In Another Life || Levi x Reader/OC

Comfort

One sip. That was all you wanted.

Your arms were sprawled across the table while your head was nestled on your left arm. You stared out the window in deep thought, your mind attempting to process all the information from the past few days. The room was enveloped in darkness, but the moonlight still left a subtle glow through the curtain.

Your body was begging for a sip of alcohol, but you had no access to it, nor did you have the energy to get up and find it. It was for the best, however, because tonight, you were positive you'd have chugged a whole bottle.

It also seemed like you weren't going to get any sleep tonight either.

Levi's squad met their demise, and now Mike's squad met the same fate. You had hoped that maybe Tomas made it out alive from Mike's squad, but Hange broke the news to you about him just a few moments after the scouts came to rescue you and the others. After Tomas relayed the news of the possible breach at Wall Rose to Erwin, he never returned. You now stood as the one and only survivor of Mike's squad.

After Levi helped you onto the horse carriage that day, he and Hange filled you in on the current situation. During the time you were fighting against titans at Utgard Castle, Annie had been captured at Stohess district. How they were able to identify her as the Female Titan, you weren't sure, but apparently, she had crystalized herself and there was no way to remove her; she was now somewhere confined within the walls. They also shared their suspicions about Reiner and Bertholdt and how they, too, must have been associated with Annie. All you could do was sit and listen to their evidence despite feeling the sinking in your heart.

A part of you was angry - angry because none of them listened to you when it came to forging the documents. You all needed to come from different areas with no connection to one another - that was what you told them. This was especially important, because if one of you were caught, the others would be less of a suspect. They didn't want to take you seriously when it came to faking their identities, and now, the situation had clearly become dire.

Still, another part of you felt like you failed them - like it was your fault that they'd all been caught and that you should have been a better mentor or leader. Had you made different choices in the past, would it have resulted in a different outcome?

Despite the evidence Hange had presented to you, you tried to defend against it by telling them how the evidence was lacking, which it was indeed. There was simply not enough evidence that Reiner and Bertholdt were in league with Annie. Annie had already been caught, but you still had some faith in Reiner and Bertholdt. There was still a chance to prove the others wrong.

That was, until Reiner and Bertholdt decided to transform.

However, you weren't there when it happened. Because of the injuries you endured, you were told to stay back along with Captain Levi, who was also still injured after the recent expedition. During that time, you were finally treated by a medic to tend to your injuries. She diligently restitched your wound and searched your body for any fractures or irregularities. To your dismay, she found a sprained wrist, likely caused by when you fell from 5 meters high. Regardless of the reason, the recovery time was surely going to be a pain, but you were lucky it wasn't anything worse. The only positive from your interaction with the doctor was the fact you were given a freshly clean uniform and meal soon after.

Levi had advised you to rest in the carriage after you were treated. Although you refused, he kept insisting.

"Are you insane? What if something happens while I'm asleep?" you had told him.

"You're not going to be in the carriage alone," he told you.

"Anything could happen while I'm asleep. I always have to keep my guard up."