104 Stories of the 104th
A/N: Hey everyone! Let's get started! Also I have a couple pre-written one-shot (four to be exact) so I'll be posting them before I start posting the requests. Thank you so much for the requests already! I've already started on two. I don't know how often I'll be updating, I'm aiming for twice a week. The only exception to that will be this week, where there will be this one today, one tomorrow, and one on Thursday. Then hopefully by Sunday the first request one will be uploaded. I'll be starting college a week from Tuesday, but in my down time I will be writing. Cheers! Send those requests!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. They are Isayama's beautiful characters.
'Words'= Thoughts
"Words"= Speech
-Auric
Chapter 2: Silence (Right after the failed attempt at capturing the Female Titan, back at the HQ)
Ship: Levihan
Rating K
Levi sat at the table in the headquarters. The table he had shared so many meals with his…former squad before. They had just gotten back from the expedition and Levi had refused to show emotion around the rest of the Scouting Legion. But now that he was a alone, he didn't care. He sat there in silence and glanced around the room, stopping at each chair, remember the face and name of the squad member that sat there. The images of them dead fresh in his mind. Every time he closed his eyes, no matter the reason, one of their faces would flash into his mind. After all this, still no tears fell. He wanted them to. He wanted to feel the sadness and bittersweet comfort that was crying. But it never happened. Had he tore all his emotions to shreds? Maybe.
After another couple minutes of silence, the door opened, Zoe Hanji walking in. She didn't say a word. All Hanji did was set a tea up and a tea pot in front of Levi. As she turned to leave, she put her hand on his shoulder. This surprised Levi. After all the shitty things he had said to her, she still came to comfort him. She did it perfectly. No words and a small sign of affection that said "I'm here if you need me". It partially broke his heart. He was such a stoic asshole, that he even treated the people he cared about like shit. Hanji certainly didn't take it personally, but he wondered if that brat, Eren did. He had developed a sort of soft spot of the kid. He was the only one who remained from his squad. He looked up to Levi and wanted to be as powerful and deadly against the Titans as he was. It was similar to a father-son relationship. He also wondered if the Commander had taken any of his back talk and lash outs personally. He was a strong, smart man so Levi wasn't too worried about him.
Levi poured his tea and picked it up like he always did, not using the handle, but using all five fingers to hold the cup from the top. After we drank his tea, he decided he should get some sleep.
The next day
Levi found himself doing the same thing. Sitting in silence and thinking about people that he cared about, alive and dead. There was a knock at the door. Levi didn't make a sound, because he was pretty sure it was the brat coming to apologize again. 'Shitty-brat. You chose wrong, but I would have done the same for my squad. At least you tried,' was all Levi thought. He was dead wrong though. The door swung open and Hanji stepped in, this time with two cups and a teapot. She set them down on the table, poured the tea, and sat in the chair next to Levi, Erd's old seat. She simply sat there and drank her tea, not even trying to make conversation. Levi took the tea cup and did the same. They sat like this for a couple hours. Finally Hanji got up, turned to Levi, and did the unthinkable. He kissed his forehead. Levi was too stunned to do anything. When Hanji pulled away, she looked him in the eyes and gave him a small, sympathetic, caring smile. Levi held the gaze for a minute of two. Hanji looked away first and started towards the door. She left without a word. Levi, snapped back to reality and felt something cold and wet on his cheek. 'Did she drool on me? Tsk. Disgusting.' After following the trail of what he thought was spit, it led him to his eye. His eyes widened slightly in shock…it wasn't drool, it was a tear that had come out of Levi.
A/N: I don't know how to write sometimes. Or most of the time. Whichever. I know that was a bit short, but sometimes that's all that needs to be written. Send me a ship or prompt, or both. See you next time.
-Auric