in which Levi Ackerman is ftm trans and he goes into the underground with Hange Zoe and Erwin Smith. Old scars get reopened. trans!Levi and non binary!Hange. canonverse. /
A gentle winter breeze hits the trio as they trudge through the soft mud, Hange laughing all the way as Erwin tells them jokes to make them laugh.
But Levi just trails behind.
No matter how much Erwin tells his (horrible) jokes, Levi simply doesn't cheer up.
Maybe it's because they're all on their way to the underground area to report anything strange, the place where Levi had grown up.
A place he should cherish, a place that should feel safe to him.
He knows he should. But he can't. He's been hurt too many times at that cursed place that he doesn't remember anything good about it.
Suddenly, he's snapped out of his thought train by Hange clapping their hands in front of his face, "Hey, Levi, we're here!"
As if that's something to be excited about, Levi thinks to himself.
The three makes their way through the little gate, heading down the steep staircase into the underground area.
Levi adjusts the pale binder sitting on his chest, takes a deep breath and follows the two in front of him with a scowl plastered across his face.
A few strands of raven black hair fall in front of his face and he sighs, rolling his eyes and pushing it back. It's getting to long again, he needs to cut it.
But he just ignores it, still following Hange and Erwin across the paths. His eyes are peeled for any suspicious activity, along with the other two's.
As soon as they're all in, Levi doesn't feel safe. Hange notices this, inching towards him, almost in a protective manner.
Even though Levi doesn't feel comfortable with Hange being this close, he doesn't complain either. He could use some warmth, as it was freezing in the underground, no natural sunlight.
He feels someone brush his shoulder and he turns, ready to fight someone, when he recognises a face.
Shit.
"Leah?" the person asks.
It's a man with dark brown hair and brown eyes that shimmer in the unnatural light.
The man squints, raising his pair of black glasses above his head as if to see him better.
"Yeah, that's definitely you. You've grown so much, but I can still tell who it is," he grins as Levi scowls.
"Leah? Who's Leah?" Hange steps forward, throwing a curious look at Levi.
Levi just turns to Hange, tugging them close and whispering something on their ear, "let's go, Hange."
"But-"
The man points at Levi, "she is Leah.. what name did she give you?"
Erwin already knows about Levi being transgender, and he's honestly cringing at the awkward outing and misgendering.
"He told us his name was Levi..?"
Soon enough, Hange begins to realise, and they grab Levi's shirt with one hand and Erwin's with the other, walking away from the scene.
Hange holds Levi close, but he flinches away, afraid that they'll feel his binder under his shirt.
"Levi, why didn't you tell me? Did Erwin know?"
"I just couldn't. And yes, he does know," Levi responds coldly.
He's fuming. This is what he gets for going into this shithole.
"Why couldn't-" Hange starts but Levi interrupts them.
"Fuck off, shitty glasses."
A/N: this is my first attempt at a FanFiction so no hate. and I'm not ftm, I'm non binary, so please correct me if I get things wrong. thanks!
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