❝ Define Love :「an intense feelings of deep affection。」 ❞

「 Spoiler for the 𝗔𝗢𝗧 manga ahead 。」

⤷ ❝ 5 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒊 𝑨𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏❞
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'*•.¸ ♡ ❝ 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 ❞ ♡¸.•*'
⤷ 「 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 & 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎。」

❝ I'm not in love with [y/n], she's just a cadet ❞ Levi said with his head low

❝ you say your not in love correct? so why is it that you always tell [y/n] to come to your office all the time or perhaps you help her with things you refuse other cadets to do? ❞ Hanji asked, one step closer to discovering his arising feelings

Levi hanged his head down low, Hanji was indeed correct, all those times he asked her wasn't because of her natural ability but maybe...just maybe is was because seeing her gave him a glimpse of happiness

❝even if I do those things, I don't love her, I simply don't have the ability❞ Levi complained

Hanji hearing this, pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration, the duke was not admitting to his feelings, it was unhealthy in her perspective

❝ what do you feel when your around her?❞ Hanji questioned with her arms crossed

Levi stared helplessly before bowing his head down low once more

❝it's makes my stomach upset and my face heats up all red, I also make a fool out of myself when I'm around her, is that love?❞ Levi questioned after his confession

❝ Levi, you may not believe me but I think you are in love, heck even thinking about you having feelings makes me excited! [y/n] is such a special girl, glad you fell for her❞ Hanji smirked, teasing humanity's strongest

Levi groaned and covered his embarrassed face in the palms of his hands

❝Hanji, do me a favour and get out.❞

✎ ☕️ . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ❝ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 ❞ ˎˊ˗ ꒰ 🥀 ꒱

⤷ 「 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 。」

❝[l/n], I'm fine❞ Levi sniffled out

The expedition had taken a troll on everyone, including Levi, his friends dead, squad dead and his closet friend, Erwin passed away, he had every right to be crying

❝ captain, your not, your eyes are puffy as can be and red as a tomato❞ you made out, trying to be formal

You walked in the room and sat next to the crying man

❝ what's wrong? you always comfort me when I'm down, i should do the same❞ you said as you cupped his cheeks, surprised he wasn't fighting back at the physical contact

❝they are all dead, i can ever save anyone, not my friends...not my squad ❞ Levi cried out even more

You wiped his tears, you yourself trying not to think of your losses

You hug him reassuringly

Levi a little shocked at first but giving in to the embrace

He only continued with his speech, telling you everything, you not saying a single word, nothing to disturb his heart-melting cries

❝thank you, [l/n], for comforting me ❞ Levi manage to murmur through the tears

You only manage to nod in response

❝ you were there for me, i can do the same by listening to you❞

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ❝ 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻❞ ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

⤷ 「 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎。」

❝ Oi Where's [y/n]?!?!❞ Levi yelled at his scared squad

❝ u-um s-sir she was last seen in the f-forest ❞ someone spoke up

Levi grunted in pain, his chest felt like it had been stabbed multiple times

❝ damn it, tell Hanji i will be back❞ Levi yelled to the cadets as he used his horse to turn back around

as he rode through the tall forest, he couldn't help but feel déjà vu hit him

Although countless times, Levi wouldn't have this much emotions saving someone, you were different from the rest, his heart ached every second that was wasted that you weren't found

He missed you, you were the light to his dark soul, you were the missing piece to his puzzle

As he rode further he seemed to almost lose hope, he felt like breaking down

But a blob in the distance, turned into a petite figure that was sitting against the tree

Levi lightly smiled when he saw you safe

He jumped of his horse and carried you

❝ W-what are you d-doing?❞ was all you murmured

❝ taking your ass back to HQ❞ Levi said as you got on the horse

You couldn't help but smile

❝ i thought i was going to die thanks to my gear , thank you Levi❞ you snuggled into his shoulder as he rode his horse

Levi tched in response, ❝ no problem brat, don't be reckless next time❞

₊ ❁ཻུ۪۪.;:୭̥.┊🖇💌 ꒱ ❝ 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆❞ ₊ ❁ཻུ۪۪.;:୭̥.┊🖇💌 ꒱

⤷ 「 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚙𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚗𝚎'𝚜 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚠𝚜 & 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜。」

❝ I need you to clean my office [l/n]❞ Levi called

You nodded and skipped to his office and got his cleaning supplies immediately

Levi watched quietly, also focusing on his paperwork

❝ you know, i don't really mind you having a cleaning obsession ❞ you called out of nowhere

Levi rose a brow, you were probably the first to say that

❝ i got use to it, i didn't like it at first but now i kinda do❞ you said sweeping the floor

Levi gulped a little, after some heat reached his cheeks

Your eyes were glued to the ground, ❝ humanity's strongest soldier huh?❞ you manage to mock a little

❝ I'm not... y-you've seen me at my worse before❞ Levi added making you stare at him in shock

❝ when you were at your worse, you were revealing your true self huh? your strong for that, many people are to scared to show themselves ❞ You explained, stopping your sweeping motion

❝ then your strong too, [l/n], i a-admire you for that ❞ Levi managed to say

You blushed just like him, you really couldn't believe your ears

❝ thank y-ou❞ you stuttered

❝ guess we're use to each other now❞ Levi said as he set his pen down and stared at you, you only doing the same thing

..⃗.🕊•̩̩͙⁺゜ ⤾·˚ ༘ ◡̈❝ ❝𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆❞ ..⃗.🕊•̩̩͙⁺゜ ⤾·˚ ༘ ◡̈

⤷ 「 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚜。」

You giggled at Levi's comment about your room

❝ clean? it isn't clean, that's what you would say Levi ❞ you said Levi's name with confident

Levi chuckled, yes chuckled making you a bit shocked and patted your shoulder

❝ at least one brat knows how to clean❞ Levi said as he and you ate at dinner

❝ and your the best captain❞ you manage to say making Levi blush red

❝ that's the first time someone said that ❞ Levi rubbed his neck

His persona around you seemed to soften by a lot

You smiled as your hand rested on the table

Levi looked at your hand while you were distracted and slowly cupped it making you shocked

❝ listen brat, I-...I like you, that is why i did a-ll this❞ Levi confessed

Your eyes widened more then ever, you were blushing all types of red

❝ I like you t-oo❞ you confess

Levi seemed to smile at your comment

❝ promised not to leave me?❞

❝ promise❞

~

but like all stories promises are made to be broken

❝ i have to go-❞ you said determined

❝ You Can't I Lost So Much And I Don't Want To Lose You!❞ Levi yelled to you as you tried to climb on the bird

❝ i have to, i need to sacrifice myself ❞ you cried out, tears on the brim of your eyes

❝That's suicide! you're all I have❞ Levi reasoned, tears in his eyes

You stopped for a moment thinking of what to do before being interrupted by a hug

You melted in the instant hug

Levi squeezed you, and parted and kissed you like it was the last time you would ever do so

~

But only in a blink of a eye you died in his arms, as he cupped you while his tears rained down on you

You had sacrificed yourself, it made a difference

❝y-you promised, we were so close, what a-bout that safe? hm?❞ Levi cried into between sniffles

You weakly smiled and cupped his cheeks

❝ smile for me dear, I promise you this, I will see you in my next life...i promise❞ you said with your dying breath

Levi cried more, more than he ever would, he just held you closer to his body as you rested

You were finally in peace, living a fulfilling life with the love of your life