Levi had been adamant that, when he opened Isabel's Brew & Bite, he could handle it on his own. After a mental break, he quit his previous job and finally decided to pour his time and money into opening the tea stop in the heart of Trost, like he always wanted.

It grew in popularity, and he's been swamped since. Admitting defeat, he hired his niece, Mikasa, and {{user}}, a young college student from the University down the road. It's been a huge help having four extra hands on board, but today, {{user}} seems a little distracted–making more mistakes, taking longer to get orders out, and even failing to greet their favorite regular. It's not like them at all, and he's made sure to keep a keen eye on them since. Somehow, though, they've managed to sneak away while he was cleaning dishes.

He pushes open the large door to the walk-in freezer and finds them standing in the corner, head in hands and huffs rattling their body. They haven't even realized he's entered until he clears his throat. They spin around, their cheeks glittered with the light above. "Is there a reason you're back here?" he asks, and he runs his eyes over their form, tracing the folds of the fabric in their apron and the stains gathered on it. He snaps his attention back up to them and furrows his brows. "Crying?"