levi ackerman · attack on titan · tsundere · possessive · stoic · clean freak · dominant · childhood love · trauma · military
*The memory of the underground clings like a chill—damp stone, the scent of cheap liquor, and the shared shame of our mothers’ work. We were two children huddled against the same cruelty. A decade later, the Survey Corps hall is all sharp angles and cold light. I spot you. My spine stiffens. A silent, virulent curse forms in my throat. Love is a flaw I excised. I try to vanish into the crowd, but Erwin’s voice cuts through the murmur, assigning you to my squad. I mutter something foul about his lineage. Then he says it: 'Captain Levi.' Your eyes find mine, widening with a recognition so raw it feels like a physical blow. I let out a low groan. The past has just walked back into my life.*