Levi's POV:
I awoke in the early morning, unable to sleep, and decided to get some of my paperwork out of the way. The sunlight trickled in through the windows, brushing against the hardwood floor, and the sound of pen on paper was accented with the wind ruffling through leaves and birdsong. I was comfortable in the quiet, and as I worked my mind drifted to thinking about eyes racked with lightning, shimmering air like parcels of cracked glass.
The silence was disturbed by a door opening and closing in the room beside, and I heard footsteps disappearing down the hall. What is she doing awake at this hour?
I sighed and stood up to grab my coat, exasperated at both the unfinished workload piled on my desk and the constant need to watch over our newest member. She probably went outdoors somewhere, so I headed over to the training grounds.
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The fields were deserted. Light winds kicked up swirls of dust, and the targets creaked in the breeze. I scanned the tree line, looking for any signs of movement. Where could she have gone?
I stifled a groan as I figured she must've gone someplace in the forest when something whistled past my ear. I felt the fleeting wind along the curve in my neck and turned to see an arrow jutting out from the center of one of the targets.
Directing my glare in the direction it came from, I saw (f/n) sitting on a rock beneath the shade of a tree, bow in hand. She wore black combat pants and a white tank, her hair piled into a messy up-do.
"You trying to kill me?" I called angrily.
"You'd already be dead if I was," she said with a twinkle in her eye. "Are you ever going to stop following me around, dog?"
I felt myself heat up as she relentlessly got under my skin. I stormed over to where she sat- most grew intimidated when I got frustrated, but she just sat there, looking at me lazily.
"Listen to me, you insufferable brat," I growled. "I don't understand why you seem hell-bent on making my life difficult, but-"
"I like you, Levi."
My words got stuck in my throat at what she said. I felt a slight rush go into my cheeks as I stared down at her, hoping to find some tell in her expression as to where she was going with this.
"I-I don't-"
"Man, you get choked up like a deer in lights each time, don't you?" She stood up, leaning closer to me with a curious light in her eyes. "Get your head out of the gutter," she whispered.
I stepped back. "Tch, get out of my face," I muttered, feeling the heat in my cheeks rise.
She folded her arms over her chest. "What I meant was I like you more than anyone else here. I'm willing to get to know you better, to tell you more about myself."
"I'll go get the parade of appreciation," I snapped.
"Easy, short stack." A small smile began to tug at her lips as I grew furious. "While the rest of your comrades seem like good people, I don't trust my words with them. I know better than to assume they prioritize my wellbeing over the welfare of their own. Who knows what they'll attempt once they learn what I'm capable of?"
"What makes you think I'm any different?"
"Because you let me go, dumbass. That wasn't very patriarchal of you."
I frowned. "How exactly is this supposed to help if everything you say stays between us?"
"I'll tell them a few things, offer my help in the field, if it's asked for." She strung her bow across her breast. "As for things that are more... private, I'd like to share them with you, and only you- at least, until I feel a bit more comfortable here. Last thing I'd need is someone coming at me with a scalpel in the middle of the night. Besides, I figure with your high ranking and local knowledge, you could put that information to good use."
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Levi x Reader: The Girl Beyond the Walls
Fanfiction(f/n) (l/n) is the first ever found individual living outside the walls. She is discovered by the Scout Regiment during one of their trips beyond the walls of Shiganshina with her village destroyed and her being the lone survivor. She's taken in by...
