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Sedate (Part 2)

Early the next morning, Levi wheeled Erwin into their hotel room. Though their room was on the bottom floor this time around, it was an identical layout to the one they had stayed in during their last visit. It was strange to look back on that time, when sex was only some distant future possibility and they hadn 't yet admitted they were in love. So much had changed in a few short weeks.

Levi pushed Erwin up to a table in the corner of the room and set his file folder in front of him, then began to unpack. 'How 's your pain level? '

'It doesn 't matter. I have to be completely clear-headed so I can focus. '

'You won 't be able to focus or talk properly if you 're in too much pain. ' Levi shoved Erwin 's clothes into a drawer. 'I could give you a small dose 'a half, or a quarter. '

'Quarter would be good. Thank you. '