#Anselma Ackerman

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Found the other super cute Levi x Anselma oneshot I wrote in December

He arrived home. A toddler with her black hair all messy sat on the couch. Beside her was a woman with slightly lighter hair and warm eyes. She was short. Shorter than him even. However what she lacked in height she made up for in personality. Anyone who knew him and knew her could easily see why it is that he adores her and why they ended up together. The only possible better match could be Hange and a titan. He adored this woman. She sat on the couch reading a book to the little girl. Her voice was sweet and melodic. It wouldn’t surprise him if she was made purely of honey itself.

The little girl though? Well truthfully Levi hadn’t seen her in quite some time. Under normal circumstances his wife would have murdered him for not spending enough time with their daughter but this was an exception. The Rumbling had to be an exception. It was either The Rumbling happened or everyone would see Paradis as weak and an easy target and continue to target them for…well forever. Life as they knew it would no longer exist, humanity would be doomed. Eldians on Paradis had never done anything to warrant such hatred. Levi himself may not have been Eldian but his wife sure is. What a beautiful soul she has.

Giggles filled the room as Anselma tickled sweet Heidi. The toddler squealed and squirmed under her mother’s touch. Heidi was his light in the darkness, his hope. She made everything worth fighting for. Such a small child brought so much joy and never failed to leave Levi in awe of the miracle of life.

In her three short years of life Heidi had taught her father a lot. Her innocence changed things. The world was a beautiful thing worth protecting through the eyes of a child. A child’s perspective could change everything. Levi knew Heidi was worth protecting. He’d never forgive himself if something terrible happened to his daughter when he could have prevented it. He’d be no better than the titans he cuts down for a living.

Now Levi just wants to fully settle down. Beside him stood two orphaned children from Marley: Gabi Braun and Falco Grice. Levi may have lost his vision in one eye, lost three fingers on his left hand, and have seriously injured his legs but that still didn’t change a whole lot for him. He could sense the uncomfortability of Gabi and Falco and quite frankly he couldn’t blame them. Levi’s dreams still remained mostly the same; a few more people were just added into the equation. He was ready to retire. He’d long since paid his dues and served his time in the Scouts, as had his wife. Now he wanted to move to Marley. Outside of the walls. It would be nice and it’s Falco and Gabi’s home. He wanted to open up a tea shop. Perhaps Anselma, Heidi, Gabi, and Falco could help him run it. They could serve chai, matcha, ginger, peppermint, lavender, and other flavors for the tea. His daughter could help her mother bake the little tea biscuits and make the tea sandwiches. He wanted to be settled down for life. A house by the sea would be nice. Especially since Anselma loves the sea so much. Perhaps they could do a proper wedding and not a rushed one because she was pregnant with Heidi. He wanted to make Falco and Gabi feel at home. It was the least he could do for them after all. He supposed he also wanted to get even. That is to say he wanted to make things even. Five just wouldn’t cut it. For one thing Anselma deserved better, and for two no one had ever been fond of odd numbers. Six was nice. Yes, six would do. Perhaps if the tea shop was successful enough he could talk his wife into a second pregnancy. Their blended family would be beautiful. All that was left to do was get Anselma on board with all of this. She’d only have to pack up her whole life, pack up Heidi’s life, move to a foreign country, take in two random children her husband brought home, risk their savings to open up a tea shop that may not even prove to be successful, find a house in the foreign country, and re-adjust her whole life to fit this new environment. No big deal at all… In short it was a very big deal. She’d be hard to convince. Not to mention he still wanted one more child. He felt bad especially because he knew she’d do it. She’d see zero point in separating the family. She was a good mother like that. After Heidi was born she resigned from the scouts to be a housewife and stay-at-home mother to Heidi and Levi. She turned out to love it and never once to his knowledge looked back.

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It’s been way too long since I’ve posted my writing which I promise I still do y’all so enjoy something I wrote in December when I was hyperfixating on AOT:

Levi sat. What more was there to do these days? He could sit. Or he could sit. Of course there was always the option to sit. Ot he could gasp sit! Needless to say the former scout was tired of sitting. He could stand and struggle to walk but with a toddler, two teens, and a wife who was with child that wouldn’t be the best idea. Falco and Gabi were excitable and got Heidi excited easily as well. He and Anselma agreed to take them in and they knew it meant changing the little life they’d grown accustomed to with just them and Heidi, but it was every bit worth it. She loved being a mother and he loved being a father. Their children were a handful and would continue to be a handful but it would be worth it. They knew what they were getting into when they opted to take Gabi and Falco in. That didn’t matter though; neither did the fact that he’d refused to give her a label for so long. Their story had been a tragic one with a happy ending.

They’d met because of Levi’s late friend who was something of a surrogate younger sister to him. Isabel Magnolia. She and Anselma were both bright and bubbly and they shared being skilled in omni directional mobility gear. They could not have grown up more differently. Isabel was abandoned in a dumpster in the Underground and she was left to fend for herself. She would beg, steal, borrow and barter. Anything it took to stay alive. Her only focus was living to see the next day. She had no family; only Levi and Furlan. She was rambunctious and stubborn to a fault. She never doubted herself and always remained self-assured.

Anselma on the other hand? She was born to the immensely wealthy Hart family in the safety of Wall Sina. She never wanted for anything. She had riches galore promised to her from birth and was expected to marry a rich suitor. Her parents were overly attentive and always showing her off to their slimy friends. The men were all a bunch of snobby pigs and the women criticized her every trait to no end. While her parents were attentive it was not because they cared. They just needed to make themselves look good. When she was 21 everything changed.

Enter: Oliver Klaus Hart.

Also known as her little brother. She’d been a scout for seven years at that point. She was already a member of the Special Operations Squad. Around that time Levi came into her life with Isabel and Furlan. They joined the scouts and after getting to know Anselma personally Levi decided to pursue a relationship with her. Isabel was even throwing them a small wedding and it nearly happened.

Then on an expedition Isabel Magnolia and Furlan Church were lost at the hands of the titans. Anselma and Isabel had been best friends so naturally the latter’s death was distressing for the former. She and Levi were both so grief stricken that they decided it would be best for them if instead of proceeding with the wedding as Isabel planned; they called it off and put their plans of marriage on hold for a while. At least until the deaths weren’t so fresh and didn’t hurt as much as they currently did.

Arguments soon arose between the couple due to Levi becoming more closed off than ever before and Anselma not knowing how to handle and interact with this ‘new’ Levi.

The engagement was broken off. They still slept together, went on very occasional dates, and did other couple-y stuff together but they had no label and most certainly did not live together. Anselma was accustomed to people picking up after her and therefore was not very good at cleaning and such whereas Levi was an absolute clean freak and germaphobe. Naturally this would only cause an even bigger rift in whatever it was that defined the sort of relationship the two scouts had.

Then came Eren. With him came lots of loss and hate to admit as hey may, Levi began to fear losing Anselma. She had been in his life for so long after all. The only remaining living person who had been in his life was Erwin. Erwin Smith. Commander of the Scout Regiment after the resignation of Keith Sadies.

There was also the death of Kenny who would turn out to be Levi’s uncle. Needless to say, finding out he was an Ackerman was a surprise. This made him and Mikasa cousins. Blood relatives. It was a weird but not unwelcome change.

After Eren would come his friends and comrades. They all made Levi Squad and he was beginning to grow fond of the little brats. War would follow and though it wouldn’t be easy everything would work out in the end. Levi became half blind and lost some fingers, Hange lost an eye, Erwin lost an arm, Sasha nearly lost her life, Ymir tried letting herself be eaten by Porco, and Levi injured his legs. That didn’t mean that it wasn’t worth it though. Marley, Eldia, and Paradis were all peaceful. The same went for other nations.

During the war came Heidi. A beacon of hope and light during one of the darkest times in Levi’s life. Sure she was a surprise but when Levi found out Anselma was carrying his child he knew he wanted to do right by her.

And so the two were married and shortly after welcomed their daughter: Heidi Kuchel Zoe Ackerman. Kuchel for Levi’s mother, Zoe for Hange who had helped Anselma fill Isabel’s void. He was now a husband and a father. He had a wife. It was strange to think about.

When Heidi was a year old Oliver, who had long since been nicknamed ‘Ollie’ by Anselma, joined the scouts and so he was put on Levi Squad at the request of the titular leader’s wife.

When she was two she traveled with them to Marley and would meet Eren. He grew to like the little girl. Heidi reminded him of an owl and henceforth she was nicknamed by even Levi ‘owlet’.

The war ended with no casualties on the side of those Levi cared about. He and his wife took in two orphaned kids: Falco Grice and Gabi Braun.

Now here they were. Sitting. Handing out candy to children. Anselma’s stomach swelling with an impending life. A son this time. Their second biological child together but fourth overall. Heidi got along well with her new brother and sister and the family of five was excited to soon be six. It would even everything out and after that their little family would be complete. Heidi would soon turn six and start proper schooling while Levi and Anselma ran their tea shop.

They had retired from the scouts just after the war. Luckily though, the regiment no longer had to rely on hefty donations from Anselma’s estranged father because Historia had given them more funding. Much more funding. Levi reached for his cane.

“Papa!” The raven-haired owlet cried out. Levi smiled and gently scooped up Heidi. Perhaps this was where he was always meant to be. He was at home and at peace with his wife and three, almost four, children. In the end everything had worked out.

“We haven’t picked out a name yet, y’know.” His wife smiled as she looked at her ever-swelling stomach.

“Well then let's get to work on naming him!” Gabi piped up.

“Yeah, I’m sure we could find something if we all put our heads together.” Falco added.

“Name!” Heidi cheered.

Levi was happy. He was at peace and content. He had a wife and children. That was something he would have called you crazy for saying he’d have just ten years ago. Now here he was. Everything finally made sense. This was where he was always meant to be. No one knew what would face the Ackerman-Hart-Grice-Baun family next but whatever happened they’d face it together. As a family. Levi was a husband and father and he was okay with that. It made him happy.