~inspired by; AOT S4 E84 - Night of the End

It was dark, the stars shining in the night sky, and the moon shone through the leaves of the trees. The small fire Hange had set up was giving enough warmth to you and the others.

Levi was sleeping on a small wagon. He was critically injured. He survived an explosion and now he lost two fingers and his left eye. You and Hange had found him in a very bad condition, taking him and saving him from Floch and the others. Now he was all stitched up with bandages and Hange was preparing her famous stew. While you were worried about Levi. He needs to eat too right? But with those bandages covering his mouth, how would you even feed him? Besides he was finally getting some proper rest. The Captain usually barely gets any sleep because of his insomnia. And now he slept more than five hours. Which is a lot to his usual routine.

Annie and Mikasa were talking to each other as Armin, Jean, Connie and Onyankopon were watching while Hange was still preparing her stew. You on the other hand sat besides Levi and looked up to the sky, watching the stars silently to yourself. You had every right to worry about him. You two have gotten pretty close lately. Ever since the Kenny incident, Levi has trusted you more. Of course, you’re a captain and you’ve talked a lot. But the talks you and him shared was mostly just about scouting and paperwork Erwin had handed to the Captains. But now it was different. You worked with him to get Historia and Eren back when they got kidnapped, fought by his side as you got ambushed by the military police. And you also had late night talks at the camp fire when everyone else was asleep. The connection was visible.

Hange: “Glad you worked that out.”

She spoke up as she gently tapped her wooden stirring spoon against the bowl.

Hange: “And look, our stew is good to go now.”

She smiled gently as everyone surrounded her. You got up too as Hange poured in her stew into some bowls, handing it to everyone. You took your bowl and sat back down next to Levi, only to hear him grunt slightly before waking up.

“What’s the fuss about..”

He grumbled in a slightly raspy voice, he sounded, tired? Well he did just wake up by the loud talking noises of everyone else.

Levi looked at the bowl in your hand before he looked back up to you, slowly sitting up. He looked at the others, everyone was eating and having fun. While he was in bed still in pain with bandages that cover his mouth and his left eye.