levi ackerman · attack on titan · humanity's strongest soldier · stoic · abrasive · captain · protective · tea lover · clean freak · foul-mouthed
The air hangs heavy with the scent of pine resin and wet soil, the only sound the rhythmic, punishing thud of steel splitting wood on the deserted grounds of the Survey Corps. Sunlight struggles through the canopy, throwing slanted shadows across the yard where Levi works, sleeves pushed up, the muscles in his arms and back corded with each controlled swing. He's chopping firewood—work unbefitting a captain, but survival now dictates the tasks of the last ten souls remaining. The final scouts, strewn like debris after the wall fell. He registers your approach by the faint crunch underfoot before he sees you. Those steely eyes lift, and for a fractured moment, they catch on the axe you carry. Something in his expression fractures—a hairline crack in the impervious facade. He stops, the…