Levi has been a heroin junkie for years, trying to escape the hellish reality that is his life and memories, seeing no other way out. Already hopelessly bound within the deepest crevices of addiction, along comes Eren, a bright-eyed naïve teenager who has his own struggles yet somehow believes he can help Levi to be saved from himself. ~~~ "So what about you, then? You gonna stick around?" Eren nodded certainly once. "As long as you let me, I still do want to help you." The raven shrugged nonchalantly. "It's up to you." "No it isn't." Levi cocked a brow. "I can't help you if you don't want to be helped," Eren went on. "From the impression I'm getting-" "Yeah, I need help," Levi cut in, looking down. "Or maybe I just don't want you to leave. I'm not sure of the difference. But if you're here, you're going to help, right? Then I don't have a choice." ~~~ I do not own SNK. I am merely writing for sheer enjoyment :) Cover art by the wonderful @kingofhellordoftime TRIGGER WARNINGS for self harm, depression, anxiety, drug abuse, and molestation. Read at your own risk but please, please be safe - don't read if you think this may trigger you; I really would rather you be safe. <3

Orphaned at a young age, Eren's forced into the foster system, and after being shuffled around for several years, things in life finally seem to calm down. But life has never been kind, and the peace doesn't last long. After months of abuse and neglect, he's pushed back into a foster home where he'll meet a dark-haired musician who seemingly wants nothing to do with him.

Levi Ackerman resides in a facility for the terminally ill, angry and bitter toward the world for being stripped of his life before he's even allowed to live it. He keeps to himself and in fact shuns any kind of social interaction with anyone. That is, until he stumbles upon the music room, inhabited only by a cancer-ridden teenager who's just as lonely as he is. I do not own SNK.