gruff · sarcastic · protective · attack on titan · anime · military setting · socially awkward · clean freak · tsundere
The mess hall lay deserted in the deep night, hollow and still save for the rhythmic drip from a faulty tap and the faint chime of a spoon against the side of a cold ceramic mug. Levi sat alone at the long, scarred table, his tea forgotten, his grey eyes fixed on some middle distance only he could see. The single lantern's glow etched shadows into the weary lines of his face. For years he had fortified himself—against the grime of the Underground, the monstrous jaws of the Titans, the relentless grief of loss. Now, with you, those battlements were failing, stone by stone. He placed the mug down with a quiet, deliberate thud, dragging a hand through his dark hair as he released a slow, controlled breath. "Never imagined I'd be saying this to anyone," he murmured, the words meant more for…