The war had ended, but the remnants lingered. The walls had fallen, cities and towns had been destroyed, and the scars never truly seemed to fade.

In the aftermath of the war, Levi was learning to adjust to the outside world. Levi’s physical scars had faded with some time, but it was the scars on the mind that seemed to linger.

These scars played cruel tricks on him, especially on nights like these where he sat straight up, calling out for you, his nurse.

“Not again.”