At Paradis University, power is inherited. Behind wrought iron gates and ivy draped stone, the children of senators, CEOs, and old money dynasties sharpen their smiles like weapons. The football team reigns like modern day titans. Social groups function as kingdoms. Every party is a battlefield disguised in silk and champagne. Y/N was born into it. Heir to generational wealth. Daughter of a family whose name opens doors before she even knocks. Raised in rooms where influence is currency and weakness is fatal. She knows how to play the game. She just didn't expect to want something real. Reiner Braun is everything Paradis rewards. The golden boy, commanding, and adored. Being with him feels effortless. Safe. Like stepping into a future already approved by everyone watching. Jean Kirstein is not. He stands at the edge of rooms, observing. Calculating. Unmoved by reputation. He doesn't bow to legacy - not hers, not anyone's. And that makes him dangerous. What begins as a careless kiss during a spin-the-bottle game spirals into something neither of them can control. Stolen moments become heated confrontations. Jealous glances turn into quiet wars. Desire becomes something sharper. Something territorial. At Paradis, nothing stays private. Every hallway whispers. Every party remembers. And when love collides with pride, legacy, and loyalty, the fallout is never small. Anonymous campus accounts track every hookup, every fight, every fall from grace. Paparazzi linger outside charity galas and away games, waiting for a scandal worth selling. One photo can crown you. One rumor can ruin you. The walls have eyes. Because behind the walls of Paradis University, even heirs can burn. And when desire turns into devotion The rumbling is inevitable.

𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨. 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙. ₊ ˚ ✩ ｡˚ ˚☽ Childhood best friends. Addiction. And a love that refused to give up - even when everything else did. You and Jean have known each other since you were ten. Through scraped knees, late-night talks, and growing up side by side, he quietly fell in love with you - the girl always just out of reach. Then senior year changes everything. You grow distant. The drinking starts. The bruises follow. And no matter how hard Jean tries, you keep pushing him away... until one day, you leave town without a real goodbye, breaking both your friendship and his heart. Years later, you return home after your mother's death, claiming you've changed - sober, stronger, ready to start over. But healing isn't simple. Old wounds reopen, and when you begin to spiral again, Jean finds himself stepping back into the role he never truly left - the one person who refuses to give up on you, even when you give up on yourself. Some people walk into your life and leave. Others stay... even when everything falls apart. ₊ ˚ ✩ ｡˚ ˚☽ heavy themes/topics 18+

As fate collides, you are pulled back into the orbit of your brother Connie's inner circle, bringing two magnetic forces to rival for your attention. You're torn between the duty you owe towards your brother and the boys who struggle against each other for your heart - and they aren't following the rules laid out. Innermost: something located furthest inside; your most private and deepest feelings. It signifies a hidden depth - the secrecy of heartfelt intimacy. Updates on Thursdays Contains explicit content! COVER DESIGNED + MADE BY @kuraseczlipse !!! All character's owned by Hajime Isayama

you wanted to run away from it. so you did. you transferred to St. Peter's Trost University. 2 hours away from home. 2 hours away from memories that keep you wake at night. 2 hours away from when you last saw your sister. you randomly moved into an apartment and ran into your old best friend from elementary school, sasha braus. who ended up having a roommate who was the complete opposite of the ray of sunshine. you meet more than just her. you meet the entire friend group and a lucky boy who you thought was the one for you. he sweet. kind. pretty to look at. what was there to complain about but what happens when your eyes wander a little from the pretty view into the darkness that sees no end? jean kirstein. what you didn't know that he wasn't just all darkness and a complete asshole to his friends. he was the person you never thought you needed. he became someone you knew was irreplaceable. ---- I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE AOT CHARACTERS. enjoy:) awards: #2 sashabraus- 4/18/26 #2 jeanxreader- 4/25/26

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?"

Jean Kirstein has no interest in girls. He'd tried dating and found himself often bored before the end of the evening. Competing for captain of The University of Trost's lacrosse team, there is no shortage of women available to him but he'd rather be on the field. Unfortunately for him, it's the off season. (Y/N), however, found herself feigning ignorance about her desire to love deeply and be loved even deeper. After her first day at college, her hopes for the school year diminished greatly until she grew to know Jean. ----------------- This is a slow burn. A sloooooooow burn. This story will also cover graphic topics including but not limited to suicide, death, drugs, alcohol, grief, sex, eating disorders, and mental illness. I do not own the cover art, I could not find a source so if you know, please tell me! I do not own Attack On Titan or any of its' characters.

"𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚." he declares with a defiant huff. You look at him, admitting, "𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺? 𝘪'𝘮 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦." Jean raises an eyebrow. "𝘼 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘, 𝙝𝙪𝙝?" "𝘈𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺," you reply. He glances down at you, "𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙬𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜" ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ׂ╰┈➤ While working at Sawn and Beans cafe, yn meets the famous Sasha Braus. As Sasha introduces yn to her friends, she finds herself drawn to a mullet-headed boy named Jean who swore to himself to not let anyone in and that love brings nothing but betrayal. He has made it his mission to push everyone away, but yn, a hopeless romantic with a heart full of kindness, which happens to be everything Jean hates... just can't seem to stay away from her. What unfolds when Sasha's and yns worlds collide? - Set in modern world slow burn!!!! like crazy slow burn.... Everyone is 18+ college au ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*･ fanart creds: kama_moto - 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 ⋆˚✿˖° #1 ᴊᴇᴀɴxʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ 12/18/24 #2 ᴇʀᴇɴᴊᴇᴀɢᴇʀ 6/23/25 All characters besides the ones i've created all belong to the manga artist of attack on titan, Hajime Isayama.

𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐉𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐗 𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙖𝙪 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡. 𝙃𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙬. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚. 𝐓𝐖: 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙨𝙢𝙪𝙩, 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙝𝙤𝙡, 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩,18+, 𝙚𝙩𝙘

Jean Kirstein friends to lovers slow burn. In your senior year of high school, your best friend went missing without a trace and you were the last person to see her before she disappeared, making you the prime suspect. Two years later, you return to your hometown to start your sophomore year of college and run into a face you never thought you would see again, Eren Jaeger. Assimilating into his group of friends, you realize just how connected the world truly is. With the two-year anniversary off your friend's disappearance nearing close, you begin to question loyalties within Eren's friends. Near the anniversary of your friend's disappearance, another person goes missing and you, once again, were the last person to be seen with them. Were you just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or are you not as innocent as you propose... A certain mullet-headed friend of yours is fully convinced of your innocence, enough to help you bring justice to your friends who have disappeared. DISCLAIMER: Y/N is an unreliable narrator and often lies to herself. The truth of a lot of things rests within other POVs that are not Y/N's. This does not mean Y/N is lying all the time, it just means that this fic will require a lot of thinking, which may not be everyone's cup of tea. This story will not be a romance-oriented fic, it is a mystery plot with a romance sub-plot. Not affiliated with Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama.