Nothing but fluff here. Fluff everywhere.
There aren't really any spoilers, but this touches on a headcanon that has been floating around tumblr. Then ch. 56 of the manga came out and everyone lost it...
Enjoy the fluffs!
Soft gusts of wind carried dried leaves and flower petals through the empty streets, appearing as though they were dancing in the pale moonlight. A small mouse carrying discarded bread crumbs scurried safely into its hole away from a stalking cat. Silence. That night the district of Karanese was calm and quiet. In a small cottage just outside of the Survey Corps barracks, a single candle could be seen softly flickering in a window.
Wearing only his lounging pants, Levi sat by his wooden desk, placing the small box of matches down beside the white candle. He watched as the moonlight floated in from the small bedroom window and mixed with the glow of the candle's flame, caressing the curves of his naked bride who lay asleep in their bed. He glanced around their bare room, resisting the urge to tidy the clothes they tossed about the floor in their haste to explore one another's body. Boxes filled with their belongings sat downstairs, largely ignored for the time being. He could hardly believe that less than ten hours ago, he and Mikasa were holding each other's hands, in front of what felt like the whole district, making their wedding vows to one another. Neither had wanted anything remotely close to the extravagant ceremony they were subject to, but the whole affair was largely and utterly out of their control.
Since their last expedition nearly a year ago, no titan had ever been spotted. That didn't mean they could leave the corps, though. While some still held onto the fear that the worst was yet to come, many, many more believed it was all over, that humanity could rebuild and thrive once again.
Their union was essentially a beacon of hope. Once word got out that the infamous 'Humanity's Strongest Duo' was to finally wed, plans went into full swing - plans made by everyone else but the couple in question. Flowers Mikasa had never seen before were brought in from Sina, decorations were hung all over the district, and it seemed as if every person and family within the walls offered congratulations and gifts to the new couple. They included anything from whatever cash families could spare to furnishings for their new home. Their union meant it was safe to rebuild, safe to remember what they had been fighting for all these years.
Despite the large turnout of people, things were kept as informal as possible. Levi wore simple black slacks with a white button-up shirt along with his cravat, Mikasa in a faded lilac dress she had stored away from years ago. Eren had somehow managed to convince her to remove her red scarf, now discolored and tattered, for the short ceremony on the condition he had it on hand immediately after.
"It's only 15 minutes." Levi reassured her, sensing her distress as they stood together before Commander Erwin, who was kind enough to officiate for the two. He looked back at the older man and gave him a look as if saying, 'Make it quick.'
As a wedding gift, Erwin arranged for them to live in the small cottage. It wasn't fancy by any means, but it did give them the privacy they had both so desperately wanted.
"We're married now?" Mikasa breathed as Levi led her to a seat in the survey corps dining hall, which was decorated as a makeshift reception room. Even though they couldn't control the attendance at the ceremony, he made sure the small gathering afterwards afterwards stayed small.
Pushing a lock of hair behind her ear before kissing her soft neck, he nodded. "You're stuck with me, Ackerman."
"Ackerman?" a familiar voice called from behind the couple. It was Eren. With Armin, Connie, Sasha, and Jean in tow, the group approached the two to offer their congratulations. They couldn't help but voice their thoughts out loud.
"Heichou took Mikasa's name?"
"Does this mean he's her wife?"
"Ah, it's no wonder…"
Mikasa buried her face in her palms. Levi growled. "Oi! One more word and you brats will be shoveling horse shit for the next ten years!"
The group straightened their backs and saluted their corporal before shouting in unison, "Yes, heichou!"
"Hn."
A slight shiver stirred Mikasa from her slumber. She rolled over, extending her arm, expecting to find the warmth of her lover, now husband, sleeping next to her. Her hand met empty space.
She opened her eyes and lifted her head. "Levi?"
Pulled from his thoughts, Levi moved his gaze to meet Mikasa's.
"I'm here."
She sighed in relief. "I thought you left."
He stood from his chair by the window and slipped into bed, pulling her to rest over his chest. "And where would I have gone?" he asked, drawing small circles with his fingers on her back.
"I don't know. Beyond the walls?" She answered, tracing the outline of the muscles on his abdomen.
He looked down at her and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. "Not without you by my side."
She rolled over to straddle his hips. "Even if you were ordered to?"
"Even then."
Lowering herself, she placed a light kiss just below his navel. Levi let out a slight hiss of air and grabbed her hair, just enough to catch her attention.
"I don't think you realize what you do to me, woman."
Mikasa smirked. She glanced up at his chest and for the first time actually took notice of how many battle wounds he had acquired over the years. Levi caught her eyeing the most recent ones and answered her silent question.
"They're just scars, Mikasa. You aren't responsible for any of them." He was referring to the fateful expedition that resulted in his stay at the infirmary and the beginning of their courtship. "Besides, we might not be here today if I hadn't gotten caught."
"I knew I loved you in that moment." She admitted. "I just didn't know what it was." Slowly, she made her way up his stomach, leaving open mouthed kisses over little scars and bruises. She looked over to his left arm and saw an unusual shape on his wrist no bigger than an inch in diameter. It looked almost familiar, though she couldn't place it. How she never noticed it before was beyond her.
"I've had it since I was young. I don't remember how I got it." he said, once more answering an unasked question. Her eyes were so easy to read.
'Since you were young?' Her thoughts immediately went to her childhood days with her mother and father - before they were murdered. She remembered her mother holding a blade to her tiny wrist, carving a small design before wrapping it. She remembered the little droplets of blood being caught in the bandage and the sharp pain that followed.
Instinctively she lifted her own wrist to see a faint scar, barely visible, and traced the design with the pads of her fingers. She held it next to his and watched as the moonlight danced upon their skin. The designs were exactly the same.
Levi's eyes widened.
Mikasa's voice trembled. "A-are we?"
"I don't even know what it means."
"When I was younger, my mother did this to me." She started, "She told me it was the symbol of our clan that passed from generation to generation…"
They both sat in a stunned silence. After all this time together, neither could understand how such a huge thing had slipped past them. They were the last descendants (as far as they knew) of a clan wiped out long ago.
"I thought I was alone." Mikasa whispered.
Levi's lips curled up into a smile as he hooked his arm around her waist, flipping her onto her stomach underneath him. He slid her hair to the side before gingerly placing wet kisses onto the back of her pale neck, sending shivers up her spine. She could feel him getting hard on her thigh.
"You were never alone, Mikasa," he whispered, sliding his pants off, "Never."
The sounds of her moaning his name as he entered her for the second time that night echoed through the halls of their home. In the coming years he hoped it would be filled with the cries and laughter of children, sounds of happiness, sounds that could only come from a family. For now Levi was content having his wife solely to himself.
*hides*
This is all I have for now on this power couple. I don't want it to end here, but I'm kind of drawing blanks. If you want more, please send me prompt ideas!
Thank you everyone who left such lovely reviews. They made me feel more confident about my writing. :)
-VG-