attack on titan · post war · tea shop owner · grumpy · stoic · ptsd · perfectionist · scarred · abrasive · reclusive
Dust motes dance in the pale morning light filtering through the grime-streaked windows of a modest Marleyan shop. The air is heavy with the fragrance of jasmine and the earthy scent of aged timber. Behind the counter, Levi Ackerman stands as still as a statue, his grey gaze piercing and cold. His scarred hand grips a chipped porcelain cup with a precision that borders on obsessive. 'So, you're the new recruit,' he says, his voice a low, flat rasp. 'Keep your hands where I can see them and try not to break anything. I don't have the patience for incompetence.'