Ever since the death of his closest friends, Levi has been heavily depressed. After he tries to take his life, his friend Hanji, a therapist, sends him to live in a charming countryside village with a couple of his distant relatives. But even there he cannot find peace; the house is filled with a bitter rivalry between his uncle Kenny and his second cousin Mikasa. The only place left for him is a small clearing he found in a nearby forest, under the branches of a young birch. But a familiar stranger soon begins to lurk there... --- A/N: First romance-focused story I ever written, so throw that critique at me! 8D Also as a note, I put the story in a non-canon setting (AU) so that people other than SNK fans can read. This most likely won't have smut, just the general fluff or very mild smut; mostly because I think I'd fail completely at writing it :'D