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.

𓊈 𝙵𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 𝙹𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝙺𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚇 𝙵𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚂𝚔𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛⋆. ୨୧˚⋆ 𓊉 ☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ You leave Marley in the middle of sophomore year, running from a past you refuse to name and a mother you're desperate to forget. Paradis University is meant to be a clean slate, a place where you can pretend and no one knows your scars. That plan falls apart the moment you meet Jean Kirstein. The cocky, infuriating captain of the football team and your friend's worst influence. He manages to get under your skin like no one else, and you swear you'll never fall for someone like him. You hate him. He hates you. Or at least that's what you tell yourself, But between heated arguments there's the unexpected moments of softness, the feelings you can't outrun, until stolen glances turn into late nights, and slowly love finds you where you least expect it. ☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ ⚠︎ Cautions→ Violence, blood, traumas, sexual content, smoking, suicidal thoughts, self harm, mention of abuse and SA, minor characters death 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.

𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐱 𝐅𝐞𝐦!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 - (𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐮) "𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣, 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣." ─── With your past following you like a dark cloud, a fresh start at a different university is exactly what you need. For the first time in your life, you've taken matters into your own hands and granted yourself some much-needed change. Not only does Marley State University offer a great program, but it also gives you people who feel like the functioning family you've always longed for. Of course, you can't get along with everyone-especially not those who don't even make an effort of getting to know you. But maybe there's more to that than just pure arrogance. And yet, old shadows seem to follow you everywhere. Your guilt-tainted heart, always torn and distant, will it finally be set free and find its home? © all rights met . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. (og title: Of Ashes and Honey) This story includes dark and sensitive content, please check all the trigger warnings, which will also be stated at the beginning of the chapter if needed. 18+ - minors, do not interact!! 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 #1 jeanxreader 09.01.25 #1 jeansnk 09.13.25 #1 shingeki 10.01.25 #1 jeankirstein 01.10.26 ₊˚⊹⋆ crossposting on ao3

✿ꕥ°✎ Baseball player Jean x Journalist Reader (modern au) ✿ꕥ°✎ "𝙳𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎, 𝚈/𝙽. 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗." *literally inspired by a fanart by ksenka_ks on Twitter and a One Direction song* •A slight slow burn• {After spending 23 years rooted in the familiar confines of Trost, you find yourself uprooted, embarking on a journey to the bustling metropolis of Maria. Leaving behind the comfort of home, family, and friends, you set your sights on a thriving career in journalism, landing a coveted position at the prestigious sports paper, Shiganshina's Sports Stars. Amidst the hustle and bustle of your new life, fate intervenes when you encounter a familiar face at a baseball game you're covering for your latest article. As you unexpectedly cross paths with someone from your past-this time, not among the crowd, but on the field itself. In essence, this story chronicles the intertwined destinies of two kindred spirits, as they navigate the twists and turns of life, ultimately finding their way back to each other against all odds.} ••••••••••••• !!same warnings as in every fanfic, this contains mature themes, like smut, drug and alcohol use, talks about mental health, etc.!! [Rough word count: 77,050] ••••••••••••• 10th jeankirstein - 19/06/22 1st jeankirsteinxreader - 15/06/24 4th erwinsmith - 12/04/24 8th kirstein - 13/04/24 ••••••••••••• STARTED: 05/04/22 ENDED: 03/06/25

It's the 1940's and Jean Kirstein is a delinquent who often spends his time finding trouble around town with his friend, Marco. He struggles to find a light in the world until he meets her... the good girl who can do nothing wrong. Despite their differences both socially and economically, Jean doesn't give up on trying to win her over. AOT AU inspired by "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks 3rd person POV This story includes the characters from attack on titan, I do not own any of them and all rights go to Isayma, the creator. WARNING: slight sexual content, foul language, substance use, cheating. Please read at your own risk. -> Also on Ao3 under the same user! This story also does not contain any spoilers, so whether you're at the beginning, middle, or finished with your journey in the anime/manga I hope you'll enjoy this little story (but don't spoil for eachother!)

Berthold's roommates feels like she does not belong in the gang, which is complety wrong, they adore her, especially a certain brown head boy. Contains; Jean Art Student! x Art History Student Reader! Slow Burn! Eventual Smut! Stranger to Friends to Strangers to Lovers #1 on aotcollegeau 30.7.25 #1 on aot. 18.8.25

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.

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 what is meant to be will be based off of season 4 characters ac for cover photo: artworkbyzuli on ig aot and all the characters belong to hajime isayama