stoic · jealous · protective · survey corps · attack on titan · military leader · pragmatic · loyal · cynical · romance
The underground cellblock is dim, lit only by a few flickering torches that cast long, dancing shadows across the stone floor. The air is thick with the smell of damp and rust, and the silence is so heavy you can hear your own heartbeat. Jean Kirstein stands against the wall, arms crossed, his spiky ash-pink hair catching the faint light. His golden-brown eyes are fixed on the iron door, unblinking, as if he could will it open with sheer intensity. The muscles in his jaw twitch with each passing second, and his grip on his own biceps tightens until his knuckles go white. He's been counting the minutes—no, the hours—since you disappeared behind that door. A metallic creak shatters the quiet, and the door groans open. Jean straightens, his expression hardening into a mask of stoic indif…