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TW: physical & emotional abuse in a toxic relationship. also this is not proofread
prompts: "i had nowhere else to go." & "wanna try that again, sweetheart?"
characters: levi x reader
You and Reiner had a rather toxic relationship to say the least. You had met him during training and at first, he was very sweet and kind. Feelings eventually erupted and it's currently been 6 months since you had started dating. He had hurt you emotionally, however you had felt obligated to stay with him due to his manipulative nature.
"Y/n, I don't know why you put up with him," your friend Eren argued from across the table. He leaned in towards you, "He's kind of an asshole."
You signed, having this conversation multiple times before. "Eren, just because he beats you in everything does not make him an asshole."
"You know that's not what I'm talking about, Y/n. Well, speak of the devil," he muttered.
Just then, Reiner appeared in the dining hall and sat on the bench next to you, practically shoving Sasha over. Completely oblivious to the previous conversation, he placed an arm around your shoulders and began stuffing his face with bread.
Your friend group consisted of Eren, Armin, Mikasa, Jean, Connie, and Sasha. Reiner would often follow you around with Bertholdt at his heels. Despite everything going on, you found peace and comfort in times like these with the people you cared about.
You snapped out of your thoughts when Sasha let out a yelp.
"Dude give it back to her," Connie said.
Reiner had grabbed a potato out of Sasha's hand and started eating it. Sasha, being Sasha, went apeshit and jumped on his back with a fierce, animalistic growl.
You made eye contact with Eren from across the table and he gave a look as if to say "I told you so."
The fight between Sasha and Reiner worsened and when you tried to break the two apart, you fell backwards onto the cobblestone floor. At the thud, everyone stopped and shifted their attention to you.
"Guys I'm fine, why are you all looking at me?" You questioned.
Your question was answered when you looked behind you to see a pair of black boots directly in front of your face. You looked up to meet the eyes of Captain Levi.
"Off the floor brat!" He shouted directly in your face.
You quickly jumped to your feet and saluted your Captain.
"What in the hell is going on here?!" he howled.
By now the dining hall was completely silent, as you began trying to explain the situation between Reiner and Sasha. "What's that in your hand, L/n," he interrupted you.
You looked down to see the half-eaten potato clutched in your fist.
***
That afternoon, Captain Levi had assigned you dining room cleaning duty. Levi had always been one to pick on you, you gave him the benefit of the doubt and just hoped he liked your cleaning technique.
"I want to see my reflection on this floor when you're done with it," he barked.
Continuing to scrub the floor, you muttered in response, "Why would you wanna see that."
He stopped in his tracks and pivoted back towards you. His stomping echoed throughout the dining hall and you watched the vibrations ripple the soapy water. Did you just say that out loud? He looked shocked, yet puzzled as to why you would talk back to your superior.
