Attack on Titan x Reader [Oneshots]

Reckless [Jean x Reader]

He was drawn to her in a way that he couldn't truly comprehend.

She was beautiful, but not conventional so. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul; and along with everybody else, Jean was captivated by the way she so fiercely embraced her life, despite the uncertainty of what the future would bring. She wasn't perfect. That much he could vouch for, considering how he could easily list all her flaws off the top of his mind.

But yet, he was completely vulnerable when it came to her.

The moment he realised that he had fallen for her; it was a sudden epiphany that made him feel like the universe had come to a halt and the only thing he could process was the rapid pounding of his heart in his chest.

The stars were shining down upon him as he stared into the expanse of the night sky, and as he thought of her again, he couldn't help but let a small smile grace his features.

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He sighed out in content as he lay on the grass, doing nothing but savor the peacefulness of the moment. It had been a long day. Training had been tough and he had to deal with both Connie and Sasha during dinner too. The only solace he had was being able to see her throughout the day.

"It's nice out here, isn't it?"

"[Name]?!" Jean shot up into a sitting position when he heard her voice.

"Sorry," she chuckled. "I didn't mean to scare you."

"It's alright..." He mumbled, unconsciously reaching up to touch his hair. "What are you doing here?"

He watched as she sat down beside him, holding her knees against her chest. "I like coming here when I need some time alone. It's a nice place to think about stuff."

"The training grounds? Really?"

The expression of distaste on his face made her laugh.

"You associate this place with training too much," she said. "I think everyone does, too. They all avoid this place like plague whenever we don't have to train. It's such a pity that no one really notices how beautiful it can be here..."

"...You really are something else," he mumbled, staring at her with adoration in his eyes – something she didn't notice because of the dark.

"I hope you mean that in a good way, Jean. If not, we're going to have a problem here."

"What? You think you can take me on in a fight?"

"I know I can." She told him. "You always let me win anyways..."

Jean paused as he open his mouth to speak. Has he really been doing that? Well, it was true that he could never bring himself to hurt her; but was he really being so obvious about it?

"Ah... you noticed?"

"I notice everything."

He scoffed and asked haughtily. "Oh really now? Like what?"

"Like maybe... the fact that you like me...?"

"What?!" His cheeks were aflame and his default reaction was to be defensive about it. "W-What makes you think that?"

"I'm not dense, Jean. I see the way you look at me, and you treat me different from everyone else too. You're always looking out for me and taking special care of me... if you don't like me like that, then... you must be a perv."

"...Watch it..."

She laughed and turned to look at him, her mirth dying out into the night.

"I like you too, you know."