Three months later - May

'Eren, ' Levi removed his glasses just as Eren turned to him, brows furrowed in agonizing pain. He stared pleading and hopeful ' was Levi going to offer him some sage, helpful words to get him through this tough time in his life? Adults were full of those, right? Wise advice. It seemed so, with the way he held Eren 's gaze, unwavering, his words a seamless stream of confidence, 'Writing an essay is like taking a particularly stubborn shit. You just have to force it out. '

Two seats down, Armin nodded. 'He has a point, Eren. '

'So this is the advice of an adult, huh, ' Mikasa dragged a long sip from her raspberry smoothie, exchanging somewhat hostile, sideways glances with Levi. Somewhat because they managed to tone it down the past couple of months. The keyword here being

some

what. They still had a lot of work to do, but Eren was pleased to note they were learning to tolerate each other.

But that happiness was short lived.