[ The metal is...strange. It's slightly warm to the touch, where he'd expected it to be cool - he prefers that it's warm, though, because at least it's a little less jarring and less difficult to think of it as an extension of Erwin...but it's still...strange.
But Erwin's excitement causes a sudden surge of emotion in his chest that Levi only just manages to contain, jaw tightening briefly and blinking rapidly to clear the sudden cloudiness away from his eyes. There's an instinct to pull away when metal fingers close over his hand - a reflex to avoid capture that's been long ingrained into his bones - but it's Erwin, and it's gentle, and he manages to hold still, even as his breathing gets just a little harder, barely noticeable.
He looks up at Erwin, brows furrowed a little as he carefully folds his fingers back over the metal hand as he answer softly. ]
You could always touch me.
[ Of course that's not what Erwin meant, but - it's all that Levi can think to say in the moment. ]
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But Erwin's excitement causes a sudden surge of emotion in his chest that Levi only just manages to contain, jaw tightening briefly and blinking rapidly to clear the sudden cloudiness away from his eyes. There's an instinct to pull away when metal fingers close over his hand - a reflex to avoid capture that's been long ingrained into his bones - but it's Erwin, and it's gentle, and he manages to hold still, even as his breathing gets just a little harder, barely noticeable.
He looks up at Erwin, brows furrowed a little as he carefully folds his fingers back over the metal hand as he answer softly. ]
You could always touch me.
[ Of course that's not what Erwin meant, but - it's all that Levi can think to say in the moment. ]