In Another Life || Levi x Reader/OC

Stubborn

(18+, mdni) Content Warning: explicit sexual content

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"What's wrong, Eren? Are you done already? Stand up! Humanity's future depends on you, damn it!" Hange's voice echoed loudly through the forest.

"Hange, you might wanna keep your voice down," you murmured quietly, fearing that their voice would attract outsiders.

"Four Eyes," Levi interrupted. "He looks different this time, no? He's not even 10 meters tall, and some of his body lacks muscle. Plus, Eren's scrawny ass is sticking out."

"I can see that!" Hange retorted in annoyance. "Eren! Can you still move your titan? Give us some sort of answer! If you don't answer, we're going to get you out of there!"

Before anyone else could act, Mikasa was already hopping off of her horse and running frantically towards Eren's titan. Levi sighed. "That gloomy brat is acting on her own again. Should we punish her?"

"There's no answer! We're done here!" Hange ignored his remark, jumping off the small cliff and heading towards Eren.

Hange grabbed hold of Eren under his arms, trying to pull him out of his worn-out titan. The immediate contact caused them to yelp in pain. "Hot! Eren, you're really hot right now! Think you can ease up on the steam a little?"

"Hange, be careful! Can't you see he's bleeding?" Mikasa said, her voice filled with distress.

Hange continued rambling while trying to extract Eren from his titan. The rest of you watched the situation with growing concern.

"I think he's reached his limit," you told Levi. Eren was evidently overworked from the experiments, and seeing the current results told you everything you needed to know about his exhaustion.

"Yeah, and the worst part is that he wasn't able to get anything out of it."

You turned your head towards him, your eyebrows knitted. "That's not entirely true, Levi. Hange-"

"Captain," he corrected.

You huffed through your nose, clenching your fists on either side of you. He was being awfully annoying about this.

"As I was saying, Captain," you said through gritted teeth, "Hange has made some pretty interesting discoveries through the experiments."

It was true; Hange conducted several experiments which included Eren's titan following commands, constructing with objects, and writing on the ground with a stick. The outcomes of those tests revealed some intriguing information.

"But he can't harden, which means the plan to take back Wall Maria is looking like a lost cause."

You nodded steadily in agreement, knowing that he wasn't mistaken about that. Levi could be extremely blunt sometimes, but he was realistic. Those discoveries did nothing to help with the most important task at hand, which was getting Eren's titan to harden.

Your attention was redirected back to the three below the cliff. Hange struggled to detach Eren, which led to Mikasa taking matters into her own hands. She pulled out her sword and slashed the muscle connecting Eren to the titan. After it was severed, Hange was able to grab him successfully. You immediately wrinkled your nose at Eren's appearance. His face was a bloody, disfigured mess; his bones and muscles were sticking out.

"Well, we've known all along this would be like grasping at proverbial straws," Armin said, replying to the captain's comment.

"The plan's strategically sound and simple in theory. All we need is to get Eren there," Levi continued. "This could still work, but it's going to depend on him."