Most of the time, it's not even in a sexual way. More so in a you're still here, alive and with him sort of way. He's lost almost everyone important to him so he's afraid he's going to wake up one day and you'll be gone.
At first, he was hesitant to touch you because he knows you weren't big on it unless it was while the two of you were having sex. But one day, you noticed he was struggling with something and when you asked him what was wrong, he laid it all out for you.
"Sometimes, I worry if you're actually here with me or if I'm imagining it."
So that's when you told him if he ever starts to question it, to touch you no matter where the two of you are.
At the market while you're buying fresh produce and flowers, Levi's hand is on the small of your back.
On a walk in the late evening, letting the chilly air pull you closer to him so Levi could wrap his arm around you.
While the two of you are laying on the couch together, both of you reading your books, his legs are across your lap and your running your fingers up and down his ankle.
In the kitchen as you're making dinner, Levi is right there helping you, all the while his hand brushes across yours as he reaches over you to grab something.
During morning teatime when you're sitting on the outdoor chair swing, his head in your lap, as you run your fingers through his hair.
In bed, when both of you are asleep, he knows you don't like to be touched at all because you run warm while you sleep. So he gently brushes his feet against yours.
When he wakes up in the morning, the first thing he does is pull back the blankets you insist on sleeping underneath to make sure you're still there. He'll brush a finger over your cheek and feel the tightness around his heart lessen as your snoring fills the air.
Every time he feels your skin on his, your warmth filing him, Levi knows that you're there and nothing will ever change that.
If you do HC can you do HC about dating canon Levi and also Eren if you write for Eren?
anon, i really, really tried to come up with some for eren, but unfortunately, i don't think i can write/produce eren content that would be satisfactory and i don't want to provide something half-baked!!!
i hate being someone that writes for only one character, but i don't feel like i can do other characters justice
i'll still provide some for levi because levi brainrot hours are 25/8
also my GOODNESS i'm sorry it took like a month for me to write this, my brain is clearly not where it needs to be. i also went from i cant think of any :((( to pumping out like 5 without thinking why does my brain have to be like this a;ldkfj
Dating Canon!Levi Headcanons
➼ levi's love language is acts of service. we all know this. although he's not against quality time or physical touch, if you're having a hard time, you bet you can expect him to do something out of the way for you. stressed about work? he'll happily bring you a warm cup of tea as you work. got injured after an expedition and want to go outside but can't? this man will literally carry you to the top of the wall if he knew it would make you happy
➼ levi wouldn't be too thrilled about you being on the scouts, but he's not going to make too big of a deal out of it. after you all, you were an adult and you could take care of yourself. that wouldn't stop him from worrying about you when on the battlefield, though, especially after the 57th expedition
➼ if something did happen and you got hurt or levi thought you had died while outside the wall, it would shake this man. he'd either be by your side constantly or not be around at all. he'd need time to sort through all the troubling emotions that popped up within him when he thought he'd lost you.
➼ he'd eventually process, though. and when levi comes back to you, you can expect some pretty protective behavior for a little while. he won't do anything too explicit or out-of-place, like taking you off missions, but he would use his status to see if maybe he can nudge erwin just a bit to see if you could at least be closer to him during the next expedition and vice versa
➼ when you're on breaks between expeditions, levi would like to take you on top of the walls during sunset to stroll across it. it was away from the hustle and bustle of the villages within the walls and provided the two of you with some much-needed private time.
➼ i know there's a trope of you and levi needing to sneak around because you can't be dating while both being on the scouts but i dont think that has to be true. i think you'll definitely have to re-evaluate whether you can function the same on a battlefield, but i don't think erwin or pyxis are the type to keep you separated from one another unless there was an explicit beneficial reason to.
➼ after the hole in shiganshina is sealed and ventures outside the walls were possible, he'd also take you to the beach since it was a sight neither of you had gotten to explore before. levi wasn't too big of a fan of it—wet sand = mud after all—but he liked the time that he spent with you and watching a smile appear on your face every time he brought you there was enough for him to bear with it
➼ if you went with him on the marley trip before the raid on liberio, he'd love it when you dragged him to the various dating locations, grabbing ice cream, exploring tea shops, coffee shops, etc. levi might not vocalize it, but you'd be able to tell by the way his furrowed eyebrows softened or the edges of his lips slightly twitched into a small smile, or how you'd just be waiting for him and he surprises you by showing up with two ice cream cones.
y'all i really want to write a marley date scene al;jfslkd
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SUMMARY — You have tons of paperwork to fill out, but a fellow squad leader seems to have other plans for you...
WORD COUNT — 525
You hadn’t looked at the clock in a while but you knew it was late. You had locked yourself up in your room all night trying to finish a load of paperwork the commander had dumped on you earlier that day. This was not what you had envisioned it would be like to be a squad leader. Your head was about to explode when you heard a knock on your door.
“Yeah?” you called out over your shoulder. You heard the creak of the door opening and footsteps entering the room, but you had to finish what you were writing before you lost your train of thought, so you didn’t break your concentration.
“I’ve never heard of someone taking so long to fill out a little paperwork.” Levi’s voice in your ear made you jump out of your skin.
“You moron! You scared the shit out of me.” You turned around in your chair and smacked his arm playfully. Without a word, he quickly scooped you up out of your chair and walked you over to your bed, plopping you onto it. “Hey, I still have work to do.” But before you could protest further, he straddled on top of you, his hands on either side of your head, his lips a few inches from yours.
“You look like you could use a break.” He leaned in a little closer so that your lips barely grazed, teasing you. His body heat was radiating through his t-shirt as his chest pressed onto yours. Your skin was crawling with goosebumps, and your heart was racing. Suddenly, he dismounted you and rolled onto his back.
“Nah, never mind,” he sighed, running a hand through his hair and crossing his legs at his ankles. You hadn’t seen him so casual and playful…ever.
“You baffle me,” you said, turning onto your side and sitting up on your elbow. “If you just came here to annoy me, I’d like to get back to work.”
“What makes you think I’d want to annoy you?” He propped himself up on his elbow, facing you. A few strands of his jet-black hair fanned across his face, and his pale grey eyes were fixated on you like a predator cornering its prey.
“Oh, please,” you scoffed. “You live to irritate me.” He reached over and ran his thumb across your slightly-parted lips, sending a shiver throughout your body. Taking note of your reaction and to further torment you, he got up from the bed and walked toward the door.
“I guess you better get back to work, then,” he said with his back to you. You sprang up from the bed and grabbed his wrist, turning him toward you so that you were eye-to-eye, chest-to-chest. He gently grazed your cheek with the back of his other hand. You squeezed his wrist tighter. You moved your lips closer to his, and he moved away.
“Why do you do this to me?” you asked breathily. He grinned, a rare sight that always made you weak.
“Isn’t it obvious?” he whispered with a tantalizing rasp. “Because it’s fun.” And with that, he turned and walked out the door.
summary: in which you and levi see snow for the first time.
warnings: fluff, slight spoilers for no regrets.
a/n: SO SOOO sorry i haven’t updated in a really long time, i’ve just lacked the motivation to be honest but i’m back and hopefully will be posting more frequently!
gif is not mine. credit goes to owner.
“it will be cold, so i suggest you wear something to keep you warm.” the deep voice of your commander informed you, a heavy brown coat already wrapped around his large body. you and levi simply stared at erwin while standing in the middle of his office, unsure of what to do since the both of you clearly hadn’t been prepared for such a thing.
the commander seemed to notice this, and you watched as he turned around to grab two extra smaller coats before turning around to hand one to you and levi with a smile.
living in the underground, you never had to worry about wearing heavy clothing. the air was always humid and thick, contaminated with the filth of the population that lived there.
but ever since you had been released from the cage you called a home, both you and levi were exposed to the constant changing seasons of the real world. you had learned about them, each and every one of the seasons and what type of weather came with them— you’ve always wanted to experience them for yourself, but you never expected it to be so extreme. even inside of HQ it was freezing, you could only imagine how it would feel going outside this morning.
the two of you promptly took the coats and put them on, instantly feeling a lot warmer than before— and you relaxed into the heat the clothing provided. erwin had actually been taking you and levi outside for this exact reason, to get you warmer clothes from the scout’s storage units to prepare for the incoming freezing temperatures of winter.
“i wish we could have gotten out a little earlier than today so we could avoid the extremity of the climate, but it looks like it’s a little too late. it’s been snowing heavily this morning.” the tall blonde man stated, crossing the room to gather a few other things such winter gloves and a scarf just in case they were needed.
“snow?” you queried, not following.
the commander simply chuckled, “i’m assuming you’ve never seen snow before?”
levi turned his head to give the commander an impassive look, “we lived in a shit hole underground, what do you think?”
erwin hummed was in response, a small smile on his lips. “good point.”
“so, what is it?” you pushed, clearly curious.
the blonde man gave you a warm look before gesturing his hand towards the small window in his office that had been blocked by burgundy curtains. “why don’t you look for yourself?” he offered.
levi hadn’t moved an inch, but you had— bolting over to the window, sliding open the colored curtains before your mouth dropped open in wonder.
“levi, come look!” you hastily called over with excitement laced in your words, laying a palm flat on the chilled glass that had frost climbing from bottom to top. it was so detailed, like intricate designs drawn into the glass. it left you astonished that such precise beauty had came with such harsh conditions.
levi trudged over as requested, walking up behind you until he had a clear view of what you were seeing out of the window. he squinted his eyes from the sudden brightness the outside provided, but when his eyes adjusted to the vivid light, he himself was awe-struck.
it was a beautiful sight, one that neither him or you were used to observing. the ground below that was once was a grassy, muddy field, was now covered in sparkling, white substance. flakes of snow trickled from the white, clear skies, not a cloud in sight nor the harsh rays of the sun.
“snow is precipitation in the form of ice crystals.” erwin’s deep, resonant voice spoke from behind you and levi, briefly startling the smaller man. he had almost forgot he was there. “when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses directly into ice without going through the liquid stage, this is the result.”
it took you a moment before you were able to pry your eyes away from the beautiful sight on the other side of the window, but you only did when you realized how much more breathtaking it would be to be standing in it.
“lets hurry.” you rush to levi, grabbing his hand eagerly before pulling him out of the door of the commander’s quarters. “oi!” you could feel the man behind you resisting from your grasp, evidently trying to wiggle free— but it only made your grip tighten and your excitement build as you ran through the halls of HQ with the commander right behind you.
“would you slow down, brat? we’ve got all goddamn day.” the raven-haired man scolded, trying to weigh himself down so you would do as he asked. but your determination had guided you and pulled the added weight, surprising levi as he stumbled forward from the force.
the building wasn’t too busy today, making it easy and faster for you to get where you wanted to be. eventually, your echoing steps diminished and came to halt when you reach two twin wooden doors, and you let go of levi’s hand to push them open.
almost instantaneously did a waft of chilly, cold air prickle at your skin, making you shiver and goosebumps form on your arms from the sudden change in temperature. you weren’t terribly bothered by it, instead you were too engrossed with the view in front of you.
and you were right, it was so much better.
levi watched as you departed from his side and bounded out into the courtyard, and he almost reached a hand out to grab and stop you but caught himself mid-way with a small huff.
the two men followed soon after you, their boots trudging through the heavy snow. levi struggled to walk through the powdery substance, each step he took seemed to weigh him down the further he went. he scowled and glanced down at his feet, realizing that it had been a lot harder to travel through snow than he imagined it would be.
levi glanced over at you before his eyes averted to the sky, flurries of snow falling lightly from above— one even landing on the top of his nose, making him scrunch his face and turn away. out of curiosity, he took one of his hands that were shoved in his pockets and held it out, letting the snowflakes fall into his hand gracefully before melting away just as quickly.
over at where you were, you had sunk to your knees to get a better look at the tiny crystals on the ground. you felt the frigid wetness seeping through the material of your white pants, causing a shiver to go down your spin. you paid no attention to the discomfort, and instead busied yourself by burying your hands in the pristine snow, scooping up a handful of it before bringing it up to eye level.
the frost stung your hands, burning your skin and making it numb to the touch and red in color. yet you still beamed, slowly crushing the fluffy matter in your hands and watching it seep through your fingers.
you then looked up to see levi, who had been impatiently staring you down with the commander not a far ways behind him. “what is it?” he questioned sternly. his hands had been buried in his coat pockets, his hood was up and he had his face buried in the collar of coat— but you could still see the frost bitten redness of his nose peeking out. to be honest, you found him adorable.
after a moment, you grinned. levi could immediately recognize the mischievous intent behind it, but before he could speak on it— you swiftly scooped up another pile of snow before throwing it at him.
levi quickly reacted, turning to his side so the snowball would make an impact with his arm instead, “hey,” he grunted. in retaliation, levi shoved the tip of his boot into a small heap of snow before flicking upwards— flinging bits of snow at you sharply. “cut it out.” he warned with a striking glare.
but you hadn’t, instead you did it again. you did it a few times this time, giving him hardly enough time to react quickly enough like he did last time. and while you were doing it, you just couldn’t hold back your laughter. you felt so childish and immature, but it was so exciting.
you scooped up yet another handful of snow, patting it down to compact the snow together before tossing it, not really aiming anywhere specific— but just to throw it at him. but this one in particular had hit the small man straight in the face, and you paused your movements out of surprise and somewhat anticipation as you watched the ball of snow slowly fall off his face— leaving speckles of frost and a very stunned levi.
you both were still for a moment, simply staring at each other before levi’s stunned expression morphed into an agitated and impatient one. and when you thought you were in deep shit, that expression turned into one that was more… amused.
and in that moment, a surge of boldness came over you and grabbed ahold of levi’s hand that had been in his pocket, and dragged him down into the snow with you— the man falling to his knees with wide eyes and a small grunt, holding out his other hand to steady his landing. he shot you a deadly glare, but you ignored it and instead offered him a calm smile before looking around.
“isn’t it pretty, levi?” you suddenly spoke, and levi had became aware that you hadn’t let go of his hand ever since you grabbed it. “i never thought we’d get the chance to see something like this.”
the man scoffed, his cheeks burning red— and he wasn’t sure if it was your intertwined hands that sat in your lap, or if it was the cold. “maybe for you.” he hissed, squinting at the excruciating brightness of his surroundings. “my eyes are gonna need some getting used to this shit.”
you breathed out a short laugh, looking to the snowy ground when suddenly a melancholy thought crossed your mind.
isabel and farlan would have loved this.
you glanced over at levi to find him already staring at you, but he didn’t look away, in fact, you felt as if he could read your mind— because he was looking at you with a bitter, yet knowing look. and you returned it, giving his hand a gentle squeeze to try comfort him and yourself.
“alright, you two.” erwin’s formal voice resonated from behind the two of you, making your heads turn to meet the commanders electric blue eyes. “let’s get going before the weather gets too heavy.” he stated before treading off.
you and levi glimpsed at each other before jumping to your feet with your hands still connected, pulling each other through the snow to try to catch up with a tall blonde.
levi enjoyed the warmth of your hand in his, it had taken his mind off of the harsh weather around him and he secretly prayed that you wouldn’t let go. instead, you had given his hand a small, reassuring squeeze as you followed quietly behind the commander, and the ravenette tried to ignore the burning sensation rising in his cheeks.
Your training session with Levi may have gone a bit harder than usual. You were overpowering him, showcasing your skill as a Scout, and trying not to get distracted by him. Which ultimately failed because you let your gaze linger on his face longer than deemed necessary during training and ending up tripping over your feet and face planting down on the dirt, scraping your knee in the process.
“I can walk,” you reminded him as he kicked open the door to his living quarters.
No matter how much you fought him, Levi insisted on carrying you.
Levi made a noise that sounded like you offended him while setting you down on the edge of the bathroom counter in his quarters. The bathroom was the smallest part of the room and with you sitting on the counter, Levi had to stand between your legs. Due to the slight height difference, you were the one staring down at him for once, only by an inch or two.
your eyes tracked as his throat bobbed when he took a deep breath, spreading his hands on either side of you to rest on the edge of the counter. Your shared body heat wrapped around both of you in a makeshift cocoon, locking you in. There’d always been some kind of tension between the two of you, although neither one of you was ready to make the first move.
“Does it hurt?” Levi’s voice was barely above a whisper.
“A bit, yeah,” you admitted with an even quieter voice than his.
His eyes flicked down to your lips before slowly, he kneeled in front of your injured knee to get a better look at it.
“Well, I don’t think you need stitches but I should clean it to get a better look at it,” his gaze swept up to you.
When you nodded, he rummaged underneath the sink between your legs to pull out the first aid kit.
“How connected to these pants are you?”
your brows furrowed at his question. “Huh?”
The round of fabric ripping echoed in the small confines of the bathroom and you gaped at Levi who managed to rip your pants away from you from the tear. The entire action made something burn inside of you. The way the muscles in his arms flexed as he pulled the last bit of the material away from your leg.
Fuck, why was that so hot?
Maybe because you want him to do that to the rest of your clothes.
“Please don’t kick me,” Levi said.
“What-Fuck!” You bellowed when the sting of hydrogen peroxide seeped into your open wound.
Out of a normal reaction, you jerked your leg only for Levi to wrap his strong arm around it, keeping locked against him.
“I said please,” he exasperated while keeping his eyes on mine.
“It fucking hurt!” You yelled.
His jaw ticked. “I didn’t realize how much of a baby you were.”
You scoffed in disbelief. “Has anyone told you how much of an ass you are sometimes?”
The arm that wasn't holding onto your leg shrugged. “Yes, but not to the ones I care about.”
You sat on his words for a moment, trying to understand if you heard him right.
“Does that mean you care about me?” You finally voiced your curiosity.
Levi tenderly brushed a cotton ball across the cut on your knee before his warm breath fanned across it causing you to shiver.
“I’m squished in this small ass bathroom to take care of your knee, what do you think?”
He gave his infamous Levi Ackerman smirk and you rolled your eyes playfully before watching him clean the wound on your knee then placing a small bandage over it.
“Am I going to live, doctor?” You teased.
Levi hummed deep, the sound vibrating in his chest as his fingers grazed up and down your exposed leg, the sensation sending shockwaves through your veins. He slowly rose to full height again, face now meters from yours, and you sucked in a breath when you felt his warm breath fan over your lips.
“I think,” his hand ghosted over your hip. “I think you might need another check up later. Just to make sure.”
Your cheeks burned as you cast your eyes down to your hands that were in your lap, unable to meet his intense gaze.
“Angel.”
Calloused fingers lifted your chin, forcing you to lock eyes with him, and you scrunched up your nose when you realized what he called you.
“What did you say?” Your voice croaked out.
Levi’s cheeks were warm to the touch as your finger grazed over those defined cheekbones. His eyes fluttered shut with every tender stroke against his smooth skin and he let out a content sigh.
“Angel,” he repeated and it made your stomach flip three times over.
He grazed his own fingers over your face causing you to lean in closer to his touch. It managed to awake something inside of you that you never knew lay dormant. It was as if a flame slowly ignited with each passing touch or stolen glance and now that Levi’s lips were so close to yours, an outburst of something you weren't quite ready to understand was moments away from happening.
“No one’s ever called me that before,” you admitted with a shaky breath.
“Do you like it?” Levi’s eyes sparkled as he waited for your answer.
You swallowed thickly while tracing your nail over the slight pout of his bottom lip. “I do.”
The noise that erupted from Levi’s throat was almost sinful and you felt something flip inside of you once more.
“Good, because it stays. Angel.”
Dark eyes weighed heavy on your awaiting lips as hands held onto your thighs, spreading your legs further apart for Levi to step into. You hesitantly reached for his shirt, the material clinging to your fingertips. The magnetic pull that was always felt between you two was stronger now. Your soul was practically reaching for his, desperate for a connection it had been looking for ever since you were born.
“Levi,” You gasped when his lips ever so gently brushed along yours.
“I want-.”
Just then, the door to his living quarters opened, a hysterical Hange stormed inside demanding to know where you were because she heard you were hurt.
“Always the one to interrupt,” Levi grumbled, slowly pushing himself away from you.
I desperately need to lay on Levi’s chest as he runs his fingers through my hair while I listen to his breathing to help me fall asleep. Just having his warmth wrap around me to keep me safe. And while we lay there asleep, he’ll mumble in his sleep while pulling me closer to him.
➼ levi would 100% be willing to make sure you get home safe every time (being sober contact, picking you up, coming to the party with you even though he's not a huge fan of the crowd and how rowdy everyone gets), but he'd be grumbling about how much of a pain in the ass it is the entire time
➼ if you start drunk crying because of his commentary, he'd immediately start feeling really bad and be like "okay, okay, i'll shut up if you stop crying, just please drink this water and eat something" in a vain attempt to get you to sober up
➼ he's obviously very annoyed with these situations, but less so because he actually thinks it's a pain in the ass, and more so that he's constantly annoyed that you keep putting yourself in harm's way. (how many times can you willingly give yourself alcohol poisoning???)
➼ even if you were pressing all up against him and wanting to drag him into the bedroom, he'd obviously say no because you were intoxicated and he's not subjecting you to that (learn consent from levi, kiddos)
➼ he'd wake you up the next morning with some coffee and light breakfast (or maybe lunch depending on how long you were out) in an attempt to help you out with your hangover (although he can't promise that he's not going to make snide comments at you over it)
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➼ when levi gets sick, he's very reluctant to admit it. after all, he was always the one doing the caring. he'd feel ridiculous to suddenly swap places
➼ if you ask him what's wrong, he'd grunt and deny everything, even though you knew he was lying.
➼ he'd give you small, quiet thank yous as you give him small acts of service to help him. you'd refill his cup of tea (after he's made it himself, of course, you didn't want to risk making him feel even worse with your botched version of his tea), bring him something to snack on as he reads, and then finally drag him to go to bed
➼ he wouldn't accept if you said he needed rest, so you cling onto him and say its because you needed snuggles, which he reluctantly obliges to (although you questioned even that with how little resistance he gave you)
➼ levi (at first) wouldn't be the biggest fan of taking medications at the first sign of being sick. not because he thinks anything negative about having to take medications, he just didn't think he needed it and that it would be a waste of your time to go out and buy it. however, if you had it at home and he was actively uncomfortable, he would take it, although he might mumble something along the lines of only taking it because you kept pestering him about it
➼ when he's on the recovering end, he would try to get up and running again when it was much too soon (just because you feel better for 30 minutes doesn't mean your body is done healing). and then he'd struggling admitting to you that he still needed rest once he crashed during the middle of the day after the morning meds wore off
➼ when he finally does recover and he hears you sniffle, his heart drops and he starts beating himself up over also getting you sick.
➼ levi immediately jumps into caretaker mode. while you were taking care of him, he made mental notes of everything you did for him. now that your roles were switched, he would do everything you did and more. it was natural for him. after all, his love language was acts of service. it came as second-nature to care for someone he loved so dearly.
