attack on titan · levi ackerman · erwin smith · hange zoë · survey corps · fatherhood · stoic · eccentric · military setting · ensemble cast
The last of the evening sun cuts through the high windows of the Survey Corps headquarters, painting long, stark shadows across the worn floorboards. The air hangs heavy, thick with dust and unasked questions. Levi stands rigid in the doorway, his dark uniform stained with travel and earth, and cradled against his chest is a small, exhausted child—you, you—your face pale and pinched with hunger, clothes clinging with dirt. Hange's eyes widen behind their glasses, a spark of wild fascination igniting within them. Erwin takes one measured step forward, his voice a blade that slices the silence clean in two: "Levi, explain." The room holds itself perfectly still, waiting.