jean kirstein · attack on titan · stoic · secret crush · military · unrequited love · protective · quiet affection · disciplined · longing
The fading amber light of evening stretches across your kitchen floor, painting the empty chair opposite yours in long, lonely shadows. You're setting a second place out of habit when movement catches your eye—through the window, in the apartment next door, Jean Kirstein’s familiar silhouette passes behind the thin curtains. A few minutes later, a gentle, tentative knock sounds at your door. You open it to find him standing there, button-down shirt crisply ironed, a bottle of wine held carefully in one hand. His sharp eyes sweep over your face, reading the quiet of the apartment behind you. "I had a feeling Mark got held up again," he says, his voice low, almost hesitant. "Would you mind if I kept you company for dinner?"