I love autistic Levi. How about autistic Levi fighting Titans? And interactions with Eren? Since he has to practically babysit him and all.
levi knows everything there is to know about his gear, he has every single piece of it memorized. knows how it looks knows what it does knows what is crucial for the gear to have functional and what can be done without in the case of emergency. he has obsessed about it until he memorized it
sound and light are a big problem on missions because its so bright and theres so many sounds and flares and horses and titans and everything
its a known fact that people with autism can sometimes have violent outbursts and meltdowns. when hes out on a mission he cant exactly have a meltdown so he throws all of his everything into a violent outburst and directs that at titans
he cannot STAND the feeling of titan blood on him or anywhere near him but he is very sensitive about his hands. if he could keep a bucket of water on hand to constantly wash his hands he would.
his general movements are VERY repetitive if youve seen him kill a titan once youve seen him do it 100 times
most autistic ppl are clumsy and/or have poor coordination and levi honestly is with all his grace he trips over nothing in a hallway at least once a day
however he has gotten into Unfortunate situations with titans because of it. its nothing he cant recover from but ‘Whoops slid down the roof onto a titan’s head’ isnt really a situation you want to repeat all that often
he does not work well as a group. not being able to read body language and social signs kinda fuck him over in the teamwork department when it comes to bringing down titans so he solely relies on himself to fight
yknow the sound flare he fired when annie was chasing his squad
he holds his blade the way he does 1. because kenny taught him to hold knives like that and 2. it feels wrong in his hand to hold it the “right” way he has to do what hes used to or itll add to his overstimulation by 65%
the titans are Huge, Loud, Lumbering, Unclean Monsters and every fiber of his being HATES them
honestly that entire scene really speaks for itself and Highlights some of the socializing problems that he has
eren is. a lot. hes like hanji hes just. A Lot.
hes loud and talks fast and is WAY too intense about things and leaves levi in a state of “:/”
generally levi gets along better with people that are older than him, always has always will. having him babysit eren was the equivelent of having a hissy cat watch an enraged beaver. they dont go together at all.
eren is generally a very “people pleaser” person he is Super Desperate for acceptance and recognition from his superiors especially now that hes a titan shifter. he wants to still be recognized as human
however levi picks up on Approximately None Of That and is beyond confused whenever eren looks at him like a dog hoping for treats
thats why its super good that his squad or other ppl were around
eren: the captain must hate me oh god
that doesnt mean levi doesnt CARE about eren or the others its just, once again, Empathy Problems, he has no idea how they feel or what they want from him
he doesnt want eren 2 be afraid of him since eren doesnt actually seem to have any fucking clue what hes doing and has all the harm of a confused dog.
he tries to joke around or talk to him occasionally but it kinda falls flat since his body language sends out an aura of impending doom
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eren and hanji seemingly Compete for how fast they can give him a headache. not maliciously theyre just so. god damn loud.
eren is also a master of Opening His Mouth and Putting His Foot Directly Into It
he questions levi on just about Anything not in a mean way just “why r u tapping the table” “why are you playing with a knife” “captain u look stressed r u ok” “why are you [x]” “why are you [y]” there is Constant talking and it Kills Levi. eren doesnt do it on purpose but Oh My God Child Please.
he calls most kids brats because kenny called him a brat alot and hes basing his interaction with children off of him and other parents he sees so he just. assumes that he should be calling the kids brats.
he cares about eren but he’d be able to be around him for longer periods of time in a neutral setting if he could just Stop Talking
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