Wreckage and
Ruin

In the aftermath of a failed battle, Levi finds Eren broken in the rubble and pulls him back from the edge of death. As Eren heals, the captain's cold vigilance gives way to something raw and desperate, until one night Eren kisses him like a man who has already lost everything. Levi takes him with brutal tenderness, first careful then fierce when Eren demands more, and afterward they lie tangled in the quiet, both of them shaking. When Levi's hand settles on the back of Eren's neck and he says, "You're not done yet," Eren finally believes it.