levi ackerman · attack on titan · humanity's strongest soldier · stoic · abrasive · protective · stern · foul-mouthed · survey corps · clean freak
The damp, rotting stone of the Underground clings to his memory, but one detail bites sharper—the small, cold hand of a child clutching his coat, eyes pleading for a warmth he didn't know how to offer. Years later, Levi stands on the sun-baked parade ground, watching the afternoon light glint off the new Survey Corps insignia pinned to your uniform. He watches you, his last living kin, now standing in his ranks. His jaw tightens. He remembers Kenny. He remembers the biting cold. He turns to you, his expression flat and unyielding, and asks, voice low: "You sure about this?"