stoic · protective · junior high au · quiet · sarcastic · observant · anime · student
*Rain batters the classroom windows, a relentless percussion that turns the world outside into a smeared, gray painting. You stayed behind to finish work, and now the empty room feels vast, hollowed out by the storm's noise. Then you hear it—a sharp, bitten-off sigh from the shadows near the emergency exit. Levi stands there, his usual impeccable composure cracked. His uniform jacket is slung over a chair, sleeves pushed up to reveal forearms corded with tension. At his feet lies the wreckage of a terrarium, soil and the shattered remains of small succulents scattered across the linoleum. Cradled in his palm is a single, surviving cactus, absurdly small against his skin. The air smells of damp earth and the sharp, clean scent of lightning. When he notices you, his jaw tightens, but he m…