Morgen [German]: Tomorrow
Levi and Reader learn to navigate their life after the events of the Rumbling and both take on a new adventure together: entrepreneurship. You are daisies and roses and tulips and lilies, and pretty flowers that spark life and love every day. But at night, you wilt and close up, reliving the horrors you experienced. He is worn-out, dull and dreary, and just needs a bit of a spark to keep him afloat in a new type of world that is moving too fast. But he finds it so unbearably hard when the woman he loves is living across the sea.
That is, until, you open up your cozy flower shop next door.
Navigating love and life is hard enough, but with their new hometown in the deep end of a recession following the calamity of the Rumbling, fueding sides test their patience to stay put, and even their relationship. On the cusp of an all-out civil war, will their relationship wilt, or flourish in spite of it all?
story content warnings: heavy story ahead. serious manga spoilers past chapter 139 ! talks and deals with dark content (eventually, and warnings will be put in place accordingly.) F!Reader in 2nd person narrative (i.e. use of female anatomy, but with 2nd person narrative) Mental health issues, self-hatred, Levi being a bit jealous, typical canon violence, gore, blood, men being mean (sexism, misogny) marriage for wrong reasons, death, eventual smut, tooth-rotting fluff in between, SA, themes of war and prejudice !
[updates will be slow bc university.]
Betrayal, murder, illness. Whatever the reason, every relationship ended the same way. But even when they know the ending, people still hope.
She was a talented thief, and he was the best fighter. They thought they could change their fate. They thought they finally beat the curse of the Underground.
But sometimes, dreams remain just that. Dreams. Never to come true and forever to remain locked inside their hearts.
Their only choice? Stand proud and fight until the very end. And never regret the time spent together.
---
"You teach me how to fight, and I teach you how to steal. Together, we'll be invincible."
"Why are you trying so hard?" He carefully watched her.
She dryly swallowed before answering, "Because I want to get to the surface. I cannot die before I see it."
Maybe it was the inexperience of childhood, that long-forgotten innocence. Or maybe, he just wanted a friend.
Whatever it was, Levi took her hand. It was so warm, his palm tingled long after their hands separated.
"Nice to meet you, partner."
"Name's Levi."
"Levi," she drew back and hummed, his name rolling off her lips with so much ease, it almost unsettled him.
I always update on Ao3 first under the same username :)
Hope you enjoy! ^^
Cover credits: @inunekosukii https://twitter.com/inunekosukii/media?lang=en