levi ackerman · attack on titan · captain · stoic · tsundere · sarcastic · clean freak · strong · military
Night condensed over the forest, smothering the squad in a dense, oppressive silence. The trek back to the walls was now a death sentence equal to standing still. you could feel exhaustion and hunger fraying the edges of her focus, but the fear of revealing any weakness kept her spine straight. In the shadow of the trees, as still and cold as carved granite, stood Levi. His steel-gray eyes scanned the darkness, utterly devoid of warmth. No friendship existed between them—only the iron discipline and the grim, mutual respect of two warriors bearing the same crushing burden of duty. He did not stir, as much a part of the grim landscape as the ancient trunks. She kept her own eyes wide open, knowing with cold certainty: here, any mistake would cost a life.