You were supposed to leave him behind. The boy who challenged you, competed with you, annoyed you to your very core, until he didn't. Jean Kirstein, your academic rival, your almost-friend, your first love... and the person you left without saying goodbye. You thought distance would make it easier. That burying yourself in ambition, in grief, in survival, would make you forget. But nothing could quite erase the burn he left on your skin, or the look he gave you the night everything fell apart. Now you're back in Paradis. Just for a few months, just long enough to fulfill a promise, to see your friends again, to pretend that the past doesn't hurt anymore. But fate has other plans. Because the first time you see him again... he's not standing. He's broken, quiet, older...and yet everything you once loved still lingers in his eyes. From academic enemies to something impossibly tender and undone, this is a slow-burn story about growing up, losing everything, and finding your way back to the person who always felt like home. "Do you think I have forgotten about you?"

❝ 𝘪𝘧 𝘪 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘪 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦. ❞ ❝ 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘪?❞ ❝𝘯𝘰, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶. ❞ ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ When two opposite sides of a war slowly get involved with each other. Discovering new things together under a tight seal to keep their connection pure, and unharmed until they realize it was built off deception. jean kirstein / fem reader shingeki no kyojin , hajime isayama [originally written janurary of 2021] ఌ︎. cover art creds - @smackthedeviloutofit via instagram 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙧 ᯓ★ #1 in Jean | 6.1.25 #1 in JeanxReader | 4.1.25 #1 in Eldia | 4.27.25 #1 in PorcoGalliard | 5.19.25 #1 in AngstWithNoHappyEnding | 3.18.25 #1 in AttackOnTitan | 6.9.25 #1 in Marley | 8.1.25 #1 in Kirstein | 9.30.25 #1 in JeanKirstein | 11.5.25 #4 in AOTxReader | 8.30.25

(Y/n) is a girl who has a passion for going beyond the walls. Getting that breath of air, getting to see the trees and the endless trail of grass. But of course, there was always something in her way, something that was terrifying. She grew up within Wall Maria with her friends Eren, Mikasa, and Armin. They always stuck together no matter what, shared dreams, shared rough times, and they would cry on each other's shoulders... Little did (y/n) know, that would be ripped from her very own hands. But in the end...There is only one ending, and yet everyone has to say goodbye. ⚠️𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦⚠️ -I did not create these characters - Cover was created by me - Contains strong language - Mature themes