Salt and Stone - Levi Ackerman
Humanity is losing the war.
Beyond the walls, Titans devour everything in their path. Inside them, the remnants of humanity are beginning to rot from fear, corruption, and desperation. The Scouts continue marching toward extinction one expedition at a time, chasing victories that never seem to last.
For years, Larissa Arlert searched for one thing only:
Her cousin.
The boy she lost when Wall Maria fell.
The only family she believed might still be alive.
Quietly transferred into the Scouts during one of humanity's darkest periods, Larissa quickly proves herself to be far more dangerous than anyone expected. Intelligent enough to challenge command and compassionate enough to make it hurt, she earns the attention of people who rarely notice anyone at all-Commander Erwin Smith, Hange Zoe... and Captain Levi Ackerman.
Levi notices everything.
And in a world where attachment gets people killed, caring for someone becomes its own kind of death sentence.
Every mission leaves fewer survivors behind. And somewhere between bloodstained hands, impossible choices, and the promise of the sea waiting beyond the walls, Levi and Larissa become entangled in something neither of them can survive unchanged.
I own some of these characters and some of the storyline (but not all of it). Some of the story is literal from the tv show. I will watch the show as I read so some is just filler.