Levi x Reader - Persona of Levi Epilogue (FINAL)

Spoiler alert: There are hints to some events in the manga.

His knees cracking as he bent down, Levi sank the spade into the soft dirt, digging a small hole before he placed the newly bought flower seeds in it. Covering the seeds back up with the soil, he moved on the next patch. The sun beating down on him, he wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand.

He found it hard to believe that doing just this small amount of work could be so tiring. It seemed that with each passing day, he seemed to be aging faster than when he did during the war. Or wars, he should say. There was the war against the Titans, and then the war against the world. He thought peace would never come and so did many others.

It took years, many grueling years indeed before Hanji and a couple of other genius scientists made a breakthrough. Understanding the chemical breakdown of the serum and then reversing it was thought to be impossible but leave it to the crazy woman to figure that out. It was a revolution.

When the world finally came to accept it, the antidote was spread far and wide. The remaining Titans who weren’t killed were reverted back to humans, their appearances as young as when they were initially transformed. But it was no miracle cure. Those who were reverted back had a drastically shorter lifespan lasting perhaps no less than ten years.  However, for many, that was more than enough time.

Men, women, children would return to their homes, continuing to live the rest of their lives at peace. Reunions were always tearful and heartwarming. He had been to plenty himself, greeting them warmly with welcoming arms. But each time he came home, the sadness and longing would hit him.

Gardening was one way to take his mind off it. Besides, his front yard now bloomed with several brightly colored flowers, some of them Farlan and Isabel’s favorites. Each time he stepped into the yard, he could feel their presence greeting him through the sigh of the wind and sway of the petals.

In a way, he was at peace with their passing because he knew they would not be coming back to him. But the one matter that still tugged at his heartstrings was (F/N).

After she had left him that day, he had heard no news of her. She disappeared from the Survey Corps barracks and from the town. Everywhere he went, each town he passed, he would ask the people whether they had seen a woman like her. Yet no one knew.

She left him no clue, save for the fact that she had found out who had killed his mother. After bargaining with Erwin to use some of the Survey Corps political power, he tried to follow up on the last few people they had on the list but two of them had already died. The last one, Lobov, had mysteriously disappeared, rumored to be dead which gave him a lot of satisfaction.

It was only until he reunited with Kenny that he found out the truth. Not only was Kenny the one to have killed Richard Lobov, he had also transformed Levi’s woman into a Titan. The news came as a shock to him. On one hand, he was glad that Richard had been disposed of but to think that (F/N) was now a Titan…

It shook him to his core. During his years of battle, had he accidentally killed her? Had she known? Was she conscious when it happened? Or if not, had she been killed by another member of the Survey Corps?

Maybe… she was still alive, roaming beyond the walls. From that day onwards, each Titan he killed, he would scrutinize every detail about it, making sure that it wasn’t her. Still, he couldn’t be sure. It was with a sense of dread that he sank his blades into the nape of a Titan, wondering “Did I just kill her?”

But now, after everything was over, he let himself hope that maybe she was still out there somewhere. Maybe like so many others, she would just stroll into his house, a teasing smirk on her face… Then they would be just as before…

A small smile graced his face as he recalled their moments together. As time passed, some of the details had gotten vague but he would occasionally relive each memory so that it would be imprinted just a little longer in his mind. He could still remember her beautiful, fiery eyes, the curve of her lips as she smiled at him, the sound of his name as she whispered it into his ears…

The creaking of his front gate jolted him from his memories and he clicked his tongue in annoyance, turning his body as he did. “Hanji, how many times did I tell you to knoc-“

His eyes widened as he took in the sight of the woman standing in front of him. She was as young and beautiful as the day she had left him, dressed in a plain blouse and long-flowing skirt, her luscious hair blowing in the wind.

“I didn’t know you were the type for gardening, Levi,” she said, smiling. “Hanji said I would find you here.”

The spade dropped from his hands as he got to his feet. He took a few cautious steps towards her, still unsure whether his mind was playing tricks on him. His hand reached out, trembling as it did, and gently brushed her cheek. The feeling of her soft skin sent a warm rush through his body, his bottom lip trembling as he realized this was real.

He gazed at her longingly, her name coming out as only a whisper. “(F/N)?”

Tears glinting in her eyes, she laughed softly. “I’m home, Levi.”

His heart racing in joy, he threw his arms around her, cupping her head to his shoulders. Enveloped in the warmth of her body, he felt the fullest he had ever been in his life. She had come back to him.

Pressing a kiss to the side of her head, he whispered…