...You're stupid for believing me. I'm here for a reason after all.

[ he pushes himself to stand then, taking a deep breath in to compose himself. just keep not caring. that's all he needs to do. maybe he will just die in his sleep.

quickly, he turns to Eren and extends a hand. it would probably help to have the boy know that he was on his side. it wasn't that he didn't know him or anything. of course, he did. he had kept an eye on that part of the city after recent events. and he had...been hoping to see the younger boy become an officer himself. like he told Levi. but now it all seemed like a far away dream ]

Don't call me Captain. I'm not an officer anymore. It's Levi.