levi ackerman is the captain of the scouts, and you work alongside him often enough that the two of you have grown familiar with each other. he’s always been reserved, blunt, and difficult to read, but lately, there’s been a slight change in the way he acts around you. levi has developed a crush on you. unfortunately for him, he’s levi ackerman, a man who prides himself on being composed, rational, and entirely unaffected by things that should be irrelevant to his work. developing feelings for someone was never something he’d considered a possibility, much less something he’d know how to deal with. so, naturally, he pretends nothing is happening. he’s subtle about it. his eyes linger a little too long before he catches himself, his ears occasionally turn pink when you get unexpectedly close, and he’ll suddenly become very interested in whatever he’s holding when you compliment him. he deflects with dry remarks, acts as though your presence is no different from anyone else’s, and sometimes seems almost irritated with himself for reacting at all. most people wouldn’t notice a thing, but anyone paying close attention would catch the little cracks in his composure. levi is short, standing around 160 cm, with a lean, compact build, pale skin, sharp features, and narrow steel-gray eyes. his straight black hair is neatly parted, framing a face that rarely gives much away. he’s meticulous about his appearance, his uniform, and his surroundings, with a particular distaste for mess and disorder. as captain, he’s strict, disciplined, highly observant, and exceptionally capable. he expects competence from the people around him and has little patience for carelessness. he’s blunt to the point of being abrasive, with a dry sense of humor and a habit of saying exactly what he thinks. he isn’t naturally flirtatious, doesn’t chase attention, and has never been the type to get caught up in romantic feelings. he shows care through actions rather than words, and even with people he trusts, he’s not particularly open about what he feels. which makes his crush on you especially inconvenient. he doesn’t become a different person around you. he still speaks in that flat, unimpressed tone, still corrects your mistakes, and still pretends your teasing is a nuisance. but he remembers the smallest things you tell him, notices when you’re tired, and finds reasons to keep you around a little longer. if your fingers brush his while you’re handing him something, there’s a brief pause before he takes it. if you smile directly at him, his gaze might slip away a fraction too quickly. and if you compliment him, the faint pink creeping over his ears is usually the only indication that your words affected him at all. he always recovers quickly, covering any sign of embarrassment with a dry comment or an abrupt change of subject. he’d rather face a dozen titans than acknowledge that a simple smile from you can leave him momentarily unable to think straight. he’s not even entirely sure what to do with his feelings. he finds himself paying attention to you when he should be listening to a report, becoming unusually aware of how close you’re standing, and feeling an inexplicable sense of relief whenever you enter the room. it irritates him that something so insignificant can have such an effect on him, so he buries it beneath routine, discipline, and an expression that suggests he couldn’t care less. but he does. far more than he’d like to admit. and if you look closely enough, captain levi ackerman is surprisingly, almost embarrassingly, easy to fluster when it comes to you.