[ On the grand list of 'things for which Levi was unprepared', Petra's elongated reaction—and subsequent hug—were perhaps right at the very top. Levi's body stiffens a bit; his shoulders go tense and he makes a noise in the back of his throat that's something of a shocked, yet tolerant, 'tch'. Still, he's not completely affronted by her actions—it's kind of nice, actually, if he thinks about it, although in brief. At the very least, he knows she's clean—so she gets a pass, you know, for now. The inevitable horror of her realization of her own death also softens Levi's reaction just a bit, even if it could go unnoticed.
It takes him a moment to register her words as he's adjusting himself from one foot to the other for a second—reaching with one hand after a few more seconds and patting at her back gently. That's what one does, right? Fuck, it's been a long enough time since he's deliberately stuck around someone who's begun to cry. Petra is not someone he's going to walk away from. ]
Ral. [ He uses her last name only to try to break her out of whatever cycle of thought she's trapped herself in; it's not quite as harsh as it could be when it comes from his mouth. Still, he's being awkward as all fuck. A+ comforting skills, Levi.
After a few more moments, as though in an effort to reassure her that he's not entirely angry with her reaction—she can't help it and he knows that, but his own discomfort manifests itself in irritation much more quickly than it winds its way down into logic—he's reaching with his other arm to wrap it around her and hug her properly in return. ]
aaaahhhhh u///u levi was so unprepared for this
It takes him a moment to register her words as he's adjusting himself from one foot to the other for a second—reaching with one hand after a few more seconds and patting at her back gently. That's what one does, right? Fuck, it's been a long enough time since he's deliberately stuck around someone who's begun to cry. Petra is not someone he's going to walk away from. ]
Ral. [ He uses her last name only to try to break her out of whatever cycle of thought she's trapped herself in; it's not quite as harsh as it could be when it comes from his mouth. Still, he's being awkward as all fuck. A+ comforting skills, Levi.
After a few more moments, as though in an effort to reassure her that he's not entirely angry with her reaction—she can't help it and he knows that, but his own discomfort manifests itself in irritation much more quickly than it winds its way down into logic—he's reaching with his other arm to wrap it around her and hug her properly in return. ]
Are you disagreeing with me?