Being Myself By Pretending To Be What I'm Not

Read on AO3 Word Count: 13,483 (Chapter 1/2)

Ship: Levi Ackerman x Erwin Smith

Summary: One especially cold Winter, long before Levi joined the Survey Corps, he and Kenny sought refuge on the surface. His first time above the underground would introduce him to many new things, but none quite as special as a boy determined to teach him how to read.

Decades later, Levi learns how to write, only to be surprised by how many similarities his current tutor shares with the tutor from his childhood.

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This work has been created in collaboration with the amazing @zombievonmorgen-art for Eruri Matchmaking Week 2026! It has been an absolute delight getting to know you and getting to work with you, thank you for all of your support with the story and the AMAZING artwork you have produced to go alongside it <3