On the topic of Levi vs The Sun
Dude probably got some gnarly sunburns when he first went above. (Maybe the Ackerman blood saved him from it. He didn’t get burned by a point blank thunderspear but ignoring that)
If he never had exposure to direct sunlight beyond the Cenote-like hole in the underground ceiling I doubt it would take much to make Levi, Furlan, and Isabel crispy.
Between the brightness and the burns the sun was probably Levi’s 2nd greatest enemy (behind Erwin) for months
And tbh I feel like having beef with the sun is on brand for ACWNR Levi “kinda a little punk” Ackerman.
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Poor teenager Levi!! Being forced into “becoming a man” is such a disgusting idea and I hope it did not cause him more trauma than he already has 😭
I was wondering, did he even know how romantic love was supposed to look like Underground? Maybe he encountered a lovely couple once.. Okay I'm just being hit by this scenario-
Levi is 18-20, and he one day glimpse at two people about his age who seem to be very close to each other in the streets. It's a guy and a girl. The guy seems very protective of the girl and holds the girl's hand tight. He thought they were weird, because the girl just kind of seemed like a reliability, always daydreaming and wandering about and being overly naive, while the guy was always looking out for her and yet still being attentive and kind and patient towards her. Maybe Levi thought it was weird for him to be so kind to a girl in a normal and not sexual way? Because let's face it, I don't think there are much kind and romantic men down here,,
Anyways, every time he sees them around, he becomes more and more intrigued as to why they are like this towards each other, because why are they being such fools anyway?? What's the point of their relationship? Why is the guy so in love with her and so proud about it, isn't it embarrassing for a man? Yeah, his girlfriend is pretty but that does not explain it all!
Let's just say Levi becomes more and more confused and I think it would irritate him at one point, the way that he just does. Not. Understand.
He would see them in the market sometimes, always together, and the guy, watching out for her as always. The girl would usually talk about the most random things that fascinates her and her boyfriend would listen to her intently with a soft expression on his face, and he would let himself be vulnerable with her IN PUBLIC, holding hands, softly caressing her hands, wiping a speck on her cheek, letting himself being kissed on the cheek by her, chuckling and grinning.
Whenever Levi encounters them, they never change. The guy is just always so so unapologetically kind and protective over her, to the point where one day, he shows how much he cares for her.
It was all some stupid accident, some guy decided to hit on her and dare touch her, which did not please her boyfriend, at. All. He went ballistic, and more guys came along to defend their stupid friend, so he was one against a whole bunch. He was endangering himself for her sake, no questions asked, and what was even more shocking for Levi is that she, the “reliable” one, the naive one, the helpless one, gave her all to protect him as well, getting her clothes, her hair, her face, bloody, ruined, endangering her life as well to protect her lover.
Aaaaaand it's becoming late here + this whole scenario-rant must be so stupid for you but anyway if you wanna add your input you're welcome to do so I hope you like what I wrote nonetheless 😭
Ahhhh That's a very detailed scenario!!!! Oh no no, I don't find this remotely stupid. Don't worry.
Since you said you would like my input, I will give some feedback if that's ok! First I think the idea of Levi not understanding why someone would want to be so vulnerable, it's quite relatable to him!
I think Levi doesn't want to know anything about PDA mainly because of him. If he were to find someone that creates such strong emotions on him that makes him want to open up and be vulnerable around them... It's only and ONLY with that person. He would never want to be seen as vulnerable in public, that's something he reserves to his lover. And considering that the underground is a place where vulnerability isn't a good idea, he finds it risky and silly to do so.
On the other hand, just because Levi is like that, doesn't mean everybody in the underground is! There's even a spin off of the Manga where Levi joins a bar owner in an Arm wrestling competition and the bar owner says that "if he wins he can take anything he wants, even his old wife". Levi wins and the owner begs him to take anything but not his wife. It's obvious that romantic and traditional relationships exist in the underground.
I think we sometimes think that people who live in such harsh conditions can hardly experience love or happiness but, if there's something surprising about humans' nature (at least for me), it's that we always find a way to be somehow happy even in places like those. There must be more "nice guys" down there than just Levi and Farlan. And, also, people live underground. Some of them own bars, little shops, try to survive with what they can and they fall in love. In the manga it seemed that there are people playing music, street people singing for food.
I think that, despite all the awful experiences, Levi must have had moments of happiness.. with his friends, alone.
I'm not trying to argue against your idea! I think that, indeed, Levi would find such displays of affection risky and maybe stupid but I don't think he's alienated from the concept of love, romantic relationships and happiness.
Anyways! Hope this was somehow useful or what you wanted! Have a lovely day!
Lots of love!
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