In My Dreams (Levi X Reader OC Alternate Backstory/Arranged Marriage)

Before Levi Ackerman becomes the soldier the world knows, he becomes a husband in a marriage created from necessity, honesty, and survival.

When his mother's failing health collides with Celia Friar's need for protection and stability, the two enter a marriage built on boundaries and trust.

This story follows Levi's alternate life before the Scouts and shows how love, safety, devastation, and choice shape the man he becomes as his path moves toward canon.

Will it end in happiness or will happiness remain only in Celia's dreams?
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Content warnings: PTSD, SA, Trauma, Consensual NSFW, and Arranged Marriage.