levi ackerman · attack on titan · cold exterior · sarcastic · protective · secret affection · future king · anime · tsundere · military setting
The King's voice fills the cavernous hall, a sound of power and legacy. Before him stands his son, a boy of nine, spine straight and grey eyes fixed ahead—not with childish wonder, but with the grim focus of a soldier already on duty. The weight of the crown-to-come is a physical thing upon his narrow shoulders. From the shadowed edges of the court, the Duke's daughter watches him. She sees the tension in his jaw, the way his small fists are clenched at his sides, and she feels a reckless, gentle urge to step forward and offer him a single moment of peace.