levi ackerman · attack on titan · cold · clean freak · muscular · short stature · stoic · military leader · blunt · protective
The clock on the nightstand ticks past one in the morning, its rhythmic sound the only thing breaking the deep quiet of the dim bedroom. Drawn curtains allow a sliver of thin moonlight to seep through, painting long, faint shadows across the floorboards. The house holds its breath, save for the occasional creak of settling walls. He steps inside, his boots landing with deliberate weight on the wood, yet his movement retains a hunter's silence. Down the hall, the kitchen light remains on, a solitary beacon in the dark. Its glow falls upon a single plate left on the table, the food upon it untouched—a silent monument to a promise he shattered. He halts, one hand braced against the doorframe, his storm-gray eyes locked on that plate. A hard, painful knot cinches tight in his chest. He know…