[Then it would have been the first time Levi ever gave an enemy what they wanted, and given how he looks afterwards, Erwin isn't going to fault him for it.]
[Erwin comes to a stop, and the sound does too. He slowly turns in a circle; the sound follows him. It's only when he turns his head, trying to find its source, that it gets fainter, and even then, only barely. When he straightens his head back up, the sound is back to the same volume.]
[Very gently, Erwin rests his head on Levi's back, pressing his ear against him. That makes the sound the loudest it's been yet, and Erwin's guts shrivel with horror.]
It's coming from you.
[What the actual fuck? Erwin wants to strip Levi down, look for more surgical scars, to see where this sound might be coming from, but they don't have time. After a moment's thought, he lifts his head, readjusts Levi on his shoulder, and keeps going, his pace faster and more jostling this time.]
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[Erwin comes to a stop, and the sound does too. He slowly turns in a circle; the sound follows him. It's only when he turns his head, trying to find its source, that it gets fainter, and even then, only barely. When he straightens his head back up, the sound is back to the same volume.]
[Very gently, Erwin rests his head on Levi's back, pressing his ear against him. That makes the sound the loudest it's been yet, and Erwin's guts shrivel with horror.]
It's coming from you.
[What the actual fuck? Erwin wants to strip Levi down, look for more surgical scars, to see where this sound might be coming from, but they don't have time. After a moment's thought, he lifts his head, readjusts Levi on his shoulder, and keeps going, his pace faster and more jostling this time.]