the arm of the couch. Levi sat at one side, holding the werewolf's head in his lap, tapping his cheek light.
"Eren, come on and look at me." He needed to check up on him and to do so he needed him to talk back to him. After much prodding, Levi got Eren to come around, eyes unfocused as he looked up at his face.
"There you are." Eren partially slurred with a goofy grin.
"Yes, here I am. How many did you take?" Levi questioned and soon repeated himself again. "How many did you take?"
"Uuh two, three?" An unsure answer. Given his temperament through the day and how he was, Levi didn't find it a surprise. His body could take high dosages so he wasn't too alarmed.
"How are you currently feeling?" Now to check up on Eren's condition. Just because he was a werewolf, didn't excuse him from side effects.
"Tired. Kinda cold…uh…" He was drifting off a bit. Levi felt he could add lack of concentration to the mix as well. Erwin hearing all this, went to get a blanket to drape over the other. Though Eren didn't ask for help, as his lovers, they would take care of him. The blond returned with a blanket in hand, coming back to the sight of Levi combing his fingers through Eren's brown hair, rubbing his head gently and caressing his forehead and cheeks. Despite all his talk, Levi proved to be a very caring lover. As Erwin laid the blanket on him, tucking it around Eren's sides, he heard him speak.
"I'm sorry." Eren said, soon dissolving into sniffles and hiccups. Telltale signs of crying to come if they weren't careful.
"I'm sorry I was so mean this morning. I'm sorry for all of this. I'm sorry for being so snappy and angry. I'm sorry for leaving without telling you guys anything." He apologized over and over. Guilt from snapping at them in the morning and then telling Armin and Mikasa to fuck off earlier had been festering and made him miserable. Erwin crouched down to more his level, kneeling at the side of the couch. The pills had to have played a part in his little emotional breakdown and they knew this.
"Eren, you know we could never be mad at you. Not for something you can't control."
"Yeah, we know it comes with the territory of being a werewolf. We just want you to ask and accept help." Erwin and Levi worked in tandem to calm their lover and it seemed to be working. Eren didn't break out into crying instead his sniffling became less and less, though his eyes were still watery.
"We love you and just want to help you through all this." Their comforting words were more set in stone. Levi leaned down to kiss Eren's forehead, smoothing his hair back and wiping at his face. Erwin soon did the same, giving him a kiss as well to calm his nerves.
"Now, let's all go settle into bed, maybe pop in a movie and relax." Erwin said with a soft smile. Even if Eren wasn't going to get much sleep, even with the pills help, they still wanted him to be with them. If one of them loses sleep, they all would. After all, Lovers needed to take care of one another.
Monster Au Character Info Section!
Each Chapter, you can expect some sort of character information for the story here.
This chapter, it's Eren!
Here is a little info about Eren:
Newly turned Werewolf.Works as a Server/Food runner in a fancy restaurant.The lunar cycle was hell for newly turned werewolves.Symptoms during full moon week is - Increased aggression, unprovoked rages, insomnia the week of the full moon, Restlessness, Other bizarre behavior.Is a Student.Wants to go to culinary school.So like I said at the top, I had previously wanted to finish off my two stories before making any new ones. Well I was lazy and didn't work on a new Infantile Issues chapter much (BUT I DID! DON'T WORRY!) and was just so pumped up about this AU. I haaaaad to upload it.
I think that the chapters for this one are going to be rather isolated stories. Some chapters might be a continuance but might not. All depends. You can expect different snippets of their daily lives. I sincerely hope everyone likes this story!
Now for the same ol' stuff I always end with:
Open to creative helpful NICE criticism. If you are gonna be a dick or anything, take it else where.
But other than that, thank you all dear Readers for looking at the fic. Review!
Love Mewtrune