I can barely see straight, I'm so tired, but I wrote this and I like it so please, please please review it! I write and update faster if I get feedback!

It was a normal winter morning in the dining hall- quiet, silent, and slightly chilly in the dining hall, the candles lighting the room as dawn had only just begun to break. Bleary-eyed soldiers blinked owlishly, munching wordlessly on bowls of oatmeal and biscuits.

These mornings always started slowly- Levi wordlessly sipped at his tea, his characteristic hold on the tea cup as his eyes wordlessly surveyed the room. His soldiers would eat their breakfast, and he'd gather them up and assign them their daily duties.

The silence was broken as the door to the dining hall was thrown open, slamming against the wall with a bang. In the doorway stood Armin- tiny as the blonde was, his blue eyes were incredibly wide, face red, and he bent nearly double, hands resting on his knees, panting for breath.

Eren and Mikasa, who'd been eating sluggishly a minute ago, were on their feet, Eren managing to knock over his chair in his hurry.

"What is it, Armin!?" Eren demanded, looking alarmed.

"Hu-hu- It...it snowed!" Armin panted out, face lighting up.

"Then what the hell are we waiting for!?" Eren demanded, fairly dragging Arlet out of the dining hall. "C'mon Mikasa- don't just stand there- it SNOWED!"

Eren kicked open the front door, sending a blast of cold air into the room. "SNNNOOOOWWWW!" Eren let out a childish sounding laugh, Mikasa darting out like a cat after him, before the wind blew the door shut behind them with a loud bang.

The dining hall was dead silent for one moment, two...

"What the fuck?" Jean was the one who broke the silence, standing. "What's wrong with them, it's gotta be freezing out..."

Levi wordlessly stood, heading to the window.

He stood at the window, brushing away the curtains and staring out the glass pane...

Eren and Mikasa were pelting one another with snowballs, wrestling around in the snow, cheeks red, laughter floating up into the air and mingling with the snowflakes, while Armin began burrowing into the white substance, as though he were some sort of small creature making a burrow...

Levi made sure to hide the smile that tugged at the corner of his lips, instead replacing it with a scoff. "Tch. Idiots."

He strode back over to his table, quickly raising his teacup to his lips again and allowing the cup to hide a small smile...

The brats were still children, in some ways.

Sasha and Connie had made their way over to the window, looking excited. Sasha seized Connie's hand, dark eyes gleaming with excitement. "Let's go."

Connie grinned, kicking open the door. "Hey- wait for us you guys!"

Still, Connie and Sasha's time outside proved to be short-lived- they were stumbling back into the dining hall less than ten minutes later, shivering and with runny noses.

"Ssssssoo... c-c-c-old..." Sasha mumbled around chattered teeth, as Connie frantically rubbed his numb hands together.

Levi rolled his eyes. "It can't be that cold. Those three idiots are still out there." he jerked his head towards the door, chancing a glance out the window.

"It's a snow-man!" Armin proudly displayed his snow-creation, eyes sparkling, and Eren grinned.

"It's a snow titan." Mikasa said calmly, motioning to the two-meter tall pile of snow she'd sculpted to look like a titan. Eren's eyes widened.

"Titan!" he barked, before tackling the creation to the ground, where it was no more than rubble. Mikasa smiled slightly from behind her scarf- she knew Eren would like her snow-creation better.

Levi snorted slightly, sipping his tea again. Erwin cocked an eyebrow at Levi, who purposely ignored the man's glance. Erwin knew Levi wasn't a big fan of rain, or precipitation in general, actually. Growing up in the underground city, he'd never seen rain or snow as a child, and even now, it seemed... unnatural.

"They made a tunnel system... fascinating." Hanji spoke up, and Levi looked over to see Eren;s ass sticking out of the three feet of snow as he wormed his way into the tunnel after his friends. Of course, he expected this kind of shit from Jager, but he was a bit surprised to see how excited his friends had been, as well...

"I can't feet my hands!" Sasha cried out, tears dripping down her face as she grouched desperately before the fire.

"My nose is numb..." Connie said dismally.

"It hurts!" Sasha rubbed her hands together frantically, struggling to get rid of the pins and needles as the numbness receded...

"Oi. Get a grip, you two..." Levi started to brush them off, but Erwin was already striding over to them, looking concerned.

"Is your skin still pink? Any discoloration?" he was checking for signs of frost bite, Levi realized, and he resisted the urge to roll his eyes. As if they could get frostbite in ten scant minutes...

"The tips of your fingers will probably blister." Erwin said simply, looking at the paleness of Sasha's fingertips. "It's a mild case- you should be fine once the feeling returns to your hands..."

Levi looked up, slightly surprised at this, before he made his way over to the door, kicking it open.

"Oi! You three brats, inside, now!" Levi shouted, fighting back the urge to shiver and noting, with some degree of alarm, it was far colder than he'd anticipated outside. Maybe Sasha and Connie had been wise to come in when they did...

It appeared the Shingashina trio had begun erecting some sort of snow-fortress, and they might've been worshiping it as well, fuck, Levi had no idea. they all looked up at him, eyes wide and surprised he'd make them abandon such endeavors...

"But Captain, breakfast hour isn't over yet! We'll be prepared to start out chores on time, I promise..." Eren spoke up, vying to get more time outside.

"I don't give a shit about your chores, Jager- get your ass in here before you get pneumonia or freeze to death!" Levi snapped.

Nearly as soon on the words left his mouth, however, there was a rumbling sound in the distance. Jager looked up, looking horrified for a split second, before Levi's entire field of view was obscured by white.

The snow that'd been on the roof of the cone castle turret had come loose, sliding down to bury the three cadets. the last thing Levi heard was Armin;s scream before the three teens were gone.

Levi blinked, looking surprised for a split second before he was running, ignoring the cold and the snow and wind, sprinting over to the massive pile of snow and doing his best to estimate where he'd last seen the cadets before falling to his knees, beginning to dig...

In an instant, the entire dining hall was moving, soldiers shouting orders to get shovels from the barn and gloves and coats as they rushed to help Levi dig...

"Dammit, Jager! Why aren't you going Titan!?E Get yourself out!" Levi shouted as he clawed frantically at the snow. His yelling was more a plea than frustration.

"The cold might've hindered his Titan abilities. Titans have such a high body temperature, the shock of being buried might've put him into hibernation... or, if the snow is packed down tightly enough, it might've smothered all three of them..." Hanji muttered, from where she';d joined Levi in frantically digging.

"Eren! Stay with us down there, you hear me! I know it's gotta be a strain on that titan body of yours, but you have to stay alive!" Hanji screamed as she dug feverishly.

Soliders were rushing over with shovels, people were shouting orders, but even with the flurry of activity- it was Levi who uncovered the first tuft of brown hair...

"I've got him! Concentrate on digging over here!" Levi shouted. Within minutes, they'd managed to uncover eren;s head and shouldrs. Eren was pale, slumped over, something clutched desperately beneath either arm, like he was a mother hen with birds beneath his wings. The small fog escaping his mouth was proof enough he was alive.

Glassy green eyes fluttered open, focusing in on Levi.

"Armin." he muttered hoarsely. "G-get Armin. He's under my... left arm. He's too small, s-s-suceptible to the cold..." Eren stuttered out.

Some soldiers dove to obey him, pulling the blonde to the surface harshly. Armin gasped for air before collapsing, cheeks flushed from the cold. "P-please get him insssside... Mikasa, you there?" Eren's voice was hoarse, and soldiers were already moving to pull the girl out from beneath the snow beside him.

As soon as she'd been pulled free and rushed inside, Eren relaxed, allowing his body to sag into the snow, exhaustion taking over.

"Don't you fucking dare get buried again, Jager." Levi snarled, and Eren forced himself to stay above the snow and not sink to his knees as Levi tugged him out.

Levi pulled the teen into his arms. Eren wasn't even shivering, his body was as cold as Levi had ever seen it...

"How is this possible!?" Hanji was practically frothing at the mouth as Eren was rushing into the dining hall, laid out on a re-purposed table, his ice-cloaked jacket and shirt peeled off his body as soldiers frantically kindled a larger fire in the hearth and feverishly rubbed their hands over his limbs, working to get the blood flowing.

"I- he was submerged for nearly fifteen minutes! The cold alone is enough to kill humans, let alone titans... It's a scientific miracle! I need to get my notebooks!"

"He isn't in any shape to answer questions, shitty-glasses." Levi growled, moving to try and rub some warmth back into Eren's left leg.

"Eren- do you have any idea how this is possible?" Hanji asked.

Eren let out a dry chuckled that shocked everyone- the boy had been buried alive not minutes ago, but here he sat, laughing.

"I'll tell you how it's possible." Eren spoke hoarsely, giving Hanji a grin. "It was cold as fuck back in Shingashina. We're used to it."

With the words said, his eyes rolled back in his head before he finally succumbed to exhaustion.

"Of course it was." Levi muttered dryly, rubbing Eren's calf more aggressively as he spoke through grit teeth. "That does't mean you can nearly fucking die you shitty brat..."


It was three days later when a pale but shaky trio was allowed out of the infirmary and returned to their duties. As they ate breakfast in the mess hall, Commander Erwin stood up, addressing the entire room.

"It's come to our attention, due to recent events, that snow can be dangerous. Therefore, if any of you are so inclined to play in the snow, you will do so at least thirty meters from the castle, to avoid casualties..." Erwin didn't looked away from the Shingashina trio at all as he spoke.

Armin blushed and poked at his oatmeal with his spoon, slightly embarrassed they were being singled out in front of everyone by the Commander. Mikasa simply stared at Erwin, gauging whether or not he meant to intentionally embarrass Eren, while Eren nodded,, staring at his Commander seriously, taking his message to heart.

"It has also come to attention that, despite how familiar some of you are with the cold, you're not exactly equipped in winter-time first aid..."

"So don't get buried, because I'm not teaching you shitty brats winter first aid." Levi deadpanned, intense glare never leaving Eren. He was still aggravated at Eren for nearly dying on him, and while he'd never admit it to anyone- he'd been worried about the brat.

"In conclusion." Levi spat, voice making nearly everyone in the room cringe at his sharpness- "do not do anything fucking stupid outside, or anything fucking stupid in general. Understand?" Levi got out the last part between clenched teeth.

"Yes Sir." Eren responded, though he had to hide a smile. Though everyone else thought he was being verbally assaulted by Levi, Eren knew the Captain well enough to read between the lines and see the Captain had been worried about him. He was slightly touched, and more than a little proud of himself that the Captain cared about him.

Erwin and Levi wordlessly sat back down, and slowly, chatter in the dining hall resumed. Eren wordlessly kept eating his oatmeal, ignoring the way Levi glared over at Eren every few minutes, as though resenting the boy made him feel any emotion other than general concern.

Eren allowed his messy bangs to fall ingot his face and hide his slight smile as he took another bite of oatmeal. Don't worry, Captain Levi- I'm not planning on dying anytime soon. And I care about you too.

Well? Thoughts? It can be read either as bromance or Eren/Levi, but I wanna know your opinions and I'm so tired so please just review or I'll cry... *flashes Armin puppy eyes*