Wanderlust Alchemy

Instant relief hit him for a brief second before refocusing on the task at hand.

“Cover them,” he ordered when she caught up, gesturing to the wagon below.

She nodded. However, something caught her eye. Looking above them, she noticed another soldier rapidly approaching.

His—slightly insane—Lieutenant gave him a wicked smiled as she changed course, pulling out one of her many hidden daggers.

“Y/N,” he snapped.

She simply ignored him, vaulting herself higher in a move he taught her. Blood splattered above him just moments later, followed by the dying screams of the man she had just eliminated.

“That’s six kills for me,” she grinned, leveling back out next to him.

“Now’s not the time,” he snarled. Y/N rolled her eyes, but pulled back to cover him.

At this point, we may actually make it out with Eren and Historia, he thought.

He spoke too soon.

A shot rang out from behind as he heard Y/N call his name. Levi jerked, looking back to see her let out a strangled cry, clutching her side.

“Shit!” He cursed upon seeing more enemies approaching, and turned back to warn Armin and Jean. It was a lost cause.

Shouting at them, he dove for the wagon to get them out.

Another shot fired, nearly hitting Mikasa, as they watched the wagon amble out of the city. He landed hastily with a frustrated grunt.

Before he had the chance to see Y/N hit the ground, movement out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. Damn brat, he thought, lunging for Mikasa.

“Let them go! We’re running on fumes!” He shouted, digging his heels in to prevent her from chasing after them. She struggled, crying out to Eren and finally relenting.

When she relaxed, he let Mikasa go, turning his attention to the rest of the squad. His stomach dropped at the sight of his Lieutenant laying on the ground, hand pressed firmly on her side.

“Y/N!” He hurriedly made his way over to her, panic fighting its way up his lungs.

“Back to the warehouse, now,” he barked, reaching her and stooping down to help her up. A collective “Sir” rang out and everyone moved.

“I’m fine,” Y/N gasp, clutching onto him as he wrapped an arm around her waist, careful to avoid the gunshot wound. “It’s just a graze.”

“We’ll discuss it later,” he growled, following after the others.

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Back in the warehouse, Levi had set Y/N down, propping her up against a pile of crates. Sweat coated her forehead and slid down her neck, drenching the flimsy piece of material she called a shirt.

Her arms were more cut up than he originally noticed, and the straps from her gear left marks from where she insisted a tank top was more comfortable.

“I’m fine,” she repeated again. Levi just rolled his eyes, moving to lift her shirt.

“She says as she’s writhing in pain,” he narrated sarcastically, examining the wound.

Y/N snorted.

“It’s just a graze—” Levi started.

“I told you that already.”

“But it’ll hurt like hell,” he finished, ignoring her. Turning to where the others were waiting, he ordered Sasha to retrieve bandages.

She hustled over to them, concern written on her face. Y/N mustered up a grin.

“Better you than me, kid—ugh!” She sucked in a sharp breath when Levi carefully touched the shredded skin. Sasha had a sickly look on her face as he dismissed her.

Levi worked quickly, wrapping her side and trying to ignore how close her breasts were to his face in this stupid tank top. Get it together. He shook himself off and refocused on patching her up.

When he finally tied off the bandage, Y/N let out a pained wheeze.

“Better?” He asked, sitting back on his heels. She nodded tight lipped, but her breathing slowly evened out.

“Who were they?” She asked. Levi handed her some water Connie had brought over.

“Kenny,” he said, sharply. She knew what that meant. Her eyes softened and she slid her hand towards his.

Y/N’s fingers gently brushed his and he didn’t pull away. Letting out a breath, Levi finally let himself come down from the adrenaline rush.

“What happened?” He asked, wanting to change the subject.

Y/N shrugged. “I followed your orders and was waiting at the city entrance. They came out of nowhere and ambushed me. I would’ve been killed if the idiots hadn’t dropped their ammunition. Stealth was not their forte.”

Levi’s mouth tightened, anger surging inside of him. How dare they attack what was his.

“Levi,” Y/N spoke softly, resting her hand on his arm now. “I’m alive.”

He glanced up, soaking in every detail of her face. Her kind eyes and sympathetic smile, the pulse he could see thrumming in her throat. She’s here. Alive. He chanted to himself until he finally calmed down.

Her hand then came up to rest against his cheek.

“Not in front—”

“They aren’t paying attention,” she said quietly. Levi studied her for a moment, leaning into her touch.

“Come on. We need to figure out what to do next. Get out of the city,” she whispered.

“Wait,” he stopped her from attempting to sit up, “Don’t do that again,” he pleaded softly.

“Levi—”

“I’m serious Y/N. You don’t take bullets for me.”

She let out a breathy laugh. “You take care of humanity all the time, but I’m supposed to take care of you.” Raw emotion was laid bare in her face.

Levi’s throat closed up. He hadn’t had this since his mother died. Sure, he loved Isabel and Furlan like siblings and was devastated by their loss, but…he was always the one taking care of them.

“No you’re—”

Y/N shook her head cutting him off. “Don’t. I’m here. Humanity has let me down too many times, but you haven’t. So I’m here for you,” she said.

Levi didn’t respond, a fleet of emotions hitting him at once. He gave her a skeptical look, eventually relenting. “I trust you. But I can’t loose you.”

“I know,” she tilted her head—looking at him with misty eyes full of love—and brushed some of his hair out of the drying blood on his eye. “I got you.”

Levi sighed, grabbing her chin. He leaned in placing a soft kiss on her lips. Y/N responded in kind, relaxing into his touch. Sucking on his bottom lip, he nearly groaned. If it were up to him he would’ve taken her right here if he could’ve.

As if she read where his mind wandered off too, though, she pulled back with a broad smile gracing her features.

“I love you,” she smirked.

His face heated and he averted his gaze, warmth filling his chest. “Tch. Love you too, brat. Just don’t do that to me again.”

Her laugh settled deep into his bones.

“I won’t, Levi. I won’t.”

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a/n continued: the longer levi fic that was requested is almost finished up. then I’ll move into edits. hoping to have it done this weekend to be posted at the start of next week!

A hoard of Titans chased them up into the trees and refused to leave. They were gathered below, staring up at them with their dead eyes and creepy smiles.

“The sun is going down, we need to leave,” Levi said. Y/N halted her movements, glaring at the back of his head.

“Thanks for your concern. I’m perfectly fine. No need to worry about me. It’s not like I’m your Lieutenant or anything. Bleeding. To. Death,” she replied sarcastically.

His grey eyes flicked over to her. “Are you bleeding to death?”

Y/N rolled her eyes and resumed dabbing at the wound, ignoring him.

“It looks like it’s about to rain,” she observed, giving up on her side and squinting up at the darkening clouds. “We’ll never make it back to camp stumbling around in the dark and a torrential downpour.”

When Levi didn’t respond, Y/N sighed and slid down the tree trunk. Exhaustion weighed heavy on her. Between the expedition they had been on for the past three days and the fresh wound, she was tired and didn’t have the energy to deal with Levi being…Levi.

However, her rustling finally gained Levi’s attention. He turned, brows flicking up in surprise, to see her crumpled form propped up against the tree.

Eying the Titans below one more time, he let out a huff before stalking back over to her.

“Can you even use your gear?” He asked, crouching down in front of her. Levi noted her pallid complexion—a sickly sweat glistening on her forehead—and frowned. Maybe she was bleeding out.

But in true Y/N form, she mustered the best swaggering look and nodded.

“Liar.” He raised his hand and brushed a few sweaty strays of hair out of her eyes. Y/N’s heart skipped a beat at the gentle gesture.

Forcing Levi Ackerman to be her friend had its perks, she supposed.

He was different with her when no one was around—lingering glances that made her stomach flip, a brush of his hand against hers when she returned from a mission without him. All things no one else was privy to with the closed-off Captain.

He trusted her.

“You look like shit,” Levi stated, pulling his hand back.

“I’ve had worse,” she replied, trying to hide the whimper rising in her throat at the loss of contact. His cool hand felt like a reprieve from her burning skin. The pain was relentless.

He just shook his head, looking around at the dying sun and the dark clouds looming overhead.

“You’re right. It is going to rain. And we’re too far away from camp to make it back before it hits. I think we’re near an abandoned village. We should head there for the night,” he said.

“Okay,” Y/N agreed, pushing herself up.

She swayed on her feet, the movement pulling on her shredded side. Levi’s eyes flared and before she knew it, he had her arm draped around his shoulder and his other arm wrapped around her waist.

“I’m fine,” Y/N insisted.

“Tch…hold on.”

With one hand, he released the trigger on his gear and they were soon flying through the forest. How he managed to hold on to her while using his ODM gear, Y/N had no idea. But she really didn’t care. All she wanted to do was sleep.

“Stay awake,” Levi ordered. Y/N’s eyes wandered to his side profile. He was watching what was ahead of him, but his jaw was clenched. She could tell he was brooding more than usual.

“You’re worried about me,” she smiled faintly.

“The fact that you’re able to annoy me right now means I’m not.”

“You are.”

He shot her a look, hesitating for a second. “It would be mildly inconvenient if you died.”

Y/N let out a pained wheeze that barely resembled a laugh. “So you do like me!”

“I like when you take things seriously. Stop wasting your energy bothering me,” he clicked his tongue. Without the usual bite though, Y/N just smirked and decided it would be more fun to push his buttons per usual.

“Ugh Levi,” she moaned dramatically, “everytime we make progress we always take a step backwards. I thought we were friends.”

Y/N felt his hand squeeze her side a little tighter. “Ouch! Watch the wound. Bleeding to death remember?” She yelped.

“That’s what you get for being annoying. And besides,” he paused, “You’re not just a friend.”

Y/N blinked. She didn’t have a response to that.

“Don’t think too much about it,” Levi muttered as if he read her mind. “We’re almost there.”

Soon enough, wooden roofs of the abandoned village came into view.

Levi got them down as gently as he could, and the pair surveyed the quiet little town before hobbling to the nearest home.

They collapsed in a heap in the corner of the main living space. Y/N clenched her teeth and groaned at the shift in gravity. Her side felt like it was on fire as she awkwardly sprawled on the floor. Levi watched her warily.

“It’s not that deep,” she bit out, taking deep breaths.

He moved in front of her and peeled the bloodied cloth off her side. Upon seeing her injury, Levi let out an exasperated noise. “‘It’s not that deep’ my ass.”

She just gave him a half smile, blinking rapidly.

“Sit up,” he directed, pulling actual bandages from the small pack he grabbed when Erwin had sent them ahead. Y/N whimpered, but followed his orders.

Levi gently lifted her shirt up and began wrapping her abdomen. He tightened the bandages—which was an instant relief—and tied them off.

“There. That should hold your guts in until we get you back.”

She rolled her eyes at his fussing and slouched back down against the wall.

Levi stood and began shuffling around the small space as the first sound of raindrops hit the roof. Y/N listened faintly, closing her eyes.

A few moments later, a thud caused them to shoot open as Levi sat back down next to her. He had found a metal bucket and threw supplies for a fire in it.

“I don’t want to be seen in case there’s an abnormal around here,” he explained.

Y/N just nodded stiffly as she watched the fire jump to life.

She then shifted, trying to find some sort of comfort on the floor. Each little movement shot a zap of pain through her.

After her fifth attempt, Levi huffed and grabbed her waist. Y/N froze as his slender fingers worked quickly to undo the straps of her gear.

When he unbuckled everything, he hauled her in between his legs.

“What are you doing?” She asked, wide-eyed.

“You keep wiggling around pretending like you’re not in pain,” Levi shrugged, continuing to position her and himself more comfortably.

She blinked, but didn’t question it, resting her head against his chest. The Captain is very warm, she thought, finally able to close her eyes.

“You’re really cozy,” she sighed happily. Y/N felt him glance down at her with a scowl.

“Stop making jokes.”

“I’m not joking. I like you, and you’re cozy,” she put it plainly.

Levi tensed underneath her. “Maybe I love you,” she continued. “I don’t know, but you also like me.”

He paused, caught off guard by her bold statement. “You need to have better taste. I barely tolerate you,” he quipped.

“No. You don’t,” Y/N stated tilting her head up to look at him. His arms locked around her, chest puffing up in an attempt to stop her. “You like me,” she pushed. “You’re just too afraid to admit it.”

“You’re delusional.”

“No. I’m half dead and I want to talk about this right now.”

“You’re not half dead—” Levi started but was cut off.

“That’s not the point. Point is we’re stuck here in this decrepit house cuddling. You can throw every excuse you have at it, but that’s the truth. You wouldn’t do this for another Comrade.”

“I would—” he interjected. Y/N let out a delirious laugh.

“No, Levi, you wouldn’t. We’ve known each other forever now. You’re my best friend. You act different around me and I think it’s because you like me too.”

Levi didn’t say anything. She could practically hear him internally panicking.

“We’re friends like you said. Why wouldn’t I like you?” He cleared his throat, shifting underneath her and trying a new angle to this conversation.

“Nope. You said earlier I’m not just a friend,” Y/N smiled triumphantly. “But it’s fine. We don’t have to go into the rest of it now. Just leave it as I like you and you like me. More than friend.”

With that, she snuggled deeper into his chest and closed her eyes. The Captain remained frozen, face flushed at her sudden outburst. He was not expecting that. But if she wasn’t going to push him to talk about it, at least for now, he wasn’t going to say anything.

Levi shook his head and let out a breath, his mouth quirking up ever so slightly when he glanced back down at her. Y/N sure was something special. He had to hand it to her. He’d never met anyone with the balls to talk to him the way she does.

He guessed that’s why he had always felt differently when it came to his Lieutenant. And it also helped that she fit unbelievably well in his arms right now.

A shiver racked through Y/N’s body as a rain-kissed breeze blew into the space through one of the shattered windows. Levi noticed immediately and grabbed his cloak he had placed next to them, draping it over her.

“See. You like me,” she mumbled when she felt the fabric cover her body.

“Like I said. I tolerate you,” he snipped, although she felt his chin rest on her head, his arms tightening around her frame.

She just snickered, her body slowly tugging her towards sweet darkness. “Okay, Levi,” she whispered, “Whatever helps you sleep at night.”

He scoffed but didn’t say anything.

And when he thought she was asleep, he gave her a small kiss on the head and mumbled, “You better not tell anyone about this, brat. Maybe I do like you too.”

Y/N grinned, finally letting sleep wash her away.

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A few eyes trailed over to Mikasa, who was simply minding her business and eating her lunch. Her face reddened, but she pointedly ignored the looks.

“No one would date you of all people,” Jean continued.

“Hey!” Eren shouted, slamming his hands on the table and standing. Armin yanked him back down.

“Why am I always in the middle of these two,” Armin groaned earning sympathetic looks from Mikasa and Historia. The latter gave him a pat on the hand before turning her attention on Eren and Jean.

“Neither of you will end up with girlfriends if you keep shouting like toddlers!” Historia snapped. Her comment went ignored. 

While most of the recruits were used to hearing the pair argue over stupid things, they had started attracting the attention of the higher ranking officers in the room.

Hange and Moblit sauntered up when Jean exclaimed, “I bet even Lieutenant Y/N wouldn’t go out with you!” It was a known fact that Eren, and many other of the young boys sitting at the table, had a small crush on Lieutenant Y/N.

She was arguably one of the kindest and most beautiful people in the Scouts. Everyone worshipped the ground she walked on, wanting nothing more than to be on the receiving end of her praise. Y/N cared deeply for everyone and extended all the help she could to keep her comrades alive.

But you couldn’t count out her skills as a Scout. There was a reason she was Levi’s Lieutenant. Her abilities nearly rivaled Humanity’s Strongest himself.

“Please! Like she would ever be interested in you either,” Eren retorted. Jean’s face contorted in anger, but before they could start again, Hange clapped Eren on the back.

The boy jolted, and everyone at the table had guilty looks on their faces for speaking about their superior so casually.

“I heard my best friend’s name!” They chirped. “What are you kiddos on about now?” 

The table shared a sheepish look.

“W-well, Eren and Jean were just arguing about which one of them would get a girlfriend first,” Armin explained.

“Oh, ho, ho!” Hange squealed with delight, earning a defeated sigh from her assistant. “And you think my lovely Y/N would go for you children?” 

“I told you!” Jean squawked. “Even Section Commander Hange doesn’t think she’d go out with you!” He waggled a finger in Eren’s face. The latter batted his hand away with a sour look on his face.

“She wouldn’t go out with you either,” Hange said, before the two could start another round. “You’re both teenagers, for one.”

Jean’s jaw dropped, betrayal filling his eyes. Eren and Connie snickered. 

“A matter of fact, none of you are her type,” Hange added.

“Neither are you, Moblit,” they stuck a finger out behind them in his face, silencing him. The older boy just blushed. In all honesty, most of the Survey Corps had a thing for her. 

“So what’s her type then?” Connie asked.

Hange thought about it for a minute, and tilted their head. “I honestly don’t know.”

“Isn’t she your best friend?” Sasha asked, mid-bite.

“Yeah,” Historia chimed in, “Don’t best friends normally talk about this type of stuff with each other?” 

“We don’t normally discuss our love lives. Well, she doesn’t at least,” the older Scout shrugged.

“She’s pretty secretive about it. I mean she could’ve told Levi. They’re pretty close, and he’s good at keeping his mouth shut,” Hange rambled.

An idea popped into their head.

“Maybe Levi knows!” The scientist hopped up from their seat, as though none of them had just heard them theorizing about it.

The group looked around in confusion. “Why would the Captain know?” Mikasa asked. “He’s more private than she is.”

Hange ignored her, and declared, “We’re going on a field trip kids!” before tearing out of the mess hall, trailed by Moblit.

They looked around at each other, shrugged, and then shuffled out after them. 

“I don’t think this is a good idea,” Armin muttered to Eren, as they rounded the hall to the private quarters.

“Please,” Jean cut in, “He’s probably just doing paperwork. Man never takes a day off.”

When they arrived in front of his office door, everything happened in slow motion.

Without knocking, Hange burst into the office followed by everyone shoving their way inside at the same time.

“Leviiiiiiiiii—” Hange started, before their jaw - and everyone else’s - dropped to the floor. 

Y/N was propped up on the desk with her top pulled down dangerously low, revealing the tops of her breasts. Levi’s mouth hovered over her collarbone.

The pair, in a very compromising position, froze.

Levi’s eyes widened just a fraction, anger slowly beginning to simmer beneath his stormy grey irises. Y/N’s face flushed a deep scarlet.

In an attempt to shield her body from their view, Levi tried to shove her behind him, but resulted in pushing her off the desk and onto the floor by accident. Y/N let out a quiet oomph and tugged her shirt back up, averting her eyes from the gawking crowd.

In a split second, the awkward silence was broken by everyone stammering over one another.

Armin and Moblit blushed furiously, both stuttering hurried “sorry’s” and trying to leave the room.

Mikasa, Historia, and Sasha blinked and scrambled out. Hange’s eyes were still bulging out of their head. And Jean, Eren, and Connie stood there gaping, wide eyes bouncing back and forth between Levi and Y/N. They had never seen that much skin on her before.

“Get. Out,” Levi growled.

Hange continued to gape for a heartbeat before springing into action, ushering the three boys back through the door.

“Question answered!” The scientist laughed nervously, shoving them harder. “We’ll be discussing this new development later!” They threw over their shoulder at Y/N before promptly slamming the door shut. 

Levi and Y/N sat there in bewilderment for a split second. The Lieutenant huffed out a laugh.

“You didn’t have to shove me off the desk,” she sighed, running a hand through her hair and standing up.

Levi was still glaring at the door.

“It’s fine. They were bound to find out eventually,” Y/N shrugged, moving to sit on the little couch.

“Those damn brats. The one day off.”

“I’m sorry I pushed you on the floor,” Levi added, finally crossing the space to sit next to her. “It’s okay,” she beamed at him, resting a hand on his cheek. Y/N leaned in again, and soon enough the whole ordeal was forgotten.

In the hall, Eren, Jean, and Connie were still staring at the door.

Armin just sighed and looked to Hange who also still didn’t seem to know what to do, “I told you this was a bad idea.” 

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He didn’t know what on earth they were talking about, but as Levi slowly came to consciousness, he felt a warmth pressed up against his side. “I think he’s waking up,” someone muttered. Levi let out a huff without opening his eyes.

“SCATTER!” one of them whispered sharply. Slight rustling and the sound of footsteps retreating filled his ears. Sighing to himself, Levi cracked an eye open.

The sun was just starting to come up over the horizon, illuminating their little camp in the woods with a faint glow. From what he could tell, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Connie, and Sasha were all up pretending like they were doing something instead of watching their Captain sleep.

And apparently their Lieutenant too. 

A hand wrapped around his waist, nearly making him jump out of his skin. Faintly recalling how the two commanding officers wandered off towards the edge of camp the previous night, Levi glanced down to find Y/N passed out next to him. She was curled up against his side, head resting lightly on his chest. Somehow they had become a tangle of limbs. Y/N’s leg was haphazardly thrown across him and her arm slung over his waist. His heart did that stupid flip whenever he was with her, but he took care in not moving and waking her up. 

A sense of peace washed over Levi as he observed her sleeping form. He’d never really seen her like this before - hair sprawled messily around her and lips parted with quiet snores. It was cute.

But the dark circles under her eyes made his heart sink. Levi had been watching her closely ever since the recent events that had led them to hiding out in the woods. Y/N was exhausted. They all were, but he saw how it impacted her the most.

Ever since they had lost the old Levi squad, Y/N had been pushing herself to the limit. She would always brush it off when he asked, but he could see how she watched this new group. They were just kids. Every time he’d catch her watching them with a sad look he knew what she was thinking. Those were her kids. Somewhere along the lines she had made some silent pact with herself to protect all of them from the horrors of the world.

He didn’t quite understand why, but he never questioned it. That’s just how she was. Kind, caring - giving her heart and soul to make others happy and protect the ones she loved. It was just one of the reasons why he slowly started feeling something more for his Lieutenant.

Sighing, Levi brushed a few stray hairs out of her face and settled back down onto the pitiful blanket they’d laid down. He decided he would let her sleep longer, her gentle breathing and warmth lulling him back into slumber.

That was until someone let out a yowl and started shouting. 

“SASHA!” Connie pleaded, “We need to save our rations!” The girl merely snapped something incoherent back at him. 

Levi’s eyes flew open, and he felt Y/N jump. “Huh?” she mumbled, jolting upright out of his arms. Levi scowled. “Would you idiots shut up?” he snapped, pushing himself up. The teenagers froze, turning to where their commanding officers were. Levi dragged a hand down his face, leaning closer into Y/N’s hunched form, her back pressing against his chest. He was ready to grab her if she decided she wanted to bite their heads off for waking her up.

She wasn’t the most pleasant person when someone interrupted her sleep. Levi had to learn that the hard way.

“Why the hell are you all screaming?” she groaned, tilting back into Levi. Her head fell on his shoulder, face nuzzling into his neck as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Her soft breath caressed his skin making his heart jump.

“Go get more firewood. All of you,” Levi demanded. The kids scrambled off and disappeared out of sight.

“Did I say you could use me as a pillow, brat?” Levi chided quietly into her hair. There was no real bite to it. 

“You shut up too,” she mumbled softly, clearly about to drift off again. “Tch,” he scoffed with a small smile. He pressed a light kiss on her forehead and soon enough, her soft snores filled the air again.

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“You’re staring,” he muttered, still not looking up. “Can I not admire how handsome you are?”

Levi’s eyes darted to his Lieutenant and back down to his report, a tinge of pink dusting his cheeks.

“Tch. Go bother someone else.”

Y/N playfully rolled her eyes, circling back to his previous question for something to talk about. “I have in fact finished all of my reports.”

“And no. I don’t want to bother anyone else,” she added.

“You could go bother Hange,” he suggested, but Y/N shook her head. “Can I not spend time with my boyfriend?”

Levi’s cheeks reddened again. “What did I say about the official titles?”

She snickered and did a horrible impression of him. “‘Does it have to be so formal?’ ‘Don’t call me that.’ My god Levi, what else am I supposed to call you? My lover?”

He cringed. “That’s worse.”

Y/N snorted, nodding in agreement.

For a moment, she sat there in silence staring out the window. She could faintly hear the chatter of other Scouts lounging around outside, enjoying the warm weather. It was a slow day for the Survey Corps. No expeditions, no important meetings. Just a day where everyone had the chance to slow down and take a minute to catch up on menial things. And for some, to relax.

A brilliant idea popped into her head.

“Let’s go outside!” She exclaimed, standing abruptly. Levi glanced up at her sudden outburst. “I’m busy,” he replied, flatly.

“Come on. You’ve been at this all day. Everyone else is enjoying the weather. You can take a break for an hour.”

He eyed her warily, but hesitated. “What exactly would we do outside?”

She thought for a moment, eyes lighting up with another idea. “You could teach me how you hold your blades!”

Levi gave her a confused look. “What? For one, you’re my Lieutenant. I wouldn’t have put you in my squad if you didn’t. You should know how to hold your blades…”

“No. I mean, yes, I do. But I want to learn how you hold yours. And kill Titans with them. Never made any sense when I first met you and still doesn’t,” she shrugged.

He gently set down his quill and stared at her like she had grown a second head.

“Come on,” she whined when he didn’t say anything. “Please?”

Levi took in her pleading expression and sighed in defeat. He could never say no to her. “Fine. One hour,” he said, pushing out of his chair. Y/N gave him a giddy look before bounding out of the room to grab her gear.

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“No. Just hold it like this,” Levi corrected for what felt like the hundredth time in the past ten minutes they had been out in the forest. “That doesn’t make sense. How do you pull the triggers?” Y/N’s brow furrowed as she tried to mimic how he was holding the blade.

In all honesty, Levi found her concentration adorable which didn’t make this near as bad as he thought it would be.

“Here–” he started, walking up to her and taking her hand in his. His thumb brushed over her soft skin in a gentle way he would only show with her, and after a few adjustments, she was holding the blade exactly like him.

“Ohhhh,” Y/N said, finally getting the feel for the grip.

“There,” he said, softly taking a step back.

Something in his chest tightened watching her stand there with a bright smile on her face. He may have known her for a long time now and been her friend, but it still never failed to amaze him that she chose him.

“Go try it out,” he gestured to the trees and the training course that was set up for the Scouts.

Y/N nodded eagerly and launched into the forest.

Levi’s eyes trained on her when she went for the first Titan dummy. He winced as she came barreling towards it and barely clipped the nape before having to stop herself from running into a tree.

It went on like that for a while until she eventually did hit a branch and tumbled to the ground. Levi took off in her direction. Upon reaching Y/N, he knelt down in front of her grabbing her face.

“Are you okay?” He asked, frantically tilting her head this way and that to check for injuries. She just giggled. “Yeah. Not the first time this has happened. I’m usually not this clumsy.”

“I know you’re not,” he said, leaning back on his heels and picking a leaf out of her hair. “You’re overthinking it. Just attack like you normally would when you hold it with the other grip.”

Y/N sighed, dusting her hands off and standing up. Levi followed in suit.

“I know. It just feels different.”

He gave her one of his rare, soft smiles at her little pout and tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear. Y/N’s face flushed as she looked at him.

“Well, I didn’t expect you to get it on the first few runs.”

“I ran into a tree like an idiot,” she huffed.

Levi let out a quiet laugh. “Try again.”

She nodded and he stepped back watching her take off. When she picked up momentum and swung back to the target, Levi noticed her confidence had changed. She was moving like she normally would - seamlessly and fierce as ever with the urge to kill. He held his breath in anticipation as she hung in the air before quickly spinning and slicing the nape off the dummy.

Y/N beamed as she circled around and dropped down next to him. “I did it!”she shrieked in excitement earning another rare smile from him.

“Good job,” he praised softly and felt her lips collide with his cheek.

“I have a good teacher,” she smiled at him. Levi blinked still slightly in shock and not used to this much affection. Before he could think too much about it, he grabbed her chin and planted a small kiss on her lips. She let out a squeak of surprise, but melted into his touch.

“No. You just don’t suck and you actually listen to me unlike the brats,” he huffed, pulling away.

She just grinned. “And you love me, soooo…”

He playfully rolled his eyes, grabbing her hand to lead the way back to HQ. “I put up with you.”

Y/N tilted her head towards his and repeated, “And you love me.”

Levi swung their intertwined hands a bit and smiled to himself.

“Yeah. Maybe just a little.”

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Y/N glanced at him over her shoulder.

“A girl can never have too many blades,” she grinned with a feral look in her eye.

Levi watched her warily before shaking his head. The entire time he’d known her, she’d always been like this - insane. Despite that, he wouldn't have picked anyone else.

Sighing, he grabbed her waist, yanking her towards him until she was flush against his body.

“What the-” he sputtered upon feeling the absurd amount of weapons hidden on her body. Y/N just smirked at him. “I don’t think you need that many knives,” he exhaled. “Especially with your gear.” 

She ignored his comment and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Awfully bold of you grabbing me like that. Especially in front of the brats,” Y/N drawled.

He had a flat look on his face but his eyes glimmered with something more. “They were never kept in the dark about this. About us…” Levi muttered, ducking his head. She just giggled, “You’re getting better with this, Captain.”

“Tch.” 

Y/N gave him a little squeeze pulling him closer. “Be careful,” Levi murmured in her ear. “They killed three of us the other day.”

Y/N nodded, her features softening. She knew how he carried the blame. He’d been the one to ask Hange for some of their squad members after all. “I know. We’ll get them back for it. And get Eren and Historia."

“Just don’t do anything stupid,” he grumbled, giving her one last squeeze before releasing her. 

“AHEM!” Hange’s dramatic scoff cut through the room. “If you’re done sucking face…kind of important mission at the moment!” Levi glared at them while Y/N burst into a fit of laughter.

“We’re not…” he scowled. 

Y/N shoved around him and ran to Hange giving them a dramatic hug. “Oh Hange, my dear! You’ll always be my first love!” she sang. Hange shrieked with excitement, hugging her back. “You two are so weird,” Levi muttered, approaching the group.

“Alright. Let’s go.”

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Her words settled heavy in his heart, the hurt expression she wore chasing him from sleep. They’ve had their fair share of fights, but they were nothing compared to this.

It was like he had been possessed. Anger, frustration, exhaustion, concern, and everything under the sun had been bubbling up inside of him. Between his duties as a Captain, protecting Eren and then Violet, he had reached his limit. And he took it out on Y/N.

Did she really feel like he wanted nothing to do with her since Erwin put her in his squad? How could she think I wanted her to fail?

The questions circled his brain until he thought he would explode.

Levi knew he messed up. Probably ruined any chance he had to tell her how much she meant to him. Guilt and shame writhed in him like a living thing. Yeah…he barely slept.

Idle chatter from soldiers scattered throughout the shared space pulled Levi out of his shame spiral. He shouldered his way through the crowd, and his eyes landed on a table in the back where his squad was seated.

Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Sasha, Connie, Jean, and Violet were quietly talking amongst one another. His gaze immediately jumped to another figure sitting further down from the group of teenagers. 

Y/N was hunched over, poking at the food on her plate. Her eyes were red-rimmed as if she had been crying. Exhaustion and stress looked like it was eating her alive as she snuck glimpses at Violet.

Her sister, who was happily chatting with Jean, pointedly ignored her.

Levi frowned at Y/N’s figure. Was she thinner? Why wasn’t she eating? How long has this been going on? How could I not have noticed this?

Good food was scarce these days, but Y/N was never one to turn down her rations. Even if she liked it or not, she knew that food was the one thing that she needed to keep her strength up.

"Captain!" someone shouted, jerking Levi out of his assessment. Eren and Jean seemed to notice him standing there. Curious eyes followed their line of sight and everyone began smiling and waving him over.

Levi swallowed, nervous all of a sudden. A part of him didn’t want to go over there and face the consequences of his own actions, but he shoved it aside walking over to their table.

Y/N’s gaze flickered to Levi and immediately darted away. 

His lips thinned, but he didn’t say anything. 

“We were just telling Violet about what it’s like outside the wall,” Jean stated, his chest puffing up a bit. He smirked at the young girl sending her into a fit of giggles. Pink tinged her cheeks as she smiled at Jean with big eyes. Y/N muttered something incoherent about 'idiots flirting with her sister' while Levi just gave the sandy-haired boy a flat look. 

“Do you think I care?”

Jean deflated looking down at his plate. Eren snickered and whispered something to Armin. “Hey!” Jean exclaimed, launching into some rant. Soon enough, he and Eren started their usual argument. Taking it as his cue to move on, Levi moved over to where Y/N was seated. 

“Can I sit?” He asked quietly.

Her shoulders stiffened, and she turned to him. “I was just leaving.” 

Levi’s heart dropped to his stomach as she stood up quickly and slipped into the crowd before he could say anything. He had half a mind to go after her, but if he wasn’t mistaken, her eyes had misted over like she was about to burst into tears. 

He hated it. He hated that she was this upset because he didn’t know how to articulate his emotions properly. The control he maintained over his feelings allowed him to keep fighting for this shitty world. To him, it was just easier to lock them away in the depths of his mind. Everything he said or did was built on this ideology.

He supposed that wasn’t the healthiest coping mechanism, but it had worked. At least, until he met Y/N. Something about her made him lose that control. She made him want to feel everything.

He had only just begun to accept this. With everything locked down for so long, these new sensations terrified him. Everyone he had ever loved or cared about was dead, and he didn’t think he would be able to survive if she was the next one to go. He felt like he was cursed.

Seeing Y/N in this state made him want to scream. He wanted to tell her how he felt, wanted her to talk to him, yell at him, anything. Anything other than this newfound wall of silence.

It was his fault. He lashed out at her, and now he had screwed up with the one person who had the potential to survive.

All he wanted was his bright and happy Lieutenant back. Levi would rip the world apart just to see her smile again. 

“Captain?” a gentle, feminine voice interrupted his self-loathing. Mikasa was sitting across from Levi looking at him expectantly. “What?” he grunted. “Is Lieutenant Y/N alright? She seemed pretty quiet this morning, and I noticed still hasn't been eating.”

His gaze bounced between his teacup and his long distant relative. "What do you mean?" he asked. Mikasa hesitated. "I don’t think she has been eating much since her sister has arrived." That confirmed his earlier suspicions. It had been worse than he thought.

When Violet first arrived, Y/N put up a fight. She took it to Erwin in an attempt to get her sister kicked out, but of course he said no at the insistence of Violet. One of many arguments Levi had been present for. Since then, Y/N had been on edge. It was subtle, but Levi noticed. At the time he didn’t think it was that bad.

“I’ll make sure she gets something and will talk to her about it,” he sighed. Thankfully, Mikasa was the least nosy out of all of the brats, so she merely nodded and dropped the subject.

He drained his cup of tea and stood.

“Commander Erwin’s putting us in the middle of the formation tomorrow for Eren’s protection,” Levi announced. The teenagers all turned their heads to him. “Captain, where will I be?” Violet asked nervously. She clearly hadn’t forgotten about the debate last night. 

“You’ll be with the squad. The matter has been dealt with.”

She nodded, her features lighting up with excitement. Damn. She really is like Isabel.

“I want to make sure you’re all ready for tomorrow, so be on the training field after lunch. If any of you are late, you’re cleaning the toilets,” he ordered. “Sir,” they nodded in unison. Levi’s gaze lingered on them for a moment before he turned and left. 

On his way out, he grabbed a small plate of food and set off for Y/N’s office.

Reaching the door far sooner than he liked, Levi hesitated and then knocked. A muffled “Come in,” was his only signal that she was in there. 

He opened the door slowly and stepped inside to find Y/N sitting at her desk, flipping through a stack of papers. Levi could tell she wasn’t really paying attention to them. Dark circles marred her undereyes, and she had a faraway look.

“Oh, it’s you,” she muttered, finally glancing up to see who had come in. “Yeah,” was all he managed. Y/N glanced at the plate in his hand and back to him, but didn’t say anything.

“You should eat,” he said, aiming for the chair in front of her desk and gently setting down the plate. Y/N’s eyes flashed with irritation. He could tell she was trying not to react to his fussing when she continued to ignore him. For a moment, they sat in an uncomfortable silence.

Deciding he couldn’t take it anymore, Levi opened his mouth to say his piece, but she beat him to it. “Where are we in the formation tomorrow?” 

Straight to business then. 

“Erwin wants us in the center. Protection detail for Eren,” he replied, finding the dust motes on her desk far more interesting than her searing gaze. His eye twitched, and he had to refrain from dusting it off. 

From his peripheral, Levi saw Y/N nod. “Where do you want me?” She asked.  

He snapped his gaze to hers. “In your normal place as a Lieutenant. Where else?”

She just stared at him for a moment with a weary look. “Okay,” she nodded again, “Anything else?” she added when he didn’t respond.

“I’m sending the brats out on the training course again this afternoon.” A roundabout invitation to join them, but what he really wanted to say was lodged in his throat. Pathetic.

“Sounds good, Captain.” She put emphasis on his title, averting her gaze back to the stack of papers. A clear dismissal.

Levi stood. Stop being a coward, he told himself. 

“I’m sorry,” he spluttered. She clicked her tongue and refused to meet his gaze. “There’s nothing to be sorry for. You were right. I was out of line.” 

He gawked at her. “T-that’s all you have to say?” In the time Levi had known Y/N, she’d never back down from anything. She was as stubborn as he was, and far pettier.

“Am I supposed to say something different?”

“I-I just…” Levi was at a loss of words.

Maybe he had seriously severed something between them. She was not the same person that had come storming into his office the night before.

“Oh right,” she said, sourly, “I apologize for my actions. It won’t happen again.”

Levi scoffed, waving her off.

He was past the point of caring whether or not she apologized. He just wanted her to stop acting like this.

“Y/N…”

“What? You made it perfectly clear. I’m your subordinate. I had no right speaking like that to my superior officer. There’s nothing more to say,” she said, gritting her teeth. Her throat bobbed and her eyes started to water again.

Taking a shaky breath, she spoke before he could say anything. “Now, is there anything else I need to do before the expedition tomorrow?”

He stared at her with a pained expression, but shook his head.

“Then I’ll see you this afternoon,” she said with a hint of finality in her tone.

Levi stiffened and turned to leave. Before he reached the door, he glanced over his shoulder and cleared his throat. “You really should eat. Mikasa said she noticed you haven’t been eating. You need to keep your strength up.”

Her gaze flicked up to where he was standing, anger simmering in her eyes and lips pressed in a hard line. “Is that an order?” Y/N ground out. Levi cringed. Okay, maybe she hadn’t lost all of her spark.

He awkwardly scratched the back of his neck. “No.”

“Is that all, Captain?”

He gave her an exasperated look, but grumbled out a pathetic “Yeah.” She nodded, shifting her eyes away. With a grimace, Levi showed himself out.

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“Today is the day we take one step forward…” Commander Erwin’s voice fell on deaf ears as Levi repeatedly told himself to not to keep sneaking glances at Y/N.

Lined up in front of the gate, the energy among the Scouts was palpable. Soldiers buzzed with anticipation, their leader’s words coursing through them like a shot of adrenaline. Horses pawed at the ground and shook their heads.

Still, Levi wasn’t focused on that.

He was more concerned with the heavy presence mounted on the horse behind him to his right. Her horse snorted, pawing at the ground. “Easy,” Levi heard Y/N hum.

Despite his restraint, he looked anyways. She sat there with an air of serenity surrounding her. Her eyes were sharp. Centered. Not one hair out of place. Y/N was every bit of the Lieutenant right now.

He let out a breath. At least he wouldn’t have to worry about her focus being elsewhere. 

They hadn’t talked the rest of the day after he had sought her out in her office. Or this morning. She was obviously ignoring him unless absolutely necessary, so he settled on watching her from afar. Every time he caught a glimpse of her, he tried to force himself to go talk to her, but his body failed to move.

Levi scowled at the thought.

Training, prior to the mission, also went about as bad as it could get. Y/N joined him as he ran the squad through a series of advanced maneuvers to make sure the brats were ready for anything beyond the wall.

Eren ran into a tree because he wasn’t paying attention, Armin twisted his ankle on a landing, and Jean and Connie somehow managed to tangle their lines up while laughing at Eren. Sasha did okay and Mikasa executed everything perfectly. Levi couldn’t even wrap his head around how bad the majority of them were.

Violet was the worst of them all. She might have been the one who caused Eren’s crash, thinking back on it. She couldn’t figure anything out and ended up getting in everyone’s way at some point during their run.

To make matters worse, he didn’t know what to do with himself with Y/N watching. When he’d correct her sister, he could feel his Lieutenant’s piercing eyes on him. If he snapped at her, he swore he could hear Y/N’s thoughts on killing him because she was glaring daggers into the side of his head. He couldn’t win.

But Y/N had been right. Violet was nowhere near ready, and her spot in the Levi squad depended on how she performed today. In reality, the only reason Violet was in the squad was because Y/N reached over his head and asked Erwin so she could keep an eye on her sister.

“Calm down,” Y/N’s voice snapped Levi out of his reverie. He shot her a look again to find her swiveled around on her horse, barking orders at Violet.

For once, the younger girl shut up and trained her eyes forward. Y/N turned back around and saw Levi staring. He only gave her a curt nod before facing Erwin again. 

“Scouts, move out!” The Commander cried. 

The sound of horses rearing into a gallop split through the air as soldiers began pouring out of the wall. Orders began ringing through the chaos as everyone easily moved into formation. 

For the first hour, everything went according to plan. However with the luck the Scouts had, that didn’t last long. In the blink of an eye, red smoke filled the air on the right flank. More and more Titans started popping up in their line of sight, and the dying screams of their comrades began echoing throughout the formation. 

“Keep moving!” Levi barked, “We follow Erwin’s plan until told otherwise!” 

No one in their squad argued, but the teenagers were starting to look around nervously at the thinning ranks. Y/N was the only one who didn’t look concerned. “Y-Y/N?” Violet stuttered, eyes wide as she watched more and more soldiers fall. “Quiet,” Y/N hissed. The girl shut up exchanging more nervous glances with her comrades.

“Captain Levi!” someone shouted. Levi swung around and saw an abnormal with two ten meters slip through the fray. The ten meters were outpacing the abnormal and were nearly on them.

“Y/N.”

His Lieutenant was already moving with one glance in her direction. This was why she was his Second. No order was needed. She knew what he expected of her, and he trusted that she would get it done every single time.

He watched as she effortlessly unsheathed her blades and hooked on to the first one. It was still falling by the time she cut down the other.

Levi was there with her horse when she had detached herself from the second giant.

To many of the soldiers, Levi and Y/N’s connection always amazed them. There was no need for any verbal communication. When one moved, the other was there waiting to finish what the first one started. The duo was on a whole other level when it came to things like this.

“Holy shit!” Connie whooped as the Lieutenant gracefully landed. “It’s like he read her mind!”

A smug sense of pride washed over Levi followed by immediate regret. He never should have threatened to pull her from the squad. It was stronger because of the both of them. He figured if she hadn’t been there, the kids - with the exception of Mikasa - would have had some trouble taking down the ten meters considering they were all underperforming yesterday.

Shaking himself off, Levi gave Y/N a once over as she readjusted her gear. Not a scratch on her, he noted. Something in his chest loosened at the sight, but he didn’t have time to think about that. The abnormal that had been trailing the two Titans broke out into a full sprint. 

Something sinister hid behind its eyes. It watched Y/N with a dark grin, like it knew she was the one who killed its soldiers. Someone was bound to be shitting their pants looking at this thing.

“Levi,” Y/N panted, urging her horse next to his. “We have about thirty seconds before that thing is on top of us.”

“Tell the kids to keep going, you go in on the right and I’ll take the left,” he ordered. She nodded, easing off the speed. 

“What’s the plan?” Jean shouted as Y/N fell back. “You all are going to keep going!” Y/N yelled over the wind. “Captain Levi and I are going to take it–” she was cut off by an enormous hand rushing down the middle of the group. 

“SCATTER!” Levi heard her scream. With his instincts, he was already moving. It was muscle memory at this point as he maneuvered around its attempts to grab him. He just hoped the rest of his squad got out of the way in time.

Levi caught a glimpse of Y/N in the air, coming at it from the other side. This gave him his opening.

Everything was going according to plan until it wasn’t. At the last second, the abnormal registered his attack, pivoting to aim at him. Levi jerked backwards out of its reach and watched in horror as its neck hyperextended in the opposite direction towards Y/N. 

She moved to dodge its gaping mouth, when a sharp cry split the air. Y/N’s eyes widened watching as her sister flung herself haphazardly at the thing. “No DON’T!” 

But it was too late. Violet was too slow as the thing swung its arm around swatting her out of the way like a fly. The young girl was violently smacked to the ground. Y/N let out a guttural scream, but took advantage of the distraction. 

Without thinking Levi moved too, spinning and slicing its arm before it could do the same to Y/N. He swung down to its ankles just as she flew through the air and tore through its nape. A saw-like screech, that sounded eerily like a laugh, rang out as the Titan collapsed and finally went silent. 

Levi dropped to the ground, flicking blood off his face. For a moment, he panicked after having lost sight of where Y/N was when the thing fell. The sound of ODM gear whistling through the air caught his attention as he saw the flutter of her cloak disappear on the other side of its body. Horses clomped over to where Levi stood. 

“Captain Levi!” Eren shouted, rushing over on his horse followed by the rest of his squad.

“Is everyone okay?” Erwin’s voice boomed. Levi just shook his head, still breathing heavy from the rush of adrenaline. “Y/N’s sister…” his head snapped back up to the steaming Titan. He moved, launching himself off in the direction where Y/N had been.

When he scaled the abnormal, he found her staring at something. Levi froze, his heart sinking to the ground.

There, buried in the mud and gore, was the mangled corpse of her sister.

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I hope you enjoyed! Promise I will make everything better in the third part!!

Looking at the timeline for the rest of the week - part 3 will take a little longer to write! I will most likely be starting the first draft this weekend, and edit here and there throughout the week. I’d said estimate about a week and a half? I had draft of part 2 when part 1 was written so that’s why I was able to edit and get it posted quickly. Bear with me!!

It had been weeks now. Weeks of this constant fighting and complaining to higher chain of command. Through it all, Levi had tried. He stayed out of their fights out of respect for his Lieutenant, chose to be a sounding board for Y/N, and was just there for her.

But somewhere along the lines, he seemed to have forgotten he was her superior. This was why he ignored those stupid feelings that would render him useless when Y/N came to him for anything, sister or not.

Now, Levi was over it.

Erwin’s brows quirked up, and Hange’s nervous glance bounced back and forth between the stubborn Captain and Lieutenant.

Then tension was unbearable.

“C’mon,” Hange ushered Violet out quickly followed by Erwin. The door clicked shut like a pin dropping.

“She’s-” Y/N started, anger simmering beneath her eyes.

“No.”

Levi didn’t raise his voice. He didn’t need to with how hard he was glaring at her. “That is enough,” he snarled. “I’ve let you handle things how you wanted to with her because she’s your sister. But clearly your emotions have clouded your judgement.”

Levi was mad. Every time Y/N would go from her normal, pleasant self to biting his head off over one small comment, he’d taken it in stride. She was stressed, and unlike Levi, she wore her emotions on her sleeve.

He understood. That’s just how she was and has always been. But weeks of this? Not only was it impacting his squad, it was also starting to grate on his nerves. He was on her side since her sister first stepped foot into HQ. He would always be on her side. But if she wanted to act like a brat well…he was done.

“She’s going on this mission, and you’re not going to say a word about it. To me. To Erwin. To Hange. To anyone. You’re no longer overseeing Violet’s training, and you’re not going to speak to her out there.”

Y/N snorted and rolled her eyes.

“And you’re done with the attitude,” Levi snapped before she could open her mouth.

Her expression shifted, shock written all over her face. However, Y/N quickly schooled features.

“That’s fucking rich coming from you, Levi. You want to talk about attitudes-,” she began.

“It’s Captain,” he interrupted. She exhaled sharply. “You’re pulling rank now?”

He glared at her. She scoffed. “You know I thought you of all people would've understood what it meant to have a sister in the Corps. Here I thought I had finally broken your hard exterior every time you’d trail me around asking if I was okay. That we were finally making progress on whatever the fuck is going on between us.”

Levi didn’t reply. Y/N had been the one who he confided in when Isabel and Furlan were killed. She was the only one who he’d ever let see him cry. And now she was throwing it in his face? Not to mention bringing their personal relationship into this. If he hadn’t been so angry he might’ve looked shocked at her last statement. He didn’t think she reciprocated or even noticed his feelings.

He felt everything boiling up to the surface. Anger, confusion, mild excitement at her implication that she maybe felt a fraction of what he felt for her. It was too much all at once. So much so that his next words weren’t really his own. Blind fury overriding his senses.

“Whatever’s going on between us? Is that what you think? You’re my comrade. It’s practically my job to make sure you’re okay. But you’re also my subordinate. You’re delusional to think there’s anything more to it.”

“So get your shit together before I pull you from my squad for acting like a child.”

Y/N stared at him. He could see the fire dying out in her eyes, replaced by something that looked suspiciously like hurt. He had struck a nerve, and guilt immediately began swimming around in his gut.

She let out a bitter laugh. “You’d like that wouldn’t you?”

“You never wanted me around when Petra, Eld, Oluo, and Gunther were still alive. All you ever wanted was for me to fail the moment Erwin put me in your squad because I wasn’t about to kiss your ass like the rest of them,” she sneered.

“Get. Out.” he snarled.

“Yes Sir,” she mock saluted, spinning on her heel and walking out without looking back.

The echo of the door slamming felt like a noose tightening around his neck. Levi let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding, rubbing his face. He knew he fucked up as soon as he said it, but in the heat of the moment he didn’t stop himself.

It’s fine. She didn’t mean that. The old squad loved her and she got along great with them, he told himself, let her cool off tonight and you can apologize tomorrow.

Letting out a frustrated groan, he sat back down and dragged a pile of papers towards him. Rather than ruminating over the whole fight, he figured he might as well be productive. But of course, the first piece of paper he picked up had Y/N’s handwriting sprawled all over it. It was going to be a long night.

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Let me know what you think! :)

Y/N stood there slightly swaying on her feet, mid-yawn while barking orders at one of the girls that got knocked down.

“Why’s she helping Miche’s squad?” Hange asked. “I don’t know. I didn’t need her today,” Levi sighed. He scowled at her slumped and ragged looking features.

In reality, he gave her the day off because he could tell she hadn’t been sleeping since the last recon mission, but she, like always, refused.

“Huh? I’ve never seen her look like this. She looks like she’s about to pass out,” Hange rambled on, clearly not caring for her best friend’s well-being. Levi shot an annoyed glance at the scientist before pushing off the fence he’d been propped against and making his way over to his Lieutenant.

“You look like shit,” he said by way of greeting. Y/N glanced at him and scowled, dark circles prominent under her eyes.

“That’s not how you compliment a lady, Levi,” she shot back.

“Quit dropping your shoulder,” she snapped at the girl who once again was wrestled to the ground.

Levi snorted, “You aren’t a lady.”

Y/N gave him a weird look. “I have all the lady parts.”

He felt his face heat and shook himself off. He was well aware she did.

“I just mean I’ve watched you slice into Titans and snap a person’s neck before. I don’t think that’s very ladylike,” he huffed.

Y/N swayed, and Levi took a casual step toward her. His shoulder brushed hers slightly. Y/N’s lips curled into a small smirk. “That was a fun day,” she murmured.

“Couldn’t have done it to my uncle,” he muttered a reply. Y/N’s grin widened. “You would’ve liked that wouldn’t you.”

His lips tilted up in a barely-there smile but didn’t say anything.

“I thought I gave you the day off,” Levi said after a moment. “I didn’t need it.”

“You look like you’re about to fall over,” he glanced at her right as she swayed again. He felt her shoulder bump against him and felt her body lean more into his. In a jerk reaction, he immediately wrapped his arm around her waist. “I’m fine,” she mumbled, letting another yawn loose. He clicked his tongue.

Levi then turned and called “Hange!” over his shoulder summoning the brunette.

“Take over here would you?” he asked. She only gave him a sly smile as he guided Y/N back over the fence with her weak protests. “Leviiii,” she whined, “I’m fineeee.” Yawn.

“Yeah okay,” he muttered. “Sit.” Levi directed her to the ground where she slumped against the wooden post.

“The brats have another hour, so I can’t leave, but we can stay here in the meantime,” he said. She huffed plopping down and yanking his arm. In one swift motion, she had pulled him down next to her on the ground, head finding its place on his shoulder. “Yeah, yeah,” she mumbled, eyes already closed.

Levi just let out a long suffering sigh. The last place he wanted to be was sitting in the dirt, but he couldn’t find it in himself to pull away when he felt her arm loop around his middle, head dipping further down onto his chest.

Her neck would be sore when she woke up, but her soft snores quickly indicated she had finally passed out. He settled an arm around her, casually resting his hand on her hip.

“Umm…Captain?” a nervous voice cut through his thoughts and he glanced up at his squad staring at him and their Second. “Did I say you all could take a break?” he growled quietly, careful not to disturb Y/N.

They froze, jumping back into action at his sharp look. Content with their reaction, he glanced back down at the sleeping girl in his arms. She looked younger and softer like this. Not the feral looking warrior who smiled when she killed. Just Y/N. And she was unbearably adorable.

He sighed, mind racing at the strange feelings he’d been having towards his Lieutenant for a while now. She had somehow wormed her way into his bloodstream and hadn’t let go since he had met her.

She was the one who he trusted with his heart, soul, and body when he decided to throw caution to the wind - even after swearing he would never let anyone else in after Isabel and Furlan.

She was his. His second in command, friend, something more. He didn’t know. All he knew was that she consumed his every thought, and had been for a while now until he came to the realization that he was in love with her. So deeply in love with her it terrified him.

But he couldn’t stay away. He didn’t want to. And even though Levi didn’t know what this was between them, he didn’t care. So long as he got to feel her heartbeat and hold her like this forever.

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Legit don’t know what this is lol. May update with bonus content. I hope you enjoyed!

TV shows, movies, anime, etc...

Attack on Titan Levi Ackerman Sleepy Girl Sisters: Part 1, Part 2 A Bad Idea You Like Me I've Got You

Blurbs Little Moments: Moment 1, Moment 2, Moment 3

JJK Satoru Gojo Miscellaneous

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Your favorite shadow daddies and fantasy book men...

SJM Universe Azriel Beneath the Surface

Fourth Wing Xaden Riorson Stubborn

Ridoc Gamlyn Why Him?

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