Reiner Braun x Reader You came to Mitras University to disappear into a life that did not know you yet. New dorm. New city. New people. A version of yourself no one could compare to the girl you used to be. But the past has a cruel way of surviving distance. There is the childhood you do not speak of, the almost-love you never knew how to name, and the memories that still know exactly where to touch you. Mitras was supposed to be a place untouched by all of it, until you realise the life you ran toward and the life you ran from are already tangled together. You wanted a fresh start. What you get is the past, waiting for you under a different sky. ᯓ★ˎˊ˗ᯓ★ˎˊ˗ᯓ★ˎˊ˗ᯓ★ˎˊ˗ᯓ★ˎˊ˗ᯓ★ˎˊ˗ᯓ★ˎˊ˗ᯓ★ˎˊ˗ᯓ COVER ART CREDIT: Special thanks to @mangaarts69 on Instagram and TikTok for the beautiful artwork featured on this cover. I'm so grateful you took the time to draw this for me. If you haven't already, please check out her page, she's an incredibly talented artist, and her sketches deserve all the love!

Nepenthe (neh-PEN-thee) (n.) something that induces forgetfulness of sorrow or eases pain. _________________________________________ A girl from a small town in the middle of nowhere decides to pursue herself in an Architecture major. She gets a scholarship in New York City and decides to take a leap of faith to go. "Everyone here is so rude." She gets herself involved in a sultry situation that involves an Art major. She finds out that the guy loves nothing but detail, he soon starts chipping away at her hard façade like a piece of prized marble.

A new apartment was supposed to mean a clean slate. You didn't plan on inheriting two roommates, a whole friend group, and a boy who watches you like you're a question he's afraid to ask. The people you meet feel close, too close, bound by something they don't talk about and change the subject to avoid. But Jean Kirstein is different. He keeps his distance, guarded and sharp, yet somehow you keep running into the version of him he doesn't show anyone else. Not on purpose. Not at first. Late-night hang-outs, unexplained tension, and the sense that everyone is holding their breath around you pull you deeper into things you were never supposed to notice. And while you try to build your own new beginning, you can't shake the feeling that this group's past is catching up to all of you. Because starting over is easy, until the past you didn't want to remember existing starts looking you in the eyes. Especially when those eyes belong to Jean.

𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐍 𝐗 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 "𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠." 𝐀 𝐙𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐔 ⋆ ˚｡ ⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡ ⋆ You were born after the world ended. Raised in the ruins, trained by your father to shoot, run, and survive. Then you meet them. Three survivors from Titan Industry on a mission to rescue their captured friends from a dangerous organization. They need your help to get there and in return they agreed to take you to Titan Industry, where a man named Dr. Grisha Jaeger might be able to turn your immunity into a cure. But the road through what's left of humanity is long and crawling with the infected - and not all monsters are born from the virus. Somewhere between bloodshed and trust, Armin Arlert becomes the first person to look at you like you're more than the cure inside your veins. And when the line between saving the world and saving each other starts to blur, he'll have to choose which one is worth the cost. ⋆ ˚｡ ⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡ ⋆ TW: nsfw content, blood, trauma, death, zombies -all characters belong to Hajime Isayama-

You moved to Marley away from home. You needed a breather from your past life and are in need of something new. Your long distance best friend Pieck Finger who lives in Marley convinced you to move in with her. One night she takes you to go with her to a popular Halloween Festival near by. As you walk through the small park, a tall scare actor scares you so bad you scream. Little do you know that scare actor's name is Jean Kirstein and he is going to be a big part of your new life in Marley.

"It started with comfort. It ended with him being the only thing that could break me." When Jean Kirstein and Eren Yeager move back to Shingashina from their studies in Amsterdam, you're a wreck. Freshly heartbroken, barely functioning, and definitely not ready to see the two men who've shaped your life: Eren, your brother, and Jean, his best friend, practically family. Jean's cocky, tattooed, too good with his hands, and the kind of person your brother always warned you about. And yet, when he's the only one who can help you navigate this mess, you can't ignore the way his presence unsettles you. Protective, attentive, and impossibly close, he reaches for you when you fall apart, and suddenly the line between care and something more blurs. He promised no feelings and he lied. {˙⋆✮rankings} 1 in #yearner 10/11/25 1 in #kirstein 10/11/25 12 in #shingekinokiojin 26/11/25 7 in #jeankirstein 5/12/25 1 in #jeankirschtein 10/12/25 17 in #attackontitan 4/03/26 (slight substacne abuse, smut, violence)

{Rewritten} You thought this Christmas would be perfect. The city sparkled with lights; carols drifted through the streets made everything feel magical. But then it all fell apart. In an instant the warmth vanished, leaving you cold and alone, right in the middle of the bustling city. Your chest ached, your heart felt ripped out and the question kept looping in your mind; what just happened? Meeting Jean Kirstein, the new starting quarterback, you thought that would just be another person added to your friend group. But the closer he gets, the sooner you realized that there's something more to him that keeps pulling you in. Is it because he's a new face? Or is this feeling more underlying with a different feeling than what you expect. Jean x Fem Reader Modern AU in college, no titan powers Not my art!! Couldn't find the original artist for the cover.

"𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚, 𝒊'𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏, 𝒊'𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆" You and Eren Jaeger live in completely different worlds, but when you volunteered to organize the famous Paradis University Spring Festival, you never imagined that the campus's heartthrob would find you sobbing on the sidewalk outside the local convenience store in the middle of the night. When he offers to help organize the festival if you help him pass his historiography course, a secret alliance begins between two people who couldn't be more different. Started: May 18, 2025

{ Jean Kirstein x fem! Y/N } || Modern AOT AU Your life is in shambles. Your relationship with your boyfriend Jared is hanging on by a thread ever since he moved to New Eldia to pursue a career in music. After one of the most grueling semesters you've endured throughout the entirety of your college career, you have one thing to look forward to- moving to Marley City. With a new degree in biology, a job working in a research lab one of the most prestigious universities in the country under your belt, and a chance to live a life you've only ever imagined in the city that never sleeps- you know you have to take charge of your life before you lose your last shred of humanity. You move into a run-down 2 bed/1bath apartment in the heart of the Marley district, expecting a girl your age to occupy the other bedroom based on what the leasing company told you. Instead, a tall 22 year old man appears in your apartment, and you don't need your degree to tell that you guys are polar opposites. You're a bright, diligent, 4.0+ GPA scholar with dreams of getting into an M.D/PhD program. An introverted homebody at heart with a close circle and a closed off heart. A self-proclaimed nerd with a knack for the finer things in life like cheap moscato, obscure coffee shops, and long days sunbathing with a book in hand and headphones on. He's an attractive narcissist who only cares about going out and fooling around with anyone and anything that distracts him from his dreary job at a small investment banking firm. Sassy and reckless with an overly nonchalant attitude that makes your blood boil. Two opposing forces, one unit in the big city. Only the universe knows what apartment 215 has in store for you. ⋅˚₊‧ ୨୧ ‧₊˚ 18+, dark content mentioned so please heed any trigger warnings and read at your own risk! Crossposted to AO3 -- "apt. 215 { Jean Kirstein x Reader - Modern AU }" by itsthebeehere