“What are you talking about baby, this is a-” He squinted, looking at the tag, of what you assumed to be a night light?

“An-garna.” Jean looked back up at you, grinning widely.

You had come earlier to Ikea, needing to buy some storage baskets for your room, and yet here you were standing in a miniature model of a child’s room, staring at the six-foot three-man holding a children’s night light, that had...Was that panda face design on it?

“Jean, my love, my dear, we don’t have kids; why on Earth would I need a children’s night light?” The toothy grin quickly disappeared from his face, quickly replaced with a stern expression.

“Just because something is marketed towards children doesn’t mean adults can’t buy it, and anyways I was merely suggesting it, knowing how you can’t sleep after watching horror movies.” It’s more like when he can’t sleep after watching, but his ego would never let him admit that.

You rolled your eyes at your boyfriend, “put it in the cart, Kirstein.” He flashed you a smile, coming over and placing a kiss on your cheek before mumbling a small thank you.

As much as you would act annoyed or unamused when it came to Jean’s antics, it was more or less a front. You loved it when he would let his guard down in public with you. He wasn’t always like this; the Jean you met years prior would be caught dead before expressing his affections in public. He would get easily flustered, blush to sport his face if anyone he knew saw him admiring and doting on his girlfriend. It wasn’t something that deeply upset you; in a way, you were able to keep a tiny part of Jean to yourself, the goofy, tender side of him that he only let out when he was with you. However, watching him become more confident in himself and expressing his love for you outranked any desires that you had to keep Jean bottled up for your gratification.

He walked in front, long legs carrying him practically miles in front of you until he turned a corner and found himself situated in a living-room model. You followed shortly after and saw that he was making himself comfortable on a charcoal-grey couch.

“Mm, come sit,” he patted gently on the cushion next to him, gesturing to you to join him on the sofa. You raised your eyebrows and let out a giggle, situating the cart near a side table before accompanying him.

“What do you wanna watch babe,” Jean tilted his head, signalling to the fake flat-screen in front of you. You thought about tormenting the boy; however, you opted to play along with him this time.

“Oooh, I don’t know, check if the new Grey’s episode is out.” He smiled at you, appreciating your willingness to get lost in this daydream with him. His smile quickly shifted into a mischievous grin as he poked your side.

“Heyyy, what the fuck was that for!” You recoiled, shrinking away from him, but before you could get far enough away from him, he pulled you back into his side. You tried squirming away from him, only for his grip on you to get stronger, and you were met with a chuckle—the noise reverberating around the tiny living room.

“Really? Greys? On a night like this?” You shifted your body, turning your head to look at the “window” covered with sheer beige curtains, overlaid with opaque maroon ones. Outside, or rather you should say the wall was painted white, so you began drumming up a scenario in your mind. That was tonight, a spring evening, stars visible in the night sky? Or a cold and snowy winter’s night? The purple tinge of the atmosphere apparent through the translucent curtains. Jean stared at you intently, wondering what you will come up with, his gaze shifting as the corners of your lips upturned; you had settled on an idea.

“Oooh yeah, it’s practically pitch black outside; I can only see the streetlights in the distance. We should really do something about that pesky tree, though. Its branches keep tapping on the window; it’s frankly quite annoying.” A rosy tinge was present on his cheeks, hazel eyes twinkling at you.

You placed a hand on his chest, your focus entirely on the love-struck boy in front of you, “You know what? We should totally watch a horror movie!” Just as you began to immerse yourself in the daydream, Jean shot up from the couch, leaving an indent where he was sitting behind.

“Alright, enough dilly-dallying, we should go home now.” He clapped his hands together, moving to grab the cart to leave the store display.

“What’s wrong, Jean-boy? This is our home! Oooh, don’t tell me you don’t wanna watch because you’re scared.” You fell back on the couch, beaming, elbows propping you up as you teased him.

“Am not. I just decided that I’m in the mood for cinnamon rolls and fro-yo.” He placed his elbow on the handles of the cart, head resting in the palm of his hand. He gave you an unimpressed look.

“Oh really? Who’s that night-light for again? I seem to have forgotten.” This time it was his turn to roll his eyes at you. Without saying anything, he placed his hands back on the cart’s handle and began to leave the “living room.”

You swung your legs over, a giggle leaving your mouth as you walked over to your boyfriend. You wrapped your arms around his middle, resting your cheek on him. “Babe, I was just joking; I didn’t mean to upset you,” you mumbled into him.

He let out a sigh and stopped in the middle of the aisle. You watched as he brought one of his hands down to grasp one of yours that had taken hold of his waist. Jean turned to face you, head tilting as a slight smirk overtook his face. “That’s what I was waiting to hear.” He placed a soft kiss on your forehead before turning around to continue rolling the cart forward to his destination.

His arm extended behind him, motioning to you to hold his hand. You obliged, your palm sliding in his, fingers curling around your knuckles as his. “Whatever,” you grumbled, choosing to turn your head to observe the variety of rugs that were hanging on display. He tugged at your hand, an amused expression painting his face.

“You want those cinnamon buns or not, pretty girl?” The pet name almost made you choke. He knew what it would do to you. He would use it sparsely, only to coax a reaction out of you, but you weren’t going to give him the satisfaction of letting him know the hold he had over you.

You whipped your head back to face him, confident to quip back at him, but it all melted when you saw the way he was looking at you; a lop-sided smirk, his tongue peeked out to wet his bottom lip before capturing it between his teeth. He raised his eyebrows, waiting for what you had to say.

“Yeah, I do.” You managed to slip a few words out. He had won this one, using his charms to debilitate any assuredness you had. He brought your linked hands up to his lips, tenderly kissing the back of your hand, humming in delight.

“You know, we should come here more often, live out our domestic daydreams together.” The smells of cinnamon buns were getting stronger as you walked on.

“Sure, but you could also just move in with me.”

The tips of his ears went red, and you paused, realizing what you just said, the weight of what you just said. You had thought about asking him to move in with you, but you didn’t mean for it to slip out in the middle of a random conversation; in Ikea nonetheless. “I- You don’t have to. I was just joking. I don’t know why I said that.”

Your voice dwindled to merely a whisper as you completed your sentence. Jean stopped the cart once more. “Yes. Yes, I’ll move in with you if that means we can turn our dreams into a reality.” His expression was earnest as he looked at you, eyes glittering with adoration as he waited for your response.

“Oh. My. God. That was so unbelievably cheesy. We will talk about this after you get me those cinnamon buns you promised.” you wiped any sense of embarrassment from your face as you tried to suppress your laughter, which was caused by the zealousness your boyfriend had just shown.

However, there was no doubt that your heart did grow in fondness for Jean, and you were relieved that he wasn’t off-put by your haphazard confession. He was absolutely whipped for you, and you couldn’t deny that you were head over heels in love with him either. You desired to continue to share your life with him, and moving in together would be the next step in your relationship.

“Yes, Ma’am” His voice broke you out of your thoughts as he placed his hand to his forehead to salute you. You giggled at his actions.

“Lead the way, Kirstein.”

a/n: lol, this was practically for my own self-indulgence. and i feel like this was a tad bit ooc idk. Anywayssss, I would like to mention that I'm working on a navigation page with taglists and such and thinking about requests. I wanna branch out write for more aot characters as well as jjk and hq. Again, I'm very new to this so it's gonna take some time. I would love to know ur thoughts on all of this lol.

will often just like, burst into song?? if there’s a song stuck in his head he’s just going to start singing it with no explanation (connie and sasha would always join in.)

definitely has a stuffed bear he’s had since he was a kid and still sleeps with it on his bed. he’ll hide it if he knows someone is coming over (and if he forgets to hide it he will die of embarrassment even though it is v sweet and no one should feel shame about it!)

modern!au jean has a nose piercing - no one argue with me about this.

okay but jean is just such a good driver. he’ll ask everyone if they have their seatbelts on before he even thinks about starting the engine. you feel so safe when he’s driving (compared to someone like eren because when he’s driving you’re praying to make it out alive.)

this man smells so fucking good. like all you want to do is steal his clothes because they smell good. you best believe when you hug him you’re going to take a big inhale because he just smells amazing 😩

he’s got such nice handwriting. i feel like every man i know irl has the most atrocious handwriting but not jean - his is ✨ aesthetic ✨ and i just know when he was at school he was the kid with all the nice highlighters and gel pens.

jean’s first language is french and just think about him forgetting certain words in english so he kinda just blankly stares at you, expecting you to know what he’s talking about (you don’t - unless you speak french too lmao.)

if anyone is anxious about ordering food at a restaurant or going to the checkout jean is the first to volunteer (jean is 100% the mom friend.)

he gets kinda sad sometimes that he doesn’t have any siblings so if he goes to a friend’s house who has siblings he’s gonna make an effort to interact with them. jean would very happily join in with any tea parties or minecraft games cause he wants that sibling experience 🥲

okay this man gives out the sweetest pet names it makes your heart melt: sweetpea, angel, sunshine, lovebug, mon coeur, mon trésor 🥺

is really good at doing heel clicks. he never learnt to do it he just naturally possesses the talent.

HOWEVER jean took a liking to you

particularly because you hadn’t given him the attention he always received after fucking

the other girls he’d slept with would always spam his phone with texts and messages, hoping to meet up again soon

but jean doesn’t get that attention from you and because of that he’s always clinging to you, hoping you’d give him the time of the day

and no one knows this but ever since you came into his life, jean stopped sleeping around

jean would try to get your attention all the time and that resulted to him being by your side 24/7

he’s your tail at this point

you know what they say about tigers never changing their stripes ??? yeah. that’s what you felt about jean and his fuckboy attitude

jean always tries to impress you (poor baby just wants to get a reaction from you)

like there was this one time at a frat party where he wouldn’t leave your ass alone until he had your attention so he joined a game of beer pong and went against eren

“this one’s for you, babe,” jean says while winking at you

and he misses the shot.

HE MISSES THE SHOT.

and he thought the most sensible thing to do after that immaculately embarrassing moment was to pull the swag face

yes

this

and his friends would be so damn embarrassed for him AND them included. they’re thinking “is this who we are??? is this who we represent????”

but jean doesn’t give a shit about anyone’s opinions so he doesn’t feel embarrassed

he just sees it as an opportunity to make you laugh

which you did, you laughed so hard at him that he blushed

fuckboy jean kirstein blushed????? that’s new.

and baby did blush hard, his ears were turning pink and his cheeks were flushed pink because he made you laugh

anyway, speaking of embarrassing moments

jean was blasting some music in the lecture hall before your professor had arrived

you were surprised to enter the hall, mans was blasting WAP ???????? like. Why.

and you were about to sit next to him and ask why exactly he was doing that but professor ackerman beat you to it

safe to say, jean was sad because he got kicked out for the entirety of that class :( and you were supposed to sit next to him too

after a grueling three hours, you exit the lecture hall to find a certain 6’3 boy waiting for you

who else would it be

of course it’s jean

and you finally FINALLY ask him about his ... weird choice of music and he says that he wanted to play your favorite song for you so he did that

you told him that that wasn’t your favorite song and he was so confused

apparently eren had told him that wap was your favorite song......... the little fucker

after the embarrassing conversation, he hands you your favorite pastry from the cafe across campus

and you’re shocked ??? because how did he know your order??? and why did he bother getting you a pastry ???

but baby boy knows. he’s paying attention to you.

he claims that he’d stumbled into armin while waiting outside and armin gave the pastry to him, which in turn, he gave to you. but we all know jean didn’t see armin that day and he went to the cafe on purpose to buy you that fucking pastry you loved so much

and again, like always, he walks you back to your dorm once classes end

but this time it was slightly different

on the way back to your dorm, jean trips over his untied shoelaces, stutters in his sentences, and refuses to make eye contact with you

you knew something was bothering him so you decided to ask him what’s wrong

and baby couldn’t keep it in any longer so he confesses to you

“i like you. a lot.”

and BITCH when i tell you you were so shocked

you knew jean wasn’t the type to settle down ): so why was he acting like this all of a sudden?

he proceeds to explain how he hasn’t slept with other people since your arrangement

it’s been a few months since then

if you were shocked a while ago, then you’re fucking stunned right now

you find yourselves in front of your dorm’s door and you haven’t said a word since jean confessed

to be fair, it’s a lot to take in. jean kirstein liked you ???? the same jean who’s wanted by so many girls ???? the same jean who claims to “never love a person because emotional attachment is disgusting” ???

his eyes were droopy and his usual smile was nowhere to be found because of your silence

he takes it as his cue to leave, it’s not like you were gonna say anything and you’re already in front of your dorm anyway

just as he turns his back to leave, you grab his wrist and you kiss him

there’s butterflies all over jean’s stomach and he could practically explode from happiness

your kiss gives him warmth and it was so unlike your other kisses, the one you’d give him whenever you fuck

those kisses were quick and abrupt

but this one ???? full of love. full of admiration. slow, sensual, romantic.

jean thinks he could get used to this

he could get used to you

he could get used to living life with you.

and once you pull away, you’re both smiling like idiots

you never expected yourself to fall in love with the man, but here he was, crawling his way into your heart

you wouldn’t have it any other way tbh

He has that straight face all the time when he sees a baby and it might seem that he doesn't like them but that's not the case he actually loves them

Jean is the type of guy who would babysit for a living

He really knows all the right ways to hold a baby, just, naturally!?

If one of his friends has a baby and they're not holding it correctly he'll just show them how to do it

While maybe being a little classic Jean and scolding them eren style

Inside though he's pajicking because he's so afraid of dropping a baby

I swear this guys wants to show everyone he's smooth but inside he's just a big, crying ball of anxiety, just like me.

Likes to boop babies on their noses, as long as he is allowed to.

Will never just touch a baby on the street that he thinks it's cute, he knows it makes mothers uncomfortable and he will not hesitate to call people out if he sees this happening

You don't understand, this guy- if he so happens to see someone on the street with their baby while someone else is annoying them or picking the baby he will step in

At first he'll be like nah never mind but then he'll just go back and just, tell everyone off

When he sees babies smiling he's melting inside but will keep a straight face with a small smirk on the outside.

But if it's his baby

Oh my god

Okay no one is touching jeans kid he doesn't trust anyone but his s/o and himself

Not even his mom

"Mom please, please don't hold my baby like this!"

Nose

Boops

Will be panicking about which powder milk he should buy

Will be panicking about which diapers he should buy

Will be panicking about the percentage of cotton in his baby's clothes

Will be panicking about the size of the teat in milk bottles

I could go on forever someone stop me

Enjoys playing games with his baby like way too much!?

Is really strict to sticking to the feeding plan for the baby

Lots lots of cuddles

He kinda seems like the person who would be like cuddling his kid to sleep as in cradling them to his chest and singing lullabies to them.

Did I mention this? Nose boops. And cheeks boops

- Jean was so worried 😔 he definitely stayed up during the night making sure you didn't throw up, he also got you anything you needed. Whether it be snacks, water, cuddles, he was there to give you whatever you needed.

- when you found out you were pregnant, it was at an usual doctor's visit. your blood work showed it all and Jean couldn't be more excited to start a new chapter with you, it was so exciting. he almost cried too 🥺.

- Jean instantly became protective and careful with you, he didn't want anything happening to his child and he would do anything to keep you both safe.

- he understood all the symptoms, he called up his mom and told her about it all. she gave him tons of advice on how to deal with the morning sickness, constant peeing, mood swings, etc. she was very supportive and occasionally she would come over and help you out.

- he fell in love with the bump 🥺 you guys took pictures together and they were so adorable. he kisses the bump often and he'd put his hand over it to feel the baby 🥰.

- Jean wanted a girl so bad, he deadass would talk about raising a little girl with you. it was literally all he talked about, when you found out you were having a girl, he couldn't contain his excitement. he legit lost it 😭.

- he definitely gets a kick out of you waking up to pee so many times 😭, sometimes he'll count and make fun of you. all jokes though.

- watching you get big was definitely something he loved to watch, he felt like it went by so fast and he couldn't wait to meet your little girl 🥺. Jean would kiss your bump every night and lay his head on your belly.

- when your water broke Jean wasn't even there, he was with Connie when Sasha called him yelling about it. he deadass dropped what he was doing and rushed to the hospital with Connie by his side 😭.

- this baby was a mess 🥺 he kept apologizing for not being there, but you assured him he was okay and that you were glad he was there.

- it was a long process, he definitely had a hard time hearing you cry and scream in pain. he held your hand, kissing it softly so it could provide some ease with the pain. Connie and Sasha were there for support 😔.

- eventually when you gave birth he was so so happy. he cried 🥺 he held his daughter for the first time and broke down sobbing, she was so beautiful to him. he loved her.

- Jean literally would never let go of her, he was so astonished by her. like... he had this 'i made this' mindset 😭.

- he stayed by your side making sure you were okay, he told you how much he loved you and how amazing you did.

- the first few weeks home were a bit hectic, you never wanted to sleep more than you did now and it was a very tiring process. luckily, you had Jean around to help you.

- Jean would wake up most of the time, he knew how tired you were, so he took the upper hand and fed your daughter, changed her diaper, etc. he was surprisingly so good at it 🥺, he learned a lot when his mom would come over.

- HE WOULD SPOIL HER ROTTEN. she was his little princess and he felt like she deserved the best.

- Jean would buy those cute little footie pajamas for her to wear 😭💗, this baby would be dressed in the cutest little outfits ever. Jean knew how to dress her.

- you would sometimes wake up to him sleeping on the couch with her in his arms, it was definitely something you loved to see 🥺 it was so adorable.

- Jean would teach her how to crawl and he'd even try to teach her random things 😭.

- "Jean.. she's five months old.. she can't understand a word you're saying"

- "babe you never know till you try.. now, say dad!"

- her first words were 'mama' and Jean was salty asf.

- Jean is a stuffed animal guy, he bought her so many stuffed animals and plushies that you even couldn't believe the huge amount. her favorite was a pink teddy bear with a heart on it's cheek, she would never let it go.

- he taught her how to walk, this man was so determined to teach her how to walk. when she took her first steps, he was so excited and he jumped around. IT WAS SO ADORABLE 🥺.

- CONNIE AND SASHA ARE THE PERFECT AUNT AND UNCLE IDC.

- he's so so thankful for you and your daughter. he tells you late at night how much he loves you and he feels so blessed to have you both in his life 🥺..

- "i'm so blessed to have you and our daughter in my life (y/n).. i couldn't ask for better from you."

- he wants many more, trust me on that.

when you guys became friends, he’d use you as a model to draw even if he was insecure about his skills and give you the pictures he made

this boy would be blushing the whole time too and his heart was fit to burst when y’all started dating 

the first time you ever called jean “babe” sealed the deal. he realized that he’d fallen head over heels for you

compliments you ALL the time even over the most mundane things

“your hair is beautiful,” “holy shit, you’re perfect,” “that bedhead is making me feel some type of way,” “you’re so pretty, babe” “you make me feel good”

absolutely adores physical contact with you and shows a lot of affection this way 

throws an arm over your shoulders when in public and brings you close to his side 

also loves to hold your hand everywhere and intertwine your fingers, rubbing slow circles on the back of your hand with his thumb

jokes about how y’all must be soulmates because your hand fits so perfectly in his 

when y’all snuggle, jean is usually the big spoon, but SHEEEESHHH he wouldn’t mind being the little spoon either 

if jean wakes up in the middle of the night and notices the bedsheets have fallen off of you, he’ll tuck you back in and peck you on the cheek

cards his long fingers through your hair and presses sweet kisses to your forehead or nose

just enjoys kissing you sm 

his kisses are soft and tender — maybe a little teasing — and can also be passionate and intense when the situation calls for it 

will cradle your face in a hand and nip at your collarbones/throat/jawline MMMM YUM

sucks hickies on your neck if you allow it and loves tracing them with his fingertips the next day (sorry i don't make the rules)

cherishes wrapping his arms around your waist and pulling you close in any given moment

gently rubs your back if you watch a movie together or just sit next to each other in general

whenever a strand of your hair falls out of place or into your eyes, expect jean to push it behind your ear. its a habit of his at this point

if you ever ask him to paint his nails with you, he’ll hesitantly agree and end up liking the black nail polish lowkey

he’ll never admit it though

kinda gets annoyed if eren looks at you but doesn’t say anything rude to him cuz he doesn't wanna make you mad + trusts you 100%

protective but not over-protective if that makes sense? wants to make sure you’re safe at all times but lets you go out with friends whenever you want

you don't even have to ask

jean’s like “okay, have fun, babe” 

if you ask him his opinion on an outfit, he never knows which one to pick because he thinks you look amazing in every single one (and maybe wants a lil taste if you catch my drift) 

NEVER EVER forces you into doing anything you don’t wanna do. he completely respects your boundaries and believes consent is key

drinks respect women juice daily <3

if you have a period, he’ll curl up with you on the couch or in bed and massage your tummy to help with cramps 

will go out and buy almost the entire chocolate/candy/ice cream aisle and bring it home when you have cravings LMAOO this man is so devoted to you

also picks you up pads or tampons

would be that person who takes a photo of the boxes at the grocery store and texts you like “wait which one did you want again?? what the hell is all this” HAHA bro is confused bc there’s so many period products to choose from

its like a labyrinth to him

if you ever feel depressed, anxious, or just need to get something off your chest, jean will immediately be there 

helps you get through any rough patches and asks if you’re doing okay multiple times throughout the day bc mans is worried asf

when you get into an argument, jean will apologize and do it right; no bs, no gaslighting, no manipulating. literally nothing of the sort

he’s very realistic, calm, and collected about situations like those and will talk things out with you/offer comfort until you’re not angry anymore

more kisses and warm hugs

can be a sarcastic flirty lil bitch sometimes lol

he loves loves loves cuddling with you, no matter the time or place

he just wants to feel you near him all the time

it doesn’t matter if you’re hanging out with all your friends and you’re in the middle of a conversation if the mood strikes, jean will literally drag you onto his lap and wrap his arms around your waist so you can’t escape 

he’ll rest his head on your shoulder with a huge smirk on his face while you try to keep your conversation going

your face is definitely warm, but any embarrassment you felt just melts away when jean places a gentle kiss behind your ear and takes one of your hands in his

you always roll your eyes at his clinginess but it’s so cute and you love being in his arms so you both win

he’s definitely a big sofie for hello and goodbye kisses

if you come home and start talking about your day, asking jean if he’s eaten or inquiring about what he’s been up to during the day etc, he will not answer until he gets his kiss

One of his best qualities is his willingness to listen and empathize. If you have a problem he’ll be the first person to want to listen to you. He actively asks you about about things and honestly wants to hear if something is bothering you. He’s good at giving advice because he can easily put himself in the situations even if they’re not actually his and if he can’t then he’ll just listen. 

If you don’t want advice and just want him to listen he’ll do that. He’ll sit there with you, probably holding you or playing with your hair (because he’s so touchy) unless that’s not your thing. If not he’ll just sit there with you, he knows your boundaries. 

But hopefully if you’re with Jean you’re okay with touchy people because he’s a touchy guy. He likes holding you and touching you and simple touches in general. He’s affectionate especially when you two are alone. 

Sometimes he wont even notice when he’s sitting there and just playing with your hair or your fingers in his. He just likes being able to touch you. 

100% wants to show you off but is also a blushy boy. Jean is proud that you chose him and wants to show off the love of his life but if someone (aka Connie or Sasha) he end up stuttering sometimes and blushing. Especially in the beginning. Later in the relationship he’ll still blush a little bit but he’ll just tell them to be quiet. 

Very much needs you to like his friends, he’s super close with them and if you don’t at least try to get along with them he’s going to be let down. He wants to be your lover and your friend. 

Also this man would be so happy to show you off to his mom. He gets embarrassed by her easily but when she meets you and likes you he just swells with pride. He is a secret mamma’s boy we all know this. Her approval means the world to him but of course anyone who loved her Jeanbo would be loved by her. 

Isn’t as happy when she starts telling you stories about when he was a kid, he’s still bothered by his past and how much he was picked on. Doesn’t like to talk about it even if it’s just the two of you let alone with his mom. 

A problem with the two of you is that he does try to make his problems seem like they’re unimportant and doesn’t like to talk about them. He’ll try to change the subject because he’d rather face your problems because it’s just easier for him to help other people than himself. You’ll have to force it out of him. 

Stubborn as hell. And he has a short temper so you guys do butt heads, especially if you’re stubborn too. Your fights will often end in storming off until Jean has calmed down and then he’ll show back up and apologize. Which he doesn’t have a problem doing, at least not with you. 

All in all Jean is a very devoted head over heels boyfriend. To him you’re his world and even when you fight you still hung the stars to him. He needs you more than he’ll actually say. He doesn’t want to look weak but you know he feels it sometimes and he just needs you to be there for him. Sometimes you’ll need to hold him and tell him you love him because he just needs that.