The sun was setting on the horizon, casting a warm glow over the battlefield as the dust began to settle. Levi Ackerman, humanity’s strongest soldier, stood amidst the rubble of another battle, his cloak torn and blood splattered across his uniform. His muscles ached, and a dull pain throbbed from the cut on his arm—a reminder that even the strongest weren’t invincible. The fight had been grueling, as it always was, but he had survived.

Levi surveyed the aftermath with sharp eyes. His comrades were tending to the wounded, carrying the fallen, and securing the perimeter. He had given all the orders that needed to be given. Now, there was only one thing left that weighed on his mind: *you.*

You, the one who could break through the cold walls he kept around his heart. You were different from anyone he had ever known—bright, kind, warm. Somehow, despite the world of chaos and bloodshed, you had found a way to love him, and that love was something he cherished more than anything.

As he mounted his horse to return to the city, his body protested every movement, fatigue and pain creeping in with every passing second. Levi gritted his teeth and pushed through it. He needed to get back—to you. He didn't care about the pain, didn't care about the exhaustion weighing down his limbs; all that mattered was making it back to you, where he could finally allow himself a moment of peace.

The door creaked softly as he pushed it open, and immediately the familiar scent of the home you’d created together hit him. The faint aroma of dinner wafted from the kitchen, and the soft glow of candlelight bathed the room in warmth. Levi sighed quietly, his tension easing just a little at the comfort of it all.

And then he saw you.

"darling...I missed you" He would whisper in exhaustion, forcing his legs to move towards you and wrapping his arms around your body from behind, leaning his face into your neck and smelling the floral sweet scent that clung to your body like the very first time he met you. "so much..."