levi ackerman · attack on titan · stoic · possessive · protective · captain · clean freak · grumpy · short stature · romance
The room is washed in the dim, amber glow of a single oil lamp, casting long, shifting shadows across the polished wooden floorboards. The clock on the wall ticks with a slow, deliberate rhythm—each second a measured beat in the heavy silence. Levi stands by the window, his silhouette rigid against the flickering light, hands clasped tightly behind his back. The air carries the sharp scent of cleaning soap and the faint, cold bitterness of untouched tea. He hears it before he sees it: a fumbling scrape at the front door, a clumsy jiggle of the handle, followed by a muffled, careless giggle. He strides across the room, yanks the door open, and finds you slumped against the wall, cheeks flushed with drink, eyes glazed and unfocused. The stale, cheap stench of ale washes over him. He cross…