In Another Life | Levi x Reader/OC

Distrust

"This whole fucking time she's been alive and you knew?" Levi rose from his seat and slammed his palms against the desk in front him, eyes burning with anger. "Not only that, but the fact she holds the War Hammer Titan? What kind of bullshit-"

"Levi, please settle down," Hange cut in.

Levi scoffed. "I knew there was more to it than just complying with that bearded piece of shit. This is fucking insane."

Yelena remained calm while sitting in front on the other side of the desk, face solemn and lips pulled into a straight line. "I was ordered not to reveal that information, Captain."

"Of course not, because you knew we wouldn't have immediately agreed to it if we had known it was her."

"Well, yes," she continued. "But I was told not to tell you specifically, because Zeke had a feeling you'd react this way."

He huffed, pulling away from the desk and sitting back down while crossing his arms over his chest. "We were told the War Hammer Titan would be willing to work with us. It sure as hell didn't appear that way in Liberio when she was fighting Eren."

"It appears that there was some miscommunication involved. I suggest you speak with her and Zeke about it," she answered, rising from her seat. "You still agreed to follow Zeke's secret plan, so deciding to drop out of it would not be in your favor right now, especially with what happened in Liberio. What you decide to do with Eden is up to you, but Zeke must remain untouched until we receive more information. I must go now. The guards are waiting for me."

"Fucking bullshit," Levi muttered quietly as Yelena exited the room, shutting the door. Hange approached Levi to stand next to his chair.

"Levi, I know you're in distress about this whole thing, but-"

"But what, Hange?" he spat. "They made us blindly agree to working with someone we presumed dead this entire time. Do you know how suspicious that looks? It's not just Zeke we have to deal with anymore, it's her too. We have two titans to maintain that we aren't even completely sure are on our side."

"I think it would be in our favor to speak with Eden privately," Hange suggested. "We didn't really get a chance to find out what's going on with her."

"And what if she's as conniving as Zeke?"

"You're not wrong to be skeptical, but those two are not the same people, and you know it."

He paused for a moment, mulling over their comment. "Four years is a long time, Hange."

Levi had absolutely no idea how to feel about you. The moment he locked eyes with you in that alley, he felt a spark in his chest - like his heart was about to burst. It was like time had stopped just for the two of you. So much death, so much destruction, and yet, both of you took those few seconds to just stare at each other. When your knife clattered on the concrete, he knew you felt that spark too - that small sense of relief and comfort of seeing him again.

That feeling absolutely infuriated him.

He snapped back into reality when he realized how serious the situation was - you had killed three of his soldiers. Granted, your reason for it made sense, but that still wasn't something he could just ignore. You were still considered a threat, and there was so much about you he had questions about.

Could you really blame him for feeling cautious around you? You were a fucking titan and a Tybur. Levi didn't know much about the Tybur family until more recently, and to learn that you were someone of high standing this entire time pissed him the hell off. All this time when Levi was suffering emotionally from losing you, you were living in privilege and luxury in Marley. How rich.