Both you and Levi arrive at the house together, walking into the kitchen to find Isabel and Furlan at the table eating dinner.
"Look (Y/N)! I made grilled cheese sandwiches!" Isabel excitedly says, handing you a plate.
"Oh wow, it looks so good!" You say, accepting the plate and sitting down at the table.
"I was carefully watching you the last time you made it so I think I got it down now." She says.
"And where were you two...?" Furlan asks with an eyebrow raised.
"I trained her a bit. I wanted to see if she is ready to join us on our missions." Levi says, sitting at the table beside him.
"And?" Furlan asks, which Levi simply replies with a nod.
"YES! SIS IS GONNA BE JOINING US NOW!!" Isabel cheers wrapping her arms around you with a big smile on her face.
"What's the job anyways?" You ask, before taking a bite out of the sandwich.
Levi looks at Furlan and gives him a nod, letting him explain everything. "Tomorrow, we are getting paid big money to steal shipments coming in from up top. I don't exactly know what these shipments are ...but I know it's for those lazy ass military police that hang out at the toll gates. Supposedly there should be about 3 crates worth of stuff. If we can snag all of them, then we'll be rewarded. Simple as that."
"Hell yeah, I love messing with those lazy soldiers!" Isabel laughs.
"We need to stay sharp," Furlan says, his tone firm. "No slip-ups. When the soldiers turn their backs, we go in."
You meet his gaze and nod, determination set in your expression.
The tension eases as the conversation drifts back to lighter things. You all continue eating, voices overlapping with laughter.
After months of sharing cramped spaces and long days, you've grown comfortable around Furlan, Isabel, and even Levi. You join in on their jokes, tease when the moment feels right, and laugh without holding yourself back.
What you don't notice is the way a pair of silver eyes keeps drifting back to you whenever you speak.
Most of the time, Levi stays quiet, content to exist on the edge of the room, lost in his own thoughts. But lately, he's been listening more than usual. Paying attention. He lifts his cup to his lips, hiding the faint curve of a smile before it can be noticed.
Ever since you arrived, something has shifted.
The underground feels... different. Lighter, somehow. And it irritates him that he can't explain why.
Maybe it's the way you treat Isabel—like a little sister instead of a nuisance. The way you'll sit on the steps with her, fingers carefully brushing through her hair as you fix it up, the two of you laughing and talking about nothing important at all.
Or maybe it's how you quietly help Furlan with his chores, taking some of the weight off his shoulders so he can finally get some rest after another exhausting day.
And then there are the smaller things. The way you clean just a bit more thoroughly than necessary. The way you straighten things that don't really need fixing—because you know he'll notice, even if he never says a word.
That's the part that unsettles him.
Levi knows he isn't warm. He never has been. Most people learn quickly not to expect anything from him and leave it at that. So why do you keep trying? Why do you bother, when he gives you nothing in return?
Something about you doesn't add up. It confuses him—draws his attention in a way he doesn't like.
...Or maybe, in a way he does.
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Your Wings - Reader X Levi Ackerman
Fanfiction*** Story Completed!!! *** Living in the deep depths of the underground, you have no one to rely on for most of your youth after your parents' sudden disappearance. Unsure whether they are dead or alive, you resort to surviving on your own by lear...
