mafia love story — Chapter 3: A Cage of Silence
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With the door locked and the key discarded, Eren resumes his proximity to Levi, his thumb tracing the jagged scar on Levi's jawline to break his resolve. Levi, trembling but eyes sharp with hatred, refuses to speak, forcing Eren to realize that physical threats will not yield the information he craves about the alleyway. Armin remains just outside the heavy door, listening to the muffled sounds of the struggle and struggling with his own moral hesitation regarding Eren's growing obsession. Eren makes the reckless decision to untie one of Levi's hands, intending to offer a drink as a gesture of 'kindness', only for Levi to lash out with an iron-hard strike. The chapter concludes with Levi clutching a shard of the shattered chair leg, successfully forcing a standoff that finally makes Eren take him seriously as a predator rather than a pet.