rosemary & malachite
words: 5k
rating: sfw
prompt: scars (day one)
content: witch levi, blind levi, pov eren, tea sharing, developing relationship, witchcraft, soft soft soft ☕
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So, Jean had been right about this one thing. The Witch is blind, there's no doubting it. There he stands in the doorway of his ivy covered cottage, looking at Eren with opal white eyes framed by lashes that seemed all the darker due to the contrast. Two thick scars cross his face in a lopsided X shape, each reaching from above one eyebrow and down to the opposite cheekbone.
It comes as a shock, since Eren has always been inclined to disbelieve anything that Jean might say. His mother hadn't ever mentioned the Witch being blind - though, she is a straightforward and thoughtful woman, perhaps she hadn't meant to draw attention to this certain aspect of his face?
By all means, the Witch has a kind of elegance to him, Eren thinks; his nose is long and straight, eyes angular in shape; his pale skin reminds Eren of the Moon, marked and scarred but still ethereal; his long dark hair is pulled back into an elaborate braided style, a spring of rosemary tucked behind each delicate looking ear.
That morning Eren had mentioned dropping off an order to the cottage where the Witch resides, and right away Jean had leapt into a series of fearful declarations. He doesn't trust the Witch, and he made it very clear to Eren!
Needless to say, Eren had been confused, for his Mother never spoke of anything but compliments about the Witch. Even now, Eren cannot help but look past those glaring scars and see the larger picture. Eren is not frightened or disgusted as Jean insisted he would be, not in the slightest.
🌿 continue on ao3 💐
[my first entry for ereri week, tysm for organising @ererievents]
