In The Quiet, You Stay
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Erwin is gone. The Scouts are broken. And Hange Zoe is left to shoulder a burden she never asked for.
Once an energetic genius who had a reputation for being eccentric within the ranks of the Survey Corps, now Hange drowns in paperwork and sleepless nights while ghosts haunt her relentlessly. Her laughter has silenced, her glasses cover weary eyes, and the guilt of living constantly torments her.
Levi Ackerman sees it all. He sees the cracks she tries to cover, the tremble of her hands, the way she folds into herself when no one is looking. He's not going to let her fade into oblivion. Not on his watch.
This is the story of two soldiers who are bound by loss, stitched together by silence and slowly, painfully learning how to stand again and lean on one another. It's not sudden, and it's not easy. It's a slow burn built on small touches and stolen glances, and the quiet understanding that sometimes there is still warmth in the ashes.
A love story born not out of passion but survival.
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