When the Lights Come On
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Last published Sun, Jun 28, 2026
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.
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Stranger | Eren Jaeger
⊹₊⟡⋆ 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
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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