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The fire was dimly lit, flames slowly fading out into the night. Tall, lush trees surrounded them. Looking out into the forest felt like looking into the dark eyes of death himself.
Everyone was gone. Bodies taken up by the monsters that walked this world, crushed and consumed. Levi could still hear the screams of his comrades, begging for mercy…for help…for anything but the excruciating pain of being eaten alive. And all he could do was watch. He may have been ten times stronger than other soldiers, but in the end he was only one man. He couldn’t save them all. He was never able to save them all. And now…they were gone…hopefully in a better place. Maybe looking down and praying for the safety of those still alive. Or maybe…looking down with scorn and cursing Levi for leading them on this mission. For leading them to their deaths that were anything but peaceful.
He didn’t know how much more of this he could take. The countless lives he had ended…for what? To learn a little more about this mystery of a world? Bullshit. This was all bullshit. This world was good for one thing: pain and suffering. And that was all you needed to know about it. The voices screamed louder and louder. He felt like his head was going to expl-
“Levi...? Are you alright?” a higher-pitched voice called to him.
Ah, that’s right. He still had him. The one he could proudly call his lover. He turned around from where he was sitting to glance at him quickly.
“Yes, Elmo I’m fine…I was just...thinking about them.”
Even without specifying, Elmo knew what—or more like who—he was talking about. He knew all about the troubles, doubts, and regrets that plagued Levi’s mind. He also knew there was no way to stop it. These memories would stay ingrained in his lover’s mind forever. They would torment him for the rest of his life. The only thing Elmo could do was help take his mind off things, provide comfort and care, show him the good things in life. To show him that there was more than just pain and suffering if you opened your eyes to the possibilities.
“You know there’s nothing you could’ve done.”
“Isn’t there?” his voice rose. “Maybe if I were faster, they wouldn’t have had to die like fucking pigs…I-I can’t take it anymore.”
Levi’s heart ached. On the outside, he may have acted like he didn’t care, but on the inside, his heart bled for all the friends he’d lost throughout the years. Too many names, too many lives taken. He felt warm, fuzzy arms wrap around his waist, a hairy head pressed on his shoulder. His shoulders relaxed as he inhaled the other’s scent. He smelled like sweat, given the fact they spent most of the day fighting for their lives. It was just the two of them now…until they found a way back home.
“Don’t think about it then,” Elmo rasped into his ear. It sent chills down his body, hairs standing up on end. That voice…it did things to him. Levi gulped.
“Is this really the right time to do this? I mean our comrades just die—” Levi’s voice slipped into a choked moan as Elmo nipped at his neck. He felt him smirk against his skin, along with the tickling sensation from the red fur pressed close.
“What were you saying?” Elmo teased, licking a line across his shoulder. A wet tongue, followed by a hot breath.
“No-nothing…” Levi managed to spit out between heavy breaths. Elmo’s hands slowly slithered up Levi’s shirt, trailing up and down the hot skin, before brushing a thumb over his nipple. Levi bit his lip, cutting back a groan. A hand slipped out from his shirt to grip his jaw roughly. Elmo’s thumb swept across his bottom lip, pulling at it to release it from where it was trapped behind Levi’s teeth.
“Don’t go all quiet now,” Elmo murmured.
Everything was hot. The hand encircling his waist, the body pressing into his back, the chin resting on his shoulder, and most importantly, the hand caressing his face. It pressed all his buttons, setting his skin on fire and sending trembles down his back. His lover always knew how to distract him, for the better or for the worse. Levi reached back, digging his nails into Elmo’s hairy legs. Many bullied Elmo for his red furry appearance, and at times it was a bit weird to see, but Levi couldn’t help but love the way it felt on his skin.
Elmo forced his thumb into Levi’s mouth, pressing into his tongue, enjoying the wetness and heat it provided. Levi let his mouth go slack and take whatever he was offered. Elmo rubbed it in small, sensual circles before pulling out, and Levi whined. There was a line of saliva connecting the thumb to Levi’s mouth. It was obscene but only fueled the hotness of Elmo’s blood as it rushed to his cock. He could only stare before harshly yanking on the other’s chin to turn his head back a bit so he could smash their lips together, pushing and pulling in a fierce rhythm. It was messy, but neither would’ve liked it any other way.
Levi couldn’t hold back any longer. He broke away from the kiss to quickly pull his shirt off and turn around to all but rip Elmo’s off. He wrapped his arms around his lover’s shoulders and pulled in to interlock their lips once more. Elmo slipped his tongue into Levi’s mouth, making him choke out a broken moan. He took that moment of distraction to slip his palms under the other’s ass and hoist the both of them up. Levi pulled away and gasped, wrapping his legs around Elmo on reflex.
“Y-you can’t just lift me up like that, you dick,” Levi stuttered.
Elmo only huffed out a laugh, taking a few steps to the left. He slowly backed Levi into a tree and pressed in close. Their lips were interlocked once more, tongues sliding together. Levi raised a hand to pull at Elmo’s bright red hair and sucked on his tongue. Elmo moaned into his mouth. In retaliation, Elmo pulled away to suck and bite at his neck, leaving him writhing as he whimpered softly, hips jumping forward, knees weak.
“Alright. That’s enough teasing…for now,” Elmo said, withdrawing from his neck while smirking.
“As if you aren’t seconds away from fucking me,” Levi shot back.
“As if you’re not enjoying every second of this.”
Levi blushed and turned his head away.
“Just shut up and fuck me.”
“Only because you asked so nicely.”
Elmo bit his neck and immediately began to grind their hips together, shooting off sparks in Levi’s head. He let out a deep groan before pressing his hips in deeper. The pressure was fucking amazing, but not enough. His hands unwrapped themselves from Elmo’s neck and reached down toward his pants, trying to tug on them to give him a message. Elmo got the memo and pulled back to let Levi back on the ground, his legs shaking. Once they were both freed from their clothed prisons, it only took seconds for body-on-body contact to resume.
Levi’s skin was flushed. All his blood was rushing to his dick. He was sure Elmo felt the same. Then Elmo stopped. He turned around and started digging through their stuff to find something.
“What are you looking for?” Levi asked, slightly out of breath.
Elmo didn’t respond until he found it.
“Aha, this should work.”
Levi was confused. What could Elmo want with his stupid cape? That’s when he saw Elmo shake it out and lay it on the grass. He beckoned Levi.
“Lay down.”
Levi was astonished that his lover tried to be considerate and make the ground more comfortable before fucking him in the woods. It wasn’t much, but that was the life they lived. Levi took a step forward before Elmo gripped his hips and pulled him down, making him stumble. But Elmo was there to catch him. He laid Levi flat on the ground and pulled his own body above him, resting on his elbows. They gazed into each other’s eyes, faces both red hot. All of whatever this relationship was wasn’t much either, but it was sure as hell better than nothing. Levi’s hips twitched up impatiently, rubbing their erections together and making Elmo bite back a hiss.
Elmo’s gaze slowly dipped down to stare at Levi’s lips. Levi licked them seductively, causing Elmo to stick three fingers into his mouth, almost making him gag. The fur definitely wasn’t helping. The hairy man stroked his tongue and rolled it around between his fingers, trying to get them as wet as possible. They tasted salty. Eager to help, Levi let the saliva pool in his mouth before sucking them. Using his other hand, Elmo reached down to stroke the both of them, precum serving as lubrication. Once deemed good enough, Elmo pulled his fingers out of Levi’s mouth and reached down to find his hole. Levi tensed in anticipation.
A wet finger circled around his entrance; he hissed and waited. Elmo continued to tease him, moving his finger back and forth, applying a little pressure every now and then. At this point, Levi was squirming, desperate for more. When Elmo withdrew, he whimpered while the other smirked. Elmo moved back to settle between his thighs and bit one. Levi cried out. He started up a pattern of sucking and biting at the insides of Levi’s gorgeous thighs. He could never get enough of his lover’s body. He truly was magnificent. From the way his body tensed, to his broken moans. Then, when he was least expecting it, Elmo shoved the tip of his finger into Levi, making him clench up and whimper once more. He was tight. So very tight.
“Shhh, you gotta relax,” Elmo said, pushing himself up to give Levi a quick peck on the lips.
“Shut up! You know this isn’t exactly relaxing,” Levi shot back, trying his best to go against everything his body was telling him about the intrusion and relax his muscles.
Elmo slowly pushed the rest of his long finger into Levi, wrapping a hand around Levi’s dick to give a light tug. With Levi’s attention diverted, he quickly got to work, pushing and pulling it in and out. Levi’s mouth hung open in a silent moan. Elmo reached up to press their lips back together. It was all too much. Levi felt as if his brain cells were frying.
Elmo added a second finger soon after, keeping a steady rhythm that left him begging for more. He rocked his hips in time to meet Elmo’s thrusts as their tongues danced together. After a third finger was inserted, he moaned loudly into the other’s mouth. The stretch burned, but nothing worse than what he was used to. He was a soldier, after all.
Levi pulled away from the kiss, panting slightly, losing himself in the feeling. His cock was leaking profusely. He dug his nails into Elmo’s back.
“Please…please,” he begged.
“Please what?” Elmo asked, failing to suppress a smirk.
Levi wasn’t ashamed to plead or even beg in this situation. He just knew he had to have Elmo’s big cock inside him right now.
“P-please fuck me till I forget my own name.”
Elmo couldn’t refuse him after that. He brushed his fingers lightly over a ball of nerves that made Levi cry out, before removing them, the squelching sound absolutely obscene. Levi whimpered at the loss of contact, but knew what was to come and felt his cock throb.
Elmo spat in his hand before roughly stroking his cock, fast. Between the saliva and precum dripping down his dick, he was good to go. He lifted Levi’s hips up slightly to align his cock to his hole. A slight tremble ran down Levi’s spine. He was ready.
“Elmo loves you,” Elmo confessed before thrusting himself into Levi. Levi could only release a loud moan into the night. He dug his nails even deeper into Elmo, making him grunt. He only had one word to describe how he felt: full.
After allowing Levi a moment to adjust to the sensations, Elmo started to slowly thrust in and out of him. Levi automatically clenched around his dick, making Elmo hiss and lean down to bite at Levi’s collarbones. Elmo’s voluptuous cock was long and hard, stretching him out in all the ways he craved.
Elmo breathed heavily down his neck, hot air against sweaty skin. He continued for a few shallow thrusts before Levi wrapped his legs around Elmo and pulled him closer.
“Harder…fuck me harder,” Levi begged.
Elmo pushed in deeper, extracting small whines from Levi each time he added new depth. He then lifted Levi’s hips a bit higher to change the angle; his cock now dragged over Levi’s prostate with every thrust. Levi couldn’t help but choke out little yeses, getting louder and louder each time. Elmo repeatedly brushed over that bundle of nerves, making him see blinding white light.
Elmo bent down to suck at the other’s bottom lip, feeling Levi’s breath as he panted. He slithered a hand down to explore his lover’s skin, slick with sweat. The air around them got hotter and hotter with their desperate movements and need for release.
Levi let out small choked-off noises that only encouraged Elmo to go faster. He could feel Levi’s ass squeeze around his dick with each thrust. He slipped a hand down to wrap firmly around the other’s cock. Starting with leisurely strokes before matching them in time with his thrusts. Levi’s hips jolted up into Elmo’s hands as he continued to jerk him off. His moans only grew louder and louder as his breathing quickened pace. He wasn’t alone in this, for Elmo couldn’t help but release a few moans of his own.
Elmo knew Levi was close, but it still made him gasp when Levi suddenly tightened around his dick. He watched as a wet substance covered his hand and the stomach of Levi, who could only dig his nails deeper into Elmo as a moan was torn from his chest. Levi’s mind set off white sparks as Elmo continued to stroke him to help him ride out the rest of his orgasm; he was breathless. It set Elmo’s skin on fire as he quickly thrust himself into Levi. His hips began to fall out of rhythm before his own orgasm hit him at full force. He bent down to bite Levi’s shoulder in an attempt to muffle a groan as he spilled inside of him. Levi himself couldn’t help but let out a small whimper.
Elmo collapsed on top of him, their sweaty bodies sticking together like glue. Levi’s hands were still clenched around his matted red fur. His lower half was sore, but he welcomed it with open arms. It reminded him what he felt like after a long day of training, minus the training….and the long, but he’d take what he could get. Chills ran down his body; the night was cold and he only had Elmo’s body to keep him warm.
Elmo pushed up on his arms and looked at him, full of admiration. Levi was overcome with emotion. He couldn’t have asked for a better lover. They met each other in a passionate kiss, tongues dancing together in harmony. Elmo pulled out his thick cock from Levi’s abused little hole. A tsunami of semen flowed out of his ass, a string of it connecting him to Elmo. Levi winced.
“You okay?” the red-bodied creature asked.
Levi gave him a small nod and lifted his head to interlock their lips once more; he didn’t have the energy to respond. No word in existence could even come close to describing how he felt. He reached his arms up and wrapped them around Elmo’s shoulders. He pulled him close and broke away from the kiss to tuck his face into Elmo’s neck, savoring the feeling of warmth and comfort. Elmo chuckled at his clingy counterpart, who whined as he untangled himself to stand up.
“Blanket,” he said, no need for explanation. There was a pile of supplies, that were supposed to sustain several soldiers on their mission, piled around a tree a few feet away. Elmo walked over and crouched down to sift through the stuff. After he found what he was looking for, he stood up to meet the eyes of a giant beast crouching in front of him. It was a 5-meter Titan easily, but it was hard to tell. It smiled widely, showing off its wide rows of bright white teeth. A tremble ran down Elmo’s back. All he could think about was Levi, who was oblivious to the Titan and was resting a few feet away. He was in mortal danger.
“LEVI RUN,” Elmo all but screeched. He quickly grabbed ODM gear and some blades. The Titan wasn’t moving yet. Just staring at Elmo as he rushed around. Levi hastily got dressed, rushing to put on his own gear. His movements were slow and sloppy caused by his post-orgasm brain. But now was not the time to be reckless. Their lives were on the line.
Levi started to jog over but Elmo held out a furry hand to stop him.
“Elmo can handle this Levi. Just focus on getting away. Elmo will find you after Elmo kills this son of a bitch.”
“Are you sure? I can kill it in no time,” Levi responded, whipping out his blades. His voice was dripping in venom; he’d never forgive the Titans for wiping out countless comrades.
“No. I got this, I promise. Now go.”
“You’ll find me, right?”
“Always.”
Levi turned away and shot off into the trees. He knew Elmo was strong. He’d be fine. He had to be.
Elmo turned to face the Titan head-on. Their eyes met, small black ones meeting large blue ones. The Titan stood up to its full height. It loomed over Elmo, its naked body illuminated by the moon. It stretched out a long arm to grab at him. Elmo, using his ODM gear, launched himself out of the way and into a tree. He pulled out his blades and swung around to the back of the Titan. He fired the grappling hooks into the Titan and quickly pulled himself in to slice at the Titan’s nape.
Time seemed to slow down as he came swinging down, but the blades never connected. The Titan was faster than what Elmo had originally intended. He saw blood splatter into the air but felt nothing. Everything went silent. His mind faded into a fizzy nothing.
The wind howled as Levi flew through the air, grappling from tree to tree to add to his momentum. He traveled enough distance that he should have been safe, but climbed up a tall tree just in case. He stopped and listened to the wildlife around him. There was the soft sound of bats flapping their wings as cicadas sang into the night. Levi sat on a branch as he waited for Elmo, trying to not let his worries get the best of him. Elmo had to be alright. He had to be on his way to Levi right now. He had to be alive or Levi didn’t know what he'd do. He couldn’t lose any more people he cared about to these atrocious beasts. He couldn’t.
Minute after minute passed. Anxiety began to cloud Levi’s mind. He picked at the skin around his fingers, to the point of drawing blood. The distraction was welcomed but short-lived. Levi debated whether or not he should go back. Maybe Elmo got lost on his way there, and leaving to go back would only further complicate things. Maybe more Titans showed up and Elmo was fighting them, in desperate need of backup. Maybe Levi would find his desecrated body, half-eaten. The last possibility terrified him the most, but forced him into action. He couldn’t just sit there and wait. He needed to find Elmo and fast.
Levi retraced his steps back to their campsite, using grooves he cut into the trees to mark his way. They were meant for Elmo, but helping Levi find his way back could work as well. When he spotted the supplies scattered around in the lush grass, he knew he was there. And then he heard the sickening sounds of raw meat being torn off the bone. There was squelching as blood squirted out of Elmo’s side. Levi could only watch in horror as he discovered a Titan with a blood soaked face devouring the one he once called his lover. Limbs were missing, bones were visible from where the flesh was consumed, organs tumbled out from gashes in the body, and worst of all…Elmo’s head was facing the wrong direction, his spine tearing through the skin as blood trickled down.
Levi’s stomach lurched. He felt nauseous. This couldn’t be real. It couldn’t be. This was not Elmo in front of him. Elmo did not die. This wasn’t real. Elmo got away. He had to have gotten away. And he was on his way to find Levi right now. The Titan shifted, forcing Levi to accept the reality in front of him. He felt like crying, but he couldn’t mourn. Not yet. Not until he got his revenge.
Grieving was for after one had been put to rest.
Levi looked up at the Titan in front of him. It was so distracted by its meal that it hadn’t noticed him yet. And it wouldn’t. Not until it was too late. Levi launched himself into the trees, climbing higher and higher until he was way above the Titan below. He slowly drew his blades, metal gleaming in the moonlight. He wrapped his cape tighter around his shoulders, inhaling deeply. It still smelled like him, and the blissful moment they were sharing not too long ago.
“For Elmo,” he whispered to himself.
He jumped down, arms stretched back, ready to kill. The Titan didn’t even look up before Levi made contact and sliced a chunk out of the nape of its neck. Steam shot out, covering the area and making Levi back off. But the deed was done. The Titan fell face first into the ground as its body started to disintegrate. It would probably be around sunrise when its body fully disappeared from this world.
When Levi set foot on the ground once more, he slowly walked towards the disfigured corpse of his lover. His body felt numb. He knew this day would come. It always did. One day he, too, may fall victim to a Titan. But until then, he would watch man after man, soldier after soldier, and partner after partner die. He thought it would get easier after a while, but it never did.
Once he gained a clear sight of Elmo, his knees buckled, bringing him to the ground. He brought his hands up to his face and cried, for there was nothing else to do. There was no bringing anyone back. There was no way to stop the Titans permanently. Life was one continuous cycle of birth and death that held no mercy for those it created. If there were a god in the world, how cruel must he have been to allow this? So Levi wept, for that was the only option left. His heart ached and there was nothing he could do about it.
Tears rolled down his face as he looked to the sky. He was tired of this. So very tired. After a particularly strong wave of emotion, Levi felt something scratchy in the back of his throat. He gagged, repeatedly, trying to free his throat from whatever was attacking him. Something wet and hairy came out onto his tongue. He opened his mouth to grab it with his fingers. It was a red clump of fur. There was only one man whose that could be. Levi’s hands shook as he dropped it on the dirt below. He raised one to his mouth to muffle the sound of his sobbing. The cruelest thing in the world was to be the only one left living and have the responsibility of keeping the memories of these victims alive.