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summary : janitor!levi as your neighbour next door, what chaos would possibly happen?
trope : janitor!leviackermanโก artist!reader
note : โ all of the characters are in hs!timeline, they are all aged up to 18+. part 2 is tmrw so pls don't come at me, I didn't proofread this!!!
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Skipping school had been almost your hobby, carrying your feet to the school gates whenever you have the chance toโ to be honest, it felt relieving to be free more than stress about the constant giving away of homeworks and projects by teachers.
You never socialize much, you only sit alone at a corner or stand to a quiet area where you can drift off to your thoughts or draw in your free space. You were good at portraying landscapes and portraits of people, although you have no references. You only use a pencil and a chopped, old eraser.
No one teases you about being lonely or cheap after all, you became used to being yourselfโ keeping distance from dramas and gossips around your school.
Ever since you entered high school, things changed rapidlyโ stress has been catching up to you lately, and its driving you insane that made you have no motivation to talk to others since you prioritize yourself than socializing anyway.
You rarely do trouble at school, except for skipping classes or secretly stealing food from the cafeteriaโ yet you never get caught. You were used, so that's why you can tolerate yourself slipping from the fences and managing to get to the most abandoned parts of your school.
You have those friends: Armin, Mikasa and Erenโ those three doesn't talk with you much but you still consider them as friends since they invited you to watch cinemas during Fridays to ease some stress and fatigue on school works.
You all walked on the sidewalk , Eren throwing pieces of cheesy popcorn in his mouthโ chewing it as he looks around to stare at something interesting. Armin adjusts his glasses, putting it up to his nose to avoid discomfortโ meanwhile Mikasa looks at her nails to check some flaws since she doesn't want her style and looks to look bad.
You yawned, stretching your arms, finally reaching the cinemas to watch some movies.
"Here we are." Eren said, entering the theater. Mikasa, Armin and you followed byโ looking at the movie posters to watch.
While picking and lining up in the ticket counter, Armin suddenly asks. "Hey, have you guys heard about the newly hired janitor in our school?"ย ย Mikasa looked at him, nodding. "Yeah, heard he seems grumpy." She said. You just tilted your head to the side, curiousity gnawing up at you. "Who? Haven't heard that." You shook your head,ย ย a bit ashamed since you didn't catch the latest news about the new janitor.
"A new janitor just got hired in our school, I heard his shift will start next week." Mikasa said, watching Eren collect the tickets for the movie. "Name?" You asked, though you bet they don't know their name. "Well, heard its Levi Ackerman or some." Eren joins in, already holding the tickets in his hand.
"Hey what movie did you choose? Ya didn't ask us." Mikasa frowned, twirling a part of her hair with her fingers. "Well... Some cheesy romance movie, it's the only movie available left." Eren shrugged, making Armin sigh in disappoinment. Seriously, a cheesy romance movie? With those cringe ass pick up lines and confusing plot?ย ย You thought to yourself, shaking your head as you all went inside to watch the movie.
Throughout the movie, you can't help but wonder who that Levi Ackerman wasโ well perhaps you wish he doesn't have an observant attitude and a sharp eye so you won't get caught on your daily habit of skipping and causing some mischief at the cafeteria in your school? That's what you wish.
You tempted to cover your ears and close your eyes, not wanting to be cringed out by the damn romance movie Eren just stupidly chose.
Days passed by, and the janitor your friends brought up finally was seen in the hallwayโ mopping the floor several times as if it would offend him personally if he saw a speck of dust. You can't help but chuckle at the sight, seriously, who gets that serious and locked in on cleaning a singular part of a whole big ass hall? You thought.
You just snapped back into reality as Mikasa snapped her fingers in front of your face, close enough that it might make you step back because it can hit you.
"Hey, drifting?" She asked, smirking. You just grunted in response, crossing your arms. "Well it's my mind, not yoursโ so back off." You retorted, pissed but definitely agreeing that you have been drifting, yet you would rather clean someone's shoes than admit it.
"You have been lost lately, anything wrong?" Eren asked, drinking his water while Armin was quietly reading a book.
"Nothing, just... I don't know." You shrugged, shaking your head. You looked back at your sketchbook, taking in the unfinished portrait of a random girl that just suddenly appeared in your head. Armin looked up at his book, adjusting his glasses. "Might've been stress?" He asked, concern in his tone. You shook your head, frowningโ before returning back to drawing.
They didn't respond after that, letting silence hang in the air. The cafeteria door opened all of a sudden, emerged was the janitorโ Levi Ackerman. You looked, along with them on him. You took in his features, sharp jaw, undercut, black hair, gray eyes...
"Tch." A sound made you snap out of reality, making you flinch a bit as you finally realized that your thoughts have been lost again...
Levi was infront of you, holding a mop on his hand while he inspects the desk you and your friends are using to eat.
"Clean that up, don't expect me to clean that shit." He said with a gruff, cold toneโ which made you blink a bit as you were suprised with the tone of his. You did nothing but nod, looking back at the deskโ food and art supplies mixed. Eren looked at him for a bit, but Levi shot him with a glareโ making Eren yelp a bit. Mikasa sighed at Eren's dumb actions.
You focused back on finishing the portrait, placing deliberate strokes with ease.
The sun has set down, students walking towards the gate to go homeโ you noticed about yourself, why didn't you skip class today? That's unusual, because you skip school during the second period of the dayโ maybe because your thoughts kept drifting to the janitor...
Wait no, you shook your head, trying to shake off the thoughts that might soon get too far from your mindโ focusing on the path your walking instead. You facepalmed, calm yourself...
You got home early, the sunlight casting over your featuresโ you opened the door of your house, straight went to your bedroom and crashed yourself on the bed, letting yourself drowning in the soft, comfortable sheets of yours.
Your things was scattered everywhere, posters in your wall are either ripped or almost losing its attachment to the wallโ mangas and books stacked on top of each other, or even scattered along with the papers of failed or random doodles of your sketchbook that you definitely ripped away. The only source of light was your lamp, the light casting a shadow on your faceโ you stared at the ceiling.
"Oh damn myself." You muttered lowly, facepalming mentally as you sat up to get your textbook to erase some thoughts from your head. You opened the lights, opening the curtains to gaze at the skies while reviewing your textbook.
Suddenly, someone knocked, you don't need to know who it is. It is your mom. "Sweetie?" Your mom asked, holding a tray of sandwich and a glass of water. "Here, have some snack. We'll have dinner later when your older brother has finally arrived from his shift." Your mother reassured, placing the tray next to your bed on the table. "Thanks mom." You said without even bothering to look at her, reading the textbook you have in your hands.
Your mother just nodded and left the room, closing the door with a soft click. You stared at the skies after she left, drifting lost in your thoughts. "Oh my... I look like a fool now." You sighed heavily, looking at the street below the apartment floor you live in.
Suddenly, your eye caught a familiar figure. "What the..." You said, trailing off as you squint your eyes to look better at the person getting off from their car.
"Isn't that... Sir Leviโ" Your eyes widened in realization. Closing the book immediately with a loud thud. Levi closed the car door with a soft sound, putting the keys on his pocket, you just watched from above โ there's no way you live in the same apartment building as him. Worse, if he is the same floor as you.
You stood up quickly, snatching the blanket in your bed and covering your body (since you are wearing a black crop top, short pants and a dream.) You quickly opened the door a bit, peeking your head out to see if he lives in the same floor as you.
The apartment building you live in consists of 4 floors, you live in the 2nd floor.
Your eyes widened as Levi walked in the 2nd floor corridor, OH this is going to be chaotic.
You mentally facepalmed yourself as you watched him open the apartment door next to your apartment. Oh well, things are going in another way now.
You peeked more, but since fate is too cruel โ you accidentally fell to your side and got on the floor with a loud thud, drawing Levi's attention until he caught your figure..
"Oh." Levi looked at you, still holding the keys on the apartment knob. "Well, look who it is, you're the artist girl in the cafeteria earlier โ hm?" He tilted his head to the side, you swear you saw his mouth twitch.
"Oh uh, good day sir... I guessโ?" You smiled awkwardly, quickly standing up in a flash.
"Whatever." He rolled his eyes, opening the apartment door and closing it.
"Uh." You stood there in shame, damn it, why did you even bother to see him?
"..." You returned to the apartment.
