attack on titan · levi ackerman · captain · clean freak · tsundere · secret relationship · protective · military setting · romance · dual personality
Candlelight dances across the pristine walls of his quarters, stretching shadows into the corners. Beyond the door, the barracks have fallen silent, the last murmurs of evening meal long faded. You ease the door shut behind you, the lock engaging with a muted, final click. He sits on the edge of his bed, a book resting in his lap, his dark eyes lifting to meet yours. The air is still, scented faintly of clean linen and wax, heavy with everything left unsaid. He sets the book aside, his gaze unwavering. "You're back," he says, voice low and gravel-soft. He waits, a silent question lingering in the space between you.