Synopsis. After the disaster of realizing both Reiner and Jean liked you, things somehow get even worse when neither of them is willing to back down.
Now theyโre both hovering around you constantly, competing for your attention, getting jealous over the smallest things, and slowly realizing they might not just want you... They might want this. For Jean, 'this' means a sense of closeness he didn't know he was missingโthe wild, dizzy comfort of being part of something with you and even with Reiner, no matter how much he pretends to hate it. For Reiner, it's the longing for connection and belonging, something stable after so much chaos, and the sudden acceptance that maybe wanting you could also mean wanting to share this strange, complicated bond. It isnโt just about wanting you for themselves anymore. Itโs the three of you, together, and even if no one says it yet, the idea is terrifyingโand exciting.
Unfortunately for all three of you, nobody knows how to communicate properly.
Pairings. Reiner Braun x Reader x Jean Kirstein
Content. fem! reader, poly relationship, jealousy, awkward flirting, idiots in love, possessiveness, soft moments, pet names
A/N. @ray17680, this is for you, my angel โก
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โกSomehow, this became everyoneโs problem. Days later, things shiftโก
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It becomes suspicious when Jean and Reiner both start showing up wherever you are.
Jean suddenly insists on sitting beside you during meals.
Reiner starts offering to carry your gear before you can even ask.
โYouโre hovering,โ Connie says flatly one afternoon.
Jean scoffs immediately. โI am not.โ
โYou literally moved chairs when they moved chairs.โ
โThat proves nothing.โ
Across the room, Reiner hands you a fresh cup of tea with the exhausted gentleness of a man trying very hard to win someone over without making it obvious.
Jean glares at the cup as if it personally insulted him.
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โก They are becoming unbearable. โก
โSweetheart,โ Jean says one evening, leaning casually against the wall beside you, โbe honest. Between me and Reiner, whoโs your favorite?โ
You freeze for a split second, caught completely off guard by the question. Your pulse skips, a flurry of nerves and warmth tangling somewhere deep in your chest. The idea of choosing, of putting the chaos of your feelings into words, makes your thoughts tumble over each other. How could you ever pick? You wish, briefly, that you were anywhere else, but also can't help feeling a strange thrill at being wanted this openly.
Reiner nearly chokes on his drink.
You blink slowly. โAre you trying to start a war?โ
โNo,โ Reiner says immediately.
Jean points accusingly. โSee? Thatโs why Iโm losing.โ
โYou are not losing,โ Reiner mutters.
โOh, so youโre competing now?โ
Jeanโs face goes red instantly.
Reiner suddenly looks ready to walk directly into the ocean.
โโฆyou ARE competing.โ
โNo, we arenโt,โ Jean says too quickly.
โAbsolutely not,โ Reiner agrees.
Connie walks by at the perfect moment, takes one look at the three of you, and immediately turns around.
โNot dealing with whatever the hell this is.โ
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โก Unfortunately, feelings are happeningโand the night brings a different mood. โก
That night, you find Reiner sitting alone outside headquarters.
The second he notices you approaching, his shoulders straighten nervously.
โYou okay?โ you ask softly.
โYeah.โ A pause. โโฆmaybe.โ
You sit beside him quietly.
For a moment, neither of you speaks.
Then Reiner sighs heavily.
โI think Iโm making things difficult.โ
You glance at him. โYou?โ
You laugh softly. โThatโs definitely true.โ
A small smile appears on his face before fading again.
โโฆif you chose him,โ Reiner says carefully, โIโd understand.โ
Your heart twists instantly.
Before you can continue, another voice cuts through the dark.
He walks toward the two of you with his hands shoved awkwardly into his pockets.
โYou act like they have to pick one of us.โ
Reiner stares. โWhat are you talking about?โ
Jean looks equally horrified by the words leaving his own mouth.
โIโm saying,โ he mutters, avoiding eye contact, โmaybe they shouldnโt have to.โ
You feel your entire brain blue-screen.
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โก Nobody survives this conversation. โก
The silence afterward is catastrophic.
Jean looks like he wants the earth to consume him.
Youโre trying very hard not to combust.
โโฆyou mean that?โ Reiner asks finally.
Jean groans dramatically. โDonโt make me say it twice.โ
Something warm blooms in your chest so suddenly it almost hurts.
Because, despite all the jealousy, awkward tension, and competitive nonsense.
About each other, too, maybe, even if neither of them realizes it yet.
You look between them carefully before smiling.
โWell,โ you murmur sweetly, โthis explains a lot.โ
Jean squints immediately. โThatโs all you have to say?โ
โNo,โ you admit. โBut Iโm enjoying watching you panic first.โ
โYouโre evil,โ Jean says.
โYou like me anyway.โ
Beside him, Reiner laughs quietly for the first time all week.
And somehow, with moonlight spilling across the courtyard and both of them beside you, everything suddenly feels terrifyingly right.
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โก a/n : hope this lived to the hype, please let me know what you think, Angels
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