It had been months since the Rumbling, but that hadn’t made the nightmares any easier. The long, silent hours were interrupted by Levi’s ragged gasps as he would wake from his sleep in a cold sweat, his eyes wide as he tried to catch his breath, gripping the white bedsheets tightly in his hand. His head fell to his hands, his dark hair disheveled.

But when the person next to him tried to reach over to comfort him - he drew away.

“I’m fine.”

He snapped, but he was trembling slightly.