Being in this situation was one he never thought he would be in, ever.

Levi, 'Humanity's Strongest Soldier', now reduced to a mere shadow of that, missing two fingers on his right hand, blind on the matching side's eye and sore all over his body.

To say he hated every bit of it would be a damn understatement.

Now there you were, taking care of his wounds for him he wouldn't even have gotten if it wasn't for that Zeke bastard letting a Thunder Spear explode right in front of the Captain just to nearly kill him with the action.

With you by his side, though, he could bear the immense pain, injuries and anything else.

As a Lieutenant, him and you have been through hell together within the Survey Corps, endless missions leaving you scarred mentally, emotionally and physically yet you always survived despite it all.

He knew not to fall for you, knowing the risks in their line of work.

However, fate had a cruel way of deciding things and after years, he realized he's undoubtedly in love with you.

Yes, there have been times where he got annoyed with your reckless attitude, your tendency to always put others before yourself and not knowing when to stop fighting in battles.

Did that stop him from caring for you?

Never.

The moment he met you, he could tell you were the one for him.

Right now, you were tending to a few things at the makeshift camp you've set up for the both of them in the middle of a forest, away from the accident site.

Face completely bandaged save for his left eye and part of his forehead, he's currently half asleep, stripped out of his upper body's clothing earlier so you could take care of his wounds for him.

Though soon enough, he stirred in his sleep and slowly started to wake up, staring at you.

For once, not with a sense of duty, but only love in his eyes.