Levi x Reader Oneshots

Love Language (Levi x Reader)

Warning: Mentions of Levi's past, so if you haven't heard much about it yet, read with caution!

One of the most common, or rather, forms of love language is touch; the non-verbal use of body language to show the love one posses for another. Neither can words of affirmation be better than something an action can show. From wrapping your arms around them, to hold them close to you as you kiss their head. Or the way they wrap their arms around your waist as your back faces them. The way they stay close, even when sleeping. And the kisses, the way the soft touches of their lips tenderly grazes yours before it comes all undone into a swarm of emotions of love. It was all intimate, and one, Levi wanted.

Not to mention another one of Levi's love languages, the act of service. In which they express their love for another through acts of helping out. For Levi, it could be from helping clean one's filthy room to perhaps providing the wings of freedom to a grieving friend. His love goes all ways, but he strives for one, craves for it as much as he shows it- touch.

Though, it could be misunderstood on his part.

Being from the Undergrounds and having been positioned in a way where he was born out of misfortune, his mother loved him. She partook in jobs that involved being a prostitute and in the end, passed from an unknown disease. After that ordeal, he was taken in by Kenny Ackerman, his mother's older brother. He showed him how to kill, how to survive in such a poor condition. You would say, Kenny's love language towards Levi was rather one of an act of service, but not one of touch. So soon, when he left Levi, believing he could never be a father figure to him, Levi was left with no one. Striving for something, for that missing affection he's never had for so long.

So what he does is show his love for those around him unconsciously, even if he never receives them back.

Though, often times when someone does return a gesture of gratitude or love for him, perhaps when Hanji presented him her version of tea, though it tasted repulsive, Levi wouldn't have known. Since he's never experienced love much, he wouldn't know it even if he experienced it. Thus, most times, he unknowingly shows his love without much acknowledgement or understand what it is when he receives them.

And yet...touching him was one of the things he despised the most, because of the way he viewed people. How filthy they could be, how wicked and evil they become when times got desperate. If they touched him, passing along their bloodied hands, Levi would feel that sense of burden, of those people who have passed. He didn't want it, believing in return he was filthy, hence his own liking towards cleaning and always being cleansed, disliking anyone touching him.

But...you seemed to be an exception.

"You know..." you began, balancing yourself as you prepared. "I feel like a bird."

Levi looked up at you, watching as you stared down at your opponent from the other end. Your arms were out, positioned with your elbows bent and hands formed with a grip. Levi held your thighs as you were propped on his shoulders, prepared to have a shoulder war against Hanji and Erwin. Hanji was positioned atop of Erwin, smirking at the height in which you were at on Levi compared to her on Erwin. She smirked, slightly chuckling at the height difference, realizing just how hilarious it was.

"You're at quite a disadvantage (Y/N)" Hanji chanted with Erwin having a deadpanned face, unwanting to participate in this game but nevertheless intrigued by the situation you were in. You were fairly disadvantaged, having chosen Levi to be your partner in this game of shoulder wars. You only scoffed at their comment.

"I would say you are" you remarked back, relaxing as the game hasn't begun yet. You placed a hand upon Levi's raven hair, brushing along them in a way he's unfamiliar with...but it felt nice. He felt it again when you, to his surprise, chose him when you could've choose Erwin. His heart beated in a way he's never felt before.