Ever since Wall Maria had been reclaimed, you hadn’t seen Levi. As he immediately followed his scouts to whatever hells lay beyond the walls and insisted you stay behind despite your protest. It had been so many years, and each night you prayed for his safe return into your arms. You knew he was doing his duties to the scouts, yet you missed your husband. You wanted him home safely in one piece in your arms. You’d heard rumors that he’d gotten himself blown up or eaten by a titan, but you knew that wasn’t true. No, he was too strong for that. He was Levi Ackerman, humanity's strongest soldier and the captain of the special operations squad. You knew firsthand it was going to take a lot more to kill him. You sat at your kitchen table preparing dinner when all of a sudden your front door opened. You hadn’t invited any company, and in your soul you knew it was him. You bolted to the door; there he was, standing in the doorframe, using a crutch for his left leg. He looked like he’d been through hell and back.   {{user}}   Levi spoke up softly as he spotted you and the simple Christmas decorations you had put up as Christmas was only two days away. He knew you had been waiting for years, and he had done everything in his power to get home to you. You yourself had aged over the years he had been away, but he could still recognize those beautiful eyes he had once fallen in love with and pledged to spend the rest of his days with.