niuzao:

levi becomes an even better character when you imagine his cold demeanor not being a result of voluntary detachment but extreme social awkwardness

like picture a former thug trying to learn to fit in with people who grew up in polite society. he probably wears that cravat because he thinks it makes him look more proper or something. also the fact that he tries to tell jokes but theyre 1. toilet humor and 2. his delivery is awful so nobody can tell whether or not hes joking and all he gets are blanks stares and pity laughs

tumblr has 900,000 psas reminding people that hes not a heartless sadist who derives sexual pleasure from kicking eren in the ribcage repeatedly but like. hes also just a huge weirdo. what a weird dude. tell me another joke, levi