#fic: sywygh

[foxberryblue]

"I don't know what to believe in anymore." Marco’s face dropped, frowning, apparently just as frustrated as Jean felt. He sounded so lost, wanting to believe, wanting to know, wanting to be certain. He cleared his throat and exhaled, adjusting his posture. "But I'm here... with you."

See You When You Get Here Ch. 9

Lines commissioned from @heikijin. Coloured by @foxberryblue.

#fic: sywygh #jeanmarco #jean kirschtein #marco bodt #snk #foxart #needed to share the final version as I rather love these

[zoe-bug]

Yet none of this was true. Jean knew that, but every fiber in him hoped and wished and imagined anything. Anything but this.

Commission for the fantastic @foxberryblue of the first chapter of her amazing fic See You When You Get Here!

Runtime: 00:20:41

#jeanmarco #foxberryblue #fic: see you when you get here #fic: sywygh #Jean Kirschtein

[inky-thoughts]

2nd (!!) Commission for Foxberryblue’s fic See You When You Get Here

Marco laughed again, defeated and rising up to stand as well. “Okay then.” He took a deep false breath and sighed, letting a delicate smile grow on his face and a shine enter his eyes. “See You when you get here.”

#commission #shingeki no kyojin #foxberryblue #fic: sywygh #jeanmarco #marco bodt #marco bott #snk #attack on titan #aot #inkythoughts art #artist on tumblr

[hdotk]

Commission for the phenomenal foxberryblue​ from her Jeanmarco fic See You When You Get Here, posted by request. <:

Thanks again! <33 [my commission info]

#fic: see you when you get here #fic: sywygh #Marco Bodt #Attack on Titan #snk #On a separate note Bel is a patient Australian saint who deserves all good things #And also looks very snazzy in a pink wink #my draws #commission #foxberryblue

[foxberryblue]

See You When You Get Here has finally come to an end!

So I made a little something for Day 7: Spirit of @jeanmarcoweek2016​.

Lines commissioned from @heikijin​. Colour by @foxberryblue​. 

Summary: Jean and Marco were close childhood friends until Marco’s training to become a police officer created a void between them. It had been more than a year since they had heard from each other. Then early one spring morning Jean receives a phone call that will change everything. Excerpt: He wondered at the absurdity of it all, the strange turn in being able to touch Marco, and whether he would have been able to do this earlier if he had been so insistent on grabbing him then. Whatever magic this was, it tingled through his nerves, for better or for worse.

Read the last chapter on AO3 or start from the beginning. 

#fic: sywygh #fic: see you when you get here #jeanmarco #jeanmarco week 2016 #jeanmarco week #Jean Kirschtein #Marco Bodt #jeanmarco fics #foxwrites #foxart #Hei's lines are beautiful #I can't believe it's finally complete

[foxberryblue]

The penultimate chapter just in time for Marco’s birthday.

Summary: Jean and Marco were close childhood friends until Marco’s training to become a police officer created a void between them. It had been more than a year since they had heard from each other. Then early one spring morning Jean receives a phone call that will change everything.

Excerpt:

Taking Mikasa’s lead, Armin took the opportunity to question Jean. “You've been spending your nights there, haven't you?” Where Mikasa’s eyes were sharp, Armin’s eyes were piercing, gazing through Jean with their ardent blue and seeming to tug at the truth sitting on Jean’s tongue. He had wanted to tell Armin everything from the beginning but Jean doubted he would get far without adding more worries to the pile. A skeptical man was the hardest to convince.

Read this chapter on AO3 or start from the beginning.

#jeanmarco #jeanmarco fics #fic: sywygh #jean kirschtein #marco bodt #snk #foxwrites

[foxberryblue]

hey! i finished reading SYWYGH a couple of days ago, and i've been thinking about it since then. it's beautifully written, has an interesting plot and well-written characters, and i like how you write dialogue. it also made me cry lots, but that's okay because i love SYWYGH kids and only good stories can make people cry. anyway, i think you're great and i hope you have an amazing day!

Thank you so much! I’m so happy to hear you liked it. That means so much to me. It’s such a huge compliment to get this kind of feedback. ;;w;;

The SYWYGH boys only just haunted me today when I listened to “Only Love Can Hurt Like This.” Tears were shed. haha

I hope to have the next chapter out really soon. There’s only two left to go!

Until then, there’s two side pieces in Marco’s POV you can read.

P.S. For the rest of you who are curious, SYWYGH is my jeanmarco fic See You When You Get Here. Make sure to read the tags. 

#fic: sywygh #jeanmarco #thank you so much anon #this honestly made my day and I had to respond on my phone asap

[foxberryblue]

This chapter is long overdue.

Summary: Jean and Marco were close childhood friends until Marco’s training to become a police officer created a void between them. It had been more than a year since they had heard from each other. Then early one spring morning Jean receives a phone call that will change everything.

Excerpt:

Waiting by Marco’s grave stood Luca, hair curly as ever, glowing in the bright sunlight like it shone for him and him alone. Jean found it hard to believe that the solemn-faced child that greeted him now was that same boy that used to beam at the door when Jean visited.

Read this chapter on AO3 or start from the beginning.

#jeanmarco #jeanmarco fics #fic: sywygh #Jean Kirschtein #Marco Bodt #snk #foxwrites #posting this at 9pm my time

[foxberryblue]

Spectral!Marco from See You When You Get Here

I’m not a very good artist and it probably doesn’t look like Marco, but I had to draw him.

#sywygh #fic: sywygh #jeanmarco #Marco Bodt #jeanmarco fics #foxart #I wish I could do him more justice

[foxberryblue]

See You When You Get Here Masterpost

Fandom: Shingeki no Kyojin | Pairing: Jeanmarco

Summary: 

Jean and Marco were close childhood friends until Marco's police academy training created a void between them. A year passes with barely a word but one early spring morning Jean receives a call that changes everything.

A collection of all things related to SYWYGH including chapter links, fanart, companion pieces, and playlists. Thank you for everything!

Fic Tags: Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Mystery, Depression, Angst, Childhood Friends, Supernatural Elements, Spirits, Ghosts, Modern Setting, Childhood Memories, Ambiguous Relationships, Urban Fantasy

Chapters and Associated Art:

Chapter 1: The Call - Tumblr - AO3

Jean gets the call by @pretty-gay-bird​

Chapter 1 Podfic by @zoe-bug

Chapter 2: The Message - Tumblr - Twitter - AO3

Jean and Marco building sandcastles by @maxxiegalaxy​

Jean asks Marco to teach him by @jeanere​

Jean lies in bed by @pretty-gay-bird​

Chapter 3: The Funeral - Tumblr - Twitter - AO3

Marco embarrasses Jean by @littlestpersimmon​

Chapter 4: The Apparition - Tumblr - Twitter - AO3

New Uniform by @inkythoughts-art​

The Apparition by @hdotk​

Chapter 5: The Talk  - Tumblr - Twitter - AO3

Chris by @enjouji​

Chapter 6: The Box - Tumblr - Twitter - AO3

See You When You Get Here by @inkythoughts-art​

Chapter 7: The Younger Brother - Tumblr - Twitter - AO3

SYWYGH-verse companion pieces:

Can You See Me? (occurs during Chapter 3) - Twitter - AO3

Double Shot Espresso (occurs prior to Chapter 1) - Twitter - AO3

Playlists:

Chapter One Playlist

1. Burning Moon - The Company // 2. Into the Fire - Bandito Folk // 3. Gone - Angharad Drake // 4. Love is Gone - Kior// 5. Never Got Over You - Hannah Rosa // 6. A Bitter Song - Butterfly Boucher // 7. Everything's Not Lost - Coldplay // 8. Don't Wanna Be Alone - Bryce Schneider and the Mystery Boys

Chapter Two Playlist

1. Silence - Miss Elm // 2. My Heart Will Carry Me - The Black Lullaby // 3. Darkness - Bryce Schneider and the Mystery Boys  // 4. So Much Changes - Angharad Drake // 5. X & Y - Coldplay // 6. When the Lights Go Out - Hannah Rosa // 7. Don't Wanna Be Like You - Bandito Folk // 8. Get - Panda and the Bears Chapter Three Playlist

1. Drifting in Outer Space - Hannah Rosa // 2. Buried Alive - Hannah Rosa // 3. Uniforms - Amela'D // 4. For You - Meredith // 5. Chasing Pavements - Adele // 6. On My Grave - The Forty Thieves // 7. Un Uomo in Frack - Domenico Modugno // 8. 42 - Coldplay 

Chapter Four Playlist

1. Come Home - My Fiction // 2. Easy to Please - Coldplay // 3. Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances III. Stamping Dance - Andante - Midori // 4. Partita for Violin Solo - Grave - Gidon Kremer // 5. Not Enough Honey - Amela  // 6. Bats - Amela // 7. Too Close - Melanie Martinez // 8. Cough Syrup - Melanie Martinez Chapter Five Playlist

1. Valdespino - Swing Manouche // 2. France - Ellie Hopley // 3. Where’s the Enemy - The Whitlams // 4. Just Because You Don’t Know My Name - Bandito Folk // 5. Lights - Melanie Martinez // 6. Don’t Wanna Be Like You - Bandito Folk // 7. What If - Coldplay // 8. Where Will I Go? - Bridgette Winten

Chapter Six Playlist

1. Early Riser - Whipbird // 2. Under the Table - Banks // 3. Soldiers Son - Sue Ray // 4. Be Calm - Fun // 5. August 15 - Georgia Rosa & Sally Ann // 6. Crazy - Melanie Martinez // 7. Home - Michael Buble // 8. Captivated - Charlotte Emily

Chapter Seven Playlist

1. I Was Young - Gossling // 2. Yellowcake - Kaki King // 3. Acetone - Bandito Folk // 4. Biding My Time - Busby Marou // 5. Move On - JET // 6. You Should Know Where I’m Coming From - Banks // 7. I Don’t Want To Break Your Heart - Sahara Beck // 8. Dance Me To The End Of Love - Monsieur Camembert

#jeanmarco #Jean Kirschtein #Marco Bodt #snk #fic: sywygh #cuties #playlists #commissioned art #fanart #a collection for my own purposes really #maybe someone else will enjoy it too?

[foxberryblue]

SYWYGH Birthday Sneak Peek

It’s been a year since I started my Jeanmarco multi-chapter fic See You When You Get Here. A lot of things have happened since. Chapters are long, the story is more complicated, and it’s not where I thought it would be, but I still love it all the same.

To celebrate how far it’s come, here’s an unedited sneak peek of Chapter 7 featuring young Marco and Jean, my dandelion children

Shout out to @hachidorikun for inspiring this scene with an act of kindness.

Shimmering sunlight and soft winds caught in little Marco’s hair as he laughed and tucked his chin down to his chest. He leaned back onto his small hands and spread his legs out before him, poised like he had just dropped down to the ground. His gentle brown eyes peered over to little Jean beside him with mild curiosity and a pleasant smile. Both of them sat in the unkempt grass on the tall hill overseeing the town, enjoying the sense of freedom that settled in when the weekend came and they were finally free from school.

Jean crossed his legs, resting his hands in his lap and staring out before him, quickly avoiding Marco’s gaze. Something in it made the tips of his fingers tingle, wishing for something tactile to distract him from the butterflies sitting in his stomach. Instead he played with his lip and asked, “What do you want to do?”

Marco tilted his head and pulled a face, “Do?” His shoulders lifted and he breathed in deeply, closing his eyes like it helped him get the best of the afternoon air. “We could just sit here.”

“We sit all day at school,” Jean complained and rolled his eyes. He groaned at the thought of returning back to school on Monday. He muttered his mild distaste in surrender, “I guess this is fine.” When he was there, he couldn't spend these moments with Marco, where they walked to their favourite spot, sat on the grass, and watched the world go by around them. Despite his complaints, Jean was happy doing whatever made Marco happy, and Marco was the happiest outdoors.

Marco leaned forward and plucked a dandelion seed head by his foot, another by his knee. “What would you wish for?” He passed the flower to Jean with a polite insistence despite Jean’s hesitant glance and subtle shake to his head. Upon accepting it, the boy sat there staring at the flower in his hands, turning it over in his fingers, feeling the softness of it beneath each touch. His features twisted at the thought of what he could say and what he should say. Marco likely expected something.

He retorted quietly, not wishing to sound too abrupt as Marco said he often did. “If I told you, it wouldn't come true.” His wish however was something he was too embarrassed to say, too shy to admit. Speaking about how he wished he could spend forever and a day with Marco seemed silly, too much even. His hands clasped together around the stem of the dandelion and he pushed down the thoughts and urges of grabbing Marco’s hands. Breathing deeply, he wished he could spend more time with Marco and blew the flower’s seeds into the air.

They flew off and twirled along with the breeze like little white specks, disappearing beyond the hill as Jean watched them quietly. Turning back, he jolted when he realised Marco had been watching him. A small sound escaped him without his permission and he quickly looked away at the sound of Marco’s chuckle=ing.

When Jean sheepishly looked up again, Marco was holding his own flower up and peering up to the sky. A look of peace settled over his face and he closed his eyes slowly before he took a deep breath of his own and blew his flower into the breeze. The sudden urge to ask about Marco’s wish mingled with the hope it would relate to him, but Jean nudged the idea away to avoid disappointment.

“What is it you wished for?” Jean asked, trying to simultaneously avoid Marco’s gaze while seeing where it fell. It was a lot harder to be sneaky about that kind of thing Jean found, frustratingly. The anticipation of the answer curled itself up in knots in his stomach. He had to ask at the very least.

Marco arched a brow and narrowed his eyes with a smile upon his lips. “If I tell you, it won’t happen. Like you said.” He shuffled over and nudged Jean’s side with his elbow. With a grand gesture he pointed up at the sky. “Wishes have to travel in secret.”

Jean groaned and threw his head back with an amused eyeroll. “That’s a lot of bull.” Tilting his head to the side, he challenged Marco with the raise of his eyebrows. He wasn't sure what he expected, but he tensed with the sense he’d be surprised all the same.

“I don’t think so.” Sighing happily, Marco turned his head towards Jean with that same serene look he got when he was comfortable, the same one that made Jean’s hands sweat and want to move, that made his stomach flip and wobble.

Jean’s speech came out like laughter, ringing with the tone of disbelief and cynicism. “Do you really believe wishes come true?” Wishes for Jean were lofty things that people hoped for but never saw come to fruition. Somehow he was not surprised that Marco saw them differently than him.

Caught in each other's gaze and the sound of the soft breeze, Marco took a quick, fleeting look down at Jean’s pursed lips, and he leaned forward quickly to leave a nervous, dry kiss. He hurried back as the silence lingered around them and whispered a small “Yeah…”

A warm tingle spread through Jean’s neck and face, but he dared not move to draw attention to the blush Marco might not have noticed yet. Jean had always wondered what this would feel like, what a kiss would feel like. Somewhere inside he felt he had always wanted it to be this way, but he had thought he would have made the move first.

Unsure what he was meant to do next, Jean threw out his hand in offering. Marco quickly took his hand in his own little fingers and clasped them gently. Together they sat hand in hand with the wind whispering sweet nothings around them.

~ Fin

There’ll be more to come in the upcoming chapter!

#jeanmarco #fic: sywygh #Jean Kirschtein #Marco Bodt #snk #foxwrites #fluff #all of the fluff #i need to go roll around in my feelings now

[foxberryblue]

See You When You Get Here - Chapter 6 - The Box

This has to be my favourite chapter yet.

Summary: Jean and Marco were close childhood friends until Marco’s training to become a police officer created a void between them. It had been more than a year since they had heard from each other. Then early one spring morning Jean receives a phone call that will change everything.

Excerpt:

Jean looked away awkwardly, but Mikasa’s finger found his chest, resting against his left side with just the touch of the edge of her manicured nail. “He’s written on your heart,” Jean jerked his chin up to capture the expression on her face and found it as a struggling smile between her words, “and his handwriting is beautiful.”

Read this chapter on AO3 or start from the beginning.

#fic: sywygh #jeanmarco #Jean Kirschtein #Marco Bodt #snk fics #cuties #foxwrites #finally #it's been forever #rated mature because reasons

[foxberryblue]

See You When You Get Here - Chapter 5 - The Talk

It’s been a long time putting this one together but it’s finally done.

Summary: Jean and Marco were close childhood friends until Marco's training to become a police officer created a void between them. It had been more than a year since they had heard from each other. Then early one spring morning Jean receives a phone call that will change everything.

Excerpt:

The sunlight littered the cemetery with the shadows of thousands of leaves, light filtering through the branches of gnarled oak trees. Its contrast with the last night he’d spent on these grounds unsettled him. It seemed too bright for the awkward relief and the choking fear of having lost Marco again. If he ever had even found him again at all, that is.

Read this chapter on AO3 or start from the beginning.

#fic: sywygh #jeanmarco #Jean Kirschtein #Marco Bodt #snk #foxwrites #tw death #tw depression #tw misgendering

[foxberryblue]

SYWYGH Ch3 alt. ending

Happy late birthday wingsofbadass! I wasn’t sure what to do for your birthday. This seemed like the perfect gift and I couldn’t help myself. This is for and because of you. I hope you enjoy.

Contains spoilers for the end of See You When You Get Here Chapter 3.

Jean stammered, eyes wide and darting. His fingernails met bark as he pushed himself into a corner, stuck between this figure and the tree. He was trapped. A sliver of thought in him hoped that he was dreaming. He’d merely sat down outside the cemetery, head in his hands as it had been for several days, and fallen asleep there. But Jean knew the difference between reality and a dream, and no matter how much he hoped he was seeing things, what he now saw -- he could feel it in the pit of his stomach -- was real.

The white seemed to come together to form a hand. Four fingers and a thumb in a luminescent, transparent hand reached out for him. It jittered and fluttered in the breeze that rushed by. Raindrops still tapped upon Jean’s shoes. One phrase finally escaped from his throat as the hand narrowed in on him. His voice was exasperated, calling out, “Would somebody please just give me directions?”

The specks stopped, suddenly aware of him now, like they had heard him for the first time.  They shook apart, swimming through the air like a school of fish, and formed into a semblance of a face. The colours changed and blended to form Marco’s familiar visage. His expression looked soured and displeased. Its voice rang out to mock him. “Would somebody please just give me directions?”

Jean bit his lip and frowned. He shook his head and growled back in complaint, “I’m serious!”

The face moved closer, specks swirling to continue its mocking. “Blah-blah-blah, me-me-blah!” it began, mouth moving up and down comically, “Blah-blah, blah-blah, me-me-me!”

#fic: sywygh #sywygh spoilers #wingsofbadass #finding nemo reference

[foxberryblue]

Chapter 4 is one of the most important chapters so far. This is when it gets its feet on the ground and runs.

Summary: Jean and Marco were close childhood friends until Marco’s training to become a police officer created a void between them. It had been more than a year since they had heard from each other. Then early one spring morning Jean receives a phone call that will change everything.

Excerpt:

Jean’s face drew up into a mixture of abject horror and pleasant surprise, his expression somewhere between a smile and a scream. The uncertainty kept him still and silent as he stared. The air felt drier now that the rain had stopped. Jean licked his lips repeatedly. His throat seemed to feel like it was closing on him. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. His body resolved his dilemma for him, coughing out a series of small, erratic laughs like those of a man going mad.

Read this chapter on AO3 or start from the beginning.

#fic: sywygh #sywygh #jeanmarco #snk #Jean Kirschtein #Marco Bodt #shingeki no kyojin #depression tw #grief tw #death tw #supernatural #cuties #foxwrites

[foxberryblue]

Plot twists! I definitely wasn't expecting the end of the latest chapter of SYWYGH

Oh wow. Thank you! That means a lot. I don’t think anyone saw that coming, which I absolutely loved. There is a very light foreshadowing but everything is so subtle that you have to know it’s there. If anything it’s like writing with your own in-jokes.It was also part of the plan from the very beginning and hopefully you’ll like the direction that I have planned. The next chapter should be out very very soon.

#fic: sywygh #Anonymous #I'm blushing anon #omgosh