Overall, I liked how contained this story is! The progression of Jean's character, even if it is a tiny amount in the grand scheme of the series, was paced very well.

My biggest gripe, maybe, is the message of the story? I know it makes sense character-wise for Jean to be more confident in terms of pursuing his feelings and assuming leadership, but I don't think it makes sense for Mikasa's character to be more attracted to him if he acted more "alpha". Maybe this is just my interpretation of her character, but I think Mikasa does admire leaders but not dominating "alpha" ones. Maybe leaders who guide and aggressively follow their passion like Erin, but not uber macho and strict alpha types. But then again, I don't like un-ironic applications of "alpha wolf" dynamics to human relationships in general.

I would have liked this fic better if less sentences had clauses stacked on top of each other. I think the flow of the fic could be improved if, for example, "He dropped his mare's reins as he didn't expect her to go anywhere now that she had a love interest." was instead, "He dropped his mare's reins. He didn't expect her to go anywhere now that she had a love interest." The conjunction "as" works best if you're trying to emphasize that two actions are being done together, and the previous sentence just didn't need that.

My favorite line of this fic is probably b"The gelding curled his lip in response as the mare swooshed her tail back and forth, advertising her interest in some horseplay."/b Pun appropriately deployed right there.

Thank you for writing this fic! Every contribution to the fandom is a joy to read :)

Haha this is so cute! Jean and his horse, along with Mikasa xD this is actually the first SNK fanfic I've ever read!

Nice job!

Poor Jean. XD I enjoyed reading this. :D

Ah I really enjoyed this.

I added this to my favorites because it's such a cute little vignette. It's sweet without being out of character for either party. There's such little happiness in the Shingeki no Kyojin verse, even though I love it so, that this makes me smile. I secretly hope little moments like this would happen in the show.

JeanKasa is one of the Mikasa ships I love. I also wish it will become canon before the series ends.

So thank you for writing this story and sharing it on here. I haven't kept up with the manga in quite some time but checking the mikasa fanfiction page I have bookmarked, I came across this story.

Jean is very much in character, I really love the awkward/flustered humorous flirting he does. You really captured him well.

I really love how you captured his thought processes, from his mare to Mikasa. I like how she isn't that far from his mind.

One of my favorite parts-"It seemed he just was bad with women, no matter the species."

Another of my favorite parts- "Ha...I like to treat a girl right. Take her out , feed her and give her dessert."

Not just because of how he would treat Mikasa, but because it makes me wonder who told him to treat a girl right. Who raised him up like that? And the answer is his mom. Which makes me realize the difference in background between Mikasa and Jean.

Jean had a good childhood, while Mikasa's was the opposite. The kidnappers would have forced her into something horrible, the military sees her as a 'girl worth 100 soldiers', someone to kill the Titans for them, yet Jean values her for her her, not for what he can get from her.

And I think that after everything Mikasa has gone through, she deserves someone who will 'treat her right', someone who will put her first, someone who want to give to her rather than take away from her.

I also love Mikasa and the way you wrote her. She is very in character in my opinion.

Another part I like is- "He looked up at her and tried to get a read on her. She wasn't one to joke around, nor was she one to notice his advances."

Because it shows how he pays attention to her, and her behavior. He isn't someone who only cares about her physical attraction, but someone who wants to know more about her, and will observe her. He isn't someone looking through biased goggles.

And as for not noticing his advances, I would say that maybe she doesn't notice them, because he isn't the first one to flirt with her.

However unlike Jean, whose heart is in the right place, the other men who probably flirted with her didn't have her best intentions in mind, which is probably why she ignores Jean's advances, because she might think that he is like them.

That's my thoughts on her behavior anyway.

I'm glad that Armin made her realize, and I am sure that once Armin pointed it out, she probably figured that Armin, being the smart person who can read people's intentions very well, told her because he trusted Jean, and knew that he wasn't like any of the other men.

I also loved the part where he noticed she had a slight blush.

And I love that she brought him dinner. And i love how she wanted to make it up to him.

And Jean's horse is too funny. I couldn't stop laughing when she peed on his leg.

And I am glad that Mikasa wasn't grossed out by a peed on, spit on, drooled on Jean.

And my absolute favorite part- "I... would hate to see you go."

Just like Mikasa, to give out a sentence that sounds like she is quoting a rule book, but she softens it by giving her real reason, and that is that she doesn't want him to be reassigned.

I also love the ending when Jean told his horse not to ruin this "impromptu date" for him.

It makes me wonder what his horse's name is.

So if Jean's horse gets pregnant by Mikasa's gelding, does that mean that Jean will have to become horse-less, resulting in the possibility of being reassigned?

I would love to see a sequel (if you are inspired and have the time, no pressure), regarding that possibility.

Or better yet, someone teasing Mikasa and Jean, stating that they are grandparents, since their horses are going to have kids. Not sure if that made sense. I don't have a kid but I have a 16 pound cat, and I refer to her as my daughter, and I call my mom, my cat's grandmother, which is why the idea popped into my head.

I'll stop my review now.

Thanks once again for writing and sharing this story. I do hope to see more JeanKasa fics from you in the future.