who we were | eren jaeger
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You had no intentions of returning to Paradis after running away five years ago. Now in your first year of college, you were reluctantly back. After reconnecting with old friends - and your first love - you quickly become entangled in a disorganised web of secrets, lies, and the unfinished life you had left behind.
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attack on titan college alternate universe, eren jaeger x reader, other romances will be explored but we'll get there eventually, no powers, all characters 18+, includes mature themes and references, smut, proceed with caution!
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𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. 𝑼𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐. ⋆⭒˚.⋆ She's finally escaped hell and landed in Shiganshina to start a brand new life. Ready to experience everything she's missed: teenage fun, freedom... and the kind of love she's only ever dreamed and read about. She finds a friend group and clicks in instantly. Well except for one person. Eren Jaeger. Quiet. Moody. Always watching but never speaking much. And yet, somehow, always there. She's living the life she's always wanted until life itself decides to teach her a lesson. eren x reader college au, slowburn, kinda enemies to lovers? #1 sasha (november 2025)
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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
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College au: Jean x reader | Eren x reader Transferring to Trost State was meant to be a fresh start: new uni, new friends, and most importantly - no fuck-ups. Except that last one was proving to be a lot more difficult than you thought. Between wild parties, a dysfunctional friend group, and one reckless night, you find yourself thrown head first into the chaos of college life - of course including all the love, pain, loyalty, (and shit ton of partying) that comes with it. Oh, and there's also getting caught between Eren and Jean, two people who might just be the best and worst decisions you ever made. If navigating college wasn't complicated enough already, then adding in a messy love triangle you never saw coming might be. Mature 18+ content: smut, drugs, adult themes + other triggers. --- #1 in collegeau 13/04/26 #1 in aotfanfic 22/06/26 #1 in jeankirstein 10/08/26 #1 in jean 15/09/26 #1 in erenxreader 06/05/26 #1 in jeanxreader 19/07/26 #2 in snk 21/08/26 #2 in aotau 21/08/26 #2 in eren 05/09/26![do i wanna know? [ERENxF.READER]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/344703511-256-k904504.jpg)
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You're a comfortable girl. You like your solitude and enjoy your own company very much. You became close over the past couple of months with Mikasa Ackerman, who has a completely separate life and friend group aside from just hanging out with you humbly and alone. When she finally convinces you to attend your first college party to meet her friends and have fun, you reluctantly agree for the sake of her not asking again. You meet a great group of people but someone in particular leaves a...Odd impression on you. [I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS] [AOT college AU] [ART WORKS DO NOT BELONG TO ME. CREDIT TO ALL ARTISTS!]Complete
"i don't want to feel sick without you." "you were already sick without me." You enroll last minute in Paradis University with hopes of putting your old life in Marley behind you, only to cross paths with the one and only Eren Jaeger, who's being pulled under by his own demons. Can you learn to handle the overwhelming lust and loathing you feel towards each other while discovering something that could possibly ruin and bring to light everything you worked towards hiding? Or will the cycle keep repeating in circles? info/warnings- all characters belong to Hajime Isayama. college AU, modern world, drug use, overdosing, sexual content, violence, stalking, guns, knifes, near death experiences, mental illnesses, domestic violence, abusive behavior, toxic relationships, sexual abuse, and suicidal actions/ ideations. please read at your own discretion.
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