"Moblit keeps saying that we need to keep from taking the risks of going to far when probing the nape, but-"
Hanji was cut off when Levi suddenly spun on his heel to face a figure that had darted out from the dark alley they'd been passing. She immediately went into fighting stance and shifted around Levi to catch a glimpse at the threat.
A scraggly, middle-aged man with tattered clothes and grimy skin and yellowed nail and teeth and eyes and dark, greasy, long hair that was a ratty mop atop his gaunt face. He held a knife in both hands, and he gripped the hilt with a death grip as he thrust it at Levi, who caught the blade just inches from his heart with his bare hand. The surprise was evident on the Corporal's face, something of a rare sight.
"I know you! I know you, Levi! You betrayed us! You joined the dogs!" Blood dripped from Levi's hand and onto the filthy cobble below.
"Lev-!" Hanji was about to step between them when Levi shoved the knife aside and leaned in closely to the bum's ear. The clanking of metal on stone covered up the faint whispering between the two men.
A few seconds later, Levi leaned back and the bum ran off, as if on a mission.
Hanji stood in stunned silence as Levi calmly took out a clean handkerchief and dabbed the blood off of his hand.
"What...what the hell was that?" Levi stared into the alley in a slight daze, and Hanji almost shook with worry.
"It's not my story to tell, Shit Glasses."
"But-"
"Hanji."
The scientist felt a rift wedge between them as the sun beat down on the blade shining with blood.
So, uh, kinda long and not really best work but...whatever. I've always wanted to delve into Levi's backstory with a LeviHan twist. Maybe another story when more stuff gets finished XD