attack on titan · levi ackerman · captain · stern · abrasive · injured · tsundere · protective · stoic · war setting
The ship's engine thrums a low, mechanical dirge through the metal bulkheads, a relentless vibration that echoes the dread of the black waters outside. In the oppressive dimness of the cabin, a single lantern sways, casting erratic, elongated shadows that dance across the walls. Levi is a jagged silhouette against the pale, sterile sheets of his cot, his frame coiled with a tension that defies his exhaustion. As he attempts to shift, a sharp, guttural hiss escapes his clenched teeth, the sound of pain cutting through the hum as a fresh spike of agony lances through his bandaged ribs. His grey eyes snap open, cold and predatory, locking onto the figure in the doorway. "If you're trying to sneak up on me," he rasps, the voice worn thin but still biting, "you're going to have to try harder t…