He's always gotten what he wanted whenever he wanted it.

It's a known fact among the Survey Corps; and possibly even beyond that. Nobody ever raised an objection against it; never protested against his methods of getting work done. The policy was just, sort of, accepted.

He's always gotten his way in which the cleaning gets done at HQ. He always certifies that there isn't a single dusty particle left unpurified in the vicinity. He knows how to express his authority over his soldiers. And he knows how to gain their respect.

All in all, Levi knows what he wants.

And all in all, he always gets it.

However, it's only after she joins his squad that he finally notices: Petra's different to him.

She has large and round and innocent eyes, where he has sharp, narrow, dark and deadly ones that reveal a man who'd manipulated and killed at an age that she would have still been playing with dolls.

They've both killed, however, as much as it doesn't appear so.

Yet, the similarities between them end there. Because Petra was never aware that the Titans were humans all along; so she'd simply continued to fight them and kill them in order to assist in Humanity's advancement. But Levi, had discovered the secret, and yet, he continued to slaughter even more Titans one by one, despite being fully aware that they were once of the same kind.

And as a result, Levi feels absolutely disgusting. And dirty. So much so that no amount of cleaning and scrubbing and showering could ever cleanse it all. He feels as if he's carrying a vile detestable disease; and sometimes, he really thinks that he is.

So he never allows his fingers to accidentally trace her skin. Or for him to accidentally stroke her face. Or for their lips to accidentally brush over each other.

No.

And Petra will never understand why the Corporal seems so intent on their fingers never touching when she hands him his cup of coffee each morning.

Levi's already set up the barrier between them. It's invisible. Nobody can see it; even him. But he can definitely feel its restrictions. And sometimes, he even wishes that it wasn't there.

The barrier's indestructible and it will stay that way because Levi's too selfless in the sense that if he were to breach the wall, Petra's innocence would be shattered as well. And he's too selfish in the sense that if he were to breach the wall, his dignity - or what little he has left of it - would be gone along with it.

So this time, he tells himself that he can't get what he wants anymore.

A/N- Thank you guys a heap for the reviews; they means so much to me :3

Hopefully my drabbles aren't all that boring so far; I've been able to update pretty quickly lately; the ideas and headcanons and whatnot have been flowing quite heavily hahaha

Anyway, please review!

~ InnocentBlossom Xx