You've always known Luka has a soft spot for Marinette Dupain-Cheng since he met her. You knew he liked her, knew he would drop anything for her. So why does it hurt so much to watch him abandon you time and time again? And why does he keep picking a girl who doesn't see him? Who goes so far as to gush about her crush -Adrien Agreste- in front of Luka? Trigger warnings: mentions of self-harm, abuse, abandonment Luka x Marinette angst Luka x reader angst word count: 19.1k

Status: COMPLETED (14/06/2020) "Mama...I wish you were still here." Mari said while looking at the lonesome gravestone. "Mama, help me. I'm tired." The rain ran down her cheeks and mixed in with her tears as she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Mari, I'm here for you..." A certain blonde said reassuringly behind the broken bluenette. ***This is an AU so there are no heroes, no kwamis. However, I can tell you that they make an appearance in the book at the end.*** ~~~ ⚠️ WARNING: PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING ON ⚠️ This story will have references to suicide and depression. It will contain self harm and abuse also. If you are sensitive to these topics I suggest you carry on searching for another story :) If you are still here, I hope you enjoy the story!

It seemed to be a regular day for Marinette until Bunnyx shows up with a baby, asking Marinette to babysit because future ladybug needs her to. Baby Hugo only seems to know her and... Adrien? In this story, Marinette and Adrien will quickly realize that Akuma battles are much easier compared to taking care of a baby. They may also realize some other things too like..... are they really just friends?

Marina is a surfing champion and a perfectionist who hates chaos. So why can't she resist the chaotic Win, the men's surfing champ and her long-time crush? Standalone in the Riding Your Wave series. *** Four-time Women's World Surfing Tour winner Marina isn't like other girls. Her sisters are sunny and simple; Marina is perfectionistic and complex. The women on the surfing circuit are easy-going and focused on today; Marina is driven and focused on her future. So when Marina realizes she's developing a crush on a certain Men's surfing champion, she's baffled. Win is the opposite of what Marina should be attracted to: she loves order - he is chaos. Tall, sexy, bald, muscled, irresistible chaos. But Marina and Win have a long history, and he's not about to let her go without a fight. When the undercurrents of tension become too strong to resist, will Marina be able to let go?

Kim Jones is facing the biggest challenge of her ghost-writing career: write the biography of the insanely hot surfing champion Max Rider - without falling for him. Standalone in the Riding Your Wave series *** Kim Jones is the most popular writer no one has ever heard of - she's a ghost-writer for the stars. But when her family faces financial struggles, Kim has to convince the uber-private Max Rider to let her write his biography. Max is surfing royalty - not only is he the world's number one surfer, but he's gorgeous, kind, caring...and has plenty of secrets. Even though he's reluctant to share his story, something about Kim makes him willing to open up for the first time. But after having her heart broken in the past, Kim has one rule: Never mix business with pleasure. Fighting against their chemistry and demands from her editor, Kim tries desperately to hold onto her heart and morals when she follows Max on the surfing tour across the globe. But when the waves of attraction are too strong to resist, will Kim and Max find a way to stay balanced - or will their love become a total wipeout?

While visiting her father for the summer, [Name] [Lastname], a young art student, begins a clandestine affair with Hiromi Higurumu, the older and mysterious lawyer who has just moved in to her Apartment building. *** "Are you happy in life?" [Name] asked him. Higuruma looked down at her, taken aback by the question. "Why?" He asked. "You seem tired," she raised a hand towards his face, "and lost..." He caught her wrist and gently pushed it back down, yet his fingers remained wrapped around it. His touch was like fire. "You shouldn't worry about me." He murmured. But [Name] couldn't help it. All she ever thought about was him. ***

In the high-stakes, glamorous world of Formula 1, you are Red Bull Racing's brilliant and respected race engineer. Your world is data, strategy, and managing the fiery talent of your young driver, Yuji Itadori. That is, until the team's ruthless four-time World Champion, Ryomen Sukuna-the "King of the Asphalt"-sets his predatory sights on you. When a sudden team reshuffle forces you to become his personal performance engineer, you're thrust into the blistering heat of his orbit. Sukuna is arrogance incarnate, a genius behind the wheel who demands nothing less than total domination. He views your meticulous caution as weakness, a challenge to be broken. What begins as a volatile professional clash ignites into a dangerous game of obsession, power, and intoxicating desire. Can you master the monster of his car-and the one within him-without losing yourself in the process? Welcome to a pit lane where the only curse is the one binding your heart to the most ruthless champion on the grid.

"ʟᴇᴛꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ..?" "ᴏꜰ ᴡʜᴀᴛ..?" "ᴀ ᴋɪᴅ.. ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ..?" ˚˖⋆ *ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚ ʜɪʀᴏᴍɪ ʜɪɢᴜʀᴜᴍᴀ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴅᴅʟᴇʀ'ꜱ ʙᴇᴅᴛɪᴍᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇ. ʜɪꜱ ʟɪꜰᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀᴛʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ʙʀɪᴇꜰꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴜᴋᴇᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ-ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜɪᴇᴛ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜɪꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ. ɪᴛ ʙᴇɢɪɴꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛᴇ ɴᴏᴅꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ, ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟʟʏ ꜱʟᴏᴡʟʏ, ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʜᴇᴀᴠɪᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ. ʜᴇ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜱʀᴜᴘᴛ ʜɪꜱ ᴍᴇᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴏᴜꜱʟʏ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛʏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɪꜱ ꜱʜɪꜰᴛɪɴɢ. ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʙᴛʟᴇ ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴄʏ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛʜᴏᴏᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ɪɴ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛʀᴏᴏᴍ.

Y/N Laurent has never lost a case, an argument, or her composure. Then the firm assigns her Hiromi Higuruma as co-counsel. Same case. Same office. Same hotel room.

law, order, and consistency is all he has come to know, founding his reliance on inevitability. however, he meets a woman in a red scarf and his rhythm is thrown off balance. while preparing and organising his latest case, he is faced with a new obstacle: love. in all its hardship and strife.