spite || levi x reader

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One last day before graduation: a visit to the frontlines, Trost District.

It's sort of strange, being in a town. All you've known is the hospital you woke up in, the farm where your messed up family lives, and then the training grounds that you've spent the last three years at. You've never had the opportunity to go into one of these towns.

It's wonderful. Strange, but wonderful. There's so many people, tightly packed together on the paved roads, vendors selling things on the street. Children chasing each other through the alleyways. Women chatting happily and exchanging parcels.

You grin to yourself. It's delightful, seeing all of these people happy together.

Eren takes off early, headed to the lift that'll take him to the top of the wall with Connie, Sasha, Mina, and a few others. You've seen the view outside the walls; you're content with enjoying the town.

"You act like you've never been in a village before," Franz says with a laugh as you stare stupidly at a bouquet of flowers.

You shrug. "Who knows? Maybe I haven't."

Hannah smiles. "You like flowers?"

"They're pretty," you confess, straightening up again. You glance at Franz; he's bought a flower from the vendor and is waiting for Hannah to look at him. You grin. "Turn around," you urge, smiling.

She turns, and her mouth falls open. "Franz," she says with a sigh. "You're so sweet."

"Just as beautiful as you are," Franz says, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

You roll your eyes. "You two are so sappy. Marriage has made you soft."

'Marriage' is a running joke among the training corps when talking to Hannah and Franz; the two of them have been inseparable since they started training and over the past six months have almost become insufferable with how adorable they are. Both of them immediately turn away from you, sputtering out protests.

"Give it up already. We know you two are practically in love with each other," you say with another roll of your eyes.

"Well- I'm going to, uh, go catch up with the guys," Franz stammers. "I'll- catch you later?"

He takes off, a blushing mess. You smile softly, glancing at Hannah, who's twirling the flower idly in her fingers. She's watching Franz take off, smiling.

You nudge her gently. "That was cute."

She sighs happily. "He's the best," Hannah murmurs, looking at you with a smile on her face. "I mean, you all tease us a lot, but really. He's the greatest."

Without meaning to, you think of Levi. What's he like in a relationship? He doesn't seem like the type for grand gestures- or even small gestures. Or gestures at all, really. "Hey, Hannah," you muse to yourself, looking up to the wall. "How'd you know that Franz was... that he was the one for you?"

Hannah hums. "I'm not entirely sure. He was just- he was always there. Always my first thought, you know? There's no one else I'd rather be with."

You nod along. No one else you'd rather be with- well, Levi fit that bill pretty well. Always the first thought... has there been a day that you haven't thought about Levi? Well, not recently, at least. You're always wondering what he's up to, how training's going for him. If he's okay.

You're about to reply to Hannah when there's a resounding boom.

The two of you look to the wall. There's steam billowing up from above it, pouring over the edge, and there's a gaping hole in the gate. You look up to the top of the steam and your jaw falls open; there's a hand gripping the wall and a titan head poking out over top. The titan's massive- that wall has to be, what, forty meters? Fifty? It's got to be that colossal titan, the one that they said broke the gate into Shiganshina five years ago.