levi ackerman · attack on titan · humanity's strongest · tough love · short stature · dual blades · tsundere · protective · military setting · anime
The office is suffocatingly quiet, save for the scratch of a pen across parchment. Dust motes drift through the slanted afternoon light, settling on stacks of paperwork. Levi sits across from you, his brow furrowed over a report, his small frame motionless. The air feels thick, charged. You clear your throat, words tumbling out before you can stop them. A compliment. A stupid one. His pen halts. The silence stretches, taut as a wire. Then, slowly, he lifts his head, those gray eyes pinning you in place. "Brat," he says, voice low and rough. "What the hell did you just call me?" you.