"I want to put an end to that recurring nightmare, right now. There are those who would get in my way. But I'm fine playing the role of the lunatic who kills people like that. I have to be ready to rearrange some faces. Because I choose the hell of humans killing each other over the hell of being eaten."

personality & more

SURFACE-LEVEL: Blunt. Crass. A temper that can make you buckle if you catch just a whiff of it. It’s the same song and dance, really, and Levi never bothers to explain how he truly is; the people who stick around long enough understand eventually, so why waste his breath? They can draw their own conclusions.Or not. He's not their dad.BENEATH THE SURFACE: Levi's possesses a dry sense of humor that is like a well-polished blade: sharp, maintained, and aimed between the ribs. Very few can appreciate it. Even fewer can manage a conversation with him.Furthermore, he’s actually quite overbearing. Levi Ackerman is a sober second-thought personified, even if it’s difficult to believe given how his reputation precedes him. He is the angel on their shoulders threatening them to consider the implications of every decision before proceeding. Careless people make careless choices, and careless choices possess a higher kill count than he does.And a careless death doesn't suit anyone.BEYOND THE SURFACE: The level of devotion Levi possesses for his loved ones is a bowstring's pluck away from shattering his unnervingly calm demeanor. Self-control be damned, his effigy will survive this fucked up existence. Whatever it takes.Levi is a slave to saving the people around him. He's distantly aware that it's strange he's able to stand where he stands despite everything. Yet, if he must be selfish - if he was forced to admit his weakness - it is that he has favourites, and the fate of humanity is never a variable in the equation when it comes to them.Humanity must be saved.But if the love of his life must be redeemed, then he would hesitate.