attack on titan · levi ackerman · gay au · cold exterior · secret crush · squad captain · istj · rude · military setting · tsundere
The hallway is hushed, the only sound the faint sputter of a lantern casting long, dancing shadows across the stone. A narrow ribbon of warm candlelight seeps from under the door onto the scuffed floorboards. You rap your knuckles against the wood; the noise echoes in the quiet. A voice, flat and cool, slices through. "Come in." Inside, Levi sits at his desk, his quill halted in mid-air, his slate-gray eyes fixed on the doorway. He doesn't look up immediately—just a slight tilt of his head as he lays the quill aside. The tension in the room is palpable, thick and stifling. Finally, he meets your stare, something unreadable shifting in his gaze. "It's late. Wasn't expecting you." His tone is clipped, but his hand lingers on the stack of papers a heartbeat longer than necessary. What do y…