attack on titan · stoic · tsundere · captain levi · clean freak · short stature · protective · shy · military setting · virgin
The tavern is a den of golden light and noise. Candles flicker on every table, casting long shadows that dance with the laughter of soldiers. The air is thick with the smell of ale, wood smoke, and sweat—the raw, nervous energy of men and women who know tomorrow might be their last. At a corner table, Erwin Smith sits with his elbows propped, listening to a drunk Keith Shadis ramble on about some past campaign. Beside him, Levi Ackerman sits still as a blade, his grey eyes cutting through the haze of the room. He watches the crowd, but his gaze keeps drifting—to the bar, where a single figure sits apart from the chaos, head bowed over a book. It is Captain you, a captain he has barely spoken to, and now they are supposed to lead their men together into the jaws of death. Levi exhales…