Ymir's Necklace: The Secret You Hold | Levi x Reader

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LEVI'S POV

Levi stared into your eyes. He felt almost too scared to observe the rest of your figure. He noticed you looked tired and restless: a strange, still expression in your watery eyes.

How could you possibly be in such disbelief? Did you truly not remember shifting into a titan at all? As the questions raced through his mind, he suddenly heard himself speak up.

'Leave us, all of you', everyone looked at Levi as he said this, quickly standing up to leave.

He noticed Mikasa looked into your eyes and then stood up to follow the rest of the old squad, exiting the tent rapidly.

Levi decided to keep his distance, now crossing his arms over his chest. He pressed his lips together and felt his own jaw clench - it was too uncomfortable, being around you.

Just last night he had felt he could trust you with all of his heart, that he cared for you so deeply, no matter what could happen. And what saddened him the most was knowing he still cared for you - even after seeing you turn into a monster, even if this meant you had betrayed him somehow.

So many confusing, intense thoughts and emotions emerged from within him, leaving Levi completely speechless as he stood right in front of you. You then looked down at your hands.

Levi observed how you paid attention to your skin texture; it was different since you had shifted just some hours ago. Strips cuts surrounded your eyes and cheekbones, revealing your red flesh under them.

He couldn't help but think about Eren and everything he had been through the past years - every person he had lost to him.

And still, the possibility of losing you... it all felt like it was too much to handle.

'Levi...', you whispered as he continued to look into your eyes.

He reckoned you looked absolutely helpless, but still - how could he exactly know that you were innocent? You could have been fooling him all along for all he knew.

'Don't. Before you say anything, just listen to me', he sighed as he grabbed a chair and sat on it backwards, facing the back of it with both of his legs around it. He then placed his forearms over the back of the chair as he felt himself leave out another deep breath.

'I knew someone who didn't know he could shift. He genuinely had no clue until he did it one day. See, he was pretty stupid, so not knowing about being a fucking titan made sense at that time', Levi scoffed as he slowly shook his head, then resumed.

'And yet, he used his presumed innocence and his monstrous power to help the Survey Corps, to help humanity', he paused and looked at the ground, feeling himself grow emotional. He repressed his feelings and continued.

'Until he decided to destroy humanity, and he almost did', he sighed deeply.

'Eren...', you whispered, a deep frown forming over your expression. Levi continued to look into your eyes. His demeanor remained cold and distant as an act of self preservation. Old habits die hard, he thought to himself.

'Precisely. I...loved him. And he...he betrayed me. He betrayed all of us. I don't care what my squad thinks. That, I know. He betrayed me. And to think he once was an innocent boy who didn't know he could shift into a titan. Do you see my point here?', he released those last words with such assertiveness and a seemingly lack of feelings.