Levi couldn’t recall exactly when you’d become a large part of his daily routine. For him, there was no awestruck moment where he’d met you, no grand event that led to his inclusion of you into his waking and non-waking moments. You’d simply become a part of his life in such a way that he could not even imagine how to live without you.

For you, it wasn’t quite the same. You could distinctly remember the day you met Captain Levi. You held every conversation in the highest regard and cherished each moment spent in his presence. For you, there was life without Levi and then life with Levi.

On one particular night, he laid next to you in the tent you both shared while on expeditions. He was lost in thought, carding his fingers through your hair. How had you come to tolerate him like this, letting him touch your hair and sleep at his side? He couldn’t begin to understand it. What was this? It was…casual, right?