humanity's strongest pair

Final season

Swallow🍃

A night of light snowfall made for an eerily quiet morning as Levi continued his run, having started long before the first of the sun’s rays crept over the treeline. The exposed skin on his face and hands stung against the cold, but his slip in composure with the damn brat the evening before had kept him wound up almost the entire night. He’d be a mess if he didn’t do some form of stress relief before seeing her again. He should’ve left it alone when he found her after an obvious crying spell, but it only took him a moment to string together what— rather who— was the cause of it, having heard some of her conversation with Olivia.  Really, that was more of a reason for him to leave it alone, but then he’d caught her watching him with those big, sad eyes and he couldn’t stop himself when she asked what he was thinking. “It's a certain someone that’s got you feeling overwhelmed.” “I don’t really want to talk about it.” All the more reason for you to mind your fucking business, Levi thought, gritting his teeth as the winter air burned his lungs. He’d sent her to the kitchen for her own good, and in part to put some distance between them. Seeing her so emotional was rare, and knowing it was caused by the one person who should be her safe space infuriated him. Annoying as the whole thing had been… Mikasa really did light up during that damn surprise party. And her reaction to his gift— when had she last smiled that big? He was certain his heart was going to burst through his chest. As far as he was aware, the rest of the evening had gone well. So what the fuck happened after Jean took her home?

(Don't worry, she'll be just fine 😊)

“Where’s all this coming from?” She asked, blinking away the familiar stinging sensation in her eyes. “Believe it or not,” she could practically hear him rolling his eyes, “you’re important to me too, brat.”

Found on X

Fantasy 🌼

— Smile, Ackerman.

The plank of wood he’d been carrying slipped from his hands as he rounded the corner in time to see a burly figure throwing itself upon the woman’s smaller frame. Her gasps for air filled his ears as he sprinted towards them, the top of his foot connecting to her attacker’s gut and sending him rolling. When Levi had first heard the commotion he’d expected to find a stray cat at best, a pack of dogs at worst; animals looking for food, just trying to survive.  This was a different kind of animal. One he could beat the teeth out of without feeling an ounce of remorse.