Levi woke to Hanji trying to yank away from the shackle collar that was connected to a chain which was bolted to a wall. This had been going on for the last 5 months, constantly rocking back and forth in an attempt to break free. The shorter male sat by a window, leaning his head against it and watching her. He wasn't ever allowed in until she calmed herself down.
Within a few minutes she stopped, grinning sadistically. Levi sighed.
"Do you want me to get something for you?.." He looked over at her, unlocked the steel door and stepping in, closing the door behind him and locking it once again.
Hanji stiffly nodded, "Can I have a shower?..." Her voice was almost inaudible.
"Alright, come on then" He walked over to the chain and unbolted it, holding it tightly. He grabbed her things from the locker within the room before unlocking the door and stepping out with her, still holding the chain.
She longed to go outside again, wanting never to be put in the strait jacket again. It made her feel weak, not being able to feel her arms let alone use them. He walked to the bathroom with her, closing and locking the door once they were inside. He removed the neck shackle, her skin red raw and tender.
"Now, stay still, this might sting a bit" He spoke somewhat gently as he spread some cream, which was given to him by Erwin, on her neck gently.
Hanji tensed immediately and scowled. Levi undid the straps on her straight jacket, slipping it off her. She only wore a bra underneath, but had gotten used to Levi seeing her nude. Since she couldn't move her stiff arms, Levi removed her bra, pants and underwear before turning on the shower. Hanji slipped in slowly, shaking violently as she moved.
Levi sat on a stool as she took a shower, thinking of what she was like before the straight jacket. She still had her shackle, but her hands weren't tied back, she would scratch and pick at her skin when he was asleep, letting herself bleed. But that, was 3 years ago. He found it slightly depressing; watching her rock back and forth, mutter strange things under her breath. She often begged for him to stay in the room with her for the night, but he was restricted to do so. This was all because of a petty experiment, but something snapped in her mind and she lost it, almost killing herself and Eren.
"Levi...I'm finished..." She spoke softly.
He nodded and turned the shower off, wrapping a towel around her and drying her off, "I talked to Erwin when you were sleeping last night, if you want, and, if you promise not to cause yourself harm, you can leave the straight jacket off"
Her face lit up and she nodded, "Thank god, I can get some sleep tonight"
Levi sighed and applied more cream to her skin, wrapping her neck in a bandage and then putting the shackle back on. He had grown attached to this psycho woman.
"When do you think I'll be able to go home?..." She looked down at him as he dressed her.
"Probably not for another year or two, but you do realise that you have no house? Right?"
She paused, "Wait, they took my house away from me?!"
"Don't yell, and yes, they had no choice, your belongings were taken to my house and when you are released, you will be released into my care"
She growled, "But I don't want to live with you!"
He sighed and chucked a loose shirt on her with a pair of shorts, not speaking another word as he tugged her back to her room. In a way, he felt the strings of his heart being pulled, but of course, he would never show weakness nor emotion. He put her back into her room, bolting the chain back onto the wall and left the room, sighing heavily.
She had never said anything like that to him; she didn't know what came over her. She didn't mean it, he just took it the wrong way. She wanted her freedom back, yet she knew, she brought this all upon herself.
