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commander-hanji-zoe · 1 year

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Hiii! How are you? Hope you're doing good! I was wondering if you could write some fluffy Headcanons for the original Levi's squad and how would they react/treat a very very short and curvy s/o (like, 4'10''-11'' this is very self indulgent, let this womanlet have her fun I beg). Of course if you don't feel up to it feel free to ignore the ask! I thank you in advance❤️

Hello! I've been trying to work on some of my really old requests (hence my post last week) and this is another I've finished. I'm sorry if it's not really what you wanted, I'm short-ish and curvy and I struggled a bit to write this. But I hope you like some of the ideas I have. ❤️

Levi

Considering Levi’s height, he’s good to talk to if it’s something you’re feeling down about or if people are teasing you. He’s the first to jump to your defence and will always put others in their place if they are rude to you.

He feels you’re the perfect size and makes sure to tell you this.

A part of the ‘small but tough’ club and will extend his hand for you to join.

Helps you to find a horse that’s just right for you, he appreciates the horses a lot of the others ride will be too tall and too broad for you so he takes care in finding you just the right one and one that you have a bond with.

If you were dating - Cuddles are the best, you just slot together so perfectly, neither one is too tall nor too short to comfortably kiss, hold hands etc.

Oluo

Can be a little mean but it’s his way of showing affection as we already know, can it be frustrating, absolutely.

Compliments how much your curves suit you and how attractive you are. But also will make a comment along the lines of being ‘as cute as a button’.

Can be quite protective, it’s okay for him to give you nicknames, but others? Nope, Oluo is not having it – he knows that you know he means it in an affectionate way (perhaps he even has a little crush) but if others are doing it just to be mean or spiteful he won’t mince his words. As Oluo isn’t overly tactful at times, he’d probably just punch them to be honest.

Did I mention cute nicknames? Some of them can be a little cringe.

If you were dating, I could imagine him showing you off a lot like you’re one of a kind. It is a little patronising, but Oluo will listen, if you give him a bit of time and stop. Instead he’d just like holding your hand and subtle public displays of affection.

Petra

Likes going clothes shopping together and picking out items that suit you as well as her. Sometimes you manage to get clothes that you can both wear, nice long dress on you, a short little number on her… it works, somehow.

But honestly Petra doesn’t even notice your height, she just thinks you’re neat just how you are and so your height and body type don’t really come up. If they do and it’s because someone has been mean to you, Petra is very good at reassuring you, being motivational and helping you to love yourself just as you.

Absolutely knows that size isn’t everything and regardless or height or body type you can be just as deadly as the others. Tactics may be different for you, but aren’t they for everyone?

She loves hanging out in cafes with you and drinking hot chocolate with lots of cream and marshmallows, sampling different delights and generally trying to forget about ‘work’.

If you’re dating - Movie nights huddled under blankets and eating popcorn, something about you is just so cosy to her.

Eld

Is really protective over you, he doesn’t mean to be patronising but he can’t help but feel like he wants to watch over you.

You remind him a little of one of his sisters which makes it difficult for him to let go of you.

Suggests a prank where one day you where stilts to be as tall as he is.

Thinks you are perfect just the way you are and will quite confidently and happily say this to anyone.

Eld feels like you complete the group, you’re all slightly different heights and builds and to him this makes for an excellent team.

Encourages you to be the middle of team hugs!

Will lift you up high when celebrating a victory and loves to have a few drinks with you, even though you’re small he knows you can be a fierce drinking opponent.

If dating – Eld loves picking you up and having you wrap your legs round his waist. He holds onto you with ease and loves this position because it’s easy to kiss you.

Gunther

Knows that although you’re small you can be determined and still speak loudly and assertively, it’s one of the things Gunther loves about you.

If you can’t see something that’s ahead or don’t have a very good view (Modern au – like concerts, gigs etc.) Gunther would be the first to pick you up and let you sit on his shoulders.

And if you said anything about the fact you were curvy, and would this be okay he would absolutely reassure you and praise you.

Gunther is secretly (not so secretly) a really good baker so he’ll bring you lots of delicious homemade breads, cakes etc. He knows you have a sweet tooth and thinks you’re adorable for it – after all you need a lot of sugar to convert into energy for all the work you do, whether training or out in the field! He’s very happy to oblige with this.

Also makes a great partner in crime for baking with and generally getting messy in the kitchen.

If dating – Gunther is 100% the big spoon and loves it.

#Original Levi squad #og levi squad #levi ackerman #oluo bozado #petra ral #gunther schultz #eld jinn #oluo bossard #og levi squad x reader #requests #my writing

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ydrance · 1 year

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Hello. Here is in drawing form the follow up for the writing project. It didn't go as planned, started badly and then a week ago my cat died. It disturbed things and that's a euphemism. I still wanted to finish, so I drew and painted the small sketches, I have a sketches for "Celebration" in the making. It'll be late but we'll. it'll be done. I don't know for the written form, I want to finish it too besides in the tradition, the Ukrainian one today goes with Christian timeline and ia in january. I'll see I have other projects I like.

So here all the painted sketches. Each took an element of paganism, celtic and ukrainian.

The first is Eld and the goat (fermented drinks, celtic). Goat Ukrainian.

Then we have Petra and the Mistletoe (Celtic) I redid it a hundred time it's still not good but deal with it. I am done with that one.

Gunther carrying loads of decorations, the music instruments are a reference to the Ukrainin tradition of going from house to house with music instruments singing carols.

Following that tradition usually papier maché suns on sticks were carried during those tours to sing.The ukrainian Koliadà is about he rebirth of the sun and the celtic one is als very light and dark and rebirth of the light. Interesting isn't it?

Then we have the pinecones. Celtic one. Oluo is the one here.

Decoration. Not a specific tradition. Petra and Eld and a pinecone. Yeah he is supposed to be leaning on a fireplace. It's a conceptual abstract Kandinsky fireplace. And her skirt is a very very simplifiedd version of a skirt from Revintaria. Slow fashion indie brand of handmade clothes from Poland. (Her shirt too is inspired by some of theirs. Salem for the cut, in particular).

Now our dear Oluo still braving the cold, with his pinecones on his shoulder, for the tree (Evergreen, celtic tradition). With a Levi because why not them doing stuff together too?

Oak log and Eld. Celtic BUT the ukrainian too has a log thing for the bonfire. Bonfires plural for the ukrainian because they light them several months whilst going on tours to sing carols to people.

Mulled wine. Ukrainian. Yeah fermented goat milk and mulled wine. They're gonna drink a lot.

Feast. Celtic, Ukrainian too. For the dead (I believe the celtic is the same idea of honoring the dead with the feast). Eld and Gunther. yeah they look extra long, they too decided to go into space and became extra elastic as a result. (I don't remember exactly did they go into space or was it a lab thing? for the fantastic 4). a little disappointed by the picture, the perspective doesn't show well. The depth is better in real life, here the blue is washed out quite a bit.

Then Holly, celtic. Oluo sewing, bc lots of brothers and sisters and why not? I HC him as good for sewing, in particular small precise stuff, embroideries, etc. Petra bigger stuff, Gunther knitting (Oluo too!). Eld not so much, basic stitching of humans and rough on tissues but not more. Again the picture washed the colors out a lot and the contrast doesn't show well, on that one it's already not the best irl so here... sorry, not the best.

I believe they are all here. Celebration is missing, I'll do it for tomorrow, I won't paint it in 16 minutes. I wanted to do an after celebration too but meh don't know I have other projects in mind.

I had fun even if the end result is just colored sketches and not very good. But I had fun and learnt a lot and it's a project I finished even if it's not like I first envisioned it.

Last words : I miss my cat. A lot. Really really miss him...

*Koliadà my researches say that yes, today it's in January, because it merged with christianism but it's originally for the witner solstice!

#paganism #pagan traditions #pagan festivals #winter solstice #petral ral #eld jinn #gunther schultz #oluo bossard #oluo bozado #og levi squad #levi squad #levi ackerman #hope that tagging Levi alone won't bring me bad people #snk #fanart #watercolor sketches #celtic #ukrainian paganism #let's hope it's not going too heavy to upload for my phone and internet

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cpacs-blog · 1 year

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A fanfic I’ve been putting around a bit in my head and on my Google Drive. Origin story of how Levi picked his OG Special Ops Squad! Minor Petruo (ofc) but zero spoilers! Yay to me for finally completing 1/100000 WIPs cluttering my computer! ❤️

#oluo bozado #auruo bossard #petra ral #levi squad #petruo #auretra #eld jinn #gunther schultz #oluo bossard #attack on titan #special operations squad #levi ackerman #og levi squad #snk #i never got over my middle school angst phase ok?

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heybeybey · 2 years

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i fucking miss the og spec ops

#petra ral #levi ackerman #eld jinn #oluo bozado #gunther schultz #og spec ops squad #og levi squad

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salvatoreren · 2 years

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Eren Yeager is not responsible

I've ranted this about with moon but still I wanted this to be paid attention or something

First of all bringing this up is not invalidating Levi Squad's death because it happened years back, no, because no matter how old a death scene might be, the characters mean something to us and their death has affected us and besides I lowk loved them

This is about Eren having fingers pointed at him for not dying and being the cause of their death which is not, why? Because

If you're not an ignorant loser and have scrolled down, you can see that Eren wants to fight but Levi Squad isn't allowing him to, tells him to trust them. God why? Since Levi took custody of him, it is their job, their responsibility to protect Eren who is a valuable asset to Humanity as he wields a power like never before, if they let him fight that's them not fulfilling the duty they were assigned to and not only that they're letting Eren die or get taken, if Eren dies or get taken, Humanity has lost its last hope

And also Eren not trusting them hurts their pride, it feels like Eren is underestimating them, when they're the Levi Squad led by Captain Levi who is Humanity's Strongest Soldier and also they're saying that because yeah they want Eren to trust them, to believe them since they are a squad, if there is no trust then the Squad cannot operate smoothly which in the previous episodes/chapters is what they're trying to do for better communication or for an upper hand in controlling Eren

If you wanted this to be prevented you should look at the courtroom scene where if Levi didn't beat the shit out of Eren and was handed to the Military Police but no, the Survey Corps was desperate and Levi had beaten Eren up

So am I saying this is the SC's fault? No. Honestly who wouldn't be desperate to end the Titans and find answers. Am I saying it is Levi Squad's fault? Fuck no, like I said this is their responsibility and fighting the Female Titan is just them doing their job and also avenging their comrades. And God as much as I love Annie I'd say it is her that is responsible for Levi Squad's death

Because if Annie wasn't there then Levi Squad would still be alive even if Eren was with them

I don't know what made you guys think that Eren is at fault here, but I can clearly see some of you haven't read some shit right

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everypetrapanel · 2 years

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“Every Petra Panel”

Volume 6, Episode 26: The Easy Path

#petra ral #levi ackerman #eren yeager #eld jinn #oluo bozado #gunther schultz #attack on titan #aot #snk #aot manga #manga caps #og levi squad #levi squad #special operations squad #every petra panel #volume 6 #episode 26: the easy path

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akwolfgrl · 6 days

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Stardew valley au!

Luffy-farmer who inhated the farm

Zoro- work in the adventures guild with Mihawk

Nami- Pierre/ joja/sandy she owns a few stores.

Usopp- willy he runs the fishermen store at the beach and provides sanji with fresh fish everyday. Always has a new carzy story to tell.

Chopper-maru (job only but as an intern and not a nurse) works with Law. He moved away from home to take this job.

Sanji -gus he runs the salon

Robin- Gunther. She runs the museum/ library

Franky- Robin. He's builds anything and everything you could want or need.

Brook- him and his og pirate crew are retired Rockstars who grew up in town. They still play for events.

Jinbe- Lewis. He's the town mayor???

Crocodile-mr. Q he runs the casino

Mihawk- runs the adventures guild

Law- Harvey. Hes the towns doctor

Bepo- maru. He's laws nurse.

If yall have more ideas or disagree let me know!

#one piece #fanfic #sanji #vinsmoke sanji #black leg sanji #roronoa zoro #zoro #cat burglar nami #god usopp #usopp #franky one piece #nico robin #jinbe #brook #yorkie #stardew valley #Starwhat pirates #rumble pirates #monkey d. luffy

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numbermislocated · 8 months

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The Winter King tangent post.

This'll be several things in one so lets get started.

I think that the crown has really changed this Simon. The Winter King still wears his crown so the crown (Even with the passed curse) might have made him this sickly rude man, unphased by what hes done. He passed on his sadness and madness to Bubblegum, but that doesn't mean the crown couldn't have just stopped affecting him entirely. His Betty could have been mean (Unlikely with how truthful he is) but he recalls Betty not being the love of his life. Just like the Ice King he's comically a piece of garbage, he truly is just still Ice King even without his madness and sadness. I need to hear other's a bit more tbh before I come to any conclusion on if his story is different or he is just an alt universe Simon where Simon is a dick, wish we got more but the shows going episodic stories now

The Ice Marceline. WHAT THE HELLLLLLL. I was so shocked and my jaw legit DROPPED, what could he have done, what could have happened to her? The bass isn't ice, so something had to have happened to Marcy, and we may honestly never know, I saw a user say this Simon could have killed her when he killed the oozers, but Hunson in the og series sounds like Marcy made the family axe into a bass when she got much older. It made me sad when she melted though

When does this take place. His universe could be anywhere in time ofc, but we can assume that its been 100 years since, something. My guess, when Betty fused with Golb. Maybe he yoinked the crown from Gunther or it landed next to him allowing him to wish the curse into Bubblegum. I just have no direct idea aside from that, but he does call Betty "the dead one". Its just hard to believe that he passed the curse on when he was still Ice King, when how could he have truly mustered passed that insane overcast of his identity.

Also the theory that Betty's wish has slowed Simon's age to keep him safe, or aged him back to his original age before the crown or made him completely immortal (in age) might have been confirmed, this Simon lost his magic and it ended up killing him instantly of old age, our Simon (albeit a bit younger when he stopped being Ice King the first time) took awhile to almost die of old age

Closing thought? What a wad

#ice king #simon petrikov #tangents #long post #fionna and cake

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the-traveling-poet · 7 months

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hellooo! Could I request a Levi x member of the special operation squad reader, where after they go back to the HQ the reader, who has always been a strong soldier broke down in a panic attack? Like, she usually doesn’t even cry for her comrades’ deaths but after losing half of the original squad, and especially Petra, and seeing their bodies being sacrificed for nothing she can’t take it anymore and break down in Levi’s office after maybe having to report? Thank youuu <3

Comfort

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The 57th expedition outside the walls was a bust, despite the information about new threat of the Female Titan the Corps had gathered.

And with information, came many lives lost.

Upon returning to the abandoned HQ with Eren and Captain Levi, Y/N did her best to keep her composure after losing all of her closest friends. But at the end of the day, what she really needs is the comforting reassurance of the man who holds her heart.

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Pairing: Levi x Reader

Warnings: Character death, angst, language.

SFW, angst-to-comfort, S2

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A/N: ofc anon! I love this idea so much, rip the og s.o.s. T-T

Maybe a little ooc Levi, but I tried my best to keep him both true to his canon character and a little more on the softer side for reader.

As always if something isn’t to your expectations just let me know and I’ll re-write whatever!

Enjoy~ 🤎

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Deep breaths. Deep breaths, and don’t think about it.

You’d repeated this to yourself in your head for the past several hours, to no avail.

You were thankful you’d made it back alive from yet another expedition, of course, and was relieved to have successfully brung Eren back mostly unharmed with your squad. Well, what was left of it, at least.

As a soldier, you knew the risks you and your comrades took every time you swung up onto the backs of your horses and charged out of Maria’s gates. You’d seen death countless times. Bloody, mangled corpses littering the ground or sticking half out of steaming titan corpses before they could be fully devoured.

Over time, the overwhelming fear you’d feel every time ebbed away. It still grieved you to see familiar faces lying unmoving at your feet, but you no longer would lock up or break down on the spot.

You always saved that for later, when your assistance wasn’t needed and you had privacy to mourn on your own time.

But now? Now, that had all changed.

The deaths of your squad, the Special Operations Squad, was something you couldn’t just tune out until you reached your room for the night.

You’d been there, the moment steel met flesh and severed Gunther’s nape. You’d been there, when Eld’s body was crushed between the titan’s teeth. You’d heard Petra’s horrified screams and the sickening crunch of her spine shattering when the female titan slammed her petite frame against a tree. You’d tried to hold Oulo back, but his rage blinded him to the giant’s hand swinging towards him.

You’d frozen in fear, unable to make your fingers pull the triggers of your gear to race forward and avenge your comrades. Your friends. You’d hung in the air motionlessly, breath ragged and heart pounding. You urged yourself to move, to fight, to get out of the way and grab Eren as he zipped past you, screaming in rage.

But you hadn’t. You could only watch with tear blurred vision as the boy transformed, taking the female titan head on in combat.

It had been years since you had lost yourself on the field of battle, but here you found yourself; dangling there uselessly with your eyes stuck on the scene of the mangled redhead at the base of the tree below you.

You had dropped to the ground, barely feeling the impact that stung your feet and crouched beside your best friend. You knew it was pointless, you knew what you had seen. Yet still you reached out a shaking hand and checked for a pulse.

Gone. Just like all the others.

Unable to kneel any longer, you had collapsed to your knees, silent sobs racking your body and making your ribs ache with every jagged breath you drew.

The only thing that eventually snapped you out of it, was the sound of Eren’s titan screaming in the distance. Numbly, you’d gotten to your feet and took one last look around the forest. Though you couldn’t see Gunther’s body from where you stood, you made a silent promise to yourself to come back for their bodies.

Once the battle was won and Eren was retrieved, you had done just that. You led a small patrol to the spot in the large forest where their bodies remained, just as mangled as you’d left them.

You tried to keep your composure for your living comrades, but the dead squad’s glassy eyes staring blankly ahead, paired with their twisted expressions of agony frozen in time, you couldn’t contain the tears that rolled down your cheeks.

You’d personally carried them all in your arms, one by one, and wrapped them carefully in white sheets before setting them down comfortably in a wagon brought along for this very purpose.

You’d made it back your Captain, Levi. Taking note of his barely noticeable limp, you’d walked near him, just in case.

At the moment, your feelings towards the man were overridden by your grief, so you thought nothing much of the way he had shuffled closer to you, a worried look in his eyes aimed your way.

You never saw him eyeing you out if the corner of his eye, emotions being shown freely for once on his stoic face.

But all too soon that look was wiped away, when two scouts had gone back to retrieve the remains of their fallen friend, only to being danger hurdling towards what was left of the Scouting Legion.

You’d fought for several long minuets at titans spilled out for the forrest after the two soldiers who alerted their gaze, guarding the rear of the formation. But distinctly you heard the command being given to toss the bodies. You blood had run cold as your head snapped back towards the direction of the carts, watching on in despair as soldiers lowered the back gates and started heaving up soldier’s dead bodies to throw off the cart.

You understood this was to lessen the load, and ensure faster travels back to Wall Maria while trying to escape the titans nipping at your heels.

But the moment you caught Levi’s eye from on up ahead, and caught sight of stark red hair peeking through the white sheets of a body being trampled under foot, you again lost your composure.

It was a miracle you hadn’t been severely injured; at least physically, during the whole ordeal.

Eyes wide and a scream stuck in your throat, you watched as your closest friend, Petra Ral, was thrown over the wagon and trampled over by the hoard.

You’d wiped at your face and zipped back to your horse, landing with a barely concealed sob and raced forward after the rest of the formation.

Shaking your head once more, you straightened out your uniform and repeated that same phrase in your head.

Deep breaths. Deep breaths, and don’t think about it.

Steeling yourself, you raised a hand slowly and knocked on the door before you.

You’d returned to the old HQ some hours ago, alone with your thoughts as you helped settle an unconscious Eren into a spare bedroom to rest. His comrades had come in to check on him, but you hardly paid them any mind. At any moment, you knew you would break. Try as you might to store away your emotions for later, every minute that passed you by only made the task harder and harder.

But you had duties, as a scout. A scout of the Special Operations Squad, nonetheless.

So here you stood, before the old and worn office door, raising your fist to lightly knock on the surface.

“What is it?” a muffled voice responded to your knock.

After a short pause, you drew a shaky breath and spoke. “Cadet Y/N L/N, sir. I’ve finished the report I was assigned to.”

Though it was an oral report, as both you and your Captain knew, you’d spent some time alone to gather the right words to say in order to prevent yourself breaking down in front of someone else. Much less your Captain.

A tired and low voice granted you entry, and you slowly twisted the brass knob and entered the old office space.

Near the back wall of the office facing a window, stood your Captain. He was rigid, unmoving as he stared hard out the window. Giving a crisp salute, despite his turned back, you began the speech you’d preformed in your head hours prior.

“Captain, I’ve come to give my report on the happenings of the Special Operations Squad during the Fifty Seventh Exposition while your squad was under my care.” You started off boldly. Perhaps too boldly, you thought, as Levi spun on his heel and shot you his trademark glare.

Except this time, you didn’t detect annoyance or malice in his cold look. This time, all you saw was pain; mental, emotional, and physical, as well as a poorly hidden grief.

“Spit out then, L/N,” he scoffed, not quite looking you in the eye.

Taking a moment to compose yourself, you tried to continue.

“Yes sir. After your departure from the squad to rejoin with Commander Erwin, I took charge as ordered. We tethered the horses, as asked, and took a rest within the tree tops far away from the titan. After a rest, we were alerted by a smoke signal, one that told us you were on your way to regroup with us.”

A sudden pang of guilt coursed through you as you continued to recount the mission. Guilt for not figuring out the flare was a trap ahead of time…

“By the time we neared the cloaked individual who shot the flair, we realized…I realized…I was mistaken. When we thought it had been you; it had really been the trailer. She…She slit Cadet Gunther’s nape, before transforming and running us deeper into the wood.”

Here you voice started to waver, but you tried your best to push through your emotions and do your duty as second in command.

“Gunther Shultz fell, leaving the rest of us to guard Eren while coming up with a new course of action. Originally, we sent him away; for his safety, of course, while we dealt with the threat. By the time Eren was out of my sight, Eld Gin was slain by the Female. And soon after…After…”

Your breath was coming in rapid inhales and exhales, making you dizzy and light headed. Recounting this verbally was much more difficult than it had been earlier in the day when you recited your practiced lines in your head.

Verbalizing the events made them more and more real to you, reminding you this wasn’t some horrendous nightmare your subconscious had conjoined up.

Shifting your eyes down to your feet, you blinked back tears and tried your best to continue. During this time, you hadn’t noticed the change in expression on Levi’s face as he silently listened to your report.

“I attempted to restrain Oulo, as he lost control of his emotions during the battle when…When Petra…”

You swallowed thickly, your saliva doing little to coat you suddenly dry throat.

“Cadet Petra Ral…She fought valiantly. She attempted to cut out the bitch’s eyes, and avenge both Gunther and Eld. But before she could…She….She…”

You swallowed down your nausea as your mind went back to the memory of her twisted spine and splintered ribs. The way her uniform glistened with her own blood, tore apart by her shattered bones poking through her skin and the fabrics she wore.

“I was unable to aid them. Though I tried, I was too late. Eren Jaeger had taken matters into his own hands in my stead, taking on the female in combat…”

By now your voice wavered on every word you spoke, and your knees shook as they attempted to hold up your full weight. Your head spun, and your heart was frantically pounding in your chest; skipping beats and causing your diaphragm to ache and spasm with how you held your emotions back by a thread of restraint.

“I…I tried…I checked…I couldn’t…I…”

At this point, every word that left your chapped lips was accompanied by a deep gasp of breath. You felt as though you would collapse at any moment, and your hands shook uncontrollably.

You knew this sensation well, yet you’d never had had to suppress your emotions in front of someone like this before. The idea that you were losing control scared you shitless, but you still tried to push on.

“I’m sorry,” you finally managed to whisper, your head hung low and your vision obscured by unshed tears.

The office was silent for a long time, save for your strangled gasps as you forced oxygen into your lungs. Finally, the sound of Levi’s footsteps drawing closer toward you caused your gaze to snap up and meet his.

His expression was unreadable, as per usual. But for once, you could have sworn you caught the faintest flicker of sorrow mar his features. He slowly walked closer until he was standing before you, his eyes trained in your downturned face.

Once he came to a stop, you felt a hand gently grip your shoulder, causing you to flinch ever so slightly. Even still, he caught the motion.

“Y/N,” he whispered softly. “Look at me.”

Slowly, you dragged your gaze upwards to meet his, guilt and despair shining brightly in your teary eyes.

“You did your duty. You followed through with your orders, and helped ensure Eren’s safety. Most importantly, you made it back alive.”

His soft tone caught you off guard, causing your eyes to widen as you stared intently into his grey eyes.

“Captain-“

“No. None of that,” he cut you off. “You cannot…You will not, blame their deaths on yourself. All of you knew the risks. You all knew. Their deaths are not your fault.”

His whispered words finally broke the ever building dam in your heart, and you fell to your knees. His hand remained in your shoulder as you silently wept. Faintly, you registered his thin fingers tracing faint circles against your shoulder, but the grief you felt canceled out the feeling of butterflies in your stomach from his touch.

“I-I’m sorry. I couldn’t-“

“Don’t make me repeat myself, Y/N.”

Kneeling down in front of you, he placed a calluses hand under your chin and forced your head up to meet his gaze.

“I shouldn’t have left my quad; orders or not. If anyone is to blame, it’s me. I failed my squad, not you.”

His words sent a shudder through your heart as you attempted to compose yourself.

“N-no. Not your fault, Captain.” you mumbled.

“Levi. Just Levi.” He whispered softly, tucking a strand of your hair behind your ear.

Stiffing a hiccup, you looked up at him in surprise. “I’m sorry I couldn’t lead them better. I froze. I shut down and I shouldn’t have-“

“It happens. To all of us. You did what you could, and for that I am grateful.” He spoke in a stern voice, but no anger was to be found in his tone.

“What has happened, has happened. All that we can do now is honor their memories and their sacrifices by continue on in their stead.” He continued on, looking directly into your eyes. Wiping at your nose, you sniffled and tried your best to slow your tears.

“We cannot live to regret the choices we have made.”

His words sent a shock through system, but despite the grief you felt you knew he was right. Unable to resist any longer, you threw your arms around his shoulders and buried your face against his chest.

He stiffened slightly at the contact, but then slowly brought his arms up to rest upon your shoulders as he knelt with you in the office floor. Faintly, you registered a trail of warm liquid rolling down your cheek, alerting you to your tears. Without a word, Levi wiped them away.

“I’m glad you made it back to us. To me.” He whispered softly against your hair. “You are strong, and through you their strength shines. You did what you could, and you did your duty as a scout. No one could ask any more than that.”

You embraced him tightly, your anxiety ever so slowly subsiding. Never fully, but enough to choke out a few words of your own.

“I’m sorry, Levi. I’m sorry for your squad…Our, squad.”

“As you said, they fought valiantly. Up until the very end. Their loss grieves me as much as it does you, but we have to remain strong. We have to keep fighting. For them.”

You nodded your head against his chest, only subconsciously noting your tears had dampened his shirt. He ran his fingers delicately through your hair, as though trying to sooth you. Though his movement were awkward, you appreciated his attempting comfort and leaned your head snugger against his chest.

“Thank you, Levi.” You whispered.

You felt his hand trailing soothingly down your back as he sighed, holding you ever so slightly closer.

“I’m here, Y/N. I’m not going to leave you, and I’ll be damned if you try and leave me, too. We’re in this together….I’ve got you.”

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