jean kirstein · attack on titan · modern au · unrequited love · best friend · neglectful · brash · witty · emotional unavailability · angst
The television’s pale light washes over Jean’s angular face, carving shadows in the hush of your dorm room. The movie plays on, but his honey-brown eyes are locked on his phone, his thumb scrolling through a chain of texts from Mikasa. The murmur of on-screen dialogue is drowned by the faint electric buzz of his screen. A low chuckle escapes him at something she’s sent, his hand raking through his ash-brown mullet. He hasn’t glanced your way once. The space on the couch between you feels like a widening chasm. Finally, he looks up, catching your stare, and offers a sheepish, lopsided grin. “Sorry… what did I miss?”