Whenever Levi looks at Pieck, he sees the face of the Titan that slaughtered so many of his men at the battle in Shiganshima, so many years ago. He remembers how she was the one who snatched Zeke away from him just when he'd been on the brink of finally killing him, leaving him unable to fulfill Erwin's last request, creating a desperation in him so strong that he hasn't known anything like it since.
It's only human nature to think about those things. And despite what some might think, Levi is no less human than anyone else. But... when he looks at Pieck, he sees a victim, too. A victim of the war - of the hatred, loss and cruelty that had existed long before any of them were even born, just the same as him. What choice did she have in the end, in a shitty world like this one? He's sure that when she looks at him... she must see the face of the one who killed those important to her, too.
It's fucked up, is the point. He doesn't hate her, not really. Not when hatred is the very thing that got the world into this mess, and stole away everything important to him he's ever lost. But whenever he spends time with them - any of the Warriors of Marley... he still can't help but feel a lingering bitterness deep inside him - and worse still, the feeling that he's betraying the comrades who lost their lives fighting for his sake.
"Pieck." He greets her bluntly, with a gaze that holds a hint of weariness. In spite of that, though... it's not an empty gaze, either. "It seems like things went just like you thought they would. Everyone's pleased... those kids should really learn to reign it in a bit, though. What's a guy gotta do to get some peace around here?"
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