Sorry those of you who are still waiting! Things were pretty hectic for me last week. Clothing prompt requests are still open.
Scarf - Levi x Petra Clothing Prompt
Disclaimer: I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin
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Sometimes the snow is bearable. Like today, such a thin layer of white powder does not do much to hinder their navigability across the land, though weather is not always predictable. A blizzard could blow in. The combination of cold and heavy snow and wind hardly make suitable conditions for fighting titans, and the monsters do not seem to be bothered by the drop of temperature in the least. They might lose half the people in their formation. Again.
Winter is an off-season for the Survey Corps, at least in terms of extraneous missions. During these slow days a majority of their time is spent within long, boring squad meetings discussing future expeditions, reflections on past successes and failures and, of course, sorting through the old paperwork that has steadily accumulated on their desks. This is an important lesson that the new recruits must understand thoroughly: Due dates are essential to promote the smooth process of their operations.
The captain could not get the damn brats to stay in their seats for more than an hour.
When Levi follows them outside, a chilly breeze hits him square in the face and if anyone were paying him any attention they would hear a quiet stream of grumbling that sounds suspiciously like "Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck" as he walks along the stone pathway, straining a bit to make out the distant forms of the 104th trainees against the white background. They behave like little children, much to his chagrin, wrestling around on the ground and pelting snowballs at each other. Levi halts just outside their line of vision, cradling his cup of coffee, drawing his thick woolen green scarf closely around his neck. Well… he would give them just a moment longer.
The wafting smell of coffee is bringing back old memories, not at all unlike the scenes playing out before him. It does not seem that long ago when he had also been forced to leave the comfort of the indoors to trudge through the cold, searching for the familiar figures of his squad. Though he always anticipated it, Erd still expertly managed to nail him in the back of the head with a snowball. He remembered the chortling sounds of Auruo as he all too conspicuously dashed from his hiding place in the brush, but it would be just enough to divert their captain's attention for Gunter to come up behind him and shove another handful of the frozen liquid into his face. Levi swore loudly, insulting their mothers and they still laughed because his grey eyes were flashing brightly with an emotion that could have been called playfulness. Before too long he was scooping up his own ammo… yes, they might be grown men, but a challenge is a challenge. Then they usually divided into teams of two, Levi and Auruo versus Gunter and Erd.
As he recalled it, their simple game turned into an epic battle of survival in an arctic terrain. They never quite knew which team to declare the winner (of course, Auruo would say otherwise) because during the midst of their miniature war a petite female emerged from the real world, and then the only thing that mattered was the feeling of the heat radiating from the steaming cups of coffee. When she saw Levi in his newly disheveled state, bits of snow sprinkled in his dark hair, Petra laughed into her green scarf. He blinked, slightly bewildered with a growing sense of embarrassment. In a few seconds he would have reverted back to his withdrawn, stoic persona, but she would have none of that. The rest of the squad looked on, completely baffled as the copper-haired woman boldly brushed her cold nose against her captain's and then leaned in closely. The boys could not exactly see what was happening until his posture suddenly went rigid.
Levi's lips quiver at the memory of Petra's kiss, and for the first time since their deaths he feels incredibly warm. He lets this light sensation settle down before stepping out into the open, pulling back on the scarf.
His voice sounds foreign even in his own ears: "Jaeger, get your ass over here. Did I give you permission to leave?"
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A/N: After re-watching episode 21, I had to write something like this. In loving memory of the Levi Squad. *salutes* Thank you so much for reading. :)