AN: Final chapter? I think so! Yay. Thanks for sticking through the longer wait, thanks for the support and reviews. Keep on reviewing! I love them. Starting with a flashback here. I know Nico said it was a pretty straightforward night with Levi but…he was lying? Anyway, enjoy!

Chapter FOUR - After Joe's Bar

Despite his compact build, the man was heavier than he looked. Nico grunted while adjusting his hold on Levi who he carried over his shoulder. He listened to the drunken mumbles floating up from behind him, waiting for the elevator to reach his floor. A smile he couldn't stop from forming lifted his tired face when he recognized some of the medical procedures Levi was reciting sleepily.

Levi had fallen asleep in the taxi and every attempt to wake him for his address was futile. Nico was pretty sure what botched up address Levi was trying to convey was from an alternate universe since the numbers continued to change. And his phone was locked. It was easier to take the man to his house.

The elevator dinged and the doors opened.

"M-microvascular suture…hnnn?" Levi moved suddenly.

"Woah man, stay still!" A dull thud shortly followed Nico's warning, "Dammit."

"Ow…my head." He heard Levi say mournfully but thankfully didn't make any more drastic movements as Nico got into his apartment.

Just for a moment, he hesitated by the couch; his first thought to deposit Levi there became riddled with concern on just how much the surgical resident had imbibed. Briefly, Nico considered the awkwardness come morning and preferred it to the possibility of Levi getting sick in the middle of the night. He skirted around the couch and continued to his bedroom instead.

Levi giggled as Nico leaned forward to let gravity relieve him of his drunken burden.

"Woah, you're being for-forward." Levi hickuped sleepily as he sank onto the mattress. Shaking his head, Nico huffed with amusement; there was no way Levi would remember any of this.

"Don't think on it, just fall the rest of the way to sleep."

He watched Levi squirm on top of the covers, his feet weakly scuffing at his shoes before it dawned on Nico that he didn't want shoes in his bed. He quickly pulled them off, exposing dingey socks and pulled those off too. He went to put them by the door and when he returned, it was to Levi pulling down his jeans.

Nico groaned, "What are you doing?"

The jeans were winning the fight obviously as Levi slumped back down to the bed, exhausted with his white boxers blooming above the waistline. "Help." He said piteously. Nico oscillated with what to do next. Levi's state of undress was beginning to look suggestive but he hated being swept into that category of 'gays will attack any unsuspecting men'. Rolling out a sigh, Nico surged forward and removed Levi's pants to prove otherwise. Luckily, Levi withheld any commentary; he was too busy removing his button-down shirt that he proceeded to throw on the floor.

"Tha's nice." He mumbled, eyes closed.

Nico eyed his guest warily as he neatly folded the clothes and set them at the foot of the bed. He nearly jumped out of his skin when Levi rose like a corpse on a gurney.

"Now what?" He asked, rubbing at the back of his neck.

"I really, really hafta pee." Levi rushed out, undoing Nico's hard work by swinging his legs off of the bed.

"Can you walk?" He asked, unconvinced of otherwise. But for his sake, he wished for a miracle.

Levi blew out a raspberry as he stood up, "Can you walk?"

Nico couldn't decide if he was enjoying Levi's antics or was overwhelmed by them. But still, he watched as Levi tripped on his own feet, walking in his direction with little concern for his state of undress. What a night.

"Come on, belligerent drunk man baby." Nico couldn't help the affection that laced his words as he showed Levi into the bathroom. Awkwardly, he demanded Levi sit and pee before leaving the man to his business. He listened closely for any signs of distress as he changed for bed quickly, deciding to wear more clothes than he'd normally wear to sleep in.

Levi emerged from the bathroom and did a better job getting back onto the bed, his limbs spread out dramatically. Nico glared at the arm and leg invading his side of the bed when there usually wasn't just one side of the bed since he preferred sleeping in the middle. Letting it go, Nico made quick work of flossing and brushing his teeth. He was about to get into bed when Levi started to shift, huffing in agitation. Nico rolled his eyes skyward, trying to find his patience.

"What are you doing, Levi?" It was quickly becoming a popular question.

"I'm cold…but I'm pretty sure I'm hot too. Generating friction…" He said it all in a barely discernable mutter but giggled as he shifted again.

"I might kill him." Nico said under his breath, looking at the clock on the nightstand which was leeching away his hours of potential sleep. Suddenly, he used what little strength he had left to swiftly pull the comforter from under Levi's squirming body and drape it back over him.

Levi made an exaggerated sound of amazement as the bedding settled over his head.

"It's the Upside-down." Nico recognized the reference as he finally got into the bed. Levi's arm was under him so he had to fight the appendage. He placed it on Levi's stomach only for it to have a mind of its own and smack Nico in the chin, resting on his chest now. Growling, Nico took liberties and put his hands on Levi's waist and shoulder, turning the man on his side and held him there with his own body. At this point, he was pretty sure they were past all decorum. At least he reclaimed the middle of the bed.

"Go to sleep, Levi. Please." He'd ignore how comfortable he was pressed against Levi's alcohol fueled warmth, and he definitely wasn't cherishing having someone close again and him actually knowing the person for more than a few hours. Levi stayed silent but Nico felt his feet moving, manipulating the cover until he exposed a leg that he left open to the room air. Nico's head was settled just above Levi's on the bed length pillow they both shared. Nico spotted the headband of the glasses Levi still wore and thought little of it as he lifted a hand just to remove the glasses and set them on the nightstand and turned off the light.

"Mmm. Thanks…" He heard Levi mutter under his breath and hated that he tightened his hold on Levi minutely, finding that sleep was close at hand.

He awakened to his room still in complete darkness. The snores beside him reminded him he had unexpected company. Levi had managed to worm his arm under Nico's neck and pillow space and shifted onto his back, mouth open slightly. Nico considered a moment of petty revenge, his fingers hovered above Levi's nose to pinch it but realized waking the man now wasn't a smart move. Still, smiling a little, Nico calmly grazed his knuckles down a stubbled cheek. The action did nothing to disturb Levi but instead, it was Nico who felt perturbed. He was succumbing to what could be. He felt his heartrate speed up as the anxiousness flooded in.

Slowly, he sat up and looked at the clock. Two hours until sunrise. Nico stood and grabbed the glasses as he went, placing them on Levi's stack of clothes.

He couldn't do it. He couldn't give in and go down that same road. Levi was special and it hurt to let him go but it would hurt more to lose him the way he had lost…

Nico used the restroom and returned to bed. Carefully, he turned Levi back to his side and pressed his back to Levi's, limiting their connection to reassure himself that it mattered little to him that Levi was in his bed. He was just helping out a friend.

He fell asleep with obvious discontent settling in. All he wanted was to turn around.

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-Present Day-

He watched Levi move beyond the gate and out of sight.

"Shit." Nico hung his head and gripped the railing as his mind continued to race. What had he been thinking? He pushed Levi to say all of it and now he didn't want to acknowledge why. His past was keeping him on the porch while Levi was getting farther away and it made him feel…

Empty.

The possibility of repeating the past…that made him anxious. Simon's had almost rendered him irreparable. Simon was his biggest failure. He still saw Simon in every relationship; Simon guided Nico's choices beyond the grave. But now, Levi was threatening that precaution. He could sense the internal struggle both men birthed in him, it was building upon itself and coming to a head.

He hadn't a plan for what he could say but his feet moved down the steps instead of back into the party. He just knew he couldn't stand Levi being mad at him. Frustration bloomed in his chest, impatient at the uncharacteristic incoordination he seemed unable to control around the surgical resident. Even recognizing the flaw, Nico was at a loss on how to remedy it. He could only hope Levi would forgive him.

The gate croaked a little as Nico pushed past and caught movement to his right.

Levi was opening the back door to a taxi that idled in the street.

"Wait!" He called out and jogged up with little hesitance, on the inside however, he was floundering for the right words.

The unaccommodating look he received from Levi was one he decided was rightly earned. He gaped like a fish a couple of times but knew nothing was forthcoming if his mind continued to draw a blank. It didn't seem right to talk on the street or at Link's party, so quickly he thought of a way to buy time.

"Can I come with you?" The uneasiness was odd for him and Levi was picking up on it surely. But instead of what Nico predicted would be an unforgiving dismissal, he watched the smaller man release a heavy breath.

"Why?"

"That's not a no." Nico said slyly and ignored Levi's weak protests and got in on the opposite side of the car. He immediately noticed how cramped he was behind the driver seat but ignored it as best he could. He waited a little on edge as his friend slowly sank into the seat next to him, an obvious dubious atmosphere was being emitted in waves.

"Seatbelts." The taxi driver said automatically as he drove off and confirmed Levi's destination.

The drive was relatively quiet, the music in the car set so low, it was hard to make out what was playing. Nico couldn't help his line of sight gravitated in Levi's direction. The other man was watching the city but seemed lost in thought—tense. It certainly seemed like Nico was on the losing end of choosing friendship instead of more. Levi Schmitt liked him, Levi Schmitt wanted to be with him. Levi Schmitt wanted him. Nico wanted those things too. Maybe not at first at Grey-Sloan and definitely not when he found out just how oblivious Levi had been to his own sexuality but now…how much more can he resist?

Levi huffed, turning to look at Nico. His eyes flashed obstinately, "You're staring."

God, his heart was beating fast as Simon's influence collapsed behind his growing resolve. Could he?

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Levi had agreed to Nico following him home because the tall man had the look of a lost cat. It was a rare moment for him to witness in the time he had gotten to know Nico Kim. This rare reaction he had drawn from the man which made Levi feel bad for his part in creating it.

He sat with his eyes trained out of the window as if the passing city was a foreign intriguing place. Despite another rejection, Nico sat next to him and Levi had to stew in the tense atmosphere without knowing why. When he noticed he was being watched, it unnerved him even more.

"You're staring..." He said shortly which had a ring of irritation to it.

Nico was indeed leveling him with a calculating stare at his end of the backseat, arm propped up so his hand could support his beautiful head. He didn't say anything as he seemed to come to a decision and unbuckled the seatbelt. He closed the gap between them. Levi opened his mouth to speak but only breathed out when he felt the warmth of Nico's arm as the appendage came to rest behind his head. The bulkier man encased him in the small space and Levi looked up, his eyes questioning. What was this development?

"You are braver than he ever was. Braver than I am." Nico said which in turn made Levi frown, further confused. It sounded like Nico had reached a conclusion all on his own and was failing to share the details.

Levi didn't get a chance to ask when he felt fingers gently catch his chin and he watched Nico's face descend until their lips were without question in kissing distance. He breathed in a sharp breath as he realized what Nico was intending to do. And he put a shielding palm up against the man's face and pushed. He felt Nico grumble in protest under his hand, that hand that held his chin got repurposed to pry Levi's fingers away.

"What are you doing?! Stop messing with me, asshole." Levi hissed out in a loud whisper, heart racing and mind in a whirl. Why would Nico do that?

"No, I'm… Levi…I-I." Nico tried to take the other man's hand to hold but Levi shook his hold.

"You, you," Levi mocked before continuing, crossing his arms, "It's all about you, isn't it? I admit, it's my fault I tried to get something from you I knew I couldn't have but I'd prefer not to repeat our first kiss, alright? The first rejection and tonight's stonewalling were enough signs that whatever this was, isn't meant to be."

Levi noticed Nico not extracting his long arm, his body still leaned into his side of the backseat. Levi groaned and covered his face, forcing his head back into the stiff interior of the car.

"I want this, I want you." He heard Nico breathe into his left ear. It made him jump slightly as the tone of it dominated the sound of ticking from the turn signal and the steady hum of the car engine and he dropped his hands in shock.

"What?" He asked in sheer disbelief. Wide eyed, he turned his head to make eye contact only to have Nico press in again until their lips met. He felt Nico's fingers slide through his hair, holding his head in place with the hand that was situated behind him and a thrill raced through as he recognized the intoxicating feeling. Nico kissed him, his other hand came up and braced against Levi's car door with Levi nestled almost under him, pressing the smaller man back into the seat. Levi couldn't deny what the proximity was doing to him physically, his hands came up to cup Nico's jaw on each side. He didn't push Nico away, not this time.

He wouldn't let fear get in the way. Levi shivered when Nico's lips traveled down to the side of his neck; those fingers of his swimming through his hair to find his right earlobe to massage it gently. He vaguely felt Nico's other hand begin to work at his shirt buttons, relaxing the collar to expose more of his neck. Levi couldn't stop his eyes from rolling back—entirely lost to the sensation. Nico shifted to travel his suctioning mouth to just below Levi's other ear, biting most unexpectedly. Levi gasped and clenched his hands into Nico's shirt.

"Hold on, you two."

The plea came from the driver's seat and made Levi extract as much as he could before facing the window again. He felt his face heat up in embarrassment.

"We are almost there." The taxi driver tagged on good naturedly in a dusky voice that Levi just wanted to hide away from.

Levi listened to Nico's soft chuckle who seemed unaffected by the request and rested his head on Levi's shoulder. The casual action made Levi relax and close his eyes, savoring the small contact. It really had been too long since he had true intimacy. No one should be deprived of it.

As promised, the taxi soon pulled them into the driveway.

"Have fun." The taxi man with missing front teeth goaded with a wide smile as he departed. He could feel himself blushing, Nico gave only a short awkward laugh.

"What a strange man." Levi mumbled as he reached for his keys. He was just happy he didn't have to deal with a bigot right out of the gate. He chanced a look at Nico who stood beside him, who now seemed to respect his personal boundaries when they weren't packed inside a metal can. But he did receive a smile, one that seemed a tad bit apologetic.

"I shouldn't have…"

"I'm glad you did." Levi was. "Are you coming inside?" Levi heard his words and grimaced as he turned to walk to the front door, thinking of better phrase to invite someone into his house that didn't sound like sex.

They walked into the dark confines of his foyer and remembered that his mom was blessedly out of town. He explained as much to Nico which he knew loaded their predicament with implications. Neither of them commented on it. Instead, Levi quickly set to turning on various lights and pulled Nico into an archway that revealed the kitchen.

"I'm hungry." Levi explained shortly, rifling through the pantry. He felt Nico Kim's eyes on him the entire time. They had to talk, Levi knew. He still had questions. But first…

"Ramen?" Levi offered.

Nico grinned, he had found a seat at the informal dinning area of the kitchen.

"Only if you let me cook." He got up to stand beside Levi at the stove and Levi bumped into him with his left side.

"Controlling bastard." Levi said jokingly but reached down to retrieve a pot he then handed to the taller man who instead of taking the offered cookware, grabbed Levi's wrist to pull him closer. Levi couldn't help his smile that was subsequently skewed by Nico's kiss. This one delved deeper, Nico's tongue laved at the space between Levi's parted lips; meeting his tongue with a tantalizing friction that left the short man moaning into his partner's mouth.

"Goddamn," He felt Nico say against his lips and Levi tried to control himself from jumping the man. Nico was definitely ruining all his past experiences without apologizing for it.

"I want you." He said decisively as he tried to delve back in.

Levi smiled big as he pulled back a little, "You sure?"

Nico deemed those two words a challenge apparently as Levi was hoisted up by one strong hand that cupped and grasped his buttock through his slacks. The spontaneous action left the pot he held hitting the floor in a loud clash and being promptly forgotten as Levi yelped out in surprise and he was enveloped into Nico's arms at the waist; his own arms wrapped around the man's shoulders. His legs coiled innately over the man's hips and he glanced down into Nico's burning gaze as he was situated a few inches higher than the man holding him. Levi groaned softly when he felt his back was being pressed into the wall, his body heating up as arousal stabbed at him in that teasing manner.

Nico stifled their collective heavy breathing by slowly reclaiming Levi's lips which he descended into most eagerly. Levi felt Nico readjusting his hold, aligning their bodies so when he rolled his hips Levi shuddered, breaking the kiss as his head fell back.

"Oh…" The word escaped in the form of a heady moan him and he heard Nico chuckle in turn before the wicked man buried his face in Levi's neck and shoulder, exhaling hot heavy breaths that made Levi's skin break out in pleasant goosebumps. What was happening to his body? It was—

Levi cried out again, louder as Nico repeated the motion of his hips, driving him into the wall while simultaneously biting down on the sensitive juncture where his neck met his shoulder. It was akin to electricity flowing right under his skin over and over again causing the most pleasant shudders that Nico's warm firm body readily absorbed. Thank God for Nico Kim, he could get addicted.

Grrrrrrr.

The two stilled, Nico looked down at Levi's talking stomach and raised an eyebrow as he met Levi's eyes.

"Apparently, I'm starving you." Nico grinned and Levi went limp in his hold; releasing the tension in his spine. His stomach growled with less vigor that time.

"Sorry. I'm ruining this." Levi was sure he was pouting, his mind racing with insecurities. He was pretty sure Nico was used to more entrancing partners and listening to bodily functions from a geek wasn't very attractive. To further perpetuate his apprehension, he had no choice but to stand on his own as Nico lowered him back onto the kitchen floor. Nico remained close, however, and further surprised the shorter man as he kneeled down while keeping eye contact until he raised Levi's shirt and Levi felt those lips land a short peck below his navel. When they made eye contact again, Levi was sure his eyes were as big as saucers. No one had ever kissed his stomach before…

And once Nico regained his full height, he talked as if it was completely normal.

"On the contrary, I'm enjoying every moment with you. From your drunk stripping to your intrusive stomach growls, I can't wait to see what happens next." Nico was completely serious behind his gentle smile, the combination made Levi minutely shiver in anticipation. He now gave a relaxed smile of his own as he watched Nico and laughed when the tall man had to readjust the crotch of his pants to accommodate his 'predicament'.

"Now. Where did that pot go?"

The smile immediately evaporated at a realization.

"Wait, what do you mean 'drunk stripping', Nico?!"

"He killed himself and you…found him that way?" Levi asked incredulously just to clarify. He'd eaten all the ramen that Nico had prepared with boiled egg and what vegetables his mother had left in the fridge. He'd definitely have to keep Nico around at meal times to take advantage of his culinary skills. It was only after they had eaten Nico grew stoic and his face ponderous and Levi had sensed that their talk wasn't far off. He didn't even have to prod, Nico began to tell him about Simon.

He saw a side of Nico that reminded Levi of the time in the elevator, and at Link's house. A man ready to run.

Nico sighed heavily, "I couldn't save him. He…decided to leave and I couldn't save him."

Levi felt worried at how hollow the other man sounded and took hold of Nico's clenched hand on the table top. He was pretty sure dissuading Nico from blaming himself was impossible but he said it anyway.

"You can't blame yourself for his actions. If anyone is at fault, its society's fault—and his—for leaving you to deal with what he left behind on your own." Levi felt himself actually get upset on Nico's behalf. He almost wanted to retract his words when Nico looked at him with a hard stare but remained true to his convictions. Nico Kim was a good man, he deserved better than to be left behind both by his family and his partners.

"You're surprisingly passionate." Nico said appraisingly through his obvious melancholy.

Levi never thought about his vivacity for life, his career was always a distraction from personal philosophical assessment. But lately, Nico Kim made him think about other things he didn't see as important until now.

"It's a side effect of liking you, I guess." He said with a hint of shyness as he broke their hand holding to busy himself to try and hide his flustered state. But thankfully, it brought back Nico's soft smile which he caught blooming when he glanced up. Levi knew what Nico went through with Simon was forever a part of him. It was different from the deaths they experience at the hospital, so Levi couldn't rightly respond empathetically. Nico seemed to sense his current line of thought.

"Simon's death kept me on a narrow path. Every guy after him was just a means for release. Getting too close to anyone was…hard. The moment a challenge presented itself, I would find my way out of seeing that person." Levi knew what had transpired between them fell in the same category.

"When I realized your confusion…I didn't want to get caught up in that but also, I didn't want your first experience to be with someone like me. We were bad for each other, was my initial judgement."

Levi ignored the familiar feeling welling up again from that time where he understood precious little about Nico Kim and just asked, "What changed?"

Nico suddenly chuckled, throwing Levi off, "Sorry, I'm laughing at myself and how stupid I am. Well, let's just say it was easy to tell myself to ignore you. Its another thing entirely to actually follow the plan. And it certainly didn't help that I had to rescue you from Jude."

"Hey," Levi started to say in his defense but realized, begrudgingly, he had none. "thanks for that. Again."

"And after that night, I liked spending time with you, despite myself, despite knowing how you felt for me. I was selfish and kept up the pretense for my own benefits. I could keep you, it just would be at arm's length."

Nico sighed again as he admitted the next part. "Then, tonight…I saw you with Jared-

"Gareth." Levi inserted.

"Oh, I'm sorry—George. I'll admit, I didn't like it."

Levi admitted to himself as well that it made him feel giddier than it should. He hid his obvious growing smile with the back of his hand.

"Jealousy is a side effect of liking you." Nico said it as if just realizing it himself.

For a moment, Levi struggled with his next question. He worried if it was too early to ask. Would Nico get that panicked look again?

"What are we, Nico? Are we… boyfriends?" Despite how progressive he was, it still felt odd saying it.

"Does that distinction make you uncomfortable?" Nico didn't appear to be offended or daunted, his tone of voice mainly curious.

Levi shook his head, "No. I just wonder if we are to the point where we meet each other's parents, have family dinners, spend the night with personal items in each other's drawers. The cliché couple stuff."

"You'd introduce me to your mom?" Nico seemed skeptical and it pained Levi that it was even a question.

"If this is heading where I think it's going with us—then yes. I want to show you off." Levi said in earnest, smiling down at the table; his mind already mapping the future of his mother's predictably mundane reaction. It wouldn't shock her that her son was gay. She'd instantly like Nico, and would spoil him more than her own son. The two would enjoy cooking together, making Levi feel like a third wheel as he drooled on the sidelines. He looked forward to it.

"Okay. If you make that a habit, I can't hold myself back." The scrapping of a hastily moved chair followed Nico's incomprehensible statement which made Levi frown questioningly.

"What did I do?" He asked distractedly as he watched Nico round the table towards him. His forearm was grasped and pulled which insinuated for Levi to stand which he did only to be turned upside down in a fireman hold on Nico's shoulder.

"Nico! What the hell?!" Nico started to walk out the kitchen into the living room which had a hallway leading to the bedrooms.

"Where are we going?" Levi demanded around his laughter, he couldn't help but smack at the buttocks that were just above his line of vision. Nico grunted.

"Your bedroom." He provided shortly, opening doors that held no confirmation of being Levi's bedroom, "Which one is it?"

"I'm in the basement, you idiot!" Levi laughed some more, trying to give directions through his bursts of mirth. Nico wouldn't let Levi down as he was instructed to go back into the kitchen which had the inconspicuous door that led to the basement.

Nico got them both down the stairs without incident, and found the door to Levi's room ajar. Levi hit the light switch to reveal a relatively large space that was as he left it—cluttered and unkempt, bed unmade, freshly washed laundry that he hadn't gotten to folding yet was piled up on the loveseat. Nico said nothing about the disastrous state of his room as he deftly avoided tripping on wayward shoes and socks.

"This feels familiar." He heard Nico comment to himself before Levi's world somewhat righted itself when he was laid on his back on his very comfortable full-sized bed. Levi went to sit up, pushing his elbows into the mattress but Nico wasted no time to drape himself over him.

Levi's breathing became short and was oscillating though his lips as he felt the mood change. Nico supported his weight on each hand which dipped the mattress around Levi. Nico's left knee nudged at Levi's thigh so that it lifted Levi's leg to hook around to make room for the taller man.

Levi took off his glasses (he hated wearing them in bed) and set them aside, his vision blurring a little.

"Cute." Nico commented shortly before tilting his head to meet Levi's waiting lips with his own, pressing the man below him into the mattress. Levi succumbed to the weight of the kiss eagerly, his hands finding purpose in Nico's soft hair and cradling his face. Nico groaned as he began to lick Levi's tongue in slow almost ticklish strokes. Levi felt the excess saliva begin to trickle down his jawline, increasing his arousal as Nico continued the captivating onslaught.

His hold on Nico slipped away as the man broke the kiss, to instead lay a kiss to his cleft chin reverently then dropped lower in an almost predatory manner before kissing the hollow point of his throat before he changed to sucking at the same spot.

"Nnn-Nico that'll…hah…" Leave a mark… Talking increased the sensitivity, Levi discovered as he tried to protest but he couldn't fight against how amazing it felt. Then Nico's tongue licked back up to Levi's lips, kissing him properly again.

Nico's left arm snaked under Levi's head, which dropped his shoulder onto the bed next to Levi, forcing him to lie on his side now and break off the kiss. He hugged Levi which the smaller man was happy to oblige, resting his cheek on Nico's arm as he allowed himself to enjoy Nico Kim.

"I feel as if this could be taken away at any moment. You'd grace someone else with that admiring smile and they'd take you away from me." Nico said in a vulnerable admittance.

Levi pressed his forehead into the broad chest before him, "I'm sorry to break it to you—you're kind of stuck with me, Nico Kim."

This garnered a smile from Nico, "Good, a certain level of dedication is required to be boyfriends."

There it was. They both shared a look that sealed their fates.

Levi noted the pink tinge to Nico's wet lips, those eyes that hungered for him, his beautiful black hair askew, that olive complexion of his skin making him glow and Levi knew right then that he would never be able to stop staring. It was impossible.

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The End

AN: I hope you enjoyed this little SCHMICO fic. Thank you for your support of this fic, it was fun to write between the Grey's break. But soon we are back on baby! Can't wait to see what happens next with our dudes. I'm sure it'll be more dramatic than what I can concoct with some convoluted conclusion. As always let me know what you think, no matter how old this fic gets, send me your reviews! Apologies for any typos you come across. Little side note: the way Levi narrates "what is this development" in his POV this chapter is a shout out to various scenes from the Japanese drama 'Nobuta Wo Produce'. It's quite hilarious, watch it if you haven't seen it already.

I hope everyone has a great 2019! Let's meet again!