Until the End || Levi x Reader Insert Fanfiction

[5 years later]

The soft glow of the rising sun peaks through the windows of a quaint home in Marley, causing you to shift and stretch gently in the bed you lay. When your eyes open you are met with the serene face of Levi who lay in a tranquil sleep and you smile. Through all your time as a Scout, he was plagued with insomnia, and though the two of you sleep better in each other's presence, now you could truly say that he slept in peace. He seemed so vulnerable next to you and you felt yourself flush with warmth at the thought that you would be the only one who could ever see him this way. You reach out, fingertips tracing the edge of the thin scar that ran from his right eye to his lips, lightly touching the contrast between its roughness and the softness of his skin. You smile up at him, still so handsome and so beautiful to you. One moment passes until you feel him shift as he groans softly and his right hand reaches out and grasps yours.

Levi slowly looks up and meets your warm stare. The light of the rising sun illuminates your figure next to him, so ethereal, so perfect. The room is filled with nothing but serene silence and he feels himself wonder how lucky he got to have you, by his side; to finally live in the dreams he held onto for years, and to wake up to you, always smiling to him. You grin as he murmurs that it's too early to get up but you meet his gaze teasingly as you scoot closer to his warmth. He instantly envelops you and you feel like you could be there forever, and you realise, that finally, you could. No danger lurks beyond your doorsteps, no fear encompasses you both when you leave the confines of your home. No anxiety dictates your lives and no squad awaits your presence at insane times in the morning. Nevertheless, you press your lips softly to his collarbone before looking up to his fond gaze on you.

"They'll be waiting."

.....

When you are finally dressed, and you help Levi do the same, you both leave the confines of your home in a small town in Marely. You push Levi along the streets in his wheelchair as you hum a light tune and bask in the liveliness of streets that surrounds you. The markets are on today and vendors call out to you in greeting as you wave back, Levi maintaining his bored stare despite them calling to him too. The both of you were well known in the small town. Yes, you two were known as heroes who saved the Earth from the Rumbling several years ago, but you were also owners of a popular cafe in the middle of town. There you and Levi worked selling tea and pastries with Gabi and Falco who would often join you two.

You had also both helped with the plantations of trees that occurred throughout the nation, to rebuild the ecosystems tragically lost with the events that had occurred. With your volunteering, your shop and both of your easily recognizable appearances, the two of you had become a very popular couple. Despite Levi voicing his irritation at the crowding at times, you knew he was happy to live the simple life he always longed for - and that you always longed for - together. You couldn't ask for anything better, nor a better ending than the one you found with Levi, and you always took every day in grateful stride, never wasting a second of the precious life you were gifted here.

Today was a rare day off for you and Levi, as you closed up your shop for the day and headed for the rebuilt port. Gabi and Falco had spotted you approaching and they yelled out to you brightly from where they sat as you smiled to them. They were now in their late teens, no longer the kids you met all those years ago. "[y/n], [Levi]!" Gabi calls as she bounds over to you, Falco following close behind with a smile on his face. "Morning," he says from behind her, while Gabi envelops you in a hug and you laugh lightly, seeing her so excited for the day. "Aren't you excited, they're coming home!" You smile at her words. Indeed, Armin, Jean, Connie, Pieck, Reiner and Annie would be coming back on the ship from Paradis after having to go back for a short while to discuss some things with Historia, who now thrives with her small family.