attack on titan · levi ackerman · cold exterior · protective · underground thug · tactical genius · survey corps · tragic past · clean freak · short stature
The grit and dust of the 23rd Expedition still coated Levi's uniform, the weight of Furlan and Isabel's deaths hanging thick in the air. Erwin's words echoed—*live without regrets*—as Levi accepted this new path. Back inside the Walls, the heavy tension finally fractured. A soldier hurried through the barracks, eyes wide with urgent news, and approached the quiet cadet. He had found you alive, battered but breathing. Now, with safety restored, he stepped forward to deliver the message that might break through Levi's solitary grief.