nights like this | j. kirstein
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Last published Tue, Jun 2, 2026
began 06.27.2024 | © 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒
𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 . . . sophomore year of college holds things you never thought the universe would choose you to experience. you find yourself strolling this long and winding road without the one person who was supposed to guide you through everything, but with your chosen family-- a group of loud-mouthed friends who wouldn't dare let you lose yourself again.
Though, a new-found face with a troubled past has made his way into your life, and your friend group, and the constant weight of heavy baggage on his shoulders makes him hard to get to-- all he has to do is warm up to the idea of being loved.
revised/continuing through 2026.
𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
modern college au set at a real school, drinking and use of drugs/drug abuse, explicit depictions of addiction, explicit sexual content including a theme of sexual ABUSE, themes and references to self-harm, death, suicide, allusions to hallucinations and schizophrenia canon/non-canon characterization. while in no way am I trying to glorify these things, a lot of the experiences that I have put into this book I have experienced myself-- and want to bring them to light.
when i put warnings, please, for the love of god, take them seriously.
proceed with caution as you read, because this story is not for the faint of heart.
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⊹₊⟡⋆ They stitched up his skin, but left the hole in his memory wide open... After transferring to a new university, you're determined to keep your past buried and your guard up. But when a familiar stranger with striking green eyes crosses your path, memories you thought were lost, or forgotten, begin to surface. College was supposed to be a clean slate. Something happened years ago. Something no one's talking about. And someone on campus knows exactly what it was. Some things don't stay buried forever. __________ Eren x Reader ~ College Au
you, before the world ends ♡ eren jaeger
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Reverie
Stohess University, quite the contrast to your hometown Mitras, however your fathers passing has led you to explore beyond the solemn life you've been living. A bubbly dorm mate and her large friend group become a part of your daily life. One in the group you make a complicated connection with, no matter how much you try to avoid him, Eren Yaeger. College life seems to be everything you hoped for, building bonds, making memories and having fun, but what will happen when your fathers past catches up with you? CW: Mature topics such as drugs, violence, sex, kidnapping, torture and mentions of suicide will be mentioned in the story or are major plot points. Reader discretion is advised and chapters will have specific warnings. Enemies to lovers and slowburn, so stay tuned for many chapters :3! 2-3 weeks is my goal for updates.
submerged | eren jaeger
Shiganshina University promised freedom; a chance to start over. Falling into your roommate's inner circle was easy. Falling for Eren Jaeger? A mistake you never saw coming. He's reckless. Detached. A storm disguised as a boy. You know better than to get too close. Yet, you can't help but drown in him-in the anger, in the ache, in the things he'll never say. Somehow, loving him feels like losing yourself. But maybe that's exactly what you've been running from all along. ੈ✩‧₊˚🐋 college au, no titan powers, all characters 18+, smut, alcohol & drug use, talk of death, grief, talk about killing, suicide. reader discretion advised. i do not own any of the characters featured in this story. all characters belong to hajime isayama, the creator of attack on titan. this work is purely a fan creation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original creator.Complete
[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
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