Attack On Titan: One Shots + Headcanons

Admiration (Knight! Jean x Royal! Reader)

(A/N: BESTIES !! 🥺 PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD WRITE FOR CONNIE!! Give me inspo for my best boi 😩💗)
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Jean Kirschtein was a strong young knight in the Paradis Island.

His hands were always rough and calloused from knight work, his hair grew longer to his neck like a mullet because he never gave much thought to his appearance, his facial hair started to grow, adding to his scary knight appearance.

He was the personal knight of the Duke of Paradis' daughter. Lady Y/N.

There were many things the knight admired about his lady.

He admired her elegant, angelic look to her, on the night he met her and became knighted by her.

And he admired her silky soft skin that he got to feel when he kissed her hands on the night of his knighthood. It deeply contrasted to Jean's own appearance and skin.

And when he followed her back to her residence that night, "I don't need a knight" she muttered under her breath.

Jean simply glanced at her, but kept his silence. Ah yes, the resilience of Lady Y/N. She was known for being adamant on her independence despite 2 assassination attempts on her.

Jean admired her resilience if anything.

But there was so much more Jean learnt to admire about Lady Y/N. Month after month, he discovered something new he loved about her.

Today, he leaned against the tree in lady Y/N's personal garden, as he watched her read a book under the shade of the tree.

She adorned a ditsy floral long dress that complimented her skin wonderfully in Jean's opinion. His lady had to be the most beautiful lady in the kingdom.

He remembered how his lady had asked for his opinion on the dress this morning.

"Do you like my dress Sir Jean?" his lady asked when he entered her room that morning, reporting for duty. He watched as her assistants tied silky ribbons in her hair, matching the floral prints of her dress.

The dress hugged her figure beautifully, the floral prints making her look like an angel from above. Jean truly believed she was his angel. He gulped as he took in her mesmerising figure.

He was too embarrassed to express his opinion, but his lady knew him very well.

She quickly dismissed her assistants and ushered him towards her. "Do not be afraid to express your opinion to me sir Jean!" she said, standing up and twirling to show off her dress.

He slowly approached her while she was twirling, he gently laid his large hand on her shoulder to make her stop. "Huh?" she said as she looked up at his 6'2 figure in confusion.

His hands went to her delicate styled hair, tightening the silk ribbon wrapped around her hair, she simply looked up at him with big eyes as he fixed it.

He admired her beautiful eyes.

Jean couldn't help but smile at her adorable she was, he also couldn't help but tell her "you look beautiful m'lady"

She looked back at him with a sweet smile, beaming in joy. "You mean it ?"

"I always do m'lady"

But he was took out of his thoughts of this morning when he heard a grumble. He momentarily looked alarmed before realising it was his own stomach grumbling. Oh crap, he must've forgotten to eat before he joined his lady in her garden.

He turned to look at her only to see she was already looking at him with a displeased look.

"I'm sorry for the disturbance my lady I-"

"You forgotten to eat again Sir Jean? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day you know!" she said, discarding her book, putting her hands on her hips mocking anger.

He couldn't help but smile at her. He always admired the way Lady Y/N made sure her workers were fed and slept well. He was glad to know he was included in her sweet care.

"Well then? Come on sir Jean! We need to go get some food in you!" his lady said walking up to him eagerly, grabbing his large rough hand, with her much smaller soft ones, guiding him to the castle's kitchen.

"Please don't bother yourself with my well being m'lady I will-"

"Nonsense!" she cut him off, momentarily stopping at the entrance of the castle, "after all, how will my knight protect me if he is not fully energised with food?" she teased with a glint of humour in her beautiful eyes.

He knew she was simply teasing him, but it still stirred something in him, he suddenly felt motivated by her words, he wanted to be the best for his lady.

That's another thing he admired about her. How only she could motivate him so well.

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Soon it was afternoon, and he was stuck with stupid knight Eren.

"Yer in love Jean boy" Eren teased, "I know the difference between a knight loyal to his monarch, and a man in love with a woman" he said in a hushed voice

Jean didn't want to think about it in that way. Simply because it hurt him. He was simply a man from a low caste who worked his way up to a knight. He would never be allowed to love or marry his lady.

"Shut up Jaeger! Of course you know the difference, after all you're in love with Lady Mikasa!" Jean retaliated, sending the brunette knight into a frenzy of denial.

He simply sighed as he turned his attention away from Jaeger and looked towards Lady Mikasa and his lady Y/N, who were a bit further away from them, planting more marigolds in his lady's garden.

He thought about Jaeger's words, and he thought about his heartbeat everytime he saw his lady.

He sighed in defeat.

Maybe in another life.