Can I have one where Levi is a highschool teacher and a lot of people assumed hes like this grumpy man who doesnt have a partner (although the students who are close to him think he's pretty cool). Then one day hanji came to give him his lunch which he forgot and the students in his class are like shook. I thought this would be cute and funny hehe
There were a lot of rumors about Mister Ackerman. Not that Armin, or anyone else in his class, found it hard to understand him – under all of his cutting remarks and cold eyes, there was a kind man, who actually loved working with children and who tried to make better people out of them. But his past was clouded in mystery, and Armin with his friends frequently discussed the most interesting rumors about their PE teacher.
The most famous was the rumor about Mister Ackerman being an ex-member of a notorious gang. No one actually knew the gang’s name, or in what city they had operated, but a few upperclassmen convinced everyone that Mister Ackerman was a criminal, who managed to escape from authorities only with the help of their history teacher, Mister Smith.
The second most discussed rumor was about another student from their school and Armin’s own best friend, Mikasa. Mikasa had the same surname as Mister Ackerman, and that fact had given birth to a gossip that she was his distant relative. Or not so distant, as some students even claimed that she was his sister or illegitimate daughter. It was true that they looked very much alike, with their dark hair and similar scowling faces, but Mikasa fiercely denied any relation to Mister Ackerman, and no one dared to ask him about those rumors.
But most interesting talks were regarding Mister Ackerman’s spouse. He wore a ring on his finger, but no one had ever seen his wife or husband, and that intrigued the students of their school. After all, everyone knew that Mister Smith was single, everyone loved Mister Dawk’s wife, Marie, who brought homemade and extremely delicious cakes on school’s festivals, and it wasn’t a secret that their English teacher, Mister Zacharius was married to a school’s nurse, Nanaba. But no one had ever seen Mister Ackerman’s spouse. No one waited for him after school, no one brought him lunch and no one accompanied him to school’s dances or trips.
“Whoever he was married to, they probably dumped him, because he is annoying,” Mikasa declared during one of the lunches. “That’s why he’s so angry all the time.”
“Or maybe, they have died?” Historia asked with a sorrowful expression on her face. “And that’s why Mister Ackerman always looks so sad.”
“He’s not sad, he’s just an asshole.” Mikasa argued.
“Nah, I think Historia’s guess is better,” Ymir smirked, wrapping her hand around Historia’s shoulders.
“You say that just because you’re dating her!” Eren interfered, pointing an accusing finger.
“Maybe,” Ymir shrugged. “But you are just a lonely loser with anger management issues, so your opinion definitely doesn’t matter.”
Eren flared up and shot up to his feet, his face red from anger. Armin stopped him, putting a hand on his elbow.
“Eren, calm down!” he whispered worriedly. “Besides, we shouldn’t discuss Mister Ackerman’s personal life so loudly.”
“Yeah, he can come in at any minute,” Sasha nodded.
“And I don’t know about you,” Jean added. “But I don’t want to run fifteen laps during today’s lesson. So shut your stupid mouths and hurry with your eating. We can’t be late for Mister Smith’s class.”
“Fine,” Eren begrudgingly returned to his seat, continuing to glare at Ymir’s smirking face.
Armin walked inside the teacher’s room, meaning to find Mister Smith, when he witnessed a peculiar scene.
Mister Smith was sitting at his usual place next to Mister Zacharius, as always, but today there was also a bespectacled woman Armin had never seen before. Mister Zacharius had his hands wrapped around her shoulders and Mister Smith was smiling happily, as they both intently listened to that woman.
“I’m sorry!” Armin squealed, when Mister Smith’s eyes landed on him. “I didn’t mean to interrupt!”
“Oh no, it’s nothing, Armin, don’t worry,” Mister Smith told him kindly. “Did you come to return me my book?”
“Y-yes,” Armin took a step closer and handed the book to his teacher.
“Ah, don’t be so shy!” Mister Smith chuckled. “Come here, I’ll introduce you to my good friend. That’s Doctor Hange Zoe, Professor of Archeology. And that’s Armin Arlert, one of my most prominent students.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, P-professor Zoe,” Armin shook the woman’s hand with a nervous smile.
“Oh, the pleasure is all mine,” she answered warmly. “Erwin told me a lot about you, he’s very proud of your grades.”
Armin’s eyes darted to Mister Smith, and he blushed, seeing the smile on his teacher’s face. “T-thank you!”
“Say, Armin,” Mister Zacharius called. “What is your next lesson?”
“What a coincidence!” Professor Zoe shot to her feet. “I was just going to see Levi! Armin, would you be so kind to show me the way?”
“Just try not to surprise Levi too much, alright, Hange?” Mister Smith chuckled.
“Yeah, don’t give our shorty a heart attack.” Mister Zacharius added.
Professor Zoe threw her head back and laughed. “Can’t promise anything!”
“Ah, the school changed so much!” Professor Zoe mused, as Armin and she made their way through the school corridors.
“You’ve been here before?” Armin asked. “Have you been studying here?”
“Oh no, I haven’t. But my friends work here, so I used to visit a lot.”
“Used to? Why did you stop?”
“Oh, I’ve just returned from an expedition with my team. We’ve been digging in Norway for almost a year.”
“Trying to find something from Viking Age?”
“Yeah!” Professor Zoe beamed. “Erwin was right, you’re a bright one.”
The warm gaze of an older woman made Armin blush once more. “So you’re friends with Mister Ackerman as well?”
Professor Zoe giggled. “Yeah,” she said, playing with a ring on her finger. “We’re very close friends.”
Soon they reached the doors to the school’s gym.
“The lesson is about to start,” Armin said. “Mister Ackerman is probably inside.”
“Alright, thank you,” Professor Zoe nodded. Armin looked at her more closely, the woman seemed to be nervous.
“Are you alright?” he asked tentatively.
“Yeah, of course,” she answered, running a shaky hand through her hair. “I just haven’t seen him in a while.”
Professor Zoe exhaled loudly, fixing the glasses on her face. “Let’s do this,” she whispered to herself and pushed the door open.
When Armin entered the gym, he saw that his classmates were already standing in a straight line, dressed in their sports uniform. Mister Ackerman was in front of them, and he tsked as he heard the door open.
“You know that I hate it when you brats are late to my lesson,” Mister Ackerman turned around, clearly meaning to lecture Armin. However, as he saw who was standing next to the boy, his eyes widened almost comically. “Hange?” he asked in a quiet, disbelieving voice.
“Hi,” she answered, awkwardly waving her head.
“You’ve returned? But you said you won’t be back until the next month.”
“Surprise?” Professor Zoe giggled nervously. “I brought you lunch by the way!” she dug through bag and produced a pack of sandwiches. She smiled victoriously at Mister Ackerman, but he just continued to silently stare at her, completely dumbfounded.
Armin and his classmates watched the scene with great interest. Who was this woman? Why was Mister Ackerman so surprised by her arrival?
“Dismissed,” Mister Ackerman suddenly announced, his eyes never leaving the face of Professor Zoe.
The class remained in their place, not sure if they had heard him right. Mister Ackerman had never ended his lessons earlier.
“Dismissed.” He repeated urgently.
Armin and his friends hurried to leave the gym, and as soon as they turned around, Mister Ackerman started walking towards Professor Zoe.
Armin was the last one to walk out of the gym, and before he opened the door, he swiftly looked back. Mister Ackerman was standing next to Professor Zoe, holding her in his arms. They were talking about something, but their voices were too soft for Armin to hear.
But he didn’t need to know what they were talking about to understand what was going on. Seems like he managed to solve one of the many mysteries about Mister Ackerman.
Armin was sure that there was no need to gossip about his spouse anymore. They’ve just met his wife, after all.
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