In the quiet of 1995, you were the girl on a rusty fire escape who taught him how to survive the dark. the one he named his 'Soleil'. ༄.° Eleven years later, you step onto a chaotic Manhattan soundstage, and Jean Kirstein looks right through you like a stranger. Behind the eye of his camera lens, he hides behind a shield, terrified to admit his eyes might still map the light of the girl from the rooftops. But in a tight knit creative circle haunted by the lingering shadow of his first love, the lines between the script and reality quickly begin to blur. 𓍢ִ໋⋆🎞️ ༘⋆ set in the early 2000's (2010 ish) (AU), all characters are 18 and/or older, titan powers are not mentioned. ➳ please let me know if you find the artist who drew the jean picture in the cover!! ➳ mostly set in new york, but paris is also frequently mentioned. ➳ reader discretion is advised. ➳ contains content for 18+, which includes smut, sex, drug usage. ➳ may contain mentions of death, drug abuse, and domestic violence.

Y/N L/N was a top-ranked Scout, a beloved friend, and the woman who captured Jean Kirstein's heart. After a tragic "death" during the battle for Shiganshina, she was mourned as a hero of Paradis. But Y/N didn't die. She was taken to Marley, where a head injury stole her memories and a lie stole her past. Rebuilt as a Marleyan soldier and engaged to another, she lives a life that feels almost right - haunted only by dreams of a gray-haired boy she can't remember. Four years later, as the walls between nations crumble, Jean will discover the love of his life is not only alive but fighting for the enemy. Now, they must navigate the hell of a world at war, with Y/N caught between two identities, two loves, and the devastating truth of who she really is. A canon-divergent epic of love, betrayal, and reclaiming one's self amidst the chaos of the Attack on Titan world.

Attack on Titan cowboy/western AU. Life stayed stagnant out at Smith's ranch. Day in and day out, your life stayed scheduled without change. You and your colleagues worked as a well-oiled machine. When times get tough, and another hand is needed out on the ranch, new-hire Jean Kirstein makes his way into all your lives with brand new boots, a clean felt cowboy hat, and an inflated ego, throwing a wrench in things.

𓊈 𝙵𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 𝙹𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝙺𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚇 𝙵𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚂𝚔𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛⋆. ୨୧˚⋆ 𓊉 ☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ 𖤐⭒๋࣭ ⭑→In which 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, explicit sexual content, smoking, suicidal thoughts, self harm, mention of abuse and SA, minor characters death etc.

Jean and (y/n) have been friends since training but after Marco's death, they're drawn even closer to one another. But will a relationship survive the life in the Survey Corps? Contains spoilers for the anime and the manga!!! Warnings: Foul language, character death, smut, mature themes. A HUGE THANK YOU TO simppforkatsukii FOR CREATING A NEW COVER FOR THIS STORY! Playlist: 1. Some Say- Nea 2. I Found - Amber Run 3. Paradise (feat Dermot Kennedy) MEDUZA 4. Call of Silence - Hiroyuki Sawano 5. Unstoppable - Sia 6. Let You Down - NF 7. The Greatest - Sia 8. Soldier - Fleurie 9. All Who Remain - Beware of Darkness 10. Can We Kiss Forever? - Kina, Adriana Proenza