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His name was Erwin Smith. At least that’s who the mail was addressed to that ended up in Levi’s mailbox.
He’d moved in a month ago and kept to himself for the most part. He had friends over after moving in, but they’d ended the party before quiet hours and no one left a mess on the sidewalk outside Levi’s house.
They greeted each other like any suburban neighbor would when they happened to be outside at the same time. He went to work every day at 8:00 AM. Levi did too. He read in the evenings or watched TV. Levi could see him through his living room window. He went to bed at 11:00 PM every night. His bedroom window looked straight into Levi’s bedroom.
And he was hot. Really, really hot.
Levi turned the letter over in his hands. He could just put it in Erwin’s mailbox and he wouldn’t have to talk to him. He glanced into Erwin’s living room from where he stood outside at his mailbox. Erwin was home and reading as usual. It seemed rude to drop the letter off without at least saying hello. Maybe they should introduce themselves after all. Who knows when they might need to keep an eye out for each other?
Yes, it was the neighborly thing to do.
He took a deep breath and walked up the steps to Erwin’s front door and rang the doorbell.
Footsteps approached from inside the house. Levi took another deep breath. This was just a normal, neighborly visit. He’d leave the mail, introduce himself, and be on his way. The doorknob turned. Levi clutched the misplaced letter.
Bright blue eyes and a friendly smile greeted him as Erwin opened the door. Levi swallowed hard. Up close, his 6-foot frame seemed far more imposing than from the safety of Levi’s windows.
“What can I do for you, neighbor?” The deep baritone of Erwin’s voice sent shivers down Levi’s spine.
“I got a piece of your mail by mistake, I think,” Levi handed him the letter. “Sorry to bother you.”
Erwin took the piece of mail, his eyes fixed on Levi. “It’s not a bother. Thank you, uh–”
“Levi.” Levi finished for him.
“Pleasure to finally meet you, Levi.” Erwin held out a hand. “Erwin.”
“I know,” Levi took the offered hand and shook it. “I mean, nice to meet you.”
Erwin’s brow furrowed for a minute before he glanced down at the letter in his hand. “Oh, right.”
“Well. I shoul–”
“Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?” Erwin asked.
Tea? Levi's heart flip-flopped in his chest. He shouldn't. But one cup wouldn’t hurt, right?
“If it’s not too much trouble I suppose,” Levi replied. Breathe in, breathe out. It was just tea.
Erwin stepped aside and let Levi in. His house was laid out almost exactly like Levi’s but in reverse. The living room was to the left of the front door instead of the right, and the kitchen and dining room were to the right instead of the left. His bedroom and bathroom were probably the same.
“You live alone?” Levi asked. As if he didn’t know. He only ever had a couple friends over on a weekend.
“Yes, I was able to get this place and not need a roommate.” Erwin walked to the kitchen. “Make yourself at home. I’ll just get the kettle boiling.”
In the living room stood several bookshelves, all packed to the brim.
“You like to read.” Levi took a few steps closer to the shelves. All the classics were there along with a nice encyclopedia collection and countless history-related books. Most from authors he didn’t recognize.
“I do,” Erwin said. “I’ve been curating that collection since high school.”
“I see you’re a bit of a history buff,” Levi said, taking a biography on Alexander the Great off the shelf and flipping through it.
“Well, it is my job,” Erwin replied. “How do you like your tea?”
“Black.” Levi glanced over to the kitchen. A box of Yorkshire Gold sat on the counter. His heart flip-flopped again. No, he was not going to lose it over a tea brand. His favorite tea brand. Levi cleared his throat. “Your job?”
Erwin poured out the tea. “I’m a history professor at Trost University.”
“Makes sense.” Levi put the biography down. “How long have you been teaching there?”
“About five years or so.” Erwin pulled out the tea bags and put the mugs on a tray. “Do you want some shortbread with your tea?”
“Sure,” Levi said as he sat on the sofa.
“Here we go,” Erwin brought the tea and a small plate of shortbread cookies to the living room. “If I’d known you were coming I’d have made us some lunch.”
Erwin took his seat beside Levi on the sofa and handed him his tea. The nutty aroma of black tea filled his nostrils. “Thanks.”
“What about you? What do you do for work?” Erwin asked.
“I’m a janitor at City Hall.”
“Really?” Erwin raised his eyebrows. “Must pay well to live here.”
“Tch, not really,” Levi replied. “I got this place with the money my uncle left me.”
“Ah.” Erwin took a sip of tea. “How long have you been doing that?”
“Going on five years now,” Levi said. “It’s not glamorous work, but it pays the bills and that’s really what matters.”
“Indeed.” Erwin smiled at him over his mug. “Work needn’t be glamorous. And custodial work is important.”
The clock on the wall ticked the seconds of silence away. Levi’s eyes roamed the bookshelf again. A small pink book caught his attention.
“Red, White and Royal Blue?” Levi nodded toward the shelf.
Pink flashed across Erwin’s face. “Ah, yes. I suppose I do enjoy a good romance.”
Levi raised an eyebrow. “But no Pride and Prejudice?”
“I suppose not.”
They locked eyes over their mugs. Levi’s heart thundered in his ears. Those eyes. That face. The voice. This man was perfect. And was it his imagination, or had the blush lingered on Erwin’s cheeks? Maybe it was the tea. Maybe it was–
Erwin set aside his mug and took Levi’s from his hand as well.
“What–”
Levi’s question faded on his tongue as Erwin placed a feather-light kiss on his lips. The breath in his lungs evaporated. His eyes fluttered closed for a moment. Would there be another one?
“Sorry.” Erwin cleared his throat and sat back up straight. “I couldn’t help myself.”
Levi stared at him. What was this guy’s deal?
“I hope this doesn’t sound creepy, but,” Erwin took a deep breath. “I’ve sort of been watching you for the last month since I moved in, and I think you are really cute and you seem nice, and I’ve wanted to kiss you ever since I first saw you.”
The words tumbled out of his mouth like an avalanche. Levi blinked.
“You’ve been watching me?”
Erwin buried his face in his hands. “It’s creepy, I’m sorry.”
“When?”
Erwin’s head shot up, his eyes wide. “What do you mean, ‘When’?”
“When have you been watching me?” Levi asked. “I’ve never seen you watching me before.”
Shit. He shouldn’t have said that.
“I mean–”
Erwin’s mouth fell open. “Oh my god. You’ve been watching me too?”
“No, I didn’t mean that–”
“You have been!” Erwin covered his gaping mouth. His shoulders shook and his face reddened.
“Not like that!” Levi protested. “It’s just that our windows face each other, and I happened to glance out a few times.”
Erwin leaned back in his seat and breathed out a long sigh. “Here I was thinking I was the only one being a pervert.”
Levi rolled his eyes. “Hey, I’m not the one jerking off with his curtains open!”
Levi’s eyes went wide, and he slapped his hand over his mouth.
Erwin raised an eyebrow. “You saw that?”
“Your bed faces mine. How could I not?” Levi shot him a defiant look.
A sly smile quirked Erwin’s lips. “I was hoping you would.”
Hot tension twisted inside him. Levi clutched the edge of the sofa. This was bad. This was really bad. He should have never come inside. Scratch that, he should have never even come here at all. He gulped.
“You–you were?” His voice cracked. His face was on fire.
Erwin nodded. “It really turned me on thinking about you watching me.”
“It did?” Levi hated how high-pitched his voice had gone.
“I came so hard,” Erwin growled.
Levi’s cock strained against his pants. He shifted in his seat. Well, fuck.
Erwin gazed over at him, his eyes dark and his lips parted. His chest heaved up and down in heavy breaths. Levi’s eyes traveled down that long body, resting on the visible bulge in Erwin’s pants. His tongue flitted over his lips at the sight.
Their eyes met, and for a moment, everything inside him went still. Like the pause in the storm before a downpour or the moment of silence before dawn. He could walk away. They could chalk it up to a moment of insanity and never speak of it again. Never speak to each other again. He’d close his curtains and pretend he never saw Erwin gasping and cumming like a man possessed.
They could.
But–
Levi stood up. He leaned over Erwin, planting his hands on either side of Erwin’s head. He leaned in so their breath intermingled and their noses almost grazed each other.
“Do you really want this?” Levi whispered. His gaze flitted between Erwin’s eyes and lips.
Erwin’s breath stuttered. His eyelids fluttered. His lips moved as if to form words.
“Well?” Levi ghosted his lips against Erwin’s cheek.
“Yes.” Erwin’s voice was hoarse.
Their lips met like old fiends, welcoming each other home. They moved against each other in perfect harmony. Warm, soft, and wet—exactly as Levi had imagined they would be. He straddled Erwin’s lap, grabbing his face in both hands. Erwin rested his hands on Levi’s waist, his fingers dipping below his pants.
They undulated into each other, letting out long moans into each other’s mouths. The vibrations reverberated over Levi like an electric shockwave. He thrust down hard into Erwin. More. Erwin’s hands slipped over Levi’s ass, kneading it and pulling him closer.
Levi’s legs shook under him as their cocks rubbed against each other through their clothes. Fuck. He’d seen a glimpse of Erwin’s cock before. He could tell it was big. But to have it rubbing against his own—Levi let out a whine. He ached for it. He ached for Erwin.
“Let’s move into the bedroom.” Erwin pulled back, his lips wet and flushed.
Levi nodded.
Erwin grabbed Levi and stood up. A thrill twisted his stomach. Erwin was just as strong as he looked. Of course he was. Levi’s cock throbbed at the realization.
“Don’t be afraid to be rough,” Levi whispered into Erwin’s ear.
“Oh yeah?” Erwin stopped and searched his face. “You like rough?”
Levi captured Erwin’s lips in his mouth, sucking in his lower lip and biting it. “What do you think?”
A chuckle rumbled in Erwin’s chest. “Good.”
He threw Levi on the bed and pounced. His eyes sparkled with the fire of a man who enjoyed a challenge. Like a soldier about to face his toughest enemy. He yanked Levi’s clothes off with little ceremony and removed his own.
Levi ran his hands down Erwin’s taut body, tracing the soft skin over the hills and valleys of his muscles. He brushed his fingers against Erwin’s nipples. Erwin grabbed Levi’s wrist and pinned it above his head.
“If you wanna touch, you gotta ask me nicely, ok?”
Levi squirmed under him. Precum leaked onto his belly.
“I said, ok?” Erwin repeated, his eyes fixed on Levi.
“O-ok,” Levi panted.
“Good boy.”
Oh fuck.
Levi whined, his hips thrusting into the air.
A predatory grin flashed across Erwin’s face. “You like that?”
“N-no!” Levi protested, unable to meet Erwin’s gaze.
Erwin flipped him over, his hand landing on Levi’s ass with a smarting sting that sent waves of pleasure through him. He moaned.
“Look at you, taking your punishment like a good boy,” Erwin cooed. He rubbed the spot he’d slapped. “Looks like you’re already a well-trained little slut.”
Levi shot a scowl over his shoulder. “‘M not a slut.”
“Oh?” Erwin chuckled. “So you didn’t come over here with that tempting body of yours to seduce me?”
Fuck, he was good.
“You don’t think I didn’t see you walking around your house naked? How you left just enough of a crack in your curtains so I could see you riding that dildo?”
He’d seen. Levi thrust his hips back with a growling moan. Of course he’d seen. He’d hoped he’d seen. Levi clutched the sheets under him.
“Tell me you are a slut,” Erwin commanded.
Levi shook his head.
Slap.
Levi shivered.
“Tell me you’re a slut.”
Levi threw him a dirty look. “I’m not a slut.”
Erwin’s hand landed with extra force this time. Levi shuddered and whined. His cock ached.
Erwin slipped a lubed finger inside him. “Tell me you’re a slut.”
If he held out long enough, Erwin would reach his G-spot. If he just kept his mouth shut, he’d get what he wanted. But as Erwin added more fingers, he made sure not to get close. Levi thrust onto his fingers with a frustrated groan.
Erwin pulled back. “You want me inside you, baby?”
His soft tone made Levi’s eyes water.
Levi nodded.
“Then tell me you’re a slut and you need my cock.”
Levi rolled his eyes. This guy was good.
“I’m a slut and I need your cock. You happy now?” Levi shot back.
Erwin gave Levi’s ass another hard smack. Fuck. If he’d been inside Levi, Levi would have cum on the spot.
“Without the attitude.”
Levi sighed. Fine. If this guy wanted to play, he’d play.
“I’m a slut,” Levi thrust his ass back and wiggled it around. “And I need your big, thick cock fucking me hard and deep, Daddy.”
Erwin paused. The tip of his cock rested at Levi’s entrance. Levi turned his head. Erwin stared at him, eyes glassy and dazed, his face red. He nodded, a wry smile on his lips.
“Well played,” he chuckled.
Erwin grabbed Levi’s hips and took him in one long thrust. Levi’s eyes bulged out as that thick cock finally pressed against his G-spot. He coughed.
“That’s it. Take Daddy’s cock like a good boy.”
With each thrust, they plunged deeper into the haze of lust. The room, the house, the neighborhood—hell, the entire universe—faded into nothingness. All that mattered was Erwin inside him, fucking him til he could barely breathe. Heat coiled in him, traveling up his shaft. Just a little more—almost—
No. He couldn’t get there. Not like this. He let out a frustrated sob, tears spilling onto the sheets below.
“What’s wrong, baby? What do you need?” Erwin cooed in his ear.
“I need—touch me,” Levi panted.
“You want Daddy to touch you and help you cum?” Erwin asked, his voice as sweet as honey.
Levi nodded.
“You know the rules, baby. Tell Daddy what you want.” Erwin’s hand traveled down Levi’s belly and over his thighs, just missing his leaking cock.
“Please,” Levi sobbed. “Please touch me, Daddy.”
Erwin kissed Levi’s neck. “Good boy.”
He wrapped his hand around Levi’s shaft. Levi let out a long whimper.
“Oh, you poor baby. You must have been so desperate for Daddy to touch you.” Erwin ran his thumb over the tip. “You’re so wet for Daddy.”
Levi gasped. Everything in him tensed. Almost. Just a little more—
Erwin removed his hand. “Naughty boy! You can’t cum until Daddy says so.”
Levi let out a long, feral growl. Fuck him and his stupid rules. Hot tears spilled from his eyes.
“Come here.” Erwin lifted him up so his back was flush with Erwin’s chest. Erwin’s large pecs cradled him. “I know it’s tough, baby, but Daddy has been waiting so long for this. I wanna make you feel so good. Can you trust Daddy?”
The soft voice. The gentle touches. The way he wiped the tears out of Levi’s eyes.
“Yes.”
“That’s my good boy.” Erwin turned Levi’s face to place a long, soft kiss on his lips. “Don’t worry, baby. Daddy will let you cum soon, ok?”
“Ok, Daddy.” Levi let his head fall back into Erwin’s chest with a long sigh.
“Fuck, you are so good,” Erwin said as he thrust into him again. “I’m going to fill you up real good. Do you want that?”
God, the idea almost sent Levi over the edge again. “Yes, Daddy.”
Erwin held him tight, kissing the top of his head. “Good boy.”
It was the last thing he said before fucking into Levi with abandon. He grunted and panted in Levi’s ear, his hand on Levi’s cock. Levi closed his eyes. Erwin’s hot skin, their sweat mixing with each other. Their ragged breath harmonizing.
“Cum for me, Levi,” Erwin growled in his ear.
Levi’s eyes flew open, his mouth gaping. He arched against Erwin and came with a long whimper. Erwin gasped and came, his cock throbbing inside Levi, hot spunk flooding his insides.
Erwin held him through their orgasm, drawing every last drop of cum from him. Levi went limp against Erwin’s sturdy body as his mind emptied into the blissful nothingness.
“Sh sh sh,” Erwin soothed. “That’s a good boy. Good job. You came for Daddy so good.”
Erwin cleaned him with all the care and softness of a nurturing mother with her newborn babe. He wiped the sweat and cum off him with a warm, wet washcloth. He did his best to draw out his own cum from inside Levi too. After he was done, he climbed into bed with Levi and tucked the covers around them. He wrapped his arms around Levi and held him against his soft chest.
“That was…unexpected,” Erwin said after a while.
“Hmm.” Levi replied.
“But in a good way.” Erwin ran his hand through Levi’s hair.
“I’d hope so.” Levi leaned into the touch.
“I can’t believe we did that,” Erwin said, hiding his face in his pillow. “You must think I’m some kind of freak.”
“That’s not your thing?” Levi asked.
“I mean…” Erwin peeked out of his pillow at Levi. “I’ve definitely thought about it.”
“Do you regret it?” Levi’s mouth went dry as the words came out.
A grin broke over Erwin’s face. He cupped Levi’s face in his hand. “Not in the slightest.”
“Me neither.”
They held each other’s gaze. He could get lost in the vast blue of those eyes. He reached up and kissed Erwin, long and languid like a lazy summer afternoon.
“Can we do this again sometime?” Erwin whispered as if the words would break the spell on them.
“Anytime you want.” Levi replied, running his fingers over Erwin’s sharp jaw.
“Stay a little bit longer?” Erwin vibrated next to him.
“I have no plans today.”
“No plans on Valentine’s Day?” Erwin’s eyes widened.
“Is that today?”
Erwin nodded.
“I guess not.”
“Good.” Erwin wrapped him in a tight embrace. Their heartbeats reverberated in their chests. Levi closed his eyes and surrendered to the soft warmth.
Erwin stared at the mail sitting on his kitchen table after Levi went home the next morning. Funny how such a small thing could bring him such great fortune.
He smiled to himself as he looked toward Levi’s living room. It was hard to believe that all it took, after seeing the cute janitor at City Hall, was a quick Google search and some careful planning to get what he wanted.
And putting that letter in Levi’s mailbox in the middle of the night had only sped up the process.