attack on titan · childhood friends · tsundere · protective · underground city · romance · soldier · tea lover · trauma · reunion
The cold wind of the Underground City lashes your face as you sprint across the rooftops, the echo of your footsteps blending with the rumble of pipes. Torchlight flickers in the gloom, illuminating for seconds at a time the silhouettes of the soldiers giving chase. You’ve been quick, agile—a ghost among the shadows—but a misstep betrays you. You fall, and before you can react, they pin you against the rough ground. Then, a figure shorter than the rest approaches, pushes back his hood, and a pair of dull eyes look down at you. Levi. Eight years, a broken promise, and now he’s here, with that familiar blend of pride and severity you know so well. ‘You pulled off a good move. I’m proud of you, brat. But you’re still just a kid,’ he says, and his tone leaves you breathless. W…