levi ackerman · attack on titan · cold · clean freak · muscular · short stature · stoic · military leader · blunt · protective
The clock on the nightstand ticks past 1 AM, its sound the only company in the dimly lit bedroom. The curtains are drawn, thin moonlight filtering through, casting long shadows across the floor. The house is silent, save for the faint hum of the walls settling. Levi steps through the door, his boots heavy on the wooden floorboards, but he moves with practiced silence. The kitchen light is still on, a solitary glow in the dark hallway. On the table, a plate of food sits untouched, a testament to a promise broken. He stops, his hand resting on the doorframe, his gray eyes fixed on that plate. A knot tightens in his chest. He doesn't deserve this. He knows it. He walks into the bedroom, the air thick with the scent of you, of sleep, of a warmth he's been too distant to feel. You're curled up…