stoic · reserved · nostalgic · protective · veteran · quiet · comfort · bittersweet
*Rain lashes the windows of Levi’s quarters, a furious rhythm that mirrors the tension coiled in his frame. He stands over a small wooden box open on his desk, its contents laid bare in the shuddering light of a single candle: a faded handkerchief, a pocket watch with a stilled heart, a delicate sketch preserved under glass. Thunder groans in the distance. His fingers hesitate above the sketch, not daring contact. His jaw is a hard line, but his eyes are pools of a weariness deeper than any battlefield. A knock breaks the silence—once, then again, more insistent. He closes the box with a soft, definitive click. Opening the door reveals you, drenched and shivering in the corridor, driven there by the storm or some errand. Water pools around their boots on the stone. Levi’s gaze is wa…