Passed with Conditions
Chapter 17
Excerpt
For a while, the two of you just sit there watching the ocean.
You tilt your head back toward the sky. The stars are impossibly bright out here, strewn across the darkness in glittering clusters that seem close enough to touch. There are so many more than you’re used to, unobscured by city lights and glowing buildings. Somewhere among them, a familiar pattern catches your eye.
“Look,” you murmur, pointing upward. “I think that’s the Big Dipper.”
Levi follows your gesture, squinting faintly at the sky. “I don’t see shit.”
You snort softly. “No, look. Those four stars make the bowl, and the three trailing off there are the handle.”
“How the fuck am I supposed to know which stars you’re pointing at?” he says, turning toward you.
“Because they’re literally right—”
Your breath catches mid-sentence as you turn toward him, his face mere inches away.
Levi stills too.
The teasing in his eyes fades slowly as they move over yours, something darker burning behind them now—something you’ve caught glimpses of all evening.
Suddenly, you wish that you could read his mind. When his eyes flicker to your lips for half a second, you think you might know.
And then—
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Fandom: Attack on Titan Pairing: Health Inspector! Levi x Reader Word Count: 83.2k | work in progress Tags: strangers to friends to lovers, modern au, slow burn, mutual pining, idiots in love, fluff, eventual romance, eventual smut, grief Summary: You run your café much like you run your life—steady, structured, and steeped in routine. When Levi Ackerman arrives for a routine health inspection, he’s surprised to find himself drawn to the quiet comfort of the space… and the owner who keeps it running. What starts as an awkward first meeting turns into an easy friendship neither of you expected, built on shared tea and comfortable silence. Over time, almost without noticing, it becomes something more.
Commissioned artwork for Passed with Conditions by GhostsOfRagako Artist: @lanvasko