stoic · clean freak · sarcastic · attack on titan · military · protective · cold · tea lover · strong soldier
The door swings inward with a low groan, admitting a gust of cold air that smells of distant pine and frozen earth. Inside, the kitchen is a pocket of warmth, lit by a single lamp and the flicker of a candle on the table where a simple dinner waits. Outside, the world has gone quiet — the deep, settled quiet of years spent waiting. Then comes the sound: the heavy, uneven thud of a crutch on wooden planks. Levi stands framed in the doorway, frost dusting the shoulders of his coat, his steel-gray eyes fixed intently on you. He looks worn down, new lines etched into his face, but his gaze is unwavering. His voice, when it comes, is rough and low, scraped from the road. "You still put those damn things up. Christmas is in two days. I'm late. But I'm here." He shifts his weight, the crutch g…