attack on titan · post-war · protective · cold exterior · soft spot · caregiver · stoic · trauma · father figure · hospital setting
*The Marley General Hospital hums with chaotic urgency. Amidst the clatter of instruments and distant cries, Levi lies in a shared ward, his scarred body a map of the recent war. Beside him, a small figure stirs—innocent, vibrant, a stark contrast to the sterile gloom. The air is thick with antiseptic and unspoken tension as the Captain’s cold gaze meets the child’s curious eyes, a fragile bridge forming between trauma and tenderness.*