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.

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.

Two lost brushes finally make their way onto the same canvas...what will they make? Lingering tinges of hurt & heartache prompt you to take Sina University with haste. All that is familiar has been left behind, and the only companions with you are your brushes. Blending in was the plan, but almost instantly you get tangled in the web of a close knit group - a family of sorts. Some members are nicer than others, but one in particular vexes you almost as much as he intrigues you. Many say it's his nature, but is it truly? You didn't think you cared to find out. Disclaimer: This is an aot college fanfic therefore, it is entirely fanon. I will be molding the characters to fit the narrative I hope to get across. The characters originate from the Attack on Titan series, written by Hajime Isayama. TW: Dark content will be discussed. I will insert warnings at the top of each chapter. This is going to be a mature, slow burn so buckle up. P.S: This is all in good fun. I enjoy writing and attack on titan so i'm colliding the two worlds.

Going to a university far from home where no one knows you and instantly making friends with the elite seemed like a good idea at the time. After finding yourself in drama and bad situations and of course, catching the eye of the infamous playboy eren jaeger, things begin to take a turn for the worst. ❧ set in college, all characters 18+, no titan powers, set in normal world. smut. content for 18+. talk about drugs and sex. talk of SA/ SA action. drug use warning. talk of stress eating disorder. talk of suicide and suicidal action. talk about death and killing. DV/violence scenes. reader discretion is advised. enjoy. cover art credit to: lunarells !! please do not ask to translate/repost my work!!

"𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚, 𝙞'𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙." ▶︎ •၊၊||၊|။|||| | [eren x fem reader] in a world where everything is viewed by you as pointless and gray, where everyone walks through you like a shadow of invisibility, you don't see the point of what life can be. your past and present haunts you with every moment you breathe, wake, and sleep. you crave solitude and connection all at once, but you know you'll never receive either. hopeless, wanting, longing, illicitly. so what happens when the boy who returns to paradis to attend your university, notices you in a way that you hadn't thought about being seen before, and wants to show you that there's more to everything than just the bleak and shuddering familiarity you've always known. all the while carrying a soul buried beneath its own unspoken wreckage. two people, roaming the living world with halves of a restless heart, aching to become whole again. will either of you make it out of the blur of the silent and pounding torment, and reach for the light of new beginnings- or will everything remain the same, no matter how much you dream? note: warning for when reading. DARK. CONTENT. there are lots of triggering topics (chapters always include warnings). a slow-burn? i post every 10 to 17 days. also, long chapters. good rankings <3: #1 - radiohead 8/9/25 (& 11/8/25)

the summer where it all happened. what was supposed to be just another summer vacation turns into a whirlwind of secrets, shifting feelings, and unexpected moments. a group of friends rents a beach house for the season, the mix of old memories and new dynamics brings tensions to the surface. for y/n, everything's complicated by the quiet tension between reiner, their surprisingly intense roommate, and jean, the flirty friend who's always been around. as relationships are tested, unspoken feelings begin to surface, and the lines between friendship and something more blur in ways no one saw coming. with the summer sun casting long shadows, y/n will have to navigate the messy space between love, friendship, and the kind of change that only happens when the waves are crashing in the background. TW: VAPING, SUGGESTIVE CONTENT ctto of the thumbnail.

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

[Jean Kirstein x Reader ] 𝙠𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚.𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 [2] 12/31/2022 @ 11:59 pm... 𝙆. 𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮. 𝙞 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪. - 𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭-𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. You thought you could outrun it-grief that gnawed at your ribs, memories you never let yourself name, the pieces of yourself you left behind in Stohess. You told yourself a new city, a new program, a new you would be enough. You arrive at Trost State University with a scholarship and a dream. and for the first time in years, you almost believe the universe is offering you a reprieve-that you've finally outrun the past. Until the gallery. Until the painting. Reds layered so thick they bleed- Carmine, like the ache of things unsaid. Crimson, like promises carved into your skin. Burgundy, like secrets that rot when you hold them too long. Scarlet, like the warmth of a nickname you swore you'd buried. Reds like recognition. Reds like a voice you haven't heard in three years. And standing beneath them-eyes shadowed, mouth set- K. Only now, he has a name: Jean Kirstein.

Arriving at the University of Eldia in the great city of modern Trost, you meet an enthralling group of people. Each member leaves an impression on you, but not the way the infamous Eren Jaeger does. Being far from home makes you realize just how way in over your head you actually are. ❁CW: Reader discretion is advised, Topics such as drugs, sex, violence, domestic violence, and suicide will be covered throughout this story. (More warnings included within necessary chapters) ❁SLOWBURN ❁Cover art cr: @EnvieP1 on twitter