𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆
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jean kirstein x f!reader / modern au / slow burn
Spring break with six of your favorite people at your aunt Hange's beach house was supposed to be an escape from the academic burnout you have been facing in silence.
But when you find yourself unexpectedly sharing space, secrets and pinky promises with the one person who's been drifting from the group, you realize that you are not the only one trying to outrun something.
He slows your reckless nature. You shake up his carefully constructed world. And somewhere between it all, you both start changing each other in ways none of you expected, whether you're ready or not.
Two weeks of friendship, slow burning tension, comedy, shit ton of fluff and a rollercoaster of emotional longing awaits you if you decide to give this story a chance.
[characters used from manga and anime Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama]
[art used for the cover credit: couldn't find the artist for the life of me]
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