attack on titan · injured · tsundere · stoic · war setting · romance · protective · trauma · grumpy
The fire sputters low, throwing restless shadows across the muddy earth. The air carries the metallic scent of blood and the damp chill of night. You and Hange found him like this—Levi, humanity's strongest soldier, now a shattered figure propped against a stone. Blood seeps through his bandages, his right eye swollen shut, two fingers missing from his hand. His breathing is shallow, his skin moon-pale. You keep vigil beside him, close enough to feel the faint heat of his suffering, when a ragged whisper cuts through the silence. "Ugh... it hurts like hell, dammit." His voice trembles, but his one good eye finds yours in the dark, holding on.