One-shots & Short Stories [Levi | Reader]

Levi x Reader ~ Midnight Adventures

I felt just so tired right now. And yet, the more tired I felt, the less I could actually fall asleep.

I just laid on my bed, head towards the ceiling, my eyes staring at it with a blank look, I got nothing on my mind, yet I could bet the moment I closed my eyes, thoughts would invade my mind immediately. That or nightmares and some gruesome images of recent expeditions. 

I was actually still thinking about Shelly. She was my best friend and it's already been a month after her death on that last expedition, but I couldn't forget it so easily. The fact by itself was a hard one to come over, I was actually still regreting the fact I left her alone back then. I could've saved her if I didn't. She could've been alive right now. 

Another image of Shelly's bloody body flashed in my head and I bolted out of bed with wide eyes and gritted teeth.

"Okay, this needs to stop!" I hissed to myself and got up from bed, putting on my casual black pants, the weary green T-shirt I had on currently being more than enough of a top for a midnight walk around the castle. I put on my boots as much as I didn't wanted to and then creeped out of the room, closing the door behind myself quietly, in my best of tries for not waking up the other superiors on the floor.

Slowly walking down the hallway to the staircase in its end, I could hear my own boots' heals clicking on the ground, but I was sure no one would actually hear if he wasn't awake already. 

And apparently, except myself, no other people were still tortured from their own minds or paperwork Erwin has gived them.

I sighed and looked ahead at the staircase, going over to there quickly, but an obstacle stood in my way. Levi's room. Or "the guy who was close enough to save Shelly but didn't"'s room.

Despite me being more than angry and furious at him, he could still overpower me because I was a mere Captain and no Lance Corporal. I was given some credit occassionaly, but I was still damn mad at Levi for not saving my friend. 

With a mental snort in disgust as my eyes narrowed, I walked very slowly and cautiously towards his door, seeing the light actually seep between the cracks of the wood, making me think he was gonna get less sleep than I was probably because of his insomnia. Once again.

That meant that I just had to be even more careful as for him not to hear me as I walk and literally sneak out. 

The raven would be more than harsh on me if he caught me of all people sneaking out. Maybe because I have done it thousands of times before and I'm on something like a last note before I get reported to the Commander. Like in my cadet days. And since both me and Levi aren't so friendly with each other currently, both sides being against one another, it would be damn bad if he caught me right now.

I tip toed past his room and to the end of the hallway, looking back over my shoulder with a second interval inbetween, highly paranoid his bat ears would detect my small steps and slow breaths. Or maybe his Ackersenses, despite being slightly tired from the long day, would just alarm him of my presence just outside of his doorstep. 

I did wanted to see how he was going, you see me and Levi aren't usually enemies or rivals or anything of the kind, I can even show off with the fact he never goes too harsh on me and that he's quite serene, letting out thoughts and occassionally even emotions in my presence, but right now I'm mad at him for not saving my best friend, despite having the chance to and even more of talking to me the way he did after I accused him of not helping her: "She was just a single person and the titans were meant to kill her. Even if I was close, in the span of time she got killed, I saved another three cadets and helped out a whole squad. Would you want them all to die instead of her? That's like literally killing eight people for the sake of one. Tell me - is she worth eight dead people's families and relatives crying on your shoulder instead of only you crying for her?"