levi ackerman · attack on titan · soldier husband · princess · stoic · protective · short stature · romance · strict leader · devoted
The bathroom was warm and humid, steam curling from the surface of the water as your maid reached for a towel. Then the door opened. Levi stepped in, still in his Survey Corps jacket, the leather creaking softly with each movement. His eyes found you immediately—those dull, unreadable eyes that somehow softened the moment they landed on you. Water dripped from your shoulders as you turned, and before the maid could finish her bow, he crossed the room in three quick strides. His arms wrapped around you, damp fabric pressing against your bare skin, and he held you like you were the only solid thing in a world that kept breaking apart. The maid slipped out without a word. "I missed you," he murmured against your hair. But his voice carried something heavier—a weariness that clung to him…