Coming back to Trost for college should've felt like a fresh start. Instead, Y/N finds herself tangled in old memories, unfinished feelings, and people who see her differently than she sees herself. Between quiet nights in the library, parties that blur too easily into mistakes, and the weight of secrets no one wants to admit out loud, she learns that growing up isn't clean or kind. It's messy. It hurts. And sometimes, the people you least expect are the ones who keep you standing. ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔ Bertholdt Hoover x Reader (18+ Will contain Angst, Smut, Drugs, and other Dark & Sensitive topics.) Slow burn-college romance🐋 date started: • 08/26/25

‧₊˚༊ ┊y/n has never had it easy. after her horrible father walked out, the already fragile bond with her mother snapped completely. getting sent to a new school is just another punishment. until she meets armin, the quiet boy, with kind eyes. what starts out as just a simple friendship grows into something much deeper over the years, the two of them becoming inseparable as time goes on. but everything changes on that day. and when she needs armin the most, he lets her down. y/n is left with a shattered heart, and a hatred she never thought she'd feel for the boy she once trusted most. years later, fate intervenes. but as memories begin to resurface, so do the wounds. can a bond once broken be rebuilt? or are some scars too deep to heal? ⸝⸝ cross-posted on ao3 !! - vzvenus ⸝⸝

𝅄⠀࿙࿚ ︶ ⠀♱⠀ ︶ ࿙࿚ 𝅄 ꒰ 𝐃eep in suburban grime stands your gloomy apartment complex, unceremoniously slotted in a dodgy neighbourhood. It's a temporary living arrangement while you attend college, picking up small part-time jobs to keep yourself afloat. The area is mundane, and perhaps the weather is a bit miserable at times, but you don't seem to mind. 𝐘et, you can't seem to shake the unsettling feeling that trails behind you, one that is only heightened when a bizarre string of murders occurs throughout your usually quiet area, seemingly all having a specific connection to your apartment building. After colliding paths with a few... unsavoury faces, you're determined to get to the bottom of whatever the hell is happening, and you might just capture a couple of hearts along the way. ꒱ 𝅄⠀࿙࿚ ︶ ⠀♱⠀ ︶ ࿙࿚ 𝅄 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐘𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀 𝐗 𝐅𝐄𝐌! 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 .ᐟ - may also contain other slenderverse characters.

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.

"𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬?" - 𝐊. 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐠𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨: This story is Slowburn, follows a couple of months after the epilogue and is accurate/realistic. WARNING: My writing style is very detailed, so if you aren't into detailed writing, please either leave or skip scenes. Please don't leave comments regarding my very detailed writing. ──────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────── 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐢𝐧 "𝐏𝐭: 𝟎 - 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨" 𝐔𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞: Every Saturday - Anytime Every Wednesday - Anytime 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: 45k votes by August 5th

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

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 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: -

𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗡/𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗨 "𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤... 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩... 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦... '𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵..." in which a former soldier turned bodyguard and his high-profile client navigate a relationship that begins with cold professionalism and grows into something undeniably intimate. What starts as a connection defined by duty and distance slowly becomes a quiet, emotional bond-so gradual and subtle that neither can pinpoint exactly when it shifted, but both can feel its weight pressing between them. she has secrets, deep ones. but so does he, never letting anyone fully in but with each other? things are different warnings//mature language, drug & alcohol use, nsfw, abuse, violence, m!rder, suicide, depression and more

John "Soap" MacTavish has hated you since the very first day you arrived on base and joined their Task Force. You argue all the time, and one day, it pushes Captain Price to his absolute limit. He sends you both away to an isolated cabin in the woods for a week in hopes you can put aside your differences and bond. Will it work? Or will you two just end up hating each other even more? This is a enemies to lovers fan fiction featuring Soap and you, the reader. It will be a slow burn, and Soap is going to be extremely rude to you for a while. The reader does go by the callsign "States" and has a slight background story, but it's not super important to the storyline.