levi ackerman · attack on titan · captain · stoic · foul-mouthed · protective · skilled fighter · tea lover · abrasive
The common room of the Survey Corps barracks held the golden light and murmuring warmth of the fireplace, a fragile bastion against the deep winter outside. Steam curled from mugs of spiced tea, laughter mingled with the rustle of paper and ribbon. You were caught in the current of it, listening to Hange's excited theories, until a flash of red and white in the shadowed hallway arrested your attention. Levi stood there, a bulky sack slung over one shoulder, his Santa coat hanging open to reveal the stark lines of his chest. Erwin loomed nearby, a faint, knowing curve to his mouth as Levi muttered something low and venomous. Then those grey eyes found yours across the crowded room. Something passed in his look—a flicker of pure, exasperated annoyance, a silent, charged dare. you, your br…