There's a wing in the Arlert Library filled with things in jars-flowers, insects, fragments of bones. No one looks at them anymore. They just sit there, arranged and labelled, surviving only because someone decided they were worth keeping. Eren would tilt one toward the light, watching how the liquid bends around what's left inside. He wouldn't break it; he'd just want to understand the stillness. Jean would stand there too long, tracing the labels as if names could keep things alive. Maybe that's what we all do-press our palms against the glass, breathe fog onto the surface, and preserve what still holds pieces of us. Start date: 31/10/2025 End date: ?

(Jean x fem! reader) Three years ago, you left Paradis Cove behind-along with your sketchbook, your friends, and the pieces of yourself that shattered after Carla's death. Now you're back, pulled home by something you can't quite name and surrounded by the people you never stopped missing. Eren is quieter. Jean won't meet your eyes. And the beach house feels like it's been holding its breath since the day you walked out. As summer unfolds, memories resurface like driftwood-half-buried, sharp around the edges. Late-night bonfires, tangled friendships, grief that lingers like smoke, and something unspoken simmering beneath it all. This isn't just a summer reunion. It's a reckoning. And maybe-just maybe-a chance to become someone new.

"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 (slight substacne abuse, smut, violence)

𝙟𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙭 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙪 (ON HOLD -sorry guys ily, will come back soon!! :) 𝐀𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐲/𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡-𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥. 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐯𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧.. cover art credits: @xhealer_ on TikTok TW: d

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

(Name) and Jean hated each other, almost as much as Jean hated Eren. They fought just as often as those two boys did, maybe even more so; Verbal disputes during breakfast, fisticuffs on the training field and a mixture of the two at any other given time of day. But you know what they say, hate is a type of love. At least on a very basic level, they are both very intense feelings rooted in the same driving force... Passion. Best Rank #3 - jeanxreader [1/2/2020] #2 - jeankirschtein [8/27/2020] #1 - aotxreader [10/10/2020] #1 - jeanxreader [10/10/2020] #3 - jean [10/12/2020]

~~~ "So, what are you singing tonight? More 'I hate men' songs?" He says with a soft smirk. "Uhmn actually I had a change of heart." I say. "Yeah? Why's that? Did my kiss affect you so bad you wanna sing about it?" He says joking "Okay Mr. Cocky, no I'm not singing about your kiss. So shut up." I say with a scoff. ~~~ She's the lead singer in her band "Her". The band is known for songs of hating men. Her ex boyfriend had changed her whole outlook of men, but one night her band mates Sasha and Connie invited their whole friend group to the gig. That's where she meets Jean Kirstein, an overly confident man... the type she (normally) HATES. Jean Kirstein x reader ⚠️EXPLICIT CONTENT⚠️

You've always been the good one, the disciplined pre-law student from Marley who never colored outside the lines. Years of living under your family's expectations and the shadow of a scandal no one dares mention have taught you to keep your head down and your reputation spotless. So when your eccentric boss offers you a high-paying summer job with the wealthy, untouchable Kirstein family on Paradis Island, it feels like more than just a paycheck. It's an escape. A breath of salt air. Maybe even a chance to find the parts of yourself you've kept locked away. But what starts as a simple gig quickly unravels into something far more dangerous to your plans, your self-control, and your heart. The nights stretch long, the air grows heavy, and Jean Kirstein: the sharp tongued, shamelessly charming heir who seems hell-bent on testing just how disciplined you really are. This summer was meant to be easy. Instead, it just might ruin you in all the best ways.

y/n never expected to be the talk of all campus by being someone's "situationship", let alone the "someone" being Jean Kirstein, the most infuriating and complicated person on campus. But then, one single post on a gossip twitter account made especially for their university, @anontrost, about them, and everyone seems to believe it, for some reason.