[yusenki]

AU Smartpass My First Time Around: Levi Ackerman

[translation: @yusenki | editing: twitter@braunsofsteel ]

Disclaimer: Please do not re-post the translation elsewhere without permission.

Note: This story was published on June 15, 2017 (x).

At the Survey Corps facilities, which usually smells like mud, there is a strangely sweet aroma.

At the meeting place for top executives, fresh, colored pastries are piled up like a mountain on top of the table.

Upon seeing it, Levi says in disgust, “What is this mountain of pastries—a joke?”

“Don’t say it like that to me. I am also troubled by being entrusted with it.”

That day, the sponsor that Erwin visited, was the owner of a fruit plantation. The hobby of the mogul’s wife was to make pastries. Without consulting with Erwin, they made him bring back many home as souvenirs.  

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Shingeki no Kyojin: Short Stories 4

Taking Shelter from the Rain Reprise

Vol. 01 Erwin Smith & Sasha Blouse

Vol. 02 Historia Reiss & Mikasa Ackerman

Vol. 03 Nile Dok & Hitch Dreyse

Vol. 04 Hange Zöe & Jean Kirstein

Vol. 05 Levi & Peaure

••••••

Goodnight. Sweet dreams, dear Act II

Vol. 01 Jean Kirstein

Vol. 02 Mikasa Ackerman

Vol. 03 Reiner Braun

Vol. 04 Levi

Vol. 05 Armin Arlert

••••••

My First Time Around

Vol. 01 Bertolt Hoover

Vol. 02 Moblit Berner

Vol. 03 Nile Dok

Vol. 04 Connie Springer

Vol. 05 Mike Zacharias

Vol. 06 Reiner Braun

Vol. 07 Ymir

Vol. 08 Jean Kirstein

Vol. 09 Mikasa Ackerman

Vol. 10 Hange Zöe

Vol. 11 Sasha Blouse

Vol. 12 Levi

Vol. 13 Armin Arlert

Vol. 14 Historia Reiss

Vol. 15 Marco Bott

Vol. 16 Annie Leonhart

Vol. 17 Eren Yeager

••••••

Credits to @yusenki, @tsuki-no-ura and @nenithil for translating some of the stories and uploading them online. (ᗒᗨᗕ)

[snk-smartpass]

Shelter from the Rain Vol. 01 Levi & Moblit Berner

Heavy drops of water poured down from an ashen sky to beat against the stone pavement.

"Whoa, there… What should I do now?" said the man as he ran under the store's eaves, his hands full of paper bags. A customer already inside replied to him in a surly voice.

"…It's just a passing shower."

"Captain Levi!" the man said as he tried to give a salute, nearly dropping all his belongings in the process.

"As you were. You… You're Hange's aide, aren't you?"

"Yes, sir! Vice Captain of the Fourth Squad, Moblit Berner."

"Running errands?"

"Yes, buying books and medicine, as well as daily necessities for the Squad Leader… And you, Captain?"

"Erwin summoned me. He said it's not something we can talk about in the barracks."

"…And you're not taking a carriage?"

"They kick up mud whenever they stop."

"I see," Moblit said, recalling that when out of battle, Levi was obsessed with cleanliness.

******

Captain Levi is the complete opposite of Squad Leader. But… I know the two trust one another.

A special kind of bond from spending many years together. It's something that Moblit didn't have with his commanding officer. He felt something similar to envy building inside, but Levi only looked towards the rain clouds and began to talk, almost as if reflecting to himself.

"Must be hard being an aide for someone like that."

"What do you mean?"

"If something interests Hange enough, Hange will ignore everything else--including your life."

"…I consider it as my job to protect my leader at times like that."

"Yeah. It's a job that only you can do."

"Hm…?"

Moblit was unable to fully understand the depth of the words, but Levi continued, his eyes still turned away.

"No matter how far back we go, it's not like we're stuck together all day long. You're the only one who's always by Hange's side, Moblit."

The pouring rain had began to turn into a light drizzle, and the clouds went flying by in the sky.

"Be more confident. I know you can't always stay upbeat, but still."

I see… So he's asking me to keep taking care of Hange.

******

Before they knew it, the rain had disappeared. Sunbeams shone through the clouds to illuminate the two men under the eaves.

"It's cleared up. Now give me those."

"Wait, Captain! You know that one's heavy!"

Levi grabbed one of the paper bags from Moblit's hands and walked into the open. Without so much as looking back, he urged Moblit to do the same.

"We're going back to the same barracks, anyway. It wouldn't be bad to have Hange owe me one."

"…I just hope the Squad Leader notices that you're even there, Captain."

"That's easy enough to solve with a kick in the ass," Levi said.

Walking behind him, Moblit couldn't help but smile as he imagined an embarrassed grin on Captain Levi's face.

SOURCE: Attack on Titan: Short Stories

TRANSLATION: Ko Ransom

[kirimachi]

Levihan

Japanese ver. → https://x.com/mntsngk/status/1865346944991965415?s=61 (X)

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[radiotropic]

PLEASE recommend your favorite levihan fics!!! I swear i feel like I’ve read all of them and i fell back into my levihan fixation and need SOMETHING to fill the void

[quillsandblades]

Oohh worry not fellow levihan addict, I'm here with some of my favs. *rubs hands* this is gonna be a long one heheh

From @sayonarasanity

Sense of Home (college au, fluff, sharing a bed, levi being smitten. The usual)

Windmill (modern au. They're dorks in love)

From @sunflowersunite and @sisteramoebas

to live (enemies to lovers. Absolute perfection. You better read this or else)

CAPtivated (A New Year's celebration, two outfits and a hat. Levi's smitten, Hange's flirting)

Through Fortune and Flame We Fall (titan hange AU, aot rewrite. It's only three chapters for now but it's soo good)

don't you cry no more (Supernatural AU. Levi dies at twenty-three. He doesn't recall anything after that. Until he wakes up again.)

From @storiesofaot

Fake It Until You Fall for It (hange and levi are secret agents assigned to retrieve a file. Fake marriage, action, fluff)

Knight Out of Time (14th-century knight Levi meets modern-day Hange)

From @starshower1215

Sunshine (hange survives the rumbling and recovers. Absolutely beautiful)

Can We Kill the Wind? (Levihan as kids)

From @tundrainafrica

Household Planning (levi has a surgery, Hange's left to navigate household stuff. I've always found this one kinda comforting)

Babel's Curse (Levi and Hange meet in the next life but they don't share a common language)

Precarious Acquaintances (journalist Hange and mob boss levi)

Hold Me Close (more post war levihan. This is canon btw)

And here's some self recs too:

The Devil's Choker (levihan no regrets role reversal au. Hange's an underground thug tasked to kill levi and erwin)

For a thousand more (domestic levihan. They're old and married, your honour)

These are a few from the top of my head, happy reading!! 💜💚

[tsuki-no-ura]

Taking shelter from the rain reprise: Levi and Peaure

Disclaimers for mistakes and misinterpretation, also please do not repost anywhere else, thank you! :)

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[tsuki-no-ura]

Goodnight. Sweet dreams, dear. Act II: Levi

Disclaimers for mistakes and misinterpretation, also please do not repost anywhere else, thank you! :)

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[tsuki-no-ura]

Goodnight. Sweet dreams, dear. Act II: Hange

Disclaimers for mistakes and misinterpretation, also please do not repost anywhere else, thank you! :)

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Shelter from the Rain Vol. 06 Nanaba & Hange Zöe

A cold rain had been falling since morning.

The longer a Survey Corps member manages to serve, the more paperwork they're expected to do. Nanaba had to suppress a sigh when she looked at the stacks of paper in front of her.

Erwin and Mike are doing even more work than this. I need to get it together.

Nanaba was a veteran member of the Survey Corps, having served for over five years. Beyond the windowpanes of her office, cloudy from the temperature difference between the room and the rain-chilled world outside of it, Nanaba noticed a familiar shape staggering about and stood in shock.

"…Hange?!"

******

"You decided to go on a walk to refresh yourself? Without any rain gear at all?"

"Well, my samples weren't showing much of a reaction today… It's too bad, they're so cute."

Hange wasn't on a walk so much as Hange was reeling back and forth like a corpse that had just crawled out of the grave. Nanaba had caught Hange and was drying Hange off.

While Nanaba was not normally in the kind of position where she'd be looking out for Hange, the two veterans were on good terms with one another. A special kind of bond was born between soldiers just through the act of going beyond the Walls and making it back alive.

"…Honestly. You're suppose to be a squad leader, right? You're not going to be much of a model leader if you're wandering around soaking wet in the rain."

"Squad leader, huh… Yeah, I guess I am a squad leader."

Hange got rid of the clothing being used to wipe their head, revealing hair that was even messier than usual. Hange's head almost seemed to be drooping.

******

"Aren't you being awfully emotional?"

"Yeah… Maybe a little." Hange returned the wet cloth used to wipe down their body to Nanaba before walking to the window. "Making it up the ranks of the Survey Corps shows just how long you've survived, right?"

"Yes… That's right," Nanaba said, not understanding Hange's point and furrowing her brow. Hange only turned their back to her and followed the drops of water flowing outside the window with their eyes.

"In other words, we have these positions thanks to the deaths of many of our fellow soldiers. When I act as a squad leader…sometimes I start to think about these kinds of things."

"…That's true." The drops rolling down the window looked like tears coming from Hange's eyes, though their face was hidden behind glasses. Seeing this, Nanaba stood up straight. "Of course it is. But…that's exactly why there's something we veterans need to do."

"Huh?"

"For the sake of our fallen allies, too… Veterans need to properly lead the young soldiers. So that we can prevent any more meaningless deaths, at least," Nanaba bravely said, smacking Hange on the back.

******

"Which is why, Hange, you shouldn't do anything that makes you look pathetic. Even if we are inside the Walls. You'll worry the soldiers in the Fourth Squad, and you'll even worry the others a little bit."

"…You're right."

Hange took off their glasses and wipe them with a sleeve. They put them on again and looked back toward Nanaba with the same curiosity-filled face as always.

"Maybe I was acting a little down. I'll get straight back to research. Data on Titans in the rain is valuable, too!"

"Hey! You should at least put on some rain gear!"

Hange leaped out of the room and ran off to the far side of the hallway. Perhaps they weren't listening to what Nanaba had to say.

So that's where a veteran stands, huh. On top of the deaths of many others.

Nanaba closed the door and digested Hange's words.

The same goes for me… I need to get it together, too. So that I can prove that their deaths and my survival weren't all for nothing.

Nanaba nodded slightly as the endless rain beat down on the roof and window before getting back to work.

SOURCE: Attack on Titan: Short Stories

[dragonflies-and-hazeleyes]

Levihan | Fic Recommendations

I put together a list of Levihan fics I’ve read and loved (in no particular order), and I really wanted to share it because these authors deserve the recognition. 

This is only a small glimpse of what’s out there, but each story carries something special. Revisiting them brought back every emotion I felt the first time I read them, and that kind of impact is worth sharing. 

If you’re looking for Levihan content, these are absolutely worth your time.

I also realized I haven’t been reading nearly as much since I started writing my own fics, which feels like a loss on my part. So I’m planning to spend more time exploring newer stories and updating this list as I go.

Recommendations are welcomed and encouraged!

Canon Era (Canon Compliant and AU)

“We are all fools in love.” — Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

🌿 A Simple Choice by just_quintessentially_me

🌿 Once More, With Feeling by LadyEny

🌿Stuck in the Haze by GlassesAndSwords

🌿 Just, For Now by preening

🌿 All of Me by MannaTea

🌿 The Titan Tracker by KayEver

🌿 Our True Paradise by GlassesAndSwords

🌿 Young Monster by FC2000

🌿 Swim by queenkiller

🌿 The Secret Society of the Children of the Forest by RedChestnut

🌿 At the Coastline of Memories by fanmoose12

🌿 Shit Talk by Jarchetype

🌿 Abnormal by absolutebearings (now orphaned)

🌿 Darling I’m Right Here by Dontatmethanks2

🌿 Things You Said at 1:00 AM by ZangeHoe

🌿 Catch My Breath by CardineCardine

🌿 Four-Eyes by elmundodeflor

🌿 Aftermath by just_quintessentially_me

🌿 Ghost of You by Jarchetype

🌿 Peaches and Honey by urvenicebitch

🌿 She Would Never Know by LadyEny

🌿 We Have an Arrangement by sleeping_sun

🌿 A Little Help Goes a Long Way by revolutionrose

🌿 The River in the Rain by GlassesAndSwords

🌿 Promise by BronzeQuill

🌿 In a Name by PocketLynt

🌿 The Devil You Know by fanmoose12

🌿 Iced the Bruises on Your Back by adedicatedheart

🌿 The Pull of the Sand, the Sea, and Your Smile by PocketLynt

🌿 I Will Not Die (I’ll Wait Here For You) by Etagirl

🌿 Mosquito Bites by Jarchetype

🌿 Couldn’t Help But Ask (You to Say it All Again) by adedicatedheart

🌿 Love Grows (Where My Four-Eyes Goes) by purelily

🌿 Ghost of You by Jarchetype

🌿 The Experiment (Attack on Titan // LeviHan) by KakashiSensei

🌿 A Mind Flower by Hange_4Ever

🌿 ‘Twas the Night Before the Rumbling by bootstrapped_leitmotif

Modern AU

“I have loved you in many forms, in many times, in life after life, in age after age forever.” — Rabindranath Tagore

🌿 On the Nature of Duty by LadyEny

🌿 No Retreat by boostrapped_leitmotif

🌿 Catch Me if You Can by fanmoose12

🌿 Business as Usual (LeviHan) by OtakuGeekyReader

🌿 Later, Levi by RaiUlrikka

🌿 Clueless by Satsuki92

🌿 The Things We Don’t Say by autumndory

🌿 Findings by Noixdepapaye

🌿 Lessons by Satsuki92

🌿 Terrible Things by someonestolemyshoes

🌿 Yellow. By ariadneamare

🌿 Worth a Thousand Words by someonestolemyshoes

🌿 BMO series by LittleLasagne

🌿 Meant to Last Forever by LadyEny

🌿 License to Science (And Kill) by just_quintessentially_me

🌿 Lovebug by TundrainAfrica

🌿 The Unbridled Party by xtreamlibertea

🌿 Somewhere Only We Know by someonestolemyshoes

🌿 Until Another Thursday Evening by pinkweirdsunsets

🌿 Free-Falling by djmarinizela

🌿 A Tale of Two Slaves by TundrainAfrica

🌿 Eat Your Heart Out Series by Dontatmethanks2

🌿 Fake It, Until You Fall for It by StoriesOfAOT

🌿 Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures by Sleepyheadven

Miscellaneous AU's

“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” — Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

🌿 A Dangerous Game by just_quintessentially_me

🌿 Darkling by Nakimochiku

🌿 Ploughfields by FC2000

🌿 Tales From the Ackerman Estate by bluemallow

🌿 In Your Light by lady_kalila

🌿 Across The Glass by hazyhyk

🌿 The Moon is Dark by alteirkay

🌿 Real Love by LadyEny

Ongoing/Unfinished

“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” — Frank Herbert

🌿 The Scent & Taste of Love by JumpingUpToTheSky (First part finished. Second part ongoing)

🌿 Midnight Is a Terrible Time for Feelings by JarkaGinger

🌿 Attack on Titan by Jane Austen by bootstrapped_leitmotif

🌿 Wings Stained Red by syraxwrites

🌿 The Great War by lightwxrn

Dividers by @ominous-faechild and @bhavihelps

[violetscanfly]

On a particularly uneventful day at a normal high school, three students felt it was time to set a plan in motion:

Though the initial plan was unsuccessful, the students did not give up:

After many failed attempts, just as the students were talking about giving up, something unexpected happened:

Mission failed successfully

[more school shenanigans]

[violetscanfly]

Hange didn't even stir btw

[more school shenanigans]

[cmdrhn]

Catch Light by 9000

Hange and Levi see the same scenery in two different lives. [Reincarnation AU]

Shingeki no Kyojin・Levi/Hange・31 pages・T

* Please do not remove the source from the caption. * Please do not download, distribute, edit or repost.

[aiyanakopa]

inspired by true events (some dialogue I got in the aot2 game)

happy birthday Hange! 💜

[zenibaa05]

LEVI ACKERMAN

The last fight / S4

There can't be so many of these...angles.

[beholdenlie]

I often think about this exchange, especially the last shot where Levi is looking out of the corner of his eye. Like he’s making EXTRA sure that Hange isn’t upset with him, but he’s trying to be chill about it.

[theysangastheyslew]

ASTRONAUT!HANGE BECAUSE I’M FINALLY NOT TOO LATE FOR A TREND 😭😭😭

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