head full of actor!jean kirstein and nothing else.
actor!jean who doesn’t know how to react to all this attention that he’s suddenly getting. he’s always been on the sidelines, his popularity never soaring as high as eren’s or levi’s. it makes him a little nervous and he can’t help but overthink how he should act in public now. he’s always been so relaxed about his public image before, and it suited him just fine because no one would be paying any attention to him anyway. but now he’s starting to realise why eren is always so snarky about the paparazzi and reporters in public.
actor!jean who just wants to go to his favourite bar on a thursday night. it’s quieter than it is on the weekends so he doesn’t expect to be bombarded with fans the second he steps foot inside. who leaves and decides he can’t go out in peace anymore without one of those stupid disguises his friends always insist on wearing, and he does exactly that but when the bouncers ask him to remove his glasses and hat for security purposes, he knows he’s fucked.
actor!jean who stumbles into a small pub that you’re working nights at. it’s small enough that the security guards are nowhere in sight, regardless of the group of burly men who are speaking and laughing much too loudly. but for once, the attention is off of him and he takes a seat in the corner and asks you for a glass of scotch. he’s glad that you don’t ask questions, don’t try to pry and make small talk like so many other bartenders do because it gives him time to admire the way your work so hard from the corner of his eye. who gets all tongue-tied when you ask for his name when he’s about to leave. he’s not worried about getting caught or anything like that, which is a surprise to him, but he actually doesn’t mind giving you his real name and that scares him a little bit.
actor!jean who gets attached to you a little too easily. it’s only been a few weeks but he can’t help it because you’re so sweet and you actively listen to him in a way that most people never do until they know who he is. and that’s the main problem because he still doesn’t know how to break it to you that he’s the jean kirstein.
actor!jean who feels so guilty for thinking of you late at night in the comfort of his bed. he hasn’t been with someone in so long but every time he tries, he keeps thinking of you and it makes him sick because you’d definitely be disgusted if you knew. he doesn’t know how to deal with all these feelings and forces himself to keep them under wraps—to keep you under wraps. he begins to lie a lot more smoothly now when connie or sasha ask him where he’s been or why he’s always skipping their weekly game nights. but when filming starts again, he’s forced to work day and night, back to back, and he begins to realise how much he craves your presence.
actor!jean who is absolutely wrecked to find out that you’re not working at the pub anymore when he finally has time to visit again a few weeks later. who doesn’t understand how you could just leave without a word or even an explanation, and now he’s frustrated beyond relief. who hires private investigators to find out where you are, and shows up at the next bar you’re working at just to see you again.





