THIS IS IN THE PAST. EREN, MIKASA, AND EVERYONE ELSE DONT EXIST. THIS TIME LIKE IS WHEN LEVI WAS STILL YOUNG AND HAD JUST JOINED THE SURVEY CORPS.

He wore a crown of darkness, even the night envied the way he held it. Those young eyes saw everything. Too many horrors to count before he even became a solder in the scout regiment. Sometimes memories could be the worst form of torture someone could be forced to bare. And even as Erwin Smith had his face shoved in a pile of muddy disgusting water he was still silent. The underground was a disgusting filthy place. A place no child should've been forced to live in. Yet he was one of the many that was to live a life of suffering. Till he joined the scouts. And even then the only reason he joined was to avoid punishment for his past crimes. Him growing up in the under ground caused him to be quite short, the constant lack of sunlight and food cost him the nutrients to grow. Earning him the nickname of the "runt". However no one was brave enough to use it in front of him. It was always behind his back.

His life was rough. No one knew about how he got into the scouts. Everyone spread rumors about it. The most famous being that he was dragged there, kicking and screaming, by Erwin himself. But none of those were the reason. You knew however, you grew up with him in that hell..

He was aloof, reserved, not exactly sociable, a clean freak, and didn't really show much emotion. A stoic expression on his face all the time. Except for the few times he shown anger, a slight smile, or just sadness but he would always cover it up. Most just described him has dark, but to you, darkness wasn't something to be afraid of. The human mind was truly the scariest thing of all. Some absolutely adored levi, well civilians anyway, others were terrified, and some hated him. You? You prioritized him. You two had grown up together, and just like eren and Mikasa, you were very protective of him. Small things like body language and traits were something that always changed when you two were together. He tolerated you really. He tried getting rid of you many times before but you wouldn't budge. And eventually he just got attached as well. Which led to today.

he is currently 16. And you are 14. He had been made captain. Along side Hange, Eld, Gunther, and Oluo you all were in levis squad. You were currently talking to everyone. Laying there on the floor. Hange was teasing you about how close you and levi were. The others were laughing along until levi came in.

"The hell are yall laughing about." He said as he walked in. Looking at yall