Vista - Attack on Titan x Reader

CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE: Stay

"Wow...your brows are even thick from below..."

Erwin glanced down at me as I rested my head in his lap, uttering a soft chuckle.
"Don't worry, I'm sure yours will fill out enough to put mine to shame." He laughed harder as my hands flew up to clutch my face, shrieking. "So, you were saying you went and saw the children one last time before the expedition?"

Settling down, I nodded, reaching to bat the dangling material of Erwin's right sleeve.
"Yeah, I kinda like the little shits. I promised them I'd bring them a new toy when I get back." The commander caught my smirk, and he mirrored it perfectly.
"Said toy being Levi, correct?"

I'd spent the last week trying to trick the captain into heading out to the orphanage with me, but he wasn't about to fall for it. My motives weren't all jestingly sinister. Being from the underground himself, I thought he may be a good mentor for the boys and girls.

"Mmhmm...Hey, did he really try to kill you back when you two first met? He's your dog now, so it's hard to imagine." I asked curiously, and he shifted, beginning to give my hair a gentle pat.
"He was intending to, yes. He probably would have if the circumstances had been different. I don't hold it against him, though. He wanted to survive. Besides, it resulted in us becoming rather good friends. Almost a brotherly bond."

The expression on Erwin's face seemed lost in nostalgia, and I cringed, crossing my legs that were spread along the length of the sofa.
"Ew, please don't say that. That'd make him kinda like an uncle...and that's disgusting..." Shifting a little, he made me look at him, cocking a magnificent brow.
"And why is it disgusting, hmm?"

Ah, crap.

Sitting up rigidly, I clumsily grabbed my teacup, pretending to take a sip.
"O..oh, no reason..! D..did you get some new tea leaves in? This is good shit!" He wasn't buying it, that was for sure, and he cleared his throat expectantly.
"Did something finally happen between you two?"

Choking and spluttering on my luke warm beverage, I whipped my head around, trying to glare at him.
"I...uh...we...what?!" I stammered, putting my cup back down so I wouldn't spill it everywhere. "What do you mean finally?! He's, like, old, and an asshole!"

Smirking, Erwin stood up and made his way over to his desk, sitting down to shuffle some papers.
"I personally enjoy the sight of you together. Are you really going to deny that anything happened when you two were alone on your little mission?"

Why do you have to be so damn sharp?

Crossing my arms, I fell back into the back of the sofa with a loud huff.
"You're my dad. Pretty sure you're not supposed to be so excited about my potential love life..." When everything was silent for a while I glanced over to him, and his gentle smile was truly a sight to behold. "Wh..what..?"

Waving me off, he continued to smile as he turned his attention back down to the paperwork before him.
"Oh, it's nothing. I just think I could get used to you calling me that." It wasn't only him that thought that. I was starting to warm up to the idea myself.

"When I get back from Shiganshina, why don't we make it common knowledge..?" Why was I so afraid of his answer? Was it because I wanted him to truly accept me as his daughter? To be proud of me?
"You mean when we get back. But, yes, I think we should."

Wait...

I wasn't sure if I had heard him correctly or not, and I slowly rose to my feet to approach the desk.
"We..? You seriously aren't considering going, are you..?" Who was I kidding? Of course he was. He was Commander Erwin Smith. There was no way he was going to stay behind without a fight.