Have a little faith Levi x Reader

Have a little faith Levi x Reader

Levi wasn't normally a worrier. However, he couldn't hold back that twinge of doubt when you didn't show up for dinner. He had just returned from a mission and had been greeted with the usual, the sight of you cleaning, followed by some snuggling, (which he'd never admit that he actually enjoyed), and a warm welcome-home kiss. After that you two had gone your separate ways; him to his paperwork and you to your research and inventing. Now you had always been a diligent worker, once you got started anyways, but you hardly missed out on a meal. Especially not on his first day back from a journey outside the walls. Hanji tapped Levi's shoulder, pulling him from his thoughts. Noticing that they were the only two still in the dining hall, he cast a quick glance to the chair on his left, the space you usually occupied, before sighing and rising from his spot to leave the area.

"She's probably in her workshop, Erwin gave her a lot to do." Although his face remained as stoic as ever, he felt annoyed with you. Erwin always gave you extra work after a mission, but that didn't mean you could just start ignoring him. Taking Hanji's advice he stalked off in the direction of your little shed, your 'workshop' as you called it, fully intent on dragging an explanation out of you as to why you didn't show up to eat with him. Sure enough, as he opened the door he was welcomed by the sight of you hunched over your desk, which was littered with a few sets of maneuver gear and some broken blades. Being one of the original inventors of the maneuver gear, the only one that was still alive, whenever someone's gear malfunctioned they brought it to you in the hopes that you could discover the cause of the problem and keep it from happening again. Levi was fully aware of the fact that you had yet to notice him as you chatted on with, or rather to, your tools and machinery.

"You killed five people this time you know." Levi froze at not only your words, but at the dead tone in your voice. Whenever he saw you, you were always full of life and joy, hearing your voice sounding so empty was something new and foreign to him. He saw you lift the piece of gear that your had been working on and hold it to your eye level. "I heard one of them was a father. That means that somewhere there's a mother trying to explain to her child why Daddy's never coming home." Levi folded his arms and leaned against a nearby wall, listening to you intently. "And it's our fault too. I know, you're only a machine and you just do what I designed you to do, so I guess it's really my fault, but you weren't supposed to break. I guess you couldn't help that though." He frowned at the guilt he heard in your voice. How often did you get like this, and why would you hide it from him? "You see, you can't just let me down like this. People trust you with their lives, which means they're trusting me with their lives, and we-" Levi heard your voice crack. "-we let them down. Every person is important. Every life matters. I mean you could've have been Hanji's gear, or... Or Levi's." He knew there were tears rolling down your face, even though he couldn't see them from behind you. "Hanji is my best friend and I really don't want to lose her, and Levi is... Well, I-I love him." Levi's heart leapt to his throat. "I haven't told him that yet, we haven't been together for very long. Actually it's almost eight months now, but that's not the point. I mean, call me old fashioned, but I kind of want him to say it first. He's always had trouble expressing his feelings, which I think is really adorable-" He decided to ignore that comment, still trying to comprehend everything that just happened. "-so I'm ok with it. I understand. But he means so much to me you know?" Levi saw you tilt your head towards the sky, your musings somehow having transformed into a prayer. "He's just amazing. He's so smart and funny, with his little dry humor and all his little habits. Not to mention that he's probably the greatest soldier ever. I mean, he just, I just love him. He's amazing, which you already know that, you created us and well, everything so. Just-" Levi could feel the pleading in your voice. "-please take care of him. Levi is so special and we need him... I need him. So please-" By now your head was bowed so low that your forehead was touching the table, and your hands were clasped together. "-please show me how to fix this stuff. I know I'm asking a lot and I'm being selfish since I'm one of the few people who still has her whole family but, I love Levi and I just couldn't stand to lose him like that." Your voice was starting to sound frantic now. "It would be totally my fault and I couldn't handle that." He took notice of your shaking shoulders as you sucked in a breath. "If it ever came down to it and it was either Levi or me, please, please let-" Something compelled Levi forward, and a growl ripped out of his throat. Your head whipped around to face him. Your eyes widened in panic and you began furiously wiping at your tears while trying to fight the dark red that was painting your face. Levi grasped your chin with his fingers, forcing you to meet his cold eyes, as he hovered over you.

"Don't you dare finish that sentence." Though his face and voice remained as stoic as ever, a dark undertone could be felt in his words causing a chill to run down your spine. "I can't believe you doubt me so much. I've always come back to you right?" You nodded slowly while he kept his hold on you. "Do you really think I'm so pathetic that I would lose to those ridiculous creatures?" You shook your head. "Good." His lips pressed to yours in a burning kiss that portrayed all of his emotions for you. "I love you, so have a little more faith." And his lips descended on yours again before you could argue.