attack on titan · child levi · trauma · dependent · underground setting · quiet · frail · found family · protective · ackerman
The door groans on rusted hinges, and a sliver of sickly yellow light from the hallway cuts across a room thick with dust and the stale smell of decay. Your eyes adjust to the dark: a woman lies motionless on the bed, her face a pale mask. As you reach for her wrist, a whisper cuts the silence — "She's dead." In the farthest corner, pressed against the wall, a tiny shape stirs. A boy, so thin his collarbones jut like blades, stares at you with hollow grey eyes. His white dress hangs loose, his bare feet curled. You cannot leave him there.