"You confessed to him first. You're with him, I'm in the way. Don't you love him? You never said you don't." She didn't speak that time, instead just staring blankly away from him. "See? I knew you were mad at me." Reki scoffed, seeing her expression flash between near tears and frustration. "Hurry up and say words that actually mean something. Tell me I'm a dirty, humiliating person who gets in your way. Say that I don't deserve to hold his hand, be the one to comfort him, or be the one comforted by him." Even when Langa's girlfriend isn't around, Reki still has obstacles to face. 。。。 NOTE: about halfway through, this story will show homophobia. if this is a TW for you please do not read ! start: Feb. 25th, 2021 FINALLY FUCKING DONE: Aug. 16th, 2025 also on Ao3 !

‼️UPDATES EVERY SATURDAY ‼️ - Maya Hayes, a billionaire who couldn't care less about Love. Hell, she didn't even believe in it. All she cared about was art and her father's approval. She couldn't cook and fired people in the blink of an eye. Meet Louis Dubois, a chef who loves to bake at the family bakery and loves nothing more than chocolate chip cookies, well, maybe money. Oh, and he's an ex judoka. Suddenly getting a job opportunity that will pay him a ton, he can't help but agree. Even if it means being the bodyguard of the grumpy girl everyone talks badly about... but hey, she buys him ice cream! What happens when the two have to spend days together? Well, they do say opposites attract.