Attack on Titan Fanfiction - Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Intro & Chapter List

Part II of the fanfic novela War and Reminisces: The Jean Kirschtein Chronicles.

Queen Historia, Armin, Hange, Levi, Connie, Hitch and Mikasa rally behind Jean as he is ensnared in one of the greatest war crimes in naval history. A story about integrity, resilience, loyalty, friendship and the healing power of love.

A few years ago I watched a French documentary film about the 1915 sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania. I found the incident very intriguing, especially since it happened in the early 20th century, a period similar to the setting of the Attack on Titan manga. It made me wonder, what would happen if the sinking occured on Paradian shores and Jean Kirschtein was a witness to it? What follows is a highly fictionalized story with references to the real historic incident. I made up the maths/figures/technologies and dialogue: none of them make sense in a real-world setting. Please pardon the inaccuracies and inventions, which I cheekily ascribe to artistic license.

This story is published simultaneously at Archive of Our Own.

Characters: Jean Kirschtein, Mikasa Ackermann, Hitch Dreyse, Levi Ackermann, Armin Arlert, Historia Reiss, Connie Springer; original – Darren Vogel, Frank Scäfer, Corey Feldman, Herman Strauss, Horatio Kohl, Nicholas Gainsborough, Otto Dietrich, Konrad Sauer; mentioned – Eren Jaeger, Theo Magat, Pieck Finger, Annie Leonhart, Reiner Braun, Ymir

Pairings: Jean Kirschtein/Mikasa Ackermann (jeankasa/jeanmika)