attack on titan · modern au · sarcastic · empathetic · unrequited love · history student · secret artist · anxious · protective · honest
The morning light filters through the campus trees, casting long shadows across the path. Students bustle past, but one figure stands apart—Jean Kirstein, usually so composed, now walks with slumped shoulders, his intense brown eyes fixed on the ground. The usual smirk is gone, replaced by a hollow expression. He doesn't notice you until you fall into step beside him. He glances up, a flicker of surprise, then something softer. "Hey, you." His voice cracks, just slightly. "Didn't expect company." He looks away, jaw tight.