"𝔂𝓸𝓾'𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓸 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰... 𝓐𝓭𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮" ᴀᴅᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ- ᴍᴀʀᴢ ʟᴀʀᴀ x ᴍᴀɴᴏɴ Lara Rajagopalan was a rising global pop star sensation. Meret Manon Sarpong Bannerman was a Model & Actress. Sure... They've met at events. But they've never had a real conversation, until now... Lara's manager and Manon's manager both get called by the same makeup company. Leaving the girls to wake up at 4 and reach the studio at 5. Everyone's tired, yet the girls never let there picture-perfect masks slip. Will their collab slowly crack the masks and reveal the girls behind? ⚠warning⚠ Smut in chapters, Smoking, Cursing, Alcohol consumption. Lesbian-ness If you are sensitive to any topics mentioned please click off. Smut is having an in-chapter warning so you can skip. Best as of July 2026 1 - internalizedhomophobia 2 - notaslowburn 1 - addictive 1 - addicted 6 - meretmanon 7 - lara THANK YOU SMM!

Lara Raj is the face of the sport. As the 'Global Sensation', her life is a curated sequence of trophy ceremonies, high-fashion editorials, and flawless baseline play. She is the gold standard of professional tennis, but the perfection is a cage. She's spent her career playing it safe, staying quiet, and winning, until she faces the one woman who refuses to follow the script. Manon Bannerman is the variable no one can calculate. They call her the 'Force of Nature' for a reason. The Swiss standout doesn't care about sponsorships or grace. She plays with a raw, bruising intensity that makes the establishment nervous and makes Lara Raj lose her legendary composure. With her sharp Swiss-German wit and a refusal to back down, Manon is the only person on the circuit who looks at Lara and sees the person, not the icon. The world is watching. Every time they meet, the air in the stadium changes. It's more than a quest for the #1 ranking; it's a collision of two worlds. The press feeds on their frostiness, the fans dissect every cold handshake at the net, and the tension between them is so thick it's a distraction to the entire tour. But the real game is played when the cameras are off. Lara hates how Manon can read her every move. Manon is obsessed with being the only one who can make Lara snap. In the high-pressure bubble of the Los Angeles circuit, the line between wanting to beat someone and wanting to possess them begins to blur. They are supposed to be rivals. They are supposed to be opposites. But as the heat in L.A. climbs, they're discovering that the only thing more dangerous than losing to your rival is realizing she's the only one who truly understands you.

Lara has always kept her distance, terrified that someone, especially Manon, will uncover the truth she's hidden her whole life. Everyone in the group knows her secret and respects her boundaries, except for Manon, whose touch, closeness, and jealousy make everything harder to hide. When Manon realizes Lara only pulls away from her, frustration turns into suspicion, and her determination to find out what Lara is hiding pushes them dangerously close. As Manon gets nearer, Lara's secret becomes harder to protect, because some truths aren't meant to be touched... and Manon has never been good at keeping her hands off what she wants.

Lara Raj wants her dead. Manon wants her on her knees. Same thing, right?

In the cutthroat world of elite college showcase softball, winning is everything-and for Manon Bannerman, it's her only way out. A nationally ranked shortstop with college scouts watching her every move, Manon has spent years chasing the one thing that could finally free her: a Division I scholarship. But behind her polished image and perfect stats is a life controlled by fear, pressure, and bruises she's learned to hide too well. One scholarship could mean freedom, and she refuses to let anyone take that from her. Especially Lara Raj. The star pitcher from their biggest rival team is everything Manon hates-intense, infuriating, and impossible to beat. Lara plays with the kinds of hunger that make people nervous, like losing simply isn't allowed. Unlike the girls surrounded by private coaches and expensive travel teams, Lara has fought for every inning she's ever played. She's worked 2 jobs to afford lessons, used severely worn-out equipment, and clawed her way onto elite teams her family could never pay for. To her, softball isn't just a passion-it's the only shot she has at escaping poverty and building a future beyond survival. When tournament season throws them into each other's orbit over and over again, rivalry quickly turns personal. Between brutal matchups, college scouts, mounting pressure, and lives unraveling behind both sides, the girls begin to see the parts of each other nobody else does. Manon sees the exhaustion Lara hides beneath her confidence. Lara sees the fear behind Manon's perfection. And somewhere between competition and resentment, they become the one thing the other can't afford: a distraction. But what happens when the one girl determined to beat you becomes the one person you need most?

At Star Dance Academy, life is all about hard work, star power, and heated competition. But what happens when a sudden reunion forces Lara - a perfectly trained and disciplined dancer - and Manon - a reckless and effortlessly cool dancer - to work together, a year after they shared a night at the club?

marz fanfic - highkey slow burn - smut, drug mention guys this is my first tike ever writing don't judge, the chapter are lowkey not that long help. thanks x i don't know how to write a description about it so just read the story popular girl meets nerd and it becomes complicated between them both.

Everyone thinks Manon has the perfect life. Perfect face. Perfect body. Perfect boyfriend. But perfection is a lie. Behind closed doors, her life is controlled, suffocating-her family demands it, and David... he destroys her in quieter ways. Charming in public, reckless in private, and drowning himself in alcohol, David is the kind of love that leaves bruises you can't always see. So when he gets her cast on Next Top Model, Manon thinks it's her escape. A fresh start. A new version of herself. But the spotlight doesn't save her-it exposes everything. The competition is ruthless. The girls are vicious. Jealousy burns hotter than stage lights, friendships shatter overnight, and every mistake is broadcast to the world. Manon quickly learns that beauty isn't power here... it's a weapon. Then Lara walks in. Confident. Unpredictable. Dangerous. She wasn't part of the plan-but suddenly, she's all Manon can think about. What starts as tension turns into something deeper... something forbidden. And for the first time, Manon feels seen. Really seen. But in a world built on betrayal, nothing stays pure for long. Because Lara crosses a line she can't uncross. And David? He's not just her boyfriend anymore. He's watching. Judging. Controlling. From the panel. Now Manon is trapped between the love that's breaking her and the one that might ruin her completely. In a game where everything is fake, emotions are real-and they cut deeper than any scar. How far would you go to be perfect... and what would you lose to get there?