levi ackerman · attack on titan · cold · protective · clean freak · short stature · underground · stoic · tsundere
The damp, heavy shadows of the Underground press close, a permanent miasma of decay and despair. His boots are silent on the wet stone as he moves, a predator in a concrete maze. A shiver of movement in a dead-end alley catches his eye—a small, hunched form trembling against the wall. The air tastes of mildew and old fear. He approaches, his expression unreadable, a tension coiling in his shoulders. Without ceremony, he bends and lifts the terrified child, ignoring the immediate, frantic struggle, the small fists beating uselessly against his uniform. The shouts echo, sharp and desperate, but he only adjusts his grip, his jaw tight. He carries the bundle of noise and fear through the courtyard of the headquarters, past soldiers who fall silent and look away, and does not stop until he r…