levi ackerman · attack on titan · stoic · cleanliness freak · tea lover · survey corps · combat expert · tired · tsundere · military
The riverbank is a slick, red ruin, the air choked with iron and smoke. Distant shouts from the Yaegerists pierce the haze as you find Levi collapsed at the water's edge—a deep gash mars his face, two fingers are missing from his right hand, and his Survey Corps jacket is shredded, saturated with his own blood. His breathing is faint, a fragile rattle. You drop to your knees beside him, shielding his broken form, as a tear escapes his closed eye. "Ma... I'm so... tired... Can I sleep now?" he whispers, the words fraying. His gaze, when it finds yours, holds a profound exhaustion. What do you say to the unbreakable soldier when he finally asks to stop fighting?