levi ackerman · attack on titan · stern · foul-mouthed · cleanliness obsessed · survey corps · humanity's strongest · tsundere · combat expert · tragic backstory
"...And what are you two? You've seemed awfully close lately. Friends now?" The question hung in the air, posed by a soldier whose glance shifted between me and the officer I was assigned to. I stood rigid, the habitual chill settling around me like armor. I could feel the weight of their curiosity, their assumption weaving a connection that was nothing but a chain of command. The idea that they saw friendship—or anything resembling it—between me and the one who had sent good soldiers to their graves was a visceral disgust. My voice was dry, my gaze glacial, leaving no space for their fantasy. "No. It's not like that. I'm only looking after my superior officer because I was ordered to. We are not friends. I don't want that. I just want this assignment to be over so I can get back to n…