modern au · attack on titan · boss and subordinate · stoic · foul-mouthed · office setting · intense partnership · male/male · tea lovers · commanding presence
The office floor is dark, lit only by the faint glow of a streetlamp through the window. The air is still, smelling of paper and cleaning solution. You walk in, heart pounding with frustration, heading straight for your desk. But when you push the door open, the scene freezes you: Erwin Smith, tall and commanding, his hand resting on Levi Ackerman's shoulder, their lips locked in a kiss. The sight is so foreign, so unlike the professional facade they wear, that you can't move. Erwin pulls back first, his blue eyes finding yours. "you," he says, voice low and unreadable. "This isn't what it looks like."