𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 ─┈ In desperate search of solace, wearing two losses on your hands like thick textured gloves, you arrive at Trost State University in an attempt to live out a dream you once shared with someone dear. There, eating off the bone of sheer chance, your present is greeted by your past, and you find your life intertwining with a group of close-knit friends. Lingering in their shadows, close behind, is an art student named Jean Kirstein, with a cold exterior, heavy-bagged eyes, and unpredictable behavior. It's not long before your heads clash, but what happens when your hearts begin to do the same? 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 aot college au. 18+. dark content. check all trigger warnings. intended only for mature audiences. read at your own risk. an absolute slow burn so if you're gonna complain, don't read!! i am not accepting translations!! cover art credit - bearbrickjia ☆﹕ good rankings﹒✷︵ #1 jeankirstein 1.16.24 #1 shingeki 8.12.24 #1 jeanxreader 3.5.25 #1 attackontitanfanfiction 3.12.25 #1 jean 5.1.25 #1 college au 8.24.25 ෆ

It's your last year of university, and only one capstone project stands between you and graduation- and as long as life doesn't give you the most arrogant, annoying, egotistical bastard in the history of the planet as your partner, then you'll be okay. Life has a funny sense of humor. . #1 in collegeau (September 2022) #1 in aot (October 2023) #1 in snk (March 2025) Rated mature for eventual smut. Read at your own discretion.

𝗸𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗨 "𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘤 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦...𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶" in which two 3rd year college students who are in the same friend circle go from having a charged yet tentative relationship to something bordering on emotional intimacy so quiet and slow it feels like breathing. Constant, unnoticed by others, but impossibly heavy between them. how? because of a walk home. warnings//mature language, drug & alcohol use, nsfw, family issues, abuse, violence, mental health, suicide, self harm, eating disorders, relationship problems, and more cross-posted on ao3 : ymirsonly

In search of stillness, you leave Marley behind. Bruised feet, frayed dreams, and all. You land at Paradis University with a ballet scholarship and baggage you never unpacked. There, among paint-stained hands and late-night smoke breaks, you find yourself entangled in the lives of a tightly knit group of students, each carrying their own cracks. At the center of it all is Jean Kirstein: sharp-tongued, cigarette-breathed, and hiding more than he lets on. You're discipline. He's chaos. But the line between stage and studio starts to blur, and what begins as friction might just become a kind of art in itself.

𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙟𝙖𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙖𝙪 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 *art by blustock_

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 . . . sophomore year of college holds things you never thought the universe would choose you to experience. you find yourself strolling this long and winding road without the one person who was supposed to guide you through everything, but with your chosen family-- a group of loud-mouthed friends who wouldn't dare let you lose yourself again. Though, a new-found face with a troubled past has made his way into your life, and your friend group, and the constant weight of heavy baggage on his shoulders makes him hard to get to-- all he has to do is warm up to the idea of being loved.

[𝐉𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐗 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑] [𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐔] (y/n)'s reputation for being daring and 'promiscuous' is often portrayed as affluent, arrogant, and self-centred, causing those to wonder if there's more to her than meets the eye or if she's just putting on a facade. (y/n) finds herself drawn in by an irresistible dare, leading to Jean Kirstein, who is typically reserved, finding himself entangled in her world. Jean Kirstein is a quiet and solitary individual, often seen clutching a sketchbook, who prefers to avoid getting involved in any unnecessary drama. However, everything changes when he unexpectedly becomes the focal point of a mysterious game that unfolds around him. "It is through the destruction of our hearts that we come to truly appreciate the inherent beauty that exists within the world." 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟖𝐭𝐡 '𝟐𝟑 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: -

- 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞'𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭. [chapters 1-4 rewritten in april 2022] jean kirstein x fem! reader. slow burn. modern au. fluff, angst, smut. trigger warnings posted in chapters. 18+ (explicit language, mentions of death/grief, implied mentions of suicidal thoughts, implied mentions of abuse, nsfw, violence, etc.) enjoy.

[Jean Kirstein x Reader] College AU ╔══ ❀•°❀°•❀ ══╗ For twelve long years, she has fought against Jean Kirstein, the brilliant, insufferable academic rival who seems to always be one step ahead. Their rivalry is a quiet storm, the kind that brews in classrooms and library corners, sharp words and silent glances exchanged across chalkboards. She has never needed anyone, least of all him, until now. Desperate to pass Calculus, a subject she has long avoided, she swallows her pride and turns to him for help. It's not easy, surrendering to a man who knows her every weakness, her every flaw, and yet, as they spend late nights in the glow of desk lamps, something shifts between them. In the space between lessons and equations, an unexpected friendship is born-fragile at first, like the delicate curve of an unsolved formula. But as the days pass, it grows, complicated and tender, until the lines between competition and affection blur. [Caution] Drugs, smoking, cursing, ect

Y/n used to have a future. Once upon a time, there were dreams of stages, spotlights, and cheers - until a single injury shattered all of it. Now? She's barely hanging onto college, drowning in grades, and doing her best to push the world away before it leaves her first. Jean Kirstein wasn't supposed to stick around. Annoying, persistent, and impossible to shake, he shows up when Y/n least wants anyone to. But sometimes the wrong people slip through the cracks, and sometimes the heart can't tell the difference between a lifeline and a hook. This isn't just a love story. This is a story about a boy who let the light in a girl's dark world, flickering where she never thought it could glow again.