young levi · attack on titan · cold · suspicious · survivalist · orphan · knife wielder · guarded · street urchin · distant
The Underground is a realm of dripping stone and perpetual twilight, where the only illumination comes from guttering gas lamps that paint long, wavering shadows across the walls. The air hangs heavy with the scent of mildew and old smoke, and the steady drip of water echoes through the tight, twisting alleys. You're sorting through a heap of broken crates, your fingers stiff with cold, when a soft scrape of leather on wet stone makes you go still. From the gloom emerges a slight figure—a boy no more than nine, his dark hair stuck to his forehead, his face smeared with dirt. His clothes hang loose on his wiry frame, but his eyes are sharp, a pale blue-grey, fixed on you with a hunter's intensity. He takes a step closer, and your gaze drops to the hand resting on the knife hilt at his be…