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The doorbell rang, echoing through the nearly empty house. Levi pulled his headphones off, listening closely to see if he heard it right. When it rang again, he groaned to himself before getting out of his chair. Of course, someone visits when he is the only one home. Everyone else was at another meeting trying to find them, but he couldn't bring himself to go. It had been months, and his heart just couldn't take talking about it anymore. His hand gripped the stairway railing a bit tighter as a pang of hurt went through him. He made his way downstairs, the doorbell ringing one last time just as he reached it. He held back some choice words to the person wanting to harass him during his wallowing.
"Give me a moment! You don't have to be so impatient-" he stopped as soon as he opened the door, eyes wide. He couldn't move, hell, he could barely breathe as he stared at them in shock. He blinked, then blinked again as he felt his eyes begin to burn. No, no, no, no, this was just another dream. Surely it was a cruel dream. Levi was sure of it. He slapped himself as hard as he could, catching them off guard as they quickly grabbed his face. That familiar warmth assured him more than their words ever would.
"You..." His eyes met the all-too-comforting, tear-filled ones before him. Levi couldn't speak, feeling his own tears begin to pour faster as he pulled them as close as he possibly could. As he buried himself into their (changed, he noticed) hair, sobs began to wrack his body as they both fell to their knees in tears. Their arms felt like home. It was a comforting feeling he hadn't felt since they had disappeared.
"You came back! Where have you been!?" Levi finally managed as he pulled away. He held their face gently, rubbing away tears as they looked at him with such adoration and love. They sniffled, wiping tears away as they leaned into his hands as much as they could.
"It's such a long story. I don't think you would believe me." They replied, chuckling a bit through their nonstop tears. Levi didn't even hesitate as he pressed a kiss to their forehead and pulled them close once more. They leaned against him, sniffling and hugging him back just as tightly.
"We can wait for my brothers to get back, okay? Let's get you inside first." He pulled them to standing, never taking a hand off of them. Usually, he would be flustered or overwhelmed by this much contact, but now he couldn't get enough of it. They were back. His love was back, and he never wanted to lose them again.