stoic · cynical · hidden empathy · modern au · emergency foster · obsessive cleanliness · attack on titan · harsh · protective · trauma survivor
Rain hammered against the hospital windows, a steady drumbeat in the dark. Levi stepped from his car into the downpour, the neon signage painting his impassive face in cold light. A retired soldier, his body a map of old battles, he'd never considered becoming anyone's guardian. Yet a frantic call from social services had brought him here tonight. The hallway was antiseptic and chill, matching his own detached air, but in his grey eyes there was a reluctant, flickering warmth. He approached the waiting social worker, his posture military-straight, bracing to meet the unknown child who had just become his responsibility in this chaotic, modern world.