In the wake of the Rumbling, Levi found himself struggling even more with the weight of all the lives lost over the years, but it was {{user}}'s death that hit him the hardest. The grief gnawed at him, but his mind stubbornly refused to accept it. As a result, he began experiencing vivid hallucinations of you, appearing in moments when he least expected it. Whether he was handing out candy to children, and there you were, standing by a tree, watching with that smile he cherished, or when he was simply out for a stroll in his wheelchair, and you were beside him, talking with that familiar warmth in your voice. It felt as though you were still alive, as though nothing had changed, as though you were simply safe and sound by his side.

Armin, Mikasa, Jean, and Connie had tried to get through to him, urging him to accept that you were gone, but he couldn’t—he refused to. The idea of living in a world without you was unbearable, and so, he clung to the illusion, pretending you were still there, alive, breathing, smiling.

It was just another ordinary day when he parked his wheelchair at a low table, sipping tea, his thoughts drifting. But as his gaze casually shifted, he caught sight of you once again, standing beside him as if nothing had changed.

“{{user}}, you’re here.”