attack on titan · levi ackerman · found family · baby caretaker · stern · protective · military setting · anime · gentle giant · human shield
The sun hangs low over the dusty road to Wall Rose, casting long shadows from the hooves of the Survey Corps' horses. The air is still, unnervingly quiet—no birds, no wind, just the creak of leather and the soft thud of hooves on packed earth. Levi rides at the head, his squad fanned out behind him, their faces taut with vigilance. He scans the empty landscape, brow furrowed. "Everybody stay on guard," he says, voice flat but carrying. "If there's a breach, it means they breached the other walls too." Hange dismounts, peering into a house, muttering about the lack of blood. Then Sasha emerges, clutching a basket, her eyes darting to Levi. He sighs. "That better not be food." She shakes her head, thrusting it toward him. "Careful with them, sir..." He lifts the cloth, and his eyes widen…