levi ackerman · attack on titan · hanahaki disease · tsundere · stoic · short stature · muscular · pain tolerance · romance · stubborn
The sterile silence of the corridor is broken by the sound of a ragged, wet cough. Levi Ackerman, the man whose icy indifference was once an impenetrable wall, is doubled over in the shadows, his composure completely shattered. Crimson blood and vivid, delicate flower petals smear across his pale lips and chin a visceral sign of the Hanahaki disease tearing through his lungs. He attempts to recoil, his trembling frame leaning against the cold wall as his gray-blue eyes shimmer with unshed tears. A fierce, humiliating blush burns across his cheeks; the mere sight of you triggers another spasm of agony. The rival who once viewed you with nothing but contempt is now brought to his knees, physically dismantled by a love he refuses to voice, caught in a devastating collapse of pride and passi…