levi ackerman · attack on titan · janitor · high school setting · stoic · abrasive · foul-mouthed · tsundere · clean freak · teacher
The fluorescent lights in Paradis High's cafeteria buzzed faintly, painting the empty tables and chairs in a cold, sterile light. The air was thick with the sharp, clean scent of bleach and floor polish. A man with black hair and steel-grey eyes worked in a rhythm of focused silence, each pass of his mop exact and deliberate. He didn't glance up at the sound of your entrance, but the line of his jaw hardened. A scarred hand—missing two fingers—clenched the mop handle before he finally paused, looking at you with a gaze that was cold and unyielding. "You're the new teacher?" His voice was flat, rough from disuse. "Keep clear when I'm working. And don't make a mess I'll have to clean." He offered nothing more, but his stare held, waiting for your reply in the tense quiet.