You were supposed to leave him behind. The boy who challenged you, competed with you, annoyed you to your very core, until he didn't. Jean Kirstein, your academic rival, your almost-friend, your first love... and the person you left without saying goodbye. You thought distance would make it easier. That burying yourself in ambition, in grief, in survival, would make you forget. But nothing could quite erase the burn he left on your skin, or the look he gave you the night everything fell apart. Now you're back in Paradis. Just for a few months, just long enough to fulfill a promise, to see your friends again, to pretend that the past doesn't hurt anymore. But fate has other plans. Because the first time you see him again... he's not standing. He's broken, quiet, older...and yet everything you once loved still lingers in his eyes. From academic enemies to something impossibly tender and undone, this is a slow-burn story about growing up, losing everything, and finding your way back to the person who always felt like home. "Do you think I have forgotten about you?"

"As she looked at him, Lena wondered if she had ever seen him like that. His hair golden in the sun, his eyes shining as they watched her with concern. His slanted, green eyes. Were they green? No, more like... light brown. It was the first time Lena had taken a good look at his features, and she could see them clearly at that distance. She could clearly see his beautiful slanted, light brown eyes. Were they light brown? No, more like... amber. Like two pools of golden amber." Lena enlists in the Training Corps with the intention of having a life of her own. There she meets those who will end up being her friends for life. As well as her special someone. Canon compliant slow burn.

|𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 - 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 - 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 - 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 - 𝟏𝟖+ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭| As a young woman living in late-1800s New York, you find yourself under the guardianship and employment of your surrogate sister's widower. Together, you manage a humble estate that boasts a lovely reputation with newlyweds and travelers looking for a quiet stay along the waterfront. That is until a handsome, talented author and his moody companion decide to take up residence for the entire summer. OLD CHAPS ARE BEING RE-EDITED Cross posted on AO3 @ratboiradio Contains: Mature Language, Discussions of Character Death, Physical Assault, Blood, Mentions of Sexual Assault, Trauma/Impact of Trauma, Sexual Content Started: May 2, 2022

You're new to the city of Paradis: a lonely, burnt-out, art and design lover with too many dreams and what feels like no direction to your life, all while working a job that you hate. He's an uninspired artist looking for his big break-and someone to bring back his spark for painting after life threw too many obstacles in his way. You're used to running, he needs someone to stay. Twin flames intertwine over a shared love of art, ambitious dreams, and a desperate need for someone to talk to-and something beautiful blossoms between the two of you. But can it last? tl;dr: a slow-burn, modern AU, coming-of-age artist jean x art historian reader story. read for tentative friendships, grief and loneliness, emotional intimacy and tension, and trying so hard not to fall in love, only to do so hopelessly. also available on AO3 under m4gicalgirlm4tcha!!

SEQUEL IS OUT Fourteen years ago, before the fall of Wall Maria, Levi Ackerman joined the Survey Corps. Possessing the strength equal to a single brigade he quickly became known as Humanity's Strongest. And he only had one goal; to hunt every Titan to extinction. He was good at it but even better at placing a good amount of distance between him and his soldiers. He did this to the best of his abilities but there was one person he made sure stay away from the most. Her name was Emma Wolfram and she possessed the mind smarter and wittier than their own Commander. With a short-temper and obnoxious attitude she didn't mix well with the young Captain. Their hate for one another was something no one in the Regiment could understand. However, with the increasing threat of a serial killer on the loose in the district of Trost threatening the lives of their fellow Scouts, they have no choice but to work together. But being on the same page seems like an impossible task for the two. With death and darkness lurking at each corner they must put all differences aside to save their comrades. And even themselves. If not then it was only a matter of time before they place someone's life at risk. And only a matter of time before one of them pays the price. Attack On Titan Fan Fiction Levi Ackerman X OC Warning: Heavy use of language is used as well as violence. Some scenes will be mature for some ages. DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Attack On Titan, or the characters. I am simply using the setting of it as well as the characters for this story. I only own my Original Characters. Also, the picture used as the cover I DON'T own that either!! #1attackontitan #1 shingekinokyojin #1 aot #1 snk #1leviackerman #1 ackerman #1 leviheichou #1 leviackermanxoc #1 attackontitanxoc #1 aotxoc #1 original character #1 levixoc #1 captainlevi #1 rivailleackerman #1 lèvi #1 rivaille #2 animefanfiction STARTED: January 11, 2021 STATUS: COMPLETED Aug 19, 2021

[Jean Kirstein x Reader] College AU ╔══ ❀•°❀°•❀ ══╗ For twelve long years, she has fought against Jean Kirstein, the brilliant, insufferable academic rival who seems to always be one step ahead. Their rivalry is a quiet storm, the kind that brews in classrooms and library corners, sharp words and silent glances exchanged across chalkboards. She has never needed anyone, least of all him, until now. Desperate to pass Calculus, a subject she has long avoided, she swallows her pride and turns to him for help. It's not easy, surrendering to a man who knows her every weakness, her every flaw, and yet, as they spend late nights in the glow of desk lamps, something shifts between them. In the space between lessons and equations, an unexpected friendship is born-fragile at first, like the delicate curve of an unsolved formula. But as the days pass, it grows, complicated and tender, until the lines between competition and affection blur. [Caution] Drugs, smoking, cursing, ect

𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐭. 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝. 𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 - 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝. After a difficult first year at Central Sina University, Y/N transfers to the University of Paradis in search of something better. She moves in with Sasha a warm and endlessly friendly roommate who quickly pulls her into a tight knit group of friends living just across the hall. For what feels like the first time in a long while, things start to feel easy.... promising. Then Marco Bodt notices her. Golden boy. Soccer captain. Future doctor. Everything Jean isn't. Jean, meanwhile, has his life seemingly figured out. He's retaking the year, living in a frat house with his closest friends, winning games, and absolutely never short of attention. He tells himself he doesn't care - that Marco has always had it easier in every way. But everything shifts when Jean learns over the summer that his father intends to marry Marco's mother, binding them as step-brothers. However, this time Jean isn't willing to come second. Not when it comes to Y/N. The one thing he's willing to fight his best friend and soon to be step brother over.

𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 ⋆˙⟡♡ ↳ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɢʟᴏᴡꜱ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴꜱᴇᴇɴ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ɪᴛ.

"𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙚? 𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚." A pause. "𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚." ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── ׂ╰┈➤ In which a quiet, overlooked genius carries the weight of years spent in the shadows- until one summer changes everything. He was the easy target, the nerd she bullied to prove she was number one. He never fought back. He never looked up. She was fire and sharp edges, fearless and untouchable- until the boy with glasses vanished, only to return with a dangerous new light in his eyes. Now the battlefield is no longer just textbooks and exams, it's pride, power, and something neither of them expected to feel. And when they collide, nothing will ever be the same. ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── Nerd Armin x femReader AoT college au Started: 17.05.2025 Ended: 09.11.2025 🥉 in #arminarlert (23.06.2025) 🥈 in #arminarlert (24.06.2025) 🥇 in #arminarlert (03.07.2025)

*** Story Completed!!! *** Living in the deep depths of the underground, you have no one to rely on for most of your youth after your parents' sudden disappearance. Unsure whether they are dead or alive, you resort to surviving on your own by learning to fight and steal. Survival is key and your main goal is to escape poverty of the place that rests beneath Paradis. As streets are littered with thugs and criminals, you look to escape this place and see the land above like your father once told stories of. A life of quiet and peace...That is... until you meet a group of friends that take you in, changing your life completely. Contains spoilers! Hey everyone! This is my very first AoT fanfic between the reader and Levi. I'm not much a a writer so there may be mistakes here and there, but I'll do my best to catch them. I really hope you all enjoy this, I find it to be a very fun thing to do on my pass time so your support will be greatly appreciated. Also feel free to leave me any suggestions or comments throughout the story! This story will give you your true main character moments. It will follow a lot of the actual Aot story with some changes on my end which may include new characters and new scenarios. You grew up in the underground around the same age as Levi and his friends. Follow along and experience the relationship between you and Humanity's strongest soldier! *I do not own anything pertaining Attack on Titan.