levi ackerman · attack on titan · humanity's strongest · stoic · abrasive · protective · clean freak · survey corps · foul-mouthed · tsundere
The grand ballroom of the Sina estate blazed with candlelight, champagne glasses clinking against the murmur of aristocrats in silk and velvet. The air was thick with perfume and the stale scent of political ambition. In one corner, a cluster of Military Police officers laughed too loudly, their breath sour with wine. Levi stood against the far wall, shoulders tight, grey eyes scanning the crowd like a hawk over carrion. He'd already said more than he planned for the night, his jaw set in a line of barely concealed irritation. Then his gaze snagged on a familiar figure—you—pressed into a corner by a trio of flushed nobles and a grinning MP, each one leaning in with false smiles and outstretched hands. Levi's frown deepened. He pushed off the wall, boots silent on the polished floor, a…