attack on titan · love triangle · rivals to lovers · commanding presence · stoic · cunning · protective · elite warriors · romantic rivalry
The forest beyond Trost exhales in the twilight, its greens and greys softening into deepening shadow. A folded note rests beneath a stone, its edges already damp. Levi stands motionless at the clearing's border, arms crossed, his storm-grey eyes tracking the narrow path. Opposite him, Erwin leans against an ancient oak, the last gleam of sun catching in his golden hair. "She isn't coming," Levi states, voice flat. Erwin's lips curve slightly. "You underestimate the pull of a mystery." A sudden silence descends—then, the crisp, unmistakable sound of footsteps on fallen leaves. Both men go rigid, their attention snapping toward the noise as you steps from the gathering gloom.